Walmart Collector Con Fall 2023 starts 10/13/2023, with GI Joe Classified Series but also suspect MOTU Origins and WWE Superstars figures too!
It’s that time of the year again as Walmart Collector Con Fall 2023 edition begins Friday, October 13, 2023, what a lucky day 🤪 ! We are expecting more amazing drops for the MOTU Origins, GI Joe Classified Series, and WWE Super Stars lines. Since Walmart has MOTU Origins exclusives that were revealed yesterday, we are expecting Terroar, Lord Gr’asp and, Necro-Conda to go up for preorder. Although Masters of the Universe is not called out called out on the graphic advertising Walmart Collector Con 2023, we suspect that the new MOTU Origins Walmart exclusives to go up for preorder! We don’t have a clue what will be going up for preorder but we can make some well informed educated guesses!
Confirmed Preorders
Preorder Speculation
We are hoping some of the figures listed below will be going up for preorder but these are not confirmed. If any of thee figures happen to be available for preorder, we will update this post and let you know!
Heel Hulk Hogan
- Walmart
Doink the Clown
- Walmart
Andre The Giant
- Walmart
Lord Gr’asp
- Walmart
Terroar
- Walmart
Necro-Conda
- Walmart
GI Joe Classified Series Series Confirmed
There have been rumors and leaks that have plagued the GI Joe Classified Series but, good news for collectors, it gives us a window into the future as we look ahead to Walmart Collector Con Fall 2023 edition! On the eve of Walmart Collector Con Fall 2023 preview day, we were treated to leaked images of the 3 GI Joe Classified Series figures that will be going up for preorder on October 13, 2023. The leaked figures included, as we suspected, Night Force Parth Wolf Spider Varma, Shadow Tracker, and the Night Force redeco from the leaked list turned out to be none other than Night Force Tunnel Rat. We covered official images of Night Force Wolf Spider, Night Force Tunnel Rat, and Shadow Tracker in their own post so get your wallet ready for the preorders when they drop on October 13, 2023.
Shadow Tracker
Pipeline revealed back in October 2022 at London Comic Con and digital render revealed on a March 2023 Hasbro Pulse FanStream, GI Joe Classified Series Shadow Tracker is making his way into collector’s hot hands! Now ahead of Walmart Collector Con, we get to see the official Package images for Shadow Tracker.
Official Description
- YO JOE! G.I. JOE EXPLODES INTO A LARGER-THAN-LIFE ERA WITH 6 INCH ACTION FIGURES:The G.I. Joe Classified Series evolves the toy figures fans know and love into a highly articulated 6-inch (150 mm) scale with premium deco and detailing
- CLASSIC COBRA SHADOW TRACKER-INSPIRED DESIGN:Features a classic design updated to bring the Cobra Wilderness Hunter into the modern era and 8 accessory pieces inspired by the character’s rich history
- HIGHLY POSEABLE WITH PREMIUM DETAILING:G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra Shadow Tracker action figure set features premium detailing and articulation for poseability to create dynamic dioramas (some poses may require additional support)
- COLLECTIBLE PACKAGING:108 in the G.I Joe Classified Series sequence. The closed-box packaging showcases accessory loadout, character-specific File Card Icons, original artwork, and unique digital renders that are perfect for display
- EXPAND YOUR COLLECTION:Look for other G.I. Joe Figures and G.I. Joe Toys to build your roster of heroes and villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.)
This figure has so many display options as he comes with swappable face masks.
His weapons packout is amazing, which give a lot of versatility to the figure!
Night Force Parth Wolf Spider Varma
Also to be expected, as part of Walmart Collector Con, is Night Force Parth Wolf Spider Varma! Here are the official images of this new Night Force. He is 109 in the series and it’s amazing that the Joe team is building out the Night Force faction with the never before seen characters.
Official Description
- YO JOE! G.I. JOE EXPLODES INTO A LARGER-THAN-LIFE ERA WITH 6 INCH ACTION FIGURES:The G.I. Joe Classified Series evolves the toy figures fans know and love into a highly articulated 6-inch (150 mm) scale with premium deco and detailing
- BRAND-NEW CHARACTER:Introducing an all-new design adding SPIE (Special Patrol Insertion Extraction) and Pararescue Specialist Night Force Parth “Wolf Spider” Varma to the ranks of G.I. Joe with 7 character-inspired accessory pieces
- HIGHLY POSEABLE WITH PREMIUM DETAILING:G.I. Joe Classified Series Night Force Parth “Wolf Spider” Varma action figure set features premium detailing and articulation for poseability to create dynamic dioramas (some poses may require additional support)
- COLLECTIBLE PACKAGING:109 in the G.I Joe Classified Series sequence. The closed-box packaging showcases accessory loadout, character-specific File Card Icons, original artwork, and unique digital renders that are perfect for display
- EXPAND YOUR COLLECTION:Look for other G.I. Joe Figures and G.I. Joe Toys to build your roster of heroes and villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.)
The dio shots are always amazing! We can see the Wolf Spider holding his helmet and rifle! It’s a cool scene to see him hanging out doing some covert ops!
You have a lot of display options for this figure as he comes with an array of headgear.
Night Force Tunnel Rat (Chekhov NF Redeco)
This is definitely in the rumor or leak category as none of this information has been verified, but if it turns out to be true, then we have a very exciting year coming up for GI Joe Classified. Now of course some of these are code names, so as we crack the code, we will be sure to update you on the decoded names! Thanks again to our friend G.I. ShArK, so be sure to give him a like and follow on his Instagram, page and also like and Subscribe to his incredible YouTube Channel at : TheArtistShArK – YouTube
Night Force Tunnel Rat
Fresh off the recent release of Tunnel Rat, the GI Joe team follows right up with an instant repaint in the form of Night Force Tunnel Rat! As we predicted, the leaked list from our friend G.I. ShArK, called for a Chekhov NF Redeco which turns out to be none other than Night Force Tunnel Rat!
Thanks to gi_shark on Instagram for posting these official images!
Masters of the Universe Origins Exclusives
Mattel dropped a doozy on us with the reveal of Lord Gr’asp and Terroar, and a new figure, Necro-Conda, which will be Walmart exclusives. Since these figures were just revealed yesterday, there is a high liklihood at least one, if not all three, of these figures will be going up for preorder.
Necro-Conda
Another figure that will be hitting in 2024 is the Necro-Conda! He glows in the dark and will be a Walmart exclusive! If you remember, he was illustrated on the side of the Snake Mountain package.
Getting a closer look the figure, his chest armor looks very similar to the CGI Netflix version of Skeletor! He comes with a cape and some very cool features like glow in the dark armor and also part of his face appears to glow in the dark as well!
Terroar
If you recall Terroar was never released in the vintage line but he was supposed to be released as part of the Powers of Grayskull line 1988, which got canceled. He was, however, part of a 3 Pack for the MOTU Classics Line. He is a mashup of Whiplash, Mosquitor, Rattler, and Trap Jaw!
Terroar Teases
Hypno’s card back teases Terroar, which is awesome as he is a mashup of several produced MOTU Origins figures! This is the second time now that we can have gotten Terroar teased on a MOTU Origins cardback, so this is a great indicator that we may be getting him and, given that Lulu Berlu has put it up on their website, we can pretty much guarantee this one!
If you recall, we saw Terroar in multiple locations of the Camo Khan Card art. Illustrated standing by King Hiss’ throne and also coming thru a portal with Camo Khan, Lord Gr’asp & Terroar along with Reptilax, an unproduced Classics concept, look ready to attack. If you haven’t checked out our Camo Khan card art tease article, you can check it out here: MOTU-origins-camo-khan-card-art-teases (toyhabits.com)
Lord Gr’asp
What is cool about this figure, if you know the history, is that he was one of several unnamed characters planned for the 1988 wave of the Masters of the Universe toy line, the character appeared on unreleased Mattel cardback artwork illustrated by Errol McCarthy.
Lord Gr’asp is featured on the back of the Slamurai card art. So let’s take a closer look at who Lord Gr’asp is and where else he was teased! . In 2017, the character was given the name Lord Gr’Asp and released as part of a three-pack with Terroar and Plasmar.Lord Gr’Asp was part of a 2017 PowerCon exclusive3 pack that included Terroar, Plasmar & Lord Gr’Asp.
Lord Gr’asps bio reads: One of the Unnamed One’s elite generals, Lord Gr’Asp used his vile cunning to orchestrate his master’s escape from the Nameless Dimension. He first made an alliance with Horde Prime and persuaded him to destroy the Kaydex Crystal, damaging the barrier that kept the Unnamed One trapped. With a legion of Horde-armored Snake Troopers at his command, Gr’Asp then convinced Hordak and King Hssss to join forces on Eternia. Gr’Asp and his warriors escaped defeat during the Second Ultimate Battleground, but later joined forces with Lady Slither to reconquer Eternia after the Unnamed One’s demise. While Gr’Asp is a master of strategy, he prefers to lurk in the shadows and snatch unsuspecting victims in his Captor Claw rather than engage in a fair fight. While he claims to admire the stealth and skill of enemies like Slamurai and Zodak, he also viciously exploits the naïveté of younger opponents like Strobo and Prince Dare. Lord Gr’Asp hopes to resurrect both the Horde Empire and the Snake Men, but only to help him steal the knowledge of Grayskull for himself.
Walmart Exclusives (Possibly Coming Soon)
We’ll update the preorders once we get confirmation that they are for sale on the Walmart site.
Lord Gr’asp
- Walmart
Terroar
- Walmart
Necro-Conda
- Walmart
WWE Superstars
Walmart still has a headlock on the WWE Super Stars line, which has been extremely frustrating for collectors. The official images of heel Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, and Doink the Clown were officially revealed for Series 8 and we are hoping there is a surprise preorder for these figures for Walmart Collector Con!
Revealed at SDCC 2023, WWE Superstars Series 8 was just revealed on WWE.com, and includes Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, and Doink the Clown. Typically, the WWE releases images of figures towards the end of the month but this drop was special and the timing is pretty curious! The WWE Superstars line is exclusive to Walmart (unfortunately) but the timing and reveal of these figures lines up with Walmart Collector Con Fall 2023 and it would great if one (or all) of these figures went up for pre(cancel)order. The other interesting thing about these figures are that they are in a series all by their lonesome.
Hulk Hogan
This is the 3rd release of a Hulk Hogan figure for the WWE Superstars line but this time, we have his pre-WWE version! Even though Hulk Hogan is arguably the most influential figure in professional wrestling history, there are many things about his in-ring career that some fans may not know about. No one’s going to deny that the accomplishments of Hulk Hogan are well publicized, especially for his run as the All-American babyface during the 1980s Wrestling Boom period. However, certain aspects of Hogan’s in-ring career may have been missed by some fans. It’s worth mentioning the on-screen personalities Hulk Hogan worked with during the early years of his professional wrestling career, as a heel Hogan once had “Classy” Freddy Blassie as his manager during his first run in WWE, years before he broke out with the Hulkamania persona. This figure pays tribute to those years and it’s great that the WWE Superstars line is covering all of the wrestlers history, and not just their appearance in WWE or WCW.
The heel version of Hulk Hogan comes with his classic rose colored sunglasses and a black jumpsuit.
He also comes with light blue wrestling tights, red kneepads, and red boots! Of course, we can’t forget the gaggle of extra hands, especially the pointing finger.
The detail on this figure is actually accurate to his pre-WWE in-ring days and they even shaped his chest hair in the right way and before Hogan debut in the WWF, he shaped his chest hair and when he was introduced into the WWF, he shaved it all off!
There are two versions of Hulk Hogan that were shown on WWE.com and we are assuming that on of these versions will be a chase figure but we are not sure which one it is because we can’t see the boot color on the carded images.
He looks the same but all the has changed is his boot and wrestling tights colors.
Doink The Clown
Doink The Clown was a surprise as he references the gimmick era of WWF, which was used by several wrestlers since the 1990s. The Doink character originally wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and his persona was that of a circus clown. He wrestled in a clown costume, complete with face paint, makeup, and bright green hair.
The WWE Superstars version of Doink is a site to behold as they really nailed his likeness and his persona! The color green hair selected for the head sculpt is spot on. He comes with his signature clown coat and extra hands.
He looks fantastic with and without the soft goods jacket and they nailed the expression on his face.
Colorful is the only way to describe this figure and sadly, Doink passed away in 2013 due to a drug overdose but he is immortalized in plastic! Doink’s finishing move as a heel was the Stump Puller, a submission hold which involves seating an opponent on the mat, sitting on his shoulders, and pulling one of the opponent’s legs towards their head. After becoming a babyface, his switch his finisher to a top rope Seated senton to a fallen opponent, dubbed the “Whoopie Cushion” (by Jerry Lawler).
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant is arguably the most recognizable wresters! Andre was one of WWF’s most beloved “babyfaces” throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. As such, Gorilla Monsoon insisted that Andre was never defeated for 15 years by pinfall or submission prior to WrestleMania III but Andre actually had lost cleanly in matches outside of the parameters of WWF, including a pinfall loss in Mexico in 1984 and a submission loss in Japan to Antonio Inoki in June 1986. We are happy to see Andre in the WWE Superstars line as his legend is cemented in plastic! He also referred to as the 8th wonder of the world for various reasons that are self explanatory.
Andre the Giant comes with his classic head sculpt where his hair is short and an extra hair piece so you can don his look when he had big bushy curly hair! He also comes with a classic WWF championship belt, which is an intersting choice of accessories given he was on WWF champ for a short time. After chasing the title for nearly a year, Andre at long last finally won the WWE Title but immediately surrendered it to Ted DiBiase. The controversial move set the stage for the first-ever WWE Championship tournament, held in Atlantic City, N.J., at WrestleMania IV.
In his classic black wrestling gear, as he appeared in many occasion and became his standard issue. In 1987, Andre shocked the world when he turned on long-time ally Hulk Hogan and allied himself with the villainous Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. The Brain scored Andre his first-ever opportunity at the WWE Championship at WrestleMania III. In front of 93,173 WWE fans in Pontiac, Michigan, Andre’s 15-year winning streak ended when Hulk Hogan slammed him to the mat in a torch-passing moment that ignited a new era in WWE history. As referecned above, Andre’s winning streak is debatable but it’s great to see him in his classic look!
The great aspect of this figure is that it also pays homage to his early days as a wrestler. After making an impact in Japan and Canada, the 27-year-old giant was taken under the wing of Vincent McMahon Sr. in 1973. Andre spent the next 20 years with WWE, even going so far as to turn down a contract from the NFL’s Washington Redskins in order to remain with the promotion.
Booth Reveals
It is amazing that Mattel already has some of the figures on display in their booth at San Diego Comic Con. Special thanks to Ringside Collectibles for their amazing images!
Kane is looking amazing and thanks again to Ringside Collectibles for this image! His soft goods cape is amazing and looks so great on him!
Davey Boy Smith pays an homage to his younger self and the braids came out nicely!
Here is a better look at Hulk Hogan with his hairy chest! The face sculpts are getting better and better!
Doink’s head sculpt is insanely sculpted and so detailed! They did this figure right can’t wait for a future release
Here we can see Andre the Giant and he is a massive figure, like the version from the Masters of the WWE Universe line!
Mr. Perfect
Mr. Perfect’s card front and back are…ABSOLUTELY PERFECT (I bet you saw that one coming!). The card features his classic pose and smug look and the back of the card has his signature saying, “Nobody beats Mr. Perfect! NOBODY!” His signature pin move was the Perfect Plex and it’s great to see the back of the card pay homage to him.
Here are the official images of Mr. Perfect:
Mr. Perfect comes with his lime green tank top, his towel, a black Intercontinental Championship Belt, and extra hands.
Here is the Mr. Perfect WWE Superstars figure on the Walmart website:
Bam Bam Bigelow
Bam Bam’s card front and back feature a cool pose showing off his tattoos with some sayings on the back of the card like “Beast from the East,” Greetings from Ashbury Park,” and “If you play with fire, you’re gonna get burned.”
He features his classic wrestling attire with a soft goods shirt and extra hands.
Official Images
Here are the updated official images of Bam Bam Bigelow:
Here is the Bam Bam Bigelow WWE Superstars figure on the Walmart website:
