Masters of the Universe

This article is about the media franchise. For the live-action movie, see Masters of the Universe (film). For other uses, see Masters of the Universe (disambiguation).

Masters of the Universe
Publication information
First appearance	1982
Created by	Mattel
In-story information
Base(s)	Eternia

Masters of the Universe (commonly abbreviated MOTU and sometimes referred to as He-Man, after the lead hero) is a media franchise created by Mattel.

Although featuring a vast line-up of characters, the main premise revolves around the conflict between the heroic He-Man and the evil Skeletor on planet Eternia. Since its initial launch late 1981, the franchise has spawned a variety of products, including six lines of action figures, four animated television series, several comic series, and a feature film. Designer Roger Sweet claims to be the chief creator of He-Man and MOTU, although this is not officially acknowledged by Mattel and is disputed by some other contributors. The earliest storybooks and much of the original backstory were written by Donald F. Glut.

History

Origin of the franchise

In 1976, Mattel's CEO Ray Wagner declined a request to produce a toyline of action figures based on the characters from the George Lucas film Star Wars. Upon the commercial success of the film trilogy during the next few years and all related merchandise, Mattel attempted to launch several unsuccessful toylines, none of which captured the public's imagination or made a significant dent in the toy market.

In the race to design the next hit action figure, Roger Sweet, a lead designer working for Mattel's Preliminary Design Department throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s, realized simplicity was the key to success. According to his book Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Idea published in 2005, Sweet knew that if he gave marketing something they could sell, he'd won 90% of the battle.

"The only way I was going to have a chance to sell this [to Wagner] was to make three 3D models—big ones. I glued a Big Jim figure [from another Mattel toy line] into a battle action pose and I added a lot of clay to his body. I then had plaster casts made. These three prototypes, which I presented in late 1980, brought He-Man into existence."

"I simply explained that this was a powerful figure that could be taken anywhere and dropped into any context because he had a generic name: He-Man!"

—Roger Sweet

It has been rumored that Conan the Barbarian was a source of inspiration for the He-Man character. According to this rumor, Mattel had a licensing agreement to make the Conan action figures associated with the 1982 film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apparently, such idea had to be modified in order to avoid objections from parents concerning that a toyline for kids was promoting a film with nudity and violence. In addition, brown-haired prototype versions of the He-Man action figure with a strong resemblance to the Conan character created by Robert E. Howard were produced and given away as promotion through an unknown mail-in order by mistake.

This rumor has been refuted by Roger Sweet claiming that he conceptualized and developed the He-Man/Masters of the Universe franchise in late 1980, two years prior to the release of the Universal Pictures film. The toyline existed prior to the movie, starting production in 1981 and marketed in 1982. At that time, Mattel did not have a license with Universal to make toys for the film, which resulted in Conan Properties suing Mattel over copyright infringement with He-Man's similarities to Conan.

Further, Sweet was influenced by the superbly beautiful art of the Frazetta illustrations and by the descriptive power of the Conan books. But, concerning the content of those illustrations and the Conan books, Sweet only was influenced by the Barbarian Fantasy theme as one of several possible themes ultimately that could be applied in combination to his highly generic He-Man concept. This is highly visually apparent in Sweet’s He-Man Trio, which consists of three He-Man characters, each in a very different theme outfit – one low technology, ancient Barbarian; one high technology, futuristic military ala Star Wars enhanced; and one current technology, military ala G. I. Joe enhanced. However, Sweet was definitely not influenced by the Frazetta Barbarian characters’ physiques, by the Conan books, or by the Conan comics, all of which were of characters of relatively average athletic mass and musculature. In his He-Man origination, Sweet sought a character that was infinitely much more physically massive and muscular - also highly apparent in Sweet’s He-Man Trio. In addition, Sweet certainly was not influenced by the Conan name. This name is weak as a male action figure or heroic figure name because it describes nothing strong. In fact, it describes nothing. And in actuality, it is the name of a Scottish author, Arthur Conan Doyle, who was the creator of the relatively comparatively physically wimpy and frumpy Sherlock Holmes character. In contrast, when the “He-Man” name is heard, it instantly and stunningly describes a greatly physically powerful, heroic man. And that name is a big reason why the He-Man / Masters franchise was such a huge success in competition with literally hundreds of other male action figures and heroic characters through history.

From the lawsuit of CPI vs. Mattel:

"In 1980, CPI, through its agent, Conan Licensing Company ("CLC"), began negotiations with Mattel regarding the possible licensing to Mattel of certain toy rights in Conan. During this time, Mattel received a substantial quantity of material on the Conan character. On July 31, 1981, CPI and Mattel executed a License Agreement whereby Mattel was granted "the right to make and sell certain plastic action figures of Conan and ancillary characters as depicted in the Conan movie." Amended Complaint, para. 12. The Agreement provided, however, "that nothing in the License should be construed as an assignment or grant to Mattel of any right, title or interest in or to Conan, and that all rights relating thereto were reserved by CPI (except only for the licensee to use the property as specifically agreed to)." Amended Complaint, para. 14. It was also agreed that, after the termination of the License Agreement, Mattel would not make or sell any Conan toys."

"In January 1982, Mattel requested that the License Agreement be terminated. On April 14, 1982, CPI and Mattel entered into a termination agreement which provided that "all materials created and or developed by Mattel for use in connection with products under the Conan License" would be delivered to CPI's agent, CPC, which would have "the exclusive right to use such material." Amended Complaint, para. 17."

"In February 1982, Mattel introduced a fantasy character, "He-Man," as part of its new "Masters of the Universe" toy line of action figures. Since that time, Mattel has also featured He-Man and the other Masters of the Universe characters in, inter alia, a television series, comic books, and video tapes. Thereafter, CPI commenced this action asserting that these figures are copies of Conan, were created under the License, and are CPI's property. Amended Complaint, paras. 20, 21."

In the end, Mattel won the lawsuit against Conan Properties to retain the rights over He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

In agreement with the above paragraphs two through five at the beginning of this "History Origin of the franchise" section, the He-Man concept was first presented by Roger Sweet in the form of three large three-dimensional plaster prototype He-Man Trio models, which had some painted formed sheet wax outfit parts. The He-Man concept was first presented by Roger Sweet to Mattel executives at a mid-December, 1980 Product Conference. The He-Man Trio models were a barbarian, a soldier, and a spaceman. There were no drawings or other wax sculptures presented of the He-Man concept in that first He-Man presentation. Out of the three concepts, the barbarian version He-Man was chosen to be the basis of the toyline. Taking in consideration that the Conan character was created almost 50 years prior to the development of the He-Man franchise, it is likely that the Masters of the Universe borrowed many aspects from Conan, but it appears that it was not intended to be a toyline for the film after legal agreements were dissolved. Additionally, Roger Sweet has claimed also to have been "real impressed" by the paintings of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta when creating He-Man. To further expand on this initial barbarian theme, Mattel hired comic book writers such as Donald F. Glut and artists like Earl Norem (who painted covers for the Marvel Comics Savage Sword of Conan since issue #16 in 1976 ) to create additional characters and their backstory, posters, package inlays, box art and mini-comics to be distributed with the action figures.

Of the three original He-Man Trio prototype models, the barbarian themed He-Man was black haired with a deeply tanned eastern European or Middle Eastern appearance. His helmet had no horns. Later, at the direction of Tom Kalinske, then in Mattel's upper management, He-Man was made more clean-cut and changed to a blond... Plus, He-Man's skin was lightened, though definitely still tanned.

—Roger Sweet

The concept of He-Man originated by Roger Sweet in the form of the He-Man Trio was first presented by Sweet to Mattel upper management at a Product Conference in mid-December, 1980. The He-Man Trio consisted of three prototype plaster models, which had some painted formed sheet wax outfit parts. There was no He-Man male action concept in any form before Sweet originated the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio. The He-Man Trio originated / brought into existence the following attributes:

1. The super powerful "He-Man" name as a male action figure that instantly communicates exceptionally great physical strength, size, and power.

2. The highly generic / open-ended "He-Man" name as a male action figure that enables the He-Man male action line to accept practically any theme, time period, degree of technology, situation, etc., and combine them all into one highly generic and versatile line.

3. The immensely physically powerful and massive He-Man physique with the 2 - to - 1 body proportion. This means that the He-Man figure is 2 times as tall as he is wide across the shoulders.

And that far more massively muscular and defined appearance of the physiques of He-Man / Masters figures went on to revolutionize the look of other competitive male action figures’ physiques in the toy industry.

4. The battle action stance. This is unlike the relaxed, static poses, or distorted positions found in other competitive action figures of the time. Further, in a production He-Man type male action figure, it would have pose-able legs. And the battle action stance would also allow the legs to be posed in a running position, or a sitting position.

5. The battle action waist. This spring-loaded feature enables He-Man to power punch and throw weapons and other objects - such as small, puny Star Wars and G. I. Joe figures. When Sweet was originating the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio, he reached a point where he had conceived a tremendously physically powerful male action figure in a dynamic and powerful Battle Action Stance. But based on his past Mattel toy experience, Sweet knew that a figure’s strong action appearance was not enough to sell the He-Man concept to Mattel upper management. The figure also needed a strong, direct, yet simple, action feature. So Sweet originated the idea that a spring-loaded, swivel-waist power punch and weapon swing would be the terrific addition needed. And this single feature could be added to an entire line of male action figures. This swivel-waist action feature is described in two Mattel documents that Sweet originated before Sweet originated the He-Man Trio: (1.) Mattel Project Budget No. R333, Title: Space / Monster Fantasy Figures, Date: 9 / 21 / 80, Idea by: Roger H Sweet. It has the quote: “Each figure will utilize a swivel waist – rear end actuated - to swing weapons & the arms”. (2.) Mattel Project / Toy Number Request Form, Working Name: Megaton Man, Date: 11 - 3 - 80, Project No.: CA 06, Originator: Roger Sweet. It has a quote: “Megaton Man is a male action figure with a swivel waist torso”. Further, the He-Man Trio He-Man figures each had a swivel action waist. And the Barbarian theme He-Man Trio He-Man is shown in a photograph with a turned upper torso. This dynamite feature later became known as the “Battle Action Waist”, “Battle Action Punch”, or "Power Punch".

6. Much ripped, bare muscular flesh showing.

7. The figure's ability to have attached and hold outfit parts, weapons, and other accessories.

8. The battle action open-mouthed facial grimace expression.

9. The He-Man Trio figures showed that the He-Man / Masters of the Universe line's figure configurations could be basically simple to design and manufacture - yet still be highly appealing.

10. The three He-Man Trio figures had another feature that had not been done in other pale-skinned lead heroic male action figures, and established a new precedent: The He-Man figures had deeply tanned skin. This gave those He-Man figures an exceptionally ultra-healthy looking appearance which accentuated the incredibly massively muscular physique. And, that He-Man tanned skin also was passed directly to the 1982 first year production He-Man and other Original Series He-Man figures.

11. The three He-Man Trio He-Man prototype figures were dressed in three different costumes. Each of those costumes represented the three different themes that had tested most strongly in the mid-1980 Mattel market research male action theme focus group study, shown to children and mothers. This was the first of what was to be three market research studies on male action line themes that were done for what later turned out to be the He-Man / Masters of the Universe male action line. Those three male action themes were: (1.) Ancient Barbarian Fantasy. (2.) Futuristic Space Military ala Stars Wars enhanced. (3.) Current Military ala G. I. Joe enhanced. The Ancient Barbarian Fantasy theme ultimately was selected as the dominant theme for the new He-Man / Masters of the Universe male action line by Mattel Boys Toys Marketing and upper management. The reason was that theme was totally fresh - it had not been done in any toy company’s male action line. And it had not been done in a movie. But, the He-Man Trio figures were also shown in the two other themes, Futuristic Space Military ala Star Wars enhanced and Current Military ala G. I. Joe enhanced. For that reason, the new He-Man / Masters line was also made highly generic – so that the line could go in many other directions relative to theme, time period, degree of technology, or other element.

The He-Man Trio figures were 9 1/2 inches tall. The 1982 and Original Series Masters figures were 5 1/2 inches tall. But the above He-Man Trio physical attributes, scaled down, were transferred directly into all seven of the 1982 Masters of the Universe line male figures. And, in total, those He-Man Trio physical attributes also went into fifty-six of the He-Man-shaped figures in the Original Series Masters line from 1982 through 1987.

Based on valid and factual observation and analysis, all of the above information is readily proven to be true.

The above combination of He-Man attributes that Roger Sweet originated at the beginning of the concept composed Sweet's masters plan that was absolutely essential for Sweet to initially sell the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio to Mattel upper management at the mid-December, 1980 Product Conference. And those He-Man attributes were extremely essential for the He-Man / Masters of the Universe line to become the phenomenal success that it was.

- Roger Sweet

Roger Sweet's comments refer only to his He-Man Trio toy prototypes. But after Roger Sweet originated and first presented the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio at the Mattel mid-December, 1980 Product Conference, then concept artists such as Mark Taylor penciled up and showed black and white drawings of a black haired Conan-like barbarian sporting a horned helmet as it can be seen on the Masters of the Universe official site. The black-haired He-Man Trio He-Man concept and Taylor's black-haired barbarian character concept were later dropped when He-Man was effectively redesigned as the blond He-Man when put into toy prototype form. Taylor’s Conan-like barbarian character was created and shown by Taylor after Sweet originated and presented the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio. Also, Taylor’s Conan-like character was originally unnamed. Further, Taylor’s Conan-like character definitely originally was not He-Man. In spite of these facts, the following events subsequently occurred:

In 2011, Mark Taylor's Conan closely inspired concept finally has been made into a toy named "Vikor". Quoting the section "prototypes and concept art" of "Masters of the Universe original series" on He-Man.org:

He-Man... The most Powerful man in the UNIVERSE. As you can see in this first sketch, by Mark Taylor, the main designer on the early figures, he was originally envisioned as a far more barbaric character, with almost something of a viking-inspired look to him. He's not even sporting his trademark blonde hair, but is instead raven-haired.

Again on the Masters of the Universe official site, Vikor was announced for 2011, quoting a line from the 1982 movie Conan the Barbarian "what is best in life?" :

Vikor, He-Man of the North

"What is best in life?" New MOTUC characters! Vikor is based on the original concept art of He-Man! This rugged looking barbarian comes with axe, sword and shield, all new! And he comes with a half of the Sword .

--- www.he-man.org news "The Characters Revealed!"

The unnamed, average physique and muscled Conan-like barbarian characters in Taylor’s illustrations originally were not named “He-Man”, and were definitely not He-Man. Further, those Taylor barbarian characters were unknown to Mattel upper management, Marketing, and Preliminary Design - including Roger Sweet - before, during, and directly after Sweet originated the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio. Sweet then presented that He-Man concept at the mid-December, 1980 Mattel Product Conference. Therefore, those Taylor unnamed Conan-like barbarian characters had absolutely no influence on Sweet’s origination of the He-Man concept. In addition, those Taylor unnamed Conan-like barbarian characters had absolutely no influence on the Mattel Original Series He-Man / Masters of the Universe male action line which spanned from 1982 through 1987.

In Taylor’s illustrations, all of the characteristics of Taylor’s Conan - like barbarian characters are proven to be near copies of characteristics taken by Taylor from earlier Frank Frazetta barbarian character illustrations.

Taylor’s Conan-like barbarian character in Taylor’s illustrations, that later became the Mattel Classics Vikor figure, was of very average athletic physique. The character was even far less massive and muscular than Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Olympia in the 1970s. Therefore, that Taylor character was extremely physically puny in comparison with Sweet’s He-Man Trio He-Man characters, which were far more physically massive and muscular. But when Mattel designed the Vikor figure, to make the figure feasible and acceptable as a Masters Classics lead heroic figure, the company greatly enhanced the figure by “He-Man-izing” it, immensely increasing its physical mass and musculature over the puny Taylor Conan-like barbarian character in Taylor’s illustrations. Also, Mattel greatly enhanced the design of the parts and accessories that went with the Vikor figure. Not only that, but Mattel added to the name “Vikor”, “He-Man of the North”. Vikor had never been named He-Man until Mattel named him that.

Conversely, when Mattel designed another Masters Classic figure, the Vykron figure, which is a take-off of Sweet’s He-Man Trio He-Man figures, the company went in the opposite direction as had been done for Vikor. When Vykron is compared to the He-Man Trio, with Vykron, Mattel greatly reduced the number of figures from three to one, the height size of the figures from 9 1/2 inches tall to about 5 inches tall, the physical massiveness and musculature of the figures, as well as the size and detail of the outfit parts and accessories. And in addition, overall, Mattel poorly designed what parts the company did offer with the Vykron.

So, as the Mark Taylor Vikor character figure is considered so important as to be featured in this Masters of the Universe article, then another Masters male action character related to Roger Sweet certainly must also be considered and reviewed here:

That is the Mattel Masters Classics male action figure product, Vykron. This Vykron figure is a greatly altered version of Roger Sweet’s original He-Man Trio concept. In 2012, Mattel released Vykron as a San Diego ComicCon Exclusive, supposedly for two purposes: (1.) To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mattel’s Masters Of The Universe male action line, which was introduced in 1982. (2.) And also to give recognition to the origination importance of the He-Man Trio to the He-Man / Masters franchise. But in actuality, the Vykron product may not have done either because of its execution, several radical design and other changes that were made to the Vykron figure as compared with Sweet’s He-Man Trio: (1.) For 32 years, all three He-Man characters of Roger Sweet’s He-Man Trio had been named “He-Man”. Yet, in 2012, Mattel attempted to change the He-Man Trio He-Man characters’ name to the new, apparently formerly non-existent, name of “Vykron”. However, that Vykron name is one letter different than the name of “Vykon”, that Sweet gave to a greatly massively muscular character that Sweet originated at Mattel in 1980 before Sweet originated the He-Man concept. Be all that as it may, all three of the He-Man Trio He-Man characters will forever truly be named only “He-Man”. (2.) Whereas the original He-Man Trio was composed of three 9 1/2 inch tall He-Man figures, the 2012 Vykron figure is composed of a single, much shorter, approximately 5 inch tall figure. (3.) And that single Vykron figure is not nearly as muscular and massive as either Sweet’s original He-Man Trio He-Man figures or the 1982 production He-Man figure. (4.) Further, that single Vykron figure, when barely clad, shows a completely bald head with the upper head being an ugly, reduced size, bare, grooved knob sticking up on top! One obvious, much better design solution for the Vykron head would have been to have a finished, refined head with styled black hair as part of it. Then, the various helmets could be placed on top of, and around the head. (5.) Not only that, but the three Vykron outfits / costumes are skimpy and badly designed. For example, the Barbarian theme He-Man of the He-Man Trio had more refined, crafted, leather-like shoes complete with a detailed sole and heel section. But with the Vykron character, Mattel reverted to the crude, caveman-like, wrapped, leather-like “swaddling boots” similar to those on the 1982 production He-Man. Mark Taylor earlier had taken the swaddling boots idea directly from characters in the Frank Frazetta barbarian illustrations and applied them to the 1982 He-Man. Therefore, the fur shorts and the crude swaddling boots of the Barbarian theme Vykron figure show through on the Current Military theme and the Futuristic Space Military theme Vykron costumes. This is because the He-Man Trio Current Military theme and Futuristic Space Military theme shin guard / boots encircle and cover the He-Man figures’ entire lower legs. But, conversely, the Vykron Current Military theme and Futuristic Space Military theme shin guard / boots are snapped on from the front, and are completely open in the back and at the bottom. This bad design crudely exposes the Vykron Barbarian theme figure’s crude swaddling boots. (6.) In addition, the tank turret helmet, and the revised Boba Fett helmet have been greatly reduced in size, with much less visual impact and quality. Further, when the Vykron package text is examined, several negative factors are given: (1.) The Vykron costumes are ridiculed as “outlandish”. But those highly imaginative and unique He-Man theme costumes on the tremendously physically powerful He-Man Trio He-Man characters are what strongly aided Sweet to sell the He-Man concept to Mattel upper management at that late 1980 Mattel Product Conference. The reason is that those revolutionary He-Man Trio costumes showed how new, imaginative, and fun costumes for the new, highly generic He-Man line could be. This particular type of revolutionary outfit design had never been done in the toy, comic, or entertainment industries. (2.) In addition, in the package text, Vykron is slaughtered by Gygor. If Vykron truly had been He-Man - watch out Gygor! (3.) Further, Roger Sweet is given no credit – let alone gratitude - for originating either the He-Man Trio or the He-Man male action line concept, later name-changed to Masters Of The Universe. But Sweet’s origination and presentation of the He-Man Trio in late 1980 initiated, launched, brought into existence, and made possible the existence of the entire He-Man / Masters phenomena! This Mattel Vykron product is an incredibly weak diminishment of Roger Sweet’s original He-Man Trio concept.

The book, Mastering the Universe: He-Man and the Rise and Fall of a Billion-Dollar Idea, was written by Roger Sweet and David Wecker, and published in 2005. This book gives the only true, factual, honest account of Sweet’s origination and development of the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio known to Sweet. The reason is that the book’s account is substantiated by actual pertinent Mattel documents and events explained truthfully and clearly, and with correct significance. At the time that the Mastering the Universe book was written and published, the book did not include either Taylor’s Unnamed Later-To-Be-Named Vikor or Taylor’s Torak Hero of Pre-history. That is because at that time both of those Taylor characters were unknown to Sweet and Wecker. Further, at that time, those Taylor characters also were unknown to anyone who had been at Mattel in upper management, Marketing, or Preliminary Design before, during, and directly after Sweet originated and developed the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio. At that time, Sweet also first presented that He-Man concept to Mattel upper management at a Product Conference in mid-December, 1980. Taylor’s Unnamed Later-To-Be-Name Vikor character did not show in public until it began appearing on the internet after Sweet’s Mastering the Universe book was published in 2005. And Taylor’s Torak character did not show in public until it first appeared in 2011 in The Power And The Honor Foundation Catalog Volume One. Therefore, Taylor’s Unnamed Later-To-Be-Named Vikor character and Taylor’s Torak Hero of Pre-history character had absolutely no influence on Sweet when he originated the He-Man concept in the form of the He-Man Trio. In addition, those two Taylor characters had absolutely no influence on the Original Series Masters Of The Universe male action line which spanned from 1982 through 1987. The third character covered above, Vykron, also, needless to say, was not mentioned in the Mastering the Universe book because Vykron per se was non-existent in 2005 when that book was published. Vykron was not to surface until 2012 in the Mattel Masters Classics line.

Versions of the franchise

As with many toy franchises which have been transferred to several different media there are a number of story differences between the various versions of Masters of the Universe. Complicating matters further, several media have made implicit attempts to change details to realign with other versions, with the result that internal discontinuities arise.

The comics

Main articles: Masters of the Universe (comics) and Masters of the Universe in comics

All of the original action figures came with minicomics that told stories involving the characters. In the earliest comics, He-Man is a wandering barbarian on Eternia, a world dealing with the aftermath of a Great War that has devastated the civilizations that once reigned, but has left behind fantastical machinery and weapons. The events of the Great War opened a rift between dimensions, which allows the evil warlord Skeletor to travel to Eternia, and he has now set his sights on the ancient Castle Grayskull, the 'fortress of mystery and power'. Whoever attains control of Grayskull will gain the power to become Master of the Universe. To prevent Skeletor from achieving his goal, He-Man has been given special powers and weapons by The Sorceress (referred to as 'The Goddess' in early stories, except in her debut appearance in which she is shown, the one and only time, to have green skin) and sets out to defend the castle from Skeletor. He-Man is supported by several heroic allies, such as Man-At-Arms, the Eternian master of weapons, and Teela, the adopted daughter of Man-At-Arms. Skeletor manages to find one half of the Power Sword, a great weapon which is itself the key to Castle Grayskull. He-Man has been given the other half by The Sorceress, and must prevent Skeletor from linking the two halves to gain access to the castle.

Eventually, He-Man and company would make an appearance in a couple of DC Comics stories, before switching labels to Marvel's younger-skewing Star Comics, with a series that ran from 1986 to 1988 bi-monthly and produced 13 issues. In some notable DC publications, Superman ends up joining with He-Man on several occasions to combat Skeletor.

Cartoon series (1983–1985)

Main article: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

The animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was produced by Filmation and made its television debut in 1983.

Eternia is ruled by King Randor and Queen Marlena. (The latter was born Marlena Glenn, an astronaut from Earth who married Randor after she was marooned on Eternia by the crash of her spaceship). Their son is Prince Adam, who pretends he is lazy, clumsy, careless, irresponsible and almost as cowardly as his pet tiger Cringer. (Adam's twin sister, Princess Adora, was kidnapped at birth by the evil warlord Hordak who raised her as his own daughter to become a captain in his army). However, Prince Adam possesses a magic sword, and when he holds it aloft and says the magic words, "By the power of Grayskull...I have the Power!!!" Prince Adam is transformed into He-Man, "The Most Powerful Man In The Universe".

Despite the limited animation techniques that were used to produce the series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was notable for breaking the boundaries of censorship that had severely restricted the narrative scope of children's TV programming in the 1970s. For the first time in years, a cartoon series could feature a muscular superhero who was actually allowed to hit people (although most of the time wrestling-style moves were utilized instead of direct violence), though he still couldn't use his sword often. The cartoon was controversial in that it was produced in connection with marketing a line of toys; advertising to children was itself controversial during this period. In Britain, advertising regulations forbade commercials for He-Man toys to accompany the program itself (either before or after the episode, as there were no in-show commercials). Similar to other shows at the time (notably G.I. Joe), an attempt to mitigate the negative publicity generated by this controversy was made by including a "life lesson" or "moral of the story" at the end of each episode. This moral was usually tied to the action or central theme of the episode. In the United Kingdom, where the episodes were usually edited for timing reasons, these closing "morals" were nearly always edited out of their original broadcasts.

The cartoon series was also remarkable because it was one of the first animated series produced directly for syndication, as opposed to most other syndicated cartoons of the time which were re-runs of old Saturday morning cartoons. The most notable production fact of the series was that it was the very first animated series where a bulk quantity of 65 episodes were produced so that the series could be stripped across 13 weeks.

It is also noted for featuring early script-writing work from Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, and Paul Dini of Batman: The Animated Series fame One episode, "Battle Cat," was written by Star Trek's D.C. Fontana.

She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)

Main article: She-Ra: Princess of Power

In 1985, Mattel and Filmation decided to diversify the Masters of the Universe line beyond its traditional realm of "male action" in the hopes of bringing in a young female audience as well.

Thus, Mattel created a new line Princess of Power and invented She-Ra as its feminine warrior-woman heroine. The toyline featured almost exclusively female characters, all of whom featured an emphasis on hair and clothing, with "real" hair and partially softgoods costumes. Essentially, the line attempted to fuse the appeal of Masters of the Universe with Mattel's successful line of fashion dolls, Barbie.

Filmation then had the task of revealing that Prince Adam had a twin sister, Princess Adora, who was first introduced in the animated feature The Secret of the Sword. This film was a compilation of the first five episodes of the new television series, She-Ra: Princess of Power, which ran for 93 episodes from 1985 to 1986, and was produced in lieu of continuing He-Man and the Masters of the Universe for a third year. He-Man often appeared in special crossover episodes of She-Ra to aid his sister, and many other characters from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, both heroic and evil, also had crossover episodes.

Just as Prince Adam transforms into He-Man with the use of his Sword of Power, Adora transforms into She-Ra via her Sword of Protection, a replica of He-Man's sword featuring a smooth white gem in its hilt. Adora's transformation into She-Ra is similarly triggered by holding her sword over her head, and by uttering her own unique invocation; "For the honor of Grayskull... I AM SHE-RA!" Unlike He-Man's sword, however, She-Ra's possesses the ability to transform into different weapons and accessories, such as a lasso, a shield or a flaming blade, when commanded by She-Ra.

She-Ra lives on the world of Etheria, which is dominated by the Evil Horde, and she fights to free her planet from its tyrannical ruler Hordak. Hordak and the Evil Horde were originally created in the MOTU toyline as a second evil force who were after both He-Man and Skeletor, and debuted in Mattel's minicomics as such. However, given that the He-Man series had been ceased to allow Filmation to concentrate on She-Ra, Filmation decided to reassign Hordak and the Evil Horde as the main villains of the She-Ra series to give the characters exposure. The character of Catra, the only villain in the first wave of She-Ra toys, was therefore made a member of the Horde. Thus, the premise of the She-Ra series was the reverse of the He-Man cartoon, whereby the heroes are actually rebels countering an evil establishment.

The Powers of Grayskull

The distant past of Eternia, dubbed "Preternia", forms the basis of the next incarnation of the toyline, entitled The Powers of Grayskull. However the toyline was axed very early on, with only a few toys released. The main story information originates from the final mini-comic The Powers of Grayskull—The Legend Begins!, which was intended as the first of a three-parter, however only this issue appeared. The information provided in the mini-comics is supported by snippets of information on some of the toy packaging.

Ancient Eternia was populated by many creatures, including cybernetic dinosaurs and giants. When the Sorceress and He-Man arrive, followed by Skeletor, they find King Hiss leading an attack on a village in the hope of drawing out "The Elders", using some of the cybernetic dinosaurs to their advantage. Hiss serves an "unnamed one" and agrees to unite with Skeletor on the basis that he might be an emissary. Seeing Skeletor's interference, the Sorceress allows He-Man to enter the battle but, "for reasons that will be made clear to you in the future," he had to be disguised. He finds himself overwhelmed, but then a shadowy figure appears who turns the odds with a powerful wand. The stranger then sends the Snake Men back to their base and all the time travellers home. The Sorceress describes the intervener as "the Greatest Sorcerer of all" and He-Man is left asking, "But who is he?"

No further story information is given, and it remains unclear how the giants mentioned and released as toys would fit into the story. However, some marketing press releases and prototypes have shed further information.

The wizard was He-Ro, an ancestor of He-Man. Raised by his mentor Eldor and discovering special powers in a cave, He-Ro would have led the fight against the Snake Men. According to the mini-comics' writers it was intended that the central antagonist would be Keldor, a character revealed similarly late in the line to have been He-Man's uncle and also strongly hinted to have been the former identity of Skeletor. Whether or not Keldor was also supposed to be the "Unnamed One" Hiss served is not clear, although in an interview writer Steven Grant vaguely recalls that the intention was that the Unnamed One would be a greater evil who, as the Emperor was to Darth Vader, was intended to be the one who caused Keldor to become Skeletor.

Live action movie (1987)

Main article: Masters of the Universe (film)

In 1987, a live action He-Man film was made by Cannon Films entitled Masters of the Universe. The release date in the USA was August 7, 1987. The film starred Dolph Lundgren in the title role of He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, with Courteney Cox and Robert Duncan McNeill in supporting roles. The other characters from the original cartoon to appear in the film are Evil-Lyn (Meg Foster), Man-At-Arms (Jon Cypher), Teela (Chelsea Field), Beast Man (Tony Carroll), and the Sorceress (Christina Pickles). The character Gwildor (Billy Barty) is included, apparently in place of Orko, because the special effects of the time would have been insufficient and too costly to create him.

Many viewers reviewed the motion picture in comparison to the cartoon, when it really was an adaptation of the toys only, which initially depicted He-Man as a barbarian in the first mini-comics (no Prince Adam or Orko). Ed Pressman was interested in the property before the cartoon was even aired and Filmation had no involvement whatsoever in the film.

In the movie, Skeletor has finally conquered Eternia after stealing the Cosmic Key from the locksmith Gwildor, which allows him to gain entry to Castle Grayskull. He imprisons The Sorceress within an energy-draining field and her powers are being transferred to him. In an attempt to rescue The Sorceress, the heroes He-Man, Man-At-Arms, Teela and Gwildor are accidentally transported to Earth by the Cosmic Key. Stranded on Earth, they are faced with the task of recovering the Cosmic Key and getting back to Eternia before Skeletor can gain the power of Grayskull, but Skeletor sends his minions to Earth with the mission of beating them to the Cosmic Key, and chaos ensues as the war between good and evil is transferred to Earth.

Numerous parts of the previously accepted history of the series are omitted in the film, including all references to Prince Adam, as well as Randor and Marlena, in fact it is implied that Castle Grayskull itself is the ruling point of Eternia rather than any royal city. The story concentrates more on the science fiction elements of the franchise rather than the fantasy. Aside from The Sorceress and Skeletor there is little reference to magic powers, with most of the characters relying instead on futuristic technology. He-Man himself uses a gun in some scenes in addition to his Power Sword, and he only displays superhuman strength in one scene, when toppling a huge statue. Although He-Man twice utters his catchphrase "I Have the Power" while holding the sword aloft in the iconic manner, he does omit the prefacing clause "By the Power of Grayskull".

Although Mattel had hoped that the movie would boost sales of the toyline, it instead had no effect on the line's falling sales, and the MOTU toy line was finally discontinued in early 1988 under immense financial difficulties. A sequel to the film was written, but by 1989, Cannon Films was in such severe financial troubles that it could no longer afford to pay the license fees to Mattel. Thus the script was transformed into the action film Cyborg, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

New Movie

Grayskull: Masters of the Universe was an announced science fiction/fantasy film based on the toy line. According to Variety, it is produced by Joel Silver, and written by Justin Marks, and employing visual special effects to a large degree, as was done with the 2007 war film 300. Warner announced that John Stevenson, director of Kung Fu Panda will direct the upcoming feature. On 12 May 2009, it was announced that the scripting duties had been handed to newcomer Evan Daugherty, with John Stevenson still attached to direct. In September 2009, Sony took over the rights from Warner Bros to produce the Masters of the Universe live action film after Mattel and Silver couldn't agree on creative direction for the film. Sony and Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch will now start developing the project from scratch for Columbia Pictures. In April 2010, Sony hired screenwriters Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to draft a new script. Deadline reports that Jon M. Chu is in talks to direct the film. Original He-Man actor Dolph Lundgren did an interview with IGN about a possibly appear in the film as King Randor. Richard Wenk is hired to rewrite the script for the film. Chu spoken that the film is still early is in the experimentation and also it won't be campy but an origin story.

The New Adventures of He-Man (1990)

The New Adventures animated series.

Main article: The New Adventures of He-Man

In 1989, two years after the financially disastrous ending of the original Masters of the Universe product line, a second He-Man animated series titled The New Adventures of He-Man, was produced by DiC to promote Mattel's short-lived attempt to revive the MOTU brand with a new toyline, simply titled He-Man. The new series is radically different to the original fantasy-oriented milieu, shifting to an almost purely science fiction setting which sees He-Man transported to the futuristic planet of Primus ruled by Master Sebrian. As He-Man leads the Galactic Guardians, Skeletor bases himself on the evil world of Denebria, where he forms an alliance with Flogg and the Mutants, who are hellbent on conquering Primus for themselves. The series contains clear continuity links to the original Masters of the Universe, and was intended as a continuation of the existing mythology, although some fans see it as a separate canon from the original series due to the differences in style and character portrayal.

Other than He-Man and Skeletor, The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull is the only character from the original series to make regular appearances, acting as a guide to He-Man. Several other characters are featured in the pilot episode, including King Randor and Queen Marlena, who learn of the dual identity of Prince Adam and He-Man.

The majority of the cartoon episodes were written by Jack Olesker, resulting in a tight continuity, which was almost entirely lacking in the earlier Filmation series. Neither the New Adventures animated series or toyline were nearly as popular as the originals, lasting only sixty-five episodes and a few poorly received waves of action figures.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 2002 relaunch

Toyline

In 2002, Mattel launched a new Masters of the Universe toyline with sculpts designed by the Four Horsemen. The new toyline was made surprisingly faithful to the original line, with the characters gently "re-imagined" and updated in terms of sculpting detail rather than radically reinterpreted.

One point of contention for many fans of the original Masters toyline was the redesign of He-Man's Power Sword. According to the Four Horsemen, this was due to their original re-sculpts being intended for a continuation of the original storyline in which Skeletor had obtained both halves of the Power Sword (hence the new Skeletor figure's dual blades with clear "good" and "evil" hilt designs), necessitating a new sword to be built by Man-At-Arms and endowed with the properties of the original by the Sorceress.^{[citation needed]} However, Mattel decided to reboot the continuity for a new generation of children, and thus the "new" Power Sword design became the "original" version for the new continuity.

The line's faithfulness to the original series made it very popular with collectors, however, suggesting it would have been better served as a collector-based line, akin to DC Direct. This theory was borne out in the wake of the discontinuation of the mass-market toyline, with NECA taking the rather unprecedented step of continuing the toyline through action figure sized mini-statues scaled and sculpted to be aesthetically compatible for display alongside the Mattel toys, thus allowing fans to fill out their collections with other Four Horsemen redesigned characters that had yet to be produced as figures when the toyline was canceled. According to a December 8, 2005 interview with a Mattel representative on he-man.org, NECA offered to produce fully articulated action figures for Mattel without taking any credit, but permission was denied. Instead, NECA was only permitted to produce nonarticulated statues.

Cartoon series

Main article: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)

A new animated series was produced to accompany the toyline, made by Mike Young Productions and lasting for 39 episodes. This series involved much tighter continuity and a somewhat greater depth of characterization than its Filmation predecessor.

Later episodes of this series were retitled Masters of the Universe vs. the Snake-Men, and sidelined Skeletor as chief villain in favor of King Hiss, leader of the reptilian Snake Men. Hordak and The Evil Horde were to be the main antagonist for the third season if the show had continued.

Masters of the Universe Classics

A line of toys that were debuted in 2008. Sculpted by the Four Horsemen, these toys are updated versions of previous figures as well as figures of characters that have never before had a toy. As of February 2010, the figures of He-Man and Skeletor are available as Toys R Us exclusives packed in two-packs with Superman and Lex Luthor respectively, from Mattel's DC Universe Classics action figure line. Both lines are designed by the Four Horsemen. This dual line has since been expanded to include two-packs featuring Aquaman and Mer-Man, and Hawkman and Stratos, with more expected.

Dark Horse Comics will be producing mini-comics to be included in Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line of toys, continuing the series of mini-comics first introduced in the original He-Man toys of the 1980s. The mini-comics will be written by Tim Seeley and drawn by Wellinton Alves, with covers by Eric Powell. According to Seeley, the current mini-comics will finish off the story that was supposed to be the new direction of the original action figure line, before it was cancelled. The story will deal with the The Powers of Grayskull line, which included King Hsss, Tyrantisaurus Rex and He-Ro, tying the toy continuity to the He-Man line, also known as "Preternia He-Man". Seeley also states that the current Mattel line intends to blend the different He-Man continuities and select the best stories and ideas from MOTU history.

Video games

Various video game adaptations of the franchise have been released. Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man was released by Intellivision for Atari 2600 and Intellivision in 1983. Two games, Masters of the Universe: The Arcade Game and Masters of the Universe: The Super Adventure, were developed by Adventure Soft and released by U.S. Gold for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in 1987. A video game based on the movie, Masters of the Universe: The Movie, was released by Gremlin Graphics for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum in 1987. A game based on the 2002 series, He-Man: Power of Grayskull, was developed by Taniko and published by TDK Mediactive in October 2002. A follow up developed by Savage Entertainment and published by Midas Interactive Entertainment, He-Man: Defender of Grayskull, was released for PlayStation 2 in February 2005. An iOS game, He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe, is being developed by GlitchSoft and will be published by Chillingo and Mattel in Fall 2012.

Mattel MOTU action figures, accessories & playsets listing of the 1980s

The action figures themselves were often repaints and head-swaps of existing characters, outfitted with different equipment; for example, Stinkor was originally a color-swap of Mer-Man wearing a re-colored version of Mekaneck's breastplate. For much of the original line, there were limited molds. Two chests, hairy and smooth, one belt/pair of shorts, and three sets of arms and legs (smooth muscular, evil 'claw' fingers/toes, and hairy). Teela had her own mold, which was later duplicated for Evil-Lyn. When the second wave appeared, several new molds were used (Ram Man, Man-E-Faces, and Trap Jaw all had new mold pieces). Wave three incorporated the same torso for Whiplash and Buzz-Off. New legs were shared with Whiplash, Buzz-Off and early released of Clawful. Wave Four saw the introduction of more unique body parts (i.e. Leech, Mantenna and Sy-Klone) with Moss Man and Hordak being the only character to use entirely old body parts. Wave 5 was entirely new body parts for all but one character (Tung Lashor) whilst the final wave returned to the "classic" look.

Each action figure featured 5 points of articulation (possible head, arms and legs), removable armour, a weapon accessory and a spin loaded "Power punch". All 8 characters featured the spring-loaded twisting waist, but it was Wave 2 that saw additional action features unique to the character such as Tri-Klops's rotatable visor and Ram Man's spring-loaded legs. Each figure would also come packaged with a mini comic. The line debuted in 1982 with just four figures to begin with: He-Man, Man-At-Arms, Skeletor and Beast Man. Later that year the remaining four characters from Wave 1 were released. They were Stratos, Teela, Mer-Man and Zodac. Each figure came with removable armour, a weapon and mini-comic. Mekaneck was the first character from Wave 3 to appear in shelves at the tail end of 1983. The Comet Warriors, Stonedar and Rokkon, arrived in the UK a full year before the rest of their wave 5 counterparts. This may have been due to their appearance in the UK Masters of the Universe fortnightly magazine in 1986. Originally Beast Man was going to be He-Man's arch rival, Stratos was an evil warrior and Mer-Man and Tri-Klops were both intended to be heroic warriors. This changed by the time of their release.

Mattel Masters of the Universe Vintage Toys (1982–1988)

Action Figures / Wave 1 / 1982

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Man-At-Arms	Heroic Master Of Weapons	Heroic Warriors
Stratos	Winged Warrior	Heroic Warriors
Teela	Warrior Goddess	Heroic Warriors
Skeletor	Evil Lord Of Destruction	Evil Warriors
Beast Man	Savage Henchman	Evil Warriors
Mer-Man	Ocean Warlord	Evil Warriors
Zodac	Cosmic Enforcer	Neutral

Creatures / Wave 1 / 1982

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Cat	Heroic Fighting Tiger	Heroic Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 1 / 1982

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Ram	Heroic Mobile Launcher	Heroic Warriors
Wind Raider	Heroic Assault Lander	Heroic Warriors

Playsets / Wave 1 / 1982

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Castle Grayskull	Fortress of Mystery and Power for He-Man and His Foes	Heroic Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 2 / 1983

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Man-E-Faces	Heroic Human...Robot...Monster	Heroic Warriors
Ram Man	Heroic Human Battering Ram	Heroic Warriors
Evil-Lyn	Evil Warrior Goddess	Evil Warriors
Faker	Evil Robot Of Skeletor	Evil Warriors
Trap Jaw	Evil & Armed For Combat	Evil Warriors
Tri-Klops	Evil & Sees Everything	Evil Warriors

Creatures / Wave 2 / 1983

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Zoar	Heroic Fighting Falcon	Heroic Warriors
Screeech	Evil Barbarian Bird	Evil Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 2 / 1983

Location	Log Line	Allegiance
Attak Trak	Heroic Battle Machine	Heroic Warriors

Playsets / Wave 2 / 1983

Location	Log Line	Allegiance
Point Dread & Talon Fighter	Frontier Outpost	Heroic Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 3 / 1984

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Armor He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Buzz-Off	Heroic Spy In The Sky	Heroic Warriors
Fisto	Heroic Hand-To-Hand Fighter	Heroic Warriors
Mekaneck	Heroic Human Periscope	Heroic Warriors
Orko	Heroic Court Magician	Heroic Warriors
Prince Adam	Heroic "Secret" Identity To He-Man	Heroic Warriors
Battle Armour Skeletor	Lord of Destruction	Evil Warriors
Clawful	Warrior With The Grip Of Evil	Evil Warriors
Jitsu	Evil Master Of Martial Arts	Evil Warriors
Kobra Khan	Evil Master Of Snakes	Evil Warriors
Webstor	Evil Master Of Escape	Evil Warriors
Whiplash	Evil Tail Thrashing Warrior	Evil Warriors

Creatures / Wave 3 / 1984

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Stridor	Heroic Armored Warhorse	Heroic Warriors
Panthor	Evil Savage Cat	Evil Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 3 / 1984

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Dragon Walker	Heroic Sidewinding Beast/Vehicle	Heroic Warriors
Road Ripper	Heroic Warrior Carrier	Heroic Warriors
Roton	Evil Assault Vehicle	Evil Warriors

Playsets / Wave 3 / 1984

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Snake Mountain	Evil Stronghold of Skeletor	Evil Warriors

Accessories / Wave 3 / 1984

Character	Log Line
Weapons Pak	Arms & Armor

Action Figures / Wave 4 / 1985

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Thunder Punch He-Man	Leader Of The Heroic Warriors Now Packs A Powerful Punch	Heroic Warriors
Moss Man	Heroic Spy & Master Of Camouflage	Heroic Warriors
Roboto	Heroic Mechanical Warrior	Heroic Warriors
Sy-Klone	Heroic Fist-Flinging Tornado	Heroic Warriors
Dragon Blaster Skeletor	Evil Leader and his Dreadful Dragon With The Paralysing Spray	Evil Warriors
Spikor	Evil Master Of Untouchable Combat	Evil Warriors
Stinkor	Evil Master Of Odors	Evil Warriors
Two Bad	Double Headed Evil Strategist	Evil Warriors
Hordak	Ruthless Leader Of The Evil Horde	The Evil Horde
Grizzlor	Hairy Henchman of The Evil Horde	The Evil Horde
Leech	Evil Master of Power Suction	The Evil Horde
Mantenna	Evil Spy with the Pop Out Eyes	The Evil Horde
Modulok	Evil Beast of a Thousand Bodies	The Evil Horde

Creatures / Wave 4 / 1985

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Bones	Collectors Carrying Case	Neutral
Night Stalker	Evil Armored Warhorse	Evil Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 4 / 1985

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Bashasaurus	Heroic Combat Vehicle	Heroic Warriors
Land Shark	Evil Monster Vehicle	Evil Warriors
Spydor	Evil Stalker	Evil Warriors

Playsets / Wave 4 / 1985

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Fright Zone	Evil Trap Filled Stronghold Of Terror	The Evil Horde

Accessories / Wave 4 / 1985

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Thunder Punch Ammo

Action Figures / Wave 5 / 1986

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Flying Fists He-Man	Heroic Leader With The Arm Swinging Action	Heroic Warriors
Extendar	Heroic Master Of Extension	Heroic Warriors
Rio Blast	Heroic Transforming Gun-Slinger	Heroic Warriors
Rokkon	Young Heroic Comet Warrior	Heroic Warriors
Snout Spout	Heroic Water Blasting Firefighter	Heroic Warriors
Stonedar	Heroic Rock People Leader	Heroic Warriors
Terror Claws Skeletor	Evil Leader With The Claw Swinging Action	Evil Warriors
Hurricane Hordak	Ruthless Leader And His Whicked Whirling Weapons	The Evil Horde
Dragstor	Evil Transforming Warrior/Vehicle	The Evil Horde
Horde Trooper	Evil Collapsing Robot	The Evil Horde
Multi-Bot	Evil Robot of a Thousand Bodies	The Evil Horde
King Hiss	Dreadful Disguised Leader of The Snake Men	The Snake Men
Rattlor	Evil Snake Men Creature with the Quick Strike Head	The Snake Men
Tung Lashor	Evil Tongue Shooting Snake Men Creature	The Snake Men

Creatures / Wave 5 / 1986

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Mantisaur	Evil Insectoid Steed	The Evil Horde
Monstroid	The Ultimate Battling Monster	The Evil Horde

Vehicles / Wave 5 / 1986

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Blaster Hawk	Heroic Land & Disc Launcher	Heroic Warriors
Laser Bolt	Heroic Road Rocket	Heroic Warriors
Fright Frighter	Evil Dragonfly Attack Vehicle	Evil Warriors

Playsets / Wave 5 / 1986

Location	Log Line	Allegiance
Slime Pit	Evil Pit of Gruesome Ooze	The Evil Horde

Accessories / Wave 5 / 1986

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Jet Sled	Heroic Rocket Pack & Jetback	Heroic Warriors
Megalaser	Heroic Wind-Up Beam Blaster	Heroic Warriors
Stilt Stalkers	Heroic Battle Stilts	Heroic Warriors
Slime Pit Vat	Tub of Slime Pit Ooze	The Evil Horde

Action Figures / Wave 6 / 1987

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Clamp Champ	Heroic Master of Capture	Heroic Warriors
Gwildor	Heroic Creator of the Cosmic Key	Heroic Warriors
King Randor	Heroic Ruler of Eternia	Heroic Warriors
Rotar	Heroic Master of Hyper-Spin	Heroic Warriors
Sorceress	Heroic Guardian of Castle Grayskull	Heroic Warriors
Blade	Evil Master Of Swords	Evil Warriors
Blast-Attak	Evil Blast-Apart Robotic Warrior	Snake Men
Faker II	Evil He-Man Imposter	Evil Warriors
Ninjor	Evil Ninja Warrior	Evil Warriors
Saurod	Evil Spark-Shooting Reptile	Evil Warriors
Scare Glow	Evil Ghost of Skeletor	Evil Warriors
Twistoid	Evil Speed Twisting Robot	Evil Warriors
Buzz-Saw Hordak	Ruthless Leader of The Evil Horde	The Evil Horde
Mosquitor	Evil Energy Draining Insectoid	The Evil Horde
Snake Face	Most Gruesome of The Snake Men	Snake Men
Sssqueeze	Evil Long Armed Viper	Snake Men

Creatures / Wave 6 / 1987

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Bionatops	Heroic Bionic Dinosaur	Heroic Warriors
Turbodactyl	Heroic Reptile with "Jet" Wings	Heroic Warriors
Tyrantisaurus Rex	Most Terrifying Dinosaur in the Land of Preternia	Snake Men

Giants / Wave 6 / 1987

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Tytus	Heroic Giant Warlord	Heroic Warriors
Megator	Evil Giant Destroyer	Snake Men

Playsets / Wave 6 / 1987

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Eternia	The Ultimate Battleground	Neutral

Accessories / Wave 6 / 1987

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Beam Blaster		Heroic Warriors
Cliff Climber	Motorized Mountain Battle Equipment	Heroic Warriors
Scubattack	Motorized Underwater Battle Pack	Evil Warriors
Tower Tools		Heroic Warriors

Meteorbs / Wave 6 / 1987

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Astrolion	Heroic Lion With Amazing Brute Strength	Heroic Warriors
Comet-Cat	Heroic Panther Is The Fastest Of The Meteorbs	Heroic Warriors
Cometroid	Heroic Meteorb with Heroic Might	Heroic Warriors
Tuskor	Heroic Mammouth Busts- Force-Fields With Tucks	Heroic Warriors
Ty-Grrr	Heroic Tiger Meteorb	Heroic Warriors
Crocobite	Evil Crocodile With Crushing Jaws	Evil Warriors
Dinosorb	Evil Dinosaur Stomps To Start Quakes	Evil Warriors
Gore-illa	Evil Ape With Monstrous Muscle Power	Evil Warriors
Orbear	Evil Grizzly Bashes Enemies With Claws	Evil Warriors
Rhinorb	Evil Rhino With Horrible Ramming Horn	Evil Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 7 / 1988

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Laser Power He-Man	Heroic Master of Light Energy	Heroic Warriors
Laser Light Skeletor	Evil Master of Light Energy	Evil Warriors

Mattel Masters of the Universe Unreleased Figures/Creatures/Vehicles (1981–1988)

The following appear in toy catologues but were never released.

Action Figures / Unreleased

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Evil Robot	NA	The Evil Horde

Powers of Grayskull

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
He-Ro	Most Powerful Wizard In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Eldor	Heroic Guardian of the Book Of Spells	Heroic Warrior

Creatures / Unreleased

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Gygor	NA	Intended for Wave 1 release
Gigantisaur	NA	Heroic Warriors

Vehicles / Prototypes Unreleased

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Gyrattacker	NA	Heroic Warriors

He-Man (1989–1992)

Action Figures / Wave 1 / 1989

Character	Alternative Name	Allegiance
He-Man		Galactic Guardians
Flipshot	Icarius	Galactic Guardians
Hydron		Galactic Guardians
Skeletor		Space Mutants
Flogg	Brakk	Space Mutants
Slush Head	Kalamarr	Space Mutants

Vehicles / Wave 1 / 1989

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Astrosub	Transforms from Fighter Jet to Astral Subamine	Galactic Guardians
Bolajet	Exciting Bola Action Wraps & Captures Goon Alien	Galactic Guardians
Shuttle Pod (Dreadwing)		Space Mutants
Terrorclaw (Terrorpod)		Space Mutants

Accessories / Wave 1 / 1989

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Rocket Disk Power Pack		Galactic Guardians
Turbo Tormentor		Space Mutants

Playsets / Wave 1 / 1989

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Starship Eternia		Galactic Guardians

Action Figures / Wave 2 / 1990

Character	Alternative Name	Allegiance
Battle-Punch He-Man		Galactic Guardians
Kayo	Tatarus	Galactic Guardians
Nocturna		Galactic Guardians
Vizar		Galactic Guardians
Disk Of Doom Skeletor		Space Mutants
Hoove		Space Mutants
Karatti		Space Mutants
Lizorr		Space Mutants

Playsets / Wave 2 / 1990

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Nordor		Space Mutants

Action Figures / Wave 3 / 1991

Character	Alternative Name	Allegiance
Artilla	Weaponstronic	Galactic Guardians
Spinwit	Tornado	Galactic Guardians
Tuskador	Insyzor	Galactic Guardians
Butthead		Space Mutants
Optikk		Space Mutants
Quakke	Earthquake	Space Mutants
Staghorn		Space Mutants

Creatures / Wave 3 / 1991

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Sagitar	Tharkus	Galactic Guardians

Vehicles / Wave 3 / 1991

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Bird		Galactic Guardians
Doomcopter (Skull Copter)		Space Mutants
Terrotread (Dread Tread)		Space Mutants

Action Figures / Wave 4 / 1992

Character	Alternative Name	Allegiance
Thunder-Punch He-Man		Galactic Guardians
Missile Armor Flipshot	Icarius	Galactic Guardians
Spin Fist Hydron		Galactic Guardians
Battle Blade Skeletor		Space Mutants
Hook Em Flogg		Space Mutants
Too Tall Hoove		Space Mutants

New Adventures of He-Man—Unreleased Prototypes

The following appear in toy catologues but were never released.

Action Figures / Unreleased

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Darius		Galactic Guardians
Mara		Galactic Guardians
Kayo (variant)		Galactic Guardians

Mattel Masters of the Universe The Modern Series (2002–2003)

Action Figures / Wave 1

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Battle Sound He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Man-At-Arms	Heroic Master Of Weapons	Heroic Warriors
Stratos	Heroic Winged Warrior	Heroic Warriors
Skeletor	Overlord Of Evil	Evil Warriors
Battle Sound Skeletor	Overlord Of Evil	Evil Warriors
Beast Man	Savage Henchman	Evil Warriors
Mer-Man	Evil Ocean Warlord	Evil Warriors

Accessories / Wave 1

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Eagle Fight Pak		Heroic Warriors
Bat Fight Pak		Evil Warriors

Creatures / Wave 1

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Cat	Heroic Fighting Tiger	Heroic Warriors
Panthor	Evil Savage Cat	Evil Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 1

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Bashin' Beatle	Heroic Smash ‘n’ Grab Vehicle	Heroic Warriors
Battle Hawk	Heroic Combat Aircraft	Heroic Warriors
Battle Tank	Heroic Attack Vehicle	Heroic Warriors
Battle Ram Chariot	Skeletor’s Demolition Vehicle	Evil Warriors
Terrodactyl	Skeletor’s Attack Aircraft	Evil Warriors

Playsets / Wave 1

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Castle Grayskull	Heroic Fortress Of Mystery & Power	Heroic Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 2

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Jungle Attack He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Mekaneck	Heroic Human Periscope	Heroic Warriors
Ram Man	Heroic Human Battering Ram	Heroic Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 2

Location	Log Line	Allegiance
War Whale	Heroic Attack Watercraft	Heroic Warriors
Attack Squid	Evil Attack Watercraft	Evil Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 3

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Smash Blade He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Battle Armor He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Samurai He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Samurai Man-At-Arms	Heroic Master Of Weapons	Heroic Warriors
Orko	Heroic Court Magician	Heroic Warriors
Teela	Warrior Goddess	Heroic Warriors
Spin Blade Skeletor	Overlord of Evil	Evil Warriors
Battle Armor Skeletor	Overlord of Evil	Evil Warriors
Trap Jaw	Evil Mechanical Menace	Evil Warriors
Tri-Klops	Evil Three-Eyes Villain	Evil Warriors

Creatures / Wave 3

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Samurai Battle Cat	Heroic Fighting Tiger	Heroic Warriors
Samurai Battle Raptor		Evil Warriors

Vehicles / Wave 3

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Spit Bull		Heroic Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 4

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Martial-Arts He-man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Battle Glove Man-At-Arms	Heroic Master Of Weapons	Heroic Warriors
Prince Adam	Heroic Secret Identity Of He-Man	Heroic Warriors
Sy-Klone	Heroic Fist-Flinging Tornado	Heroic Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 5

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Ice Armor He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Mega Punch He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Buzz-Off	Heroic Spy In The Sky	Heroic Warriors
Man-E-Faces	Heroic Human... Robot... Monster	Heroic Warriors
Fire Armor Skeletor	Overlord of Evil	Evil Warriors
Evil-Lyn	Evil Warrior Goddess	Evil Warriors
Two Bad	Double Headed Evil Strategist	Evil Warriors
Whiplash	Evil Tail Thrashing Warrior	Evil Warriors

Playsets / Wave 5

Location	Log Line	Allegiance
Mutant Slime Pit (& Mutant Warrior)		Evil Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 6

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Shield Strike He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Sky Strike Stratos	Heroic Winged Warrior	Heroic Warriors
Roboto	Heroic Mechanical Warrior	Heroic Warriors
Zodak	Heroic Cosmic Enforcer	Heroic Warriors

Action Figures / Wave 7

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Snake Armor He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Mecha-Blade He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Serpent Claw Man-At-Arms	Heroic Master Of Weapons	Heroic Warriors
Trap 'N' Smash Orko	Heroic Court Magician	Heroic Warriors
Battle-Fist (Fisto)	Heroic Hand-To-Hand Fighter	Heroic Warriors
Snake Crush Skeletor	Overlord of Evil	Evil Warriors
King Hssss (King Hiss)	Dreadful Disguised Leader Of The Snake Men	Snake Men
Venom Spitting Khan (Kobra Khan)	Henchman Of The Snake Men	Snake Men
The General (Rattlor)	Evil Snake Creature With The Quick Strike Head	Snake Men

Creatures / Wave 7

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Bones

Exclusives

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Faker	Evil Robot Of Skeletor	Evil Warriors
Keldor	Apprentice Of Hordak	Evil Warriors
Moss Man	Heroic Master Of Camouflage	Heroic Warriors
She-Ra	Most Powerful Woman In The Universe	The Great Rebellion
Snake Teela		Snake Men

NECA Masters of the Universe The Modern Series—Stactions (2005–2007)

Stactions / Wave 1

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Snout Spout	Heroic Water Blasting Fire Fighter	Heroic Warriors
Clawful	Warrior With The Grip Of Evil	Evil Warriors
Hordak	Ruthless Leader Of The Evil Horde	The Evil Horde

Stactions / Wave 2

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Clamp Champ	Heroic Master Of Capture	Heroic Warriors
Stinkor	Evil Master Of Odors	Evil Warriors
Grizzlor	Hairy Henchman Of The Evil Horde	The Evil Horde

Stactions / Wave 3

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Sorceress (& Zoar)	Heroic Guardian Of Castle Grayskull	Heroic Warriors
Mantenna	Evil Spy With The Pop Out Eyes	The Evil Horde
Tung Lashor	Evil Tongue-Shooting Snake Men Creature	Snake Men

Stactions / Wave 4

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Webstor	Evil Master Of Escape	Evil Warriors
Leech	Evil Master Of Power Suction	The Evil Horde
Snake Face	Most Gruesome Of The Snake Men Warriors	Snake Men

Stactions / Wave 5

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Rio Blast	Heroic Transforming Gunslinger	Heroic Warriors
Evil-Lyn (& Screeech)	Evil Warrior Goddess	Evil Warriors
Sssqueeze	Evil Long Armed Viper	Snake Men

Stactions / Wave 6

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
Battle Armor He-Man	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic Warriors
Jitsu (& Odiphus)	Evil Master Of Martial Arts	Evil Warriors
Mosquitor	Evil Energy-Draining Insectoid	The Evil Horde

Exclusives

Character	Log Line	Allegiance
King Randor	Ruler Of Eternia	Heroic Warriors
King Randor (Classic Colors)	Ruler Of Eternia	Heroic Warriors
Sorceress (Classic Colors)	Guardian of Castle Grayskull	Heroic Warriors
Evil-Lyn (Classic Colors)	Evil Warrior Goddess	Evil Warriors

Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics (August 2008 – December 2009)

CODES
M = Monthly released figure
A = A list variant
B = Bonus figure variant
C = Convention exclusive
30 = 30th Anniversary figure
F = Filmation Subscription figure
S = Subscription exclusive
T = Toys 'R' US exclusive
O = Oversized figure (creatures, large scale figures, multi-packs)
P = Playset, small diorama, weapons rack, weapons pack, figure stands
V = Vehicle

MOTU = Masters of the Universe
POP = Princess of Power
MOVIE = The 1987 live action movie
NA = New Adventures of He-Man
POG = Powers of Grayskull
Galactic Protectors = Galactic Protectos (The Heroic Warriors of The New Adventures of He-Man)
Mutant = Space Mutants (Evil Mutants of The New Adventures of He-Man)
New = Previously Unreleased
Proto = Used to be a prototype only
CA = Concept art
Myth = Unknown figures with unknown origins

Date	Code	Character	Real Name	Log Line	Hero/Villain	Allegiance	Toyline/Origin	Era	Wave
24 Aug, 2008	C	King Grayskull	(Not given)	Ancestor of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTUC	MYP	New
24 Aug, 2008	C	King Grayskull (Bronze)	(Not given)	Ancestor of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTUC	MYP	New
24 Aug, 2008	C	Spirit of Grayskull	(Not given)	Ancestor Of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTUC	MYP	New
1 Dec, 2008	M	He-Man	Adam of the House Of Randor	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
1 Dec, 2008	M	Beast Man	Raqquill Rqazz	Savage Henchman	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
15 Jan, 2009	M	Skeletor	Keldor	Evil Lord of Destruction	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
16 Feb, 2009	M	Stratos	Stratos of the House of Avion	Winged Warrior	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
16 Mar, 2009	M	Faker	Faker	Evil Robot of Skeletor	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	2
15 Apr, 2009	M	Mer-Man	Squidish Rex	Ocean Warlord	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
15 May 2009	M	Zodac	Zodac Zur	Cosmic Enforcer	Neutral	Cosmic Enforcers	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
15 Jun, 2009	M	Hordak	Hec-Tor Kur	Ruthless Leader of the Evil Horde	Villain	The Evil Horde	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 Jul, 2009	M	Man-At-Arms	Duncan	Master of Weapons	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
23 Jul, 2009	C	He-Ro (SDCC Tattoo)	Ro	Cosmic Warrior	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Prototype	POG	New
2 Aug, 2009	B	He-Ro	Ro	Cosmic Warrior	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Prototype	POG	New
17 Aug, 2009	M	Tri-Klops	Trydor Esooniux Scope	Evil & Sees Everything	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	2
15 Sep, 2009	M	Webstor	Araneus son of Raknus	Master of Escape	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
15 Oct, 2009	M	Teela	Teela	Warrior Goddess	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
15 Oct, 2009	B	Zodak	Kar-Tor	Mystic Enforcer	Hero	Cosmic Enforcers	MOTU 2002–2004	MOTU 2000	6
16 Nov, 2009	M	Scareglow	Karak Nul	Evil Ghost Serving Skeletor	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Dec, 2009	M	King Randor	Randor of the House of Miro	Ruler of Eternia	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Dec, 2009	B	The Goddess	Sharella	Trainer Of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mini Comic	MOTU	New

Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics (2010)

15 Jan, 2010	M	Adora	Adora of the House Of Randor	Leader in the Great Rebellion	Hero	Great Rebellion	POP	Filmation	New
15 Jan, 2010	A	Battle Armor He-Man	Adam of the House of Randor	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
16 Feb, 2010	M	Trap Jaw	Kronis	Evil & Armed For Combat	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	2
16 Feb, 2010	O	Battle Cat	Cringer	Fighting Tiger	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1
16 Feb, 2010	P	Castle Grayskull Stands							New
25 Feb, 2010	T	Superman vs. He-Man (Comic colours)
25 Feb, 2010	T	Lex Luthor vs. Skeletor (Comic colours)
15 Mar, 2010	M	Moss Man	Kreann’ot N’Horosh	Spy & Master of Camouflage	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
19 Apr, 2010	M	Evil-Lyn	Evelyn Morgan Powers	Evil Warrior Goddess	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	2
19 May 2010	B	Weapons Pak		Arms & armor			MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
19 May 2010	S	Wun-Dar	Wun-Dar	The “Savage” He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	Myth
19 May 2010	S	Map of Eternia (Came with Wun-Dar)	Eternia	Magical Planet	None	None	MOTU 1982-1988	MOTU	New
15 May 2010	M	Optikk	Pronounced through a series of blinks	Space Mutant Spy For Skeletor	Villain	Space Mutants	He-Man 1989–1992	NA	3
15 May 2010	O	Tytus	Tytus	Heroic Giant Warlord	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Jun, 2010	M	She-Ra	Adora of the House of Randor	Most Powerful Woman in the Universe	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	POP	1
15 Jun, 2010	A	Keldor	Keldor of the House of Miro	Apprentice of Hordak	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 2000	MYP	New
15 Jul, 2010	M	Count Marzo	Marzo Kalif	Evil Master of Magic	Villain	Evil Warriors	Mike Young Productions	MYP	New
22 Jul 2010	C	Orko (color change)	Orko	Court Magician	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
	C	Prince Adam (packaged with color change Orko)	Adam of the House of Randor	Secret Identity Of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
22 Jul, 2010	C	Mo-Larr & Skeletor	Dr. Moe Larrstein & Keldor	Eternian Dentist & Lord of Destruction			Robot Chicken		New
02 Aug, 2010	B	Orko (packaged with Prince Adam)	Orko	Court Magician	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
	C	Prince Adam (packaged with Orko)	Adam of the House of Randor	Secret Identity Of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
16 Aug, 2010	M	Whiplash	Torrant Krazut	Tail Thrashing Warrior	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
16 Sep, 2010	M	Chief Carnivus	Canivus Fervelius III	Feline Warrior	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mike Young Productions	MOTU 2000	NEW
16 Sep, 2010	O	Gygor	Gygor	Evil Fighting Gorilla	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	Prototype	New
15 Oct, 2010	M	Roboto	Robot Model 9041	Mechanical Warrior	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 Nov, 2010	M	Grizzlor	Gur’Rul Gu’Rrooowarrrk	The Ferocious Figure With Fur	Villain	The Evil Horde	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 Nov, 2010	B	King Grayskull (ReDeco)	D’Vann Grayskull	Ancestor of He-Man	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mike Young Productions	MOTU 2000	New
18 Nov, 2010	T	Hawkman vs. Stratos (Blue wings)		Winged Avenger & Winged Warrior	Hero	Heroic Warriors	DC Universe Classics/MOTU 1982–88
18 Nov, 2010	T	Aquaman vs. Mer-Man (Blue skin)		King of Atlantis & Ocean Warlord	Hero/Villain	Evil Warriors	DC Universe Classics/MOTU 1982–88
15 Dec, 2010	M	Buzz-Off	Tzzzzt zzz zzTTTzz	Heroic Spy In The Sky	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3

Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics (2011)

18 Jan, 2011	M	Vikor	Vikor	He-Man of the North	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Concept Art	POG	New
18 Jan, 2011	O	Eternian Palace Guards	Various	Heroic Guards	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Filmation/Ladybird	MOTU	New
15 Feb, 2011	M	Bow	Kyle Reccula	Special Friend Who Helps She-Ra	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	POP	1
15 Feb, 2011	O	Shadow Beast	Various	Evil Creatures of Darkness	Villain	Evil Warriors	Filmation	MOTU	New
15 Feb, 2011	S	Preternia Disguise He-Man	Adam of the House of Randor	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	POG	New
15 Feb, 2011	S	Map of Etheria (Came with Preternia Disguise He-Man)	Etheria	Beautiful Planet of Despondos
15 Mar, 2011	M	King Hssss	Hssss of the Viper House	Dreadful Disguised Leader Of The Snake Men	Villain	Snake Men	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	5
15 Mar, 2011	A	Battle Armor Skeletor	Keldor of the House Of Miro	Lord of Destruction	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
15 Apr, 2011	M	Sy-Klone	Sy-Klone Son of Dy-Lex	Heroic Fist-Flinging Tornado	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 Apr, 2011	O	Panthor	Panthor	Savage Cat of Skeletor	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
15 May 2011	M	Catra	C’Yra of D’Riluth III	Jealous Beauty	Villain	The Evil Horde	POP 1985–1987	Filmation	New
15 Jun, 2011	M	The Faceless One	Nikolas Powers	Ancient Lord of Zalesia	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mike Young Productions	MOTU 2002	New
15 Jun, 2011	A	Battleground Teela	Teela	Heir to the Sorceress	Hero	Heroic Warriors	DC Comics	MOTU	New
15 Jul, 2011	M	Clawful	Pronounced through a series of claw clicks	Warrior with the Grip of Evil	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
21 Jul, 2011	C	Queen Marlena (& young Cringer)	Marlena Glenn	Queen of Eternia	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Filmation	MOTU	New
1 Aug, 2011	B	Captain Glenn (& young Cringer)	Marlena Glenn	Heroic Space Adventurer	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	Filmation	New
15 Aug, 2011	M	Man-E-Faces	Perkaedo	Human...Robot...Monster	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	2
15 Aug, 2011	O	Megator	Moleb The Demolisher	Evil Giant Destroyer	Villain	Snake Men & The Evil Horde	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Sep, 2011	M	Leech	K’Ull’Leusshhhh	Master of Power Suction	Villain	The Evil Horde	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 Sep, 2011	A	Hurricane Hordak	Hec-Tor Kur	Ruthless Leader with Wicked Whirling Weapons	Villain	The Evil Horde	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	5
17 Oct, 2011	M	Icarius	TC Icarius ‘Flipshot’ Kaz	Daring Space Ace	Hero	Galactic Protectors	He-Man 1989–1992	NA	1
15 Nov, 2011	M	Snout Spout	Jaxton	Water Blasting Firefighter	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	5
15 Nov, 2011	A	Bubble Power She-Ra (She-Ra 2.0)	Adora of the House of Randor	Most Powerful Woman In The Universe	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	POP	3
15 Mar, 2011	O	Swift Wind	Spirit	Steed of She-Ra	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	Filmation	1
15 Dec, 2011	M	Demo-Man	Uqquz' Zekul-Mshqz	Evil Spirit of Despondos	Villain	None	Concept Art	MOTU	New
15 Dec, 2011	A	Battleground Evil-Lyn	Evelyn Morgan Powers	Evil Witch of Eternia	Villain	Evil Warriors	Re-Deco/MYP Head & Cape	MOTU	New
15 Dec, 2012	V	Wind Raider		Heroic Assault Lander	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	1

Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics (2012)

17 Jan, 2012	O	The Star Sisters (Jewelstar, Starla, Tallstar)	Devena/Gemma/Cassandra	Hidden Beauty/Bright And Beautiful Leader/ Lovely Lookout	Hero	The Great Rebellion	Prototype	POP	New
15 Feb, 2012	M	Sorceress	Teela Na	Guardian Of Castle Grayskull	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Feb, 2012	30	Fearless Photog	Jey	Heroic Master of Cameras	Hero	Heroic Warriors	30th Anniversary	MOTU	New
15 Feb, 2012	M	Fisto	Malcom	Hand-To-Hand Fighter	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
15 Feb, 2012	S	Shadow Weaver	Beatrix Lightspinner	Mistress of Dark Magic	Villain	The Evil Horde	Filmation	POP	New
15 Feb, 2012	S	Map Of Preternia (Came with Shadow Weaver)	Preternia	Ancient Continent of Hidden Magic	None	None	POG	POG	New
15 Mar, 2012	M	Kobra Khan	Khan of the Clan Kobra	Evil Master of Snakes	Villain	Evil Warriors/Snake Men	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
16 Apr, 2012	B	Thunder Punch He-Man	Adam of the House Of Randor	Heroic Leader With A Power Punch	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
16 Apr, 2012	30	Draego-Man	(renounced his given Dragonian name)	Evil Fire-Breathing Menace	Villain	Evil Warriors	30th Anniversary	MOTU	NEW
15 May 2012	M	Stinkor	Odiphus	Evil Master of Odors	Evil	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 May 2012	M	Slush Head	Kalamarr	Scaly Goon Squad Thug	Villain	Space Mutants	He-Man 1989–1992	MOTU	1
15 May 2012	P	Snake Mountain Stands							NEW
15 May 2012	30	The Mighty Spector	John Spector	Master of Time Travel	Hero	Time Agents	30th Anniversary	MOTU	New
15 Jun, 2012	M	Horde Prime	Anillis Kur	Supreme Ruler of the Horde Empire	Villain	The Evil Horde	Filmation	POP	New
15 Jun, 2012	B	Snake Man-At-Arms	Duncan of the Viper Clan	Transformed Master Of Weapons	Villain	Snake Men	Mike Young Productions	MOTU	NEW
15 Jun 2012	O	Griffin	Varies	Evil Flying Beasts	Villain	Evil Warriors	Mike Young Productions	MOTU	NEW
12 Jul, 2012	C	Vykron	Vykron	Ultimate Eternian Champion	Heroic	None	Prototype	TBC	New
16 Jul, 2012	M	Spikor	Kleffton	Untouchable Master Of Evil Combat	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
1 Aug, 2012	B	Vykron	Vykron	Ultimate Eternian Champion	Heroic	None	Prototype	TBC	New
15 Aug, 2012	30	Sir Laser Lot	Unknown	Heroic Knight Of Grayskull	Hero	Heroic Warriors	30th Anniversary	POG	NEW
15 Sep 2012	M	Mekaneck	Orius	Heroic Human Periscope	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
15 Sep, 2012	M	Dragon Blaster Skeletor	Keldor of the House of Miro	Evil Leader & his Dreadful Dragon with the "Paralysing Spray"	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	4
15 Sep 2012	O	Snake Men	Varies	Slithering Minions Of King Hssss	Villain	Snake Men	Mike Young Productions	MOTU	New
15 Oct, 2012	M	Frosta	Queen Mackenzie	Ice Empress of Etheria	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	POP	1
15 Oct 2012	M	Rattlor	Slltyo Of The Rattlor House	Evil Creature With The Quick Strke Head	Villain	Snake Men	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	5
15 Oct, 2012	30	Cy-Chop	Scychor	Evil Horde Bounty Hunter	Villain	Horde	30th Anniversary	MOTU	New
15 Oct 2012	A	Great Unrest Weapons Pack
15 Nov 2012	M	Dekker	Dekker	Heroic Trainer-At-Arms	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mike Young Productions	MOTU	New
15 Nov 2012	B	King Randor (Eternos Palace)	Randor Of The House Of Miro		Hero	Heroic Warriors	Filmation	MOTU	New
15 Nov, 2012	30	Castle Grayskullman	Not Applicable	Heroic Embodiment Of Castle Grayskull	Hero	Heroic Warriors	30th Anniversary	MOTU	New
23 Nov, 2012	B	Temple of Darkness Sorceress	Teela Na	Heroic Guardian of Castle Grayskull	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mini-Comic	MOTU	New
15 Dec, 2012	M	Mosquitor	Bliddeon Black	Evil Energy-Draining Insectoid	Villain	The Evil Horde	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Dec, 2012	O	Procrustus	Procrustus	Giant Guardian of Magic	Hero	None	Mini-Comic	MOTU	New
15 Dec, 2012	O	Granamyr	Granamyr The Wise	Great Magic Wielding Dragon	Hero	None	Filmation	MOTU	New

Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics (2013)

Dates are subject to change.

Date	Code	Character	Real Name	Log Line	Hero/Villain	Allegiance	Toyline/Origin	Era	Wave
15 Jan, 2013	M	Netossa	Vivian Redretta	Heroic Captivating Beauty	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	POP	3
15 Feb, 2013	M	Jitsu	Chopper	Evil Master of Martial Arts	Villain	Evil Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	3
15 Feb, 2013	O	Ram Man	Krass	Heroic Human Battering Ram	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	2
14 Mar, 2013	C	Strobo	Gelpher	Light Powered Cosmic Enforcer	Neutral	None	Comic Book	MOTU	New
15 Mar, 2013	MS	Fang Man	Scutes Ignis	Evil Fanged Minion of Skeletor	Villain	Evil Warriors	Filmation	MOTU	New
15 Mar, 2013	S	King He-Man	Adam of the House of Randor	Heroic Ruler of Future Eternia	Hero	Heroic Warriors	Mini-Comic	MOTU	New
15 Mar, 2013	S	Map of Subternia (Comes with King He-Man)	Subternia	Hidden Land Beneath the Horizon	None	None	Mini-Comic/MYP	MOTU	New
15 Apr, 2013	M	Snake Face	Cyltho Ssstavvve	Most Gruesome of the Snake Men Warriors	Villain	Snake Men	MOTU 1982-1988	MOTU	6
15 Apr, 2013	O	The Fighting Foe Men	Dawg-O-Tor/Ditztroyer/Shield Maiden Sherrilyn	Evil Eternian Pirate Clan	Villains	None/The Evil Horde	Concept	MOTU	New
15 May 2013	M	Karatti	TBC	Bone Bashing Mutant	Villain	Space Mutants	NA 1989-1992	NA	2
17 Jun, 2012	M	Octavia	TBC	TBC	Villain	The Evil Horde	Filmation	POP	New
15 Jul, 2013	M	Clamp Champ	TBC	Heroic Master of Capture	Hero	Heroic Warriors	MOTU 1982–1988	MOTU	6
15 Jul, 2013	B	Galactic Protector He-Man	Adam of the House of Randor	Most Powerful Man In The Universe	Heroic	Galactic Protectors	He-Man 1989–1992	NA	1
15 Jul, 2013	F	Batros			Villain	None	Filmation	MOTU	New
15 Aug, 2013	M	Castaspella	TBC	Heroic Enchantress who Hypnotises	Hero	The Great Rebellion	POP 1985–1987	POP	1
15 Aug, 2013	F	Icer			Villain	Evil Warriors	Filmation	MOTU	New
16 Sep, 2013	F	Shokoti			Villain	None	Filmation	MOTU	New
15 Oct, 2013	M	Mantenna	TBC	Evil Spy With The Pop Out Eyes	Villain	The Evil Horde	MOTU 82-88	MOTU	4
15 Nov, 2013	M	TBC
15 Dec, 2013	M	Geldor	TBC		Villain	None	Mini-Comic	MOTU	New

Fuerza T

In 2003, Tops Toys, an Argentinian toy company, used the molds from the vintage Master of The Universe figures and released eight characters in Argentina.

Action Figures / Wave 1 / 2003

Character	Allegiance
Platono	Heroic
Shidoshi	Heroic
Titano	Heroic
Tekno	Heroic
Destructo	Evil
Pantano	Evil
Carnivor	Evil
Felinor	Evil

External links

• MOTUClassics.Com—Visual Checklist & Collector's Guide
• Masters of the Universe figures and parts identification archive at Transformerland.com
• Masters of the Universe and other Mattel action figures