Character Sheet for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002).
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Castle Grayskull
He-Man/Adam of the House of Randor
- Played by: Cam Clarke
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.
- Clark Kenting: Averted, as unlike in the 1983 cartoon Prince Adam is notably skinnier and younger-looking than He-Man.
- Comicbook Fantasy Casting: Bears a strong resemblance to He-Man's actor in the live-action movie, 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 even more of a sword and sorcery Captain Marvel than his 1983 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".
- In-universe, he calls on the power of King Grayskull, taking on his strength and appearance.
- Heroic Build: Very tall and muscular, although his ancestor King Grayskull still takes the trophy.
- Hunk: Really stands out owing to the animation style.
- 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.
Battle Cat/Cringer
Prince Adam's pet tiger, who transforms into Battle Cat, He-Man's fighting tiger.
- Berserk Button: At one point, Cringer attacks a Snake Man for trying to eat Adam.
- Cowardly Lion: 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!
- Vocal Dissonance: The series gave Cringer stock sounds of a house cat despite being about the size of a tiger.
The Goddess/The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull/Teela'Na
- Played by: Nicole Oliver
- 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: Averted, as unlike her 1983 counterpart, she instead wears green and gold.
Eternian Royal Court
King Randor of the House of Miro
- Played by: Michael Donovan
Heroic ruler of Eternia and Prince Adam's father.
- Badass Normal: Lacks the magical powers and special abilities other characters possess, but is a skilled swordsman who can give Skeletor a hard time.
- Hero of Another Story: Before becoming king, he was the captain that led the Masters and Eternia's allies against Keldor's forces during the Great Unrest.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Particularly showcased here version, where he can hold his own in battle and is excellent at diplomacy.
Queen Marlena
Man-At-Arms/Duncan
- Played by: Gary Chalk
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 Jerkass: He's still The Reliable One, but here 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: Or rather a BFG.
- Happily Adopted:
- He's Teela's adopted father. An episode 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 built him from scratch.
- The Reliable One: Not only does he command and train the Masters, he skips sleep nights at a time manufacturing machines for the kingdom.
- What the Hell, Hero?: He calls out the Sorceress on concealing her role as Teela's mother, wondering if she has a heart at all.
Teela
- Played by: Lisa Ann Beley
Captain of the royal guard and Man-At-Arms's adopted daughter.
- 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: She has a crush on He-Man and dismisses Adam as a lazy coward, though she shows signs of liking Adam too.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: It's hinted that her biological father is either Man-At-Arms or his brother Fisto. According to Word of God, it's Fisto.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: Has her hair in a ponytail and is a tough Action Girl.
Orko
- Played by: Gabe Khouth
A magician from the dimension of Trolla, who was stuck at Eternia by accident and became King Randor's jester.
- Catchphrase: "Trolly Molly!"
- Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?:Orko almost does this to Skeletor after stealing the Ramstone with mere slight of hand.
- I Choose to Stay: Like in the '80s series, Orko is given chances to return permanently to Trolla, but he always chooses to stay in Eternia to help his friends.
- Magic Wand: The series explains his Inept Mageness by saying he lost his wand shortly after coming to Eternia.
- Your Magic's No Good Here: The problem is that he lost his wand shortly after coming to Eternia. Orko admitted, "My magic doesn't work so well without it."
Other Warriors
Buzz-Off/Tzzzzt zzz zz TT Tzz
- Played by: Brian Dobson
King of the Andreenids, a race of bee people.
- Divergent Character Evolution: He was Stratos' replacement as the flying Heroic Warrior in the 80's, but the 2002 series gave him an arrogant personality that differentiated him from Stratos.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Buzz-off is easily the most hot headed and war-like of all the Masters, but he's still a good guy.
- Odd Friendship: Friends with 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.
Dekker
- Played by: Blu Mankuma
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.
Fisto/Malcom
- Played by: Mark Acheson
Man-At-Arms' brother, who has a metallic right hand. Generally considered the second strongest Heroic Warrior, after He-Man himself.
- Aloof Big Brother: Aloof towards Man-At-Arms, his brother.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: The series would have revealed him to be Teela's father.
- Power Fist: Obviously, given his name.
- Right Hand of Doom: Huge. It's actually his real hand, unlike in the original series and Classics where it was a mechanical prosthesis.
Man-E-Faces/Perkaedo
Mekaneck/Orius
- Played by: Gabe Khouth
Heroic human periscope. During a disaster, his neck was badly injured, so Man-At-Arms made him a mechanical extending neck.
- What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: He extends his neck. Called out a few times, namely in the 2002 cartoon episode "Mekaneck's Lament".
Moss Man/Kreann'Ot N'Norosh
- Played by: John Payne
A plant-based hero who can manipulate plant matter.
- Nature Spirit: The guardian and living embodiment of everything pure and good about Eternia's flora.note
- Story-Breaker Power: According to Word of God, they made him too strong and thus had to limit his appearances so he didn't warp the plot.
Ram-Man/Krass
- Played by: Scott McNeil
A warrior who uses his head as a battering ram.
- The Big Guy: Both in personality and in appearance, wherein he's easily the tallest and broadest of the Heroic Warriors.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes???: Ram-Man is afraid of the dark, as revealed in his A Day in the Limelight episode.
Roboto/Robot Model 9041
- Played by: Michael Donovan
A robot built by Man-At-Arms to play chess, who upgraded himself as a warrior robot.
- 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 he was seemingly destroyed but later repaired by Man-At-Arms.
- Related in the Adaptation: Was built by Man-At-Arms, instead of being a robot from space like in the 1983 cartoon.
- Ridiculously Human Robots: 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: Man-At-Arms repaired him after his Heroic Sacrifice.
Stratos of the house of Avion
- Played by: Scott McNeil
Leader of the bird people from Avion.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: Stratos' voice is plainly based on Sean Connery's; apparently, it was felt that Stratos's beard brought Connery to mind.
- Odd Friendship: Friends with Buzz-Off.
Sy-Klone, Son of Dy-Lex
- Played by: John Payne
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. Upon learning his kind are truly gone, he declares that the Masters are his family.
Evil Warriors
Skeletor
Skeletor/Keldor
- Played by: Brian DobsonDubbed by: Per Sandborgh (Swedish, Eurotroll Dub, 2002 series)
The lord of Snake Mountain, an Evil Sorceror who attempts to conquer Eternia and claim the power of Grayskull for himself.
- Adaptational Badass: In the Filmation cartoon, he was such an Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain, to the point of being a
Jerkass Woobie, that a number of episodes were written where he would team up with He-Man, just to give him some victories. In the 2002 series, he's legitimately dangerous, and a total Jerkass to everyone around him to boot. Skeletor cuts Evil-Lynn and Cobra Khan loose the moment he realizes their betrayal; Khan goes down with the Snake Men, and Evil-Lynn remains a free agent for much of the series until Skeletor decides he could use her anyway. 2002 Skeletor might be a ham, but he's not an idiot. - Arch-Enemy: He initially considers Randor his enemy, at least until it's clear He-Man's going to keep confronting him.
- Bad Boss: He constantly abuses and insults his minions. They're shown to practically live in fear of him.
- Bifurcated Weapon: During his days as Keldor he carries a Cool Sword that has an attached shortsword.
- Cain and Abel: Since Keldor/Skeletor is the villain of the show and he is the Good King Randor's Older Half-Brother, this would make Keldor/Skeletor the Cain to Randor being the Abel.
- Card-Carrying Villain: He repeatedly states that he's evil simply because he likes it.
- Deal with the Devil: He begged Hordak to save his life when his face was being burned off by the acid he threw at Adam's father. Hordak said there would be a price. Keldor agreed because he was dying and had no choice. One burst of magic later and Keldor "died" being "reborn" as Skeletor, Lord of Evil. Cue Laughing Mad.
- Didn't Think This Through: He throws a vial of acid up the stairs at the man who would become Prince Adam's father. Even if the acid had hit its mark, there's no way to be certain it still wouldn't have splashed back downward to burn his own face in the process.
- Dominant Species Genes: Word of God says he has a Gar mother and human father. To look at Keldor, you'd think he was all Gar.
- Dual Wielding: His Cool Sword from when he was still Keldor, it has a hidden shortsword that he can attach and detach at will, allowing him to fight his enemies with two blades.
- Dying Deal Upgrade: Skeletor was originally a blue-skinned humanoid named Keldor, who when mortally wounded begged his master Hordak to save his life. Which Hordak did, at the cost of Keldor being mutated into Skeletor.
- Emergency Transformation: From Keldor to Skeletor after getting splashed with acid.
- Evil Uncle: He's Prince Adam's uncle.
- Glowing Eyelights of Undeath: Especially considering he doesn't have eyes anymore, only glowing sockets in his skull.
- Go Mad from the Revelation: Upon seeing that his handsome face has been reduced to nothing but a skull floating above his shoulders, Keldor/Skeletor cackles madly.
- In the Hood: His hood obscures his face for dramatic effect, to have him later reveal that his face has been reduced to a skull. Other episodes show his face shadowed by the hood to give him a sinister look.
- I Surrender, Suckers: In the pilot he pulls this on He-Man twice in the same battle!
- It's All About Me: He makes it clear he wants power for himself, and when he's the closest to winning and thinks he get his hands on the Elders' power, he says he has no intent of sharing the spoils.
- I Was Quite a Looker: He was an attractive man before his acid attack on Randor backfired.
- Large Ham: All versions, though the live-action Skeletor is more of a Cold Ham up until he becomes a god.
- Laughably Evil: Though the 2002 cartoon made him a little more menacing and more of a legitimate threat, it otherwise stayed fairly true to the sniggering, wisecracking persona of the Filmation cartoon.
- Never My Fault: He leads a coup against his brother, Adam's father, purely for the sake of power, throws a vial of acid up the stairs at his intended target, but when the acid bounces off the guy's shield to come raining back down on his own face, he claims the poor guy "stole his face" and he intends to get payback by taking his kingdom, and his life.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: In one episode Skeletor allowed a device that would bring Hordak back to Eternia to be destroyed, merely feigning anger over it. The heroes even took notice of it.
- Odd Friendship: With Stinkor, being the only henchman Skeletor shows actual affection for.
- One-Winged Angel: Assumed a golden-armored form in the 1987 film after gaining the power of the "Great Eye of Eternia", and declared himself a god, but He-Man managed to bring him down to normal.
- Other Me Annoys Me:
- In an episode of the original cartoon, a magic mirror that creates morally-inverted duplicates of those reflecting on it produces a good Skeletor. When the original and the copy meet, they clearly hate each other.
- Having morally-aligned copies doesn't help, either: in another episode of the same cartoon, Skeletor creates smaller clones of himself, all them sharing his personality. This backfires when He-Man wisely asks them what they get after the original Skeletor rules Eternia: as the clones are as greedy as their template, each one wants to rule the planet alone, what makes them fight among themselves (and the original Skeletor).
- Our Demons Are Different: If he's not implied to be Keldor then Skeletor is often referred to as a "demon from Another Dimension". However, in the toyline, minicomics and the Revelation/Revolution duology it's soon revealed that he was never an interdimensional demon but rather was brainwashed by Hordak into believing he was one while truly being Keldor all along.
- Pet the Dog: Notably, he tends to treat Stinkor better than his other minions, actually praising him and exempting him from punishment even when the mission fails. This is largely because Stinkor is actually loyal and competent, making him one of his few minions he can rely on, but given his Bad Boss record, it definitely stands out.
- Villainous Rescue: Against the Snake Men and the summoning of Hordak. Both times, He-Man fails, leaving Skeletor to save the day.
- Vocal Dissonance: It's implied this is a result of his transformation, as he's shown to have a deeper, cunning-sounding voice as Keldor in a flashback, only for his voice to go up in pitch and start cackling the instant Hordak changes him.
Beast-Man
Beast Man
- Played by: Scott McNeil
Skeletor's savage henchman who can control wild creatures.
- Top-Heavy Guy: His torso is humongous.
Evil-Lyn
Evil-Lyn/Evelyn
- Played by: Kathleen Barr"I have no loyalty to Skeletor. It's his power I want."
An evil sorceress who works for Skeletor, but expects to overthrow him some day.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Depicted her as having a greenish tint to her flesh.
- A Mistake Is Born: Her birth ran contrary to a peace treaty between King Hiss and the Council which stated that the current Council must not have heirs. King Hiss targeted Evelyn, which forced her father to send her far into the future to save her life and caused him to lose his face.
- Compelling Voice: She possesses the ability to brainwash people with a siren's song. She uses the ability on Ram Man, turning him Brainwashed and Crazy.
- Daddy's Girl: But a subversion of Daddy's Little Villain, as her father is good. Still, despite the two being on different sides, she is loyal to her father and returns the Ram Stone to him.
- Dark Action Girl: As Skeletor's lieutenant, she's often a Villain Protagonist. She's also much more proactive than the other villains and willing to fight He-Man directly if necessary.
- Dressed Like a Dominatrix: In the past, when she wore a black and purple leotard and garterbelts.
- Even Evil Has Standards: In the 2002 show, she is briefly shown to be horrified when Hordak turned Keldor into Skeletor, being disturbed by Skeletor's Laughing Mad moment upon seeing his reflection. Downplayed in that she continued to work for him regardless.
- The Farmer and the Viper: She responds to He-Man rescuing her from becoming Skeletor's Human Sacrifice by first asking why He-Man did it and then blasting He-Man with magic to then happily returning to Skeletor's service. Sad thing is, He-Man saw it coming but couldn't think of a better way to stop Skeletor from summoning... Whatever it was he was calling out of that pit...
- Missing Mom: According to the comics, her mother suffered Death by Childbirth.
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: She turns against Skeletor and frees King Hiss because he abandoned her one too many times.
- Mystical White Hair: Her hair is pure white and she is an Evil Sorceress.
- Only One Female Mold: 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.
- Punny Name: "Evil Lyn".
- Purple Is Powerful: She is easily Skeletor's strongest and most competent subordinate, and has a predominantly purple color scheme and purple eyes.
- Really 700 Years Old: She's really hundreds of years old due to having been born during the days of King Greyskull. Time magic is involved.
- Redemption Rejection: Instead of turning good, she insists on "wasting [her] time with Skeletor" as The Faceless One puts it.
- Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: After King Hiss is informed by Rattlor that she was instrumental in freeing them from their Hell Dimension, he asks her to come forward so he can "honor" her. She crows about being honored until she realizes the "honor" means being Eaten Alive. The only reason she survives is that she was able to invoke a Can't Kill You, Still Need You by informing King Hiss that he needs her to guide him to Grayskull.
- Skeletons in the Coat Closet: She wears a skeletal breast plate.
- The Starscream: She even lampshades that Skeletor taught her that deception and treachery "were the cornerstones of power" and she learned his lessons well. He is amused enough by her answer to not punish her for her treachery. This is played with in an episode before her betrayal. She points out that she's been Skeletor's ally a long time and has loyalty to him. This changes when she finds out he let her get captured on purpose.
- Skeletor: What do you want?
Evil-Lyn: Your power, Skeletor. And I will have it!
[Evil-Lyn fires a lightning bolt at Skeletor, who easily deflects it with his Havok Staff]
Skeletor: I am not amused.
- Steven Ulysses Perhero: Her name was originally Evelyn.
- The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: Her father is known as the Faceless One. He's only ugly by virtue of having no face, so he's not exactly handsome. Even with her headdress, Evil-Lyn is at least easier on the eyes than him.
- Ungrateful Bitch: The closest she's ever come to saying "thank you" is leaving the heroes who helped her unmolested and without a fight.
- Welcome Back, Traitor: Skeletor, after He-Man saves her from the Pool of Shadows (where Skeletor aimed to sacrifice her into the Forsaken Realm to as a deal with the dimension's native population as punishment for her releasing King Hiss), Skeletor lets her back into his ranks with no problems, with the two of them even sharing some laughs about what happened. He and Evil-Lyn backstab each other so much it's routine to them at this point.
Mer-Man
Mer-Man/Squidish Rex
- Played by: Scott McNeil
King of the underwater creatures of Eternia.
- Expy: He resembles Waspinator, being the villains’ resident comic relief and hapless Butt-Monkey, right down to being voiced by the same guy, who gives him a similar voice as well.
- Literally Shattered Lives: In the episode "Rise of the Snake Men Part 1", after being turned to stone and knocked over (don't worry, Skeletor resurrects him in the next episode).
Trap Jaw
Trap Jaw/Kronis
- Played by: Paul Dobson
An Evil Warrior who tried to turn on Skeletor, who left him severely injured. Tri-Klops remade him as a Cyborg with a mechanical jaw and a robotic right arm with interchangeable weapons.
- Jerkass: Compared to Skeletor's other minions, he's easily one of the biggest assholes in this franchise. He even betrayed Stratos after the Enemy Mine episode.
Tri-Klops
Tri-Klops/Trydor Esooniux Scope
- Played by: Paul Dobson
A warrior with three eyes that give him different vision powers.
- Beard of Evil: While technically part of his helmet, his headpiece gave off the appearance of a black beard.
- Body Horror: We are shown wiring connecting to his helmet shoved into his eye sockets.
- Butt-Monkey: He was consistently the worst-treated of Skeletor's minions, with everyone mistreating and mocking his technology despite him being one of Skeletor's chief lieutenants and arguably one of his most competent minions who single-handedly putting the ropes on the heroes several times. Even worse, this version was the most genuinely loyal minion Skeletor had besides Stinkor.
- Evil Genius: He invented much of the Evil Warriors' tech.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He is depicted as an irritable technologist and inventor.
Clawful
Clawful/(real name pronounced through a series of claw clicks)
- Played by: Scott McNeil
A member of the Karikoni, an Eternian race of crustacean warriors from Orkas Island.
- Dumb Muscle: He's easily the biggest idiot on the show.
- Expy: "The Island" introduced Clawful's cousin, who was intelligent and had ambition. He's basically Clawful of the '80s series.
- Right Hand of Doom: His right claw is much larger than his left — much much larger. This is based on real fiddler crabs.
- Too Dumb to Live: Seriously, he doesn't even recognize the language of his own species.
- Toyless Toyline Character: One of the more notable exclusions from the 2002 toyline. This is why he was the first one honored with a statue in scale with the 2002 figures.
- A Wizard Did It: His MOTU Classics bio reveals his change from the Dumb Muscle of the 2002 series to the keen warrior of the 80's series as the result of a spell cast by Evil-Lyn.
Stinkor
Stinkor/Odiphus
- Played by: Brian Drummond
A petty Paleezean thief who got the power to emit an awful odor.
- Adaptational Badass: Unlike the original, who was basically the Butt-Monkey of the bad guys, he's actually the one minion Skeletor liked because he was so powerful and successful. In fact, he's one of the only villains to ever actually succeed at a mission (driving every dragon out of the country so Skeletor's newest weapon wouldn't have its natural predator present to defeat it).
- Ascended Fanboy: Odiphus is shown to desperately want to be fighting for the bad guys, which he ultimately does as Stinkor. This actually works out pretty well for Skeletor, as it means Stinkor is one of his few minions who actually does his darnedest to follow his orders to the letter. When Skeletor tells Stinkor to do something, Stinkor genuinely wants to prove himself useful and get it done, and thus is typically more competent.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Odiphus appears as a prisoner in "Snake Pit" before his appearance in "The Sweet Smell of Victory".
- Heart Is an Awesome Power: Stinkor is a skunk-man who had the power of smelling so horribly he had to use a respirator to keep himself from being knocked out. You would think this is a useless or stupid ability, but the 2002 reboot shows just how deadly this can be. Especially when even dragons can't stand his stench enough to be near him.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Stinkor's stench is just as horrible to himself as it is others, which is why he always wears a breathing apparatus and mask.
- Logical Weakness: Since his powers are based on gas, high-speed winds can neutralize his ability to use it against his enemies. Man-At-Arms came prepared during an encounter by bringing two fans to first send a blast at Tri-Klops, knocking him out from the stench, then knocking Stinkor out with a blow to the head with his mace.
- Meaningful Rename: He insists on not being called Odiphus anymore. He's Stinkor.
- Smoke Out: He's capable of doing this with his stink. He uses it to great effect, as he manages to be effectively untouchable until his Achilles' Heel was discovered.
- Squishy Wizard: His mutation did increase his physical attributes and make him far bigger, but he's still fairly squishy on the physical side. He makes up for it by being able to project a stench so horrible even dragons can't stand it over an entire kingdom. Notably, he's aware of this fact, and goes out of his way to avoid direct confrontation, rather than wearing down people with his smell from a distance.
- Third-Person Person: Talks like most of the time.
- Took a Level in Badass: Odiphus was a villain wannabe and - like the rest of his species - quite small in stature. The chemical accident in Tri-Klops' lab gave him his power, as well as made him taller and physically stronger.
- Toyless Toyline Character: Along with Clawful, he's one of the most notable characters missing from the '02 toyline — and unlike Clawful, Stinkor even had an entire episode of the show dedicated to him! To compensate, he not only got one statue in scale with the 2002 figures, but got two, one as Stinkor and the other as Odiphus.
- Weak, but Skilled: His power doesn't really help him physically as much as the other Evil Warriors, but he makes up for it by being smart in how he uses it.
- Weaponized Stench: His power is releases a foul-smelling odor. Even his toy had one for authenticity.
