In the original Mattel Masters of the Universe toyline, Battle Armor He-Man and Battel Amor Skeletor, released in Wave 3 in 1984, were the first new versions of He-Man and Skeletor since the first wave in 1981. New versions continued in successive waves with Thunder Punch He-Man, Flying Fists He-Man and Laser Power He-Man. Plus Dragon Blaster Skeletor, Terror Claws Skeletor and Laser Light Skeletor. But the Battle Armor is arguably the most iconic.
Battle Damage Play Feature[]
In the original Battle Armor He-Man and Skeletor figures, the play feature was a rolling drum inside the action figure, that would show "Battle Damage". He-Man and Skeletor punch each other and you can see the damage. The rolling drum mechanism required the Battle Armor to be bulky.
Battle Armor He-Man has shown up in subsequent toylines like Classics, Masterverse and Origins. But in the newer toylines, they have made the battle damage modular instead of a play feature that limits options for the action figure. You take off the H-Symbol and replace it with a battle damaged H-Symbol.
In Masters of the Universe: Revolution, (where He-Man is even wearing the Battle Armor in the poster for this Netflix show) the scene where He-Man wears the armor, the armor takes damage, and the ejects the damaged H-Symbol piece and replaces it with a fresh one.
Iconic[]
Not only has every regular Mattel toyline done Battle Armor He-Man, so so has most of the oddball toylines. Motu Minis, Eternia Minis, Loyal Subjects, and more.
Characters with Battel Armor[]
- He-Man - countless times.
- Skeletor - several times.
- Faker - in DC Universe Vs MOTU Classics
- “Macho Man” Randy Savage - Master of Macho Madness! - Wave 2 figure in Masters of the WWE Universe
- “Rowdy” Roddy Piper - Evil Hot Rod! - Wave 6 figure in Masters of the WWE Universe
Flying Fists Armor[]
- He-Man - multiple times
- Valiant Tina - Comic character from DC Multiverse #6, Dark Horse Masterverse #4
- Hulk Hogan - Immortal Herald of Hulkamania! - figure comes with Rattlesnake Mountain Ring
- Michelangelo figure in Turtles of Grayskull
Battle Armor Gallery[]
He-Man[]
Skeletor[]
Others[]
