Malaysia

Beastman

CHARACTERISTICS

1. Mid-Orange Skin Tones
2. Dark Red Accessories (soft and gummy)
3. Dark green belt.

MARKINGS

FIGURE: © Mattel Inc 1981. MALAYSIA. Centered stamp, or left-aligned.
WHIP: Malaysia (and batch no. such as a 9 or 11)
HARNESS: © MATTEL INC 1981. MALAYSIA 5043-2269
ARM PADS: MALAYSIA  (and a batch no. such as a 1 or 9)
ARM STRAPS: MALAYSIA  (and a batch no. such as an 8)

VARIANTS

FIGURE VARIATIONS:
1. Soft Head
2. Hard Rubber Head (Possibly only Euro release)

WHIP VARIATIONS:
1. Black whip marked Malaysia
2. Green whip marked Malaysia
3. Green whip marked Taiwan

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Front View

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Front View

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Back View

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Back View

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Left-Aligned COO Closeup

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Left-Aligned COO Closeup

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Front View

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Front View

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head with Green Whip) - Front View

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head with Green Whip) - Front View

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Back View

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Back View

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Left Aligned COO Closeup

Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Left Aligned COO Closeup

Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Front View
Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Back View
Malaysia Beastman (Hard Head) - Left-Aligned COO Closeup
Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Front View
Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head with Green Whip) - Front View
Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Back View
Malaysia Beastman (Soft Head) - Left Aligned COO Closeup

SUMMARY

The Malaysia Beastman is characterized by mid-orange skin tones, dark green belt dark red accessories that are much softer and gummier than its Taiwan counterpart. The figure is marked © Mattel Inc 1981. MALAYSIA and all its corresponding accessories are also marked Malaysia. The figure COO marking can be centered or left-aligned.

The standard figure is a soft head, yet there exists a rarer hard rubber head variant of Beastman Malaysia. I suspect it's only a Euro release since it is very seldom seen in the USA. 

The whip comes in 3 different variants. The common is black and marked Malaysia. A less common version is the green string variant. This green string variant usually is marked Malaysia but has been found on a few occasions marked Taiwan. Most likely it's Taiwan overstock that was sent to Malaysia, but there is no conclusive data to verify this is the reason.

Interestingly, Leo India used the Malaysia mold for their earlier Beastman figures, so you can find Leos marked MALAYSIA, but with the characteristic skin tones, hard plastic heads, and smooth shorts seen with India figures.