Princess of Power Wave 3 – 1987

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Mattel decided to end the Princess of Power toy line in 1987, after the animated series also came to an end on December 2, 1986. The third and final wave of Princess of Power, provided only five new figures in 1987, including new versions of She-Ra and Catra. Mattel also produced the last of the creature horses with Royal Swift Wind and Silver Storm. Unsurprisingly, Mattel decided not to issue any vehicles, playsets or other accessories for the final wave.

 

For more information about Mattel’s Princess of Power line from 1987, see bottom of the page for a complete summary.

Princess of Power – Wave 3 (1987): Figures

Princess of Power – Wave 3 (1987): Accessories

No new accessories were released for the final Wave of the POP line in 1987.

Princess of Power – Wave 3 (1987): Creatures

Two new horse companions were released for the final wave in 1987, and they were both new versions of Swift Wind and Storm.

Princess of Power – Wave 3 (1987): Fantastic Fashions

No new Fantastic Fashions accessories were released for the final wave in 1987.

Princess of Power – Wave 3 (1987): Playsets

No new large scale playsets were released for the final wave in 1987.

Princess of Power – Wave 3 (1987): Vehicles

No new vehicles were released for the final wave in 1987.

Mattel had done an excellent job of promoting the Princess of Power toy line with some great looking figures, creatures, sets and vehicles, but in 1987, things were not looking up in the Princess of Power and Masters of the Universe world. The Masters of the Universe animated series had been cancelled in 1985, and The Princess of Power series followed the same fate, when it finally came to an end on December 2, 1986. Without any mass media outlets to promote the lines and increased competition from other successful toy lines, such as GI Joe and Transformers, Mattel’s toy sale numbers took a massive decline. Like most toy lines throughout the years, the MOTU and POP lines ran a typical cycle and their time was just coming to an end. The Princess of Power toy line was ultimately cancelled in 1987, and Masters of the Universe officially followed the year after.

The third and final wave of the Princess of Power line, gave us only five new figures in 1987, including new versions of She-Ra and Catra. The Great Rebellion team added Loo-Kee, Netossa, Spinnerella and a new version of our favorite female hero, She-Ra, this time with Bubble Power. The Evil Horde only got one new figure and that was a new version of Catra that was named Shower Power Catra. Mattel also produced the last of the creature horses with Royal Swift Wind and Silver Storm. Unsurprisingly, Mattel decided not to issue any vehicles, playsets or other accessories for the final wave.

Once again, the packaging for the Princess of Power line featured the POP logo at the top of the card, just above a pink starburst that seemed to jump out at you, along with the name of the character above the bubble. A beautifully drawn portrait of She-Ra riding her steed, Swift Wind, sat to the left of the card, and was the same portrait on every wave 3 card except for the Shower Power Catra, which featured Catra in that spot. Also once again, the horse figures featured an open faced box style instead of the closed box style from the first wave.