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He-Man/Adam of the House of Randor
- Played by: John Erwin (80's); Dolph Lundgren (Live-Action Movie); Gary Chalk (He-Man only, New Adventures); Doug Parker (Adam only, New Adventures); Cam Clarke ('02); Chris Wood (Revelation); Yuri Lowenthal ('21)"I have the power!"
Adam, prince of Eternia and descendant of the legendary King Grayskull, transforms into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, to protect Eternia from the forces of evil.
- Affectionate Nickname: He often calls Adora "Dora".
- Arm Cannon: A wrist-mounted laser as Adam.
- Barbarian Hero: In the first few minicomics that came with the toys, before the cartoon came out and cemented the lore. No Prince Adam yet, He-Man was just the greatest warrior of his tribe.
- Battle Bolas: He-Man keeps a pair of bolas, tucked inside his shorts.
- Being Good Sucks: Different shows and even comics demonstrate that, at times, Adam dislikes that keeping his secret requires pretending to be the fool, being considered a coward, and not telling his parents the truth. He also sometimes kicks himself over occasions where he has to save Skeletor and other enemies; he knows they won't learn anything from it and will just continue threatening his family and friends.
- Big Brother Instinct: Whenever he's told his sister needs his help, he drops whatever he's doing and rushes off to Etheria without a second thought.
- Brother–Sister Team: With She-Ra, and they are a very good one.
- By the Power of Grayskull!: Trope Namer. In The New Adventures of He-Man, he would say "By the Power of Eternia". He would turn back to Adam with "Let the power return!"
- Camp Straight: As Prince Adam in the '80s cartoon, though most of these characteristics Adam (supposedly) exhibited on purpose to help hide his true identity as He-Man.
- Chandelier Swing: In the From Eternia—With Death! comic, Prince Adam tells Teela she'll find him in the local Inn that night, likely swinging from the chandelier.
- Chick Magnet: Not so much in his own series, aside from Teela and the one off guest characters, but when he shows up on She-Ra, he is this, whether as He-Man or Adam. Castaspella used her magic to forcefully bring him to Etheria, just because she saw how handsome Adam was. And Frosta was so smitten and obvious (and by obvious, we mean she literally flinging herself at his arms) that He-Man was uncomfortable, to say the least. Also, with Mara and Drissi in New Adventures. More so in the DC Comics stories, where part of Adam's pretense as the court fop was being more concerned with "wenching" than fulfilling his duties as Prince of the realm (see A Lady on Each Arm below).
- Clark Kenting: In the '80s version of the franchise, the only actual differences between his Adam and He-Man appearance are that... He-Man wears less clothes than Adam and has tanned skin. Averted in the 2002 cartoon and New Adventures, where Prince Adam is notably skinnier and younger-looking than He-Man.
- Comicbook Fantasy Casting: The 2002 version of He-Man bears a strong resemblance to his live-action actor, Dolph Lundgren.
- Cool Sword: The Sword of Power. Doubles as a Transformation Trinket.
- Deadpan Snarker: In the cartoons, both as Adam and as He-Man, though the nature of the snark varies depending of the show; in the '80s cartoon it's more good-natured, while in the 2002 cartoon it's notably edgier.
- Dressing as the Enemy: While exploring Earth to see if it was anything like her mother said in Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe, He-Man runs into Bane and Copperhead whom he defeats easily, then decides to steal their costumes for their upcoming mission. He-man wears Bane's costume while Teela dons Copperhead's. The former looks surprisingly good in the Venom-addicted Villain's costume.
- Dub Name Change: He's referred to as Musclor in the French Dub.
- Dude in Distress: Whenever he's in Etheria, he'll be less effective than in his homeland, in need of She-Ra's help more times than not.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In addition to the Ret-Canon entry, He-Man initially relied more on an ax as a primary weapon and only used the Sword of Power in dire situations.
- Expy:
- He's a sword and sorcery Captain Marvel. Both Adam and Billy Batson are regular mortals who are chosen by a powerful magic user to be granted the power to transform into superpowered alter-egos by saying a certain magic phrase/word, are friends with sentient talking cats (Cringer/Battle Cat and Mr. Tawky Tawny), and also have twin siblings who act as female counterparts to them (She-Ra and Mary Marvel). Where He-Man is known as the MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE UNIVERSE, Captain Marvel is often said to be Earth's Mightiest Mortal. In some versions—primarily the 2002 version—He-Man even draws his power from another being (the late King Grayskull, whose powers are contained in the Sword of Power) just like Captain Marvel draws his powers from the six deities that make up the name "SHAZAM".
- Fully exploited in the comic “Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe” where Superman says that He-Man reminds him of Shazam! - same naive youth who saw things in black and white, got his powers from a sorcerer and could transform by calling out his name. When he loses his powers after Grayskull's destruction, Adam is empowered with Shazam's magic in order to fight Superman in the last issue, wearing a white Shazam outfit.
- As a sword and sorcery warrior hero, he inevitably has some DNA of the Trope Codifier Conan the Barbarian in him, but he isn't really an Expy otherwise. Contrary to popular belief, the MOTU franchise didn't start out as a licensed Conan one which was retooled in development to become family-friendly. While Mattel did work out a deal with the owners of the Conan franchise to make toys, the planning of MOTU predated that, and Mattel backed out of the deal because of the family-unfriendly Conan movie. The first MOTU toys predated the movie. Later the Conan owners sued Mattel for copyright infringement, but lost because any similarities were too broad and the MOTU project was proven to have existed internally within Mattel before the deal.
- In-universe, he calls on the power of King Grayskull, taking on his strength and appearance.
- He's a sword and sorcery Captain Marvel. Both Adam and Billy Batson are regular mortals who are chosen by a powerful magic user to be granted the power to transform into superpowered alter-egos by saying a certain magic phrase/word, are friends with sentient talking cats (Cringer/Battle Cat and Mr. Tawky Tawny), and also have twin siblings who act as female counterparts to them (She-Ra and Mary Marvel). Where He-Man is known as the MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE UNIVERSE, Captain Marvel is often said to be Earth's Mightiest Mortal. In some versions—primarily the 2002 version—He-Man even draws his power from another being (the late King Grayskull, whose powers are contained in the Sword of Power) just like Captain Marvel draws his powers from the six deities that make up the name "SHAZAM".
- Genius Bruiser: Most powerful man in the universe, but more often than not he manages to solve his conflicts by mixing brains and brawn.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Sort of. He's half-Eternian human and half-Earthling human.
- Henshin Hero: Adam is just a regular guy and only has superpowers when he turns into He-Man.
- The Hero: His name is in the full title, after all.
- Heroic Build: Less noticeable in the Filmation series since he wasn't particularly larger than the other characters and he and Adam looked identical, but the 2002 series makes him very tall and muscular, although his ancestor King Grayskull still takes the trophy.
- Hunk: While he qualifies in all versions, the 2002 version really stands out owing to the animation style.
- Important Haircut: In The New Adventures of He-Man, but in reverse: He-Man's hair inexplicably (but quite explicitly) gets ponytail-length longer during a moment of awesome mystical display.
- Invincible Hero: Ultimately never loses, though he will suffer minor losses early in an episode from time to time.
- A Lady on Each Arm: In the DC Comics story "Fate is the Killer!" Prince Adam arrives this way to a party, to which Man-At-Arms comments "Only two wenches, lad? You're losing your charm!"
- Large Ham: I HAVE THE POWER!!!
- Legacy Character: In Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe, after losing his connection to the powers of Castle Grayskull, and forced to face Injusticeverse Superman as Prince Adam. The powerful wizard Shazam comes to him, revealing that Skeletor (whom previously held the power of Shazam) gave it to Prince Adam upon his dying breath. Allowing Prince Adam to invoke the power of the wizard and finally go toe to toe with Superman.
- Like Brother and Sister: If they're not love interests, Adam's relationship with Teela is one of an older sister and younger brother.
- Loincloth: As He-Man he wears a small loincloth made of brown fur and attached to a large metal belt..
- Lust Object: For several girls in Etheria.
- Magic Knight: Adam is a more Sci-fi Barbarian version of a Magic Knight.
- Martial Pacifist: He’d much rather talk his way out of a conflict or outsmart his enemies than get into a brawl, which is quite ironic considering his Barbarian Hero outfit and physique.
- Mr. Fanservice: As He-Man, Adam is a muscle bound, handsome man who knows next to nothing about modesty.
- New Powers as the Plot Demands: Can perform many Superman-like feats thanks to his strength. Upgraded in New Adventures, where He-man gains a whole set of new abilities thanks to his sword.
- Nice Guy: Especially in the Filmation series, bordering on All-Loving Hero. You would hope the Most Powerful Man In The Universe would be a nice guy.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: In some versions, Adam exhibits a childish behavior and plays blind chicken. He's a bit more mature in the 2002 version, which is somewhat ironic as he's clearly a teenager there.
- Outside-Context Problem: The reason why he's being recruited by the Resistance to fight against the Regime in Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe is that at this point, Superman has a counter-measure for any and all superheroes on his Earth but not for any outsiders like the Eternians.
- Powers via Weapon: He has the Sword of Power, granting its wielder access to the near bottomless powers of Grayskull, transforming him into the titular empowered form.
- Real Men Wear Pink: In the '80s cartoon he as Adam wore a pink top and lavender tights. The outfit is the source for many of the
Ho Yay jokes about the series. - Ret-Canon: At first, he was just He-Man, until the DC Comics created a Secret Identity as Prince Adam, which was later added to the toyline.
- Secret-Keeper: He knows Teela's mother is the Sorceress.
- Separated at Birth: His twin sister Adora was kidnapped by Hordak when they were babies.
- Stripperiffic: He barely wears anything as He-Man.
- Strong as They Need to Be: The Sorceress once stated that He-Man's primary power is to have enough strength to handle whatever he's facing. The symbol on his harness is made of a magic mineral named coridite, what can give him even more power.
- Terminator Twosome: Sometimes goes up against Skeletor like this;
- In "The Time Corridor" episode of the original series, He-Man, Man-At-Arms, Orko and Battle Cat have to travel back to Preternia to stop Skeletor destroying Castle Grayskull with the Wheel Of Infinity.
- The mini-comics for the aborted The Powers of Grayskull toyline would have had He-Man journey to Eternia's past of "Preternia", with Skeletor following him and joining the local villain, King Hiss. Meaning He-Man had to stay and stop him.
- The original ending to the live-action movie would have revealed that Eternia was an Earth colony in the future and Skeletor and He-Man' trips to Earth to fight over a MacGuffin turn out to have been journeys to the past.
- The New Adventures of He-Man has He-Man being summoned 100 years into the future to save the planet Primus. Almost goes without saying that Skeletor follows him and joins the baddies.
- Transformation Trinket: The Sword of Power.
- World's Strongest Man: MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE UNIVERSE! Though in crossover comics with Superman, it is shown that Superman is stronger than He-Man, but he still can give Clark a hell of a run for his money.
Battle Cat/Cringer
Prince Adam's pet tiger, who transforms into Battle Cat, He-Man's fighting tiger.
- Berserk Button: As Cringer, he almost always lives up to his name, but he musters up his courage if Adam is in great danger. For example, in the 2002 series, Cringer attacks a Snake Man for trying to eat Adam.
- Big Eater: Especially in the Filmation cartoon. "Boy am I glad to be home, I'm starving! Mmm! I think I'll get myself some lunch! And some dinner! Some supper! Mm... maybe an early breakfast!"
- Bishōnen Line: In the comic crossover with ThunderCats, Lion-O powers Cringer up with the Sword of Omens. The result is a more humanoid Battle-Cat resembling a Thundarian.
- Cowardly Lion: In the 2002 series episode "History", when Tung Lashor has his tongue wrapped around Adam's wrists and is clearly about to drag Adam towards himself to hurt the Prince. Cringer immediately puts his game face on and proceeds to actually bite Lashor's tongue until he finally lets Adam go, then in turn letting go during the struggle to make Lashor trip.Prince Adam: You've got more Battle-Cat in you than you think Cringer!
- Cowardly Sidekick: As Cringer, but turns into a Fearless Fool as Battle-Cat.
- Deadpan Snarker: Mostly as Battle-Cat, but even Cringer got in some sarcasms on occasion.
- Expy: Cringer, (Battle Cat less so) especially in the 80's series, was little more than a green tiger version of Scooby-Doo. In the Brazilian dub, both were voiced by the same actor, Orlando Drummond.
- In-universe, Battle Cat inherits the power of King Grayskull's steed (an even bigger green lion).
- Hidden Depths: Regardless of continuity, Cringer can be a lot braver than even he thinks he's capable of.
- Horse of a Different Color: A tiger with green fur and yellow stripes.
- Immune to Mind Control: Thanks to the Power of Grayskull, Cringer is one of the only animals in Eternia Beast Man cannot control.
- Lovable Coward: As Cringer.
- Mega Neko: As Battle Cat.
- Super-Powered Alter Ego: Unlike Adam/He-man, Adora/She-Ra, or even Spirit/Swift Wind, Cringer and Battle Cat had clearly distinct identities (who didn't seem to like being displaced by each other that much).
- Talking Animal: Except in the 2002 series and the 2012 DC comics.
- Undying Loyalty: Cringer may be a scaredy cat, but he always stands by Adam - even when faced with all of Skeletor's Evil Warriors and the Council of Evil.
- Vocal Dissonance: The '02 series gave Cringer stock sounds of a house cat despite being about the size of a tiger.
- Wonder Twin Powers: He can't turn into Battle-Cat on his own and needs Adam to transform with him.
Buzz-Off/Tzzzzt zzz zz TT Tzz
- Played by: Alan Oppenheimer (80's); Brian Dobson ('02)
King of the Andreenids, a race of bee people.
- Bee People: Obviously.
- Insect Gender-Bender: Odd that the warriors of bee people are male when in real bee society nearly everything is done by female (or genderless) bees.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: In the 2002 series, Buzz-off is easily the most hot headed and war-like of all the Masters, but he's still a good guy.
- Odd Friendship: With Stratos in the 2002 series.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He was Stratos' replacement as the flying Heroic Warrior in the 80's.
- Divergent Character Evolution: The 2002 series gave him an arrogant personality that differentiated him from Stratos.
Ceratus/Ceratus Krazut
- Played by: Brian Dobson
The ruler of the Caligars, a race of Lizard Folk that lives beneath the surface in Subternia. Elder brother of Whiplash.
- Berserk Button: Harm his people or mention his brothers' name. Swift attack will ensue.
- Blue Is Heroic: Ceratus’ belt and bracers are both blue and he’s on the side of good.
- Cain and Abel: He's the Abel to Whiplash Cain.
- Carry a Big Stick: His main weapon is a spiked club.
- A Father to His Men: Ceartus cares deeply for his subjects, and he is devastated to find that some have been devoured by King Hiss.
- Good Is Not Nice: Despite being on the side of good and wanting what’s best for his people, Ceratus is both quick to anger and attack when he’s slighted.
- Natural Weapon: All Caligars have tails that end in spiked clubs, perfect for pummeling opponents, Ceratus can extend additional spikes from his at will.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Ceratus is the ruler of his people, and not afraid to get his hands dirty to save them. Case in point: when it appears the Speleans have attacked a Caligar patrol, Ceratus is literally the first through the gates in a counterattack, commanding his forces to attack.
- Savage Piercings: Ceratus has a golden nosering.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Averted, Ceratus and Whiplash have very different bodyshapes, Ceratus sports a Heroic Build, while Whiplash veers into Fat Bastard territory. It didn’t stop Adam from mistaking Ceratus for Whiplash in the episode Underworld however, though that could be chalked up to his lack of experience with the Caligars and the poor lighting in Subternia.
- We Used to Be Friends: Seemingly had this dynamic with Lord Dactys in the past, fighting alongside them and Randor in the Great Unrest, then relations between their peoples soured and they became bitter opponents. This seemingly changes after King Hiss returns and devours some of Ceratus subjects, prompting him to join Randors’ new Eternian Council alongside Dactys.
- Wrestler In Allof Us: During the Caligars attack on the Speleans, Ceratus takes out Dactys by grabbing onto him midair and ramming him face-first into the bedrock.
Clamp Champ/Raenius
- Played by: Method Man (Revelation)
King Randor and Queen Marlena's bodyguard, armed with a clamp weapon.
- Out of Focus: Due to being one of the latest Heroic Warriors to appear before the toyline's cancellation (his wave-mates in the toyline, King Randor and the Sorceress, had more luck since they began as Toyless Toyline Characters, therefore having more time to shine even before being released as figures). At least he managed to get enough screentime in the latest comics to avert becoming an Advertised Extra like the second wave of Galactic Guardians.
- Super-Senses: He cannot be taken by surprise.
- Token Minority: And they really took their time with this one, since as noted he was one of the last figures released and the original cartoon was over by this point. And for a long while in the Classics line he was the only black guy among the Heroic Warriors till Dekker was added.
Dare/He-Ro II
He-Man and Teela's son who would have starred in two cancelled Sequel Series, He-Ro Son of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Son Of He-Man. The latter concept got reworked into The New Adventures of He-Man though kept a childless He-Man as the protagonist. He finally got a Masters Of The Universe Classics action figure in 2015.
- Ambiguously Related: He and Adam suspect they might be blood relatives. The Bible says the answer will surprise them and the audience.
- Though
Word of God, says his parents would be She-Ra and Seahawk. This would make He-Man his uncle.
- Though
- By the Power of Grayskull!;
- To transform into He-Ro in the original pitch, Dare has to Stab the Sky and shout "I AM HE-RO, SON OF HE-MAN... I HAVE THE POWER!".
- In the second concept, he has to hold his dagger aloft and say “By the Power of the Ancient Masters! I am He-Ro!!!”.
- In The Fall of Eternia mini-comics he raises the Power Sword and says "By the Power of He-Man... I Am He-Ro!".
- Charles Atlas Superpower: The Bible specifies that his Super-Senses and ability to talk to animals etc. aren't supernatural though are magically increased when he transforms into He-Ro.
- The Chosen One: Prince Adam sought him out because The Sorceress prophesied that he had to find a child and pass on his sword.
- Cool Starship: Has a Magitek spaceship called the Javelon that later became the Starship Eternia in New Adventures.
- Distressed Dude: He would have been kidnapped by Skeletor in the "A Bird In The Paw" episode and Cringer and Craven would have to put aside their differences to rescue him.
- Friendless Background: His only friend before he was adopted was his pet crow, Craven.
- Happily Adopted: Was adopted by Adam and Teela and made a prince.
- Henshin Hero: Like his adopted father, he transforms using the power sword.
- Horse of a Different Color: Has two of them.
- He inherits Battle Cat as a steed alongside his father's sword and powers.
- If his crow, Craven sits on his shoulder when Dare transforms, he turns into Battle-Bird that He-Ro can ride on.
- Innate Night Vision: Implied to have it as part of his Super-Senses as he runs through the forest day and night as he can ""See" with all his senses".
- Lessons in Sophistication: Had to learn to be civilized in a palace after growing in a forest.
- Meaningful Name: Adam names him Dare because of his brave, impetuous spirit.
- New Child Left Behind: The Fall of Eternia mini-comic has He-Man return to Eternia after 15 years of fighting Skeletor and looking for She-Ra to find that Teela has had his son.
- Noiseless Walker: He can "soundlessly steal through the night like a feral cat".
- Older Alter Ego: Though Dare is 13, He-Ro has the body of an 18 year old.
- One-Steve Limit: The name He-Ro comes from an ancient Preternian hero from the cancelled Powers Of Grayskull prequel toyline. ''The Fall of Eternia" mini-comics have them meet through time travel.
- Raised by Wolves: Was raised by a she-bearcat (half bear, half mountain lion) after his parents died.
- Related in the Adaptation: The second series pitch and The Fall of Eternia mini-comics say he is now Adam and Teela's biological son rather than adopted.
- Replacement Goldfish: His bearcat mother raised him to replace a cub she'd lost to predators.
- Scarily Competent Tracker: Can "follow a tack with the skill of an Indian scout".
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Learned how to speak the language of the animals when in the wilderness.
- Stab the Sky: Has to do it when he transforms like his dad.
- Superman Substitute: The person who described the pitch to He-Man.org noted the similarities of a baby being sent to space to escape a dying planet to be similar to Superman.
- Super-Senses: His time in the forest somehow vastly improved his sight and hearing.
- Tarzan Boy: He's described in the Bible as a ''Tarzan like wild child.
- Teacher/Student Romance: He has a Precocious Crush on his tutor, Kay-La (Man-At-Arms' niece).
- Terminator Twosome: In the early New Adventures concept, he's sent into the future to the planet Primus but Skeletor also managed to smuggle his son aboard the same spaceship.
- Trapped in the Past: In the mini-comics, Spector sent Dare to Preternia to keep him and the Power Sword safe from the Unnamed One. He has to learn a spell with the Cosmic Warrior He-Ro to return to the present.
- Vine Swing: Would swing through trees while playing in the forest.
- Your Magic Is No Good Here: The "Into The Vortex" episode would have had Dare and Craven Trapped in Another World where their magic doesn't work and they can no longer talk to eachother.
Dawg-O-Tor
Former member of the renegade pirate clan known as the Fighting Foe Men.
- Cool Helmet: His no-removable helmet, definitly counts as one.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He could be seen as an unnamed pilot on the box art for the Talon Fighter model kit in the '80s.
- Heel–Face Turn: He ultimately decided to join good guys, after his not-so-good experiences among the bad guys.
- Human Popsicle: Alongside other members of the pirate clan, he was trapped in an enchanted glacier by Vikor and remained frozen for a millennia until Hordak set him free, in return for serving in his army.
- Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: One of his accessories, is a triangle shield, designed to resemble the Talon Fighter vehicle.
- Tuckerization: He was named after Owen "O-Dawg" Oertling, a artist who worked for Four Horsemen Studios and contributed to many of MOTU figures.
Dekker
- Played by: Blu Mankuma ('02)
Heroic Trainer-Of-Arms and Man-At-Arms mentor.
- Carry a Big Stick: Like his student, man prefers to use a mace.
- Eyepatch of Power
- Token Minority: Seriously before him, Clamp Champ was the only one.
Extendar/Doodon
- "I am Extendar, tower of power!"
A palace guard changed by Hordak into a cyborg with extensible arms, legs, neck and torso. Despite his powers being a Horde creation, he uses them for good.
- I Just Want to Be Badass: Before getting his powers. Hordak promised him power if he accepted to become a cyborg, without telling him he intended to use him for evil purposes.
- Telescoping Cyborg: He can extend his neck, torso, arms and legs. His mini-comic depicted him as growing in power the further he extends, though this didn't come up in his Classics bio.
Fearless Photog/Jey
Gwildor's apprentice, who due to a miscalculation got accidentally fused with his invention, the Photog Emulator, getting the power of draining his enemies' energy.
- Official Fan-Submitted Content: Originally created as part of a character contest in 1986 by a young Nathan Bitner, though he would not receive a proper action figure until 2012 as a part of the Classics line.
Fisto/Malcom
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); Mark Acheson ('02)
Man-At-Arms' brother, who has a metallic right hand. Generally considered the second strongest Heroic Warrior, after He-Man himself.
- Aloof Big Brother: To Man-At-Arms though only in the 2002 series.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: The '02 series would have revealed him to be Teela's father.
- Power Fist: Obviously, given his name.
- Right Hand of Doom: Huge. In the 2002 series that's actually his real hand, while in the original series and Classics it's a mechanical prosthesis.
- Super-Strength: It's frequently shown that Fisto is the second strongest of the Heroic Warriors in pure strength just after He-Man.
- Unfortunate Name: Fisto can refer to a certain sexual practice. Lampshaded in a DC comic where Mekaneck pokes fun at Fisto's name and he is clearly unamused.
Gwildor
- Played by: Billy Barty (Live-Action Movie); Ted Biaselli (Revolution)
Thenurian locksmith and inventor.
- Canon Immigrant: He was created for the Masters of the Universe movie but was later introduced to the toyline and comics. He makes his animated introduction in Masters of the Universe: Revolution.
- Doing In the Wizard: He's a counterpart to Orko who was a wizard but Gwildor is a scientist.
- Expy: His sole reason for existing is because they couldn't do a live-action Orko with the effects technology afforded by the film's budget.
- Expy Coexistence: Was made as a stand in for Orko but later toylines and comics had both characters.
- Gadgeteer Genius: Created the "cosmic key," allowing a person to travel between dimensions.
- Hobbits: He sure looks like one anyway.
- Refusal of the Call: He tries. But then Karg comes kicking his door in.
Hawke
Stratos' sister and second in command.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Classic bio states Evil-Lyn brainwash her to sabotaged Avion defenses and framed her brother and his wife.
- Easily Forgiven: Averted in the original cartoon, Hawke is subsequently stripped of all rank and placed on punishment detail until she has earned the trust of her fellow Avionians once again.
- Toyless Toyline Character: Initially played straight, but finally averted when Classics gave her an action figure.
Lizard Man/Gayn
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80s)
A friendly lizard warrior who is friends with He-Man and the gang.
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: He's not wearing shoes.
- Blue Is Heroic: He's wears a blue robe and he's quite heroic.
- Depending on the Artist: He didn't have a dedicated character model, so his appearance and color scheme changed between episodes. Notably, "The Rarest Gift of All" colored his scales brown instead of green and gave him a beak-like face.
- Fish People: Although he is a reptile, he's has webbed hands.
- In-Series Nickname: "Lizzie".
- Lizard Folk: He's a friendly and helpful lizard character, though not much of a fighter. Good for getting into a second-story window, though.
- Prehensile Tail: An aversion, He's lacks this quality.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Inverted, He's a reptilian warrior who chose to ally with the Masters of the Universe rather than follow the cold-blooded Snake Men. Despite suffering discrimination due to his genetic connection to the Snake Men, he remained a devoted friend, good-natured and warm-hearted.
- Sssssnake Talk: He often speaks with a pronounced hiss to his voice.
- Super-Reflexes: He is quite agile, able to deftly avoid attacks thrown his way and leap great distances. In "The Song of Celice," Evil-Lyn and Trap-Jaw discover he is quite difficult to capture and eventually have to just give up.
- Toyless Toyline Character: Initially played straight, but finally averted when Classics gave him an action figure.
- Wall Crawl: He can climb up walls just like a regular lizard.
Man-At-Arms/Duncan
- Played by: Alan Oppenheimer (80's); Jon Cypher (Live-Action Movie); Gary Chalk ('02); Liam Cunningham (Revelation); Antony Del Rio ('21)
King Randor's right-hand man, inventor and friend, and one of his most valuable warriors. Also, Prince Adam's mentor, friend and confidant.
- Adaptational Comic Relief: In the live-action movies he's got more of a comical edge about him, providing several of the movie's more lighthearted moments.
- Adaptational Jerkass: He's still The Reliable One, but in the '02 series, he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold; a lot more gruff, impatient, and unwilling to listen to others than the basically chill, if sometimes easily flustered, Man-At-Arms of the Filmation series.
- Arm Cannon: A wrist-mounted laser in the '80s series, a BFG in the '02 series.
- Badass Normal: He has no powers or magic, and must rely on his strength and gadgets to fight.
- Butt-Monkey: In the 80's cartoon, he was often the victim of Orko's mishaps.
- The Confidant: Adam, Teela and other characters frequently vent to him.
- Happily Adopted:
- He's Teela's adopted father. An episode of the '02 series implied he could be her actual father, though plans were to make Fisto her father, making Man-At-Arms her uncle.
- Roboto also sees him as something of a father figure, as Duncan repaired him more than once and in the 2002 cartoon, actually built him from scratch.
- Intergenerational Friendship: With He-Man.
- The Lancer: He effectively leads the Masters, only deferring to King Randor or He-Man.
- The Reliable One: Particularly in the 2002 series. Not only does he command and train the Masters, he skips sleep nights at a time manufacturing machines for the kingdom.
- Secret-Keeper: For both Adam (He-Man) (and by extension, Adora (She-Ra)) and the Sorceress (Teela's mother).
- The Smart Guy: He's a brilliant inventor and tactician.
- What the Hell, Hero?: He calls out the Sorceress on concealing her role as Teela's mother in the 2002 series, wondering if she has a heart at all.
Man-E-Faces/Perkaedo
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); Paul Dobson ('02); Stephen Fry ('22)
An actor who can change his face to become a human, robot or monster.
- Characterization Marches On: He began as a good guy who was transformed by Skeletor into an monster, and sometimes the struggle between human and monster caused the neutral robot personality to arise. Later characterisations show all the faces as the same heroic personality.
- Freudian Trio: Thanks to his augmentation, Man-E-Faces is a trio unto himself. His Man face is the Ego, his Machine face is the Superego, and his Monster face is the Id.
- Method Acting: In-universe, his changes into the monster and robot are "roles". He's an actor and very serious about his personas.
- Morph Weapon: Man-E-Faces has a weapon with three modes, much like himself. Staff, gun, and club, respectively well-suited to his human, robot, and monster faces.
- Official Couple: With Peekablue in Classics.
- Robo Speak: His robotic face.
- Split Personality: In the original minicomics and the DC comics.
- Two-Faced: Man-E's key feature are his three faces. Depending on his mood, he will have the face of a Man, a Machine, or a Monster.
Queen Marlena Glenn
Click here to see her in the 2002 show
- Played by: Linda Gary (80's); Erika Scheimer (She-Ra); Nicole Oliver ('02); Alicia Silverstone (Revelation); Gates McFadden (Revolution)
An astronaut from Earth who got stranded on Eternia and married King Randor, becoming the mother of Prince Adam and his twin sister Princess Adora.
- Abdicate the Throne: The cancelled He-Ro Son of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Sequel Series would have had she and Randor retiring and letting Prince Adam and Teela rule Eternia.
- Ace Pilot: In "The Rainbow Warrior" she shows her stuff by taking out most of Skeletor's air forces by herself.
- Action Girl: She is a skilled pilot and Swordswoman.
- Ambiguously Related: In Scott Neitlich's video on Marlena he says the Filmation writers definitely named her Glenn after the astronaut John Glenn and he thinks she's supposed to be his great great granddaughter.
- Canon Immigrant: Created for the DC Comics, then appeared in the cartoon and was added to the toyline's minicomics, to finally have a figure of her own after the 2011 SDCC.
- Character Overlap: Word of God said that there was supposed to be a new Major Matt Mason toyline that would have added Marlena as a green astronaut and that maybe they were on the ship that brought her to Eternia but didn't survive.
- Happily Married: To King Randor.
- Hidden Depths: In the 80s cartoon, she ends up leading a squadron of ships to rescue her husband and son from the clutches of Skeletor, revealing herself to be an extremely competent fighter pilot and a very good shot.
- The High Queen: Proper, demure, dignified, and a true leader.
- I Choose to Stay: In the episode "Visitors from Earth", two astronauts offered her a chance to return to Earth but she said Eternia was her home now.
- Interplanetary Voyage: The Universe Bible says she was an astronaut headed to Jupiter's moon, Europa when an explosion on the planet Infinita tore open a Negative Space Wedgie that sucked in her ship.
- Mama Bear: In "The Rainbow Warrior," after her family was taken captive, she not only brought the fight directly to Skeletor and his army, she wiped the floor with them.
- Meaningful Name: An astronaut with the last name Glenn.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Scott Neitlich said in his video on the franchise's maps that Marlena's ship accidentally crashed into and destroyed the Gar homeworld, Garius on her way to Eternia.
- Parents Know Their Children: See Secret Secret-Keeper below.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: Several episodes hint at her knowing that her son is He-Man, but the most blatant hint is in the episode "The Rainbow Warrior": when she comes to the rescue of her kidnapped family, she deliberately releases Adam first, who is able to even the odds once he enters the fight as He-Man. When Adam later asks her why, she replies that she knew he'd know what to do, and that "a mother always recognises her own son".
- Tuckerization: Word of God says her maiden name is a reference to pilot/astronaut John Glenn.
Mekaneck/Orius
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); Gabe Khouth ('02)
Heroic human periscope. During a disaster, his neck was badly injured, so Man-At-Arms made him a mechanical extending neck.
- Cyborg: He is a human who was augmented with technology to save his life after his neck was critically injured.
- Long-Lost Relative: His son, kidnapped by Count Marzo.
- Heart Is an Awesome Power: In "Mekaneck's Lament," his power helps him defeat Count Marzo.
- This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: Situations that prove how useful Mekaneck is to the team tend to fall under this umbrella.
- What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: He extends his neck. This works well for reconnaissance missions where he can act as a human periscope, but isn't very useful in combat.
- Called out a few times, namely in the 2002 cartoon episode "Mekaneck's Lament" and in DC's 2013 comic series. In the latter, Teela is always teasing him about it or talking smack about it behind his back, but she doesn't mean any of it.
Moss Man/Kreann'Ot N'Norosh
Click here to see him in the 2002 show
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); John Payne ('02); Alan Oppenheimer (Revelation)
A plant-based hero who can manipulate plant matter.
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: In a nutshell, Moss Man is green, pointy-eared Bigfoot.
- Green Thumb: He has the ability to control plants, being the embodiment of the forest.
- Nature Spirit: The '02 version is the guardian and living embodiment of everything pure and good about Eternia's flora.note
- He's also depicted as something along these lines in DC's 2013 comic series.
- Plant Person: He has the appearance of one.
- Older Than They Look: It's been recently revealed that he fought alongside King Grayskull.
- Pointy Ears: Consistently depicted with them, probably a side-effect of the fact that his toy was a modified version of Beast Man's.
- Story-Breaker Power: According to Word of God in the 2002 series, they made him too strong and thus had to limit his appearances so he didn't warp the plot.
Orko
Click here to see him in the 2002 show
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); Gabe Khouth ('02); Griffin Newman (Revelation); Tom Kenny ('21; Ork-0); Wallace Shawn ('21)
A magician from the dimension of Trolla, who was stuck at Eternia by accident and became King Randor's jester.
- Adaptational Villainy: In the DC comic series, he is said to have betrayed the Masters of the Universe to Skeletor, resulting in their initial defeat. And there is that figure with blue skin and dressed in red who rescues Skeletor after his loss to He-Man...
- Good All Along: It's revealed during the crossover with the DC Universe that Orko had discovered that Skeletor was tapping into the skull of Hordak Prime. Realizing that the ancient evil was about to re-awaken, Orko tried to use his own magic to seal the skull away, only to end up possessed by it.
- Adapted Out: The movie replaced him with Gwildor because they couldn't make a live action Orko with the film's budget.
- Ambidextrous Sprite: He was originally supposed to be called Gorpo but the animators realized they could flip his image if he had an O on the front of his robes instead of a G. His original name was used in the Brazilian dub.
- Badass Adorable: Orko rarely has his moments.
- Beautiful All Along: It's explicitly said that under his goofy hat, Orko's face is very handsome, or at least the equivalent on his home planet. (At least we get to see his hair.)
- Brainwashed and Crazy: His turn as a villain in the 2019 DC comic series is eventually revealed to be this, with Orko having been corrupted by the Skull of Power during a failed attempt to contain it.
- Brought to You by the Letter "S": Has an O on the front of his robe.
- Canon Immigrant: He wasn't part of the original toyline; he was created for the Filmation cartoon, and became such a vital part of it that he was not only incorporated into the toyline but has been an essential part of the franchise in almost every incarnation since.
- Catchphrase: In the 2002 series: "Trolly Molly!"
- Cloudcuckoolander: As Hordak learned, Orko's brain is...unique. Even Roboto had trouble trying to figure him out.
- Too Kinky to Torture: It's entirely plausible that, like Gonzo the Great, what's painful to most species just doesn't work with Orko. Under the circumstances deliberately messing with Hordak isn't out of the realm of possibility, either.
- Court Jester: In Randor's court.
- Court Mage: Is a mage now stuck working as Randor's Jester.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Thanks to coming from a place where magic and physics work differently, Orko is an Inept Mage and a screw-up. This, combined with his eccentric, slightly childish personality, often means he comes across as a bit of a joke... however, he's a lot smarter and more insightful than he appears, and despite his magic not working correctly he manages to pull off some impressive feats. And on the rare occasions when it does work perfectly, he's easily one of the most powerful wizards in the setting.
- Cute Witch: Gender Flipped, but otherwise he fits to a T.
- Deadpan Snarker: Depending on the Writer to a very high degree, but in some episodes/continuities, Orko can be extremely snarky.
- Depending on the Writer: While the cartoon established that Orko's magic doesn't work right outside of his home dimension, it also sometimes showed that Orko was just as inept on Trolla as he was on Eternia.
- Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?:
- He, normally an Inept Mage, actually separated Weaver's Shadow!
- Orko almost does this to Skeletor in the '02 series after stealing the Ramstone with mere slight of hand.
- Don't Touch It, You Idiot!: He almost never listens to Man-At-Arms when he is told this.
- Fish out of Water: Orko is an extremely competent wizard at his home dimension; unfortunately Eternia is a place with different laws of physics, so his magic malfunctions there. He also loses his wand very shortly after arriving in Eternia, making his magic far more likely to backfire.
- A God Am I: Refers to himself as a god a couple times in the DC crossover when he gets back to Trolla and has his magic restored.
- Home Field Advantage: Continuities where his magic doesn't work properly on Eternia will usually show his magic to be god-like on his native Trolla.
- I Choose to Stay: In the '80s series and the '02 reboot, Orko is given chances to return permanently to Trolla, but he always chooses to stay in Eternia to help his friends.
- Inept Mage: The reason why varies on the continuity:
- In the '83 cartoon he's an incredibly powerful and adept mage in his home dimension, but Eternia operates on different laws of physics and he hasn't worked out all the bugs. When his magic works, the result is spectacular, but it's even more spectacular when it doesn't work as planned.
- The Universe Bible for the cancelled He-Ro Son of He-Man and Masters of the Universe: Revelation say he was as bad at magic on Trolls as he is on Eternia and these are meant to be in the continuity of the '83 show.
- In the 200X series, he simply lost his Magic Wand shortly after coming to Eternia.
- Brand manager Scott Neitlich said on YouTube that Orko is Obfuscating Stupidity and he's actually one of the most powerful characters in the show and will only step in if he thinks He-Man can't do something.
- In He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021), Orko the Great was The Archmage and an Adaptational Badass. An RK security robot is accidentally given Orko's memories making it believe it was Orko. As a robot, this Orko (later named Ork-0) cannot use the magic he knows from the uploaded memories, often using one of his security bot weapons whenever he tries to cast a spell.
- Kid-Appeal Character: Pretty much the reason for his inclusion in the Filmation cartoon; Orko is cute and silly and often acts as a stand-in for the kids in the audience.
- The Klutz: He's always breaking Man-At-Arms's stuff.
- Lethal Chef: As seen in the 1983 show, Orko is not a good chef when trying to cook for others, to the point of dangerous recipes. In "The Good Shall Survive", his attempt at making a pie ends up with a pure baking soda filling instead. It actually ends up saving the day, as the disaster of a recipe is stolen along with other foods from storage, leaving the thieving Tycons with horrible stomachaches. Despite this, pre-made food that he summons for himself always seems to be a safe bet.
- Leitmotif: A bouncy, happy-go-lucky and playful theme in the 1983 series.
- Mage Species: Orko is a Trollan, a species from another dimension that has magic steeped into their culture. All Trollans can perform magic, the only issue is that they can only easily perform Trollan magic, other dimensions mess with their abilities.
- Magic Wand: The 2002 series explains his Inept Mageness by saying he lost his wand shortly after coming to Eternia.
- The Magnificent: He is known in his home dimension as Orko the Great.
- Never Bareheaded: He never removes his hat, as part of the Trollan custom that they never show their faces to anyone except their one true love. When he and Dree Elle showed each other their faces, they were kept offscreen; only shadows were shown. There is another Trollan who does show his face (who looks rather like a Hobbit), so that gives us a hint of what he might look like.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Especially in the original series.
- Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: Inverted; Orko was an archmage in Trolla. Too bad magic works differently in Eternia, or Etheria, or Earth.
- Obfuscating Disability: Word of God says his magic works just fine on Eternia and he just pretends he can't do magic. This is backed up by the fact that in the 80s animated series, every other Trollan that visits Eternia can apparently use their magic just fine.
- Odd Friendship: With the Sorceress. He's a small, eccentric, Inept Mage and she's the wise, powerful Big Good, and yet they are very close friends.
- One of the Kids: Even though he's an adult Trollan, he hangs around and plays games with visiting kids.
- Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: In the Filmation series he sometimes had an urban and/or Jersey accent. It's probably because he was voiced by Filmation producer Lou Scheimer himself, who was from Pittsburgh.
- Parental Abandonment: His Uncle Montork seems to be the only father figure he has.
- Plucky Comic Relief: His most consistent role. While Master of the Universe was never the heaviest or most serious of franchises, Orko is the most obvious comedy relief character.
- Pointy Ears: A pair of blue pointy ears are the only part of his head we see other than his eyes.
- The Power of Love: This is what allowed him to channel his magic through Dree Elle to save her in the episode "The Greatest Magic".
- Reality Warper: Particularly in the Filmation series, where Orko regularly bends reality for visual gags.
- Robe and Wizard Hat: Along with an added scarf, this makes up his wardrobe, and as well, the wardrobe of Trollans, fitting their magic culture. Thanks to the customs of his species, they make up the majority of his body, with only eyes, ears, and hands visible on him.
- Secret-Keeper: For Adam (He-Man), and by extension, Adora (She-Ra).
- Shadowed Face, Glowing Eyes: His robes and hat hide his face, leaing only his glowing eyes visible. Appears on the main page.
- Spanner in the Works: A pretty common role for him. Quite a few villainous schemes ended up foiled because Orko managed to be in just the right place at just the right time.
- Suicidal Overconfidence: Especially when he confronted Shadow Weaver the second time.
- Trapped in Another World: He comes from the dimension of Trolla but is stranded on Eternia because his magic doesn't work properly there.
- Undying Loyalty: With the exception of his stint as a Big Bad in the DC comic series, and even there he's more Brainwashed and Crazy thanks to being possessed by the power of Horde Prime, Orko's loyalty to and belief in Adam/He-man is unshakeable. He's always there to back him up and support him in any way he can.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Orko is afraid of dragons in an episode. But to quote the recurring line of the episode, "Who isn't?"
- Your Magic's No Good Here: On Trolla he is regarded as their greatest wizard, but on Eternia his spells rarely work the way he wants. It's eventually revealed that magic on Trolla works roughly the opposite as it does on Eternia.note Ironically, he actually managed to humiliate Shadow Weaver.
Ram-Man/Krass
A warrior who uses his head as a battering ram.
- The Big Guy: 2002 series. Both in personality and in appearance, wherein he's easily the tallest and broadest of the Heroic Warriors.
- Bizarre Alien Locomotion: The Filmation cartoon depicted him as being unable to walk. Instead, he hopped everywhere as if his legs were actually a single spring (they weren't even depicted as being able to bend at the knees or hips).
- Boisterous Bruiser: Mostly in the minicomics, but he still is in other versions to a lesser extent.
- Dumb Muscle: Something Ram-Man openly admits.
- Gender Flip: In the 2021 Krass is a female warrior, aptly named Ram Ma'am.
- No-Neck Chump: His 80s design lacked one to keep his body short and stocky like a battering ram. Even he wasn't sure if he had a neck or not.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: In the original series. He was much shorter than He-Man in both toy and cartoon form, but was still very strong.
- Use Your Head: He has the decency to wear a helmet and have a metal plate fixed on the top of his head, at least. The 80s incarnation had springs for legs to facilitate headbutts, as well.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes???: Ram-Man is afraid of the dark, as revealed in his A Day in the Limelight episode of the '02 cartoon.
King Randor of the House of Miro
Click here to see him in the 2002 cartoon
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); Michael Donovan ('02); Diedrich Bader (Revelation); Fred Tatasciore ('21)"To have one such as He-Man as my heir rather than Adam... now that would be a legacy any sovereign would be proud to leave his people."
Heroic ruler of Eternia. Younger son of King Miro, and Prince Adam's father.
- Abdicate the Throne: The cancelled He-Ro Son of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Sequel Series would have had he and Marlena retiring and letting Prince Adam and Teela rule Eternia.
- Badass Normal: The 2002 series in particular portrays him as a skilled swordsman who can give Skeletor a hard time. The 80's series didn't show him in battle as often, but when he was, he was just as formidable with nothing but physical strength and skill.
- The Good King: Randor always tries to be fair and just and he wants an eternal peace for his people.
- Happily Married: To Queen Marlena.
- Hero of Another Story: The '80s show sometimes alludes to his various heroic exploits during his younger days. She-Ra went as far as to establish that his leadership was instrumental in foiling the Horde's invasion of Eternia. In the '02 version, before becoming king, he was the captain that led the Masters and Eternia's allies against Keldor's forces during the Great Unrest.
- Heroic Build: He is consistently drawn as powerful and muscle-bound.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Particularly in the '02 version, where he can hold his own in battle and is excellent at diplomacy. Even in the 1982's show, he revealed he used to be a Blood Knight in his prime and proceeded to help He-Man to trash a good bunch of Skeletor's robots.
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: The Fall Of Eternia mini-comics had He-Man come back from space after 15 years of fighting Skeletor and looking for She-Ra to find out his father had died and immediately getting crowned king.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Can be particularly harsh with Adam, thinking he'll never be a worthy successor.
Rio Blast/Riolus Blast
A member of the Starband Marshalls from planet Loredos, who joined the Heroic Warriors of Eternia to catch Horde Prime.
- Lethal Chef: As Orko found out when he tasted his chili. He-Man then politely turned down the meal.
- More Dakka: Shoulder-mounted guns, guns mounted in flip-down plates in his chest and thighs, and a retractable gun in each arm. He'd probably have more if he could figure out how to mount them.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: A cyborg cowboy.
- Odd Couple: With Snout Spout in the Star comics.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: In his case, it's effectively snakes. In the same comic issue where this is revealed he faces King Hiss.
Roboto/Robot Model 9041
A robot from space who crash landed on Eternia.In the 2002 series, he's a robot built by Man-At-Arms to play chess, who upgraded himself as a warrior robot.
- Alien Among Us: In the Filmation cartoon, Roboto was an explorer who belonged to a race of robotic aliens. He crash-landed on Eternia and was repaired by Man-At-Arms.
- Arm Cannon: His arm can be removed and replaced with a laser canon.
- Awesomeness by Analysis: Being a robot built for chess (and thus being designed to analyze an opponent's strategy) probably helps.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Subverted when Roboto seemingly destroyed himself to save Man-At-Arms in the Filmation cartoon. Man-At-Arms managed to fix him a second time. Also subverted in the 2002 cartoon when he was seemingly destroyed but later repaired by Man-At-Arms. However his incarnation in Revelation wasn't so lucky, as he sacrificed his life reforging the Sword of Power with the ensuing explosion taking him offline for real.
- Related in the Adaptation: Was built by Man-At-Arms in the 2002 and Revelation series. In Revelation, he's treated more like a son.
- Ridiculously Human Robots: He has the same feelings and emotions as a flesh and blood human. In the 2002 cartoon, he even upgraded his body to become fully mobile because he wanted to help Man-At-Arms and the rest of the Heroic Warriors.
- Robo Speak: Depending on the series and, in the '02 version, the episode.
- Swiss-Army Appendage: His right arm could switch between a robotic claw, an axe, and a blaster.
- We Can Rebuild Him: In the Filmation cartoon, Roboto was mangled when his spaceship crashed on Eternia. Man-At-Arms had to repair him after the crash, and then a second time when Roboto performed a Heroic Sacrifice to save him. Man-At-Arms also repaired him after his Heroic Sacrifice in the 2002 cartoon.
Rokkon
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (She-Ra)
A young member of the Rock People.
- Distressed Dude: There are several versions of how the Stone people arrive to Eternia (or Etheria), and in most of them Rokkon is captured or incapacitated so Stonedar and He-Man (or She-Ra) have to rescue him.
Rotar
A guard of the royal palace until one of Skeletor's attacks left him injured. Man-At-Arms saved him by using a machine that changed him into a spinning cyborg.
- We Can Rebuild Him: Was left critically injured after an attack by Skeletor and his forces, but Duncan was able to save his life by rebuilding him into a cyborg.
Shield Maiden Sherrilyn
Former member of the renegade pirate clan known as the Fighting Foe Men.
- Cool Helmet: Her no-removable helmet, definitly counts as one.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Kinda. She is heavly based on unnamed driver of Attak Track, who could be seen on the box art for the Attak Track model kit in the '80s. However, there is one quite important difference regarding him and Sherrilyn.
- Gender Flip: Driver presented on the box art for the Attak Track model kit is cleary a male, while Sherrilyn is a woman.
- Heel–Face Turn: She ultimately decided to join good guys, after her not-so-good experiences among the bad guys.
- Human Popsicle: Alongside other members of the pirate clan, she was trapped in an enchanted glacier by Vikor and remained frozen for a millennia until Hordak set her free, in return for serving in his army.
- Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: Her main accessory, is a big shield, with translucent plastic at the center, heavily inspired by Attak Trak vehicle's treads.
- The Smurfette Principle: She is the only woman among Fighting Foe Men.
- Tuckerization: She was named after Sherri Lynn Cook, a artist who worked for Four Horsemen Studios and contributed to many of MOTU figures.
Snout Spout/Jaxton
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (She-Ra)
An Etherian peasant who was captured by Hordak and turned into a cyborg with an elephant-like head that allows him to shoot water out of the trunk. He escaped to Eternia and joined the Heroic Warriors.
- Cyborg: His elephant head is cybernetic.
- Fire Hose Cannon: An Eternian fireman with a face concealing helmet in the shape of an elephant's head. He is able to use the trunk to suck up nearby sources of water and squirt it out with the force of a heavy firehose, blasting fires (and enemies) with a jetstream of water.
- Nasal Weapon: He is able to use the trunk to suck up nearby sources of water and squirt it out with the force of a heavy firehose, blasting fires (and enemies) with a jetstream of water.
- Odd Couple: With Rio Blast in the Star comics. He's the neat and by-the-book one.
- Unwilling Roboticisation: Hordak kidnapped him to make him into a cyborg, rather than trick him like he did with Extendar.
- What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Snout Spout can... fire water out of his trunk. However, he subverts the trope by using his powers (in creative yet not-so-awesome ways) to shoot ice, vapor or just water when the situation requires it.
The Goddess/The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull/Teela'Na
Click here to see her in the 2002 cartoon
- Played by: Linda Gary (80's); Christina Pickles (Live-Action Movie); Venus Terzo (New Adventures); Nicole Oliver ('02); Susan Eisenberg (Revelation); Kimberly Brooks ('21)
- Adaptational Jerkass: In the 2002 series, she goes from a Nice Girl to a humorless and stoic woman. Man-At-Arms even calls her out for being so cold towards Teela, her own daughter, wondering if she cares for her daughter at all.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: She had green skin in the earlier mini-comics. Aspects of this version of The Sorceress became The Goddess.
- Animal Motif: Depending on the medium, it's either a cobra or a falcon.
- Big Good: He-Man may be the main hero and the champion of Eternia, but the Sorceress is the Guardian of Grayskull, keeper of pretty much every secret on the franchise, and essentially the main reason why evil hasn't conquered. Alternate timelines and re-imaginings often imprison her or, even more often, outright kill her off, and this always results in Skeletor conquering Eternia and forcing the heroes underground.
- Blessed with Suck: Think about it. Blessed with the ability to discern almost all the things happening on Eternia, having extremely powerful magic at her command...and yet, she was unable to leave the Castle without being reduced to flying around as a bird with very low-level telepathy. One imagines the limitations got quite frustrating. The very few times she was able to overcome these limitations were explicitly stated to be special circumstances.
- Canon Immigrant: At least her bird-like looks.
- Composite Character: The falcon, Zoar was originally a pet in the comics. The cartoon changed it to a form that she takes on outside of Castle Greyskull.
- Creepy Good: Mistress of Castle Greyskull, often enigmatic and hints at knowledge she can't let others know, has never really revealed the full extent of her powers, summons people telepathically without warning... but she's firmly on the sight of Good and the heroes.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Even when her name is revealed, she's just "the Sorceress" to He-Man and her other allies.
- Good Wears White: She is the Big Good and wears a white dress. Averted in the 2002 series, where she instead wears green and gold.
- Hot Witch: Sorceress but essentially the same thing, being magically inclined and very attractive.
- Lady of Black Magic: Has a vast amount of spellcasting powers and considered the most powerful magic-wielder in modern-day Eternia.
- Legacy Character: She inherited the role from the previous Sorceress, and one day Teela will replace her.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: The Sorceress is Teela's mother, a fact known only by herself, Man-At-Arms and Adam/He-Man.
- Macguffin Guardian: Most continuities agree that she's the guardian of Castle Grayskull and all the great artifacts and knowledge it holds inside, including the Power Sword(s).
- Mama Bear: She was willing to take on Mer-Man and several goons in her powerless falcon form to protect Baby Teela.
- Nice Girl: In the Filmation series, she's infinitely patient, understanding and friendly to everyone. Averted with some incarnations like the 2002 series, where she is still the Big Good but her personality is a lot colder, sterner and more aloof.
- Odd Friendship: Interestingly enough, she has a special bond with Orko, and is the only person around who actually seems to take him seriously.
- Only One Female Mold:
- The creators didn't think boys would want to buy too many female action figures so made Teela and The Sorceress as one figure with changeable headgear. The mini-comics explained that Teela was an Evil Knockoff of The Sorceress created by Skeletor to gain access to Castle Grayskull. Most animated continuities make Teela her daughter.
- Our Gods Are Different: Prior to the Filmation cartoon, she was usually referred to as the Goddess, though she didn't seem do anything outside the bounds of what the current Sorceress can except get out of the castle once in a while and commune with nature or whatever without turning into a nigh-powerless bird. Post-Filmation comics go with the cartoon's "Sorceress" and her limitations.
- Stacy's Mom: Her and her daughter look more like siblings.
- Team Mom: Everyone turns to her for advice, direction, or even just an encouraging word.
- Toyless Toyline Character: She almost suffered this fate in the first toyline, being released at the tail end, and despite being redesigned for both the New Adventures and the 2002 series, she wasn't released in neither of these, albeit her 2002 version got an statue in scale with the figures.
- Truly Single Parent: Depending on the continuity:
- In the original comics. Unless you count Skeletor, who used the power of Point Dread to clone the Sorceress to create Teela.
- In the Filmation series, The Sorceress claims Teela as her daughter, but does not elaborate on who her father is.
- Averted in the 2002 series, where it is left ambiguous whether Duncan or Fisto is Teela's biological father, though Word of God is that the intention was to make Fisto her father.
- Masters of the Universe: Revelation says that Duncan is her biological father.
Stonedar
Stratos of the house of Avion
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); Scott McNeil ('02); Zeno Robinson ('21)"As a bird-man, I've got a thing about cages."
Leader of the bird people from Avion.
- Bird People: Though he has mammalian hair...
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: In the 2002 series, Stratos' voice is plainly based on Sean Connery's; apparently, it was felt that Stratos's beard brought Connery to mind.
- Odd Friendship: With Buzz-Off in the 2002 series.
- Token Non-Human: In the first few minicomics, before more non-human Heroic Warriors were added.
Sy-Klone, Son of Dy-Lex
- Played by: Lou Scheimer (80's); John Payne ('02)
Guardian of the Legacy Stones in the city of Anwat Gar, able to create whirlwinds. After the Legacy Stones are destroyed, Sy-Klone joins the Heroic Warriors.
- Last of His Kind. In the 2002 series. Upon learning his kind are truly gone, he declares that the Masters are his family.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: A samurai wind elemental.
Teela
Click here to see her in the 2002 show
Click here to see Her in The New Adventures of He-Man
Click here to see her toy
- Played by: Linda Gary (80's); Chelsea Field (Live-Action Movie); Cathy Weseluck (New Adventures); Lisa Ann Beley ('02); Sarah Michelle Gellar (Revelation); Kimberly Brooks ('21); Melissa Benoist (Revolution)"This whole thing smells of Skeletor."
Captain of the royal guard and Man-At-Arms's adopted daughter, who has a crush on He-Man.
- Action Girl: While not superpowered like other Heroic Warriors, she is a Badass Normal by Eternian standards since she is at least highly skilled in combat. Her effectiveness varies from time to time though and in the 80s series, she was prone to being a Faux Action Girl who required being rescued most of the time. She does get better in later incarnations though.
- Adaptational Modesty: The original mini-comics and first DC miniseries had Teela wearing little but a Chainmail Bikini. By the time of the Filmation show, she had ditched the bikini for a Leotard of Power with a collar. In the live-action movie, she wears a full-body suit in place of the Leotard of Power that resembles the film outfit of Man-At-Arms. Later adaptations tend to go back to the Filmation outfit or variants thereof.
- Animal Motif: Sometimes she's the one who wears cobra-themed armor instead of the Sorceress in the comics/books.
- Arm Cannon: A wrist-mounted laser.
- Badass Normal: Zigzagged, in most continuity she is this but in a few others, she became an apprentice to become the next guardian to Grayskull, in one continuity she becomes the avatar of the Eternian goddess.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: In the 80s series she was annoyed whenever an attractive woman showed interest in Adam or He-Man, like in "Song of Celice" where she gives the title character the stink-eye when she flirts with Adam. In "Bargain With Evil", she glared at Bowena when she said He-Man was handsome. She's also suspicious of He-Man's "friend" She-Ra, not realizing they're siblings.
- Depending on the Artist: The earliest depictions of the character had Teela as a blonde woman. From the Filmation series onward, she's been mostly depicted with red hair. Sometimes, however, she gets depicted as a blonde, most notably in The New Adventures of He-Man.
- Even with red hair, she usually wears it in a Prim and Proper Bun (like in the 80s cartoon) or lets it down.
- Evil Knockoff: The Tale of Teela! mini-comic says Skeletor made her as a child clone of The Sorceress that he would raise to be evil and help get him into Castle Grayskull. Luckily Man-At-Arms ended up raising her to be good.
- Happily Adopted: By Man-At-Arms.
- Hartman Hips: Teela in the 80s cartoon had serious curves. Most of the series' character designs look like extras from a Frazetta painting.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Her two favorite pastimes are giving Adam grief in his training and talking smack on the other Heroic Warriors (as Mecha-Neck). She doesn't mean anything by it, but her attitude has gotten her in trouble more than a few times, when her ego gets over her better judgement.
- Legacy Character: Becomes the new Sorceress in the New 52-era DC comics and Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
- Literal Split Personality: As mentioned above, Skeletor used the Goddess/Sorceress's power to create a baby duplicate of her which he planned to mentally dominate and raise into his bride so that when she developed her powers they could take Grayskull together. In "The Tale of Teela", Skeletor managed to kidnap Teela and mind-control her, forcing the Sorceress to merge with her in order to break the spell. In the end, the Sorceress separates herself from Teela once more—as good as it felt to be whole again, Teela had a life of her own. Although, at the end, He-Man wonders if they might end up merging for good, someday.
- Leotard of Power: She usually wears white leotard with gold armor. In the '02 series, she also wears a skirt with it.
- Loincloth: In the DC comics.
- Love Interest: The closest thing He-Man has to one in the franchise. It would have become a standard relationship had the '02 series continued. She is this in the New 52 comics.
- Loves My Alter Ego: In both the 80s and 2002 series, she has a crush on He-Man and dismisses Adam as a lazy coward, though she shows signs of liking Adam too, like in "Pawns of the Game Master", where she was very happy and impressed when Adam tried to rescue her as his normal self. At the end of the episode, He-Man directly asked her if she preferred him or Adam. She said her ideal man would have both Adam's wit and He-Man's courage.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: The 2002 series hints that her biological father is either Man-At-Arms or his brother Fisto. According to Word of God, it's Fisto.
- Ms. Fanservice: Usually a redhead in a white Leotard of Power with long, shapely legs and curves.
- Only One Female Mold:
- The creators didn't think boys would want to buy too many female action figures so made Teela and The Sorceress as one figure with changeable headgear. The mini-comics explained that Teela was an Evil Knockoff of The Sorceress created by Skeletor to gain access to Castle Grayskull. Most animated continuities make Teela her daughter.
- Evil-Lyn was an Evil Counterpart to Teela in the toyline and was a repainted Teela mold. Though the cartoons scrapped this concept and made them look different.
- Pink Heroine: Combined with Graceful Ladies Like Purple in The New Adventures where Teela's attire consists of pink and purple.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: In the '02 series.
- War Goddess: Early mini-comics called her a warrior goddess.
Zoar
He-Man's fighting falcon.
- Composite Character: Was originally The Sorceress' pet before the Filmation show made Zoar her alternate form.
- Depending on the Writer: Can be the Sorceress' pet falcon or the Sorceress herself.
- Gender Flip: Was originally male but became female when she was The Sorceress' alternate form.
- Xtremely Kool Letterz: His name is essentially Soar with the S replaced with a Z.
