Why Bubble Power She-Ra? A minority of you will say "Why not?" but a lot of people will find her a curious choice for a male-oriented collectible action figure line on numerous levels, from her non-functioning (but spinning) bubble blower to a headdress that's beyond ridiculous. Her release coincided with Swift Wind, and this is in part because the very first She-Ra figure Mattel put out in this line couldn't straddle the horse. This is effectively She-Ra 2.0, and Mattel designed her with a removable "bubble" dress and a swappable head so you could mix and match parts between this She-Ra and the original release to sort of make an "ultimate" She-Ra figure for any occasion. And of course the gear could fit on the original body.
Just under 7-inches tall, Bubble Power She-Ra is something of a bizarre miracle in that it translated a doll to the world of collectible action figures while retaining numerous trappings of the source material. While the rooted hair has been replaced by flowing plastic locks, a bronze metallic comb/axe accessory remains. A bizarre lenticular mask functions as a sort of a pink disguise and also one of those collars to keep her from biting her leg after surgery, I'm guessing.
The figure had numerous changes made over the previous She-Ra, like a whiter dress and newly-sculpted vambraces and greaves. If you take a good look at her forearms and shins, you'll see the armor has a lot more in the way of sculpted detail. Heck, her dress has been redone too with a new belt and a slightly different pattern over her torso. Hips have been given a greater range of movement, and the head sculpt lacks the hole found in the original release. If you can get beyond the pink bits, it's largely a prettier figure and likely the one you'll prefer.
Due to the nature of the costume, this figure sits squarely between "essential upgrade" and "skippable and superfluous." You'll want her for the enhanced articulation and superior sculpt, but what you'll probably do is give her an original She-Ra's head and accessories while dumping the head in a box somewhere. I applaud Mattel for making this an add-on, not part of the main subscription for this toy line, because not everybody would probably be dying to get her. She goes for roughly her original retail price, so I wouldn't say skip her unless you just don't like the outfit. And I assume that covers most of you. This figure shows a lot of subtle refinement in how these figures were made over a few short years, but how many people are collecting this line for new versions of She-Ra? (Having said that, I'd probably still be down for one or two more if they are engineered as well as this one or have cool and weird bonus accessories.)
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