I have a love/hate relationship with repaints. I'm a sucker for variations, but I often feel taken advantage of as a collector. I've had depressing shelves full of multicolored Batmen and have vowed to seriously question such future ventures. This beautiful lady, however, is welcomed with open arms. I think there are three good reasons for this; 1) She looks great, 2.) She looks very different from the existing MOTUC Sorceress, and 3.) The variation makes sense. The Temple of Darkness was a mini-comic packaged with Tri-Clops and Webstor in 1984 in which the Sorceress appeared in all-white. And it's just an added bonus that she kind of resembles the Sorceress from the Masters of the Universe live-action film now. Mattel did a great job adding little details to avoid a boring monochromatic figure. There are subtle gray variations between her cowl, sleeves, and bodice; a nice wash on the textured parts of her outfit (feathers and fur). The clear wings and pearlized staff just top it all off.
She has a new Bio from the original.. check it out.
There was a big deal made about her boots. They were swapped out for Teela's boots to give her some added variation.
She came with a Stand for the Power Orb that came with King Grayskull
Click on the pciture below to read the entire Temple of Darkness minicomic on he-man.org
Time for some Comparison Pics!
Cheers!
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