Man-At-Arms

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This article is about the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe character. For the medieval term for a soldier, see man-at-arms.

Man-At-Arms

Man-At-Arms as he appears in the 1983 series

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Name	Duncan
Affiliations	He-Man, Eternian army
Notable relatives	Teela (foster daughter)
Notable powers or skills	inventing new devices
Weapons	mace
Voiced by	Alan Oppenheimer - 1983 & Gary Chalk - 2002
Created by	Mattel

Man-At-Arms is the primary title of Duncan^[1], a fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise. He is a supporting character in both the Filmation and MYP versions of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

1 Cartoon appearances
2 Mini-comic appearances
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Cartoon appearances

In the 1980s animated series, Duncan is an inventor, soldier and Teela's foster father, as well as mentor to Prince Adam. The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull asked Man-At-Arms to adopt Teela because she felt that she could not raise her daughter and protect Castle Grayskull at the same time. Man-At-Arms wears armor which is slightly different from that of the standard uniform of the royal guards. His mustache was not present on the original figure (which was also beefier and more menacing), having been added by Filmation to make him look older, wiser and more fatherly. Man-At-Arms has an understanding, fatherlike voice. He is often pestered by court jester Orko, as Orko's magic tricks often backfire directly at him. Duncan is also one of the three people who know He-Man's secret identity, as explained in the introductory sequence of the original cartoon.

The 2002 cartoon portrays Duncan as a much more serious and darker character, with more of a connection to the Sorceress than was previously shown. As in the Filmation series, Man-At-Arms is Teela's adoptive father, but he is also depicted as an officer with the definite rank of General instead of the undefined, but still high-echelon position he holds in the Filmation cartoon. Likewise, Man-At-Arms has a close mentor/student relationship with Adam in addition to aiding He-Man and leading the Masters. It is also revealed that he is the brother of Fisto. In this series, Man-At-Arms was voiced by Gary Chalk, who also voiced He-Man in The New Adventures of He-Man.