Have never been a He-Man fan but do enjoy watching these videos to understand how the toy industry works.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I"m glad! Many of them to come too

Details like the care and detail on this character truly show when someone who really loves the brand and the history, not just the lore but the actual history of how the brand came to be, is behind these figures. Would be awesome if Origins did a Vykron but I'm not holding my breath.

@spectorcreative1872

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m all out of breath holding

I'm still really surprised by the push back on this figure. I really liked him and have 2 of the 3 versions still in box (missing the SDCC version). I thought the bio was good and really like how each version looked assembled. Thanks for adding him to the line and thanks for the video. Poo on the haters lol 😁👍

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it still boggles the mind

Once again a amazing video. nowTake a shot every time Scott says Brand see you all at the hospital

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be so wasted

@ZeroAnalogy

3 жыл бұрын

That's too easy. "Spector CREATIVE. Branding. Content. Retail Solutions." Pick some other word that doesn't describe his BRAND. [Hiccup.]

I love how much effort you put into getting fans what they want. I'm sorry it was never enough sometimes, but thanks to you, He-Man stayed fresh for years. Now we have He-Man everywhere and new shows coming out, etc .. I just want to say THANKS, from one fan to another.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I"m just glad fan have enjoyed! It was all done with love

Thanks big guy for another history. From the sledgemaster

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Always glad to get a comment from you

@jamesjustice4515

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 thanks young Spector and ur welcome

I never realized the He-Man concept had an actual weight scale attached to the design.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

And knowing is half the collecting

Thank goodness for Matty Collector at the time. And thank you for such an informative video. Never been a MotU collector, but damn this was interesting.

@marcacosta7594

3 жыл бұрын

Although I did have to get that sweet Stan Lee classic, and that dentist, Mo-Lar set. NIIIICE! Have a great holiday Guru!

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was so! Feel free to share with others

I like to think of Vykron as He-man's long lost father.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Sure why not!

This was my first classics figure! Couldn’t believe you guys made this! It was instantly a must have for me even back when I only knew the MOTU basics!

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I always enjoyed the vintage proto-type, box artwork based, and unproduced figures that were made in Classics and never understood why people would complain about these. It was fun to get the figures that we never got as a kid. But I was also a big fan of POP and New Adventure and getting a line where the figures all looked like they belonged together on a shelf.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

As long as people were enjoying in the long run. It is a very emotionally driven hobby

Very cool set and a nice homage to Roger Sweet.

@spectorcreative1872

2 жыл бұрын

I thought so too

And you were right, it is awesome!

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

Great upload as always Scott, thanks for keeping us action figure fans informed :-)

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

This looks great. Wish I had stumbled across it sooner

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you onboard

I liked the idea, but at the time I couldn't afford it. A few years ago I actually got it as a Christmas gift and had a hard time deciding on which version of him I'd have on display. I loved the description on the back too, that was awesome. Brutal way to go, but awesome. You also said in one of your other videos that you could use his base body for He-Ro II's second outfit, which is the cross harness with the barbarian briefs. So I decided to do that with mine. Its nice, but now I want another Vykron so I can display both.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

What an awesome gift!

@OzzieAstaroth

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Indeed it is, and so versatile.

Great video Scott😀👍

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Always glad to entertain!

I finally caught a video just minutes after the 5:00 AM release time. I didn't plan it nor did I set an alarm, I just happened to wake up on my own that early and looked at my phone.

@Canoby

3 жыл бұрын

Best July 3rd surprise ever

@ZeroAnalogy

3 жыл бұрын

@@Canoby Your statement was ambiguous. The meaning was more likely in reference the date, but in my mind could be corrupted to mean "my third surprise during the month of July, currently the best as I had not yet encountered a 4th surprise". My apologies. That's how my brain works. Damn it! I wasn't going to do a pun in comments section to this video and I just deconstructed a pun! But it was in reply to your comment and not the video directly. I'll consider this not a violation of my statement for no puns.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I should move the release time up or down?

@ZeroAnalogy

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 I don't know if that question was rhetorical? Your first video of the day is usually set at 5:00 AM PST release. You may on occasion have several releases in a day, case in point being the 9:00 AM PST release time for the "Scapegoat to Peg-Warmer" video (if I didn't botch that title). I'm just some kookie fan who actually is edutained watching your videos. I watch regardless of release time. There is no parasocial relationship here in which I as your audience member thives on your brief reply to my longly worded comment. [Chuckle.]

I love this guy - mainly as Vykron. His furry cape and axe are just so complimentary to the other barbarians in MOTUC. The other parts are fun and a great homage, but I never cared to display them. STILL, fun to have the option!

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

its incredible the dedication that goes into the SDCC exclusive, to see them at the second hand market at triple the price. Yes, I have a complaint against exclusive releases. awesome insight behind the world we love

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

All made with love too

Was there any figure in the entire line that the “fans” didn’t whine about

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Merman

@readysetgameover9977

3 жыл бұрын

That’s only because it’s hard to screw up a figure that the original creators already screwed up.

I learn alot from this

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Well glad to hear it! Feel free to pass the video to others online, it helps the channel a ton

I enjoyed them and thought it was awesome

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

still one of my favorites

Interesting. Can't remember off hand if I got this or not. Regardless, I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it. I'm glad ideas like this made it into the line.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! All made with love

I remember not caring for this figure either. Although,a lot of us at the time were always in suspense if the Motuc line would continue each year. So,for us to get a “non vintage” Motuc figure each SDCC,was frustrating. With that said, I did buy this figure and thought it was fun to mix and match.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I am big on mix and match fun

I think Vykron is cool. Nice way to get more sales packing it different ways. I bought all 3 versions. I even have a test shot/prototype of Vykron that I picked up years ago online. It's my only MOTU Classics testshot/prototype.

@spectorcreative1872

2 жыл бұрын

I thought so too

Yeah that’s a cool figure there’s always critics, we appreciate all your work

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was made with love

I’m kinda looking toward the future here but, how far to you plan to go with this director’s cut series? Just to the last figure you were involved with or do you think you’ll do some commentary on the Super 7 stuff? I ask because I enjoy this series. 🐸👍

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

Oh, one of the original belt concepts had big gems instead of just sphere halfs? Ideas fo a delux version right there.

@spectorcreative1872

2 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome

I was just bummed that mine came out of package with his loincloth sticking straight forward and he had brown paintsmudges on his upper legs. Loincloth's fine now, paint's still there. Been thinking of turning it in to scars and scar his body & arms to. Seems appropriate for a gladiator.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Very appropriate

I definitely am more supportive of SDCC exclusives being an alternate pack-outs or special packaging for something otherwise available at retail or via online retailers. I swore off SDCC exclusives after what Hasbro pulled in 2018 with their Transformers Power of the Primes exclusive. That year Hasbro used their lowest-RRP SKU (US$9.99, if I recall correctly) to sell the Prime Masters characters, marketing them to children as a "collect all 13" with your pocket-money type toy. And the first 7 of these Prime Masters were readily available at retail. The 8th was only available with a high-RRP SKU, but was still a retail product and even included a wall poster for children to track their progress assembling all the Primes. Then, at SDCC, Hasbro made the final 4 Prime Masters ONLY available in an exclusive "Throne of the Primes" boxed set - a product utterly unavailable to children (unless those children happen to attend SDCC or have their own eBay accounts to buy SDCC exclusives from scalpers.) It's one thing to make adult-collector product only available to the elite super-collector, but no brand manager should make a child-focused product so unobtainable to children.

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you there. If Hasbro was going to advertise all 13 Prime Masters, they shouldn’t have locked Amalgamous Prime, Nexus Prime, Prima, and the Thirteenth (had to check to see those characters’ names) behind a convention-exclusive paywall. Come to think of it, Hasbro tends to be kind of bad with exclusives nowadays. The Siege and Earthrise lines both suffered from incomplete sets of Seekers, with everyone after Starscream (and Thundercracker, if we’re talking Siege) being near-impossible to find exclusives. This wasn’t helped by Earthrise being released in 2020, aka the year where COVID made everything go screwy… including toy distribution. I’m still kicking myself for not getting that Thundercracker and Skywarp pack!

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

It is a hard thing to pull off. Finding just the right formula to make fans happy and not piss them off! Not to mention management and licensors!~

@ShatteredTrousers

3 жыл бұрын

@@EternityKingdomsHeadHonchoYou can say that again! Roughly 60% of the Earthrise range was sold exclusively as customised programs for various US-only retailers and the remaining 40% suffered badly from distribution issues caused by the current global health concern. The good news: A reissue of Earthrise Thundercracker and Skywarp is currently up for pre-order on Big Bad Toy Store, so we don't necessarily have to miss out on that particular two-pack. It might take a long time, but it will eventually arrive.

@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShatteredTrousers Ah. Don't have much experience with BBTS (I still prefer the magic of going into stores and either being impressed or disappointed with what's there), but I may look into it. The remaining 4 Prime Masters and the Optimus Primal they came with were also released as part of the main Power of the Primes line in Japan, so if you don't mind importing, chances are you could get all thirteen of them.

Due to a disability it is very difficult to change the armor on my classics I ended up getting 2 vykrons vykron and space ace because I wanted to display both

@spectorcreative1872

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the armor is not that easy to remove as intended

Hey young Spector, good morning. Hope u and family doing good

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

And to you

My only problem with Vykron was that I wanted three of him to have all three displayed at once, and at the time I could only afford the one.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a perfect formula at all, I totally get it.

How did you use Space Ace (video game name)? I like the figure offering as it is a call back to how the figure would have released with almost "in work" pieces that were only meant to be displayed and not played with.

@spectorcreative1872

2 жыл бұрын

Well we didn’t use space ace on package

Loved this set! I bought four of them: one for each "persona," and one to turn into "Post-Gygor-Defeat Vykron." Never got around to that last custom, and that's a good thing, because of the plans for the He-Ro II figure. As for the "fans," every fandom I belong to has gotten obscenely toxic in the last decade and a half. Every. Single. One. In the early days of the internet, it was all fun and supportive. Nowaways, to quote ol' Palpatine, "there is no civility, only politics." And extremism. And tantrums. And name-calling. And bullying. And threats. Yeesh . . . .

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I have found He-Man fans to be the most energetic of any fan base

@Beedo_Sookcool

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Congratulations! You have won the Understatement of the Year Award! 🤣

Is this the body you said could be used for Dare to re create his loincloth look?

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

yes!

Was there any concern about making the space design different enough that the Boba Fett influence wouldn't be a copyright issue?

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

We did talk about it, and yes. A big reason the "glass" was removed

I bought 3 to have one of each version. Still unopened. What would you do as an exclusive for the 40th anniversary?

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to do figures of the original creators but I don't think Mattel would go for that

@ElBlogiante

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 Just say Sweetor is an Evil Warrior.

I want these concepts to be introduced into canon as basically MOTU's equivalent of Marvel Thor's Warriors Three now- I know that wasn't an option during Classics but with all this new media being produced now we have that potential

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

It looks like in Revelations it may be!

Would it have been more timely if you had waited to release the video 2 weeks later? July was traditionally a heavy convention month with SDCC/CCI:SD closer to the third weekend rather than Anime Expo's earlier dates of the first weekend around the US Independence Day/July 4th Holiday.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Timely maybe, but I am going in release order for the figures and this set was next

@ZeroAnalogy

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 It was more of a musing for coincidence to occur rather than what had actually been scheduled.

the helmet in the barbarian was pretty silly looks like a upside down chalice

@gianluca.pastorelli

3 жыл бұрын

Real-life barbarians used anything to protect themselves from injury. Yes, even upside down chalices on their heads 😉

@ZeroAnalogy

3 жыл бұрын

@@gianluca.pastorelli How about a trophy cup?

@lordjubilus

3 жыл бұрын

@@gianluca.pastorelli not arguing with that kkkk but in the figure looks kinda silly

@gianluca.pastorelli

3 жыл бұрын

@@lordjubilus Fair enough 👍

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Well it was based on the design that Sweet did

So in order to integrate all three designs into the story, the just became Vykron's stage personas?

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda

23.4K 🥳

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Going for the gold!

Anyone remember what the price of the matty Club for motu?

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

I believe this was a 39.99 figure

Vykron needs his own video game where he is trying reclaim his gear, while fighting some sub-faction of the Horde on a world alien to him. I just want a point in the game where he's flying on a jetpack, laser gun in one hand, axe in the other.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

I had no idea vykron, in turn he-man, was modeled after Arnold!

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

In a way as a "standard"

@mannaandmonsters

3 жыл бұрын

@@spectorcreative1872 that’s so cool! And it’s come full circle with Super 7’s ULTIMATES Conan on the MOTUC buck

So Vykron defeated the Gobots Destroyer, it's canon.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly

Scott, no pun this time, but a metaphor instead. You had your hands in your pockets blocking access to the puns and so I didn't feel like getting caught picking them. To leave no ambiguity, picking your pockets for puns, not your hands. [Although, you could have been clenching onto the puns tightly while your hand were in the pockets?] ...

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Well played

Space ace? Isn’t a video game name like that ?

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Probably.

I could see an Instinctive "WTF is this."... or a "Couldn't they at least add a 'Wig' for a plain look." but after 2.5 seconds one recognizes the limits of the tooling and that a full costume swap in scale would likely demand full replacement Limbs I imagine had the "Male Barbie" play factor been embraced the Snap on/Front only Armor(s) would would have been the model/style used

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, those are exactly the limits

quite a year for an S.D.C.C.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

That it was

Tank top is the best in my opinion that should have been a figure at some point in the original line but alas no dice.

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Alas indeed

How fitting that a man who stole all the creators' credit wasn't allowed to be credited on a box :D :D

@spectorcreative1872

3 жыл бұрын

Irony is now without a sense of toys