My only gripe is I wish Mattel would take the chance on putting stuff like this guy and Kol Darr at retail. Even worst case scenario, I doubt he'd shelfwarm as bad as naked Stratos, and they're missing out on discovering just how potentially popular a character could become.
Yeah all these "exclisive" figures just make me want to stop collecting this line as whats teh point? Yuo can't get any of the "cool new stuff" unless you pay hundreds for it from scalpers!
This is what made me bail on the line. This was supposed to be the line of figures for me to just have fun with, pick up every now and then at Target, whatever. Not another "Set alarms to get drops or pay scalpers absurd mark-ups" line. Didn't need another one of those.
100% this is stupid. I just wanted to be able to collect teh old toys, in a new better build. Now its become impossible to collec any of the "exclusives" without payign through the nose... and here in the UK you can only import the new waves, so super hard to get anything!
Honestly, I love him so much (even though I'm still waiting to get him). I really want to see an entire sub-line of the dungeon dwellers in the future.
Love that they took time to make it so the weapon stays in his hand. My biggest gripe with MOTU Origins figures is their weapons fall out of their hands so easily.
This is one of those figures that really should have been sold at retail. He's shown up on a bunch of packaging, sometimes in multiple which means I'm sure a lot of people ordered more than one for troop building so of course it was going to sell out fast. I don't like how Mattel seems to be abandoning things they had set up for MotU collectors so quickly. They stopped doing the maid-to-order option after just two figures, and now Frog Monger comes on a normal adhesive blister instead of of the new collector friendly slip on blister. Next they'll probably drop the outer box.
@@SeansModelBuilds2017 That would be even worse! Besides, Mattel doesn't do Power-Con anymore, 2021 was their last year and it's no longer a MOTU convention.
I forgot that Tuesday was the day he was going up. My mind is on lunch whenever these things happen. After I saw your tweet I rushed to Mattel Creations and didn’t have much time to order before it sold out.
I would love for them to keep bringing out new figures in this line. I just wish they were made to order so that every one could get a chance to get one. I’ve gotten all of the releases so far that I’ve wanted, it’s just been a pain to order.
100% if you're going to do this, dont make limited numbers... put up a pre order and make as many as there is demand for... this way everyone is happy (apart from those scalpers!!)
I don't understand why Mattel couldn't have put this up for a few days like they did with Grizzlor. It's always one step ahead, two steps behind with these people.
They might make him a made-to-order release if there is enough fan demand. They made Wundar available as made-to-order long after the initial offering due to public demand.
I agree i want more of this kind of creatures. The idea to bring the Monsters/ creatures of the Dungeon of CG was over the top! At all a great figure and it fits just right to Motu 👌✌🏽
I met the real Frog Monger in real life! He said he was wrongfully imprisoned, and that it was actually a GOOD thing... Because if they knew what crimes he actually committed, they would sentence him to be cooked instead. Despite the 'wrongfully accused' trope, I believed him, as he's now actually turned his life around and become a Ribbit Rabbi at my local synagogue. Or... Syna-Frog, as Rabbi Monger would call it...! When I asked what made give up his fiendish way of living, all he would say is, "Dude, it was the 1980's...!"
Awesome video, cool figure. Another Mattel Creations I have missed because I was working, I wish they would do preorders for these things over a couple of days so I don't have to hunt them down on Evil Bay.
We can’t wait to get him. I opted to order three based on the promo art, so I’ll probably use at least one to trade for things we need/want. Thanks for sharing!
Mattel, if your reading: I'm a very casual collector, only having a few, but this guy is so awesome I was really disappointed to have missed out. Hoping for 2nd and timed release
This is exactly the kind of stuff I want to see coming from Mattel Creations exclusive figs, just weird, deep cut stuff that only the die-hards are going to care about. Love it!
I appreciate when people show the mini comics cause I don’t open my origins. So I like to see the comics and read them online. A friend of mine opens his so whenever he has some extras he lets me have them
I tried to buy this figure but it was sold out as I was working that day and did not have time to purchase this figure. Frog monger could use more armor and paint. He looks stoned this from monger figure.
of course Modulok is coming. The whole mix&match gimmick that Origins has, comes from him! So he will be another figure that remains the original action feature 😉
There was an actual Mattel design sheet that leaked and it said the calves AND chest for this came FROM Modulok. Which implies they're sitting on unreleased tooling. I know a lot of the tradition with toylines is to either handle tooling one wave at a time or advance tool 1-2 variants into the original mold like Transformers does. (We don't even typically see all of the variant pieces released with TFs. Sometimes, when looking for a store exclusive to offer, TF designers will go back and find already tooled variant parts in an old figure. I think the PotP Dinobots/Abominus figures had a third Monstructor tooling for example.) Anyway, back when Mattel started doing MOTU in MegaConstrux, a detail that leaked was that they apparently tooled 70+ figures worth of figures and accessories upfront so they could release anything from vintage MOTU at any time with no additional budget needed. They could effectively retire development on the figure line and move people to other teams from day one and still run Mega Construx MOTU for years. I'm curious how much of that may have been done with Origins. I don't think they did EVERYTHING upfront since Four Horsemen seem to have been brought in later to do some stuff like Leech. But they could easily have 10 unreleased figures already tooled up.
Looks like 1 of the Pollywog soldiers from "Dungeons & Dragons" which are Venger's frog-like minions that attack Dungeon Master & his young pupils in the swamps & bogs.
If I don't get mine by Friday, I might have to buy one at Toyhio! I'm impatient and want mine now! Other people have their's! See you soon Pixel Dan, safe travels!
Yes. Nearly all frogs have at least two little stubby teeth in the roof of their mouth, called vomerine teeth. On some species, they're little more than flat hardened pads, but on others, like the famous "Pac-Man" ceratophryid frogs, they can be quite sharp. And some ceratophryids even have a pair of large, sharp teeth in their lower jaw. Some -- mostly the ceratophryids again -- also have jaws full of tiny, needle-sharp teeth. (And if you're familiar with TMNT, Napoleon Bonafrog was a ceratophryid.) A quick Google image search, ignoring the obvious Photoshohp jobs, will show you everything you need to know about frog teeth.
Really miss the Classics subscription model. I lucked into Space Sumo but have missed every other release because I have to work during the on-sale minutes.
During the era of Classics, I was living in England and could time my "dinner breaks" to allow me to get online and place my orders when the stuff went live. Can't do that, now.
This guy equal parts awesome and goofy! He looks like he should be hosting the Muppet Show! I wonder if Adora kissed him would he turn into a handsome prince! 🤣
Great review! Thank you! He looks darned cool, but the name puzzles me. "-Monger" means someones who deals in a specialised commodity or promotes a specified activity, situation, or feeling. So . . . does he SELL frogs? Is he a frog who sells things? Does he promote ranine activities? Why THAT name? Or was it just because it sounded cool? Inquiring minds want to know! (Especially since I missed out on getting him, don't know what's going on in his mini-comic, and nobody's talking.)
Agreed Dan l believe this figure should be made for retail . Mattel really don't know that this character is really popular. Why mattel put this figure in a wave with kol dar wun dar and another popular figure in a future wave. Why is it so hard to find a lot of these figures. The distribution should be easy and simplistic now than 35 -40 years ago.
My only gripe is I wish Mattel would take the chance on putting stuff like this guy and Kol Darr at retail. Even worst case scenario, I doubt he'd shelfwarm as bad as naked Stratos, and they're missing out on discovering just how potentially popular a character could become.
Yeah all these "exclisive" figures just make me want to stop collecting this line as whats teh point? Yuo can't get any of the "cool new stuff" unless you pay hundreds for it from scalpers!
This is what made me bail on the line. This was supposed to be the line of figures for me to just have fun with, pick up every now and then at Target, whatever. Not another "Set alarms to get drops or pay scalpers absurd mark-ups" line. Didn't need another one of those.
100% this is stupid. I just wanted to be able to collect teh old toys, in a new better build. Now its become impossible to collec any of the "exclusives" without payign through the nose... and here in the UK you can only import the new waves, so super hard to get anything!
Absolutely the case
Honestly, I love him so much (even though I'm still waiting to get him). I really want to see an entire sub-line of the dungeon dwellers in the future.
That would be awesome. New characters that have some kind of pedigree.
The wereolf-like character on the box art would be a great addition.
Although, would be even cooler if everyone that collects these figures get a chance to own them!
How sweet it would be to get the other critters on the card art.
Yeah!
My thoughts exactly when I took it out of the box, especially the (what appears to be) wolf man; big “Ralph” from Rampage vibes.
Loving the retro sci-fi pulp vibes going on with this guy.
A perfect figure for this line 💯!
If he USED that jet pack, since it's only around his neck, wouldn't it kill him? Limp frog rocketing through the Eternian skies.
I hope they try more dungeon dwellers in the future. I think that’d be a great opportunity to build out a faction for Pig Head.
Love that they took time to make it so the weapon stays in his hand. My biggest gripe with MOTU Origins figures is their weapons fall out of their hands so easily.
This is one of those figures that really should have been sold at retail. He's shown up on a bunch of packaging, sometimes in multiple which means I'm sure a lot of people ordered more than one for troop building so of course it was going to sell out fast. I don't like how Mattel seems to be abandoning things they had set up for MotU collectors so quickly. They stopped doing the maid-to-order option after just two figures, and now Frog Monger comes on a normal adhesive blister instead of of the new collector friendly slip on blister. Next they'll probably drop the outer box.
Maybe they will sell some of these exclusives at PowerCon.
@@SeansModelBuilds2017 That would be even worse! Besides, Mattel doesn't do Power-Con anymore, 2021 was their last year and it's no longer a MOTU convention.
@@emerje0 But I was still able to find MOTU there. I found Wun-Dar last year at the event.
@@SeansModelBuilds2017 Had to have been a third party seller, Mattel wasn't at Power-Con in 2022 at all.
@@emerje0 The Eternia Dreams Booth. They have a store in a mall just north of Washington DC.
I forgot that Tuesday was the day he was going up. My mind is on lunch whenever these things happen. After I saw your tweet I rushed to Mattel Creations and didn’t have much time to order before it sold out.
I hope Mattel Creations will release another version of the Castle Grayskull spacesuit for those of us who missed out on the Power Con exclusive.
Sadly, I missed this one. Was at work when he went up. I only managed to get Wondar because I was taking a crap when he went up.
Looks like they're getting ready for that Bucky O'hare crossover I've always wanted.
I'm just excited that we are getting a brand new character. The re-issues are great but I want to see figures of brand new characters.
Thank you for the review! Missed out on this one, hopefully they do a made to order run.
The fins at the legs are also from Modulok. Nice video and great figure.
I would love for them to keep bringing out new figures in this line. I just wish they were made to order so that every one could get a chance to get one. I’ve gotten all of the releases so far that I’ve wanted, it’s just been a pain to order.
100% if you're going to do this, dont make limited numbers... put up a pre order and make as many as there is demand for... this way everyone is happy (apart from those scalpers!!)
That's so cool. With His Jetpack and Blaster He looks a bit from out of a Flash Gordon Comic 👍🐸
1:27 I need that werewolf as well
Can’t wait till they start shipping this to everyone. Hey @Mattel the rest of us want our figures as well. 😂🤔
I don't understand why Mattel couldn't have put this up for a few days like they did with Grizzlor. It's always one step ahead, two steps behind with these people.
They might make him a made-to-order release if there is enough fan demand. They made Wundar available as made-to-order long after the initial offering due to public demand.
Mine just came in yesterday, very happy with him, great character
I agree i want more of this kind of creatures. The idea to bring the Monsters/ creatures of the Dungeon of CG was over the top! At all a great figure and it fits just right to Motu 👌✌🏽
Wish this was easier to get. Since I have a pretty full vintage collection, this kind of thing is exactly what I’m looking for in Origins.
Thung lashor hands possibly too
That's my favourite origins figure, so far. So cool to see such a classic new character made in such a vintage looking way!
He’s an awesome figure! Can’t wait to get mine
We need new characters in action figure form and new characters in general.
Like this way better than the sun people!
I met the real Frog Monger in real life! He said he was wrongfully imprisoned, and that it was actually a GOOD thing...
Because if they knew what crimes he actually committed, they would sentence him to be cooked instead.
Despite the 'wrongfully accused' trope, I believed him, as he's now actually turned his life around and become a Ribbit Rabbi at my local synagogue. Or... Syna-Frog, as Rabbi Monger would call it...!
When I asked what made give up his fiendish way of living, all he would say is, "Dude, it was the 1980's...!"
This is just amazing that they made this!
Awesome video, cool figure. Another Mattel Creations I have missed because I was working, I wish they would do preorders for these things over a couple of days so I don't have to hunt them down on Evil Bay.
Hey Dan, are going to cover all the origins in time? I really missed your videos on the past releases.
Congrats on getting one. I heard they were hard to get.
Retro Jetpack Frog-Man!!!!!!!!
missed this one, but with all the new tooling i have a feeling this will get another release
Still waiting for mine hopefully it will be comming soon
We can’t wait to get him. I opted to order three based on the promo art, so I’ll probably use at least one to trade for things we need/want. Thanks for sharing!
Really curious about that mini comic. Great character.
Yeah, it's the only place to get that mini-comic, most people missed out on it, and nobody who's got it is sharing it properly.
One I'll never own 🇬🇧 wanted it retail great figure a true addition
I can't wait to get this one. It'd be nice to know when Grizzlor, Wun-Dar, and Frog Monger will be made and shipped.
With that backpack he looks like
Boba Frog
I wonder if the jet pack is a nod to Boba Fett, who also spent a very long time in a pit before eventually escaping.
Love the new characters now seeing that origins will include stuff from all motu lines classics new adventures 200x sunman and more is a dream ✨️
One I wanted badly... but had to work when released. Very nice figure
Why was Pepe in the dungeon? I thought Grayskull was supposed to be a force for good? 😉🐸
Awesome
It once again would have been nice for a direct shout out to Rebecca Taylor on this but it is what it is.
I'd like to see more of the dungeon dwellers
Marvel legends frog man will do rather nicely for the classic line.
Mattel, if your reading: I'm a very casual collector, only having a few, but this guy is so awesome I was really disappointed to have missed out. Hoping for 2nd and timed release
I can see mattel using this mold for a few snake men also
He's cool
Love it dan...keep them coming...I'm working on my collection
Frog monger is on the wind raider package on the side and on the back.
Great figure. I didn’t know about the jet pack. Fun galactic looking figure.
This is exactly the kind of stuff I want to see coming from Mattel Creations exclusive figs, just weird, deep cut stuff that only the die-hards are going to care about. Love it!
I wonder how Modulok would work in this line, seeing how his gimmick is the gimmick for all of Origins.
I appreciate when people show the mini comics cause I don’t open my origins. So I like to see the comics and read them online. A friend of mine opens his so whenever he has some extras he lets me have them
I tried to buy this figure but it was sold out as I was working that day and did not have time to purchase this figure. Frog monger could use more armor and paint. He looks stoned this from monger figure.
of course Modulok is coming. The whole mix&match gimmick that Origins has, comes from him! So he will be another figure that remains the original action feature 😉
There was an actual Mattel design sheet that leaked and it said the calves AND chest for this came FROM Modulok. Which implies they're sitting on unreleased tooling.
I know a lot of the tradition with toylines is to either handle tooling one wave at a time or advance tool 1-2 variants into the original mold like Transformers does. (We don't even typically see all of the variant pieces released with TFs. Sometimes, when looking for a store exclusive to offer, TF designers will go back and find already tooled variant parts in an old figure. I think the PotP Dinobots/Abominus figures had a third Monstructor tooling for example.)
Anyway, back when Mattel started doing MOTU in MegaConstrux, a detail that leaked was that they apparently tooled 70+ figures worth of figures and accessories upfront so they could release anything from vintage MOTU at any time with no additional budget needed. They could effectively retire development on the figure line and move people to other teams from day one and still run Mega Construx MOTU for years.
I'm curious how much of that may have been done with Origins. I don't think they did EVERYTHING upfront since Four Horsemen seem to have been brought in later to do some stuff like Leech. But they could easily have 10 unreleased figures already tooled up.
On Friday I picked up origins faker he was the only one that was on the shelf
They should have made use of Rebecca to design the rest of this character, and the suit of armor
Very nice!!
Looks like 1 of the Pollywog soldiers from "Dungeons & Dragons" which are Venger's frog-like minions that attack Dungeon Master & his young pupils in the swamps & bogs.
Wish there was a limit of 1 instead of 3 when these went for sale. Wasn’t able to score one before they sold out 😢
Really like this figure, and I hope that Mattel also will make the Skelcon's from the comics.
review more masterverse figures
Mattel should make all of the dungeon creatures into full figures.
Looks awesome 👍 I hope they produce more reptile characters which would be good backup for the snakemen😜
Nah, the Snake Men would probably just eat them.
If I don't get mine by Friday, I might have to buy one at Toyhio! I'm impatient and want mine now! Other people have their's! See you soon Pixel Dan, safe travels!
This should have been retail, since it isn't and won't be they need to do a made to order run. I'm so sick of exclusive, and limited run figures!
Can’t wait to get mine!!! Great review!!!
Nice figure. I am glad that I orderd one.
This figure got me wondering...
Do frogs have teeth?
Yes. Nearly all frogs have at least two little stubby teeth in the roof of their mouth, called vomerine teeth. On some species, they're little more than flat hardened pads, but on others, like the famous "Pac-Man" ceratophryid frogs, they can be quite sharp. And some ceratophryids even have a pair of large, sharp teeth in their lower jaw. Some -- mostly the ceratophryids again -- also have jaws full of tiny, needle-sharp teeth. (And if you're familiar with TMNT, Napoleon Bonafrog was a ceratophryid.)
A quick Google image search, ignoring the obvious Photoshohp jobs, will show you everything you need to know about frog teeth.
i just love people like you are getting this early but, mine have not shipped yet. WTH, Mattel ?
Wow 🤩 I love it 🐸 and I did not know that he was in the 80s motu
Really miss the Classics subscription model. I lucked into Space Sumo but have missed every other release because I have to work during the on-sale minutes.
During the era of Classics, I was living in England and could time my "dinner breaks" to allow me to get online and place my orders when the stuff went live. Can't do that, now.
I ordered 3
I'm all for bringing us new stuff too... But not Mattel Creations exclusives that most of us will never be able to get
I want this one very much, I really hope we can get him in the UK.
Love this figure, my kid could not WAIT to open his and play with him. I think they knocked it out of the park on this one
What a fun figure! 🐸👍
Awesome toy
I wonder if the jet pack can fit around the waist.
Still waiting for mine to ship
Those figures shipped fast. That "key" almost looks like spikors other hand
Definitely looks more like the Vintage Cosmic Key accessory, though.
Is he good or bad
Does anyone know if he has the faker duplicat Two pack and the he-man TV show four pack
This guy equal parts awesome and goofy! He looks like he should be hosting the Muppet Show! I wonder if Adora kissed him would he turn into a handsome prince! 🤣
Gotta ask what’s this guys deal is a hero or a villain? And did he ever show up in the cartoon ?
Great review! Thank you! He looks darned cool, but the name puzzles me.
"-Monger" means someones who deals in a specialised commodity or promotes a specified activity, situation, or feeling. So . . . does he SELL frogs? Is he a frog who sells things? Does he promote ranine activities? Why THAT name? Or was it just because it sounded cool? Inquiring minds want to know! (Especially since I missed out on getting him, don't know what's going on in his mini-comic, and nobody's talking.)
Why doesn't the frog have the tongue lasher ability 🤔?
for somebody called frog monger, he doesn't look much like a frog
Agreed Dan l believe this figure should be made for retail . Mattel really don't know that this character is really popular. Why mattel put this figure in a wave with kol dar wun dar and another popular figure in a future wave. Why is it so hard to find a lot of these figures. The distribution should be easy and simplistic now than 35 -40 years ago.
Still waiting on mine. Weird how Dan always gets his first.... 🤔
Kind of upset I passed on this guy. Running out of room on my display case so I’m holding out for wishful origin releases that I hope they get to.
I only have he man for now
Lol pair this guy with Grizzlor and ya got a perfect pair a villain version of Kermit The Frog and Fonzie Bear.