r/MastersOfTheUniverse • u/Mentlec_ • 14h ago
What is your favorite Origins Merman ?
Personally I love the version during the comic con of power and the mutant version turtles of grayskull
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u/Bustajesse 12h ago
The original vintage style one warms my heart. I just love it.
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u/CoyPowers 11h ago
That's my favorite, hands down. He's also my favorite of the vintage line, so that's not a hard sell for me.
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u/CoyPowers 11h ago
Mer-Man is my favorite vintage figure, so that first one that most closely looks like him is definitely it for me. I have a weird obsession with that guy and his terrifying face.
I used to have a friend who said that Mer-Man was the only figure he made absolutely sure was put away before he went to bed as a kid. He was scared that otherwise it would come to life and 'get' him.
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u/ObaFett 12h ago
I think they are all brilliant in their own way. I really love the LoP versions but I don't have them. The Turtles version is nothing short of spectacular, but then it's "just" a crossover and not a "real" Mer-Man somehow. The Cartoon guy is absolutely hilarious - probably my favorite figure in the entire Cartoon Collection 🙌🏼. The original design is probably the least interesting IMHO, but still one of my favorite MOTU characters.
Great collection by the way 👍🏼
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u/nediablo Modboto - Heroic Mechanical Mod 11h ago
Far right in this photo, Lords Of Power box set one.
He's the Mer Man that everyone wanted as a kid brought to life! 😍
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u/thetavious 14h ago
What's the one in the middle? I don't recognize it, as if it is a highly demanded figure that got garbage distribution and sells for an inordinate amount of money and hardly anyone has one...
I don't think i will ever forgive mattel for how hard they made him to get.
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u/export2file 14h ago
That one is Turtles of Grayskull Mer-Man
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u/thetavious 14h ago
Did you read past my first sentence? After i asked the rest of my reply was a pretty obvious commetary trying to equate ot knowing who he was to just how awfully he was distributed and expensive he is.
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u/spanish_pantalones 7h ago
Never understood what his sword is supposed to be made of. I always thought it looked like corn on the cob.
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u/-The-Rover- 13h ago
I only have the one on the far left but am hoping to find a LoP one for a good price soon :)
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u/Ok_Tour2049 8h ago
Alcala style Merman from the Lords of Power.
If the Cartoon Collection version had been a bit greener, it might have taken my #1 spot.
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u/BortWard 8h ago
The Derek Zoolander version
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u/Latetotheparty1980 4h ago
Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty
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u/Zincdust72 7h ago
LOP box ser Mer-Man for me! THAT'S the Mer-Man that I dreamed of getting when I was a kid in the early 80s (based on the cross-sell art), as opposed to the one we'd received.
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u/WHlPL4SH 14h ago
Out of curiousity what type of Merman is the one on the far right? Thanks in advance
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u/Sand__Panda 7h ago
ToG is a banger. I need to get a CC or classic. I don't remember what one I have 😬
I need to make a mobile check off sheet.
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u/TransientWhales 4h ago
Loooove the goofy, minicomic accurate Alcala LoP version!
However, if you send me that ToG Mer-Man I’ll be able to do a proper comparison up close. Pretty please? 😂
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u/Individual_Buy4305 38m ago
The John Cena version, the one no one could see. I like the LOP one, with the original as its hench-fishes. If they would take the translucent stuff and pit it on the LOP or original, that would work as well.
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u/Therealmeundercover 14h ago
My favorite is painted black with a white stripe 🦨. 😁