Masters of the Universe Revelation She-Ra review

One of the biggest accomplishments of the 80s was getting boys into She-Ra: Princess of Power. She-Ra never felt like a “girl’s show” and instead was a cool He-Man spin-off that just so happened to feature more women than dudes. And it helped that She-Ra had great villains in Hordak and The Evil Horde.

With Mattel’s Mastervese line rolling along and adding more characters to the seven-inch scale Masters of the Universe line it seemed like a matter of time before She-Ra joined the party. I had every intention of buying her when she was revealed, but history taught me to wait it out a bit before actually picking her up. That paid off as I got this exquisite deluxe figure for under $10. Let’s see if even at that discounted rate, this version of She-Ra does indeed have the power.

Packaging:  The Masterverse Revelation line already stands out nicely on the shelf thanks to its dark blue color scheme and unique boxed showcase of the figures. Deluxe figures like She-Ra take up even more shelf space and are harder to miss while checking out the pegs.

The wide window allows for a clear look at all the accessories. I really love that Mattel includes two different portraits of the characters. She-Ra’s side panel features her powering up while the back shows her riding on Swiftwind.

Her bio breaks down her purpose though I wish there was some mention of the Evil Horde as her main adversaries.

Likeness:  I’m not sure if I like the slightly open mouth expression. It’s somewhat of a noncommittal expression where a mouth closed/neutral portrait would have been more versatile.

Especially with a second portrait available that could have been used for more of an intense ready for battle expression. I do like the flow of her hair and how her tiara frames her face without being too big or undersized.

She-Ra’s outfit really turned out well with the sculpted armor bits above her top and excellently detailed sculpted midsection and belt. She looks ready to take the fight to Hordak and his Evil Horde.

Paint: I don’t tend to have many paint problems with the Masterverse line. For the most part, Mattel has done solid work in ensuring spotty paint work is not a problem with the line. An occasional hiccup will happen from time to time, but it’s not like some other lines where I have to diligently check for bad paint applications.

She-Ra’s paintwork is consistent with other figures I’ve grabbed. There’s just a slight bit of overspray from her belt onto her skirt and that’s more from me trying to find something wrong rather than it being so obvious an issue.

The blend of white and gold works very nice contrasting well against the scarlet red cape. Mattel added a wash for her hair, which was appreciated in bringing out the details of the sculpt. Even the more precise work like the red gem in her tiara, the lipstick and the golden sections of her outfit came out very smoothly. Her bracelets also have some painted ornate detail in another nice touch.

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Scale: The Revelation line is a 7″ scale. In the cartoon, She-Ra was slightly shorter than He-Man and Bow so she should be looking up at Hordak as well.

Articulation: She-Ra has 30 points of articulation. I haven’t had too many issues with the articulation setup of the Revelation figures and She-Ra is just as fluid with her posing and movement as Evil-Lynn and Andra.

I really need to stop waiting around and finally add Teela to my collection too.

Masterverse She-Ra has:

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

Accessories: As a deluxe figure, She-Ra has more accessories than the standard figure with lots of display options.

I’ve got to start with her Sword of Protection. I really dig the blue gem in the center of the hilt. It’s got a cool translucent type of paint job to give it more of a magical look. The paintjob on my gem is a bit off though, which is a little disappointing.

She’s got an alternate head sculpt with a lowered mask covering her eyes and silver wings. I like the more serious expression here as well as this is more of a focused warrior version of She-Ra.

Along with the masked portrait is a longer cape with wider collar and shoulder pads. I love the ability to get two in one figures with this line and She-Ra is another great example of that versatility.

Additionally, She-Ra has swappable fists and her magic shield. The cartoon sword would also transform into her shield hence the gem in the center.

Worth it?  She-Ra started out at $32.99, but Target is clearancing this latest wave out, so I grabbed her for $7.99. It’s hard to beat that price for a deluxe figure in 2023.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

It was important for Mattel to knock out She-Ra’s figure and this one is very well executed take on one of the more important MOTU characters.

Where to get it?  I got She-Ra at Target, but you can grab her on Amazon.

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