Man-At-Arms
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Man-At-Arms is the alias of Duncan, a supporting character from the 1983-1985 cartoon-series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Filmation and also a featured character of the Masters of the Universe (MOTU) toy-line by Mattel.
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[edit] Character information
[edit] 1983 series
In the 1980s cartoon, Duncan is an inventor, soldier and foster-father of Teela, as well as a mentor to Prince Adam/He-Man. He bears an armour which is slightly different from that of the standard uniform of the royal guards and a moustache (which the original action-figure lacked; Filmation added it to make him look more mature). He has an understanding fatherly voice and rarely loses his temper. However, he is often infuriated by court jester Orko, as his magic tricks often backfire on him. Duncan is one of the most regular characters to appear during the show's three-year run since he is one of the three people who know He-Man's secret identity (as explained in the intro-sequence of the cartoon). The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull asked Man-At-Arms to take Teela and raise her as his own because the Sorceress felt that she couldn't raise her and protect Castle Grayskull at the same time. In the cartoon, Duncan is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer.
In the 1987 movie-adaptation of MOTU he is portrayed by Jon Cypher where his character is both a bit of a joker and an unorthodox soldier, causing a brief argument with Teela in one scene.
[edit] 2002 series
The 2002 cartoon portrays Duncan as a much more masculine, serious and arguably darker character, as well as being shown to have more of a connection with the Sorceress than previously. He is also depicted as an officer with the definite rank of General instead of the undefined (but still high echelon) position he had in the Filmation cartoon. It is also revealed that he is the brother of Fisto. He is voiced by Gary Chalk (ironically, Chalk had previously provided the voice of He-Man in the 1989 series (The New Adventures of He-Man). In this series it's strongly hinted that he (or his brother Fisto) may in fact be the biological father of Teela as well (however, he is Teela's adoptive father, as before).
