Part of the fun (and indeed shame) of collecting Masters of the Universe Classics is that, to me, I assume it's like what most people view Star Wars as. I know most of the characters, but thanks to the multiple continuities and companion shows I may not recognize every character to get an episode or a comic book - Huntara is one of these that I only vaguely recall. I didn't see that much of the She-Ra cartoon, so this figure exists mostly on my shelf thanks to its own considerable merits. It's a nice figure with tons of new parts, plus it being purple means that it doesn't look like the rest of the shelf of mostly white women in short skirts. Instead it's a purple woman in a very short skirt.
The figure has less going on than some other figures in recent memory - your Mermistas, your Ninjors - but she does have a bonus weapon for Oo-Larr thanks to a clerical error that I am sure is in no way a cruel tease for any fan to get her and not this year's fine subscriber-only figure. The weapon is a little big for her hands, but you also get two laser sword weapons that are totally not green lightsabers with gold hilts. Nope. It's something else. Each one is a little bent thanks to the packaging, but you probably won't find this too troubling. Each sword fits in her hands with zero problem, and the clips sculpted into her back hold them well too. One is out a little further than the other, which should help prevent further bending when they're stowed back there. Nicely done, Mattel.
Many of the women in this line have a similar face, and this one is no exception - the expression and general feel is similar to the other ones, meaning it looks pretty good and all of the paint is on straight. That may sound like a minor feat, but I've got a lot of action figures and I can tell you that I've got more than a few figures in this scale that just don't look good, and it's nice to see a company consistently get decent skin coloring and clear, sharp eyes. There's a little extra eyeliner too giving her a bit of ancient civilization charm, which is an added bonus.
The costume is pretty good as well, and pretty sparse. A top is surrounded by blue chains, and the soft blue shoulder pads have blue trim and rivets on them. They're shiny, so it seems extra work went into them but it may not be obvious until you get uncomfortably close to them. The skirt is one of the shortest in the line, and has similar trim and rivets as well as a gold belt plus a black flap in the front. It probably has a better name and I don't know what it is. The boots are blue, and there's some gold on the arms. It's always kind of funny to see people in armor - but not that much armor - but with the swords you know she's probably more than capable of laying down the pain on She-Ra, or Hordak, or whoever. The level of sculpting is as good as anything else in the line, particularly since they did a nice job of hiding the pins in the ankle joints.
For the fans, this is an exciting figure. For those who may not know the franchise so well, it's still one of the higher quality figures in the line and it looks sufficiently different than the many other figures you no doubt have hanging around Castle Grayskull in your basement. The line lacks purple alien bounty hunters, so make up for this deficiency by buying this one - unless you just don't like how she looks. The figure feels like a higher-quality release than many of the others, so if you're on the fence let me nudge you toward saying yes to this one.
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