I'm excited to get this one! Just got my Bolt Man in the mail, and he's super cool. I actually have a few of the vintage SunMan characters loose and carded so it's awesome to see them sharing a universe with MOTU!
That bird makes me want a MOTU styled line of SilverHawks. I picked up some extra ML Falcons (Fixit?) on clearance to custom my own team (just before the 7” line was announced), and this bird would go great with Quicksilver.
I don't have a problem with the rulers of the sun being in the line. (Why they aren't their own line, I have no idea). But the character designs really range from decent to really bad. Also, why wouldn't he be a villain? A good guy hypnotist really doesn't fit. Especially in a line that is sorely lacking in heels.
Great review, Dan! Thank you for being so faithful with these for all these years. I always look forward to hearing your take on these guys. They should have added his hypno dial to a shield or something rather than a stick - I agree, it looks like a lolipop! Lol
It appears this is how this line ends for the average collector. Scalper websites only getting the latest waves, and Mattel only putting a few on their website for sale. Hardly and brick and mortar retail stores had Origins, and now the regular online retail sites not getting them.
@@edwardjohnson6744 I got the wave off eBay for $110 with free shipping. Don't think these will hit BBTS or EE. Even if they do, I won't regret my purchase. It wasn't a horrible deal.
Hey, Dan. I thought you knew literally everything about 5.5"! Here's a surprise for you: there was never a vintage Hypno beyond the prototype. The line ended in 1985 with just 5 figures produced! Olmec made several attempts at reviving Rulers of the Sun with new packaging and rereleases of Sun Man and Pighead. By the final release in 1994, Sun Man had a new haircut with the "J-hook" hairstyle and his limbs were no longer Sun Man's at all but Pighead's limbs in Sun Man's colors. From what I gather, part of Mattel's collaboration with Yla Eason on this line was a deal to produce the 5 unreleased vintage figures: Hypno, Duplico, Zap-Man, Kikto, and Holographo.
Holographo was produced for the original Olmec line, I have one in my collection. I hope we get a lenticular (3D) sticker with him as the original figure's harness had.
I love all the Rulers figures and especially Hypno! Besides the vibrant colors, his pet bird and wand, he looks just like one of my favorite celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson which is apropos because I think Hypno is supposed to look Egyptian/African and Samuelsson is Ethiopian.
LOL definitely skipping the Lolly pop man I'm happy for those who like the figure though. For this rulers of the sun subline eh I only really like sun man and pig head the rest of the characters nah I'm good.
Pixel Dan, on behalf of all your fans... here's the videos we desperately want to see from you in 2023: - Updated toy room tour - A follow-up of you and your friends trying that MOTU role playing board game - A compilation video of you doing all your Schwarzenegger Mr. Freeze impressions at Christina
camo khan and frog monger being mattel creations exclusive but this guy being retail 🤣 Well he looks interesting that hypno weapon and helmet is so silly though
I love your videos as they are positive as well as honest. Inspires me to stay involved in the line after experiencing some less positive behaviors from another creator. I wish this character had appeared in the show, as I love when Beast Man, She-ra or whomever uses psychic powers. I don't think seeing the future would have worked well for a show, as it gives away the plot, so writers would probably have altered the power (telepathic messages?) or ignored it. I'm torn on this guy. Does he look psychic? Is his theme apparent? The new releases have interesting legs/loin cloths, and by interesting i mean...you know what i mean! Not putting it down though, lol. I'm considering Space Sumo, he is a male Psylocke in so many ways (including the loin cloth).
@@bentonrp Egyptian makes sense, he’s like a sun priest. Good call, I thought he was Indian and that a flute would be better than a “lollipop” to represent hypnosis, especially against Cobra Khan. I think they should have given him solid colored eyes-no pupils.
hubiera preferido que estos personajes menores sean exclusivos de mattel creations, y que hubieramos podido conseguir facilmente personajes como cobra khan camuflado, grizzlor o mc triklops. una lastima
I think the packaging alone is totally stupid. Snakemen style, Masters of the universe logo and Sun-Man stickers. I don't have a single figure from the Sun-Man series and I don't want one. Why aren't there more Etherian inhabitants?!
I left Origins in the dust lol this some Mexican Knockoffs as a money grab. Atp they will put a steamy crap in a mailer box and sell it 😂. Hardest Pass ever
He's mainly showing up in the UK. I got one for $60 off eBay and it's coming from England. It was the seller who told me about having Duplico, but no Hypno figures.
Duplico seems to be a “bonus” fifth figure in the wave, even has his own mini-comic and the cross-sell shows him alongside Tung Lashor, Snake Armor Skeletor and Roboto. It’s kind of weird!
They're great for customizing too. If someone wants to make Filmation figs like me, Digitino looks like an Eternity villager and Pig Man looks like that Goblin General in the toon.
His weapon looks like a lollipop 🍭 and his hat seems like they peeled an orange and put the peeled orange skin on his head for a hat 🤣😆🤣 What is happening with these he-man figures?
Wave 12 distribution has been pathetic. At this point the property should be sold to Hasbro. You don't see Hasbro fouling up their distribution like what we're seeing from Mattel with Wave 12.
I like this sun man figure.whether or not they taking up slots for the main characters I don't know. That's Mattel decisions for that. The sun man figures in my opinion will only prolonged the toy line of the lore. I think we should stay focused on that. You buy or don't buy. So please keep all comments professional and keep all negativity out of it. Thanks Dan for ur videos. Also on the sun man line
Truthfully, I agree with you most of the time, but this guy is pretty cool and different looking when you put all of his accessories on him then most of the other RotS figures, so I don’t mind him.
yeah, the rulers of the sun line is pretty lame. I don't know what the point is. they could spend the same resources on more MOTU figures, or even develop new MOTU figures.
I truly dislike his Hypnotic weapon!! His name should’ve been something dealing with his giant bird.. He basically should’ve came with a cool mace of some sort with his giant falcon as an accomplice.. Maybe 🤔 his name could’ve been StarWing or StarBird?? It has a better ring to it.. 🤷🏽♂️ Drop the lollipop 🍭 and give him a real weapon to fight with..
Those characters require almost 100% new parts. The Sun Men figures all share the same body parts, which makes them cheaper to produce. That helps Mattel's profits, which increases their resources to create new tooling. So in other words, characters like Sun Man and the variants of Roboto and Skeletor are actually helping increase our chances of getting the likes of Sy-Klone (as long as everyone keeps buying them).
At least we got New Eternia Two Bad. I don't even like anything besides Origins and that figure is awesome. Definitely pick it up. Even if it's the only one outside origins you DO buy.
@Rocket1377 OR ... The mutli-billion dollar corporation should produce them main characters anyway, otherwise we'll bail on all the garbage they're doing. 😀
I always found it funny he has a lollipop and mer man has a corn sword
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Have you ever done a video about the lost wave of MOTU? Would love to see more info on those.
I'm excited to get this one! Just got my Bolt Man in the mail, and he's super cool. I actually have a few of the vintage SunMan characters loose and carded so it's awesome to see them sharing a universe with MOTU!
Just wish the sun man Invasion would cease, and we can get some re-releases of desired figures like triclops, and trap jaw.
Sunman ruined this line. And ruined the minicomics
That bird makes me want a MOTU styled line of SilverHawks.
I picked up some extra ML Falcons (Fixit?) on clearance to custom my own team (just before the 7” line was announced), and this bird would go great with Quicksilver.
@ChannelPup... lol, he'll be sure to do that, i'm sure.😒
This character gives me a Crystal Ball vibe from GI Joe from the 80's.
Expecting mine today! First RotS figure! Reading the old newspaper strip with the falcon portal that traps the Snakemen inspired me.
I don't have a problem with the rulers of the sun being in the line. (Why they aren't their own line, I have no idea). But the character designs really range from decent to really bad. Also, why wouldn't he be a villain? A good guy hypnotist really doesn't fit. Especially in a line that is sorely lacking in heels.
Great review, Dan! Thank you for being so faithful with these for all these years. I always look forward to hearing your take on these guys. They should have added his hypno dial to a shield or something rather than a stick - I agree, it looks like a lolipop! Lol
Wow giant lollypop man
If Hypno would get his own Masterverse figure, that lollipop would be a nice long staff!!
Why is there a fake giveaway on my comment
"Mom! I want to buy Lollipop Man!"
It appears this is how this line ends for the average collector. Scalper websites only getting the latest waves, and Mattel only putting a few on their website for sale. Hardly and brick and mortar retail stores had Origins, and now the regular online retail sites not getting them.
I wish these would finally go up for pre-order somewhere. I get deflated looking at sites like BBTS and EE, only to see nothing.
Seriously! What is going on with this? It's very strange and very frustrating.
@@edwardjohnson6744 I got the wave off eBay for $110 with free shipping. Don't think these will hit BBTS or EE. Even if they do, I won't regret my purchase. It wasn't a horrible deal.
@@williamthompson5504 - That's really not bad for the whole wave.
Seriously where are people getting hypno? I can’t find him anywhere
@@Jason-eo7xots all stupid how the distribution is going for Wave 12.
He's great...wish I could find him online for less than $45.00 though!
I definitely got vintage vibes from the hawk as it reminded me of Silverhawk’s Tally Hawk!
I'd get this figure just for that hypno accessory.
Hey, Dan. I thought you knew literally everything about 5.5"!
Here's a surprise for you: there was never a vintage Hypno beyond the prototype. The line ended in 1985 with just 5 figures produced!
Olmec made several attempts at reviving Rulers of the Sun with new packaging and rereleases of Sun Man and Pighead. By the final release in 1994, Sun Man had a new haircut with the "J-hook" hairstyle and his limbs were no longer Sun Man's at all but Pighead's limbs in Sun Man's colors.
From what I gather, part of Mattel's collaboration with Yla Eason on this line was a deal to produce the 5 unreleased vintage figures: Hypno, Duplico, Zap-Man, Kikto, and Holographo.
That is informative and thanks for sharing.
Holographo was produced for the original Olmec line, I have one in my collection. I hope we get a lenticular (3D) sticker with him as the original figure's harness had.
They had lost the mold by 1994.
I like him, nice colors
I love all the Rulers figures and especially Hypno! Besides the vibrant colors, his pet bird and wand, he looks just like one of my favorite celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson which is apropos because I think Hypno is supposed to look Egyptian/African and Samuelsson is Ethiopian.
Found the whole wave yesterday at Fisher Price store in East Aurora, NY.
LOL definitely skipping the Lolly pop man I'm happy for those who like the figure though. For this rulers of the sun subline eh I only really like sun man and pig head the rest of the characters nah I'm good.
Pixel Dan, on behalf of all your fans... here's the videos we desperately want to see from you in 2023:
- Updated toy room tour
- A follow-up of you and your friends trying that MOTU role playing board game
- A compilation video of you doing all your Schwarzenegger Mr. Freeze impressions at Christina
camo khan and frog monger being mattel creations exclusive but this guy being retail 🤣
Well he looks interesting that hypno weapon and helmet is so silly though
I agree. " Hip? No."
My favorite of the wave 12/13 because duplicó is making a mess
His weapon looks like a souvenir from a visit to Wonka’s factory!
I love your videos as they are positive as well as honest. Inspires me to stay involved in the line after experiencing some less positive behaviors from another creator. I wish this character had appeared in the show, as I love when Beast Man, She-ra or whomever uses psychic powers. I don't think seeing the future would have worked well for a show, as it gives away the plot, so writers would probably have altered the power (telepathic messages?) or ignored it. I'm torn on this guy. Does he look psychic? Is his theme apparent? The new releases have interesting legs/loin cloths, and by interesting i mean...you know what i mean! Not putting it down though, lol. I'm considering Space Sumo, he is a male Psylocke in so many ways (including the loin cloth).
I was wondering about his theme influences as well. Ancient Egyptian or ancient Persian?... Just my guess currently...
@@bentonrp Egyptian makes sense, he’s like a sun priest. Good call, I thought he was Indian and that a flute would be better than a “lollipop” to represent hypnosis, especially against Cobra Khan. I think they should have given him solid colored eyes-no pupils.
Can't wait to get him
So Hypno hypnotizes his enemies with a lollipop? We are still missing so many great figures... And for this?
hubiera preferido que estos personajes menores sean exclusivos de mattel creations, y que hubieramos podido conseguir facilmente personajes como cobra khan camuflado, grizzlor o mc triklops. una lastima
All the birds I ever met love getting hypnotized.
I think the packaging alone is totally stupid. Snakemen style, Masters of the universe logo and Sun-Man stickers. I don't have a single figure from the Sun-Man series and I don't want one. Why aren't there more Etherian inhabitants?!
Tell me you've got candy in your van without telling me you've got candy in your van...
I left Origins in the dust lol this some Mexican Knockoffs as a money grab. Atp they will put a steamy crap in a mailer box and sell it 😂. Hardest Pass ever
He's probably the best looking of Sun-Man characters that aren't Sun-Man himself or Pighead.
Hypno weapon does looks like a lollipop 🍭 though 😆. Good 👍 video Dan.
Hey Dan, do you know anything about the Hypno/Duplico confusion?
He's mainly showing up in the UK. I got one for $60 off eBay and it's coming from England. It was the seller who told me about having Duplico, but no Hypno figures.
Duplico seems to be a “bonus” fifth figure in the wave, even has his own mini-comic and the cross-sell shows him alongside Tung Lashor, Snake Armor Skeletor and Roboto. It’s kind of weird!
Are we sure he isn’t designed to make enemies laugh rather than hypnotize them?
Fantastic figure with a lollipop. I could not acquire him. Sold out 😢😢😢
I'm pretty much only buying the Sun-man figures lately just because they look so different.
They're great for customizing too. If someone wants to make Filmation figs like me, Digitino looks like an Eternity villager and Pig Man looks like that Goblin General in the toon.
His helmet reminds me of major. Bludd's.
Dan, how did you get a hold of this figure?
I just picked this figure up and I just noticed mine doesn't say it's from the sun man on the front of the blister pack?
Parts reuse is the charm of MOTU.
Hey Dan I just got your message from March 3.
Only origins i can find in german toystores are masses of sunman figures, nobody buy them , rest of the figures in wave are sold out evertime
i dont much about him but he would be much cooler if he had two Hypno shields instead of the that Hypno stick/lollipop.
or one big Hypno shield, Captain America style.
His weapon looks like a lollipop 🍭 and his hat seems like they peeled an orange and put the peeled orange skin on his head for a hat 🤣😆🤣 What is happening with these he-man figures?
Who is this guy? He wasn’t in the Original MOTU collection. This figure and his lollipop belong with the oompa Lokmpas and the chocolate factory.
Terroar was leaked he is coming
Wave 12 distribution has been pathetic. At this point the property should be sold to Hasbro. You don't see Hasbro fouling up their distribution like what we're seeing from Mattel with Wave 12.
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Huge passsss 🎉😂
While I do love the idea behind Sun-Man, the figures are pretty lame. They could of taken the concept to a new level and given it proper redesigns.
I like this sun man figure.whether or not they taking up slots for the main characters I don't know. That's Mattel decisions for that. The sun man figures in my opinion will only prolonged the toy line of the lore. I think we should stay focused on that. You buy or don't buy. So please keep all comments professional and keep all negativity out of it. Thanks Dan for ur videos. Also on the sun man line
He looks cool!
I wish they hadn't wasted slots for these guys when we don't have characters like 2 bad and cyclone or even 200x zodak
Truthfully, I agree with you most of the time, but this guy is pretty cool and different looking when you put all of his accessories on him then most of the other RotS figures, so I don’t mind him.
yeah, the rulers of the sun line is pretty lame. I don't know what the point is. they could spend the same resources on more MOTU figures, or even develop new MOTU figures.
With the amount of tooling re-use, this line would make it possible to get you your Two-Bad.
I'd buy 200x Zodak so damn fast!
@@Nediablo Me too! I haven't bought Zodac because I want 200X Zodak.
I truly dislike his Hypnotic weapon!! His name should’ve been something dealing with his giant bird.. He basically should’ve came with a cool mace of some sort with his giant falcon as an accomplice.. Maybe 🤔 his name could’ve been StarWing or StarBird?? It has a better ring to it.. 🤷🏽♂️ Drop the lollipop 🍭 and give him a real weapon to fight with..
Should have names this guy Mo-Les-Tar wtff
This is how dark they should've made Filmation He Man in that 40th release. I sense even more customizing in my near future....
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Lollipop Man
Not a huge fan of head reuse for different characters..other parts, no problems,but same face is too much, imho.
Excellent point. It kinda gets a bit... Hypnotic.
@@bentonrp it sure is.
I would rather they made Two bad or Cyclone😒
Those characters require almost 100% new parts. The Sun Men figures all share the same body parts, which makes them cheaper to produce. That helps Mattel's profits, which increases their resources to create new tooling. So in other words, characters like Sun Man and the variants of Roboto and Skeletor are actually helping increase our chances of getting the likes of Sy-Klone (as long as everyone keeps buying them).
At least we got New Eternia Two Bad. I don't even like anything besides Origins and that figure is awesome. Definitely pick it up. Even if it's the only one outside origins you DO buy.
@Rocket1377 OR ... The mutli-billion dollar corporation should produce them main characters anyway,
otherwise we'll bail on all the garbage they're doing. 😀
He looks great, I’m really hoping we get Holographo
Another imposter figure that has no reason to be taking up space in the motu line. Sunman sucks
As much as I love origins and like the ROTS this particular guy reminds me of an Oompa Loompa 😂😂😂😂.
These Sun Man characters are just awful. Mattel shoulda left them dead and buried.
@OfficialPixelDan. spam much?
@OfficialPixelDan. then why has the same message been sent to so many other users in this thread?