Random Toy Pic :: Masters, Prepare for Battle!

Trying to get a bit more organized with my toys that aren't on display, and gathered together a bunch of MOTU figures that for some reason haven't been stored with my main MOTU collection yet. Zodac and Trap-Jaw (you can see the top of his head above He-Man) are actually the re-releases from around 2000. The rest are original MOTU figures from flea market finds over the past few years. And even with a handful of floppy limbs, they all stand surprisingly well!

Extendar, Roboto, Horde Trooper, Grizzlor, and even Battle Cat are all figures I did not own as a child. You can see a bit of Clawful too in the right lower corner - he was one of my childhood favorites and one I did own and love.

Clawful :: Crableg Variant Edition

Clawful is one of my favorite MOTU characters of all time. Why I don't have the MOTUC version is beyond me. Well, actually I've attempted to get him a couple times, and the stars mis-align to keep him out of my grasp every time. A story for another time however...today let's look at an original Clawful that I was able to net!

This is the leg variant version of Clawful, with different legs than the standard Clawful (of which I own the early 2000s re-release.)

The other version I own has Skeletor legs, but this version has Buzz-Off legs. Not sure how these variants were released, what numbers they appeared in, or if either is more valuable than the other. I do know that this version has crossed my path far less than the other version, so I would say this one is the harder to find of the two.

I won this Clawful, complete with his green mace, off of the Pop Pop, It's Trash Culture blog a couple months back. It's nice to have an actual original Clawful again, since he was a childhood favorite. I can now add this original MOTU Clawful leg variant to my collection that consists of the Clawful re-release and my Fuerza T Destructor.

Clawful was a pretty foolish individual in the cartoon, but I always saw him as a formidable sea-based foe for the Masters. And the fact that he did not speak with a Maine accent is a massive missed opportunity in my opinion.

Clawful was one of the last MOTU figures I got as a child before I grew out of the toyline, and I think that also has an affect on his nostalgia factor for me.

Random Toy Pic :: Mi Familia

Love child, never meant to be
Love child, scorned by society
Love child, always second best
Love child, different from the rest

Clawful - he's awful...cool!

Clawful is one of the coolest MOTU ever. He was one of my faves from my childhood...from which I have zero original figures. I sold them all to one of my Dad's coworkers for her kid, which was cool because I'm sure I spent the money on Transformers and stuff like that. I hope that kid got as much joy from the figures and playsets that I did. Hey buddy, if your Mom worked at Menlove Dodge/Toyota in the eighties and she came home with a pile of MOTU...you're welcome ;)

True to form, I have re-aquisitioned many original MOTU in my adulthood, including most of the re-releases from a few years back.

This here Clawful is one of those re-releases, in all his pinching glory.

What isn't cool about a lobster man with a huge pinching claw? Seriously - that's a real short list.