Name: Dragon Blaster Skeletor
Brand: Mexico (Aurimat)
Availability: OutOfStock

SUMMARY:
Dragon Blaster Skeletor, the "evil leader & his dreadful dragon with the “paralyzing spray", was produced in Hong Kong, Mexico (Aurimat), Mexico (Mabamex), France and Spain. DB Skeletor comes with a water-spraying dragon, removable breastplate, power punch waist, chain+lock, and sword.

The Aurimat Dragon Blaster Skeletor can be identified by its large lilac boots and soft head with Hong Kong-style face paint. The armor is dark purple, with bright red highlights, and the top of the armor is red, as opposed to the purple top usually seen on Mexico or Hong Kong releases. The purple highlights on the dragon are sharply defined, as opposed to faded out (like on the Mexico or HK).

The Aurimat Dragon Blaster was released in the third year of the Los Amos production line, in 1986. This figure is known to have two distinct marking variants: one stamped © Mattel Inc 1981, and the other © Mattel Inc 1981 MEXICO. Its face features bright yellow tones, making it visually distinctive.

The armor comes in two variants. The interior of the front of the armor can either be smooth, or it can have the texture markings of the chest/abdominal muscles. In any case, the figure was sold with tape on the interior of the front armor, so it's very common to see these with tape residue on the inside. The back of the armor can have batch numbers 9, 10 or 11. The front of the armor I’ve seen with batch numbers 10 or 11, but it's very possible a 9 exists as well.

The lock comes in two variants as well, a version with a tiny batch number (Mabamex mold), or a version with no batch numbers (hk mold). On either occasion, the locks are more rigid than either Mabamex or Hong Kong locks. Likewise with the cuff/chain accessory. The lock and chain can have a 9 or a 10 batch number.

Lastly, the sword is very similar to a Mabamex DB skelly weapon (same mold), but its darker, and semi-rigid plastic (as opposed to the softer, gummier Mabamex sword). It can have a 9 or a 10 batch number.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Big Lilac boots
2. Soft head, Hong Kong-like face paint
3. Dark purple armor, with top in red (as opposed to purple)
4. Sharply defined purple lines on the dragon
5. Dark (Mabamex-style) semi-rigid sword

FIGURE MARKED: © Mattel Inc 1981 or © Mattel Inc 1981 MEXICO
BACK ARMOR MARKED: © MATTEL INC 1984 MEXICO SKU 2059 + Batch No. 9, 10 or 11
FRONT ARMOR MARKED: SKU 2069 + Batch No. 10 or 11 (and possibly a 9)
LOCK & CUFF MARKED: Either a batch number 9 or 10, or blank.