Well, it certainly has been a marathon of new Masters of the Universe Classics previews over the past week. In fact, there have been so many that we had to go expanded coverage and bring you something for Saturday. It is only early October but with this feature, we are going to wrap-up our coverage of the impressive Club 200X with evil Prahvus. Coming in December, this guy has been causing havoc all over Eternia for centuries.
So, I have been singing the praises of just how well the Club 200X figures have turned out. Starting with Callix in July, and continuing with Evilseed, Chooblah, Ceratus, and Veena, there is not one weak link in this entire line-up. I am happy to report that Prahvus has arrived and he keeps the streak alive, making Club 200X the strongest overall subscription since the line’s inception. I realize that is a strong statement, but in terms of pure quality of figures, I think this group sneaks past the 2009 Club Eternia offering to the top of the heap.
Based off of character design, it has been easy to see that Prahvus would make for a great action figure ever since he debuted on the MYP cartoon so long ago. Sure, it took until the last month of 2015, but we finally have this independent Eternian scourge. Overall, his figure has been adapted quite well, and there are no production flaws to speak of, but in a subscription this strong, it is still easy to get overshadowed. Prahvus holds his own though, and if you are like me, you are always up for more bad guys.
If Prahvus has anything kind of going against him it is that, on a quick glance, he is pretty monochromatic. On top of that, he is mostly bathed in dark colors, so that has a tendency to obscure subtle details, but you know that the Four Horsemen are well aware of that and as expected, they have done a lot to give Prahvus some extra details to help him stand out. Built mostly on the standard MOTUC body, most of the added details come in the new parts to help build his unique boots, cape, loincloth and right gauntlet, not to even speak of his VERY distinctive dome. That is the thing about 200X, it does not easily lend itself to the Classics style, so by virtue, those characters get a lot of new parts.
So, let’s start with the bottom and make our way up. I mentioned that Prahvus has new and distinctive boot, but that is only really half true. The actual boots are the standard He-Man boots with a new cuff on top of them. These are in a dark matte grey, but they are actually a different color from Prahvus’ flesh, even though they look to be very similar. His loincloth is very distinct triangle pattern that matches the cape. The belt has a small shock of red around the sides of the waist.
Prahvus keeps the asymmetrical theme of the 200X going with one completely bare arm, and the other with a cool new glove. He wields a pretty hefty mace, so like a Major League slugger, it is good to wear a glove whilst swinging stuff around. His cape is definitely his most eye-catching piece of clothing and while the cape itself matches that loincloth in color and pattern, it is the giant skull piece on his shoulder that will really get your attention. It is large and imposing and matches the boots in terms of color and finish. I am not sure what animal it used to be, but as mean as it looks, I am sure Prahvus did not break a sweat in slaying it for an adornment.
For all of that, though, Prahvus’ head is what is going to get your attention right away. His face and ears have an almost bovine quality to them, but is outrageous horns would make even the boldest Master think twice before taking a run at him. Those horns, along with his face and upper body are adorned in geometric blue tattoos that help break up his grey skin. I thought maybe they would glow in the dark like Zodak’s ink, but it was not to be. Finally, Prahvus has a goatee that looks oddly like the proboscis of a butterfly. I am sure this is not used to slurp up sunny dew and is just more of a ridiculous fashion, but I cannot decide if I like it or not.
Prahvus also comes with two accessories: the aforementioned mace, and a magic lamp. I believe this is the first MOTUC figure that comes with his own house/play set as the lamp is where he was imprisoned for centuries. His mace is all new and I really like the copper color of it — I think that is a very underused color in this line, so it is nice to see it here. Like the rest of the 200X sub figures, everything with the accessories is all-new.
Well, I guess if I have to give a complaint about the 200X subscription is that, well, it is now over. I really hope that Mattel follows this subscription with the same mindset applied to the 2016 Club Eternia roster and delivers a perfect quality run. Prahvus wraps this year up nicely and even though 2015 was all about completing the vintage, 200X fans have to be elated over everything that has been provided this year. So that brings us to the end of our current run of figure previews and we only have Dragstor, Dare, and the laser figures to bring for the rest of the year. Thanks for hanging with us, this has been a fun and diverse group, so the next few months will be pretty packed.
*Thanks again to Mattel for sending along this early copy of Prahvus.
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