1981-1982
He-Man, "the most powerful man in the universe", alter-ego of Prince Adam.
Man-At-Arms is Teela's foster father. Since Man-At-Arms is actually a title, not a name, the character is also known as Duncan. Man-At-Arms designs and builds weapons and other technology for the royal family. Duncan knows Adam's secret identity, and acts as mentor and teacher to the young prince.
Teela is Captain of the Royal Guard and often assists He-Man in his battles. She is the daughter of the Sorceress, though she does not know this; Man-At-Arms has raised her from infancy at the Sorceress' behest. Teela is characterized by a strong personality, and one of her duties is to teach combat skills to Prince Adam. She frequently berates him for his careless and worry-free attitude, but is fond of him nonetheless.
Stratos is a humanoid with the power of flight and energy projection. He lives in the kingdom of Avion as the leader of Bird People.
Zodak is the Cosmic Enforcer who is generally associated with the good guys, but takes a neutral standpoint helping both good and evil sides when they need it most. He was originally packaged as an evil warrior, and different media have provided radically differing interpretations of his character.
Battle Cat is He-Man's faithful feline companion, a fighting armored tiger who carries him into battle. When He-Man is in the form of Prince Adam, Battle Cat is Cringer, who lacks the bravery of Battle Cat and runs away from just about everything.
1983
Man-E-Faces is an actor who can change his faces from a human face to a beast face to a robot face. He also adopts the abilities and traits of the face he puts on.
Ram-Man is a sturdy warrior with poor verbal skills who runs down most of his obstacles. In the 1983 original series, he is rather short and resembles a dwarf, whereas in the 2002 series he is a very large man with a disproportionately small head. He is also shown to be afraid of the dark.
Zoar, the fighting falcon, is depicted in early portrayals as a separate character from the Sorceress.
1984
Orko is a magician from the parallel dimensional world of Trolla. Orko's magical abilities vary, depending on his location. On Eternia, Orko is inept, with his spells often backfiring with humorous results. By contrast, on his homeworld of Trolla, Orko is a master magician. He moves around by levitating and often serves as the comic relief. His face is concealed by a floppy hat and heavy scarf; according to legend, members of his people only show their visage to their one true love.
Buzz-Off is a humanoid bee. His species is known as the Andreenids in the 2002 version.
Mekaneck can stretch his neck to incredible lengths. This enables him to serve as a scout. Man-At-Arms is the one who gave him his extending prosthetic neck.
Fisto is an extra-strong warrior with an enlarged metal right hand. In the 2002 series he is Man-At-Arms's brother.
1985
Sy-Klone is a mechanized being who can generate winds by rotating his torso or his arms.
Roboto is a robotic warrior. In the 2002 version, he is a chess-playing robot, built by Man-At-Arms, who upgrades himself into a fighter.
Moss Man is a plant man who can revive dead plants and manipulate plant matter, mostly moss. In the 2002 series he is a quiet pastoral type and a sort of urban legend, who resides in the Eternian forests.
1986
Snout Spout is an elephant-headed Eternian who can squirt water out of his trunk. He appears in the She-Ra cartoon and in some of the He-Man comic books, here as an Eternian warrior.
Extendar is a mechanized being and Master of Extension.
Rio Blast is an Eternian gunslinger with weapons hidden in his body.
Rokkon is a rock being who can turn into a rock for defense. He appears in multiple MOTU comic books and in the She-Ra cartoon.
Stonedar is a rock being who can also turn into a rock for defense. He appears in multiple MOTU comic books and in the She-Ra cartoon.
1987
Clamp Champ is a royal guardsman with a gigantic clamp as his primary weapon.
Rotar is the Master of Hyper-Spin. He was a guard at the Royal Palace of Eternia until one of Skeletor's attacks left him injured. Man-At-Arms saved him with one of his latest inventions.
Gwildor is a dwarf-like Thenurian and inventor of the Cosmic Key. He debuted in the Masters of the Universe movie.
The Sorceress is the mystic guardian of Castle Grayskull who granted Prince Adam the power to become He-Man. In the original animated series, the Sorceress cannot leave the castle for very long, or she will revert to her falcon form, Zoar. In the 2002 series, the Sorceress is not powerless outside the castle in her human form, as she demonstrates when she magically defends a village against an evil warlord. She is also the mother of Teela, who is destined to inherit her place, although Teela does not know this initially.
King Randor is the ruler of Eternia and father of Prince Adam.
He-Ro was the most powerful wizard in the universe, who existed in Pre-Eternia. Only prototype pictures exist.
Eldor was He-Ro's mentor. Only prototype pictures exist.
Tytus was a heroic giant warlord with long blonde hair, who aided He-Ro in Pre-Eternia.
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