As much as my nostalgic obsessions tend to focus on witchy villain or strong hero characters, another powerful archetype for my childhood fascinations is the maternal character. These are rarely costumed characters and rarely ever get merchandised. But when they do, they are special. Queen Marlena is a quintessential example. As the mother of the most powerful man and woman in the universe, as well as the Queen of Eternia alongside King Randor, she was a constant voice of reason in my adolescent TV viewing. What I never expected, of course, was the events that unfolded in the infamous He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special where Queen Marlena was revealed an astronaut from Earth that was stranded on Eternia. I both loved and hated this development. I loved the new unique history of the character, but I having Earth be mentioned took me out of the fantasy (similar to the live action film). I was extremely happy to get Marlena included in this Altaya figurine line. Let's check her out below!
These figurines are made of a lightweight plastic. Their stands are even hollow.
They each come in a bubble-card on (pretty flimsy) cardboard. The cardback is essentially featureless.
The figure comes in a large polybag with a comic-sized magazine.
Queen Marlena's hubby Randor was also released in this Altaya figurine line.
Time for a Comparison Pic!
Here is Queen Marlena with her 2011 MOTUC figure.
Cheers!
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