Masters of the Universe Wave 4 – 1985

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The fourth Masters of the Universe wave gave us thirteen brand new figures in 1985, including new versions of He-Man and Skeletor. A new big player was added in 1985, wave with the introduction of the Evil Horde, led by Hordak. The Evil Horde also got their headquarters with the Fright Zone. Also released were three more vehicles, the Battle Bones figure carrier and a new robotic battle horse, Night Stalker. One sign of things to come though was the unexpected end of the animated Masters of the Universe series, ending on November 21, 1985.

For more information about Mattel’s Masters of the Universe line from 1985, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Dragon Blaster Skeletor

Market Value:
Carded $300 – $400
Loose $75 – $100

Dragon Blaster Skeletor
Accessories: Sword, Armor, Dragon Blaster, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Dragon Blaster Skeletor is a deluxe version of the evil warlord and his third different version. It features a red dragon chained to his back that doubles as a water-spraying weapon. By filling the dragon with water and pressing down on its head, it squirts a stream of water, simulating a venomous blast. Dragon Blaster Skeletor comes with a purple body harness, a real metal chain and lock to “trap” his enemies, and the red dragon accessory that clips onto his armor.

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Grizzlor

Market Value:
Carded $135 – $195
Loose: Light Face $30- $45 / Dark Face $90 – $120

Grizzlor: Evil Horde
Accessories: Crossbow, Chest Straps, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: This series was always known for their many colorful and bizarre looking characters, but Grizzlor is the only one that was covered in hair. It was a strange design because the legs had no hair, so we got a big puff ball with legs. He kind of resembled Chaka from Land of the Lost. Grizzlor comes with his Crossbow, Chest Piece, and Mini-Comic. It should be noted the regular release of Grizzlor has a light brown face, while a dark brown faced variant version was also released. The darker face being much more valuable.

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Hordak

Market Value:
Carded $175 – $250
Loose $45 – $65

Hordak: Evil Horde
Accessories: Crossbow, Chest Armor, Cape, Bat Shield, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: After years of He-Man fighting Skeletor, we get another evil leader thrown into the mix. Hordak is the ruthless leader of the Evil Horde and features a menacing bat-themed design and a twisting waist for battle poses, along with a spring-loaded arm for action strikes. Hordak comes with a bat-shaped red crossbow that attaches to his arm as his primary weapon, a removable black cape, and a signature armor chest plate with the Evil Horde emblem.

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Leech

Market Value:
Carded $125 – $175
Loose $25 – $40

Leech: Evil Horde
Accessories: Crossbow, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Leech is a unique character with suction cup hands that allow him to stick to smooth surfaces, simulating his leech-like ability to latch onto opponents. Leech comes equipped with an orange crossbow and has an orange Evil Horde logo on his chest.

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Mantenna

Market Value:
Carded $125 – $175
Loose $25 – $40

Mantenna: Evil Horde
Accessories: Crossbow, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Another bad guy for Hordak’s Evil Horde squad. Mantenna’s special feature was that his eyes would pop out when the switch is activated (not sure how this helped in battle). Mantenna comes with a purple and orange armored suit and a purple backpack that adds to his insectoid appearance. There is a minor variation to Mantenna’s boots with the Evil Horde bat logo being different colors.

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Modulok

Market Value:
Boxed $125 – $175
Loose $30 – $45

Modulok: Evil Horde
Accessories: Laser, Torso, Heads, Waists, Arms, Legs, Tail, Connector Joints, , Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Modulok was billed as the “Evil Beast of a Thousand Bodies”. It may not have been a thousand bodies, but this was just plain cool! With all the different parts, you could literally change Modulok to several different creatures, which made for lots of fun.

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Moss Man

Market Value:
Carded $175 – $250
Loose $30 – $45

Moss Man: Heroic Warriors
Accessories: Mace, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Moss Man was one of the good guys, believe it or not. He was covered in green flocked hair, like the old GI Joe’s used to have back in the 70’s. He also had an actual pine scent, So he was the Masters of the Universe version of Strawberry Shortcake! Moss Man’s special feature was that when you twisted his waist, he swung his battle club/mace. I loved this figure back in the day because he was unique with the flocked hair and pine scent. Definitely one of my favorites.

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Roboto

Market Value:
Carded $175 – $250
Loose $30 – $45

Roboto: Heroic Warriors
Accessories: Axe, Laser, Claw, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Roboto is a heroic warrior with a robotic design. This figure features a transparent chest panel revealing a rotating gear mechanism inside, which is activated by twisting his right arm, simulating mechanical movement. Roboto comes equipped with a silver battle axe and a removable clear helmet that showcases his mechanical face.

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Spikor

Market Value:
Carded $175 – $250
Loose $35- $50

Spikor: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Spiked Club, Trident Arm, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Spikor is a member of the Evil Horde and features a spring-loaded claw hand that snaps shut when his arm is squeezed, mimicking a powerful grip. Spikor comes equipped with a spiked club and silver trident, accentuating his fearsome, armored appearance.

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Stinkor

Market Value:
Carded $150 – $225
Loose $30 – $45

Stinkor: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Chest Armor, Shield, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: With a name like Stinkor, you just know he must have a crazy scent, and he does. The scent was actually made of Patchouli Oil. Stinkor comes with a black and white striped suit, a removable purple chest armor, and a crossbow accessory. His distinctive smell and sneaky abilities make him a memorable villain in the MOTU lineup.

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Sy-Klone

Market Value:
Carded $135 – $195
Loose $25 – $40

Sy-Klone: Heroic Warriors
Accessories: Shield, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Sy-Klone was yet another unique looking hero with a fun special feature. When you turn the “action wheel” on his waist, he spins around 360 degrees. Also, when you twist his chest, there is an “animated” radar scan on his chest screen. Sy-Klone comes with his shield and mini-comic. This was actually a fun figure and his action features worked fairly well.

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Thunder Punch He-Man

Market Value:
Carded $300 – $400
Loose $60 – $85

Thunder Punch He-Man: Heroic Warriors
Accessories: Power Sword, Shield, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Thunder Punch He-Man is a powered-up third version of the original He-Man. It features a spring-loaded, thunder-punching action activated by twisting his waist, which is enhanced by a loud “pop!” sound effect created using special ring caps loaded into his backpack. Thunder Punch He-Man comes equipped with a translucent red power sword, a silver shield, a removable red armor vest, and a unique backpack that holds and detonates the caps.

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Two-Bad

Market Value:
Carded $150 – $225
Loose $25 – $40

Two-Bad: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Shield, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Two Bad is a unique two-headed villain with constantly bickering personalities. It featured an action feature where its upper body could spring back and forth at the waist for a punching motion, emphasizing the character’s internal conflict. Each head had a different color and design—one blue and one purple. Two Bad came with a single orange shield as his accessory and stood out for his unique sculpt, making him one of the more visually distinctive figures in the MOTU lineup.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 4 (1985): Accessories

Mattel released a new ammo accessory Pack for the newest Masters of the Universe wave to be used with the Thunder Punch He-Man. Also released was Battle Bones, which was a super cool looking Dino-Skeleton carrying case

Battle Bones

Market Value:
Boxed $115 – $165
Loose $30 – $45

Battle Bones
Accessories: Dinosaur Head, Storage Compartment
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Battle Bones is a skeletal transport creature used as both a carrier and a playset. Shaped like a giant dinosaur skeleton, it could hold up to 12 figures using clip-on rib restraints along its sides and featured a hinged skull that opened to store weapons inside. Battle Bones was marketed for both heroic and evil warriors, with a bony white body, green handle for carrying.

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Thunder Punch Ammo

Market Value:
Carded $100 – $140
Loose $20 – $30

Thunder Punch Ammo
Accessories: 27 Red Blaster Caps
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Hard to Find – Occasionally listed, and usually sells quickly
Notes: This pack contained 27 blaster caps to load into He-Man’s Thunder Punch back pack mechanism. The 27 caps meant you had a total of 216 thunder punches for He-Man. These caps were similar to the same ones that would come with the old cap gun toys.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 4 (1985): Creatures

Another fantastic looking creature was released for the 1985 wave wave to along with Stridor from the year before. Night Stalker had purple and gold color scheme with some serious armor.

Night Stalker

Market Value:
Boxed $100 – $130
Loose $30 – $45

Night Stalker: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Rotating Laser Guns, Turret
Years Released: 1985-1986
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Night Stalker is a villainous robotic horse and the evil counterpart to Stridor. It featured a rotating turret-style cockpit that could swivel side to side, giving it a scanning motion, and included molded-in weapons like dual side cannons and a central laser turret. Unlike Stridor, Night Stalker had a fixed cockpit without a removable saddle, and its legs were non-motorized but posed in a walking stance. Fun Fact: Night Stalker was originally referred to as Night Mare in early drafts.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 4 (1985): Gift Sets

Mattel loves their gift sets and 1985 was no exception. We saw a new set with Jitsu & Night Stalker, as well as another with Skeletor and the Land Shark vehicle. Both were limited at the time of release and can be tough to track down nowadays.

Jitsu & Night Stalker Gift Set

Market Value:
Boxed $1,200 – $1.500
Loose $50 – $75

Jitsu & Night Stalker Gift Set
Accessories: Night Stalker – Rotating Laser Guns, Turret / Jitsu – Samurai Sword, Chest Armor
Years Released: 1985
Difficulty to Find: Rare – Rarely seen in any condition on the secondary market
Notes: This hard to find gift set contained Night Stalker and Jitsu, who was released the year before. This set was released in limited numbers at the time and can be tough to track down nowadays.

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Land Shark & Battle Armor Skeletor Gift Set

Market Value:
Boxed $1,750 – $2,250
Loose $75 – $100

Land Shark & Battle Armor Skeletor Gift Set
Accessories: Land Shark – Engine Cover, Seat, Cannons / Battle Armor Skeletor – Sword, Ram Staff, Battle Armor
Years Released: 1985
Difficulty to Find: Rare – Rarely seen in any condition on the secondary market
Notes: This hard to find gift set contained the Land Shark vehicle and Battle Armor Skeletor, who was released the year before. This set was released in limited numbers at the time and can be tough to track down nowadays.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 4 (1985): Playsets

After Snake Mountain and Castle Grayskull, it was now time for the Evil Horde to get their own base with the Fright Zone with Mattel’s 3rd large scale playset.

Fright Zone

Market Value:
Boxed $300 – $400
Loose $100 – $130

Fright Zone: Evil Horde
Accessories: Evil Tree Trap, Cage Door, Stone Wall Trap, Dragon Puppet, Mini-Comic
Years Released: 1985
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: He-Man and Skeletor both had their headquarter bases, so Hordak got one as well, because you just can’t be a major player in Eternia without one. This playset was creepy looking, which is what you would expect with a name like Fright Zone. There was an evil tree at the top that could capture our heroes with its roots, as well as a hidden rock monster and prison cell. This thing was really built to give the good guys a hard time if they made it inside. It even had a dragon (puppet) to capture He-Man and friends and bring them back to its hidden lair. This was a pretty nifty playset that offered a ton of playability.

Masters of the Universe – Wave 4 (1985): Vehicles

Mattel gave us three new vehicles as part of their fourth wave in 1985, including Bashasaurus, Land Shark and Spydor.

Bashasaurus

Market Value:
Boxed $90 – $120
Loose $25 – $40

Bashasaurus: Heroic Warriors
Accessories: Boulder Arm
Years Released: 1985
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Bashasaurus is a heroic combat vehicle and typically associated with heroes like He-Man. It featured a large, spring-loaded bashing arm with a spiked ball that could be swung using a lever on the side, designed to smash obstacles or enemy figures. It included a driver seat with foot pegs and a clip to hold a figure in place, as well as rolling wheels for play mobility.

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Land Shark

Market Value:
Boxed $100 – $130
Loose $35 – $55

Land Shark: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Engine Cover, Seat, Cannons
Years Released: 1985
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: The Land Shark was a nifty looking vehicle that featured a shark’s mouth at the front. When you pushed the vehicle around on the floor, the jaws of the shark would chomp open and closed. The Land Shark also included twin cannons and an engine cover. There really wasn’t a whole lot to the Land Shark, but it was still a fun addition to an already great line. Land Shark recently made its triumphant return for the Origins line in 2021.

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Spydor

Market Value:
Boxed $150 – $225
Loose $50 – $75

Spydor: Evil Warriors
Accessories: Two Laster Cannons
Years Released: 1985
Difficulty to Find: Uncommon – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Spydor was exactly what it sounded like, a giant scary looking mechanical spider that also happened to shoot laser cannons at you. This battery powered evil contraption would walk around with a figure sitting atop of it. It actually worked pretty well, and this thing was just freakin cool. Not to mention the amazing box art!

This was another banner year for The Masters of the Universe line with the series hitting its peak. It had a hugely successful animated series and the merchandising side of the line was still immensely popular. He-Man and Skeletor, along with the rest of the gang could be found on everything from lunchboxes and school supplies to clothing and Halloween costumes. Now that the Star Wars line was coming to an end, the MOTU line sat atop the toy market, along with GI Joe and the Transformers as top sellers. One sign of things to come though was the sudden and unexpected end of the animated Filmation Masters of the Universe series, as the last episode would air on November 21, 1985.

The fourth wave of the MOTU line, gave us a new high of 13 brand new figures in 1985. The Heroic Warriors got four new additions with Moss Man, Roboto, Sy-Clone and a new Thunder Punch version of He-Man. Not to be outdone, the Evil Warriors also got four new figures with Spikor, Stinkor, Two-Bad and a new Dragon Blaster version of Skeletor. A new wrinkle was added for the 1985 wave with the introduction of the Evil Horde, which was another group of bad guys for the Heroic Warriors to fight. The new Evil Horde was led by Hordak, along with Grizzlor, Leech, Mantenna and the ultra cool Modulok. In addition to some great new figures, we also got more vehicles and a new robotic battle horse for the bad guys, Night Stalker. The Evil Horde also got a headquarters base for even more MOTU adventures.

Once again, the packaging for the newest wave of the Masters of the Universe line remained virtually identical to the previous waves of the years before. The packaging for the Masters of the Universe line focused on bright eye catching colors that grabbed your attention and launched your imagination. The Masters of the Universe logo sat at the top of the blister pack card, just above a red rock starburst explosion that seemed to jump out at you. The name of the character was positioned just above the bubble in big letters. The only exception was with the Evil Horde packaging now having the new Evil Horde logo in between the MOTU logo and the character’s name. As far as the card backs go, all wave four figures included additional wave four figures on the back and a beautifully illustrated action scene at the top of the card featuring the appropriate character.