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Masters of the Universe
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A 1987 film directed by Gary Goddard for The Cannon Group, a Live-Action Adaptation of the toy/animation franchise of the same name.The movie features Skeletor acquiring the Cosmic Key, a teleportation device from Gwildor, an eccentric inventor, which gives him an edge in his war against He-Man. Eventually the heroes find an identical device and use it to escape capture, accidentally traveling to a distant planet — Earth. Skeletor is not far behind. Starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor, Meg Foster as Evil-Lyn and a young Courteney Cox and Robert Duncan McNeill as teenage sweethearts Julie Winston and Kevin Corrigan, who are caught up in the events.A fictionalized version of the making of the live-action film was later used as the basis for a story arc in Paul Chadwick's Concrete. Additionally, there's no Prince Adam in this version, only He-Man, in keeping with its early origins: Adam originally didn't exist in the toy line or the (pre-Filmation) mini-comics that came with it. Besides the original line of toys made when the movie came out, in 2019 a high-end set of action figures based on the movie was announced. | |
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Aliens Speaking English | |
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Aliens Speaking English: The Eternians can easily speak it with no explanation. The Comic-Book Adaptation of the movie explains this at the end: The Eternians are descendants of a 24th century space expedition from Earth, meaning that He-Man and his friends traveled both in space and time. This is also foreshadowed earlier in the comic, when He-Man first arrives Earth, and comments on how strange it is that the Earthlings speak "Eternian". | |
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Canon Foreigner | |
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Canon Foreigner: Kevin and Julie. The Film of the Series used only the most immediate characters of the show. He-Man, Duncan (Man-At-Arms), Teela and the Sorceress are the only heroes, with a sidekick being a hairy gremlin called Gwildor (who vaguely fills out Orko's role in being comic relief, although he is also a Mad Scientist who is responsible for the plot). Skeletor, Evil-Lyn, and Beast Man are the only villains, with a group of improvised minions to fill out the ranks, in particular an eyepatch-wearing bald swordsman named Blade who sort of fills the role of The Dragon. They both got action figures in the toyline, but no attempt has ever been made to integrate them into any main canon. The commentary track on the DVD sheds a lot of light on why the movie lacked certain key characters from the franchise and why other characters were so drastically altered (notably Teela and Duncan). Suffice it to say, they had only a little money (most of it spent building the insanely elaborate Grayskull set they only barely got to use) and an extremely limited amount of time to film things. (The track also explains the presence of the mysterious pig-faced boy in the Grayskull throne room.) An urban legend, popularized by 4th World fan (and comics pro) John Byrne, was that the movie was a Spiritual Licensee to Jack Kirby's Fourth World, with Skeletor taking the role of Darkseid and other characters (including the ones created for the movie) having a surprising correlation to each other. Read here for the full story. The director has admitted to being a fan of the comics, but he still tried to make a legitimate MOTU movie. Blade and Saurod made appearances in the comic book continuity, making them Canon Immigrants of a sort, despite Saurod getting killed by Skeletor in the film. Possibly, however, they were following on from the movie's comic book adaptation, which did not include Saurod's death. He, Blade and Gwildor also both received toys in the original toyline. Much later, Gwildor and his invention were introduced into the mainstream He-Man story. He, Blade, Karg and Saurod were integrated into mainstream continuity by way of their Masters of the Universe Classics toy bios. | |
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A Taste of the Lash | |
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A Taste of the Lash: After Skeletor manages to capture He-Man, he has Blade torture He-Man with a laser whip. | |
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Age Lift | |
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Age Lift: The Sorceress in prior works was generally depicted as youthful looking, comparable to Teela in age. Christina Pickles was in her fifties and the Sorceress design had her look like an older sage. | |
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The Call Knows Where You Live | |
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The Call Knows Where You Live: Karg comes knocking with a bunch of robots in tow, prompting Gwildor to make a very swift change of plans. | |
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Trailers Always Spoil | |
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Trailers Always Spoil: The trailer shows Skeletor frying Saurod. | |
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Darker and Edgier | |
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Darker and Edgier: When compared to the 80's cartoon. | |
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Wizards from Outer Space | |
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Wizards from Outer Space: Or... "Aliens from Eternia". | |
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Straw Vegetarian | |
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Straw Vegetarian: Played for Laughs. Duncan, Teela and Gwildor steel a bucket of chicken for food, Teela says she likes it but wonders why it is placed on these "white sticks." Duncan tells her it is a rib bone and both Teela and Gwildor pause with disgust that it came from an animal, in the sense that they never heard of the concept of being a carnivore. Duncan, being an Old Soldier, doesn't seem to mind. | |
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Genre Shift | |
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Genre Shift: Scenes with Julie and Kevin have a Teen Drama feel to them. | |
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I Surrender, Suckers | |
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I Surrender, Suckers: It wouldn't be Skeletor if he didn't do this at least once. | |
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Milking the Giant Cow | |
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Milking the Giant Cow: Not only is Skeletor a Large Ham in speech, he's gesturing like crazy with dramatic turns and pointing. | |
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Cape Swish | |
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Cape Swish: Skeletor appears to have a fetish for this. | |
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Muggles Do It Better | |
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Muggles Do It Better: Though Earthlings are outgunned because the technology of Eternia is clearly more advanced than Earth's, it appears to derive from similar sources and be fairly easy to master with native technical skill. One scene demonstrates this in that a microwave Kevin happens to be using interferes with the bad guys' scanners (just as it has been known to interfere with our own radio, television, and wi-fi signals). Kevin is able to operate the musical key effectively once Gwildor helps him hook a Casio keyboard from the local music shop up to it, with the alien even describing Kevin as a "master song maker" whose natural talents make it easy for him to use the Key. In one rather entertaining scene, Lubic demonstrates that good old-fashioned shotgun slugs work just as well on those Mecha-Mooks as any of Eternia's energy weapons. | |
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It Sucks to Be the Chosen One | |
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It Sucks to Be the Chosen One: Kevin and Julie, two normal earth teens don't like the idea of being chased around and nearly killed just because they happend to find the MacGuffin that everybody wants. Heck Kevin even tried to refuse the call! And what are they supposed to do afterward? Tell people they saved the universe from a monomaniacal god at the center of the universe in an alternate timeline? Sure, people will believe that. | |
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Mythology Gag | |
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Mythology Gag: Just before receiving the powers of Grayskull, Skeletor names himself "Master of the Universe". In the original cartoon, Skeletor and his forces were the eponymous "Masters of the Universe" before the opening narration was changed. Skeletor's plan to drain the Sorceress’s life force and use it to become powerful mirror the episode “The Dragon Invasion”. | |
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More than Mind Control | |
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More than Mind Control: Evil-Lyn uses her magic to confuzzle poor emotionally vulnerable Julie. | |
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"Shut Up!" Gunshot | |
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"Shut Up!" Gunshot: By Gwildor. | |
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Throwing the Distraction | |
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Throwing the Distraction: He-Man gets one of Skeletor's Mecha-Mooks to come over to him by tossing a bit of metal onto the ground during the warehouse shootout. | |
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Teleporter Accident | |
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Teleporter Accident: When He-Man's friends show up in a Big Damn Heroes moment at the end, they teleport half a car and a chunk of wall along with them. | |
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No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup | |
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No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup: Subverted to hell and back. Skeletor and Evil-Lyn assume that they have the only Cosmic Key after she stole it from Gwildor, but he had a prototype model that he hid from her, thus allowing the Eternians to have a fighting chance of defeating Skeletor. | |
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Rapid Aging | |
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Rapid Aging: As more and more of her power is drained, the Sorceress ages to the point of death. | |
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Save Both Worlds | |
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Save Both Worlds: Eternia and Earth. | |
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Curb-Stomp Battle | |
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Curb-Stomp Battle: Skeletor's forces at the beginning lay one on the Eternians offscreen, resulting in most of the Eternian military being either killed or captured. | |
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Cold-Blooded Torture | |
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Cold-Blooded Torture: Averted. Blade would prefer to "persuade" Kevin with his knives, but Evil-Lynn more sensibly opts for using some kind of mental manipulation collar that pacifies him and forces him to speak the truth. While this is shown to be rather mentally uncomfortable and painful to Kevin when they're putting the collar on him and later when his friends are breaking it off, it apparently has no lasting harmful effects. | |
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Mecha-Mooks | |
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Mecha-Mooks: Skeletor's "crack troops" are a bunch of black-armored robots. Hardcore fans have supposed that the plot could actually work within the cartoon's timeline, assuming Skeletor killed Hordak and stole his limitless armies. | |
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You Have Failed Me | |
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You Have Failed Me: Poor Saurod is vaporized by Skeletor when the mercenaries return empty handed. | |
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold | |
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Well hey, he does actually do his job in helping Kevin look for his girlfriend even if he's a bit of a dick about it; and he's perfectly happy with his reward of a lovely woman and a cushy retirement on Eternia at the end. | |
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The Stinger | |
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The Stinger: "I'll be back!" | |
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Race Against the Clock | |
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Race Against the Clock: The heroes have until an Eternian moonrise before the Great Eye opens and Skeletor absorbs the power of Greyskull by draining the Sorceress. They fail to stop him in time, but He-Man manages to save the day regardless. | |
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Too Important to Walk | |
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Too Important to Walk: Skeletor arrives on Earth sitting comfortably atop one of his intimidating-looking hover-thrones. | |
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Treacherous Spirit Chase | |
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Treacherous Spirit Chase: In the movie, Julie immediately accepts her dead mother turning up in the middle of a siege by magic aliens from another dimension to lure her out the back door of the shop in which she and her friends are holed up defending a powerful alien artifact. Moments later, she accepts that her dead mother needs her to hand over said artifact. Needless to say, it's not really her dead mother. | |
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Adaptational Modesty | |
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Adaptational Modesty: Skeletor wears heavy robes instead of a loincloth and minimal chest armor (toy designs made heavy use of Palette Swap, Skeletor's body and clothing was not much different than He-Man). Frank Langella was interested in a musculature-friendly outfit, as he was in pretty good shape for his age, but the director was worried about portraying Skeletor as sexy. | |
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Disney Villain Death | |
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Disney Villain Death: Subverted. Skeletor falls down a chasm at the end of his duel with He-Man, but The Stinger reveals he survived. | |
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TitleCharacter | |
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Just before receiving the powers of Grayskull, Skeletor names himself "Master of the Universe". In the original cartoon, Skeletor and his forces were the eponymous "Masters of the Universe" before the opening narration was changed. | |
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Pragmatic Villainy | |
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This is a case of Pragmatic Villainy when Karg starts yelling at the other mercenaries who are shooting and throwing things at Julie not to kill her because they need her alive for questioning; she's one of the few people on Earth who might have any idea where the MacGuffin they've been sent to retrieve is. | |
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Sword Fight | |
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Sword Fight: The film climaxes with two sword fights between He-Man and Skeletor. The latter after Skeletor's staff breaks filmed on the director's dime, once the money ran out. | |
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Sequel Hook | |
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Sequel Hook: The Stinger has Skeletor promising he'll be back. Unfortunately, no sequel came out. | |
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Flynning | |
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Flynning: In the otherwise epic final battle, He-Man is pretty clearly swinging for Skeletor's staff. Ends up being justified when breaking the staff takes Skeletor out of One-Winged Angel mode. | |
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Locking MacGyver in the Store Cupboard | |
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Locking MacGyver in the Store Cupboard: Skeletor leaves the damaged Cosmic Key and its inventor in the middle of a moderately technologically-advanced civilization along with all the heroes except He-Man. Between them, they have all the parts they need to fix it, and somebody who can figure out how to set it to transport them directly into Grayskull's throne room. | |
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Human-Focused Adaptation | |
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Human-Focused Adaptation: As opposed to the Human Aliens from Eternia, Kevin and Julie take up a lot of the screentime. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_69fb91e8 | type |
Chewing the Scenery | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_69fb91e8 | comment |
Chewing the Scenery: Skeletor just goes all out when he's gaining his newfound power, giving an impressive, highly expressive monologue for two hearty minutes. (He comes close to making this trope literal with his manner of speech: watch how he gnashes his teeth while countering He-Man's insistence that he'll never kneel to Skeletor: "Yes you will! Yes you will!") | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_69fb91e8 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_6a47a1e2 | type |
Knight of Cerebus | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_6a47a1e2 | comment |
Knight of Cerebus: Large Ham aside, Skeletor is a terrifying villain. He doesn't mess around, the only humour from him are a few sarcastic quips and he fries Saurod when the mercenaries fail him. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_6c71ab1d | type |
I Want Them Alive! | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_6c71ab1d | comment |
I Want Them Alive!: Skeletor orders He-Man brought to him alive because he wants to break his spirit and humiliate him before his people. This is a case of Pragmatic Villainy when Karg starts yelling at the other mercenaries who are shooting and throwing things at Julie not to kill her because they need her alive for questioning; she's one of the few people on Earth who might have any idea where the MacGuffin they've been sent to retrieve is. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_6c71ab1d | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_6fb5cb83 | type |
I Gave My Word | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_6fb5cb83 | comment |
I Gave My Word: He-Man agrees to surrender to Skeletor if Skeletor won't harm his friends, and Skeletor agrees as he knows He-Man will keep his word. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_6fb5cb83 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_7348f03e | type |
Don't Create a Martyr | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_7348f03e | comment |
Don't Create a Martyr: Skeletor gives this as his reason for not outright killing He-Man immediately (though it's obvious there's ego involved, too). | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_7348f03e | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_736d791f | type |
Adaptational Badass | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_736d791f | comment |
Adaptational Badass: The cartoon version of Skeletor was a Laughably Evil goofball and rarely got things done. This Skeletor had already taken over Eternia by the intro, and is shown to be a capable and terrifying villain that doesn't mess around. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_736d791f | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_74ef476c | type |
Kneel Before Zod | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_74ef476c | comment |
Kneel Before Zod: Skeletor becomes a god and demands He-Man kneel before him, using magic Eye Beams to force him to his knees. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_74ef476c | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_79eb1e2e | type |
Neutral Female | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_79eb1e2e | comment |
Neutral Female: A mild aversion. When He-Man first finds Julie in a panic, he calms her down, puts her in a safe place, gives her a gun and tells her to defend herself. And she does actually shoot someone in the ensuing chaos. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_79eb1e2e | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_7ad2c23d | type |
ShoutOutToShakespeare | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_7ad2c23d | comment |
Shout-Out to Shakespeare: Skeletor quotes Richard III before disintegrating Saurod: "I am not in the giving vein this day." | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_7ad2c23d | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_7c4f6612 | type |
Comic-Book Adaptation | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_7c4f6612 | comment |
The Comic-Book Adaptation of the movie explains this at the end: The Eternians are descendants of a 24th century space expedition from Earth, meaning that He-Man and his friends traveled both in space and time. This is also foreshadowed earlier in the comic, when He-Man first arrives Earth, and comments on how strange it is that the Earthlings speak "Eternian". | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_7c4f6612 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_823c6e3e | type |
Large Ham | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_823c6e3e | comment |
Large Ham: Skeletor down to the core. I DARE ANYTHING YOU MORTAL! He-Man is also hammy but compared to Skeletor, he is just a slice of ham to his entire mound. During his battle with Skeletor, it ends up with a Ham-to-Ham Combat. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_823c6e3e | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_830b0ac9 | type |
Final Battle | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_830b0ac9 | comment |
Final Battle: In the climax, Skeletor declare it this to He-Man, who finally defeats Skeletor for good. Or so it seems. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_830b0ac9 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8411ab92 | type |
Red Oni, Blue Oni | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8411ab92 | comment |
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The loud and bombastic Skeletor (Red) and the cold and pragmatic Evil-Lyn (Blue). | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8411ab92 | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_8411ab92 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_84fde8d1 | type |
Big Entrance | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_84fde8d1 | comment |
Big Entrance: He-Man, when he first arrives on Earth. Skeletor and his army made a pretty big entrance themselves when they first arrived on the scene. In fact, Skeletor loves this trope, as he makes many entrances in this film often with low camera-angles and up-beat, dramatic music. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_84fde8d1 | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_84fde8d1 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8504b817 | type |
Where the Hell Is Springfield? | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8504b817 | comment |
Where the Hell Is Springfield?: The town where Julie and Kevin live doesn't seem to be named, but it's (apparently) in New Jersey. Because why wouldn't it be? | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_8504b817 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8658cd14 | type |
Agent Scully | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8658cd14 | comment |
Agent Scully: It takes awhile for Lubic to realize what happening is the real deal. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_8658cd14 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_86b21114 | type |
Badass Boast | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_86b21114 | comment |
Badass Boast: Skeletor dishes them out like they're nothing. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_86b21114 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_86b21114 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_87b8f581 | type |
Refusal of the Call | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_87b8f581 | comment |
Refusal of the Call: Initially, Gwildor is reluctant to accompany the heroes when they're going to go rescue the Sorceress. He shows them the way, but seems as though he might not go with them. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_87b8f581 | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_87b8f581 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8816272b | type |
Blinded by the Light | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_8816272b | comment |
Blinded by the Light: When Skeletor goes One-Winged Angel, the light he emits is so bright that everyone has to shield their eyes, except for Evil-Lyn, who doesn't even blink. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_8816272b | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_93ed8515 | type |
Set Right What Once Went Wrong | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_93ed8515 | comment |
Set Right What Once Went Wrong: After Skeletor is defeated, Gwildor transports Julie and Kevin back to before her parents' deaths, allowing her to save them. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_93ed8515 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_95befc94 | type |
Terminator Twosome | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_95befc94 | comment |
Terminator Twosome: Early drafts and the Comic-Book Adaptation had Eternia turning out to be an Earth colony in the future with He-Man's gang and Skeletor's mooks having to go back in time to reach modern day Earth. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_95befc94 | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_95befc94 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_970c790a | type |
Big Bad | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_970c790a | comment |
Big Bad: Skeletor, who has finally conquered Castle Grayskull, but still has the heroes in his way. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_970c790a | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_985d6d7f | type |
Master of Illusion | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_985d6d7f | comment |
Master of Illusion: Evil-Lyn can turn into just about anyone she wants with this power, she used it twice in the film. Once on Gwildor (off screen) and again on Julie. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_985d6d7f | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a18042f1 | type |
Left the Background Music On | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a18042f1 | comment |
Left the Background Music On: The soundtrack swells as Kevin tries to remember the Cosmic Key tune to get them to Eternia and finally shouts, "I can't hear myself think. I wish someone would turn that thing off", indicating the music coming from the loudspeaker in the park. On cue, Teela blasts it. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_a18042f1 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a1b141f4 | type |
My God, What Have I Done? | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a1b141f4 | comment |
My God, What Have I Done?: Gwildor regrets creating the Cosmic Key. He states out loud that he wishes he never had. Julie, upon realizing that she handed the Cosmic Key over to Evil-Lyn. Also, Julie feels it's her fault her parents died because she chose to stay home and finish her studies while they went on vacation. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_a1b141f4 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a6c69bd | type |
MacGuffin | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a6c69bd | comment |
Kevin and Julie, two normal earth teens don't like the idea of being chased around and nearly killed just because they happend to find the MacGuffin that everybody wants. Heck Kevin even tried to refuse the call! | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_a6c69bd | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_a6c69bd | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_ac6ea68c | type |
Near-Villain Victory | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_ac6ea68c | comment |
Near-Villain Victory: Skeletor becomes a Physical God at the climax of the movie, the Sorceress is near-death, and everyone heroic is either captured or fighting a losing battle. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_ac6ea68c | featureApplicability |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_ac6ea68c | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_ac6ea68c | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_acecb17d | type |
Chekhov's Skill | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_acecb17d | comment |
Chekhov's Skill: Kevin is a musician and initially mistakes the Cosmic Key as a fancy synthesizer, as it uses musical tones as part of its operation. A music shop employee even teases him as "Mr. Perfect Pitch." In the climax of the Earth-based story, the heroes' Cosmic Key is badly damaged. Gwildor was able to repair its basic function but the memory and targeting system are fried, making it functionally impossible to return to Eternia. Kevin is able to recreate the same musical composition (Qwildor describes him as a "master songmaker" due to this particular talent), bringing them right back to Grayskull. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_acecb17d | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_add931af | type |
I Choose to Stay | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_add931af | comment |
I Choose to Stay: Lubic chooses to stay in Eternia after he is hailed a hero for his part in defeating Skeletor's minions and meets a beautiful Eternian woman. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_add931af | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_add931af | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_aedad804 | type |
Mage in Manhattan | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_aedad804 | comment |
Mage in Manhattan: Skeletor and by default, Evil-Lyn. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_aedad804 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_aedad804 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b1191cb2 | type |
I Ate WHAT?! | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b1191cb2 | comment |
I Ate WHAT?!: Teela remarks "What a barbaric world!" when Man-At-Arms shocks her and Gwildor by telling them in a matter-of-fact way that the food they were eating on Earth used to be a live animal. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_b1191cb2 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b12eb791 | type |
Could Have Been Messy | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b12eb791 | comment |
Could Have Been Messy: An In-Universe and out-of-universe example. When the mercenaries are pursuing Julie, they come very close to hitting her with their blades and projectiles several times, even as Karg is yelling at them not to kill her because they need her alive for questioning. Then all this mayhem manages to touch off an electrical fire on the stage in the gym, from which she narrowly escapes. According to the director's commentary track on the DVD, the fire in this Trash the Set moment was quite real—albeit controlled—and the filming crew came dangerously close to burning the whole building down for real when the fire momentarily got out of hand. Mercifully for everyone, they managed to contain it before it did too much real damage. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_b12eb791 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b136ed26 | type |
Big Fancy Castle | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b136ed26 | comment |
Big Fancy Castle / Bright Castle: Castle Grayskull. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b136ed26 | featureApplicability |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_b136ed26 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_b136ed26 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b1c2112 | type |
Tracking Device | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b1c2112 | comment |
Tracking Device: The Cosmic Key has one, of a sort. When the large red button is pushed, it sends out a unique energy signature than can be tracked. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b1c2112 | featureApplicability |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_b1c2112 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_b1c2112 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b58642b1 | type |
Trapped in Another World | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b58642b1 | comment |
Trapped in Another World: After it changes hands several times, Skeletor finally wrecks the device the Eternians need to get home, thereby forcing them to stay on Earth. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_b58642b1 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b707726f | type |
Hypocritical Humor | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b707726f | comment |
Hypocritical Humor: Despite Teela's disgust at the idea of eating an animal, she seems to have no qualms about shooting anything that draws her attention, as she pulls her sidearm at the slightest provocation. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_b707726f | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_b707726f | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_bcbf7aef | type |
Plucky Comic Relief | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_bcbf7aef | comment |
Plucky Comic Relief: Gwildor gets some of the funniest scenes. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_bcbf7aef | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_bdbc35e7 | type |
Blade Enthusiast | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_bdbc35e7 | comment |
Blade Enthusiast: They don't call him "Blade" for nothing. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_bdbc35e7 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_bdbc35e7 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c25bfd17 | type |
Hook Hand | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c25bfd17 | comment |
Hook Hand: Karg has a hook for a hand. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_c25bfd17 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_c25bfd17 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c2cedc1c | type |
Big "NO!" | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c2cedc1c | comment |
Big "NO!": Kevin, when Julie is shot. Julie, when she realizes that she gave the Cosmic Key to Evil-Lyn, who was disguised as Julie's mother at the time. Evil-Lyn when He-Man manages to snatch the key back from her (although he's captured not much later). If you listen closely, you'll find Skeletor is doing this rather than simply screaming during his Disney Villain Death at the end. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_c2cedc1c | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c3245c20 | type |
I Lied | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c3245c20 | comment |
I Lied: Said verbatim by Skeletor after he breaks his promise not to kill He-Man's friends. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_c3245c20 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c928d01d | type |
Magic Music | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c928d01d | comment |
Magic Music: The Cosmic Key uses a type of Functional Magic via music. Playing certain notes on the instrument sets the coordinates to which it transports, thus sending the dialers wherever they wish to go. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c928d01d | featureApplicability |
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Masters of the Universe / int_c928d01d | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c960826 | type |
Supporting Protagonist | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c960826 | comment |
Supporting Protagonist: Double Subverted. While He-Man is still the hero of the movie and the focus character on Eternia, when he arrives on Earth, the role of POV character goes to Kevin, then back to He-Man once everyone is back on Eternia. | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c960826 | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_c960826 | featureConfidence |
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Masters of the Universe / int_c960826 | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_cdd676a3 | type |
Hyper-Competent Sidekick | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_cdd676a3 | comment |
Hypercompetent Sidekick: Skeletor isn't inept, but his dragoness Evil-Lyn proves to be very competent when she's forced to work with the mercenaries. She looks through Karg's lies, successfully interrogates Kevin, and tricks Julie to hand her the key. | |
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Masters of the Universe / int_cdd676a3 | |
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Antagonist Title | |
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Antagonist Title: If the filmmakers decided to stay true to the cartoon's original opening narration. | |
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Incoming Ham | |
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Incoming Ham: Is the music becoming loud and bombastic? Do you hear echoing thumping sound and someone shouting with a growling voice? Skeletor has arrived. | |
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Golden Super Mode | |
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Golden Super Mode: Skeletor's armour turns gold when he absorbs the Sorceress's power. | |
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Carnival of Killers | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_d609b01a | comment |
Carnival of Killers: Skeletor hires a group of mercenaries to follow He-Man and the others to Earth to recover the Cosmic Key. They consist of the Master Swordsman Blade, the Beast Man, the reptilian Saurod, and the hook-handed Karg. When they fail in their first mission and return empty-handed to Skeletor, he kills Saurod and forces Evil Lyn to join them. | |
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Small Universe After All | |
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Small Universe After All: Several galaxies scroll past on the screen as Skeletor zooms in on Earth while tracing the key's signal. | |
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Time and Relative Dimensions in Space | |
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Time and Relative Dimensions in Space: The Cosmic Key can take you to any point in space or time. | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Evil-Lynn and the remaining mercenaries wisely decide to clear out and beat the rush while Skeletor and He-Man are having their Final Battle. | |
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TheSixthRanger | |
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The Sixth Ranger: Detective Lubic (eventually). | |
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A God Am I | |
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A God Am I: Skeletor has one of these speeches at the climax, right down to the line "I am a god!". He also does show some signs of being a Physical God, albeit hardly an omnipotent one. | |
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Male Gaze | |
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Male Gaze: In the beginning, as Duncan and Teela are covering a door, the camera lingers on Teela's rather prominently displayed rump. | |
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Peggy Sue | |
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Peggy Sue: Julie gets to go back and save her parents at the end. | |
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Light Is Not Good | |
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Light Is Not Good: Skeletor when he absorbs the power of the Great Eye. | |
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Girls with Guns | |
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Girls with Guns: Teela. It's a Running Gag that her first impulse is to shoot everything. | |
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Jerkass | |
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Jerkass: Detective Lubic. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Well hey, he does actually do his job in helping Kevin look for his girlfriend even if he's a bit of a dick about it; and he's perfectly happy with his reward of a lovely woman and a cushy retirement on Eternia at the end. | |
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A Handful for an Eye | |
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A Handful for an Eye: Julie fends off Beast Man by splashing ammonia in his face. | |
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All Your Base Are Belong to Us | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_f4fd424c | comment |
All Your Base Are Belong to Us: Eternia is besieged and falls to Skeletor and his armies. | |
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Suspiciously Similar Substitute | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_f5a3e496 | comment |
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Gwildor was made to replace Orko, who would have been impractical to do in live-action. | |
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Great Offscreen War | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_f722f635 | comment |
Great Offscreen War: Right before the events of the film Skeletor's forces have taken Castle Grayskull and He-Man, Man-At-Arms and Teela are practically fugitives. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_f9f2c33 | type |
Running Gag | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_f9f2c33 | comment |
Running Gag: Teela's first impulse when presented with a problem is to shoot it. People keep mistaking the cosmic key for a new Japanese synthesizer, including the clerk of a music store. | |
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One-Winged Angel | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_fc33ff16 | comment |
One-Winged Angel: Skeletor's gold costume, worn when he becomes a god. | |
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| Masters of the Universe / int_fc7c4f92 | type |
Canon Immigrant | |
| Masters of the Universe / int_fc7c4f92 | comment |
Blade and Saurod made appearances in the comic book continuity, making them Canon Immigrants of a sort, despite Saurod getting killed by Skeletor in the film. Possibly, however, they were following on from the movie's comic book adaptation, which did not include Saurod's death. He, Blade and Gwildor also both received toys in the original toyline. | |
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Evil Is Hammy | |
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Evil Is Hammy: Skeletor is certainly going all out on this trope. | |
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