Leech Evil Master of Suction! He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection Basic Figure Item No.: Asst. HYD16 No. JBM83 Manufacturer: Mattel Includes: Blaster, Onslaught to Snake Mountain mini-comic Action Feature: Suction cup hands and feet Retail: $19.99 Availability: February 2025 Other: Leechquel
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I opened He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection Leech late, but he needed to go into the Fright Zone (THE FRIGHT ZONE!) last year. It's a great playset - not huge, bigger than the Slime Pit but not as big as the castle or the mountain. It's a great place to display a small army of figures, and I've found the Filmation-style guys to be the best collection to keep around my playsets. Leech doesn't have a lot to say in the cartoons, so he can be in the background or off to the side - or replace the deluxe toy version I got on clearance a few years ago. This new one looks great and does a decent job of bringing the cartoon into the third dimension.

I still haven't opened my "toy" version, and this Filmation version has been at Ross stores off and on all year. For some reason, the closeout price is $14.99 - a mere 25% off - as opposed to some of the 60-75% off figures a couple of years ago. It's cheaper at Big Bad Toy Store. It's just fine at $15, but I wouldn't say it's the kind of thing you're going to buy that will convert you to the cause of collecting all things Etheria. It's good. It's just not amazing.

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This green bloodsucker has suction cup feet that don't seem to stick terribly long - maybe the table wasn't clean enough. He can do the floppy boot stomp fine, and has generally been able to stand on an uneven surface for months at a time. (That's good!) If he's a little off-balance, he'll flop over and all the comets collided and blew to dust - for fear they'd be seen. Then you have to go pick him up again, but you'll get it right eventually. Due to the unique rubber hands and feet, you might want to use a stand or lean him up against something.

The limbs work as well as anything else, recycling thichs, shins, and forearms with a new torso, head, hands, and feet. There's a decent amount of flat detail, resulting in a lumpy boy with big painted white teeth and a surprisingly defined set of lips. It's really amped up over the show, with a nose that feels a smidgen more humanoid and a mouth that won't close. The body and colors seem to match the cartoon as well as you can expect, right down to the black band over the wrists.

It doesn't have the original toy's suction feature, but it does a good job mashing up the original cartoon look with the actual toy concept. Yes, you lose the suction cup face, but I'd argue that's more of a "feature" than a "bug" here. You can also use the elbow and wrist joints to pose his giant suction hands to suck out a hero's will to live.

He also includes a laser blaster, engineered to have a retractable grip for handed-figures or a clamp for finger-free figures like Leech. I found the blaster tends to bend the hand, so I don't let him use it on display. I don't want to tear, warp, or otherwise distort those rubbery suction hands and we have no way of knowing how the plastics will behave over the years. And let's face it - after these figures go on our shelves, they may stay there for months or even years. If Mattel left out the laser gun, I wouldn't miss it - the real play features are the hands and feet.

I wouldn't say this is an all-timer character, but it is one of the better toys in the cartoon collection. As an adult, what I want is an updated toy - not a "collector figure" that I can pose and never touch again. This guy gives us a reason to pick him up, stick him to the mirror, and see how long until he falls down. The very best toys want to engage you and for you to play with them, and this is one of those figures. Sure, he's Hordak's flunky, but he came to play. That's admirable, and the clean paint and consistent-for-the-line joints mean you're probably going to have an above-average time with this guy. I certainly felt like I didn't need this figure, but I'm playing with it and getting distracted from writing this review. I just dropped him from a few inches off the table and the floppy boot stomp resulted in him sticking and standing upright. If that isn't a vote to buy it, what is?

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