Keldor & She-Ra previews up at AFI

To counteract the what-might-have-been blues from the Thundercats-Bandai announcement, enjoy some nice big pics of Keldor and She-Ra from AFI.

Keldor

She-Ra

Loving the cape on Keldor–and Skeletor–but man, is Keldor blue or what? Damn. I guess being alive is good for the complexion. Or rather, being dead is bad for it. Even if you’re blue.

These pics are also the first time I’ve gotten mildly excited about She-Ra. She came out pretty well, I think. But Keldor is definitely the one I’m most excited about. Now, will I be able to even get one? That remains to be seen…

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16 Comments

  1. Diego Zubrycky

    Some random thoughts…

    Well, honestly, I will skip Keldor. I understand his importance to MOTU mythos, but I don't like him that much. Don't get me wrong…He's not a bad figure. I just don't want him.

    About She-ra: Well, I will get her, but I'll never display her with that alternate head. That hole in her head is atrocious and that mask is, IMO, one of the ugliest thing ever done by the Horsemen.

    Looking that pictures of She-ra, I'm not sure what to think about her hair. Sometimes I like it, but sometimes my eyes see a strange kind of plastic bizarre and blonde octopus. A strange situation.

  2. PrfktTear

    Easy solution: give Keldor Faker's sword… then he'll have both halves!

    I'm glad Keldor came with his little glass vial, though a half scarred head a la the SDCC exclusive Keldor would have been awesomesauce!

  3. Poe

    @Snarf! Snarf!: I like the Tri-Klops wrist guards. Frankly, I think those have a good "generic" look and should be put on more characters, like Count Marzo. I think the He-Man-style gauntlets should be reserved only for He-Man and his variants (incl. King Grayskull).

    I agree that the cape-gap doesn't look great, but I still want an extra one for my Skeletor–and besides, he's not going to be facing backwards in my display.

    The lack of Millennium swords doesn't bother me that much, since I never liked them. But I do think he should have come with a Havoc staff–even if, according to the MOTUC canon, he didn't have it as Keldor.

    Finally, did anyone else notice She-Ra doesn't have the horizontal hinge on her feet? That bums me out. Yeah, maybe she has the "inner" horizontal hinge the male figures have, but we all know those joints are very hit and miss.

  4. Snarf! Snarf!

    I'm not that keen into Keldor:

    First, the lack of 200X swords. He seems incomplete without them.

    The cape looked good until I saw the huge gap on it's back. Not cool on Skeletor. He looks like he's stripping off for EL.

    The Triklops Wristguards don't look good on him. Why didn't they go with the Merman approach? (Yes it would look more like a repainted Skeletor, BUT it would match better the finned boots.)

    Why didn't they threw in a Skeletor head?

    I'm getting him, but I'm more stoked for Faker's reissue and He-Man's Twin sister. (even if she has a square hole on her forehead.)

  5. Snakeeyes22

    I just finally got over my 200x bitterness and hopped on board this line with the most expensive toy purchase of my life, which should arrive next week.

    Both of these are must haves! I can't quit my job to buy them at noon, so I'll have to wait, but aside from my incoming Moss Man, these were the 2 200x characters that quickly vanished from my price range.

    In these times, I greatly appreciate the amount of plastic used to She-Ra's extra head and hair as well as a wealth of accessories. It doesn't break the figure, but really…was the hole in the forehead the only mask solution? It does make the mask peg thick and durable which is great, since my daughter will lose her mind over the thing.

    Keldor looks great. Am I supposed to get this excited about the half power sword being available in purple now? I love the color of the figure and the bonus accessories are always a great touch. It's a shame there's no mid-burning head. I doubt it would see much time in displays, but it was hilariously violent.

  6. PrfktTear

    I think I'd give Keldor's harness and cape to Comic Skeletor. Honestly though, I'm not diggin' MOTUC Skeletor with the cape. It looked great and worked for the MYP show, I'll just have to wait to see what it looks like in person.

    I gotta say though, I think Keldor looks GREAT with that SMC blue vendom shield of destruction!

  7. Grenadier

    @Poe: It seems the cape doesn’t really match “VS Luthor” Skeletor’s armor, but his hood. That’s fine by me though. The shockingly bright blue used on Keldor put me off at first, but it looks very nice with the bright yellow face of comic Skeletor.

  8. misterbigbo

    I'm not a fan of 200x, but I'm diggin' Keldor. I will always harbor a loathing for She-Ra for tricking an eight-year-old misterlil'bo into seeing a chick-flick, so I'm staying away from her.

  9. Poe

    @americanhyena: Like I said, I don't think the color quite matches. It would be interesting to see the cape on the 2-pack Skeletor.

    I want to get two for the second Skeletor cape, but then I'd be stuck with an extra cape-less Keldor…

  10. americanhyena

    Loving Keldor but oddly not loving his cape on Skelly. Which is good since it means saving me buying two.

  11. I wonder if Keldor's shade of blue is just a result of Mattel producing his parts in a row with their Faker re-release.

    I'm looking forward to him, but I'm still bummed about the swords.

    She-Ra just doesn't manage to excite me. The figure is fine, but I never was a big fan of her dress. I'd rather want a Filmation-esque Glimmer.

  12. I can't help but feel like Keldor is a bit of a rip off… I mean, you get a guy with a new head and a cape. He should really come with a Skeletor alt head!

    As for She-Rad, she looks pretty decent. Thank the gods they didn't do rooted hair.

  13. dayraven

    man, that cat is BLUE! maybe that's why eternians dislike the gar, they're damned near glowing blue!

  14. Nicholai

    I'm probably going to pass on Keldor due to my lack of nostalgia for him, but I think the She-Ra looks good and I'll be happy to add her to my group.

  15. Poe

    It does look like the purple on Skeletor's cape better matches the shade of purple used on the 2-pack Skeletor, though…

  16. Mario

    I'm definitely stoked for both, I mean, look at them, how can you not be???

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