Masters of the Universe is beyond awesome. It takes the best of medieval European history, science-fiction, and mythology and combines them to create one of the coolest worlds ever.
For Christmas, I got my nephew He-Man, Skeletor, and Battle Cat. In spite of getting a drone, and a set of battery controlled race cars, he has consistently played with his Masters of the Universe toys more.
That's awesome. Teach them the goods while their young. Motu was my everything when I was younger. Every Christmas, Every Birthday I got Motu goodies. 🤘 My favorite Toyline. So many memories. I remember getting the original Castle Greyskull for Christmas. One of my best memories.
Thats the age Santa brought mine. Problem was Santa dropped off castle Christmas eve but didn't bring g the figures until Christmas morning? My family got the wires crossed up somehow! Still best Christmas ever! Hope yall enjoy them!
I've been telling my wife and other family members that this year I just want He-Man and G.I. Joe toys for Christmas and today I got a confirmation email from Walmart for Castle Grayskull. My mother preordered it for me. She bought me the first one back in '84.
I like the jawbridge being brown. Gives it more of a mini comic's vibe. But to be honest, since this is ORIGINS, I wish we could've gotten the prototype design complete with the mat. I always wanted the comic's version of the ladder and the laser cannon.
Even though I love the vintage Grayskull playset , it was the original and primitive design of the castle and now some stuff looks out of place ,the deformed face ,the black stain on, for example. Then over the years the concept was changing and I think the origins Castle Grayskull is what the playset should look like today , I totally accept the new desing .
@@Manatarms25 just GRAYSKULL so far, but Eternia needs to eventually happen. Maybe with exclusive king Randor ...or Eternia guards....so many possibilities
If they do a Snake Mountain--and I know this is sacrilege--I hope they do a redesign, as I'm not a fan of the Jim Henson-looking original set. It's so silly compared to Castle Grayskull.
Thank you Mattel for bringing sanity back to toys. An awesome line AFFORDABLE, IN STORES, and AVAILABLE. I’ve bought everything so far for my kids to play with and they are loving them. Fun is back.
At a closer look at where the "Space suit" should be standing, it almost looks as if there is a peg for figure's foot to attach. You might be right about that being a future figure. It'd be cool if so. My guess with them choosing the all white Sorceress is because it'd be easier to sell a colored one people might favor more. An all white Sorceress might set on the pegs in a store a while longer. This way, it's an incentive to sell a product with a cheap paint deco!. Win, win from there point of view! LOL!
My kids are super interested in getting into this line, but we've had zero luck getting to store before the stock is picked clean. I am looking forward to when the exclusivity deal breaks and more retailers start to sell them. I hope Grayskull is readily available, because I won't ever pay after-market scalper prices for kids toys.
I prefer the look of the old toys and castle. As a kid I probably would of loved this, but as an adult I love how the original toys had more of a dark Frank Frazetta thing going on.
Castle Grayskull has a handicap accessible wheelchair lift; a computer system allowing it to see the outer reaches of the universe; a mounted laser turret system w/ independent power, but He-Man still needs to climb a wooden ladder made with sticks and rope...
I remember when the original came out in 1982 it was $20 and the figures were $3 seemed like a lot back then because I grew up poor in the south but fell in love the moment I saw them and had to have them. Mommy got them all for me that Christmas. One of my best and only fond memories. I enjoyed virtually collecting the classics line with you since I couldn’t afford them myself and watching you grow and become a family. I look forward to watching many more years of your future reviews and hopefully getting some of this new line for me and my kids. Thankfully I still have a nice vintage collection I got from my wife’s brother years ago but they’ve been in storage a few years...
Origins Grayskull looks great, can’t wait to add it to my and my son’s collection. I don’t mind the differences between this and the vintage castle. My little guy is getting MOTU Origins for Christmas and his birthday in January. He’s going to have an awesome childhood!
Should've released the sky sled with a more army builder figure like the skeleton warriors or even better yet the horde troopers I mean it would have been better than the prince Adam
@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 I agree prince Adam and battle cat would have been a much better combo. I actually want a few skysleds but kinda feel like I wouldn't want all those prince Adams and would feel like it's a wasted opportunity for a proper army builder
Interesting... One of the things that always bothered me about the original Castle was that the front door wasn't painted. I just thought it was lazy. I think this castle looks good. The only thing I don't like its that white splatter paint that they did. Also, I do think that the Space Suit guy will be released later as an actual figure.
I agree the new one looks amazing! Most people have the nostalgia is better sentiment. It’s why MotU in some respects suffers. Many hardcore fans are unable to move forward.
The new one looks like what my toddler brain imagined the original one looked while playing. I can totally respect loving the vintage one to death, but at this price point I can absolutely see the new one earning its place as a successor.
I love the look of this castle! I may try to track down a vintage Snake Mountain since that is the one I had as a kid? That is unless they reveal a new Snake mountain that looks 10x better. I'm excited to see further waves!
Agreed. The origins Castle is better in every way. The battle ram, the notches for the ladder, the weapon rack, the foot pegs and details is soon much better. Even the hinges are more durable.
Lol they already delayed my man e faces pre order from wave 2 that was supposed to arrive 10/11 according to their site. Now tracking says to keep checking back for updates
I am 45 years old and I had the original Castle Grayskull as a kid. I loved it. The new one appears (at least from the pictures as we do not actually have it yet) MUCH better. Take off your 80's goggles. Better details in just about every way while still maintaining the size of the original. No ugly hinges sticking out. Wooden door actually colored that way...which is the way it was always supposed to be. Teeth look meaner now as opposed to something that needs to be pulled. It looks overall beefy and great. This is an improvement in every way. If we had this back in the 80's.... What we had was so good that our love and our memories will always side with the original for nothing more than the nostalgia. But, in reality, this is just better.
I put my preorder in a couple days ago too. I will open it and have it on display. Keep the box in the attic, I’m excited about this line, from a collectors point of view reminds me of the early 80s.
So any news on this being a limited run thing? I don't currently have the space right now for this and just making sure I'm not going to have problems buying it later. I don't think this will be the case because this is a mass retail release. I just want to make sure because scalpers are getting ridiculous as of late and don't want to miss out.
Nice comparison review I hope the speculation for single carded variant Sorceress and Armor figures become a reality. Nice to hear more retailers will be carrying the line.. And I was able to preorder this past Friday the 16th after missing out the first round!
I like it! I never had Grayskull as a kid, and I bought it as an adult to display, so I never had play quality time with it because I was afraid to damage it... Now I can get this one and play with my daughter without worrying if this is going to get damaged (of course it will) but, hey! I have the vintage in excellent condition so I do not mind! Cant wait to have it! Thank you for this video, Dan!
Love the look of the Origins '20 Castle Grayskull. Great detail on the stones, rocks, and the skull face. A weapons rack with removable weapons is a big plus!
Not sure how I feel about the sorceress being in all white in this Castle Grayskull, but the castle itself looks really great. I think the vintage castle looks more amazingly organic, weathered, and creepy, but the new one looks good, particularly the metal hinges and accents on the door, the computer inside, and the general classic look. Good stuff.
I had the 2003 castle, along with He-Man, and Skeletor. I lost them years ago. I plan to pick up the new Origins versions. They look great, and the figures aren't ridiculously priced.
Not only the castle but the whole vintage toy line will remain unbeatable. The only positive thing is people never had the chance to open a MIB or even own a Castle Grayskull now can recreate the whole experience never had when kids.
Up in Canada I have not seen 1 figure at Walmart! I hope you will be able to place orders online for these new lines in the future aswell...Scalpers are cleaning out stores before these can even be placed on the racks. Would love to get into this line but will halfto wait until they are sold everywhere and not just Walmart to have a chance.
This set looks awesome. I gave my 3 yr old nephew Heman and Skeletor... He loves them. I will be picking up the castle for myself and so he can play with it when he visits
My 5 year old is getting Battle Cat with all of 1st wave Orko and Trap Jaw of wave 2 along with Prince Adam and Sky Sled for Christmas. Castle is pre ordered for an April release. He is soooooo excited! It's like I'm reliving my childhood.
This is very exciting. Initially, it was impossible to find the figures at walmart and I saw people scooping them all to their carts as I walked down the aisle to see if I'd be able to grab some for my kids. Over the past month and a half, Walmart has done a much better job at stocking their shelves (and mattel doing better for supply) and I have successfully been able to grab each of the 1st wave figures, etc. My kids are are going to be so thrilled at Xmas. I'll definitely be in the lookout in stores for the castle!
Awesome Motu Origins Castle Greyskull reveal, hi Pixel Dan I have missed your reviews, love the new Castle Greyskull but agree it's hard to compete with the original release as it looked more creepy and darker than this new version, but it still looks amazing, but hope they release the orange and blue colour version of the Sorceress figure as I prefer that look much more than the white version of her. And the box art looks amazing, they did a great job on the box artwork. Hopefully they will release more so that they aren't so difficult to find in shops. And looking forward to getting these new Origins figures and sets ☺💜
Please Mattel! A three pack of shambling glowing skeleton warriors would be Epic! I have a vintage, but I will happily buy the new one, my daughter will love it
I’d like to see a side by side and value comparison of the various Castle Grayskulls, i do know that the original Castle Grayskull was the first thing I ever asked Santa Claus for (adding “and all the other He-man toys”)
I'm glad the new castle is different form the original and not just a straight copy. I wish it were even more different. Shame the weapon rack doesn't have more clips to add extra weapons to.
I have to admit. I’m super happy it’s getting made. But I’m not feeling not too the outer sculpt. It’s a little small imho. But I’m super glad it’s getting made.
I'm new to collecting MOTU. I was born in 85 so I missed out on classic Motu. I did watch 200X though. I get how people have nostalgia for the classic, but this new Castle Grayskull looks way better to me. Just my opinion.
I believe kids will have a fair chance at the main cast. He-man and Skeletor are stocked at every Wal-Mart I've been to. Now, the cooler characters I'd like for them to get but scalpers and collectors alike are scooping them up. Dig the look too, Dan.
I didn't even know they were making the castle until I saw this video. I was able to get a preorder today, keep checking in and you might get lucky like I did. Now if I could only get a couple of Skysleds.
The spray speckle 8:52 looks like it was added, as an after-thought, digitally? Maybe they intend there to be some kind of speckle effect on the finished product but it wasn't present on the prototypes, so had to add it digitally??? If you see the shelf thing behind the ladder 10:48 there is some speckle on it, maybe forgot to erase it digitally?
Thanks for your insights. It’s great to hear your thoughts. Your tone is surprisingly negative. I wasn’t expecting you to be somewhat disappointed about this. Personally I am so happy and I am really impressed.
I'm hoping the space suit will be part of an add-on pack to include the missing rack weapons, along with the triangle weapons rack that's missing (another cardboard cutout that few seem to be mentioning)
I enjoyed your front comparison of the castle. I notice that the dome is more wider and rounder. The difference in the skull design and the stone bricks are more pronounced. I am going with a more above average view for the front of the castle. I like that the door is more of a brown grain and I wish that the crest on the door was metallic like silver, gold, broznse and or coper color. 3-D Designer: S.T.Perry
I just got emails from Walmart saying that they're delaying and might even cancel my MOTU Origins Wave 2 pre-orders. Walmart is such a crappy partner for Mattel.
Most of the time I don't mind Walmart as a physical store, but their website in general has been a crap fest for years to say the least, for some examples I watched the channel Michael MJD the other day unbox a nothing special $200 eMachines laptop people had been asking him about, and the box looked like they did not even bother to tape the box with only the flaps folded, and there was no packing material in it either, with the laptop just being thrown in said box, as I had nearly the same experience ordering some headphones about a year back with the packing tape being the crap loose goose paper kind, and no packing material in the box. I'd honestly rather deal with individual eBay sellers at this point then buy from Walmart's website again anytime soon.
@Bob Cook also has to with location and whatever the app says you can guarantee it's not right, I am a employee and make sure to check for origins before I go home.
Bless you for this video you beautiful, beautiful MotU nerd :) I'm so torn up about this line...I want everything but there's like $700 worth of product up for preorder at online retail now which is kind of overwhelming...and I have no space either. I really hope this line has a robust retail experience and that kids get into this property. I introduced my daughter to it 5 years ago and with her we started collecting loose vintage (for playing with, so lots of cheap mid-grade figs). I traded a vintage tin robot to a friend for vintage Greyskull and Snake Mountain, but this new castle appeals to me because it's complete... The ram, the rack, the unbroken chair, the gargoyle still on the string.... Sigh. I too want the robot AS A FIGURE, always have :) I agree that the vintage Greyskull is still the best looking, just maybe not the best for playing. Great stuff Dan, can't wait for the book!
"You've probably heard about this already" **me frantically google searching** What, oh yea Dan, not the first I'm hearing of this at all. I was worried when I heard about the main-line she-ra cos I ordered the Power-Con exclusive one, but I think I'm going to be glad I did get the Power-con she-ra if it turns out like the promo images, considering what it looks like we're getting in the main line for She-Ra I own a partial Vintage Snake Mountain. I'd be really interested to see what an Origins one would look like. I use my snake mountain to display D&D figures, since the scale works better, and I have a fig stage from reprolabels for my MOTU display
Always goods to here your opinion. I preordered but it’s a little too perfect...the wood on the gate looks they came from Home Depot. The organic feel is lost which makes it less “alive”.
Exactly. Mark Taylor's original concept for the castle was that it was in fact an entity, and "alive," and he had to sculpt it himself because they kept making it too symmetrical. That asymmetrical aspect is definitely missing from this version. I still dig it, but it doesn't look like an ancient castle. More like when it was first built. Maybe I'll just think of it that way, LOL
This is a tough one for me. Much like most the origins line I've only picked up figures that I don't own the vintage version of. (love my Scare glow.) I have the vintage CG and the 2002 version. Do I need this? Probably not but it could be hard to resist at the right price. I'd like to see some new original Playsets like maybe the Royal Palace with a King Randor or Cringer figure.
I saw the link for the preorder about 40 minutes after it had been passed around on social media. I was able to get in and pre-order one. So of course I'm sure I'll get it next October after it's been at retail and put on clearance! ;-) I think the Origins Grayskull looks like they based the design more off the Classics Grayskull and then ran it through the "Origins" filter.
Even though it may not look exactly like vintage castle Grayskull, the new look seems good enough and at an affordable price. I hope it will work with kids as well as soon as all the line will be available in 2021. I m still curious to see if the right audience (kids ) is correctly targetted and they succeed in making an appeal for example ,for Christmas season
Just got all of the individual figures a few days ago finally finding Evil-Lyn and Man at Arms. Now just need Battlecat and Prince Adam with the Skysled and wave 1 will be done....didn't get to pre-order this but I think I'll still be able to get it. Not worried.
The missing robot/space-suit was the 1st thing I noticed. But, if it does turn out to be an individual carded character/item, I wonder if it will be as a wearable suit for the figures?
I love the box art, nice that they will include a sorceress, 2013 castle grayskull classics was $250, I hope Mattel release snake mountain and the fright zone at some point.
Digging the beard, Dan! I love my Classics CG and think it actually scales OK with Origins. That being said, I'll likely pick this up if I see it in store (I don't trust Wal-Mart to ship it in one piece). While this CG isn't "perfect" to me (could it ever be? I miss the organic look) I dig it and the price point is pretty nice.
Masters of the Universe is beyond awesome. It takes the best of medieval European history, science-fiction, and mythology and combines them to create one of the coolest worlds ever.
Im only 24 but i loooooove 80's -90's action cartoons but he-man has a very special place in my heart
You my friend, have good taste.
I grew up watching He-Man in the 1980s. I still enjoy watching the classic cartoons from time to time. It's a great trip down Memory Lane!
Same, I’m 15
Me alegro muchísimo!!!
I have 18 and I still have He-man and skeletor 😂
That box art just makes me feel like a kid again.
For Christmas, I got my nephew He-Man, Skeletor, and Battle Cat. In spite of getting a drone, and a set of battery controlled race cars, he has consistently played with his Masters of the Universe toys more.
Santa is bringing the 1st wave for my toddler... He's excited, and he'll be getting castle grayskull.. he loves motu....
That's awesome. Teach them the goods while their young. Motu was my everything when I was younger. Every Christmas, Every Birthday I got Motu goodies. 🤘 My favorite Toyline. So many memories. I remember getting the original Castle Greyskull for Christmas. One of my best memories.
That's awesome, show them the quality cartoons before they get polluted with the stuff in tv
Exact same for my little girl. She got the Ghostbusters retros for her birthday, the GI Joe retros just because, and MotU is next...
@DAVO CAMPBELL 🤦🏻♂️
Now I know what to give to my little bro on xmas
Preordered for my 3 year old. He turns 4 in the spring. By then he’ll have a few figures to go with it. Raising him right with MOTU and TMNT
Lucky kid!
Doing the same thing added some transformers and Gi Joe's too !!!!
Thats the age Santa brought mine. Problem was Santa dropped off castle Christmas eve but didn't bring g the figures until Christmas morning? My family got the wires crossed up somehow! Still best Christmas ever! Hope yall enjoy them!
Amazing!
Neca tmnt for your kid???
I've been telling my wife and other family members that this year I just want He-Man and G.I. Joe toys for Christmas and today I got a confirmation email from Walmart for Castle Grayskull. My mother preordered it for me. She bought me the first one back in '84.
I like the jawbridge being brown. Gives it more of a mini comic's vibe. But to be honest, since this is ORIGINS, I wish we could've gotten the prototype design complete with the mat. I always wanted the comic's version of the ladder and the laser cannon.
I really wanted that mat, LOL
Is that really you crying in there?
Even though I love the vintage Grayskull playset , it was the original and primitive design of the castle and now some stuff looks out of place ,the deformed face ,the black stain on, for example.
Then over the years the concept was changing and I think the origins Castle Grayskull is what the playset should look like today , I totally accept the new desing .
If we get an Origins Snake Mountain then we better get an Origins Eternia
Walter McCloud and a FRIGHT ZONE!
Hells yeah! The prices they want for the vintage sets are ridiculous so I'd absolutely love that.
Hasn’t something been leaked about a Mini Eternia ? I agree though. I would LOVE one.
@@Manatarms25 just GRAYSKULL so far, but Eternia needs to eventually happen. Maybe with exclusive king Randor ...or Eternia guards....so many possibilities
If they do a Snake Mountain--and I know this is sacrilege--I hope they do a redesign, as I'm not a fan of the Jim Henson-looking original set. It's so silly compared to Castle Grayskull.
Thank you Mattel for bringing sanity back to toys. An awesome line AFFORDABLE, IN STORES, and AVAILABLE. I’ve bought everything so far for my kids to play with and they are loving them. Fun is back.
The 2020 version can be the castle when it was originally constructed, the vintage can be the old and ancient castle that has aged over the millennia.
At a closer look at where the "Space suit" should be standing, it almost looks as if there is a peg for figure's foot to attach. You might be right about that being a future figure. It'd be cool if so. My guess with them choosing the all white Sorceress is because it'd be easier to sell a colored one people might favor more. An all white Sorceress might set on the pegs in a store a while longer. This way, it's an incentive to sell a product with a cheap paint deco!. Win, win from there point of view! LOL!
Now we just need a legit turtle sewer, and a ghostbusters fire house
Awesome! My vintage is incomplete, missed out on Classics as I was building and renovating my home. Origins has been awesome so far
My kids are super interested in getting into this line, but we've had zero luck getting to store before the stock is picked clean. I am looking forward to when the exclusivity deal breaks and more retailers start to sell them. I hope Grayskull is readily available, because I won't ever pay after-market scalper prices for kids toys.
I prefer the look of the old toys and castle. As a kid I probably would of loved this, but as an adult I love how the original toys had more of a dark Frank Frazetta thing going on.
Castle Grayskull has a handicap accessible wheelchair lift; a computer system allowing it to see the outer reaches of the universe; a mounted laser turret system w/ independent power, but He-Man still needs to climb a wooden ladder made with sticks and rope...
Lol
I remember when the original came out in 1982 it was $20 and the figures were $3 seemed like a lot back then because I grew up poor in the south but fell in love the moment I saw them and had to have them. Mommy got them all for me that Christmas. One of my best and only fond memories. I enjoyed virtually collecting the classics line with you since I couldn’t afford them myself and watching you grow and become a family. I look forward to watching many more years of your future reviews and hopefully getting some of this new line for me and my kids. Thankfully I still have a nice vintage collection I got from my wife’s brother years ago but they’ve been in storage a few years...
Brian Cairns might have been but that’s what I remember
Origins Grayskull looks great, can’t wait to add it to my and my son’s collection. I don’t mind the differences between this and the vintage castle. My little guy is getting MOTU Origins for Christmas and his birthday in January. He’s going to have an awesome childhood!
Great (pre) review of the castle Grayskull. Also kicking it with the bearded look. Keep that boy growing! Pixel Dan the Beastman! Peace ✌️
They better make a lot of those green undead skeleton warriors! Will be Army-building those and Horde Troopers if they remake them.
Should've released the sky sled with a more army builder figure like the skeleton warriors or even better yet the horde troopers I mean it would have been better than the prince Adam
@@420wizard7 yeah, Prince Adam should've been single carded or with Battlecat
@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 I agree prince Adam and battle cat would have been a much better combo. I actually want a few skysleds but kinda feel like I wouldn't want all those prince Adams and would feel like it's a wasted opportunity for a proper army builder
Interesting... One of the things that always bothered me about the original Castle was that the front door wasn't painted. I just thought it was lazy.
I think this castle looks good. The only thing I don't like its that white splatter paint that they did. Also, I do think that the Space Suit guy will be released later as an actual figure.
"The vintage castle looks a lot better" = pure nostalgia
nope, based on the images the og is a better sculpt and design through and through the new one looks like a cheap flimsy knock off
I agree the new one looks amazing! Most people have the nostalgia is better sentiment. It’s why MotU in some respects suffers. Many hardcore fans are unable to move forward.
Agreed. The new one looks like they worked on it for longer than one day.
The new one looks like what my toddler brain imagined the original one looked while playing. I can totally respect loving the vintage one to death, but at this price point I can absolutely see the new one earning its place as a successor.
I love the look of this castle! I may try to track down a vintage Snake Mountain since that is the one I had as a kid? That is unless they reveal a new Snake mountain that looks 10x better. I'm excited to see further waves!
Aaah your reviews make me want MOTU even more!
MOTUC Castle Grayskull blows the vintage one out of the water in every single way, IMO.
Agreed. The origins Castle is better in every way. The battle ram, the notches for the ladder, the weapon rack, the foot pegs and details is soon much better. Even the hinges are more durable.
That's why I bought it instead of the Vintage one I see at Flea Markets and Toy Conventions.
Here’s hoping Walmart doesn’t cancel any preorders.
Lol they already delayed my man e faces pre order from wave 2 that was supposed to arrive 10/11 according to their site. Now tracking says to keep checking back for updates
I’m loving this MOTU Renaissance because I just missed it as a kid and had some toys and VHS tapes. Now I can collect and enjoy it all properly
Mega Construx Castle Grayskull counts so that's 5 times
Also the minis Collect-and-Connect one...
6 times. Icon heroes made one as well.
I am 45 years old and I had the original Castle Grayskull as a kid. I loved it. The new one appears (at least from the pictures as we do not actually have it yet) MUCH better. Take off your 80's goggles. Better details in just about every way while still maintaining the size of the original. No ugly hinges sticking out. Wooden door actually colored that way...which is the way it was always supposed to be. Teeth look meaner now as opposed to something that needs to be pulled. It looks overall beefy and great. This is an improvement in every way.
If we had this back in the 80's.... What we had was so good that our love and our memories will always side with the original for nothing more than the nostalgia. But, in reality, this is just better.
I put my preorder in a couple days ago too. I will open it and have it on display. Keep the box in the attic, I’m excited about this line, from a collectors point of view reminds me of the early 80s.
Hello !!! I totally agree with you about the vintage castle !!! Much more darker and organic !!! Much better !!! But I will but The New one anyway ;)
Thanks for all the Great News Dan ! Your the Best !!
So any news on this being a limited run thing? I don't currently have the space right now for this and just making sure I'm not going to have problems buying it later. I don't think this will be the case because this is a mass retail release. I just want to make sure because scalpers are getting ridiculous as of late and don't want to miss out.
I’ve picked up a few of these for my son. He’s enjoying them. And I’ll pick this up for him if he keeps playing with them.
Nice comparison review I hope the speculation for single carded variant Sorceress and Armor figures become a reality. Nice to hear more retailers will be carrying the line.. And I was able to preorder this past Friday the 16th after missing out the first round!
I like it! I never had Grayskull as a kid, and I bought it as an adult to display, so I never had play quality time with it because I was afraid to damage it... Now I can get this one and play with my daughter without worrying if this is going to get damaged (of course it will) but, hey! I have the vintage in excellent condition so I do not mind! Cant wait to have it! Thank you for this video, Dan!
Love the look of the Origins '20 Castle Grayskull. Great detail on the stones, rocks, and the skull face.
A weapons rack with removable weapons is a big plus!
Not sure how I feel about the sorceress being in all white in this Castle Grayskull, but the castle itself looks really great. I think the vintage castle looks more amazingly organic, weathered, and creepy, but the new one looks good, particularly the metal hinges and accents on the door, the computer inside, and the general classic look. Good stuff.
the skeletons evil lyn is resurrecting are hord soldiers.
I had the 2003 castle, along with He-Man, and Skeletor. I lost them years ago. I plan to pick up the new Origins versions. They look great, and the figures aren't ridiculously priced.
The new castle looks exactly how remember it whenever all was resolved and the castle glowed and looked new!
I remember I got the original Castle Grayskull for Christmas as a kid. I was so excited! Good times!
Very well video, congratulations,Dan!
Not only the castle but the whole vintage toy line will remain unbeatable. The only positive thing is people never had the chance to open a MIB or even own a Castle Grayskull now can recreate the whole experience never had when kids.
Up in Canada I have not seen 1 figure at Walmart! I hope you will be able to place orders online for these new lines in the future aswell...Scalpers are cleaning out stores before these can even be placed on the racks.
Would love to get into this line but will halfto wait until they are sold everywhere and not just Walmart to have a chance.
This set looks awesome. I gave my 3 yr old nephew Heman and Skeletor... He loves them. I will be picking up the castle for myself and so he can play with it when he visits
My 5 year old is getting Battle Cat with all of 1st wave Orko and Trap Jaw of wave 2 along with Prince Adam and Sky Sled for Christmas. Castle is pre ordered for an April release. He is soooooo excited! It's like I'm reliving my childhood.
This is very exciting. Initially, it was impossible to find the figures at walmart and I saw people scooping them all to their carts as I walked down the aisle to see if I'd be able to grab some for my kids. Over the past month and a half, Walmart has done a much better job at stocking their shelves (and mattel doing better for supply) and I have successfully been able to grab each of the 1st wave figures, etc. My kids are are going to be so thrilled at Xmas. I'll definitely be in the lookout in stores for the castle!
I am planning on creating a landscape around my Castle Grey-Skull and Snake Mountain. Using styrofoam, spray paint, and tiny trees.
Awesome Motu Origins Castle Greyskull reveal, hi Pixel Dan I have missed your reviews, love the new Castle Greyskull but agree it's hard to compete with the original release as it looked more creepy and darker than this new version, but it still looks amazing, but hope they release the orange and blue colour version of the Sorceress figure as I prefer that look much more than the white version of her. And the box art looks amazing, they did a great job on the box artwork. Hopefully they will release more so that they aren't so difficult to find in shops. And looking forward to getting these new Origins figures and sets ☺💜
I prefer the new design over the vintage design. I could just do without the white glitter/sparkle. Also hope they make the spacesuit figure.
liking the beard Dan!
Please Mattel! A three pack of shambling glowing skeleton warriors would be Epic! I have a vintage, but I will happily buy the new one, my daughter will love it
Just unboxed this with my 8 year old son. MOTU for a new generation - so much fun!
I’d like to see a side by side and value comparison of the various Castle Grayskulls, i do know that the original Castle Grayskull was the first thing I ever asked Santa Claus for (adding “and all the other He-man toys”)
I'm glad the new castle is different form the original and not just a straight copy. I wish it were even more different. Shame the weapon rack doesn't have more clips to add extra weapons to.
Nice Beard! The original is more artistic but the new one is very in line with the origin aesthetics!
Just preordered it!!
Can’t wait!
I have to admit. I’m super happy it’s getting made. But I’m not feeling not too the outer sculpt. It’s a little small imho. But I’m super glad it’s getting made.
That was most informative. It really helped. Thank you.
I'm new to collecting MOTU. I was born in 85 so I missed out on classic Motu. I did watch 200X though. I get how people have nostalgia for the classic, but this new Castle Grayskull looks way better to me. Just my opinion.
I believe kids will have a fair chance at the main cast. He-man and Skeletor are stocked at every Wal-Mart I've been to. Now, the cooler characters I'd like for them to get but scalpers and collectors alike are scooping them up. Dig the look too, Dan.
I didn't even know they were making the castle until I saw this video. I was able to get a preorder today, keep checking in and you might get lucky like I did. Now if I could only get a couple of Skysleds.
The spray speckle 8:52 looks like it was added, as an after-thought, digitally? Maybe they intend there to be some kind of speckle effect on the finished product but it wasn't present on the prototypes, so had to add it digitally??? If you see the shelf thing behind the ladder 10:48 there is some speckle on it, maybe forgot to erase it digitally?
Thanks for your insights. It’s great to hear your thoughts. Your tone is surprisingly negative. I wasn’t expecting you to be somewhat disappointed about this. Personally I am so happy and I am really impressed.
I'm hoping the space suit will be part of an add-on pack to include the missing rack weapons, along with the triangle weapons rack that's missing (another cardboard cutout that few seem to be mentioning)
I enjoyed your front comparison of the castle. I notice that the dome is more wider and rounder. The difference in the skull design and the stone bricks are more pronounced. I am going with a more above average view for the front of the castle. I like that the door is more of a brown grain and I wish that the crest on the door was metallic like silver, gold, broznse and or coper color.
3-D Designer: S.T.Perry
I just got emails from Walmart saying that they're delaying and might even cancel my MOTU Origins Wave 2 pre-orders. Walmart is such a crappy partner for Mattel.
Yes they are
Most of the time I don't mind Walmart as a physical store, but their website in general has been a crap fest for years to say the least, for some examples I watched the channel Michael MJD the other day unbox a nothing special $200 eMachines laptop people had been asking him about, and the box looked like they did not even bother to tape the box with only the flaps folded, and there was no packing material in it either, with the laptop just being thrown in said box, as I had nearly the same experience ordering some headphones about a year back with the packing tape being the crap loose goose paper kind, and no packing material in the box. I'd honestly rather deal with individual eBay sellers at this point then buy from Walmart's website again anytime soon.
Me too
@Bob Cook also has to with location and whatever the app says you can guarantee it's not right, I am a employee and make sure to check for origins before I go home.
Bless you for this video you beautiful, beautiful MotU nerd :)
I'm so torn up about this line...I want everything but there's like $700 worth of product up for preorder at online retail now which is kind of overwhelming...and I have no space either.
I really hope this line has a robust retail experience and that kids get into this property. I introduced my daughter to it 5 years ago and with her we started collecting loose vintage (for playing with, so lots of cheap mid-grade figs). I traded a vintage tin robot to a friend for vintage Greyskull and Snake Mountain, but this new castle appeals to me because it's complete... The ram, the rack, the unbroken chair, the gargoyle still on the string.... Sigh. I too want the robot AS A FIGURE, always have :)
I agree that the vintage Greyskull is still the best looking, just maybe not the best for playing.
Great stuff Dan, can't wait for the book!
According to SSH, yes this is a Walmart exclusive and though SSH is often wrong, I have yet to see it up for pre order anywhere else
I've never had any masters of the universe toys growing up. Just got my first ever He-man and skeletor today and loving them
@Pop-Actor nope
"You've probably heard about this already" **me frantically google searching** What, oh yea Dan, not the first I'm hearing of this at all. I was worried when I heard about the main-line she-ra cos I ordered the Power-Con exclusive one, but I think I'm going to be glad I did get the Power-con she-ra if it turns out like the promo images, considering what it looks like we're getting in the main line for She-Ra I own a partial Vintage Snake Mountain. I'd be really interested to see what an Origins one would look like. I use my snake mountain to display D&D figures, since the scale works better, and I have a fig stage from reprolabels for my MOTU display
Always goods to here your opinion. I preordered but it’s a little too perfect...the wood on the gate looks they came from Home Depot. The organic feel is lost which makes it less “alive”.
Exactly. Mark Taylor's original concept for the castle was that it was in fact an entity, and "alive," and he had to sculpt it himself because they kept making it too symmetrical. That asymmetrical aspect is definitely missing from this version. I still dig it, but it doesn't look like an ancient castle. More like when it was first built. Maybe I'll just think of it that way, LOL
This is a tough one for me. Much like most the origins line I've only picked up figures that I don't own the vintage version of. (love my Scare glow.) I have the vintage CG and the 2002 version. Do I need this? Probably not but it could be hard to resist at the right price. I'd like to see some new original Playsets like maybe the Royal Palace with a King Randor or Cringer figure.
Maybe blue Sorceress will be with Point Dread?
Digging the brown door!
Dan, the S7 Snake Mountain was 600 bucks to be exact not inclusive shipping. Kaboom! Can't wait for mine
I saw the link for the preorder about 40 minutes after it had been passed around on social media. I was able to get in and pre-order one. So of course I'm sure I'll get it next October after it's been at retail and put on clearance! ;-)
I think the Origins Grayskull looks like they based the design more off the Classics Grayskull and then ran it through the "Origins" filter.
Even though it may not look exactly like vintage castle Grayskull, the new look seems good enough and at an affordable price. I hope it will work with kids as well as soon as all the line will be available in 2021. I m still curious to see if the right audience (kids ) is correctly targetted and they succeed in making an appeal for example ,for Christmas season
Vintage has some paint problem when it comes to the eye area
I hope all this stuff comes to Canada I'll sure buy it all.
Great Video Dan. I also agree with you 100% nothing like the original but very glad they are doing this.
It's the same size, and hinged just like the original. So there's at least two similaries.
I currently have 8 VCGs, 5 VSMN, 4 2XCG, 1 CCG, and I will be purchasing at least 2 of these and SM if it ever comes out.
Less paint applications for the white Sorceress probably keeps costs down.
I like the more symmetrical Castle.
5:15 looks like more detailed face paint as well for the PowerCon version
I remember having the original Snake Mountain and Castle Grayskull in my basement but the mice took over and they were Masters Of The Universe!
This looks great! Just when I thought I was done with MOTU. The price is not bad at all. Thanks for the video because I missed this reveal.
Just got all of the individual figures a few days ago finally finding Evil-Lyn and Man at Arms. Now just need Battlecat and Prince Adam with the Skysled and wave 1 will be done....didn't get to pre-order this but I think I'll still be able to get it. Not worried.
Fisto is on the Grayskull-artwork. That´s cool!
I'm digging it and the Artwork is awesome! Gonna look great sitting o. My shelf in my manvave
Cant wait to get this when it comes out!!hell they need to do a ghostbusters firehouse too!!
The missing robot/space-suit was the 1st thing I noticed. But, if it does turn out to be an individual carded character/item, I wonder if it will be as a wearable suit for the figures?
I love the box art, nice that they will include a sorceress, 2013 castle grayskull classics was $250, I hope Mattel release snake mountain and the fright zone at some point.
Hope this wave has the legs that 80s line had!
I can’t wait for a castle gray skull
Digging the beard, Dan! I love my Classics CG and think it actually scales OK with Origins. That being said, I'll likely pick this up if I see it in store (I don't trust Wal-Mart to ship it in one piece). While this CG isn't "perfect" to me (could it ever be? I miss the organic look) I dig it and the price point is pretty nice.
Had a panic attack when Walmart showed it out of stock for preorder! Thankfully they remedied that. It will be mine in April!
WE MISS YOU PIXEL DAN...!!!