Masters of the Universe Revelation Evil-Lyn review

Masters of the Universe Revelation has its fans and critics, but even the biggest haters have to appreciate Evil-Lyn. She was one of the highlights of the series as she aligned with the heroes for the greater good. And Lena Headey providing the voice definitely didn’t hurt either.

Evil-Lyn had one of my favorite redesigns, which initially intrigued me on this wave. Well, that and the 30 points of articulation. Let’s see what this Masterverse Revelation Evil-Lynn can conjure up.

Packaging:  I like the blue packaging as it stands out on the shelves and is a different color scheme for MOTU.

I appreciate the nice large window to clearly see the figure and accessories. And I really appreciate Mattel mixing up the portraits for the side and rear portions of the package.

The bios for this line is quickly becoming one of my favorites. It’s done in a spoiler-free style that offers plenty of insight into the character.

It helps that the packaging doesn’t cram multiple languages allowing for lengthier text.

Likeness: Some of the redesigns are a little more over the top than others. Evil-Lyn’s represents a sensible evolution of her traditional attire.

Her skull tiara is intact and it frames a cruel head sculpt. It really does a phenomenal job of conveying Evil-Lyn getting set to whip up some devious spell. She’s dressed for warmer weather with a long, sleeveless jacket. I dig the fur collar as it still reflects the original figure’s design.

The jacket has some solid texturing. Her gauntlets are both longer and carry over onto her hand. It’s a nice visual.

Paint: For the most part, Evil-Lyn’s paintwork is good. There’s some sloppier elements to the figure — the left gauntlet and tiara have some overspray and the lining of the jacket is somewhat caked on — but it’s mostly well done.

Mattel took a page from Hot Toys and gave Evil-Lyn a different shade of red for the top and lower portions of her lips. Along with some very applied eye shadow, that adds a subtle evil demeanor to Evil-Lyn.

Scale: Revelation figures are on a 7″ scale, but it’s important to have some figures shorter and taller than each other. That wasn’t a hallmark of the original MOTU line, which prioritized part reuse over anything else in the early days. Evil-Lyn scales up just fine to He-Man. That’s not a situation where we want her taller than him.

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Articulation: Revelation figures feature 30 points of articulation easily making these the most poseable MOTU figures in my collection.

Evil-Lyn is more of a gesturing combatant and doesn’t really mix it up physically all that much.

The important thing for her figure was to be able to make some expressive poses with her wand and staff.

Masterverse Evil-Lyn has:

• neck
• ball-jointed shoulders
• bicep
• elbow (double-jointed)
• wrist
• wrist hinge
• torso
• waist
• hip
• thigh
• knee (double-jointed)
• ankle

Accessories:  Evil-Lyn has an impressive amount of accessories.

Per her alternate look in the cartoon, Evil-Lynn has a second head sculpt with her white hair flowing.

The hair is sculpted decently — some of the strands are a bit thicker than I’d like, but the expression is terrific and the paintjob is immaculate.

She has her smaller wand. I love how the points cradle the translucent purple globe.

Additionally, we get the elongated staff version of the wand for those instances where Evil-Lynn has to get more physical.

Evil-Lyn also has a satchel to carry her extra magic tricks and a certain spoiler.

Additionally, she has two alternate sets of hands — a matching gesturing left hand and a clutching right hand as well as a set of fists. That’s a nice amount of extras.

Worth it?  I got Evil-Lyn for $20, but she’s now available for $11. That’s a great price for a well-articulated figure with a good amount of accessories.

Rating: 10 out of 10

I really liked this figure and Mattel did a great job with this redesign and incorporating all the necessary accessories to deliver a stellar addition to the Revelation line.

Where to get it?  I grabbed Evil-Lyn at Target, but she’s also available at Walmart. Failing that, she’s easy to grab on Amazon, Target.com and Entertainment Earth.