Willa was a regular recurring character in the original 1980's ThunderCats cartoon. I used to watch this show with feverish regularity, but somehow I have zero memories of Willa or her band of Warrior Maidens. I suppose I was too distracted by the outlandishly fantastic character designs of all the Cats and Mutants to commit the human-looking characters to memory. But Willa appeared in thirteen episodes, and she led a band of female treetop warriors who were fierce fighters and skilled archers. In any other environment, I would have been absolutely obsessed with her. But lined up against felinoid aliens, ancient mummies, and robotic teddy bears, her awesomeness was unfortunately diluted. One of my favorite things about modern toy collecting is that I am often exposed to these cool characters from the past that I had overlooked. Now when I watch the old cartoons I can't believe I ever ignored her. I'm also excited for Willa's younger sister, Nayda, due later this year. Let's check out Willa below!
Will comes with two heads, nine hands, a bow, a quiver with (sculpted) arrows, two loose arrows, a dagger, and Bushy the treetop spider.
Time for a Comparison Pic!
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