Mattel Turtles of Grayskull Masters of the Universe x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Metal-Boto Action Figure Mattel, 2024
Day #2,809: January 16, 2025
Metal-Boto Target Exclusive Build-a-figure for 2024
Turtles of Grayskull Masters of the Universe x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figure
Item No.: Asst. HVJ62 No. n/a Manufacturer:Mattel Includes:2 wrist adapters, alternate hand, radar dish, blue axe, blue claw, gold shell, removable gold panel, and all the parts to make up his body and limbs Action Feature:Rotate waist to move gears in chest and to make his mouth flap move up and down Retail:Free or $99.95 Availability:November 2024 Other: Parts come with Mouse-Jaw, Sla'ker, Splinter-skull, and 2-Bopsteady
Despite most of his figural components going on clearance, Metal-Boto seems to be popular on eBay - that's the only place you can buy him fully assembled. He was made out of parts from four Target exclusives, most of which were quite large or packed with accessories. $100 for 5 figures is nothing too special, but given the amount of gear and stuff in the box? I don't feel we got a bad deal here.
I don't know if the line is ending this year, but it seems to be winding down a bit with a pivot to the inclusion of the Snake Men,
The figure itself seems to be an entirely new chunk of molds, with accessories that seem almost entirely new. The blue axe and claw that came with Mouse-Jaw [FOTD #2,677] seem to be the same as Roboto's, in new colors. It's pretty amazing, as this line thrives on new molds and I assumed they could easy do a build-a-figure with existing parts had they selected a different character. He has feet with two robot toes, hands with three robot fingers, tons of sockets to mount his extra gear, a removable shell shield, a removable green chest to reveal his gear guts behind a clear window, and a moving red jaw in front of his regular silver mouth.
Articulation is bigger than the typical 5 1/2 - but a smidgen over 6-inch - build, and almost everything seems to pop off other than the waist. The wrists, the shoulders, the shins, you can really take this guy apart (or put him together) if you like. The gold, green, silver, blue, and red figure isn't exactly a complete match for either Roboto or Metalhead, but it's probably close enough that you'll look at it and go "yeah, I get what you were doing, Mattel." He stands well, and due to the bulkiness, the arms stick out a little bit. This is typical for these figures.
The shells are removable on both sides, giving you a shield or a visible window to his guts. You can pop his wrists off and replace them with adapters for a claw, axe, radar fish, or another kind of arm - or plug those items in his back, shoulders, or forearms. Why you would want to do that, I don't know, but it's good that they can go somewhere. He can also use the gear from the various other Roboto or Trap-Jaw compatible figures.
He's fun - by retaining the look for a robotic TMNT figure, the mechanism of Roboto, and the articulation expected of most modern figures, I don't think anyone's going to be disappointed by this guy. There are a lot of actual toy features like the swappable hands and gear galore, making it a highlight of Mattel's entire MOTU revival. There's not too much detail, it's not too goofy, and while tall, I don't think you're going to take too much of an issue with his considerable plastic might.
If you got Turtles of Grayskull on the cheap - certainly, Mouse-Jaw and Sla'ker were on clearance, Splinter-Skull was on sale, and as of my writing this 2-Bopsteady is pretty new, you're going to love this guy as a "freebie." I'd say it's worth tracking them all down for a reasonable price just to put Metal-Boto together. It's also a great choice of figure - the character is portrayed as being built from spare parts, so if you had most of him and slapped on parts from another figure to fill the gaps, it might look acceptable. (You'll need the head and the torso, of course.) Also he's not a major player in the mini-comics, so if you miss him, that's also OK. It's just a nice prize for completing the collection at Target in 2024, and I think this is something other toy companies should incorporate in their exclusive product programs.
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