She-Ra

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This article is about the fictional character. For the animated television series, see She-Ra: Princess of Power.
She-Ra
Masters of the Universe character
First appearance

The Secret of the Sword
Created by

Mattel
Portrayed by

Melendy Britt
Information
Nickname(s) Princess of Power
Aliases Adora
Species half Eternian half human
Gender Female
Title Princess
Family King Miro (grandfather)
King Randor (father)
Queen Marlena (mother)
Prince Adam/He-Man (twin brother)

She-Ra is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Filmation cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power, debuting in 1985. Also, a series of toys under her name were produced by Mattel.[1] She is the alter ego of Princess Adora and the twin sister of Prince Adam/He-Man.[2] She-Ra was intended to appeal to young girls in the same way that He-Man appealed to young boys.[3][4] Filmation writer Larry DiTillio created the backstory for the property.[5]

She-Ra is introduced in the animated movie The Secret of the Sword as Force Captain Adora, a member of the Evil Horde that rules the planet Etheria. She discovers that she is the long lost twin sister of Prince Adam of Eternia, having been kidnapped as a baby by the Horde's leader Hordak. She is granted the Sword of Protection, which parallels He-Man's Sword of Power, gaining the power to transform into She-Ra, her secret identity.[6]

Fictional character biography

King Randor and Queen Marlena from planet Eternia, had twins, a girl and a boy named Adora and Adam. Hordak, leader of the Evil Horde, kidnapped Adora and escaped to Etheria, where Adora was raised as the Force Captain of The Horde. Adora's uniform – which she continued to wear throughout the series, even after defecting to the Rebels – consisted of a red leotard with long white sleeves, matching boots and gauntlets, and a black belt.[7]

The Sorceress sent Adam and Cringer to the planet Etheria to give the sword the Sorceress gave him to Adora. The Sorceress reveals to Adora that she was kidnapped by The Horde when she was a baby and that she had a twin brother. By repeating "For the honor of Grayskull" she is transformed into She-Ra. She releases He-Man and jumps from a window, crashing into the Horde stables, landing atop Spirit who is transformed into Swift Wind, a winged talking unicorn.[8] They fly ahead to warn The Rebellion. He-Man and She-Ra return, but she decides she must return to Etheria so that she can help free the planet from Horde oppression.[9]

Adora, having been trained by the Horde her entire life, assumes leadership of the Great Rebellion. The epic battle to free Etheria from the grip of the Evil Horde rages on, spreading across the corners of the planet. Through this war, She-Ra calls upon her allies across the globe, using their special talents to battle against Horde creations. Whether or not She-Ra and her forces were ever successful in defeating the Horde was never revealed.

When Adora transforms to She-Ra, two castles are shown in the background. The first is Castle Grayskull. The second is the Crystal Castle. The Crystal Castle is located at the top of Skydancer Mountain and is overseen by an entity called Light Hope, who advises She-Ra in times of crisis. It should be noted that the Crystal Castle's location is known only to Argo (the King of Trolls), She-Ra, and He-Man (she brought him there one time); She-Ra has sworn to secrecy its location, thus earning the title of "Defender of the Crystal Castle."

Masters of the Universe Classics

According to She-Ra's bio in the Masters of the Universe Classics toyline, Hordak eventually escaped to Eternia. She-Ra followed him there, along with several of her friends and allies, and they joined forces with the now renegade Masters of the Universe to help them fight against Hordak's new tyranny.[10] The rebellion includes Kowl, Bow, Glimmer, Frosta and many others.

Powers and abilities

She-Ra is known for her incredible strength. Many times she has been shown to be able to lift not only full-grown men and robots, but also mountain-like rocks and buildings. She is also depicted as being extremely fast and acrobatic. She-Ra also demonstrated a series of other abilities which appear to be more nurturing in nature such as empathic understanding, mental communication with animals and healing. Whether there is a limit to the length of time she can remain in her heroic form before she reverts to her original form of Adora is unknown, however there have been occasions in which she has been forcibly transformed back into Adora, implying that her powers do have limits to them.

She-Ra's primary weapon is her Sword of Protection. Her sword is apparently almost indestructible and able to deflect bolts of energy, both magical and technological, as well as to project beams of energy from the stone in its center. However, in one episode, the stone in She-Ra's sword becomes damaged, causing her to be unable to transform into She-Ra. The sword also had transmutation abilities – upon command, it would morph into whatever She-Ra required at the time; examples include: a lasso, shield, parachute, rope, and grappling hook.

She-Ra is largely non-violent and usually only resorts to combat as a last resort. She uses cunning and her wits, often preferring to outsmart her adversaries; her most violent actions typically consist of body throws. As per broadcast standards of the period, in the Filmation cartoon, He-Man & She-Ra were not allowed to use their swords as offensive weapons, nor were they allowed to directly punch or kick anyone. She-Ra was only allowed to destroy robotic enemies, which were her primary foes.

Other media

In December 2012, She-Ra appeared in her own DC Comics series and appeared in He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe.[11][12]

She-Ra was spoofed by several Robot Chicken episodes and Funny or Die.[13][14]

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References

  1. ↑ Hiltzik, Michael A. (1985-02-17). "Licensing Plays a Growing, Risky Role in Toy Business". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  2. ↑ "Video: A He-Man for All Seasons". Time. 1985-01-07. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
  3. ↑ "Remembering She-Ra and He-Man: Interview with Lou Scheimer". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2009-10-02. 
  4. ↑ "By The Power of Grayskull: HE-MAN ART Show!". Newsarama. Retrieved 2010-02-02. 
  5. ↑ "MOTU Chronicles Podcast Episode 9 (Larry DiTillio interview)". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  6. ↑ "The Best of She-Ra: Princess of Power Review". IGN.com. Retrieved 2009-09-21. 
  7. ↑ "The Best of She-Ra – Princess of Power". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2009-11-05. 
  8. ↑ "A Psychedelic Stallion: MOTUC Swiftwind Review". MTV. Retrieved 2012-03-12. 
  9. ↑ Villarreal, Phil (August 4, 2006). "Phil Villarreal's Review: Still a surefire hit with 6-year-olds". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 
  10. ↑ "She-Ra™ Figure". Mattycollector.com. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2012-09-26. 
  11. ↑ "It's She-Ra 2.0: The dramatic beginning". CNN. Retrieved 2012-12-14. 
  12. ↑ "New Update Introduces She-Ra To 'He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe'!". MTV. Retrieved 2012-12-17. 
  13. ↑ "Kylie Minogue tars As She-Ra In Funny Or Die Video (VIDEO)". Huffingtonpost.com. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 
  14. ↑ "Robot Chicken: She-Ra's Aunt Flo". YouTube. 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 

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