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Contents 1 Contradictions in Article 2 Thulsa Doom/General Klytus 3 Penny Arcade 4 Long Article 5 Power Sword 6 The Tale of Teela Mini-comic 7 Skull Mask 8 Unused Backstory 9 Apperance in Adult Swims Robot Chicken 10 Status: Alive?

[edit] Contradictions in Article

First off I'd like to say I found this an impressive read. However, there appear to be a couple contradictions that seem to need clarification.

• In the 4th paragraph of "The Question of Skeletor's Head" it says "All versions of Skeletor (apart from the 1987 film) depict him as having clearly empty eye sockets, sometimes with either permanently or intermittently visible glowing points of scarlet energy instead of actual biological eyes." However, those sure look like eyeballs looking at me from the Skeletor picture under "The New Adventures of He-man!" If those aren't eyes, what are they? Is that perhaps a misleading image?
• Also, in the 3rd paragraph of the "Skeletor's Head" section, it states "The two first "New Adventures" minicomics, The New Adventure and Skeletor's Journey briefly show the injured Skeletor without his cowl, the second showing him even with ears." There is also a reference[[1]], but it appears this is the former comic, and not the latter which shows his ears? Just two paragraphs later it says "Although Skeletor can clearly hear, he has never been depicted as having ears, even on the New Adventures toy."

Has he ever had ears, or has he never had ears? Is the movie the only instance in which he has had eyes? I don't feel as though I have those answers definitively after reading the section. Although I was a fan back in the day, I'm clearly not the expert on the subject needed to clear up these contradictions, I'm going to flag this area in an attempt to get some clarification from an expert. Thanks! Theredcomet2000 04:55, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

• • Note: In the series, "The New Adventures of He-Man", Skeletor DOES have eyes for a portion of the series near the beginning. However, this was soon changed to red glowing eyes.** (24.12.220.2 00:10, 26 February 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Thulsa Doom/General Klytus

Note that the original version of the Kull character Thulsa Doom was a skull-faced sorcerer. Coincidence? I think not. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.147.140.206 (talk • contribs) 02:16, September 29, 2005.

Note how in the 1980 movie Flash Gordon, Flash looks a whole lot like He-Man and General Klytus looks so very much like Skeletor. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.116.69 (talk • contribs) 23:10, July 1, 2006.

[edit] Penny Arcade

Image:Penny Arcade comic-20051216h.jpg —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nrcprm2026 (talk • contribs) 02:24, January 24, 2006.

[edit] Long Article

Article is disturbingly long and detailed, longer than many country's wiki pages. Trimming suggested. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Semiquaver (talk • contribs) 19:40, January 25, 2006.

Doesn't that tell you that Skeletor is more important than countries like Burkino Faso? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.83.70.7 (talk • contribs) 12:59, February 6, 2006.

I've noticed it needs a lot of touching up too. Run on sentences and the like. Hanzolot 05:23, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Power Sword

I thought that Skeletor's intitial motivation for fighting He-man was that he, like He-man, possessed a power sword, which combine with He-man's would be the key to opening Gray-Skull. This is why the action figures came with matching power swords that fit together. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.109.248.114 (talk • contribs) 20:59, March 12, 2006.

[edit] The Tale of Teela Mini-comic

I always thought that, originally, the implication in The Tale of Teela was that, in a way, Skeletor was Teela's father. Or as close as she was going to get. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.116.69 (talk • contribs) 19:03, July 31, 2006.

[edit] Skull Mask

Is it at all possible that Skeletor is wearing a skull mask rather than being a hugely buff male with a skull for a head? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neopeius (talk • contribs) 21:03, August 5, 2006.

[edit] Unused Backstory

In an issue of the magazine Starlog, can't remember the issue but it was 1982, the original backstory was Beastman was the evil king and Castle Greyskull was his fortress maned by "Skeletors" his evil minions. I realize this never made it to production, but was an early concept mentioned in a "What's new in toys" type article before the release of the line. If I can find the issue I'll state the number, I don't think it needs to be added to the article, but I wanted to share it here.Davidac18643 05:46, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apperance in Adult Swims Robot Chicken

This should be mentioned because in at least the modern culture seciton because its relavent. He appears in more then 1 episode also. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.166.49.31 (talk • contribs) 17:59, Novemver 1, 2006.

[edit] Status: Alive?

This made me laugh hysterically. How can he be considered alive? He's a) a cartoon character and b) a skull! Mattl 22:05, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but in the context of the storyline he is yet to be killed off. No versions of He-Man have seen Skeletor destroyed and so he is "alive." He might be undead but he's still alive in the context of the story.

Anon