One of my favorite things to arise from the modern Masters of the Universe stories was the introduction of Despara. While not a wholly new concept, the name and costume of this character are a welcome reimaging to one of the glaring issues (in my humble opinion) with the original She-Ra, The Princess of Power cartoon. We all know that an infant Adora was kidnapped by Hordak from Eternia and raised in Etheria to become a powerful Captain in the Evil Horde. But when we met Adora in this role, despite having the cool title of "Force Captain Adora", she looked and acted identical to the pleasant and pretty member of the Great Rebellion we followed for the rest of the series. I always thought this was a missed opportunity to give She-Ra a wicked side. Well, more than 20 years later, DC published a digital MOTU comic that reimagined Adora as the evil Despara, complete with a mask resembling her abductor "father" Hordak. This was actually a more extreme redesign than I imagined, but I really like it.
This figure was an exclusive release as part of Mattel Creations' Club Grayskull program.
Despara's accessories include a removable cape, a removeable waistcoat, two oversized swords, and her Hordak-like mask which clips over the front of her face.
The only thing I don't like about this figure is that her swords are comically large and she doesn't come with her staff.
Despara also comes with a mini-comic.
Here is the amazing cover of the digital comic that first introduced us to Despara.
Despara was no joke. Here she is impaling Flutterina.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here are two optional Despara display options together.
And here are some pics with the 2016 MOTUC Despara figure.
Cheers!
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