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Monkey lips."If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." ― Noam Chomsky -
They're a little offputting, but nothing that ruins the figure for me, and the rest of him more than makes up for it.Originally posted by Draego-Man View Post
I noticed that Dan didn't give the names to either the Book of Living Spells or the Staff of the Ancients. Kind of surprised by that; after all, the Book of Living Spells is part of the figure's appellation!
On that note, I just noticed how Eldor's title--"Heroic Guardian of the Book of Living Spells"--parallels that of the Sorceress figure--"Heroic Guardian of Castle Grayskull." More evidence that the Book is the original source of Grayskull's power in some form.
(IMC, the Book gives the Power form and motif--"magic"--while He-Ro gives it direction and purpose--"heart". The raw power--"strength"? That comes from the Gray Skull .... )Last edited by Matthew L. Martin; 08-13-2014, 07:31 PM.Comment
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That's a good point, according to Eldor's card back it was going to be pretty damn important. (link for those who don't recall)
Though, given the card front, the orb of green/white light, that MUST have have some relation to the "magic crystal" within He-Ro's opening staff, which I still believe (though have no evidence to support) the idea that was going to be the origin of the "Orb of wisdom/Power". Given what we know of Castle Grayskull's origin, it seams like a simple elegant solution. Eldor had the Living Spell, and He-Ro the "magic crystal" vessel to contain The Counsel's combined power/knowledge, thus The Powers of Grayskull!Last edited by Shawn; 08-15-2014, 08:33 AM. -
That's a good point, according to Eldor's card back it was going to be pretty damn important. (link for those who don't recall)
Not to mention the style guide's statement in He-Ro's bio that "He-Ro derives his power from the Book of Transformation", which seems to be an early name for the Book of Living Spells, which contain the Secrets of Transformation. -
Yeah. Grayskull became Gray and He-Ro, Mentor became Eldor, so that stands to reason that The Book of Transformation, became the Book of Living Spells. I would bet that was Marketing Department's contribution.
Begs the question, what got changed in He-Ro's 1987 cardback?
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I think he turned out looking awesome, although he still suffers from that dreaded puffy armor/tunic syndrome. As for the review itself, very straight forward and redundant!Comment
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I wish Eldor had at least one open hand for the book to hold but aside from that I'm quite satisfied with how he turned out.Comment
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I think he looks pretty good. I won't cast judgement on the lips until I have him in hand."If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." ― Noam ChomskyComment
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I'm over the lip thing, but the lack of hologram or even some text, or a pic inside the Book of Living Spells is still very irksome...Oh well.
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