Masters of the Universe Masterverse Revelations Sorceress review

It was a good thought that I wasn’t going to get completely sucked into the Masters of the Universe Masterverse line. Wiith each passing wave my resolve diminished a little bit further to the point where now I know I’m likely going to get most, if not all of the latest wave. It’s more a matter of time. For The Sorceress, that time happened sooner than expected when Target hit the everything must go red marker and slashed most of its current product to 50% off.

That meant this latest updated of Sorceress came in at just over $10. A high-quality seven-inch figure for under $15? Sign me up.

I’m sticking very selective with which aspects of the Revelation series I’m incorporating into my figure universe, but if nothing else the designs look great. Mattel has done a fantastic job of tweaking the classic designs while avoiding a wholesale modernization.

Sorceress is another where the smart updates make sense without being too distracting. Let’s call in Zoar and see if this latest version of Sorceress was worth adding to the collection.

Packaging:  At SDCC’23, we saw Mattel making the shift to using less plastic in their packaging while Hasbro reverts to its old-style presentation. I did appreciate the look of the Masterverse packaging with the unique angular cut of the box, the stark blue color scheme and the showcase of the figure and all the accessories.

I really love the artwork on these figures and that Mattel used two drawings instead of just repeating the side image on the back. The bios have been perfect, very effectively telling the character story as how they pertain to the Revelation storyline.

It’s the kind of attention to detail that’s lacking in most lines so I always feel it’s necessary to praise Mattel for their work both here and their WWE lines.

Likeness:  Revelation wasn’t about drastically changing the look of the character. Instead, just making a few tweaks and changes without ruining the classic aesthetic.

Her head sculpt is stellar, still capturing that falcon cowl setup as the mouth section reveals her face. I’m wondering if Mattel could have made the falcon cowl a tad larger based on some of the reference art.

Mattel smartly went with a neutral expression for Sorceress with somewhat larger, inquisitive eyes that almost convey she’s seeking some still mysterious answer of a new threat in Eternia. So far the head sculpts in the line have been really good and Sorceress is another strong example of that trend.

Another slight tweak is Sorceress’ cloak no longer has the Black Bolt/Banshee under the arms wing treatment. Now she’s wearing it more like a cape with a clasp at the center to connect it as it drapes over her shoulders. This also has the benefit of adding a bit more color and breaking up the blue and white heavy visual.

Sorceress’ biggest change is she’s wearing a dress instead of shorts. I’m as classic skewing as the next guy resistant to change, but this redesign makes sense for someone stuck in a cold, presumably dank castle 24/7.

The dress just continues on from her bird underbelly style top making for a smooth transition. I actually like that all of the “feathers” aren’t sculpted with just enough to provide the general idea.

This suggests more of that cartoon look. For those who still like seeing a little Sorceress leg, the dress has two significant slits in the front no doubt to aid articulation and seated poses.

She’s still got the furry boots, with well-sculpted detail on the fur sections.

Mattel opted to give Sorceress a removable cloth cape, which is connected via the clasp and four elastic hoops you slide the arms through to keep in place. This does dinge the show accuracy down somewhat as the inner portion of the cape featured orange feathers down to the waist section.

This is one of those compromises where losing some accuracy is fine. The orange section does carry through correctly on the outer portion of the cape however.

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Paint: Mattel hasn’t had many problems with this line and the same is true with Sorceress besides some very minor elements.

The left side of her falcon cowl is missing some orange paint and there’s just a bit of fuzziness as the blue and white converge along her neckline.

Otherwise, Sorceress’ paintjob is stellar particularly with her face and the boot transitions from the white fur tips to the blue.

Scale: At 7″, the Revelation line doesn’t really play well with many other lines, but at the rate Mattel is going it’ll be a perfectly fine self-contained line all on its own.

Articulation: Sorceress’ main role is to guard Castle Grayskull and she’s not pulling a sword out and bashing the Snake Men, the Horde or Skeletor’s goons with her staff.

She’s a distance fighter so while she’s got the usual 30 points of articulation, they’re not as essential for her compared to some other figures.

She is able to strike some fun poses in defending Grayskull. The harder outer shell does prevent her from sitting, which seems like a significant oversight considering that’s her typical position in the show.

Masterverse Revelation Sorceress has:

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

Accessories: Mattel doesn’t skimp on accessories for the figures provided everything that’s needed based on their show appearance from Revelations. Sorceress doesn’t have a plentiful assortment of options though, yet Mattel delivered on her included gear.

Naturally her most prominent accessory is her staff. It’s very nicely done with an impressively elaborate falcon with wings spread at the top.

From the wings and feathers, Mattel really went all out to make the staff look as strong as possible. It’s done in a vibrant white matching up to her color scheme nicely.

Her only other accessory is a pair of swappable gesturing hands. These are useful when Sorceress needs to conjure a spell and a welcome accessory option beyond staff holding hands.

Clearly the biggest obvious missing inclusion is Zoar, though it’s been a while and I don’t remember if Sorceress actually transformed into Zoar during Revelation. This would provide Mattel with an out in that instance.

Worth it?  Like I said, I was able to nab Sorceress for $10.99 instead of $21.99. I don’t hate the original price, but clearly being able to get the figure for half off is an outstanding deal and she’s easily worth $12 after taxes.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Sorceress has a great head sculpt and her outer cloak allows for some good posing, but it’d be great if her gown was cloth as well. Still, this is a useful and necessary figure for any MOTU collection.

Where to get it?  Obviously if you can find her at Target get her from there, but she’s also available at Amazon.

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