Questions tagged [he-man]

He-Man is a character with superhuman strength, the subject of a series of comic books and several animated television series.

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How does He-Man turn back into Prince Adam?

We've all seen, once per episode, Prince Adam hold his sword in the air, shout "By the power of Greyskull" and he and his cat getting transformed into the hulking skeleton-fighting duo, "He-Man" and "Battle-Cat" in a spectacular lightning-filled…
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Why doesn’t anyone figure out He-Man's secret identity?

If I remember correctly, an important plot device in the He-Man animated series was that no one knew He-Man and Prince Adam were the same person (except for Man-At-Arms, Sorceress, Orko and Cringer). Is there any explanation for why He-Man’s…
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What are the origins of the swords of Grayskull?

In the Masters of the Universe franchise, the Sword of Power and Sword of Protection are the magical weapons which can channel the Power of Grayskull, the Castle which is the center point for all magic on Eternia, into a hero; the Sword of Power…
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How strong is Battle Cat?

I watched the He-Man 1983 series when I was a kid, in 1986. Later, I watched some episodes again while an adult. I’ve never watched the 2002 series or read the comics; the only other He-Man I've seen is the 80's live action movie. I remember from…
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Why didn't Orko try saying his spells in reverse? - He-Man

In Trolla, where Orko is from, everything is reversed to Eternia. In the Dawn of Dragoon episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1980s), He-Man becomes Adam when he enters Trolla (due to the reversal) and is unable to turn back into…
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Why did Skeletor act out of character?

Watching this made me wonder whether there was a reason why Skeletor saved the children in the special? Was he really bad? Helping would imply that he has a sense of ethics, but if so then why did he do all those rampages to control Greyskull?
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Did Skeletor live at Castle Grayskull?

Was it Skeletor or He-Man who lived at Castle Grayskull? Did one of them live at Snake Mountain?
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