- "Fabulous secret powers were given to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said, By the power of Grayskull, I HAVE THE POWER!!!!"
- ―Prince Adam/He-Man (Opening theme)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line Masters of the Universe. The show is often referred to as one of the most popular animated children's shows of the 1980s and has retained a heavy cult following to this day.
Premise
The show takes place on the fictional planet of Eternia, a planet of magic, myth, and fantasy. Its lead character is Prince Adam, the young son of Eternia's rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam holds the Sword of Poweraloft and proclaims "By the Power of Grayskull!" he is endowed with "fabulous secret powers" and transformed into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. Together with his close allies, Battle Cat (who undergoes a similar transformation from being Adam's cowardly pet tiger Cringer), The Sorceress, Teela, Man-At-Arms and Orko, He-Man uses his powers to defend Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor. Skeletor's main goal is to conquer the mysterious fortress of Castle Grayskull, from which He-Man draws his powers. If successful, Skeletor would have enough power to rule Eternia and possibly the entire universe.
Trivia
- The success of the original series led to a short-lived revival series that aired in 2002 on Cartoon Network's Toonami.
- Two new He-Man series are in development for Netflix. One is a family-oriented CGI revival, the other is an adult-oriented anime titled Masters of the Universe: Revelation, and is a direct sequel to the original series. Unlike She-Ra and the Princesses of Power which was produced by DreamWorks Animation, the aforementioned company doesn't seemed to be involved with these two series.