TMNT x Godzilla by Playmates Does Action Figure Mashups Right

You never know when something will strike your fancy and that’s why I love the TMNT x Godzilla figures.

When I was a teenager in the mid 90s, Blockbuster Video had a sale on VHS tapes, and I picked up a copy of the American version of the 1964 Godzilla for a low price. Until that moment, the only Godzilla movies I had seen were on a small CRT TV during rainy days at summer camp, which might be the worst possible way to experience a Godzilla film. I sat under an awning on concrete, watching a VHS tape of Godzilla vs the Smog Monster on a tiny CRT screen while rain poured all around me. Finding that VHS tape at Blockbuster changed my fandom of Godzilla forever.

When Mattel announced the TMNT x MOTU crossover, the only Masters of the Universe figure I owned was a Sy-Clone that had survived multiple toy purges since my childhood. Initially, I was focused on collecting the Metal-Boto build-a-figure and planned to exit the line afterward. However, I ended up collecting far more from the Turtles of Grayskull series, which eventually led me to expand my collection to include both modern and vintage Masters of the Universe figures.

Playmates’ TMNT x Godzilla figures are available on shelves Target for an affordable $15. And they look especially affordable when compared to any of the MOTU crossovers from Mattel. On the same end cap as the $15 TMNT x Godzilla figures was a $32 MOTU x Transformers Megatron Armor Skeletor. As a MOTU collector but not a Transformers fan, I definitely won’t take a chance on a $32 figure. Thanks to the TMNT x Godzilla figures’ reasonable pricing, I expect they’ll serve as a gateway for many people, kids included, into either the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Godzilla universes.