#he man and the masters of Universe

[actuallytruevolchek]

I really like the animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power by ND Stevenson. I admire how this author adapted and transformed this world, modernizing it in a way. Through this author's work, I saw new perspectives on characters (for example, Adora, who transformed from a princess into a soldier). After watching this series, I started to wonder, what if these people took on a similar reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe? And that's when my imagination took flight..

I began fantasizing about a new version of Adam and the characters around him, even to the point of reuniting with his lost sister, Adora, and their joint adventures in battle against Skeletor.

Skeletor... He also fell victim to my vivid imagination, envisioning some kind of sequel-spin-off, where the main roles would be held by characters from the He-Man series, but involving characters from the She-Ra series. And for Skeletor, as the main antagonist, my imagination crafted an intriguing backstory that I would like to share with you; it's the chaotic concoction my mind cooked up for this character. Enjoy the reading.

Even before the birth of Adora and Adam, the Horde Prime's Order conquered the cosmos. They accomplished this by sending their Heralds to planets, which autonomously subjugated these planets, and then Horde Prime absorbed them into his cosmic empire. One of these Heralds was sent to the planet Eternia. It seemed like a conquest that should have been easy: the Herald swept through the planet with his army, and then the cosmic fleet of Horde Prime would arrive to fully annex the planet. However, unexpectedly, the inhabitants of Eternia put up incredible resistance, and they were aided by the great hero and defender of the planet - He-Man, the strongest man in the universe. Armed with a mighty sword, he effortlessly vanquished the Herald's armies, becoming the arch-nemesis of the Herald. However, He-Man, whose true identity is Prince Randor, the king of Eternia, doesn't wish to fight the Herald. He believes that the Herald possesses a soul that is being suppressed by his connection to Horde Prime, hindering independent thinking. After years of war, He-Man manages to find the person within the Herald, and suddenly, the Herald gains independent consciousness, recognizing himself as a separate individual. Over time, the Herald takes the name Keldor.

An interesting fact is that when the eyes and teeth of Horde Prime were green, and those of Hordak were red, I envision Keldor's eyes and teeth as blue.

However, the happiness doesn't last long. Horde Prime, noticing the disappearance of the Herald, personally leads his armada to Eternia, intending to conquer it with his own hands. The united defense of Eternia's army and Keldor's army begins to resist Horde Prime. Their chances of victory increase significantly because Keldor knew Horde Prime's vulnerabilities, and he helped inflict such heavy losses on Horde Prime that he fled the war, deciding to leave Eternia in peace. The whole planet celebrated the victory in the war, and Keldor became King Randor's right-hand man, his best friend, and a loyal comrade-in-arms.

Eternia began to recover. Randor married a woman who bravely fought during the war against the Horde, and they had twins together. Keldor saw them as infants and was amazed by them, seeing future heroes in them. Unfortunately, a misfortune struck when some beings from a portal abducted the princess. Keldor couldn't catch the thieves, but he saw someone among them who resembled himself - another drone of Horde Prime.

Only Adam remained. As the boy grew up, he developed a deep affection for Keldor, seeing him as an influential figure. Adam wanted to play and have fun with Keldor, but Keldor tried to avoid the little prince. Fate, however, brought Keldor closer to Adam: he began sharing wise advice with the young prince, teaching him academic disciplines, and even helped him impress another boy who would later be known as Teela. Soon, Keldor grew fond of the boy and became his mentor while Adam's parents were occupied with politics.

At the same time, Keldor learned that the inhabitants of Eternia were descendants of the once-mighty universal civilization known as the First Ones. Enthralled by this information, Keldor told Randor that Eternia, with its technology akin to magic, could venture into space and lead a mass expansion, reviving this great civilization. The only thing Keldor needed to grant Eternia this greatness was the power of Castle Grayskull, which fueled He-Man's Sword of Power. Upon hearing this, Randor refused his friend's request, but Keldor decided not to give up.

Keldor went underground and found allies. He established his own organization, donning high-tech armor, wielding a magical staff, and wearing a mask resembling a human skull. Under his new identity, called Skeletor, he began pursuing his goal of obtaining the power of Castle Grayskull.

In their first battle, he managed to wound He-Man severely, to the extent that Randor dropped his sword, becoming an ordinary king. However, Adam took up the sword, uttering the iconic phrase, "I have a Power!," transforming into the new He-Man, and defeating Skeletor. Thus began the eternal war between He-Man and Skeletor for the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

With each battle, Skeletor grew more ruthless, while Keldor distanced himself from the court of Eternia, especially from Adam, becoming colder and more indifferent to the affairs of the royal family. After another battle, filled with hatred, Keldor's mind, gradually being replaced by the persona of Skeletor, devised a plan to use his presence in the highest echelons of Eternia society to execute a coup and become the ruler of Eternia, finally gaining access to Castle Grayskull. The plan succeeded: under the guise of Keldor, Skeletor infiltrated the castle, killed Adam's parents, and his army invaded the capital. Adam managed to escape, and Skeletor declared him a wanted man. However, at the same time, Skeletor was tormented by his actions, struggling with the fact that he was gradually becoming a different sentient being - the cruel Skeletor.

Naturally, Adam returned with his friends to liberate Eternia. In the battle on the castle roof, Skeletor, unwilling to kill Adam, offered him a great alliance, which the young man refused. In the battle, Skeletor inadvertently harmed himself: magical flames engulfed his head, causing him agony, and he fell from the castle roof into the nearby river.

While Eternia celebrated another victory, somewhere far away, Keldor emerged from the river in high-tech armor, leaving his magical staff on the shore. He kneeled down and touched his face: the skin peeled off the bones like boiled flesh, and in a fit of madness, Keldor continued to peel it off until only his skull remained. Keldor's furious cry turned into laughter: insane, unhinged, and hoarse. The laughter grew louder and louder, frightening the animals in the forest.

The wise Keldor was dead. In his place, emerged a deranged evil madness - Skeletor!

[lomlompurim]

Something born from a convo on twt

(Bingmei is still The Emperor and The HHP Palace Master but he spends more time with his family and house duties, and working hard into his dream of having a BIG family)

The tweet that inspired this, which I very much agree, omega Binghe supremacy

[therobotmonster]

The cartoons I watched growing up had a lot of 'pro-social' messages, as all cartoons do. Very often they were of dubious intent ("the naysayer is always wrong" as epitomized by Eric in the D&D cartoon) or hamfisted and easily ignored (any anti-drug episode except the Bravestarr one)

Not this one though...

"The bad guys don't even treat their 'friends' well" was among the most obvious, but we didn't notice we were learning it because it makes for entertaining, bickering villains doing three stooges routines to each other and finding elaborate ways to call their subordinates idiots.

But I think of this in every "leopards ate my face" situation.

You joined the evil forces of Snake Mountain, what did you expect? A dental plan?

[swervesfirstblaster]

save me gorgeous adeela magical couple transformation save me save me

[drtanner]

IT'S STILL THURSDAY SOMEWHERE! IT'S TIME FOR:

✨⭐"DOES THIS CHARACTER KNOW WHAT SEX IS?" THURSDAY⭐✨

THIS WEEK: SKELETOR (HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE)

[eganmont]

When your old tricks don't work on your new pals.

[the-watcher-in-the-sky]

[crisisofinfinitemultiverses]

He-Man vs Skeletor by Earl Norem

[atomic-chronoscaph]

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - art by Earl Norem (1986)

[pulpsandcomics2]

Grayskull by Joon Ahn

[vintage1976]

The fright zone by Mattel

[bogleech]

[alexologyart]

Entrapta would build him an armor in any universe

Based on Motu: Revolution, thanks to @pennamesmith for giving me so much inspiration with these two <3

[tvneon]

[tvcartoonme]

80s Saturday morning cartoons ❤️

[eganmont]

Oops, all Orko! (and bonus D.Orko)

Just had to get a bunch of random ideas out of my system. Love this silly guy.