Tree Person
Kinnikuman (Kinkeshi) series
Tree Person is figure #115 of 236 in Mattel's 1985–88 M.U.S.C.L.E. line (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere). Like every figure in the line, the sculpt originates from the Kinnikuman (Kinkeshi) series; the US release kept the Japanese name.
6 KNOWN COLOR VARIANTS · EST. VALUES FOR MINT CONDITION
- Flesh$13
- Orange$17
- Purple$20
- Dark Blue$21
- Light Blue$19
- Green$18
About this figure
Identifying the sculpt is straightforward once you know what to look for: standing, both fists raised at sides, bark-textured body covering entire figure, blank face with small eyes, thick tree-trunk limbs, wood-grain segmented torso and legs. Like every genuine figure in the line, originals carry the “Y/S·N·T” foot stamp — a soft or missing stamp is the quickest way to spot a reproduction.
Tree Person is documented in 6 of the ten production colors (Flesh, Orange, Purple, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Green). The flesh version books around $13 in mint condition, while the dark blue run is the toughest to find and trades closer to $21. As a Class B figure it saw a shorter production run than the commons; clean examples take some patience to source.
