The New Adventures of He-Man (Wave 2) – 1990

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After a successful launch of The New Adventures of He-Man toy line in 1989, the animated series debuted in September of 1990. The series was a futuristic reboot of the classic Masters of the Universe franchise that was rebranded to appeal to a new generation. The figures moved away from the blocky designs of the classic MOTU line, with more articulation and design. This second wave included several more key characters, blending Galactic Guardian and Evil Mutant factions in a battle of good vs. evil.

For more information about Mattel’s New Adventures of He-Man line from 1990, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

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

Battle Punch He-Man: Galactic Guardians
Accessories: Energy Shield, Power Sword
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Battle Punch He-Man was a brand new variant of our favorite hero from Eternia. This new version lost the helmet, armor and transparent shield, in favor of a simple gold shield and of course, He-Man’s power sword. When you twist his waist to the right, He-Man winds up for a punch, then twist him to the left to release the “Battle Punch” feature.

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Disks of Doom Skeletor

Market Value:
Carded $250 – $350
Loose $75 – $100

Disks of Doom Skeletor: Evil Mutants
Accessories: Psychotronic Disk Launcher, 2 Disks of Doom
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Disks of Doom Skeletor was the second version of the iconic villain for this new MOTU toy line. Skeletor comes with his psychotronic disk launcher, along with two disks of doom to shoot at the good guys. Simply place the disk in the launcher, then twist his waist to lock it into place. Then push the release lever switch on his back to whip the arm forward and launch the disk.

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Hoove

Market Value:
Carded $65 – $90
Loose $25 – $40

Hoove: Evil Mutants
Accessories: Hyper-Byte Blaster, Removable Helmet
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Hoove is a stubborn mule-minded mutant from the planet Denebria. He works with Skeletor and the Evil Mutants to battle He-Man and the Galactic Guardians. Hoove comes with his hyper-byte blaster and a removable helmet. To see his kicking action feature, stand the figure upright and hold onto to his left leg. Then bend him backwards and his right leg kicks outward. Bend him forward and his leg kicks back.

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Karatti

Market Value:
Carded $80 – $105
Loose $30 – $45

Karatti: Evil Mutants
Accessories: Solar Axe, Space Blade
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Karatti is a bone crushing mutant from the planet of Denebria with a rock hard head to protect his power hungry brain. Karatti comes with his solar axe and space blade. Twist his waist to the right and let go to watch his right arm chop down. Twist his waist to the left and his left arm moves back with an elbow jab.

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Kayo

Market Value:
Carded $65 – $90
Loose $25 – $40

Kayo: Galactic Guardians
Accessories: Space Helmet, Energy Bazooka, Shoulder Space Armor
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Kayo, also knows as Tatarus in foreign releases, is a space warrior and pilot from Primus. He comes with a space helmet, space shoulder armor and his trusty energy bazooka. To see his action feature, twist his waist to the left and his right arm throws a power punch. Twist his waist to the right and his left arm goes up to block a battle blow.

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Lizorr

Market Value:
Carded $65 – $90
Loose $25 – $40

Lizorr: Evil Mutants
Accessories: Climate Control Pack, Removable Helmet, Blaster Weapon
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Common – Easily found on the secondary market
Notes: Lizorr is an evil mutant in the New Adventures of He-Man, and fights alongside Skeletor against the Galactic Guardians. He comes with a climate control pack, removable helmet and a gold blaster weapon. To see his action feature, place his weapon in his right hand, press his arm down and let go! His arm springs into battle action.

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Nocturna

Market Value:
Carded $70 – $95
Loose $20 – $30

Nocturna: Galactic Guardians
Accessories: Removable Helmet, Armor, Laser Bow Weapon
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Nocturna is a martial arts warrior from the planet Primus. He delivers a stunning side kick and moves silently in battle. He comes with a removable helmet, armor and his laser bow weapon. To see his action feature, bend his body to the right and his left leg kicks out to the side. Bend him to the left and his right leg kicks out.

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Optikik

Market Value:
Carded $75 – $100
Loose $30 – $45

Optikik: Evil Mutants
Accessories: Photon Neutralizer Weapon
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Optikik is another evil mutant from the polar region of Denebria. His “spyball eyeball” can see through almost anything! Optikik comes with his photon neutralizer weapon. When you turn the thumb wheel on his back, his eyeball moves 140 degrees. Place his weapon in his right hand, press down and let it go to see it spring into battle action.

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Vizar

Market Value:
Carded $55 – $80
Loose $15 – $25

Vizar: Galactic Guardians
Accessories: Helmet w/ Face Shield, Laser Pistol, Stealth Hook
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Less Common – Appears often but some hunting needed
Notes: Vizar is a brilliant surveillance officer from Primus and valuable ally to He-Man and the Galactic Guardians. His face shield acts as a cloaking device that hides him from the enemy. Vizar comes with his helmet w/ face shield, laser pistol and stealth hook. To see his action feature, twist his spring-loaded waist from side to side for battle action.

The New Adventures of He-Man – Wave 2 (1990): Accessories

Mattel did not release any figure related or roleplay accessories for the second wave of He-Man toys in 1990.

The New Adventures of He-Man – Wave 2 (1990): Playsets

Mattel gave us some incredible playsets for the MOTU line during its run, and that tradition continued with the large scaled Starship Eternia Playset in 1989, and now the bad guys had a place to hang out with the brand new Nordor Playset.

Nordor Playset

Market Value:
Boxed $1,750 – $2,250
Loose $500 – $650

Nordor Playset: Evil Mutants
Accessories: Fold-Out Playset, Projector w/ Screen, Flip-Up Skull Face, Computer Panel, Two Laser Guns, Evil Throne, Battle Door
Years Released: 1990
Difficulty to Find: Hard to Find – Occasionally listed, and usually sells quickly
Notes: Nordor is a skull shaped moon of the Planet Denebria, as well as being the primary headquarters of the Evil Mutans in the New Adventures of He-Man. This was essentially a large asteroid that can fold out into a playset, which is actually pretty cool. The exterior of the Nordor playset is actually pretty striking, with that amazing skull face and rocky fissures. When you unfold the asteroid to turn it into the Evil Mutants base. There were some fun features on this thing, such as when you flip up the skull face, it reveals a projector screen which displays two different action film strips from the red projector in front of it. There is also a computer panel, two laser guns, rotating battle door and an evil throne for Skeletor.

The New Adventures of He-Man – Wave 2 (1990): Vehicles

After releasing four new vehicles the year prior, Mattel decided that was enough for now, as they did not release any new vehicles in 1990 for Wave Two.

After a successful launch of The New Adventures of He-Man toy line in 1989, the animated series debuted in September of 1990. The series was a futuristic reboot of the classic Masters of the Universe franchise that was rebranded to appeal to a new generation. The figures moved away from the blocky designs of the classic MOTU line, with more articulation and design. This second wave included several more key characters, blending Galactic Guardian and Evil Mutant factions in a battle of good vs. evil.

Mattel gave us nine more figures for wave two in 1990, which included brand new versions of both main characters, He-Man and Skeletor. For the Galactic Guardians, we got Kayo, Nocturna, Vizar and the new Battle-Punch He-Man. For the Evil Mutants, we had Hoove, Karatti, Lizorr, Optikik and the new Disks of Doom Skeletor. In addition to the figures, we also got one large scale playset with Nordor, which now gave the bad guys a place to call home. After releasing four vehicles the year prior, Mattel did not release any for the 2nd wave in 1990.

The packaging for the New Adventures of He-Man line was certainly bright with the dark blue theme, but was kind of generic looking. The new “He-Man” logo sat at the top center of the blister pack card. The figure itself was positioned to the right of the card, while its accessories were to the left side. The name of each character was positioned just above the figure bubble in white letters. As far as the card backs go, each was unique to the character, with a short bio on the character, along with nicely illustrated breakdowns of each action feature. The packaging certainly could have helped the line a bit by leaning into what had already worked in the past, but Mattel was looking to blaze a new trail with this toy line.