The Meteorbs - Oddities or just misunderstood? | The Toys of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

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The Meteorbs seem to be overlooked quite often when discussing the history of Masters of the Universe, but they have a cooler history than you may realize! Let's talk about those transforming egg toys on The Toys of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!
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[@robk.6591]

These would be great to find in an Easter Egg hunt if you're a MOTU fan.

[@alexelguate4044]

Just in time! This review came just before buying my first Meteorbs. Excellent review amigo!

[@lukegyory1496]

Dan PLEASE do more of these videos! Their so awesome!!!

[@TheBoglin]

I always loved the Meteorbs as a kid. I only had (and still own) Orbear & Tuskor and they would move between hanging out in my bag of Rock Lords and my box of MotU toys. Whenever they were with my MotU figures, Stondar and Rokkon were right there with them. Dan those new Bandai ones look insanely awesome. If Mattel licensed the molds and put them into Origins as Astro-Lion and Dinosorb colors I'd buy them in a heart beat.

[@adamrumage7911]

I had no idea these were related to the MOTU line but always thought they were cool toys as a kid. Thanks for the great video!

[@gullyfoyle2615]

6:12 Thats an interesting shaped tail on the modern astro lion figure!!!

[@mikehedrick174]

Amazing video. So glad you talked about the Tamagoras. Meterobs rock!!! (no pun intended)

[@MrHootiedean]

Well, I have never heard of these before so I assumed it came out at the end of the line when I had moved on, BUT, nope, 1986 was in the sweet spot of my fandom. I still don't recall these and I considered myself a well-versed collector. I do vaguely recognize the red cat one which I'm sure was on the cartoon but that's it. Thanks for educating us about them! But I'll leave these to the hard core collectors, except for maybe the red cat one.

[@MrYogaInc]

You are right :) I will need to get these to complete my vintage collection. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

[@brenthill2656]

I loved my Meteorbs, but I forgot they were part of MOTU! Great video!

[@Lordodragonss]

I have a Knockoff Godzilla one xD These are clearly unrelated toys that were added to universe just to sell them xD

[@DiegoOlivasArana]

Dude what an amazing topic for a video. My older brother had many of those Meteorbs back in the day and I was playing like crazy with them! He still has a few: the purple dinosaur, the orange robot and the gorilla, I think. So nostalgic!

[@PiercedJedi]

I was today years old when I heard of these for the first time (unless I just don't recall when i was a kid) I feel like these are better as their own toy rather than an addition to the MOTU line but as you said they do sort of fit the MOTU M.O. :)

[@wumpus976]

Imagine if they were rereleased for Origins. Same goes with that one robot that was never released. Maybe Origins could release some unreleased stuff in the 5.5 inch scale?

[@DCT-tt8ib]

Imagine if they released that canceled apatosaurus creature/mech thingy under the Origins line.

[@theflyingninja1]

Brilliant video. I had no idea of all of this. Pretty interesting! Would love a video on the New Adventures of He-Man toys.

[@tompollockjr144]

I've seen these toys tons of times throughout my 37 years, but I never knew they were connected to MOTU. I just thought they were their own toy line...

[@sophiegoose]

FINALLY, a comprehensive video about these guys! Was working on gathering up research and building up my collection of these figs to just go ahead and make a video about this line and its history myself, but here you are doing just that! So glad there's finally a good video I can point people towards regarding this line, and I'm intrigued by the fact that someone else came across KO's of these in a store with educational toys, too. I've dug up a smiiiidge of info about why that may be, but the company/companies involved and timing of it are still rather vague. Also, fun fact, Bandai had another line/possible subline of Tamagoras called "Egg Monster" in a few parts of the world that featured Universal-style classic movie monsters, and there were Tamagoras figs for some Ultraman, Gamera, and Godzilla kaiju too! My favorite release of this line I've found so far has to be one of the releases from Latin America, which came with little keshi-esque minifigures in-package as an accessory/companion figure! Gosh, this line is absolutely crazy, and I find it so fascinating that us in the states only got to know them through MOTU and knockoffs. Such a crazy story overall. Regardless, thanks a ton for putting this video out there! I'm so glad to find out I'm not the only one hunting this line and its history down out there. Cheers!

[@mixedhairless]

Love it... Pixel Dan is always taking people to school... Now I will hunt for these... Thanks

[@user-bx4nf5xl6c]

Fun overview. I have two of them and although I completely agree that they are part of the collective history, they just look out of place with all my other vintage motu.

[@jommysalami227]

They always make me think of the "who'd wanna play with a building?" Scene from Big. Who'd wanna play with an orb?

[@primalconvoy]

Ironically, "Metroplex" and "Fortress Maximus" are Transformers that turn into buildings...

[@jommysalami227]

@@primalconvoy true but those are robots that turn into buildings, when I think in the movie it was a technically a building that turns into a robot. Big difference.

[@quitaulla1569]

woww! Very interesting! Thank you Dan!😀🎈

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

I’ve seen lots of MOTU fans talk about He-man through the years and I’ve never heard of this part of the line until now. I guess this part of the line is that obscure to most. It’s interesting to see that their still a thing through bootlegs and in Japan though. As you said in this video, the new ones are practically the closest things we got to a Classics Metiorbs line. Well this was interesting to see.

[@thetoongrump9801]

Just preordered the book! I'm so excited to get my hands on it

[@Maverick5uk]

I had so many transforming Bandai Tamagoras eggs as a kid. It definitely was a craze at the time. I had a vampire, skeleton dinosaur and ant. Thanks for bringing back those memories Dan 👍🏻

[@scockery]

You mean you had Vamporb, Skeletorb, and Cosmic-Ant?

[@Pegwarmers]

Great video Dan! I loved seeing the new releases and modern bootlegs.

[@Pixel-dan]

Thanks Kev!

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Fun video! Thank you! And at the 5:00 mark -- "Transforms into Scelidosaurus." No. No, it most assuredly does NOT! 🤣 I enjoyed the Meteorbs, but I was only able to get half of them before they started vanishing from shelves. Then I started seeing the other Tamagoras pop up, and wished the Meteorbs could've continued with new creatures.

[@Liquidcadmus]

I still have one of these! and I actually never knew it was a MOTU figure, I don't even remember how or when I got it, I thought it was some Transformers type toyline.

[@Degro76]

Maybe we'll see them in the origins line as an exclusive.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

That angler fish is awesome!!! Always liked the meteorbs but when I think of motu they never jump to mind, very interesting to hear where they got their original and that there's loads more out there to collect :-D

[@Slayerthecrow]

I've seen the egg transformers released by bandai based on Godzilla, Pixar, Ultraman and others, they are not only well made but the transformation is actually very cool and some of the figures look completely different once transformed that is hard to believe it was an egg, I think that if the Meteorbs were like this, they would had been more popular.

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh, for sure! There are some seriously cool ones out there!

[@tawdryhepburn4686]

Those new versions actually look pretty appealing... like, I have _zero_ affinity for these toys, but I would totally put one of these on my desk.

[@zenbrown9692]

Just in time for Easter

[@CardboardBots]

Whoa, I can't remember these at all

[@redwatson7004]

I had a couple of these as a kid! No idea if they were legit or not, but it's pretty awesome to learn they were part of MOTU for a bit!

[@WiiMan25]

I didn't know these were a thing until you posted them. But as a fan of both He-Man and Japanese toys, I totally wanna track some Tamagoras/Meteorbs/Multi-Colored Dinosaur Puzzled Eggs/whatever down to display with my Origins and/or Classics.

[@UnkleKlumsy1353]

I had one that was a preying mantis. I loved it, but I never knew where the heck it came from

[@baldmetalnerd]

Wow I literally never knew these even existed and I was OBSESSED with MOTU back in the 80s and I'm collecting Origins now but we need better distribution damnit!

[@letsprayandfasttogether9618]

Reminds me of the movie big when they want to make a toy robot that can transform to a house 🏠 who wants that?

[@charlieparks2015]

@Latest Obsession bombshell

[@sunnyshine2215]

We need meteorbs released again, they’re fun little things

[@indrazulkarnain5448]

3:17 i have that one , in late 90's

[@pinkpowerofgrayskull]

This book is so lit! I like cross reff with the mini comic one and get lost for hours!

[@mikeyjhilli]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@argylecowboy]

Excellent Toy De Jour hoodie.

[@jasperswarp]

I was mad about MOTU back in the 80s and I had a few of these guys, strangely enough I didn’t acknowledge them as MOTU figures.

[@TikiShootah]

A bearded dan from wilderness lol, I can dig it. Everyone rocking them now.

[@darkhawk7986]

I have the original tiger, red cat, & rhino

[@RendersFX.]

Meteorbs felt like - and still look like, a failed Mattel transformers like toy line idea that they simply shoved under the MOTU branding in the US to make some bucks. Curious how well that worked out sales figure wise, as I kid I really rejected these things as MOTU for some reason. On their own, they are kinda cool!

[@stevenbrickafol3928]

hm. "No Classics complete line without the Meteorbs?" True. But we ve got well over 200 figures. Thats a ton. What we did not get , is things like Dragon walker , Mantisaur , Attack track , Fright zone , Roadripper, etc etc etc. Those things to me , are way more essential to have a "more complete" line. I think the missing castles and vehicles leave a way bigger hole in my Classics collection then only missing the Meteorbs as far as figures go. Most factions have around or over 30 figures allready. The horde for example , doesn't even have one vehicle.

[@Rocket1377]

I don't even consider the Meteorbs to be action figures. They are more like beasts. Plus the same toys exist in a completely separate toyline as well, so they aren't even exclusive to MOTU. They weren't even created by Mattel.

[@stevenbrickafol3928]

@@Rocket1377 True. Even more reason to prioritize the lacking castles and vehicles . I would nt ask for everything. but a couple of essentials could make for a more balnced out display. Give us Mantisaur , so Hordak at least has his ride. One or two more vehicles to even out the Evil warriors" vehicle amount to the heroic warriors...stuff like that.

[@RetroActionUK]

The Meteorbs are quite cool figures but very expensive now. Dinosorb looks awesome alongside Crocobite.

[@MrEmeskan]

Thx so much for this vid, I still have Gore-illa, but I have a question : could you tell me what line the He-man figure at 6:25 come from? I do love the face remembering the old one and the posture, thx so much

[@gianluca.pastorelli]

Thanks for this video about the Meteorbs! I'm wondering if in your book there's any mention of Evil Robot, another knock-off of a Japanese toy that was supposed to be a member of the evil horde. Unlike the Meteorbs, it didn't make it into the line, but it appeared on a promotional catalogue. To me, no MOTU vintage collection will ever be complete without it 🤖😁

[@yvonnerogers6429]

Thanks! As far as I’m concerned the Meteorbs fit right in. After all, Eternia is a rather odd place. That’s part of why we love it.

[@Pixel-dan]

For sure!

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

That's why it always puzzles me when someone says something "doesn't fit in" with MOTU. You've got scantily-clad barbarians, demons, magic-users, beast men, insect men, rocket-powered seaplanes, fish men, lizard men, flying monkey bird men, cyborg dinosaurs, space cowboys, snake men, giant cats with saddles, ghosts, royalty, weird futristic animal-themed battle vehicles, mechanical horses, ninjas, robots, plant men, horror monsters, aliens, swordfighters, cyborg humanoids, crab men, rock men, spider men, and a chunky dude who hits things with his head. It's got EVERYTHING in there!

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

@@Beedo_Sookcool so true 😅

[@theflyingninja1]

Sure is odd 😂 Would love to live there.

[@scockery]

@@Beedo_Sookcool Because some people only like the years before they grew out of it, like Transformers fans who only like the 1st and 2nd years...maybe 3rd. GI JOE fans who don't care about anything after 1986. It varies by person, but often when either they got too old or the cartoons ended, they stopped caring. So most things added after that point seem out of place based on their nostalgic memories of how it was.

[@goosebogey]

The recent gashapon tamagoras are so much fun, but there hasn't been a new series for a few months now, I'm hoping it hasn't ended.

[@syadkir]

Still got Tuskor and Tygrrr from back then...got them in '86.

[@samuelrusso7700]

Remember having six of these. Was looking into getting the rest of these. But they are so unique. That's OK. I enjoy having them. Still have them at home. Knew that these were Japanese and read that they were from MOTU. Tamagoras sound familiar. Interesting video. Too bad not too many are aware of these. I was, but most did not. Pretty cool.

[@ceddebruxelles]

I still have my old dinosorb but never knew it was part of the Masters of the Univers... But I wonder how they were marketed here in Europe 🤔 ... I don't remember.

[@lordjubilus]

hey dan did you know something about a running chance on origins battle armor he man? i got mine today and the straps on the boots are the same as the regular relased

[@Pixel-dan]

Yep! I've been meaning to make a video. Stay tuned.

[@Rocket1377]

Damn that sucks. The painted boot straps was one of the main reasons I wanted that figure.

[@TalkActionFigures]

Never had the meteorbs but I always though they were awesome 😃👍

[@jamescampbell2891]

I always thought they were pets of Stonedar and Rokkon. Wouldn't they be considered 'transforming' too?

[@facetina]

Amazing review! Your storytelling skills are unprecedented. Your next stop should be Hollywood. Make that MOTU movie happen!

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

They look like those GoBots Rock Lord animals! 👍 I don't remember seeing these at all in the '80s, were they ever released internationally (apart from Japan, of course)? It's a shame I never saw any because I think I would have enjoyed them!

[@doctorgadget3580]

Really wish I could get these still for my kids

[@LITTERBOOTS]

Always got bootlegs/back stock of these in vending machines in the 90’s/2000’s!

[@Smokescreen038]

Will these also be included in your book? Hope so. I remember a friend of mine having a couple of these back in the day..

[@amicusswitchback1533]

Who doesn't love a MeatyOrb? (Sorry... I couldn't stop myself...)

[@CartoonTriper]

is like going beyond and they try to cash in to pokemon crazy, before they existed

[@_The_Worst_]

I dig'em...👍🏼💯✔

[@janadathomas5338]

Dinosorb & Comet Cat made a appearance in She Ra cartoon.

[@RetroActionUK]

Ha, funny as Bandai was the secondary competitor of The Transformers as their toys were licensed by Tonka which created GoBots with Bandai distributing them internationally until 1993 under different lines. Then Mattel brought in Bandai’s figures as the Meteorbs for Masters Of The Universe to rival Hasbro.

[@dontquoteus5379]

@Pixel Dan are you still missing Or-Bear?

[@MCS_Mr.Malice]

6:40 and the slime pit

[@ShinobiShowdown]

I think this is like Battle Beasts, or Gobots, another attempt to cash in on the Transformers' success.

[@Canoby]

It's crazy how much 80s mega-brands were biting each others' style like that

[@ShinobiShowdown]

@@Canoby Yeah Battlebeasts was tied to Transformers in the same universe which makes it even weirder as they were on an episode of Transformers in Japan.

[@Canoby]

@@ShinobiShowdown I just think it's lolzy they borrowed from GoBot's Rock Lords to market these at least. I mean, if you're gonna rip someone off, at least rip off the A list right?

[@boydcousley6235]

Can you plz do a room tour soon

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Bandai also makes Ultraman and Godzilla egg transformers too

[@micronoid]

I've been a fan of MOTU since i was a child in the 80s and i had absolutely no idea these things existed....mind blown.

[@AintNobodyAtAll]

In the "Um, Actually" phase of my adult collecting days, I hated these guys. But now I love them. The more the merrier. I had the woolly mammoth guy and I think the gorilla. I lost the latter as a child when I threw him up in the air to re-create the "meteor falling to earth" idea, and never found where he landed.

[@janadathomas5338]

I had Orbear & Comet Cat which I don't see Orbear in Pixel Dan's collection.

[@Monsterreviews1217]

They'd make more sense with rocklords

[@Rocket1377]

Did you know that Gobots and Rocklords are part of the same universe? It's weird to think that all these seemingly separate toy lines are actually connected.

[@Monsterreviews1217]

@@Rocket1377 nope but i guess they were probably from different times cause rocklords seem part of the cave man or dino era

[@pop_motu_75]

Love love love this new series! That was actually the first time I had ever watched a demonstration of the Meteorbs' transforming action features. I never had these when I was a kid, sadly. Yes, that would've been cool to have received these in the Classics line. So I'm hoping that Mattel incorporates these into the Origins line - as well as the Powers of Grayskull characters, giants and dinosaurs. Kids would love them, I believe. Also a chance for many of us adult collectors to finally own them. 😀

[@Monsterreviews1217]

Bandai still makes those eggs that transform into godzillas

[@Pixel-dan]

I show some modern Bandai ones in the video. ;-)

[@Monsterreviews1217]

@@Pixel-dan yah I commented too early

[@favoritemustard3542]

My kid brain always associated these with MadBalls... ...simply put, I own both comics & the covers have such a similar feel. 👍GG👍

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

While my friend owned the tiger and gorilla Meteorbs, neither one of us knew where they came from.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Dr Nick: "The B is for Bargain!"

[@The_Ninja_Turtle_Himself]

yknow since BanDai is still doing Tamagoras maybe Mattel can strike a new deal to import the new Tamagoras as new Meteorbs for MOTU Origins! In the meantime I'm sure dreamers (like myself) will get a handful of the new Tamagoras and repaint them for Origins, and honestly it would feel right to me if they're a bit bigger, because while I love the Meteorbs they're a biiiit too small for my liking. Nonetheless I love the Meteorbs❤

[@vadoraid2517]

Meteorbs??? I’ve missed this toy line, as a kid. Probably a good thing, just another toy to be taken by a teacher! Never to be seen again."

[@RJPolito]

If I may play devil's advocate here, it could be argued that the Meteorbs are beasts rather than figures. When Mattel says we got the complete vintage line in Classics they are only referring to figures. That includes variants, but not beasts as we obviously did not get all the beasts or vehicles. Again though that's just a me guessing a possible explanation of Mattel's stance on it. Personally I would've liked to get the Meterorbs, (and other beasts like Mantisaur and Tyrantisaurus Rex!) and would've been okay without the variants.

[@El_Keck]

Between us, I think the evil meteorbs got the better names

[@williamrandall9502]

I have a couple!

[@janadathomas5338]

Actually I still have them in my MOTU Vintage collection.

[@michaelweech6432]

Just remembered *another* evil warrior - Jitsu - he only made one appearance, in ‘the Dragon Invasion’, is never named onscreen (not even as ‘Chopper’) and only says one line; this is to do with how he was Oriental (East Asian), and Mattel having fears that he would offend people of that race (again, just emphasising how there were a good bit of the figure-based characters who were left out of the cartoon). There has never been evidence to prove that he is Fisto’s arch foe. Oh, and who wishes (of the heroic warriors) Queen Marlena, Lizard-Man, and (evil warriors) Strongarm, Fang-Man (the same identity / alter ego of Kobra Khan - the first member of the Snake Men), Icer, Count Marzo and (from the 1987 live action He-Man feature movie ‘Motion picture’) Karg, had Mattel figures made of them?

[@lonewanderer_9312]

What came first meteorbs or rock lords?

[@Wowmusicable]

I dont remember these, maybe they werent released in Europe where I live?

[@Cameroo]

Threat of menace?

[@theajshow]

I 100% had Astro Lion!

[@toeimoviefan2978]

Tamagoras has wheels on the legs and Meteorbs does not have wheels on the legs. Also note: Tamagoras Robot has a laser blaster and Meteorbs Cometroid does not have a laser blaster.

[@humancattoy7767]

I thought Meteorbs were an urban legend.

[@robertwong2412]

The meteorbs were likely in response to another line of toy that is killing every other toy manufacturer including MOTU at that time.... Transformers.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

We had something similar; egg-bots. They may have been knock-offs. They were just one colour, no paint. Don't know,where they came from. I think I got one at a flea market. Sorry for the vague and uninformative comment!

[@JAGUARHX]

Interestingly, Mattel created a line of robotic animals that appear in Ethernia in the form of meteorites, as a way to hire Hasbro's Transformers. In 2007, in the film version, the Transformers arrived on Earth in the form of meteorites. They even received toy versions. At this time we wonder if '' Meteorbs '' or '' Rocklords '' were really mistakes or just poorly used and presented ideas. Sorry my poor english. Congratulations from Brazil. ;)

[@haveaniceday8766]

*"Hello There"*