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Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#176: Jul 16th 2018 at 6:46:34 PM

why did they keep his stupid heart shape in his armor?

Because then it wouldn't be Bow. And what's so stupid about it?

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#177: Jul 16th 2018 at 7:10:06 PM

[up]It looks dumb. You redesigned She-Ra’s outfit to be more practical, you can’t give Bow a color scheme that won’t result in dozens of jokes?

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#179: Jul 16th 2018 at 9:18:02 PM

Bow was designed to be feminine. The show was always aimed towards girls in the first place. Besides that, a heart arrow joke always felt like a good design to me. He's actually one of the characters I always liked the design of as is.

Shadow?
Zeromaeus Since: May, 2010
#180: Jul 16th 2018 at 9:20:15 PM

I'm so used to heroes and villains with heart motifs that it doesn't even phase me anymore.

alanh Since: May, 2010
#181: Jul 16th 2018 at 9:53:27 PM

Aw, you gotta keep Bow as the Gay Best Friend. evil grin

I really like the new character designs. They seem to be keeping the same backstory, so it's possible they'll bring in the He-Man characters at some point, but for now it's Adora's story.

J79 Since: Jan, 2015
#182: Jul 16th 2018 at 10:25:57 PM

If He-Man does show up, I wonder if they'll use this earworm

Heck, even if they dont, they could use a shortened version for the ending like the 80s show did.

Edited by J79 on Jul 16th 2018 at 10:27:26 AM

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#183: Jul 16th 2018 at 11:25:42 PM

OK, so what about her design is such a massive fucking betrayal?

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#184: Jul 16th 2018 at 11:55:26 PM

Nothing really.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Jul 16th 2018 at 11:55:19 AM

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#185: Jul 17th 2018 at 12:30:03 AM

I will admit that I'm not too familiar with She-ra, having never watched the original show, but I heard she's supposed to be 16?

That seems low, at least for the original series. Adora is a former Horde Force captain and was implied to have spent at least a year, possibly more at some sort of military academy or similar institute before getting that position. Similarly (remembering that Adam and Adora are twins), Adam and Teela are said to have grown up together (implying them to be close in age) and Teela's a Guard Captain in the original show, again implying late teens to early twenties at least, even allowing for accelerated progress due to nepotism/main cast powers.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#186: Jul 17th 2018 at 5:10:05 AM

> OK, so what about her design is such a massive fucking betrayal?

Heard some people claim she's not feminine enough

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#187: Jul 17th 2018 at 5:21:30 AM

[up]Long and short of it, although I would argue this version looks a lot younger than the old one who at least was in her early twenties. Other people are mad about the short shorts under the skirt which raises all sorts of Unfortunate Implications about why they care about that detail.

And then there’s a few people just find the art style wonky. And me who wants Skeletor to show up down the road with the other MOTU characters because dammit, Skeletor.

You can’t reboot anything these days without being part of the culture wars. This side wants to be subversive and is evil, that side is full of troglodyte and is evil, etc.

Edited by Beatman1 on Jul 17th 2018 at 8:24:34 AM

AegisP Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#188: Jul 17th 2018 at 5:25:05 AM

Skeletor what? What is SO FREAKING interesting about him?

As long as this flower is in my heart. My Strength will flow without end.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#189: Jul 17th 2018 at 5:26:10 AM

Skeletor is too scary you see,he's a spooky scary skeleton

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#190: Jul 17th 2018 at 5:29:11 AM

[up]Way more charismatic than Hordak.

Look, I’m sure the show will be fine, Bow’s costume aside. But Skeletor is just...amazing as a character to bounce off of.

PhilosopherStones Anyways Here's Darude Sandstorm from The North (lots of planets have them) (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Anyways Here's Darude Sandstorm
#191: Jul 17th 2018 at 6:12:34 AM

>Skeletor

>Amazing character

He's a cackling skeleton man and the archetypal Saturday morning cartoon. He's not exactly Heathcliff.

GIVE ME YOUR FACE
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#192: Jul 17th 2018 at 6:25:16 AM

[up]As opposed to Hordak who is a generic Evil Overlord and was so nondescript the 2002 show radically reimagined him from the ground up.

You can talk up a lot about this reboot, and the majority of the complaints are terribly overblown in this age of outrage culture, but nothing is going to convince me Hordak is better than Skeletor. Even Frank Langella’s hamtacular performance, and that was only two hours, would be enough to push him over the line for me.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#193: Jul 17th 2018 at 7:28:08 AM

I admittedly don't know much about this series but it sounds to me like complaining that Skeletor won't show up is the same as complaining that the Joker won't show up in a Superman show.

This song needs more love.
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#194: Jul 17th 2018 at 7:32:53 AM

[up]Hordak isn’t nearly the intellectual counterpoint Lex Luthor is though. Luthor is an iconic villain all his own. Hordak they’ll really need to sell to make people not think about old bonehead.

If the worst thing we’re arguing are the merits of Skeletor vs Hordak we’re doing well.

Edited by Beatman1 on Jul 17th 2018 at 10:58:00 AM

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#195: Jul 17th 2018 at 8:05:53 AM

Skeletor is too busy advertising insurance brokers right now anyway.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
Cortez from Parts Unknown (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#196: Jul 17th 2018 at 8:26:57 AM

I admittedly don't know much about this series but it sounds to me like complaining that Skeletor won't show up is the same as complaining that the Joker won't show up in a Superman show.

Pretty much.

She-Ra doesn't even take place in the same planet that Skeletor wants to take over.

TheGunheart Some nights I rule the world (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Some nights I rule the world
#197: Jul 17th 2018 at 11:00:30 AM

If Hordok isn't as interesting a villain, than the point is to make him more interesting. And as it's been said, Skeletor is too iconic to He-Man; if there's another He-Man reboot, than of course he should be there. But it's clear this show is trying to build its own universe more, and relying on He-Man's arch nemesis would undermine that.

And unlike the cited example of the Catwoman movie, if we want to go into the superficial elements like Batman not being in it, then it's worth pointing out that nothing about Catwoman's mythos is represented in that film. We've already seen this one includes several characters and the actual setting of the original. The only thing missing is He-Man being her brother, and in the grand scheme of things that's really not a big deal for an adaptation trying to stand on its own instead of be a spinoff.

Edited by TheGunheart on Jul 17th 2018 at 4:33:30 AM

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#198: Jul 17th 2018 at 11:21:28 AM

The only thing missing is her being He-Man's brother, and in the grand scheme of things that's really not a big deal for an adaptation trying to stand on its own instead of be a spinoff.

...Is there something about this She-Ra character that I'm not aware of?

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Jul 17th 2018 at 11:25:04 AM

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
TheMountainKing Since: Jul, 2016
#199: Jul 17th 2018 at 11:52:52 AM

My guess would be that at some point He-Man and Skeletor will show up in a Backdoor Pilot for a potential new He-Man series.

Edited by TheMountainKing on Jul 17th 2018 at 2:52:37 PM

J79 Since: Jan, 2015
#200: Jul 17th 2018 at 12:00:24 PM

As it pertains to villains, I'd like to see it revealed that Shadow Weaver is the leader of the Horde. She was always more interesting anyway.

Edited by J79 on Jul 17th 2018 at 12:01:04 PM


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