Spirit of Jaga Custom and other repurposed DC Primal Age Figures

Funko went for the fences when they took on the DC license for their Savage World line. We all know the story of how that went down so I won't meander in it further. A lot of the figures have stood out to me and I have been looking for ways to utilize them in my MOTU/Thundercats/Fantasy figure collection.

Previously, I made a post about the Batcave playset and how I now use it for Castle Plundar. Months later, it is still a great set. Now, I've been getting more of the figures. First let's look at King Shark.

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(Amazon stock photo)

I'm actually embarrassed it took me this long, but I finally realized he would be a great addition to the Mutants. I didn't want to keep the DC name but I also didn't want to go with Sharkian (Jackalman, Monkian, Vultureman). I always appreciated that Ssslythe had a name that had nothing to do with his species but more to do with his character. He is a slimy, slow moving manipulator. The name gives that off. So I renamed King Shark as Jaws. I know, not original, but it fits the character I want him to have, forceful and aggressive.

I got him dirt cheap on Amazon, knowing full well that I would have to perform crotch surgery. Scarecrows are also dirt cheap right now, and, keep it a secret, they are great crotch donors.

And speaking of Scarecrows, I really fell in the love with the look of this figure and decided that he could be a great army builder. In my head canon, the Ancient Spirits of Evil have raised this undead army to aid Mumm Ra in his quest to claim the Eye of the Thundera.

On the good guy side of things, Aquaman also stands out in that he doesn't necessarily scream super hero when viewing him and totally seems like a character that Conan could come across. That is like the seal of approval for me.

Traded out the trident for the Mr. Freeze sword and renamed him the Sea Lord. Personality wise, think Namor without the lust. Totally pompous, self important, and distrustful but with a heart for good. Makes a great juxtaposition to Lion-O.

And speaking of Mr. Freeze, I got my hands on the New York Comic Con translucent Mr Freeze.

(Amazon stock photo)

After trimming his loincloth, reshaping his helmet and adding some clear blue plastic tablecloth, he works well as the spirit of Jaga.

I have some more ideas in the works but I wanted to get these out there. Maybe if we clear out the remaining stock, Funko will see that there is a sizable group of customers for this scale of figure. Just don't go full DC Primal Age again. Stay small. Stay online. Give us more Thundercats. Give us CONAN. Give us Thundarr the Barbarian. Give us the Beastmaster. You make it, we'll buy it. I promise.

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