Mask 2026 Mobile Defense Unit (Rhino) – SDCC 2025 version
Do note that this set is the SDCC 2026 version, which comes with Scott and T-Bob. The mass retail release does NOT have the duo.
Matt Trakker
The founder and leader of the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, Matt Trakker created the technology for M.A.S.K. alongside his brother, Andy and Miles Mayhem. Mayhem would later on murder Andy and steal the technology for his own personal use, after forming the criminal organization, VENOM. Matt’s codename when in the field is “Hunter”.
Matt comes with the Ultra Flash mask when he’s riding in the Rhino.
The mask comes in two versions, with the classic vintage toy one sporting effects parts sculpted on.
The Ultra Flash mask that temporarily blinds its enemies with a bright light.
While the tooling for the body is all new, the figure still stands roughly 3 inches tall, just like the vintage toy.
I really love that the new body has incorporated additional articulation, allowing the arms and legs to split wide.
Bruce Sato
A mechanical engineer and toy designer, Bruce works alongside MASK to maintain its vehicles and develop new technologies in order to stop VENOM. Bruce’s codename when in the field is “Magic”.
Bruce comes with his “Lifter” mask, which allows him to control the gravity of his target and levitate objects no matter how heavy.
Bruce also comes with two versions of his mask, with the vintage toy design now sporting effects parts based on how it looks when the mask is activated in the show.
Scott Trakker
Scott is Matt Trakker’s adopted son. It’s never fully explained how he came to be under the care of Matt, but Scott is a mechanical genius. It’s been said that he designed T-Bob all by himself.
Standing at just 2.5 inches, Scott scales well with the adults in the toyline.
T-Bob
Designed by Scott Trakker and constructed by Alex Sector, T-Bob is Scott’s constant partner in peril. While Scott is always curious and trying to find ways to help his dad and MASK, T-Bob usually acts as the voice of reason and tries (and usually fails) to dissuade the boy from interfering. His full name is “Thingamabob”.
The toy is a full recreation of the original vintage figure. With no real tweaks added.
T-Bob scales perfectly with Scott.
Same as with the original toy, T-Bob transforms into a motor scooter by simply pressing down on his head.
Hmm.. a bit of an oversight here. There’s no way to plug Scott into booth footpegs at the same time when they’re spaced so close, without warping the figure’s knees. Best to just use one peg and not both at the same time.
For some reason, we never see Scott or T-Bob during the entire second season (the Racing Series) of the MASK cartoon.
Rhino
A transforming Kenworth W900 tractor rig developed by MASK to serve as a heavy-armored mobile defense unit when in a battlefield aginast VENOM, the Rhino features several heavy offensive and defensive weapons onboard.
Smoke effects parts for the Rhino’s smokestacks are a new addition, these are not present in the classic toy.
Pressing these two chromed buttons releases the battering ram, as well as the ejector seat for the passenger side of the cab.
Spring-loaded ejector seat
Rhino fully deployed.
Cannon effects parts included. Aside from firing lasers, the cannons on the Rhino also feature anti-gravity capabilities similar to Bruce Sato’s mask. The cannons can also emit smokescreen for generating cover for our heroes.
Deployable battering ram bumper
Access ramp.
Command center and missile launcher
Detachable one-man All-Terrain Vehicle.
Disengaged from the rear section of the Rhino, the ATV serves as a fast reconnaissance scout for when the need arises.
QC problems department
Annoyingly, there are some QC issues with this toy, such as the doors always pop open due to the lack of a locking mechanism to hold it shut.
Next is the right smokestack, which tends to droop. The left one holds well enough in place.
Then there’s the issue of the winch on the ATV not working, at all.
It’s a bit awkward to look at but the figures tend to be floating up when they’re seated inside the cab. I guess they should’ve made mode legroom in there for the new bodies.
Bruce looks way too much like Mr. Sulu from Star Trek and does not resemble Bruce Sato from the cartoons at all..
There’s also the issue of the stickers being not quite right and overshooting their designated area.
Lastly, there have also been reports of the battering ram not being able to lock down and always stays deployed. I didn’t encounter this problem, thankfully. I suspect this issue may be present in the mass retail units and not the SDCC ones.
Overall, not bad, but a LOT of QC issues plague this release (see above). That said, the unit still holds up well enough to satisfy the nostalgia itch.
Thankfully, the rest of the Wave 1 of the reissued MASK vehicles don’t have QC issues as bad as what we have here. This makes me think that the Rhino was the first to roll out and suffered the most quality issues. Let’s hope TLS learned from this and we won’t have problems down the road with future waves.
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