Battle Armor Skeletor

SUMMARY:
Battle Armor Skeletor, the “evil lord of destruction” was produced in Taiwan, Mexico (Mabamex + Aurimat), Venezuela, Argentina, Spain, India, and France. Equipped with an ingenious “battle damage” action feature that had three damage indicators, as the chest is struck, the emblem changes from undamaged, to one slash, to two slashes.

The Battle Armor Skeletor Mexico can be identified by its bold yellow, rounded face mask, dark green outer mask, and blue/red eye paint application. The chest emblem is pink, with a neon green outline and bright silver battle damage slashes. The purple-tone torso has wide shoulders, with arm joints extending out. The purple boots have a fish-hook paint motif. 

Marked © MATTEL INC. 1981. 1983 U.S. PAT. PEND. MEXICO, the figure comes with a no COO sword except for 2 digit batch number (9 or 10) and a no COO staff, except for 2 digit batch number (30 or 31). That same sword came with the MEXICO-marked Dragon Blaster Skeletor. Both weapons are gummy and flexible. This figure is essentially a Taiwan-style torso variant of USA BA Skeletor, except for the MEXICO marking.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Bold yellow face mask, dark green outer mask, blue and red eyes
2. Pink emblem with a neon outline
3. Purple torso tones
4. Purple boots with fish hook motif

FIGURE MARKED: © MATTEL INC. 1981. 1983 U.S. PAT. PEND. MEXICO
SWORD MARKED: Unmarked, except for 2-digit batch number (9 or 10)
STAFF: Unmarked, except for 2-digit batch number (30 or 31)