Unless you have a huge shock of red hair and don’t mind walking around in a leather bodysuit. Unfortunately, it is hard to look as cool as Lion-O. Say it with me…thunder….thunder….Thundercats…… Along with his Sword of Omens, it was everything you needed to recreate the perfect Saturday morning cartoon slot. Not only did he have a battle magic slicing sword action, but he also came with a power pack to give him light-up eyes. Lion-O, leader of the Thundercats, had an action figure packed with features. Despite having a reputation for making some terrible Nintendo games and wrestling figures, LJN actually excelled with the Thundercat’s line. LJN was the company responsible for creating the Thundercat’s toys.
They also crashed into the Saturday morning cartoon slot, creating a huge wave of excitement. When their planet was destroyed, they set off into space crash-landing on a planet named Third Earth. The Thundercat’s were a humanoid feline race from the Planet Thundara. The image is taken from the original comic books that came packaged with the action figures. You can rock the look with this battle armor T-Shirt. It was perfect for any child who wanted to give the bad guy a serious beat down. This figure had a panel in its chest that switched round to show a smashed-up armor plate. However, the greatest of his outings was Battle Armor Skeletor. That beats our shack in the woods any day of the week. His ride was a giant panther, and his home was a mountain shaped like a snake. Skeletor also had some of the best, most bad ass toys. This nasally, manic villain with a skull for a head is arguably the greatest cartoon bad guys of all time. He-Man was legendary, but when you think of Masters of the Universe, is he the first character that springs to mind? For many, that accolade goes to Skeletor. Masters of the Universe & Battle Armor Skeletor Below, 80sTees picks our top 5 animation action figures of the decade. From military madness to blonde barbarians, 80s kids were spoilt for choice. Muscle and machismo were the order of the day.
Do you have vivid memories of brightly colored plastic lining the shelves of Toys’R’Us? Was your Christmas list filled with awesome playsets and vehicles? If so, then you were lucky enough to grow up in the glory days of the 80s action figure.
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