Announced at SDCC, the Thundercats line from Mattel is battling with the Filmation MOTUC sub for my top spot of upcoming Matty figures. The line is coming next year but the Four Horsemen are already tweaking the look of Lion-O to better represent the original cartoon.
Most notably the hair has been tamed a bit, the face calmed, and the paints are toned down and more subtle. All of which I’m digging, especially the paint. It wasn’t until this change that I realized the original proto’s color separations were a little harsh. I like this much better.
Remember the Lion-O we showed at Comic Con this year? We loved him and you loved him too, but after hearing from the fans and doing a little thinking we decided to take a trip back to the sculpting table to make him a little more cartoon-esque.
Per the Four Horsemen: “Between the sculpting and paint there were a lot of changes, but we feel like it was well worth it! The figure looks much more animation accurate, and it fits the look of the rest of the figures much better.”
I thought he was pretty breathtaking before but now? Thundercats hooo, indeed.
For reference, here’s the original prototype…
Side by side…
