MOTU Origins wave 11 comparisons

[Werewolf]

Thunder Punch He-Man vintage vs Origins.

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Biggest difference, obviously, no caps. The vintage figure came with six ring caps which you would insert by opening the molded-on harness and placing one of the ring caps in his back. The action feature would then be activated by pulling his arm back and releasing causing one of caps in the ring to smoke and make a snapping sound. He-Man basically had the guts of a cap gun in his torso.

The new figure surprisingly still makes a sound. I didn't expect that. When you pull back his arm and release it does make a snapping sound sort of mimicking a cap going off. There are holes molded in the back of his torso and harness to let the sound out better. The effect is mechanical not electronic.

They both came with a chrome shield and a gold power sword. The new figure also comes with a translucent thunder blast effect.

[PNGwynne]

I like the thunder blast effect and may use it with other figures like Sun-Man.

I've always thought that the trunk colors on both the the vintage and Origins Thunder-Punch He-Man were off, but I like the figure. As I never liked the caps, the updating pleases me.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I remember running through my Thunder Punch He-Man caps very quickly. So I just bought some generic round caps at my local rack toy and comic haunt, Eastside Pharmacy. They worked fine. I didn't realize until a few weeks ago Mattel actually sold official replacement caps!

[Werewolf]

It's been a while.

King Hiss vintage vs Origins.

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Very similar looking in human form.

[Werewolf]

King Hiss snake form. Vintage vs Origins.

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The action feature is done a bit different. The vintage one you just took off the armor and arm coverings. With the Origins you have to remove the head and arms, take off the armor and replace with the additional snake arms and head. The snake arms rotate at the heads and are ball jointed at the shoulders.

[Werewolf]

Sun-Man Bolt Man.

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He has two blue lightning bolt accessories which store in a backpack molded into his armor.

[Werewolf]

Mekaneck vintage vs Origins.

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Except for the brighter colors of the Origins figure, the sculpts look very similar to each other. They even chromed his lenses. The weapons are very close. Aside from the slight color difference, it's very hard to tell them apart. The downside to the Origins figure is they removed the action feature and replaced it with a removable neck extender accessory.

[Werewolf]

Vintage Road Ripper (back) vs Origins Ground Ripper (front).

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The size is the same but there are many subtle differences to the sculpt and decals. The most noticeable change is the sculpting of the seat to allow the figures to fit better. The Origin's Ripper doesn't come with a ripcord and doesn't have the racing action feature. It's also a lot lighter without the rubber wheel and mechanism inside. The new Ripper does come with an extra interchangeable head piece.

[sprytel]

I'm not seeing the images for the last 3 comparisons.

[Werewolf]

I'm not seeing the images for the last 3 comparisons.

Thank you for letting me know. I will try to fix it ASAP.