Lizard Man
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Lizard Man is a fictional character from the Masters of the Universe franchise. His only appearance is in the 1980s cartoon series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Appearing in two episodes of the series, Lizard Man is a member of the Heroic Warriors. As his name indicates, he is a cross between a man and a lizard, and although shorter than most of his battle comrades, his main attributes are his speed and agility, as well as his eagerness to battle Skeletor and the evil forces.
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Lizard Man is notable among the many characters of the Masters of the Universe mythology by having never had an action figure made of him, despite his cartoon appearances. Planned as an action figure by Mattel in the early stages of the toy line, he features in the early episodes, "She-Demon of Phantos" and "Song of Celice", to promote a possible upcoming figure. However, over time he was eventually scrapped by Mattel and his action figure was never made, thus consigning him to the realm of obscurity among MOTU characters. Lizard Man's final cartoon appearance is a brief background cameo during the final scenes of He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special, where he is seated at a table next to Mekaneck.
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It is possible that the character Whiplash may have been developed from the initial concept of Lizard Man. Indeed, very early publicity for Whiplash is said to promote him as a Heroic Warrior.
Although he makes no further cartoon appearances after the early episodes, Lizard Man's appearance is re-used for two characters in the cartoon's second season. The first of these is an unnamed brown reptile man who appears briefly in "The Rarest Gift of All", while the second is a slave who makes a background appearance in "Orko's New Friend".
Lizard Man is also notable as being the only reptile warrior in the franchise to fight on the side of good, with reptile characters generally being portrayed as evil; most notably Whiplash, Saurod and the Snake Men.
