CASTLE GRAYSKULLMAN

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MOTUC “Create a Character” Contest Winner Revealed
Posted by Admin on July 13, 2012
He-Fans and She-Ravers,
After almost one year and over 1,300 entries, we have a winner of our Masters of the Universe® Create a Character Contest!
During the Mattypalooza fan panel at SDCC it was revealed that “Castle Grayskullman,” created by Daniel Benedict, was chosen as the top entry and will be made into an actual figure available this fall as part of the 30th Anniversary line.
The contest gave fans the opportunity to create a new MOTUC character based on bucks from existing 6” figures. It was the perfect chance for them to let their creativity shine.
The panel of eight judges included members of Mattel’s marketing, entertainment, packaging, and design departments. They evaluated each entry, looking for concepts that had an original name and look, used approximately 50% shared parts, were easily translated into a toy, and fit into the world of MOTU. Daniel’s “Castle Grayskullman” wowed the judges, cleverly incorporating details from the vintage Castle Grayskull® Playset.
The big announcement was made during the SDCC fan panel, where new art created specifically for Daniel’s concept was also revealed. In addition, Daniel will receive a 2013 Club Eternia® subscription, and he will be interviewed for an article right here on MattyCollector.com. Best of all, he’ll have lifelong bragging rights as creator of a new MOTUC character!
In addition to the winning entry, five runner-ups were also announced during the SDCC fan panel, and each of them will also receive a 2013 club subscription.
We congratulate Daniel and the runner-ups, and thank everyone who submitted for an incredible turnout!
–Matty
P.S. Per the contest’s Official Rules and entry form, all entries remain the sole property of Mattel and may not be used or posted by anyone else (including any entrant), in any way, for any purpose.

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Non mi sembra affatto male.

PaoloKr@, 13/07/2012 16.24:

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Non mi sembra affatto male.

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Ma che figo!
Bellissimo mi piace molto!!!

Bella l'idea, belli i pezzi nuovi, belli i colori...

ora abbiamo il personaggio per fare "lo spirito di Grayskull"!
almeno io lo userò così!!!

fantastico!!! ^_^

Hai notato le spade come mostrate sulla bandiera di Grayskul...

sì CI MANCAVA UN GUARDIANO DI PIETRA al castello... Beh effettivamente se he-man si fosse preso una pausa sigaretta l'avrebbero già conquistato da anni il castello... Sorceress non lo difende così tanto bene... LOL... sarebbe stato più carino chiamarlo jawbridge come se fosse stato il ponte a prendere vita^^

bellissimo: mi piace davvero tanto.

Castle Grayskullman è l'ultima figure per il trentennale e sarà in vendita a novembre.

Ma avrà un set di facce extra per Man-E-Faces?

Che belle le spade!

mi piace molto: son contento che sia il vincitore del
concorso.
bellissimi i dettagli e gli accessori.

Davvero geniale!

Un personaggio che offre mille possibilità:

1-comprandone molti si possono fare le "guardie" di Grayskull, come truppe
2-Può diventare "lo spirito di Grayskull" che non aveva volto nei fumetti Alcala
3-Può essere una variante di King Grayskull (magari anche lui che torna in vita grazie ai poteri del castello)
4-Si può fare un personaggio nuovo che appartiene al popolo che ha costruito Grayskull nel passato
5-Può essere una sorta di golem che protegge il castello al suo interno, me lo vedo nascosto negli angoli oscuri, in attesa di intrusi!!!
6-Potrebbe anche essere un condottiero del passato, a cui poi hanno costruito il castello...

Fighissimo... io ci penserò su, ma potrei persino valutare l'idea delle truppe, vedremo!

Le spade prese dalla bandiera di Grayskull sono davvero succosissime!
E lo scudo è vintage DA PAURA!!!!!!!!!

Bio:

e ci poteva pure stare, ma perché si sono dovuti accanire
pure su stratos?

Toyguru sta facendo una vera strage di MOTU con queste bio.
Uno alla volta, li sta ammazzando tutti...

Il disegno originale:

lo preferirei con i capelli bianchi come nel disegno.

Effettivamente con i capelli bianchi sarebbe meglio.
Biondo sembra che sia passato dal parrucchiere che fa le meches ad He-Man. :)

Ho aperto un poll sull'org internazionale per il colore dei capelli!
Per me The Castle Grayskull Wraith è uno degli spiriti a difesa di Grayskull e se la memoria non mi inganna in una puntata della Filmation se ne vedono parecchi.. c'era incappato Orko me pare...

Il personaggio non mi entusiasma, scusatemi ma per me è bruttino. Mi piace molto di più l'idea di Ale sulla truppa, mi ricorderebbe un pò l'esercito di terracotta di Qin Shi Huang.

JoeyCruel, 15/07/2012 16.57:

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Ho aperto un poll sull'org internazionale per il colore dei capelli!
Per me The Castle Grayskull Wraith è uno degli spiriti a difesa di Grayskull e se la memoria non mi inganna in una puntata della Filmation se ne vedono parecchi.. c'era incappato Orko me pare...

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hai qualche immagine? Sono curioso

Charlie: hai ragione, la bio va benissimo, ma perchè uccidere Stratos?
Vabbè, tanto io non lo faccio morire manco per il cazzo
In culo alle bio.

Fiencogì: grazie, contento che ti piaccia l'idea

un'altra foto: notare che qui i colori delle spade cambiano, e le spalle sono quelle di Whiplash.
Secondo me le spalle così sono meglio... speriamo le facciano perchè cambia parecchio...

io me lo immagino così

guardate Bearshow cos'ha fatto, che genio sto ragazzo!!!

Sono fantastici, specialmente Snake Mountain Man!

è confermato che i capelli saranno più chiari, forse bianchi, e che le spalle saranno quelle di Whiplash! :)

meno male!

Ciao, non mi ricordo che puntata fosse, perciò non saprei che immagine postare.
A differenza dello spirito di Caste Grayskull che funziona come appunto una sorta di emanazione magica, le versioni umanizzate degli altri due playset le vedo proprio forzate, nonostante fatte benissimo.
Poi nel 1984 ci avevano già pensato però come veicoli e qui la cosa andava alla grande... guardate qui:

Anche qui sembra il prodotto definitivo

Che bello che è! Già me lo immagino nel playset del castello a fare la guardia.

PaoloKr@, 24/09/2012 14.14:

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Che bello che è! Già me lo immagino nel playset del castello a fare la guardia.

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ora che possiamo finalmente sperare sul serio nel Castello fa tutt'altro effetto!

e i capelli ora hanno un colore interessante!

ecco l'intervista a Daniel Benedict

At the 2012 San Diego Comic Con, Mattel revealed the winner of their Masters of the Universe Classics Create-A-Character contest. The winner announced was Daniel Benedict for his creation Castle Grayskullman.

For his win, Castle Grayskullman will get a release in the 2012 Masters of the Universe Classics 30th Anniversary Collection toy line. He will receive the same treatment as the other figure, even getting sculpted by the Four Horsemen.

The new figure was on display at the show in the the Mattel display cases. He’s a very interesting design, featuring the look of the famous castle from Masters of the Universe. His face is that of the castle’s, his shield is from the drawbridge, and even his swords are taken right from the designs seen on the flag that stood atop the vintage Castle Grayskull playset. It’s a very creative idea for an action figure, and I immediately felt that this felt like a great figure for a “create-a-character” contest win.

Soon after the event, Pixel Dan was contacted by the winner himself, Daniel Benedict. So he took this opportunity to ask him if he’d be willing to do an interview, and Daniel obliged.

Read through to find out Daniel’s reaction to winning, and to hear about his incredibly creative “vintage” toy commercial for Castle Grayskullman!


Pixel Dan: Hi Daniel! Thanks for agreeing to this interview, Daniel. First and foremost, let me congratulate you on winning Mattel’s Create-A-Character contest!

Daniel Benedict: Thanks! And thanks for wanting to interview me.

PD: Let’s start with a question I’m sure many folks would like to know: Are you a life-long Masters of the Universe fan?

DB: If by ‘fan’ you mean ‘overly obsessed without hope’ then yes…very much.

PD: So, what can you tell us about the design process for Castle Grayskull Man? Was he a childhood idea, or something you thought up recently?

DB: [He's] New. I had the original castle on my desk while I was coming up with ideas. It was my inspiration obviously.

PD: Did you have a story in mind for this character? If so, did it translate to his bio Mattel is printing on the back of his packaging?

DB: Yes, and Mattel pretty much used my idea. They added a little bit, but basically yeah. How cool is that?!

PD: I have to say that the weapons are a big favorite of mine. I love how you integrated parts of the vintage playset into an action figure. Was this something that you had planned from the beginning when designing this character? Or did it just kind of work out that way?

DB: Yes, that was the plan from the beginning.

PD: Were there ever any plans to give him any additional Grayskull-related accessories? Perhaps the tower blaster?

DB: I thought about it, but I figured I’d better keep the number of accessories down since we were supposed to use a lot of shared parts.

PD: Did you design any other characters for the contest, or was Grayskullman your only entry?

DB: I submitted 5 total.

PD: What did you think your chances were of winning? And what was your reaction when you found out?

DB: My chances, about -0.00000000000001%! My reaction?… [This sums it up]

PD: Did you find out when everyone else did at SDCC, or were you notified sooner?

DB: I found out on the [He-Man.org] forums that morning. I guess there was a mistake or leak on the Matty site or something.

PD: I saw the hilarious commercial you made for Castle Grayskullman! What prompted you to do that? I noticed you had a custom vintage figure of Grayskullman. Is that something you recently created just for that commercial?

DB: I made the commercial just for the heck of it. I’m proud of the fact that my character won, so I thought I’d have fun with it. And yes I made the custom for the commercial. I put play-doh on an old he-man figure and painted it. By the way, I put Mosquitor in there just for you, Dan!

PD: Any final words you would like to give on your winning creation?

DB: Thank you to everyone who has been so kind on the forums regarding my win. It truly means so much that people actually like this character. And if you don’t, just give the poor guy a chance. He’s been locked in a room alone forever. Give him a break!

Oh and there’s CastleGrayskullMan.com too. Nothing new or fancy. It’s just there.

PD: Thank you Daniel! I know I and many others are looking forward to adding your creation to our collections!

Daniel Benedict, creatore di Castle.Grayskull.man! :)

chissà che soddisfazione!