FIRST (though probably not by the time I finish this post!) Awesome video - MOTU has anyways been "my" toyline. I love it's lore, it's concept... and I'm one of the select band that actually prefers the early, barbarian, non-Prince Adam, pre-Filmation version, and the classic first two waves of figures that went with it, which IMO included the best characters of the whole line. Many people forget/don't realise the toyline predated the Filmation cartoon and wasn't actually based on that series (vice versa, though I used to love rushing excitedly home from school on a Monday afternoon to watch the cartoon series on Children's ITV. Things got a bit too "anything goes" over-gimmicky later on the original line's run, which I feel contributed to the line's eventual end in the late '80s, but the earlier days were spectacular. I had a fair range of the figures as a boy (and the iconic Castle Grayskull), kept them all prestine, and still have them (Skeletor resides in my rucksack and often makes a cameo in various photos and videos I do!) In the late 1990s/early 2000s I slowly collected a full line of the figures, having all of them except the ultra-rare, late giants and Laser Lights figures. Sadly when times got hard I had to sell this set on, but could never part with my beloved originals. Off the top of my head, my own Top 10: 10) Buzz-Off - Never had him in my original collection, until collecting the full line years later. I'm including him here because he's actually my father's favourite character and still often makes references to "Bee Man", so for that kinda gets a "honorary mention" 9) Modulok - A member of the Evil Horde (which I never liked as much as Skeletor's Evil Warriors as I feel it watered the concept down slightly) and a little gimmicky - yet awesome. 26-odd seperate parts to create endless monster creations. I spent HOURS playing with this (and amazingly still have never lost a single part!) 8) Dunno who to stick in this slot, as early but key entries Man-At-Arms or Mer Man could both qualify (though Mer Man never looked as good as his box art). Beast Man was good but his arm armour was always clunky. I want to go for Roboto in a way but he's a bit too far from the early barbarian side of things. I'll go with Man-At-Arms. 7) Man-E-Faces - great looking, great fun to play with, and great that he could be either a Heroic or Evil Warrior - prefect when I already had He-Man and Skeletor and couldn't decide if I wanted to use my pocket money a Heroic or Evil figure next! 6) Teela - One of the very few female looking figures. A tough character and a beautiful looking figure. 5) He-Man - The lead hero. In his original, iconic form. I like to think of the original figure as the early barbarian version seen in the earliest mini-comics. None of that old Prince Adam rubbish for me (controversial). Might be iconic but he's outdone by #4.... 4) Skeletor - Ultrra-Iconic. Could write a whole essay. And often do elsewhere. But simply iconic. Timeless. 3) Tri-Klops - I love his simple but great concept, fitting with the early hybrid Greek/Roman feels of the early figures. I'm going with his figure and mini-comic version, where he seemed to be some sort of mercenary bounty hunter, not the generic bumbling henchman he appeared as in the Filmation series, making only a few appearances. 2) Trap Jaw - Actually ties as my first place, just so incredibly awesome. ...I'm actually writing this and knew you'd pick him as #1 before I got that far in the video 1) Faker - Because he was so seldom seen, so mysterious... and I loved him. I had him early on and he remained one of my favourites throughout. A robotic blue He-Man. I gotta disagree that Ram Man is the worst figure of the entire line. He is indeed clunky, and constructed very differently to the typical figure, but I feel has his own charm (in fact, nearly got #8 slot on my own list), and fits in well with the first two waves character-wise. Worst for me is Snout Spout - sums up the gimmicky, "anything goes" take of the later line. BTW, even back then Jitsu was seldom used due to concerns over being a stereotype. He only ever appeared in one episode of the cartoon series (early episode "The Dragon Invasion") where the script used his working title, Chopper. By the way, love the way you pronounce Roboto - It's meant to be said like "Robot-O", but from now until suppertime I shall say it your way. If it should come up in daily conversation! :)

I've always found, that the Man-at-Arms action figure looked like Ernest Borgnine.

One of my favs will ever be Grizzlor ! I brought this figure with me in kindergarden instead of a teddy... and the teacher didn't allow me to keep it !

"Skeletor to King Randor, come in you royal boob." LOLOLOL The art of the insult. PS I never noticed as a kid how smok'in hot Evil-Lyn was.

Trapjaw definitely deserves the #1 spot! So many great figures that choosing 10 is very difficult! Although Thunder-Punch He-Man would definitely make my top 10!

Wholeheartedly agree with your choice of Trap Jaw as number one. Cool figure. Still remember every square millimeter of that toy.

Mosquitor was one of my favourites!

Totally agree with your number 1 selection - Trap Jaw was simply AWESOME and THE best figure I owned 👌🏼👌🏼

I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who loved Trap Jaw!!! Him and Tri-Klops were the double whammy! But I honestly think every single figure has been my favorite at one point lol

I had my dad paint a spare he-man to create a custom Faker. I believe to this day the blue paint still hasn't properly dried.

I remember seeing that poster in 1983. It blew my mind!

AGREED TRAPJAW #1 FOR PLAY FEATURES. YOU LEFT OUT 1 FEATURE. . . . THE GLOWING RING THAT CAME IN HIS ORIGINAL PACKAGING. That was the brightest glowing, (glow in the dark) toy, I ever had! As a kid, my room was kind of messy and one night, I turned the lights off and I saw this green light amongst the pile of rubbish in my room. I thought to myself "what the hell is that?" I turned on the light and found it. I thought to myself "I've been looking for this." That is such a good memory for me, that I recently paid $15 for a nice one, on eBay. I also have a photo of myself with blond hair behind Castle Grayskull in front of the Christmas tree on Christmas morning 1982 at age 8 !

I loved my He Man figures, they kept me busy on Christmas Day while my mum and dad did the Christmas dinner, beast man was my favourite,

Great list and top notch production, as always. Trap Jaw gives me 2000AD vibes!

Modulok is my top pick, but I also loved Modulok and Webstor. Honorable mentions are Stinkor and Cobra-Khan for little-boy shenanigans value.

thanks to a very generous grandma, i had the majority of the motu figures and vehicles. one thing i always enjoyed was the many characters seemed to have a counterpart/ rival thay worked for the other team, even if the only basis for that was the play gimmick. roboto and trap-jaw, fisto and jitsu, man-e-faces vs triklops, etc. of course, other factors created rivalries in my motu play, such as mekanek and triklops both having scout/recon roles, man-at-arms and trap-jaw both being inventors, etc...

I agree with almost all of it! Happy to see Trap Jaw #1, and both regular and Battle Armor Skeletor. I always sorta liked RamMan, but I understand your reasoning. Great list.

I always found Buzz-Off as one of the best. He was also first of my MOTU action figures. Also my mom was supercool at that time to knitt me a buzz-off sweater XD

Wheres man e faces

Great list and soooo many memories! I also used to love Stinkor.... Beastman.. And Hordak

Hello, You are my idol.............you made me remembered those times!!! thanks for that!!!

Was waiting for Trapjaw, I know he'll be on the list, but didn't expect him as number 1. Awesome video.

I'd add Webber! Had a cool grappling hook that retracted! Trap Jaw was hard to find as a kid but everyone wanted one!

Thanks for another great video Tony. He-Man was my very first fandom - my 3rd birthday party in 1985 was He-Man themed. I went absolutely nuts any time I got anything He-Man related. There are so many fantastic figures in this line - Rio Blast is one I'd have suggested as a top ten contender. He had a lot of unique play features and a very distinct style.

No Thunderpunch He-Man?! That’s the dopest action figure ever! I used to go through so many caps. Wow. Good times 👊🏽💥

Trap Jaw is #1, but my second favorite is easily Triclops!

Nice list. I remember hating Ram man too. He was always rattling with worn out spring legs. Glad a kept a few of my vintage MOTU figures. Just such a great line

i fondly remember the times we played with the figures back then. I always played on the Evil Warriors side, cause then i could play as Trap-Jaw..... from being a young boy to today my favourite Action Figure from the line.

My favorite is the original Skeletor!

I can't agree more with the #1 pick. Trap-Jaw owned in the early 80's and still does today.

Moss Man! !!!!!! I have Mossman! !!!!!! And he is smell good before 35 years! Rsrsrsrsrs He is a great Master OF Mattel Universe !!!!!! Total Like for this vídeo from Brazil! !!!!!!!!!

I like some of your choices but my list would definitely include: -Hordak -Grizzlor -Moss Man -Modulok -Man-E-Faces

I loved Buzz Off with his big wings. And Moss Man, Stinkor and Webstor.

Lovely reference at 3:16! For those who didn't know, the shot is from the fanmade MOTU episode "Return Of Faker" by BustaToons.

Great list. Obviously this is all subjective but the most interesting ones to me when I was a kid, and I'm going in ascending order: Man-E-Faces, Tri-clops, Trap Jaw, Scare Glow, Fisto, Kobra Khan, Webstor, Faker, He-man, Skeletor. Had a fondness for Mechaneck and Whiplash, too. I dug the OGs, and I dug the varied gadgetry they all had. Never had a problem with Ram Man. He and Stratos were the first two I obtained. They were gifts for me when I was 4 and had the flu. That shit hit me in my formative years.

Some of my personal favourites were Tri Klops and Trap Jaw. Trap Jaw looking back was such good value for the time with the different weapons and how you could have outfitted with or without the belt or should plate. Webstor was fun with his grappling hook but mine used to break all of the time. Fisto and Jitsu were fun to.

Always loved hunting these figures out at all the different stores. I guessed trap jaw as #1. I still remember finding him at the local CVS, it was a big day!

Love for Jitsu! I don't really see the racial thing as an issue here since the characters in He-Man were often caricatures, and I think just representing a different type of fantasy warrior gives it kudos. I always wanted Faker - I have no idea why I wanted him so much! Him and Tri-Klops were the ones I wanted the most but never got. I was getting ready to disagree with whoever you chose to be the top... but Trap Jaw is a good choice.

Absolutly right about the number one pic. Great video !!

I used to make Trap-Jaw lip sync to songs on the radio. :)

Nicely done sir. I like your picks and the reason you choice them.

I always enjoyed Trapjaw, too. I would've included Fisto, Webstor, Whiplash, Grizzlor, and Mossman. They were fun. I agree that Skeletor was a finely designed badass!

Another video Tony! Love your content! Keeping me rolling👍😁

Spot on as always. Man-at-Arms was always a favorite. I hope you a video on the vehicles/mounts. Also good choice as Ram-Man for worse. My cousin and I were playing shortly after Christmas and and his Ram-Man broke a week or so after he got it.

I had the best time with Sy-Clone and MAN-E-Faces though! LOL But I have to give a shout out to Stinkor, Webstor and I cant remember the name of the one that looked like a snake that you could actually put water in and make water mist when you pushed down the head! LOL I loved my childhood!

Trap Jaw is 100% the best motu figure ever. Great video.

I remember being about 5 years old sat in the back of my mum's car as she was having a driving lesson playing with jitsu. Seeing that soft head of his now, I just remembered sitting in the backseat and pulling his leg and somehow getting my thumb pinched really hard at his hip. It drew blood but i didn't say anything cause my mum was really concentrating. Hahaha. Wow. Not thought about that in years, decades.

Learned some things I didn't know! Great video, Tony!

Excellent video. I still have my MOTU figures. Rock On!!

Man-e-faces is not on list! That was a fantastic MOTU figure in the 80s.

Thanks Tony - Another top video!

Nice video. Very informative!

A fantastic line, one of my childhood favorites. (Wifey collects the current 'Classics' range.) Got Beast Man ($3.29) in my Easter basket before ever seeing any TV ads or promo materials....I was floored; a definite childhood 'WTF moment', heh. The first few years/series are golden. Recently found your channel. Thanks for the memories, man. Seem like this channel ought to have more subscribers...

I wish I had all these figures

My top 5 vintage Masters of The Universe figures. 1) He-Man = Something about He-Man always has appealed to me,from his design to his barbarian battle axe to his iconic Power Sword and his lessons at the end of the 80's cartoon. I remember my dad giving me his old He-Man which I still have posed in my bedroom today. 2) Man-at-arms = I love Man-at-arms! He is by far my favourite MOTU Character from his Sci-Fi esque armour and his colour scheme along with his personality with him being stoic and serious but having a softer side towards Prince Adam and his daughter Teela. 3) Battle Armor Skeletor = You take Skeletor,slap some battle armour with a cool design and cool action feature on it and bam! He was one of my dad's favorites and he became one of mine all those years later. 5) Beast Man = As a kid I loved the way he looked. My dad also told me he could control monsters and I imagined him using his whip to keep the beasts under control. I liked him as a kid and I like him today.

Agreed trap jaw is the best. Would have slid scareglow somewhere on there!

Great list hard to pick your favourite do like skeletor

And “Ro-boat-o” is the inspiration for Gear Head!

Life long fan of MotU and new fan of this channel. Awesome vid. YOU have the power!

Good list.

9:18 He also appeared in the movie ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’

Evil-Lyn is so much wicked, evil and deadly.

Couldn’t agree more on trap-jaw! I also liked triclops,man-e-faces,stratos & moss man beastmans fuzzy cousin! Who am I kidding I liked them all even klunky old ram-man👍🏻great video. Takes me back.

Thank you so much! 80s toys were awesome! Regards from Germany.

Great picks and video I need to do a similar one

Another great video cheers

I have to agree with Trap-Jaw. I would have swapped out some of the others on your list for Man-E-Faces, Buzz-Off and Mekanek. Also, I loved Ram-Man. Sure looking back the toy was pants quality, but he was my favourite character and therefore I didn't care at the time.

Strange how your mind works when you're a kid. I knew Faker was basically He-Man made with a different color plastic, but it didn't stop me thinking it was the coolest and most mysterious thing ever! Agree about Ram Man....he was just a wrong 'un.

*Good review!!!* 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I had number 10,2 and number one 😁 miss them all

In addition to Trap-Jaw, my other favorite was Webstor due to his grappling hook.

Totally agree with number one.

1. I never liked Ram-Mam. He felt cheap and had limited mobility. 2. Trap-jaw was my favorite figure. 3. I liked Tela, but not for her fighting skills. Meeow! 4. I could never find King Randor, but I wanted to collect him as a kid. I also never found Scare-Glow who I was sure was Skeletor's alter ego, or his cousin.

I wish I still had my Slime Pit.

Great list. I have Merman and Kobra Khan in my own top ten with many of those same figures.

Thanks for the upload! Just like so many others He-Man™ is by far the most epic toy line that side by side with the greatest cartoon episode story line show made the combo over the top compared to my other loves of G I Joe, Matchbox, LJN WWF figure line. The love of this series even tho it died at the end of the greatest toy decade ever 1980's my love has endured. I also appreciate you getting right to the point of your list no bs hijinx like most other like minded channels that specialized in our endeared toys but they shortly out themselves as ego driven motivated videos becoming more about the host than the alleged list. Great job BTW. I'm a sucker for Faker and Roboto myself.

Dude! Trap Jaw was my absolute favorite!

Great video mate! 👍 Trapjaw was my favorite too!

I'm surprised that Scare Glow didn't make the list.

Skeletor having battle armor makes more since than Heman

Webstor was my favorite, that spider-man action was the BEST!

Amazing!

I agree 100% with this list!!

Trap Jaw is #1. Beast Man shoulda been there as well and Evil Lynn..Clawful and Fisto... Overall the villains much kewler than the heroes

Interesting list.

Battle Armor He-Man and Skeletor are beautiful figures, those are for sure the best variant.

my personal list 1.) trap jaw....he was the best no doubt hands down 2.) cyclops or was it "triclops" i dun remember....he came with a massive green sword 3.) OG skeletor 4.) OG he man 5.) Roboto 6.) Man E faces 7.) the dude with the golden karate chop 8.) Faker 9.) Battle Armor he man 10.) i dun remember any He Man figure packaged with Battle Cat so if he was a stand alone figure....battle cat....if he doesn't count for the list being an "accessory" then replace him with battle armor skeletor.

TrapJaw, with ManEFaces, has the best legs of the toy line

It was always fun having Trap Jaw fight Roboto

Trap Jaw is still a great character in the 2000x line.

Well, I only agree with roughly 30% of your list, heh, but you've got some of my KEY favorites in there, as well! The grand & noble Battle Cat has a rather mundane origin: (Paraphrasing here and there, but the gist is factual.) Designer: (Regarding the Big Jim tiger) "What am I gonna do with this? I mean, c'mon, it's the size of a HORSE in relation to the figures!" Department head: "Well put a fuckin SADDLE on it, then!" True story.

Awesome video man

Just put those toys on the shelves again looks so much cooler than the basic Marvel and Star Wars and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stuff that’s out on the shelves today

😎👍🏿 great list and great 👍🏿 video

Great video

I agree with your rankings of trap jaw as best and ram man as worst, but I would have to throw in webstor and stratos somewhere. Two of my favorites!

Good list. There were so many great figures to choose from. I would've had Thunder Punch He-Man on there somewhere. Ram-Man was terrible as was Orko.

Its so hard to rank them because I do love most of the MOTU figures. But if I had to pick: 1) Trap Jaw - To me, he embodied everything that was great about the line. Had a fun gimmick, was creative, unique, and super fun to play with. 2) Modulok and Multi-Bot (TIE) - Basically the same gimmick and you could mix and match their parts. It was an endlessly entertaining gimmick. 3) Skeletor - He's my favorite character, so I'm biased. Skeletor is my boy. 4) Tung Lashor - Do you have any idea how much time I spent rolling his tongue in and out of his mouth? It was also a sweet looking figure, by far the best of the Snake Men. 5) Thunder Punch He-Man - The gimmick was awesome, and the name kind of made me connect it to Thundercats, so I had some fun with that. 6) Mosquitor - It was a toy with blood...all a growing boy needs! 7) Dragstor - I had a blast racing this guy against my Hot Wheels. There's a crossover for ya! 8) Moss Man and Stinkor (TIE) - The smell gimmick was hilarious to me as a kid, and for repaints, they turned out quite unique and fun 9) Battlecat - What it lacks in articulation, it makes up for in look and for completing He-Man's image. You can't have He-Man without Battlecat. 10) Jitsu - Cool looking figure and it used the gimmick a little better than his good guy counterpart.

I agree with Trap Jaw as #1. Best design.

Love the video since I graduated in 85' I didn't play with MOTU as a kid but do collect the OG and 200x series and have to give honorable mention to SCAREGLOW. The original as well as MOTU Classic are highly desired and commanding top $ on EBay.