Spikor Untouchable Master of Evil Combat! Masters of the Universe Sketch Book Series Target Exclusive Boxed Figure Item No.: Asst. JGF83 No. JFX03 Manufacturer: Mattel Includes: Trident, club, tail Action Feature: n/a Retail: $19.99 Availability: October 2025 Other: Continued Sketch Book Series, propensity to go on clearance
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I planned to skip Masters of the Universe Sketch Book Series Spikor because I was pretty happy with two purple ones (cartoon, toy) and also kept seeing a lot of clearance toys make me feel less enthused about paying full price for anything. I didn't open my Sy-Klone - which I got on clearance and then saw even cheaper - so I waited to get Spikor until he was under $6. Some Target stores ran out, while others just seemed to find more and more as the clearance went on back in January. For $6, any MOTU Origins-sized figure is good. I don't care if you hate the character, $6 is a price I'm willing to pay for pretty much any action figure. And friends, this was worth it.

As with Cartoon Collection Spikor, you get two normal hands and a short trident you may swap out. You also get a concept art-inspired club and a tail.

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Thanks to his spines Spikor is a hair bigger than 5 1/2-inches tall. Like many other sketch book series figures, he feels like a wholly different character. While he does have spikes and a snout like the original toy, the spikes are considerably longer - like a porcupine or hedgehog - with a more pig-like snout. He has hoop earrings, a big long spiny tail, and isn't purple - which makes a big difference. If they called him Spine-Man or Porc-u-pal or Quill-tor, I'm sure a lot of fans would just shrug and say "cool, I'll take one." It does look a lot like the original concept art, and Mattel went out of their way to not recycle parts. The head, torso, and tail are all new - they didn't just reissue the purple body with brown bits. Every spike is longer, the square pyramid spikes on the body are new shapes, the spiked collar is different - and painted! Even the wrists have different painted bracelets with unique spiky bits that match the aforementioned concept art. Mattel didn't fudge in new ideas here - this is very much the original concept, in toy form.

The basic buck is unchanged, and that's good. I like the new club, which is a simple design with a bigger end than the original concept art. The one place I feel Mattel really made an editorial choice was the trident. The three-pronged, rounded-off arm replacement has been cast in clear plastic for this particular release. Nothing about the concept drawing indicated it should be clear or not, so I guess they may have had notes or just made a call. It stands out nicely.

I love the longer spines, and pretty much everything about this figure is consistent with the rest of the line. This means there's no action feature - the trident won't shoot out of the wrist. He retains the Origins ability of removing limbs or popping off at the belt, which is good and bad. In this case, there's a visible gap between the upper and lower torso on my sample. I don't know if it's unique or not, but I paid $6 to get him and I'm very happy with it.

Fan demand for more parts and articulation drives prices higher, but $20 isn't too shabby in 2025 or 2026. Circus World advertised other 1985 Masters of the Universe figures for $3.96, which is about $12 today. Those figures were held together with rubber bands and only had five joints, while today's are fully-articulated with over 25 moving points. Sure, you might not want to count wrists that can bend and swivel, but each part requires more assembly and a higher price. Given this guy has more paint and over twice the parts, I'd say Mattel did a decent job. But, I also wonder if we could've had a good 5-jointed figure for $12 or less that might be more appealing to modern kids. Mattel's WWE and upcoming DC Comics lines are incredible values. It's hard to argue with collectors who are very loud and say money is no object, but at the same time you've got millions of kids buying Hot Wheels because they're cheap. Maybe there's room for future cheaper figures, but I guess that's a bit of a tangent. Mattel made a very good figure at a fair price, and I sheepishly admit I didn't give it a fair shake when I said "ugh, I don't need another Spikor - I'm happy with what I have at home." If you see it cheap, especially if it's cheaper than lunch, go buy yourself a treat.

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