A Toyetic Interlude

I’m at File 770 today, reviewing the Mythic Legions: War of the Aetherblade Attila Leossyr II and Gorgo Aetherblade II Two-Pack with bonus toy photos, so check it out.

I sort of stumbled into Mythic Legions collecting last year, when I bought a bunch of skeleton warriors for my Masters of the Universe, Conan and other action figures to fight. You can see them here in my Halloween post.

I got the skeletons from a collectibles shop that was having a sale and while I was at it, I also got a knight, the noble paladin Sir Gideon Heavensbrand. He’s a gorgeous figure and I liked him a lot and so over the next few months other Mythic Legions figures joined my collection.

One of them was the evil lady knight Lady Avarona. I got her for a really good price and initially bought her to play the villainous girlfriend of the Masters of the Universe villain Count Marzo, because their dark red and black colour scheme. But even though Mythic Legions and Masters of the Universe Classics and Masterverse figures do work well together, the female Mythic Legions characters are quite a bit smaller than the male figures and as a result Lady Avarona looked like a teenager next to Marzo, which would not be entirely out of character for him, since Marzo does use kids to do his evil bidding, but it also felt wrong. So I put her next to Gideon Heavensbrand on the shelf.

Now my Lady Avarona figure has somewhat weak ankles and tends to fall over. And one day she knocked Gideon over as well as and I found her lying on top of him in a rather compromising position. This planted the story seed that these two are having a very inappropriate affair, even though they fight on different sides. And yes, you will see more of that particular romantic drama eventually.

Before deciding what to buy, I watched some YouTube videos reviewing the figures and noticed that people kept recommending that Attila Leossyr and Gorgo Aetherblade Two-Pack. So when I saw it offered at a German online marketplace for a good price, I snapped it up.  And because it’s a special set, I reviewed it for File 770 and I had a lot of fun with the figures.

As I said in the review, at the time I took the photos, I didn’t have any of Attila’s minions and only one of Gorgo Aetherblade’s, because the respective figures were mostly released years ago and are very expensive by now. Some have upcoming re-releases, but those are still some time away. Sir Gideon fares a bit better, because many of his noble knights were released fairly recently and are still available for normal prices.

I have had some new arrivals, since I wrote that review, so enjoy some quick dining table photos:

First of all, I got another knight for Sir Gideon and the Order of Eathyron, because those knights are just amazing figures. I’m not quite sure why a fantasy world that does not have Christianity (The Order of Eathyron is a religious order of knights, but their god is a crowned eagle) has Templars, but if they look this great, who cares? And yes, I love it that the newest addition Sir Elijah is a knight of colour.

The Order of Eathyron as represented by Sir Enoch, Sir Gideon Heavensbrand and Sir Elijah

“Forward brethren! Smite the undead and all evil doers! And screw Attila Leossyr!”

“Don’t you think making that your battle cry is taking your rivalry with the King a tad far, Gideon?”

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Then I got really lucky, when I saw that Comic Cave, a collectibles shop in Hamburg from whom I occasionally buy, still had some older Mythic Legions figures in stock, including one of Attila Leossyr’s minions, namely Magnus, a knight who is billed as a deputy commander of the Red Shield division of the Army of Leodysseus. Apparently, the Army of Leodysseus organises its regiments by the colour of their shields, because there also are Blue Shields, none of which I have. Magnus looks awesome, so of course I got him.

Magnus, deputy commander of the Red Shield division of the Army of Leodysseus

If you’re thinking, “Wait a minute, that guy looks a tad familiar”, well, you’re right. Because he looks a lot like Malcolm a.k.a. Fisto from Masters of the Universe. This isn’t an accident either, since Four Horsemen Studios, the company which makes the Mythic Legions figures, also designed the Masters of the Universe 200X and Classics toylines for Mattel.

For proof, here is the Mythic Legions Magnus posing with the Masters of the Universe Classics Fisto:

Fisto and Magnus side by side

“Hello there. My name’s Malcolm a.k.a. Fisto of the Masters of the Universe. Love the beard.”

“Thank you. I’m Magnus, deputy commander of the Red Shield division of the Army of Leodysseus. Cool fist you have there, friend.”

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 Finally, here is Magnus with his King:

Magnus and Attila Leossyr

“So let Gideon Heavensbrand and his knights crawl back to their castle. Who needs them? We are the Army of Leodysseus and we shall win this war, with or without the Order of Eathyron.”

“With all due respect, Sire, we are an army of two, because the monstrous Legions of Arethyr have eaten the rest of our soldiers. If we want to defeat the Forces of Darkness, we need Sir Gideon and the knights of Eathyron.”

“Shut up, Magnus! Don’t distract me with a reality check.”

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Finally, there is this guy:

The Unknown One

This monster is called The Unknown One and apparently was a con exclusive. I got mine loose and initially assumed that he was one of Gorgo Aetherblade’s minions, because he looks suitably monstrous. However, according to his official bio, he isn’t a part of any faction, but a monster that prowls the battlefields and preys on warriors of all sides. He’s definitely cool, though.

And here he is, battling Magnus:

Magnus versus the Unknown One

“Have at thee, vile monster of Arethyr! Tell Gorgo his evil legions may have captured and eaten our soldiers, but they will never have Magnus of the Red Shield.”

“Arethyr? You think I serve Arethyr?”

“You’re a demonic monster. Whom else would you serve?”

“I only serve A’death, true lord of the cosmos.”

“Another evil faction leader? Weren’t four horsemen enough?”

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That’s it for today. You will eventually see more of these guys and of course my Masters of the Universe figures in upcoming toy photo stories.