History Fridge / MastersOfTheUniverse

* ''Fridge/MastersOfTheUniverseRevelation''

* Why was Adam allowed to become a lazy, spoiled idiot despite being the sole heir to the Eternian throne and neither of his parents approving of that attitude? Because his parents feel massively guilty over losing Adora and overcompensated pampering Adam and letting things slide when he ignored his responsibilities. [[spoiler:Although even the cartoon dropped strong hints that Marlena knew damn well that Adam was He-Man]]
** Speaking of: Adam keeps up the image of a lazy, irresponsible fop despite being just as brave and mature as He-Man not only to protect his secret identity, but also because it's the only moments of peace he actually gets where he can indulge himself in what he likes doing (fishing, painting, etc.) Notice that Man-at-Arms (one of the few who know Adam is He-Man) almost always defends Adam's antics as a deserved release from the massive responsibility he was born to.
** Since the LimitedAnimation gave most of the male cast the same body type, the fact that Adam and He-Man share the same build wouldn't stand out.
* LimitedAnimation aside, ever get annoyed that no one can see through He-Man/Prince Adam's PaperThinDisguise? Just remember that Eternia is an alien world that wouldn't necessarily have all the same storytelling tropes that Earth does, so maybe he's the first person in their world to try ClarkKenting. The real brilliance comes in when you consider the fact that his mother, who was originally an American astronaut, recognizes him immediately (or at least, she's implied to): she grew up in a world where everyone knew the fictional story of Superman, so in this case the change likely wouldn't fool her at all; she just keeps quiet because she's proud of the good her son is doing.
** Mattel has, as of ''Classics'', also indicated that the He-Man role has been passed down through various holders of the power sword(including Wun-Dar and Oo-Larr). While not applicable to fiction written before that(and some canons lately has opted to make Adam look different), it would at least explain why no one suspects He-Man is Adam- they just believe the ancient hero has returned once again as he seems to every few decades.
* This is probably a coincidence, but Prince Adam's name follows the classic StevenUlyssesPerhero naming scheme. In many languages, such as Hebrew and Turkish, "Adam" means "man", reflecting Adam's status as the first man in Literature/TheBible. What better name, then, for someone whose alter-ego's title affirms his masculinity?
* The lack of characters like Orko, Battle Cat and others in [[Film/MastersOfTheUniverse the film]] is explained when one of the characters says that many of the Masters had been captured by Skeletor's forces (admittedly that doesn't explain why we don't see them at saying goodbye to Kevin and Juile). Also, before Skeletor kills Saurod, he says, [[YouHaveFailedMe "You are all aware of the penalty is for failure,"]] thus explaining why his usual minions such as Trap Jaw are also nowhere to be found.

** This is outright stated in certain parts of the fiction, and shown in Fisto's case in 200X where he shattered his hand freeing the heroes from a rock slide. But one wonders though why the surgeons opt for enhanced features over either surgery or a simpler replacement part.