September's MOTUC figure is...

[Robzy]

Leech!

And it looks like we're getting Hurricane Hordak too...

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk199/sunglikeahorse/MOTUCLeech.jpg

[kup]

http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/photo29.jpg

I need a better side view of Leech to be able to make up my mind but so far it looks like the vintage head without the suction cup mouth. Not bad from what I can see, he still looks goofy with those big teeth but he is certainly really crazy looking which makes him kind of scary.

The big plastic net accessory with the suction cups must be for trapping figures against flat surfaces.

He may also be a hybrid between the 200X design and vintage which could work well. I need better pics before I say if I will get him or not but at least I am not disappointed as I was with Grizzlor, Clawful and Roboto.

Hurricane Hordak is just a variant with new colors and weapons to tribute the vintage variant. I find this a bit unnecessary but I am sure owners of the vintage figure would appreciate him.

Now speculation time:

Is MOTUC Leech a hybrid design of all his incarnations?

Vintage 80s Toy

http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/ac128/ophiophagus_three/Masters%20of%20the%20Universe/The%20Evil%20Horde/Leech.jpg

80s Cartoon character model

http://i56.tinypic.com/24bpxyb.jpg
http://www.supermegamonkey.net/img/blogs/HeMan/Leech_toon.jpg


200X Staction - My favorite

http://powet.tv/powetblog/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/staction_wave4_leech01.jpg

[Sky Shadow]

Hurricane Hordak is just a variant with new colors and weapons to tribute the vintage variant. I find this a bit unnecessary but I am sure owners of the vintage figure would appreciate him.

Hurricane Hordak is one of my favourite vintage toys, plus if you remove his 'hurricane' accessories, he has a gun arm like in the cartoon.

Leech is a weird choice if they're really worried about new parts that can't be used on other figures - almost nothing about him is reusable.

[kup]

Hurricane Hordak is one of my favourite vintage toys, plus if you remove his 'hurricane' accessories, he has a gun arm like in the cartoon.

Leech is a weird choice if they're really worried about new parts that can't be used on other figures - almost nothing about him is reusable.

I have a suspicion that they will eventually do more variants of the same character.

[Tallestblue]

YAY!!!!

[Sky Shadow]

I have a suspicion that they will eventually do more variants of the same character.

The day that MOTUC does a Leech variant is the day it jumps the shark. Or the leech. :)

[kup]

The day that MOTUC does a Leech variant is the day it jumps the shark. Or the leech. :)

My conspiracy theory is that they are putting 200X heads on hold because they want to do variants in the future. Toyguru has already hinted at a possible 200X King Hisss. It is much more profitable to make fans buy a whole new figure than offering extra heads and accessories. This is purely a collector line and there seems to be a lot of demand for modernized heads yet they won't do them but the occasional hint is thrown in every now and then that they are considering a variant. Specially since they want to keep the line going for a ridiculous amount of time.

So if my conspiracy theory is true, a possible 200X Leech could happen.

[TheFallen]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj221/TheFallenTonyStone/MOTUC/IMG_2595.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj221/TheFallenTonyStone/MOTUC/IMG_2596.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj221/TheFallenTonyStone/MOTUC/IMG_2594.jpg

Leech looks awesome. One of the best figures of 2011

It looks like Leech has wrist articulation and the blades on Hordak's weapon also look articulated

[kup]

lol That's even crazier looking! Yeah the over the top craziness of this toy has sold me to it.

[Hursticon]

I'm with you Kup! :D
I loved this figure as a kid, I thought the suction caps were odly fitting and he just came across as a cool looking figure - I'm very tempted to grab one of these guys! :cool:

[kup]

Fore reference, here is what Leech looked like in the 200X cartoon:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/MegaGearX/200X%20Screen%20Grabs/200X-Horde.jpg

http://old.he-man.org/cartoon/motu/universe/horde.jpg

He was drawn with a much smaller mouth than both the vintage and staction. Given that MOTUC Leech has a mouth similar to 200X, I do think that it is a hybrid design with the vintage figure styling being the dominant art direction.

[TheFallen]

Here is a couple more;

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj221/TheFallenTonyStone/MOTUC/197044_205238679495977_100000295393908_789039_7372 793_n.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj221/TheFallenTonyStone/MOTUC/197408_205238649495980_100000295393908_789038_3829 725_n.jpg

Not only am I suprised there were two new reveals, I am actually suprised one of them was Leech

[kup]

I can't get over how ridiculously crazy that head is. It certainly is too cartoony to fit properly with the other figures just like Clawful, Roboto, etc but it still seems very cool nonetheless.

[Lord_Zed]

He just looks like the original Leech minus the suction cup and with all the usual improvements to me. Much like most of the toys in this line match the originals for better or worse. My question would be can Leech fit He-mans head in his mouth, looks like it.

[Omega Supreme]

The Hurricane Hordak is a must have for me.