Faker Action Figure Review | Masters of the Universe Origins

[@cristiantiniguar-sevilla467]

As a young He-Man collector, (15 years old), I was able to get Faker a few days ago when my family went grocery shopping and I zipped straight to the toys, and there was an absolute GREAT WALL OF CHINA full of figures from this wave! It looked like the entire store's stock was out! I snagged Faker and dumped him into my mom's shopping cart...

[@Damian_Addington]

The black belt and purple briefs might be useful for those who want to make their own custom early version of Skeletor, using the top half of the standard Skeletor together with Faker's bottom half and Lords of Power Skeletor's feet.

[@gutz1981]

I just picked up Ninjor and Castle Greyskull and Panthor here in the UK. Was lucky to get a undamaged Castle box as only 1 toy store here in the UK had it and each store only had 1 of it and after 3 failed attempts finding one in the different stores across London. I found the one store the box was undamaged. Worth the hunt.

[@MudSluggerBP]

My local small toy shop in Weston super Mare has 2 Castle Greyskulls in stock 👍🏻

[@gutz1981]

@@MudSluggerBP I still can't believe the only two Scare Glows I could find in London was in a small toy store when I was randomly locked out of my house and had to wait for my housemates to come home from work and went for a walk looking for model cars and found them last year. Its cool to hunt for them. Looking forward to finding Faker as well.

[@brushstroke3733]

That kind of story is why I am losing interest in MOTU fast.

[@gutz1981]

@@brushstroke3733 I hear you. Same thing happened with me and Classics. Was so happy when I started to collect early. Go a number of the major ones. But when I wanted to complete the main heroes and villains with Teela, Man at Arms and Beast Man I saw they were hard to find and too expensive and I wasted so much time looking for them, I could not find any of the others either, so I gave up before I really started. Shame that. I really liked that line.

[@brushstroke3733]

@@gutz1981 The classics line does look incredible, but luckily I missed out on them so completely I never had any hope! I had no idea what trouble I was getting myself into when i bought He-Man and Skeletor less than two months ago! They already caused me to crash my old laptop and forced me to upgrade all the way up to a gaming quality desktop! I'm like a kid who can't have the toy I want and I'm acting like a fool about it! 😂

[@ultramanz4006]

Hey Dan! I'm 17 and I love your Motu videos and I just got Buzzsaw Hordak and the Landshark!

[@ajjones7013]

Awesome to see a young MOTU fan continuing the legacy!

[@DavesEmpire1981]

There's so many wave 1 He-Man figs on the pegs that you can easily repaint a head for Faker.

[@jerellewynn2855]

My first figure I got for Xmas in 1982. This video brought back so many memories. I wish mattel would have include the axe and shield.

[@SuperEgor01]

I'm so glad Mattel are listening to feedback and fixing issues with this line as they go. The orange sword fits in Faker's hands nicely. I hope they re-release the pink one for Price Adam too because it would be nice if that sword would fit in his hands. Great also to see the vintage heads returning to He-man and Skeletor!

[@PiercedJedi]

I remember you said your Keldor sword didnt' stay in his hand, and the prince Adam sword was too thick for his hand, I just wanted to note that I purchased a second prince Adam for the sky sled, and his sword fit perfect (my first set had the too-thick handle), so they listened and fixed the sword, AND my rise of evil two pack, Keldor's sword fits perfect as well, can't wait to get Faker and the others I'm excited for :)

[@bubby14]

Never had Faker as an 80's child. This will be my fist and MOST wanted version. If I could ever find him.....

[@nortoro1]

The company has SERIOUSLY dropped the ball on this line. You could fill an Olympic pool with the amount of wave 1 still hanging on hooks. It is virtually impossible to find any other waves. They need to stop with the store exclusives.

[@spriggiankurenai5675]

Where I live every figure that is on the pegs is still a 2020 release

[@Spaceprince72]

All I see is peg after peg of He-Man and Skeletor. I haven’t seen a single other character outside of Battle Cat and Panther.

[@ReverendPONT]

That's not Mattels fault, it's on the retailers not ordering enough. Mattel can't make them buy their stuff beyond whatever the minimum order is set up for.

[@Degro76]

On long Island we have no wave 1. Crazy

[@nortoro1]

@@ReverendPONT thr store exclusives have always been terrible ideas. Mattel has a big hand in the problem. A given retailer doesn't make the exclusives, Mattel is part of this. Wal-Mart will not buy more figures because wave 1 has not sold well. The same goes for the Real Ghostbuster retro line. Target is the only physical retailer I have been able to find something beyond wave 1. Companies like Mattel would be better off selling the different waves

[@TheKenan34]

When BBTS announced Faker up for pre-order, I pre-ordered it when they first put it up without a photo and it still saying that it doesn't come out until September release. They knew that you were Pixel Dan and that's why you received it before anyone else.

[@williamthompson5504]

Great Figure! Faker, Scareglow, Moss Man Mosquitor, Leech, Ram Man and King Randor were my favorite motu toys as a kid. I had more, but these characters were in almost every adventure.

[@heidifedor]

I loved the Robot Chicken spoof of the Faker action figure.

[@JayBellBooks]

I'm not collecting this line, so I don't have a dog in this fight, but I thought the new Origins head was a nice improvement over the old sculpt. But hey, people can still use that head to have a Prince Adam who looks more distinct from He-man, so that's cool.

[@thepoeticbutcher3370]

…. I agree, but only problem would be He-Man is tan & Adam isn’t..

[@SpeekyGeeky]

This looks great, thanks as always for taking the time to put together such informative and well done videos Dan!

[@kup98ss49]

I'll add him to my vintage collection and save a ton of money. The original goes for more than I'm willing to pay.

[@paulroche2265]

Yes - yes - yes 😊👍 I'm on the same bus! 🚌

[@tompollockjr144]

Congrats, Dan. He looks great. I ordered one from BBTS too, hopefully mine ships soon as well.

[@jeremiahmillard3560]

Just got mine from BBTS yesterday so it should be soon

[@Retrorauner]

Great Video as always. Love Faker and hope he will arrive here in Germany soon 😊 Also, so glad that Mattel has given him the Vintage Head 😃

[@ModernVintageTV0]

We"ll likely swe the Full Power Sword in a potential Weapons Pack. So don't give up hope,Dan. Mattel did a few for Classics and they'll very likely make some for Origins.

[@allmusicfan88]

Mattel is actually re-releasing He-Man and Skeletor this fall, with the vintage heads and the full power swords for both.

[@flamingpie07]

I'm pretty sure the new standard He-Man will include a full power sword (not only the vintage head). Faker is probably a hint of what we can expect with the new He-Man 2.0.

[@TheDarkThunder]

“Return of Faker” got me reinterested in him!

[@keepmovin1320]

I'll be getting my Faker in a couple of days I had the vintage one and he's always been one of my favorite characters

[@MrLapizhb]

IT WOULD BE AWESOME A FAKER EXTRA HEAD WITH DAMAGE ROBOT, LIKE THE CLASSICS VERSION.

[@allmusicfan88]

That would be awesome if they did a deluxe Faker, being Battle Armor Faker, coming with that head and the Origins He-Man Faker head as well.....or the vintage head again.

[@MrLapizhb]

@@allmusicfan88 it would be awesome!

[@allmusicfan88]

@@MrLapizhb Yes indeed. :) I would also love to see Faker, done in that translucent blue (like Faker John Cena from the WWE line). Not sure if you collect those, but the translucent blue is just amazing. I can just picture Faker's vintage head in that translucent blue. ha ha

[@MrLapizhb]

@@allmusicfan88 I love all the WWE line, and it's so cool you could re use the weapons and accessories with the Origins figures. The one you say, the John Cena is fantastic.

[@fartfacefromspace5678]

Revelations faker has that... but that faker isn’t blue and it’s not origins sadly

[@Liquidcadmus]

the classics version should have had the chest mechanism as an actual built-in section and not just a sticker.

[@gianluca.pastorelli]

No wonder Faker is in high demand at bachelorette parties - he can show off a great physique and has a DJ controller embedded in his chest

[@danreyes736]

I love comparison time.

[@sunnyfrisch]

I way prefer the Alcala head over the vintage. In fact I haven‘t liked the vintage since back in the 80ies, because it does neither hold up to the minicomics, nor the Filmation Cartoon.

[@kenrutherford1109]

Faker looks like a recolor of He-Man

[@Ghostly1989]

Ironically Fakers review from the MOTUC line is what got me into He-Man stuff, and why I buy them lol. Thanks again Pixel Dan :)

[@TheDragonJesse]

This is a great upgrade from the original. I don't mind the vintage head, because I can use it to distinguish He man from Prince Adam.

[@wolverinesclaws100]

Did Dan review Fisto and EVIL-lyn from this MOTU origins wave? If not hopefully he gets back to reviewing more origins soon. I love this line👍👍😊😊

[@mehdidellas2454]

LOVE IT !!! ONE OF MY FAVORITES !!! THANK YOU DAN !!!

[@jonathandavis2506]

Fantastic figure bro he was so hard to find him ...I found him just by chance.

[@MonstersOfTheUniverse]

Love that faker has the purple underwear, that the first edition g1 Skeletor (with the orange facial accents) had

[@EdgeOfEntropy17]

Since I was a kid, I have always called him, 'Fakor.' Can never get used to calling him, 'Faker.'

[@bee-beargaming]

I like how they used the classic head sculpt for Faker.

[@nealh6212]

I finally got one off BBTS .. I kinda hope they make a Weapons Pack now I want an orange Axe and Shield!

[@warface4881]

That's not his "control panel" it's his dubbed copy of Death Penalty by Witchfinder General.

[@MNC122703]

Be Nice if it was a deluxe with an extra head robotic and the shield

[@kingkahn11]

I love that he has the original head.

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

It's not maybe copycat, it is Copycat in the background. It's tricky to see, but it's got the metallic fore-paws and snout

[@gianluca.pastorelli]

It's Duplicat! No one can say the name Copycat 🤐

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Great video! Thank you! And here we are, coming up on 40 years later, and we're still waiting for a Faker with magenta armour and sword. Ah, well, I suppose Mattel will make one . . . as an exclusive that's available at one location on the planet, and only in the USA. Not that us international collectors are BITTER, or anything . . . . 🤣

[@pokes986]

I was so mad i didn't get the PowerCon Faker 2-Pack limited edition!!! $60 is now $500 ebay price lmao

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Love how he’s got the BA He-Man head.

[@Bart0408]

Really love Faker. I almost finished your book. Now you have to update it with this Origins line 😉

[@titronox]

OH! I hadn't noticed duplicat in the background before! lol. I wish Mattle would release a single-carded DupliCat as I wasn't able to get my claws on the exclusive.. :(

[@jommysalami227]

It would be cool if when they ever do a battle armor faker, if they gave him the battle armor skeletor shield in orange.

[@berkajr3685]

I'd love that, and it would e cheap for them to do that as an exclusive

[@sunnyshine2215]

I hope we get the Origins head on Faker colours, perhaps with a Faker variant, battle Armor maybe?

[@Spaceprince72]

I prefer the old head over the new Origins approach. If you’re doing a retro figure it should be the design you fell in love with. But they made their bed and now we have to sleep in it. They should include both heads for all figures from this point on.

[@lgerback34]

For anyone complaining about a glut of Wave 1s on shelves, it could be worse: here in Australia NO STORES are stocking ANY He-Man at all. It sucks.

[@brushstroke3733]

WTF are the good folks at Mattel doing?

[@scottsoltani3203]

They are rereleasing origins He man with this head sculpt and full power sword. I will be getting that one too.

[@BenLaurence]

I wish we got 2 heads with this guy, that way people could choose between the classic head and the origins head

[@ekgbrolarekg1182]

They should do a vintage head version of he man motu origins

[@MOTUJonezer]

Great review. Cant wait until I get my Faker.

[@manofaction1807]

Looks like a good time to pick up a second He man and use the other guy as a Wondarr custom job.

[@Lacaframalama]

You get the whole wave from BBTS? Hope mine ships soon!

[@christopherbevard1333]

I do hope we get a chance to have the new headsculpt with faker

[@TheNewSam]

I get my Faker tomorrow, last one I needed from this wave!

[@interghost]

How come all your MOTU Origins figures joints are so easy to move? A lot of mine are really stiff, so much so they feel like they will break if you bend them... one of mine actiually snapped on first use so I took it back which was really disapointing. Is this normal?

[@noviemc1221]

I usually soak mine in warm water in the sink once I open them. This loosens up the joints and can pose them easily. Hair dryer works as well

[@interghost]

@@noviemc1221 Thanks for that. Yeah I did the hot water trick with a couple and it works well. However, some do stiffen back up again when they cool. Thanks for the reply though very helpful. Cheers ;)

[@vosnumber1]

the shortage of action figures in all walmarts and targets in CA is astounding. We need 3 santa clauses. Soo Canada gets first pick cause their made there? You would think comic con is every week. Ive only found Zodac and Skeletor in retail and the rest had to be ordered on amazon or ebay. WTF? never seen a toy shortage like this

[@brushstroke3733]

Same here, and no announcement from Mattel (or any of their big KZbin mouthpieces) about when we might be able to at least ORDER them online! Forget retail - you can't even order them!

[@brushstroke3733]

@serick73 Please name ONE online outlet where I can order Trapjaw for the original price of about $16. Are you talking about Ebay where I can order it from a scalper for $50? Whining and complaining like a toddler is not actually fun, and I don't do it for pleasure. I do it because I got excited about the line, started going to the store every day looking for them, and inadvertantly caused myself to become "addicted" in the process. Now I react like a druggie when i can't get my new MOTU figure fix. So please, withhold your insults mr. wonderful guy, and tell me where to look. Thanks for being such a kind and classy person. 😠

[@brushstroke3733]

@serick73 As an adult who collects toys, you might want to be careful about pointing the finger at others' immaturity. Hypocrisy isn't a good look.

[@ajjones7013]

@@brushstroke3733 I pre-ordered trapjaw on entertainment earth. With shipping the total will be $25. It might be sold out by now but go check

[@Emolga6274]

The paint looks great

[@sideswipe1261]

Hey Dan! Dude, PLEASE hear me out! Potential epiphany moment! *What if*, in early MOTU development, King Randor smacked Adam around for literally being a “Red-Headed Stepchild”? Then the King threw him out in severely critical condition, and Adam died (explaining his blue skin). Then Man-At-Arms took pity on him and gave him robotic implants to bring him back to life! The Skeletor armor was part of this new Adam’s teenage rebellion against his stepdad, “The KING”, to mock Randor for failing to defeat Skeletor! It hits all the main bases: orange hair, why he’s blue, his robotics and the Skeletor armor! I did it, Dan! I’ve unraveled the original (ultimately discarded) history of the Mighty Faker! (If this were a Marvel Comics letters page I’d have earned 4 ”No-Prizes!” Lol! Thoughts? God Bless!

[@joandarc441]

Ahhh I remember those Adult Swim He man episodes

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

Someone pulled the stick out of He-Mans arse

[@inazumanfrash]

We'll get the pink armor version with the origins head....

[@ProfessorHurt]

Out of curiousity, is Faker's power sword different than the ones Keldor, Prince Adam, and SDCC He-Man? Did Mattel change the handle at last?

[@alexandervonkarnstein]

Great, but where is Anti-He-Man?

[@hcmv007]

I hope they do a Battle Armor Faker in Origins.

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

The sword as well as being a full sword also has the hand guard missing versus the other figures

[@melkor2301]

To be honest, I would be one of the guys who would've preferred the original Origins He-Man head on Faker - it's a great advancement of the boring old Prince Valiant head. Sadly Mattel listened to the complainers. A deluxe release with the two heads and magenta armor and accessories like the vintage cross sell illustration would have been perfect.

[@TheBigBigSean]

To be honest, I would be one of the guys who wouldn't prefer the original Origins He-Man head on Faker - it's a huge disappointment of the stellar old Prince Valiant head. Thankfully Mattel listened to the MOTU collectors. A deluxe release with the two heads and magenta armor and accessories like the vintage cross sell illustration is unnecessary.

[@melkor2301]

@@TheBigBigSean obviously we have different definitions of „stellar“.

[@TheBigBigSean]

@@melkor2301 - I will admit the magenta armor needs to be an accessory somewhere down the line. But man, the OG He-man head is my all time favorite. The MOTUC "Oo-lar" head completes my collection.

[@bradhilton2283]

New ~Brad Action figure, with Action With his might web slinger “ Splat !”

[@caseymaki6595]

I’m confused you said you got these from BBTS I’ve had my pre orders up there since before they had images and the only one I’ve gotten confirmation on so far is Evil-Lyn...

[@allmusicfan88]

Me too! I show nothing shipped from that wave. BBTS must know Dan pretty well. :)

[@caseymaki6595]

@@allmusicfan88 that was my assumption I was just hoping if I brought attention to it they’d ship mine to he 😏

[@allmusicfan88]

@@caseymaki6595 ha ha ha I see. I have the same assumption for mine. :)

[@RusselTH35]

With that packaging having an unpunched card it makes me wonder if Pixel Dan ordered 2 of them. One to keep mint in box and one to open so he can review it. Doing that could get expensive.

[@bravestarr1987]

Hmmm I got this whole wave up here in Canada over a month ago.

[@Nintality]

Still hoping Prince Adam getting a re-release with the classic head. Don't like the new sculpt to

[@alexelguate5204]

Faker the fan favorite, yes indeed

[@josray2557]

well dang I hope they make a heman with that head muted colors and that sword

[@duckmann5000]

This Figure Looks Amazing 💯⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ great Episode

[@Tombstonecross]

Do the Faker colors fit Skeletor?

[@DangerDave-e7u]

Heck yes! 🤠

[@drift2352]

I’m going to have to save up on my allowance to get waves 2-5

[@brushstroke3733]

Don't worry, you'll be old and retired by the time any of them are available again.

[@drift2352]

@@brushstroke3733 i know right there so hard to find finding them is like getting charzard

[@donnashadbolt4597]

Love your video dan

[@mikehedrick174]

Old head...new head. How about giving us both? They did it with Clamp Champ and Ram Man.

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

Ergghh? ... Clamp Champ came with an alternative expression head and so did Ram Man. They weren't a modern and a vintage style

[@mikehedrick174]

@@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 regardless of what kind of heads they are, Mattel has proven they can package multiple heads.

[@samuelantonioveloz6647]

@@mikehedrick174 And they are still doing it with all of the deluxe figures. Hordak includes an alt expression head, and both Battle armor He-man and Skeletor come with an alternate vintage head.

[@mgshock]

Never seen anything past wave 1 around here, and preorders online go unfilled. At least they produced some to send to reviewers, I guess.

[@RisingBean]

Preorders go unfilled? Are you ordering from Wal-Mart? Because I've gotten pretty much everything that isn't an exclusive online with no issues. Wal Mart did cancel my Scareglow and that was when I cancelled everything on preorder there and went to Big Bad Toy Store. I'm still waiting on some of it, but nothing has ever gotten cancelled.

[@davidconnell1441]

I hope we get an origins head for this figure.

[@MattKayser]

I love this head, yet I have a feeling we'll see him use the original Origins head in a future release, as well.

[@jonathanpacker2916]

Havet they done a Battle Damage Faker yet?

[@dennisjakobus807]

Never really loved Faker. 😅 what they should have done is like Zartan that is skin color could change from flesh pink to Blue gray.

[@Kbasso18]

When will it arrive in Brazil??

[@twenty-sidedturtle2107]

Anyone heard of they're going to release Duplicat outside of the exclusive?

[@melkor2301]

No. I won‘t count on it.

[@Supermuttt]

Wave 5? My stores still only have He-man and Skeletor!

[@squirejj224]

We have Wave 5, never got He-man or Skeletor

[@YouTubeShillApologist]

Mattel needs to redo the line with darker/muted colors and better female sculpts

[@TheKarsten75]

Pixel Dan the good life!

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Nice review

[@Cchaney06]

Hi love your channel

[@SnakeEyes8373]

For some reason my comic wasn’t printed with any words or word bubbles

[@wesleylinden4913]

Such a nice figure. But I don’t like it that they don’t use the updated head anymore. The old sculp is awesome and always brings good memories. But I got my vintage toys for that. So I’m not going to buy this figure (sad).

[@niobium79]

Still have not released stuff all in oz...i am getting impatient 😅🤣🤣

[@brushstroke3733]

Me too! I'm like a little toddler throwing a tantrum because I can't have the toy I want! These KZbin shows are just huge teases!

[@niobium79]

@@brushstroke3733 totally agree I see all these place's have them and here i am drooling saying why is life so unfair 😅🤣🤣🤪

[@brushstroke3733]

@@niobium79 Great name! Thanks for letting me know I'm not the only one who feels frustrated that we can't get these toys, and who feels silly for feeling frustrated about it!

[@STEPHANTODD]

I never had the Fuker action figure

[@jumpcutreviews1545]

I prefer the new He-man head over the vintage inspired head on this figure and the one that comes with Battle armor He-man. I am probably in the minority, but I think you if you prefer the vintage head, just look at your vintage figure. The new head looks way better.

[@Emolga6274]

The new head is a little gay , that’s why u like it

[@jumpcutreviews1545]

@@Emolga6274 OK?

[@thepoeticbutcher3370]

….other than aesthetics(toy & cartoon); how could a Blue colored He-Man fool his friends??

[@ajjones7013]

He's not blue in the cartoon. Its kind of accepted that he turned blue from malfunctioning after his fight with He-MAN, or skeletor turned him blue to match his skin.

[@edwardjohnson6744]

I feel like they really should have named him FAKOR