History Fridge / HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2021

** Evelyn's desire for Havoc is entirely DrivenByEnvy of Teela. Once Teela became the Sorceress and [[CurbStompBattle trounced Evelyn in magic]], Evelyn became obsessed with proving herself better than Teela. Everything about her Evil-Lyn transformation, from the MagicStaff focus to her [[PowerGivesYouWings ethereal wings]] and RapunzelHair, is to make her the most blatant EvilCounterpart of Sorceress compared to the other Dark Masters.

* Krass being empowered by the Havoc Staff makes sense considering her status as a ChekhovsGunman and SpannerintheWorks figure in Season 1 and 2's finale. Havoc and Chaos deal with the unexpected and unplanned, and disrupts any order/plans set out. She disrupted her enemy's plans in Season 1, and her ally's plans in Season 2.

** Cringer is no longer the nervous wreck of the original series even though the implications of his past would give him every right to be. He's also older and wiser, having had to go through the trials of life without someone strong to rescue him from the worst parts, and so whatever cowardice he may have once had has been tempered by years of necessary courage.

** And why would this version of Adam think to share the power with more than just Cringer while his other animated incarnations didn't? Not because they were selfish or egotistical, of course not, but because most Adams are raised as a prince that is expected to become king of Eternia one day and has been told that he must shoulder that burden alone; ''this'' Adam lost all his memory of that expectation and was taken in by the Tiger Tribe and spent his formative years in a group that shared duties and work, so of course Adam would apply that thinking to the Power of Grayskull! Taking it further, this means the law that restricted the royal family from using the Power was because a monarch doesn't have the right mentality to wield such great power even with good intentions, but [[TheChosenOne Adam's]] combination of royal lineage and [[UpbringingMakesTheHero raising by Cringer and the Tiger Tribe]] means he's the best suited to wield this awesome power by ''not'' hoarding it to himself like a groomed ruler (i.e. Randor) would under the impression that ''he'' would know best when it came to using it.

* When facing Keldor in Episode 4, He-Man says that the Power of Grayskull brought out the best in his friends. He's right.

** R'Qazz is barely more than a rabid animal. He's capable of using advanced technology, but only to enslave animals and make them fight in BeastlyBloodsports. Havoc stripped away what little humanity R'Qazz had, turning him into the truly savage Beast Man.

* When facing Skeletor in Episode 4, He-Man says that the Power of Grayskull brought out the best in his friends. He's right.

* When Teela accidentally transports the Masters and Ork-0 back to Eternos the season one finale they're hundreds of feet in the air which Teela certainly didn't intend because only she and Ork-0 can fly. Most likely Teela was picturing the city as one would see it from a distance when her upgraded powers kicked in instead of a location like the wards she grew up in.

** Cringer is no longer the nervous wreck of the original series even though the implications of his past would give him every right to be. He's also older and wiser, having had to go through the trials of life without someone strong to help him in the worst parts, and so whatever cowardice he may have once had has been tempered by years of necessary courage.

* When facing Skeletor in Episode 9, He-Man says that the Power of Grayskull brought out the best in his friends. He's right.

** Evelyn's desire for Havoc is entirely DrivenByEnvy of Teela. Once Teela became the Sorceress and [[CurbStompBattle trounced Evelyn in magic]], Evelyn became obsessed with proving herself better than Teela. Everything about her Evil-Lyn transformation, from the MagicStaff focus to her [[LightIsNotGood color pallet]] and RapunzelHair, is to make her the most blatant EvilCounterpart of Sorceress compared to the other Dark Masters.

** Skeletor is as bulky as He-Man and the undisputed master of Havoc. Keldor wanted a power he could use to subjugate his enemies and take the throne for himself. [[DespotismJustifiesTheMeans Keldor doesn't care about anything but being in control]], any land he ruled would rot away under his negligence and cruelty, which is why he has rotted away into a partial skeleton.

* Kronis was always [[{{Pride}} proud]] of his rank as Man-at-Arms for Eternos, even if he turned lazy. He still wears his original uniform under his clothing, with the crest for Eternos scratched out. He sees all of the weapons and technology of the highest authority as ''his'' legacy, to the point that his computer password is that he's "the greatest at everything". As Trap Jaw, he's ''become'' the weaponry he is so proud of, stripped down to its most crude and brutal form, as he was described as making tools to ''break'' things at the end of the day.

* Some of the character’s personality overhauls can be easily explained by their AgeLift in this series.

* Cringer's personality update. He's no longer the nervous wreck of the original series even though the implications of his past would give him every right to be. He's also older and wiser, having had to go through the trials of life without someone strong to help him in the worst parts, and so whatever cowardice he may have once had has been tempered by years of necessary courage.

* The SecretTestOfCharacter posed to Keldor by Eldress. To channel the power of Greyskull, a focus must be chosen: the Sword or the Staff. The thing is, both are legitimate powerful focuses, the Sword for Light and Justice and the Staff for [[TheDarkSide Havoc]], which is antithetical to the power contained in Greyskull. Keldor chooses the staff after some consideration of the symbolism of the two, but there’s a tone of rationalization to his monologue. The symbolism doesn’t actually matter because Keldor is inherently drawn to the power of Havoc over Light and only needs to justify this decision to himself!

* Teela's initial fear of cats makes sense considering her Sorceress motif is ''birds''.

* The SecretTestOfCharacter posed to Keldor by Eldress. To channel the power of Greyskull, a focus must be chosen: the Sword or the Staff. The thing is, both are legitimate powerful focuses, the Sword for Light and Justice and the Staff for [[TheDarkSide Havoc]], which is antithetical to the power contained in Greyskull. Keldor chooses the staff after some consideration of the symbolism of the two, but there’s a tone of rationalization to his monologue. The symbolism doesn’t actually matter because Keldor is inherently drawn to the power of Havoc over Light and only needs to justify this decision to himself!