He-Man/Savage He-Man

## Savage He-Man

The infamous, mythical "Wonder Bread" He Man

The once ever enduring mystery that is the "Wonder Bread" He-Man. A figure classed in so much mystery, theories abound about its origins and where it originated from - the company, the purpose, etc. It was eventually bought by Youtuber, and collector, Pixel Dan. As revealed by Dan, the toy is actually known as "Savage He-Man".

## Gallery

* Promotional images from Battle Ram Blogs

The promotion from Nestle advertising prizes from the "He-Man" franchise; though, it doesn't specify which action figure would be wonThe Mattel promotion which has the winner closing between any of these prizes but from these prizes, the figures are randomizedWun-Dar with a loaf of breadHe-Man in his Savage form from the Netflix series
## Appearance

Wonder Bread He-Man has an alternate sculpt from the traditional action figure in which he is based on; his hair was dark brown, chest armor and boots were both black.

## Origins

The internet became a household necessity during the late 1990s and during this time, a picture was posted online for sale which spurred collectors into an insane frenzy. Some collectors claim that they "owned this particular figure in their youths" and others claim that this "figure never existed".

Many collectors claim that this figure was released as a giveaway in promotion with Wonder Bread, while others claim that it was a giveaway in promotion with Mattel. Throughout the years, collectors, and fans have contacted both companies and they have denied ever having a promotion in corporation with each other or even seeing the figure at all.

### Former Speculation

With both companies stating that they did not have a giveaway, where did this action figure originate from? Some collectors have speculated that this figure may have been a prototype Prince Adam as it had a production stamp of 1981 (with figures being sold in 1982). Another theory is that the figure may have come from Nestlé, Children's Palace, Jell-O - all these companies have not confirmed this theory. The most popular theory is that this figure was a prototype Conan action figure due to Mattel having the license at the time of the movie coming out in theaters, but this theory doesn't hold up very well as the the movie wasn't as kid-friendly as Mattel had hoped and quickly dropped the license.

## Discovery

"Savage He-Man" was a mail-away action figure. Eventually, they were mailed out, and fell in toy mythology. Prior to 2020, a family was cleaning out their house in order to move, and the father came across his childhood toys. He called a toy store, and explained he "wasn't interested in the toys, and rather preferred [his] tractor toys," so, he sold the unwanted figures to the toy store.

The toy store owner called Dan, and invited him to his store. While at the store, he bought "Savage He-Man".

## Final Verdict

"Savage He-Man" exists and is owned by Pixel Dan who bought it at a toy store when he received a call from the owner.

## Trivia

* To pay homage to this legend, Mattel released an action figure named "Won-Dar" to the subscribers of the "He-Man Collector's Club" in 2010 equipped with a loaf of bread.
	+ To further this homage, in Kevin Smith's Netflix series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation Savage He-Man made his proper animated debut.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Pixel Dan buys He-Man Grail
2. ↑ It was in fact a mail-away offer, as confirmed by Pixel Dan who now owns it
3. ↑ Vintage Toy Emporium
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Battle Ram Blog
5. ↑ Wun-Dar Action Figure