[WallySparks]

Origins Sy-Klone is finally coming either late today or this weekend anyway.

Never had the original Sy Klone back in the day then I was a little kid. Masters of the Universe toy series Back then was fading away in the mid 1980s pretty much where all you would see would be Slime Pits all the time or Battle Bones or something

[Sean C]

Necro-Conda, maybe an army builder. Definitely a head-ache. Another Walmart exclusive.

[CosmicCreature]

Good luck to those who want Necroconda - sick looking figure! Might as well not exist though lol.
What attracted me to origins was they were easy to get inexpensive versions of the 80s originals which are insane prices.well it seems same situation with some of the line now .Hard to get and expensive if you miss an exclusive in particular. Ive only had issues with exclusives from mattels and walmarts website. now missing out so many there no reason to be completionist anymore and its actually such a relief just to not bother .

[WallySparks]

well with the Mattel Creations website, its like you have to be on the website all day every minute or whatever and as soon as a new exclusive comes like Sy Klone or any figure you have to pre order it right away before a bunch of people do.

Most of the time , I think the Mattel Creations website is catered more for the damn scalpers/hoarders than casual people.

I'm lucky to even get a preorder of Sy Klone at the right now weeks ago last month anyway. I never had the original SyKlone figure back then in the 1980s when I was a kid. Master of the Universe it was pretty much fading away, that or all you ever saw were Battle Bones, King Randor or nothing.

its a damn shame that Rokkon all of a sudden became sold out the day it was added on Mattel creations. its like bunch of scalpers/hoarders were just on the website that day or something

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Originally Posted by CosmicCreature

Good luck to those who want Necroconda - sick looking figure! Might as well not exist though lol.
What attracted me to origins was they were easy to get inexpensive versions of the 80s originals which are insane prices.well it seems same situation with some of the line now .Hard to get and expensive if you miss an exclusive in particular. Ive only had issues with exclusives from mattels and walmarts website. now missing out so many there no reason to be completionist anymore and its actually such a relief just to not bother .

[WallySparks]

also Terroar completely sold out on Walmart online. I'm like, who the hell would really want that awful looking piece of crap? its like Mattel's bad attempt at custom figure making where they put a Webstor head onto a snake man neck and attached to a Trap Jaw body and they called it Terroar a

[Joe Moore]

Masters of the Universe Origins - Necro-Conda In-Packaging

[WallySparks]

This arrived today

[ghostbogey]

Snake Men!!!....
Sign me up!!!!

They had me..
at "Glow" ;^)

[Darth Revan]

Origins Sy-Clone showed up the other day, i had the original Sy-Clone as a kid, and the original Moss Man and Stinkor.

[WallySparks]

I never had the original figure back in the day since Masters of the Universe toyline was pretty much fading away.

what was the backstory on Syklone anyway? was he like some tornado cosmic warrior traveling the galaxy like Rokkon and Stonedar and Zodak or what?

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Originally Posted by Darth Revan

Origins Sy-Clone showed up the other day, i had the original Sy-Clone as a kid, and the original Moss Man and Stinkor.

[Sean C]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

I never had the original figure back in the day since Masters of the Universe toyline was pretty much fading away.

what was the backstory on Syklone anyway? was he like some tornado cosmic warrior traveling the galaxy like Rokkon and Stonedar and Zodak or what?

In the 200X cartoon, Sy-Klone was the last guardian of some ancient mystical city/temple such and such on Eternia

From Battle Ram Blog
https://battleramblog.com/sy-klone-h...-tornado-1985/

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Sy-Klone is given an origin story in the hardback Golden Book story, I Have The Power. In it, Skeletor inadvertently gives an acrobat called Human Tornado his powers using a “mechano-ray” device.

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Sy-Klone was given another origin story in issue 71 of the UK MOTU Magazine. In the story his real name is Dash-El, a runner who rebels when the Evil Horde invade his planet. Injured in an explosion, Dash-El’s father nurses him back to health by repairing his damaged body with cybernetic parts. Healed with cybernetics and cloning technologies, Dash-El’s father comes to call him Sy-Klone.

[Darth Revan]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

I never had the original figure back in the day since Masters of the Universe toyline was pretty much fading away.

what was the backstory on Syklone anyway? was he like some tornado cosmic warrior traveling the galaxy like Rokkon and Stonedar and Zodak or what?

I guess I'll take the other person's word for it, I rarely look into the lore for some reason.

[KELPIE]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

This arrived today

Where did that come from?

I pretty much shop MOTU exclusive from BBTS and random Australian stores...

I haven't seen hip pop up anywhere?

[WallySparks]

I preordered it on Mattel Creations when it was available right away a few weeks ago before it was sold out instantly the same day.

Mattel Creations website is crazy when Masters of the Universe figures are concerned.

I missed out on Rokkon. Origins Rokkon figures are crazy on eBay now. damn scalpers hoarders I hate them

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Originally Posted by KELPIE

Where did that come from?

I pretty much shop MOTU exclusive from BBTS and random Australian stores...

I haven't seen hip pop up anywhere?

[KELPIE]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

I preordered it on Mattel Creations when it was available right away a few weeks ago before it was sold out instantly the same day.

Mattel Creations website is crazy when Masters of the Universe figures are concerned.

I missed out on Rokkon. Origins Rokkon figures are crazy on eBay now. damn scalpers hoarders I hate them

Ahh, right. Well that sucks... Matty Creations isn't available to Australians. So sold out or not, I'm outta luck.

[WallySparks]

anyone get lucky earlier today by buying Origins Extendar on Mattel Creations?

11:00 a.m to the whole hour of 12 pm was your only chance to get it.

As of right now its sold out as usual like with Rokkon.

[firmpulse]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

anyone get lucky earlier today by buying Origins Extendar on Mattel Creations?

11:00 a.m to the whole hour of 12 pm was your only chance to get it.

As of right now its sold out as usual like with Rokkon.

That's not true. I texted my buddy a link at 1:45 and he was able to snag 3.

[WallySparks]

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

That's not true. I texted my buddy a link at 1:45 and he was able to snag 3.

well look again at the Mattel creations website.

Extendar just got sold out earlier today.

Best time to even get the damn figure was during 11 a.m and 12 pm.

I swear that site is more catered for the frikkin scalpers/hoarders where they're just gonna jack up the price on eBay.

[Trivial Psychic]

An hour to pick up something online is an eternity these days. If you missed out...I'm not sure what to tell ya.

[firmpulse]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

well look again at the Mattel creations website.

Extendar just got sold out earlier today.

Best time to even get the damn figure was during 11 a.m and 12 pm.

I swear that site is more catered for the frikkin scalpers/hoarders where they're just gonna jack up the price on eBay.

I didn't say it wasn't currently sold out. I said it wasn't true that it was only up an hour. It was available for almost 3. Which is an eternity by today's standards. I get you hate things you want selling out. Who doesn't? But it's a bit much to bitch about something hanging out for close to 3 hours and still missing it while at the same time bitching about asite "catering to scalpers".

[WallySparks]

well you are wrong. It was available right at 11 a.m and even was still available during 12 p.m while it was available. then later on after that it got sold out.

Like I said, you have to be on that site right on time exactly at those hours to even try to buy a Masters of the Universe Origins exclusive figure from that friggin site before it gets sold out instantly.

I really do wish Mattle would create more figures of Rokkon and Extendar and have enough figures of those characters for people that actually want/need them.

I am getting tired of the scalpers/hoarders getting really grabby by snatching more than just one figure screwing other people over

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

I didn't say it wasn't currently sold out. I said it wasn't true it was only up an hour.

[predaking000]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

Like I said, you have to be on that site right on time exactly at those hours to even try to buy a Masters of the Universe Origins exclusive figure from that friggin site before it gets sold out instantly.

They advertised the exact time it would be up for preorder like a week or two in advance. I actually set a reminder on my Google Calendar to preorder this. Totally forgot about it until my alerts activated. As others said, the fact that it was available for an hour (or three) means there was plenty of time to order it.

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

I really do wish Mattle would create more figures of Rokkon and Extendar and have enough figures of those characters for people that actually want/need them.

A lot of people that actually want/need them did get them (like me). Rokkon and Extendar are not the most popular characters, is probably why Mattel went this route. I hesitated on getting Sy-Klone, and guess what? It sold out. No biggie, and it was my fault anyway.

If Mattel created an infinite number of Extendars so that "anyone" could grab one for an indefinite period of time, they'd be on deep discount and shelf-warming like Jitsu, Sorceress, and Buzz-Off have been this last year or two (and they're all way more popular characters).

[firmpulse]

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Originally Posted by WallySparks

well you are wrong. It was available right at 11 a.m and even was still available during 12 p.m while it was available. then later on after that it got sold out.

Only person wrong here is you, pal. Here's your proof. Now quit bitchin' like a 10 year old. Move on.

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Originally Posted by predaking000

They advertised the exact time it would be up for preorder like a week or two in advance. I actually set a reminder on my Google Calendar to preorder this. Totally forgot about it until my alerts activated. As others said, the fact that it was available for an hour (or three) means there was plenty of time to order it.

Don't bother. All that dude does is whine and complain. I don't even understand why those type of folks collect toys. Only thing I do that makes me that miserable is taxes.

[Sean C]

Mattel went this route because the major retailers wanted major characters. And Mattel wanted brick and mortar to keep buying Origins. I mean, do we think Slamurai, Snake Trooper and the Rulers of the Sun are more well known/popular than Rokkon and Extendar? No, but they got mass releases. The shift to Cartoon Collection pushed unmade characters to online only. Though, I fail to see how a case can have a reissue Zodac (a guy who is really not a major character) and not a Rokkon...but whatever.

But this again about a series partially kept popular by artificial scarcity, too. That doom case of Sorceress, Stratos, Jitsu and Buzz-Off...could've been any other case, maybe. Early on wave 1 He-Man and Skeletor were everywhere in the USA. I almost decided to skip the series because I didn't think it would amount to anything if that's all that shipped to stores.

[predaking000]

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Originally Posted by Sean C

Mattel went this route because the major retailers wanted major characters. And Mattel wanted brick and mortar to keep buying Origins.

To-may-to, to-mah-to?

I should clarify. I don't disagree with the fact that retailers primarily want popular characters and that Mattel wants to sell a variety of characters. Whether Mattel can sell them successfully at the rate that selling at retail stores requires is the issue.

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Originally Posted by Sean C

I mean, do we think Slamurai, Snake Trooper and the Rulers of the Sun are more well known/popular than Rokkon and Extendar?

No, but I think what we're seeing now with Mattel's move back to DTC is a result of what's happened the last few years with retail sales (including those figures you mentioned). There's such a high volume of product that needs to be moved for the line to be successful at retail stores, and there needs to be a lot of kid-appeal, too. After seeing how things have gone, Mattel probably decided it'd be more economical to go back to the direct approach.

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Originally Posted by Sean C

Though, I fail to see how a case can have a reissue Zodac (a guy who is really not a major character) and not a Rokkon...but whatever.

I missed out on Zodac the first time, and I definitely wanted the reissue more than Rokkon. Same with the Tri-Klops reissue I just picked up. Zodac's a major character in that he's part of the 1982 wave, and he's more important (and recognizable) to me than a Rock Lords wannabe (even though I ended up ordering him, too). One character's part of the iconic first wave from my childhood. The other came along as the original line was fading and many of us had already lost interest in MOTU. But I can only speak as a middle-aged man fueled by nostalgia, aka, the main consumer this line is targeting...

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Originally Posted by Sean C

But this again about a series partially kept popular by artificial scarcity, too. That doom case of Sorceress, Stratos, Jitsu and Buzz-Off...could've been any other case, maybe. Early on wave 1 He-Man and Skeletor were everywhere in the USA. I almost decided to skip the series because I didn't think it would amount to anything if that's all that shipped to stores.

Is it so much about using artificial scarcity to boost popularity, or that demand at retail isn't strong enough? See: the Mattel Classics run from 2008, which was made to order because the line wouldn't have been profitable or even survived at retail, or the death of the 200X line due to poor toy sales.

MOTU isn't like evergreen properties such as Transformers or Star Wars. It can't consistently move product at the level of those other franchises. I'm surprised that Mattel didn't go back to the DTC approach sooner.