Battle Armor – Dale's Toys

Recommended music: Jordin Sparks – Battlefield (You know, because of the battle and the armor)😄

Happy Monday! We’re back this #MastersMonday with another blast from the past. From the vintage Mattel Masters of the Universe toy line, it’s Battle Armor Skeletor!

This was also one of the first figures in my childhood MOTU collection. (Possibly even THE first). I received this one for my 3rd birthday, as seen in the photo below.

Despite this design for Skeletor not used in the Filmation animated series or in the mini-comics included with figures, the Battle Armor was seen in a handful of books and packaging art for about a dozen different vehicles and 2-packs with the figure. The cardback art above was done by Errol McCarthy.

Like Battle Armor He-Man, the chest features the same “damaged” design until you roll it back to “repair” it. I think it still looks excellent for the character all these years later.

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Recommended music: The Filthy Souls – Immortal Hero

Happy Monday! This #MastersMonday, we’re moving on from 1983 and looking at 1984 releases from the vintage Masters of the Universe toy line, starting with Battle Armor He-Man!

This was one of the first figures in my childhood MOTU collection. It could have even been THE first. I received one for my birthday at the ripe old age of three. 😄 (The photo exists somewhere.) Even though this armor breastplate look for He-Man was not used in any mini-comics or the Filmation animated series, it was used in enough books and packaging art to become my preferred look for He-Man.

The action feature in the chest is a three-sided drum that rolls to reveal more damage until you roll it back to “repair” He-Man to full strength. This feature was only reused once for Battle Armor Skeletor, but it remains a fun and unique aesthetic forty-one years after its US release date.

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