Masters of the Universe Revelation King Grayskull review

I appreciate Mattel’s efforts to diversify the Masters of the Universe line. There’s no better indicator than the man Prince Adam evokes to transform into He-Man actually being a black man. This was a nice addition to the mythos by providing some historic context to the saga.

While I didn’t dig the Revelation show, I have really enjoyed the new Masterverse style character designs and going old school in creating backstories for characters that old had minimal screen time in the show. I’m envisioning King Grayskull going on a ton of adventures with my Revelation figures. Let’s see if this is a figure worthy of a king.

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. King Grayskull is a deluxe figure, so his box is expanded, which takes up more shelf space and draws more attention.

The wide window allows for a clear look at all the accessories and to check for any paint flaws, which thankfully hasn’t been a big problem for this line so far. On the right side there’s a nice portrait of the king in a calm, serene moment.

With the rear package, Mattel displays a very cool action shot of King Grayskull merging the Power Sword. His bio is also well done showing that Mattel really puts a premium on that aspect of figures beyond just the WWE line.

Likeness: King Grayskull does not look like the heroic ruler to be trifled with. He’s got an intense head sculpt that captures him fully ready to charge into battle. His intricate dreadlocks are tied into three braids.

His battle harness is smaller than He-Man’s giving the appearance that he’s got a bigger, more developed chest. This is the standard MOTU body, but the color choices make it stand out.

Maybe the main reason King Grayskull gets the deluxe treatment is because of his massive cloth cape. It’s got the furry section that once you puff up properly rests up around the shoulders. The rest of the cape just flows outward with the shredded edges giving it the appearance of a well-worn battle tested cape. It gives King Grayskull a true majesty appearance.

Paint: King Grayskull’s paint job is about 95% pristine. The red ties for his braids are a little sloppy with some red coming over onto the hair section. The rest is solid. I like the creamsicle-like color of his boot cuffs and loincloth although a touch of a darker orange or brown would have further brought out the sculpted details.

I would have thought the dark orange and gold for the bracelets and belt would blend too closely with King Grayskull’s skin tone, but it actually looks good.

Scale: The Revelation line is a 7″ scale so they’re taller than the Masters of the Universe Classics figures. King Grayskull isn’t teaming with the Masters, so his height isn’t really that important.

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Articulation: King Grayskull has 30 points of articulation. I haven’t had too many issues with the articulation setup of the Revelation figures beyond wishing the foot/ankle were strong enough to hold running or one leg up poses longer.

Masterverse King Grayskull has:

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

Accessories: King Grayskull comes with slightly more figures than the standard release.

He’s got his shield, which features a really nice gold inner circle that spotlights the red emblem. I wish the silver outer portion had a bit of a wash to make it look more dated and less pristine though.

He comes with two swords — one with a golden hilt and the other with a purple hilt for his version of the Sword of Power.

The swords are not identical with unique sculpting on all levels from the hilt to the cross guard to the blades themselves. That’s a nice touch and provides whoever you envision as King Greyskull’s main rival to have a sword of his own.

Like most figures, King Grayskull comes with swappable hands. In this case it’s a right fist and open palm left hand.

Finally, he’s also got a neutral portrait. That should be the norm whenever the default head is so expressive. This allows King Grayskull to be far more versatile in terms of posing.

Worth it?  As a deluxe figure, King Grayskull’s price tag is regularly $32.99. I don’t see the extra $11 worth of value here compared to a standard figure. Fortunately waiting for the holiday sales paid off as I was able to get KG for $16.49. Holiday sales are the best provided the items you want are still in stock!

Rating: 10 out of 10

King Grayskull is a terrific addition to the Revelation line with great accessories that put him over the top to make him worthy of the deluxe designation especially at a discounted price point.

Where to get it?  I got King Grayskull at Target, but you can grab him on Amazon.

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