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Preternia

How would you outline Masters of the Universe’s “Preternia” era?

For me, it’s important that the Three Towers be there, as they always were until Revelation said they only exist in Heaven.

Central Tower would be built by Noah, his student Hordak (with a softer head design than is-that-metal-or-your-bare-skull, matching whatever his skin color was) and a Cat folk architect.

I haven’t figured out if there would be a King Grayskull that Grayskull Tower was named after, or if such a person only comes along later and it has to be named after something else.

There would be a team of heroes, led by He-Ro and including Hordak.

His mentor Eldor would fill a mentor role rather than one of the main hero slots. Eldor would bring He-Ro, who was raised as a primitive tribesman, to the Hall of Wisdom, the pole that balances King Hiss’ fortress.

(The Powers of Grayskull style guide says that Gray/He-Ro was raised by Eldor and the tribal chieftess Sharella. Perhaps she could be his big sister and they lost their parents to the Snake Men, for motivation.)

The first story arc would end with the Snake Men conflict becoming so hopeless that they combine their magic to sink the Three Towers into a fault in the ground to keep King Hiss from using their combined power.

In the next arc, King Hiss accumulates enough power to still come close to winning the war. The team casts another ritual spell, creating a portal to a timeless dimension under Snake Mountain, sucking the evil Snake Men in, at the cost of Eldor’s life. Many Snake Men remain, and they have to decide how to treat their defeated enemies. Hordak and Sharella are the most sympathetic to them, but the others vote that they be denied self-determination.

Hordak leaves his seat on the ruling Council to hole up in his laboratory. As the mortal son of the demon Seferus Kur and an Eternian witch, he envies his evil paternal relatives their immortality and make an evil artifact so that when he dies, he can cheat death as a lich. With no fear of death, he re-emerges and rallies the Snake Men to fight their “good” rulers. He dies, but that doesn’t stop him. The undead Hordak goes as far as reducing the Hall of Wisdom to rubble. Yet the Snake Men eventually suffer a third and final defeat, whereupon some of them flee Eternia through a magic portal.

To protect Eternia against the return of Hordak and forces greater than him, He-Ro and the other four Good Wizards of the Council prepare to make the ULTIMATE SACRIFICE! The wizard Keclar crafts two magic swords to be used by future champions from a chunk of metal from Heaven. The five tell the remaining Snake Men, who will come to be known as Reptons, to elect themselves a peaceful leader. Then the wizards stand at the site of the obliterated Hall of Wisdom and transform themselves into Castle Grayskull. The protege of one, Veena Grayskull, becomes the first Sorceress to guard it.

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Here's some more random motu facts. In a different canon continuity Horde Prime is Hordak's father and Hordak was more like HP in terms of personality and role. He even backstabs his father like how HP did with Seferus Kur. Anyways speaking of HP as a dad he in the 80s SheRa show had a son named Prince Zed. While 80s HP himself was never shown fully onscreen except for his giant robotic hand, his son was like human with pointy ears. Well apparently he's adopted according to a MOTUC bio

Ooooh! So that version of spop antis saw does in fact exist! You know, the one where Hordak is much worse than Prime and is in fact a sadistic manipulative power hungry mastermind with daddy issues! (who went against Prime solely because he likes power! and he likes to be eeevil!)/j

But to be serious, it is interesting how the backstabbing thing is kept consistent in every version, 2018 shera included (i mean, from HPs perspective he was technically backstabbed and betrayed, Hordak literally shot him in the back so ppfgdpgo) at first I was also thinking about adding this big dramatic backstabber moment for Anillis in my AU, but nah, eventually I changed it for something more angsty c:

Yeah, I knew about Zed! (and i may or may not add him as a lil fun easter egg in the story) Huh, I thought they're blood related. Tho it kinda makes sense that Zed is adopted considering 80s Prime... everything lol

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Futher Preternia (era of He-Ro) Thoughts

L-R: Eldor with the Book of Living Spells, Gray, Gray as He-Ro the Most Powerful Wizard in the Universe

Gray’s older sister (headcanon based on “raised by” in his bio) Sharella as tribal archer.

Sharella would also learn magic and eventually become the Chosen of Serpos, perhaps when King Hiss is banished. I’m thinking her cobra headdress/top would connect to a floor-length skirt to make a backless evening gown, rather than the official duplicate of Teela’s classic outfit.

Byron, the Wizard of Zoar (bearded man with orange hat and She-Ra-inspired shirt). Would probably change his species (Avionian?).

His daughter Veena was created first (2003) and has only been seen as an adult already married to King Grayskull:

She would be destined to become the first Sorceress of Castle Grayskull after he, He-Ro and 3 other wizards make the ultimate sacrifice to create it.

(Alternative: if we want a long time to pass between the era of He-Ro and the era of D’Vann and Veena Grayskull, change first Sorceress’ name and look.)

Wizard of Zalesia. Zalesia is said to be the first human country on Eternia. Its oldest relic, the Havoc Staff of Bash-Or, is passed from one holder to the next by merit (kingship will be instituted when the ruling Council of Wizards is gone). Male or female non-human student earned it?

Keclar, the craftsman. The wizard whose last act before sacrificing himself will be to craft the two magic swords the Guardian of Grayskull will guard. Depicted in the 80s UK comics as a white man with a long white beard, make him younger and something else (it’s been suggested elsewhere than Trollans forged the Power Sword).

Noah. He taught Hordak magic, so he’ll be an old-looking Eternian all the way back when Hordak helped build Central Tower. The two of them worked with a Cat folk architect, who came up with its look.

A young Hordak with a normal fleshy head like his SPOP incarnation, blue or gray to match a vintage skin tone, would be the sixth young hero with He-Ro, Sharella, Byron, the Wizard of Zalesia and Keclar.

Hordak’s mother would be a witch who mated with the immortal demon Seferus Kur. Maybe she’s Gar and Hordak had bat ears intermediate between MotU Classics’ Horde Prime’s wing ears and Gar elf ears?

(Two boneheads with light and darker blue skin.)

Core Eternian peoples not accounted for: Mer-Men, Bee people, Arachnae, Crab people, Pelleezeans, maybe Avionians, maybe Gar.

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Oops I forgot to mention the father just in case. Horde Lord Seferus Kur. Anillis the eldest son backstabbed him and took over the throne. From Anillis Kur to Horde Supreme to Horde Prime.

Oh, at least I knew about the father te-hee

I eternally grateful to MOTU franchise for giving names for the entire Kur fam so I don't have to suffer trying to come up with my own names gfpgpfpgpfgp Buut I don't think I'm ever going to use their parents' names in my AU anyway, because they don't appear in the main story and they're not even mentioned much, not from the twins nor other characters (and for a reason!)

AU Seferus wasn't even an important figure in the empire, and gladly was never backstabbed by anyone, even by his son :p Anillis still didn't like him much, but I'll talk about it later in my next big post

Oh and of course in this AU Anillis' path to the throne is way different, cause for starters he's not a member of the royal family. But I wouldn't say it was THAT much more difficult for him to "get to the top" ;)

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Ok here's some MOTU facts. Yes Horde world is the home planet of Hordak and Prime but in another canon in UK Comic magazine the homeworld of Hordak specifically is called Academica where he was assigned by Prime to teach students the villainous ways of the Horde Empire. The planet of Horde world has bat face on it (like Hordak's) cuz Seferus Kur (dad of H and P) slayed a bat beast called Hordeus and it sorta fused with the planet. And it's dark energy mutated H and P into bat monsters.

So thats were the horde symbol and everything originates from, I suppose? And you're telling me Hordak and HP look like that because of the mutation?? Were they born human in that canon? I-

Also scary how this bat beast story has similarities with the local legend I came up with for my AU... cause It also features a powerful magical bat-like creature which "fuses" with the planet after it's death ._.

AnYwAy thank u for fun facts! I learned something new today^^