#eternia’s dark mirror

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This bitch said “Don’t bother me until I’ve had my coffee.”

[clarenecessities]

As my followers may have picked up from my long, spiraling rants, I’ve undertaken a new research project, courtesy of the death grip She-Ra has on my brain. And guess what? It’s finally at Disseminate Information Stage! So I’m going to lay out all of the gods, demigods, and godbeasts of the Masters of the Universe. With sources!

This table is more of a cheat sheet. We’re gonna tackle this god by god, with a section on Actual Lore & a meta section to help you decide how valid you think they are, because frankly some canons are more canon than others.

Asklepia, Benevolent Snake Goddess

Lore: Asklepia is one of two snake goddesses, the benevolent twin sister of Serpentia. We know very little about her abilities, but the Snake Clan (a clan of human warriors) were said to worship her, and they were famed for their architecture and healing. She had the ability to curse and deform people--to what extent is uncertain, but she’s known to have condemned a fallen priest named Ka, whose disfigured likeness now adorns Snake Mountain.

Behind the Scenes: First appearing in the 1987 comic “Il Nero Cristallo Del Potere“, Asklepia remained nameless for over 30 years, until Masters of the Universe Classics (MOTUC) released a few choice bios. For the unfamiliar, MOTUC seeks to reconcile the often contradictory canons into one overarching narrative, which is great in theory, but in practice is kind of like putting ice cream on a hot dog. And calling it a Chilly Dog ® as if that makes it taste better. But I digress. In 2019 they released a bio for the Staff of Ka which finally put a name to the less-evil Snake Goddess, in an obvious nod to Asclepius and the asklepian (that staff+snake icon people put on medical stuff).

Sharella, the Green Goddess and/or “Avatar” of Asklepia

Lore: Contradictory

Long Version: Okay I’ve put avatar in quotes because it is... contentious. Basically, and you’ll see here why I felt the need to make this post instead of relying blindly on the wikis, Sharella was introduced (in the ‘87 licensing guide) as a tribal leader who had joint custody of Gray, the original name of He-Ro’s alter ego, while he was growing up. This was further developed by Emiliano Santalucia’s concept work, wherein she was the leader of the Green Tiger Tribe (GTT) specifically. While the comic concept was not run through licensing & is thus not “canon”, the idea of her leading the GTT persisted. This teeny tiny image of her from Tytus and Megator’s 1987 Italian box art was all we had until 2008, when one of He-Man’s accessories described her as the “warrior woman ally” of Queen Veena, “who had been changed into the immortal green-skinned avatar of the Goddess Asklepia”. In 2009, MOTUC released a figure for The Goddess, apparently forgetting they’d done that shit the year before because the packaging did say “K’yrulla” was her real name. They had to cover it up with a sticker. 

So who’s The Goddess? Way back in the days before Mattel solidified any of the lore around MOTU, there were mini-comics released with the toys. Initially, the Goddess served a similar function to the Sorceress in the cartoon, and was in fact sometimes called the Sorceress. She facilitated He-Man’s transformations, gave him missions, was generally magical and mysterious, etc. If you know who the Sorceress is, and you can picture Teela, but green? That’s about it.

Back to Sharella, though. The Third Ultimate Battleground rolled around in 2015, and for the first time since some packaging in the 80s, we saw Sharella in action! She was shot through the heart with a poison arrow. Yeah. But don’t worry, she received a blood transfusion from Moss Man (who we’ll get to later), and was transformed into the Green Goddess! She’s immortal now. How Asklepia figures in here is sort of unclear, which is weird since this is still part of the MOTUC line, but whatever. Whatever! Queen Grayskull (the aforementioned Veena) received a bio in 2015 as well, which described Sharella as her apprentice who became “The Goddess”.

Horokoth, Aspect of the Mother Goddess

Lore: DC went a little batshit (pun intended) with the lore for the Eternity War. Here the Goddess is three combined aspects, “Serpos” (Serpentia) for the Snake Men, Zoar for the human “Eternians”, and a third, invented deity called Horokoth, who represents the Horde. Horokoth is “the coming destroyer. The darkness at the end of days.” and is represented by a bat.

Behind the Scenes: That last link has a clearer picture of her, it just didn’t crop well. Also, I confess I couldn’t bring myself to read Eternity War. As thrilling as the prospect of a cohesive narrative is, if I wanted to see Adora slit her brother’s throat there’s the edgier side of deviantArt to peruse. Therefore I know little of Horokoth outside of a few still images of Hordak. The bat was almost certainly selected for the Horde’s vespertilian emblem.

Hordeous, God-Beast of Horokoth

Lore: A “primordial”, bat-like godbeast of Horokoth, created in response to the god Saz’s feline races. Their face was “forever infused“ on the surface of Horde World by Horde Lord (Hordak and Horde Prime’s father in the MOTUC canon) to grant their family power and immortality.

Behind the Scenes: Yes they’ve used some words wrong, but they’ve got the spirit, right? Hordeous was (allegedly, this is secondhand) an invention of the MOTUC crew in answer to Horokoth. Now, the Horde Supreme bio predates Horokoth’s introduction by about 3 years, but obviously the comics were in production already. There’s an undated sketch of Horokoth Hordak from an undated interview (thanks for nothing you useless website) but in that same gallery there’s an orko sketch labeled 2012 so. We’re good right? That makes sense, timeline-wise. Anyway the comics slam dunked Horde Prime out of existence and combined him with Horde Lord so it’s contradictory anyway. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Serpentia, Malevolent Snake Goddess

Lore: The evil counterpart of Asklepia, Serpentia is the goddess of the Snake Men. The priest Ka of the Snake Clan forsook Asklepia in her favor, destroying Asklepia’s sacred orb and stealing the Serpent Ring (an artefact capable of transforming humans into Snake Men) from the Ophidian Spire with King Hsss. In DC’s triune interpretation of the Goddess, Serpentia (here ‘Serpos’) is blood, passion, and desire. A primal and primordial force appearing to the Snake Men in their own image.

Behind the Scenes: Okay yes I’ve reused the Asklepia pic but in my defense they are twins and this is the easiest one to crop. So here’s the thing about Serpentia: we only got a name for her in 2019. We knew there was a snake goddess, and she was pretty evil, or at least hostile towards mammalian life (see: the source of the pic I chose for her). Where Asklepia references the asklepian, ‘Serpentia’ is a much more heavy-handed snake reference, even though Anguis was right there. Those Masters Mondays came through for us, though, with the shield and staff of Ka, Ssssylph, and of course MOTUC’s Dark Despot Skeletor, which is. something. Though only recently named, Serpentia has been a shadow over Eternia since the Snake Men’s introduction in 1985 (or, depending on how much of the presented backstory you accept, even sooner in the form of Skeletor’s lair, Snake Mountain).

Serpos/Sarcedon, God-Beast of Snake Mountain

Lore: Contradictory, but the gist of it is he’s a very large snake with elemental magic and a grudge, that was turned to stone and became Snake Mountain.

Long Version: Snake Mountain was conceived of towards the end of 1982, but wasn’t revealed to the public until September of 1983, with the debut of the Filmation cartoon. For another year, the snake coiled around its summit was simply a carving, its mouth hollowed out for Skeletor to stand in and loom. But in 1984 the Snake Mountain toy was released, completely discarding the Filmation design in favor of the hewn face of the figure we now call Ka. Instead of a snake carving winding its way up the peak, the Mattel toy featured a ‘striking serpent’, alive and attached to the mountain itself. From there, it was an easy leap to make to ‘this carving comes alive’. So easy, in fact, that they did it twice!

First attempted in 1985 in the newspaper storyline “Vengeance of the Viper King”, the snake was here called Sarcedon, the World Destroyer. At the dawn of time, he was said to crush Eternia within his deadly coils. He burrowed deep into the ground, causing fearsome storms that nearly destroyed the planet. Only a fearless hero (implied to be He-Ro) could defeat and imprison Sarcedon. Using a macguffin called a Mirror of History, He-Man forced Sarcedon to behold his own reflection in a reference to the Medusa myth that kind of missed the point of it being reflective. Sarcedon was sent back in time, Snake Mountain was restored, the good guys win, blah blah blah.

That was the last of it until the MYP cartoon in 2004. Serpos as a name was actually first invoked by Mer-Man in a 1982 minicomic, but like it probably wasn’t about the snake. Anyway in the MYP cartoon the Snake Men get this thing called the Medallion of Serpos that lets them un-petrify the snake around Snake Mountain, grow two more heads, and unleash his godly wrath. He breathes fire, trashes Eternos, beats up He-Man, then turns his attention on Castle Grayskull to consume the Orb of Power (containing the strength and wisdom of the Elders, who had first trapped him in stone). He-Man cuts off Serpos’s extra heads with a sword upgrade, the Elders are somehow magically restored to life, and they re-petrify him. Snake Mountain is restored, the good guys win, blah blah blah.

Zoar, the Fighting Falcon

Lore: Contradictory, but it sure is a bird!

Long Version: While Sharella’s backstory is fraught because of the comics couldn’t decide what they wanted her to be, Zoar was similarly tangled up by the toyline. Initially male, he went through several color schemes, some prettier than others. Though there was a vague association with the Sorceress before the cartoon (recall that pre-Filmation, the Sorceress was just the Goddess), Filmation made them literally inseperable by designating Zoar as the Sorceress’s falcon form, to which she was confined when leaving Castle Grayskull.

Some of the comics and Golden books showed Zoar as being flipping enormous & ridden into battle as a steed by Teela and Man-at-Arms. Pre-Filmation, Zoar was always referred to as male, but post-Filmation, always female, as an incarnation of the Sorceress.

The Eternity Wars comics describe Zoar as the third aspect of the Goddess, the ‘Great Preserver’ whose light would shine through the universe for eternity. They pull off a sort of tripartite priestess thing where it’s Serpos/Zoar/Horokoth represented by Teela-Na (the Sorceress)/Teela/Evil-Lyn.

MOTUC, of course, had to reconcile all of these contradictory canons. How’d they do it? “In the folklore of Eternia, the golden falcon symbolized the godhead Zoar, a powerful deity of Preternia. As a god, Zoar could appear in both male and female guises and while the blue-tipped female falcon was associated with the Sorceress of Grayskull, the golden falcon represented Zoar's masculine nature.” So Zoar is genderfluid now, and the Sorceress is merely borrowing their form when transforming into a falcon. This bio also established that Zoar had anointed the first Sorceress, Veena (Queen Grayskull), which explains why she has wings for no apparent reason.

Also it’s not offically MOTUC but the scultors of the line, Four Horsemen, made a single anthro Zoar for Power-Con 2013. In case you need that for some reason.

Glorybird, Emissary of Zoar

Lore: Many millennia ago, there were three siblings, who were very poor and mistreated by their stepmother, but had hearts filled with kindness and love. Zoar, recognizing their resilience and desire to help people, sent an emissary named Glorybird. Glorybird bestowed upon each sibling a divine gift, but as they used their new powers to fight for good, their stepmother revealed herself to be a Celestial Witch & attempted to sacrifice them to Zoar’s “greatest enemy”, Horokoth.  

Backstory: Okay, so the Star Sisters (and Glorybird) were in exactly one episode of She-Ra, primarily to set them up as new toy designs. While prototypes were made for these, the figures weren’t actually produced until MOTUC released figures for them in 2012. Though they were referenced in Princess Prom, and we saw a brief cameo in a background, Glorybird was absent until the introduction of the Star Siblings in Season Five.

That’s right! This bird is a god, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Saz, God of All Felines

Lore: One of the “Gods of the Multiverse” (he is the only member named explicitly), Saz was a blue-furred, feline deity responsible for the creation of all cats, humanoid or otherwise. He transformed himself into an enormous cat-beast to defeat Serpos and Hordeous, whose progenitors created them in envy of his children. Though Serpos was defeated, Hordeous escaped into the cosmos, and Saz himself vanished mysteriously.

Behind the Scenes: “By the whiskers of Saz!” is a fun pseudo-swear made by various cat races throughout MOTU, first in He-Man’s “The Cat and the Spider” and later in She-Ra’s “Magicats”. That was the only real mention of him until... okay, so MOTUC bios aren’t always attached to the product. Starting in 2018, they did this thing called Masters Mondays where they put unposted bios on the org forums. So while we’ve had the sword since 2010, we didn’t get the background on it until March of 2020. And then a couple weeks later, the Cat Mask of Catra bio referred to him as a “mystical being” instead of a god, but the mask was from 2011 so. He may not have been a god yet. It really depends on when the bios were actually written.

Saz wielded a blade probably best described as a falchion, whose quillon & langet formed a vaguely triangular shape around a deep red gem. I want to be clear that while it looks totally rad, this sword would be very impractical and have poor structural integrity were it not made by a literal god. Do not make swords like this. Also it’s almost certainly riffing on the Sword of Omens from Thundercats (affectionate).

Sabe-Or, Son of Saz

Lore: A green-furred, orange-striped paladin, Sabe-Or is one of the only named Ancients. He inherited his father’s blade upon Saz’s mysterious disappearance, and lived for centuries more. Upon his death, he transferred his “heroic essence” into a group of Eternian tigers, forever transforming them into the Green Tiger Tribe, whence both Granger (steed of King Grayskull), and Cringer, steed of Prince Adam.

Behind the Scenes: So “Battle Cat Man” is a concept that’s existed since they decided to make their hero ride a wicked tiger into battle. If you show a kid a superhero, and a supertiger, apparently the natural inclination of most children in the 80s was to combine the two. There are so many custom action figures. So, so many. Sabe-Or is visually a clear reference to this concept, and canonically seems to be the closest we’re going to get outside of the Thundercats crossover, unless you count Cowarros from 4H’s Mythic Legions line (I do, because it means Purrrplor is also canon and I fucking love calling him that).

Moss Man, Ancient Eternian Nature God

Lore: An ally of King Grayskull, Moss Man was something of an Eternian cryptid in the centuries leading up to He-Man Times. He has control over all plant life, the ability to meld with plants, and apparently can imbue sentience to said plants.

Behind the Scenes: Moss Man wasn’t featured in many episodes, because he’s a little... incredibly over-powered. He’s literally Bigfoot from 5000 years ago with magic powers. And like, since I don’t think the writers appreciate how long 5000 years is, you know what happened 5000 years ago? Stonehenge. This bitch is Stonehenge-old. But sure, you can trace a direct line of descent from his contemporary. smh. Anyway according to MOTUC his real name is Kreann’Ot N’Norosh so make of that what you will. Also his toys were pine-scented. I just love that.

Evil Seed, Rebellious Creation of Moss Man

Lore: Created by Moss Man to help fight in the Great Wars, Evil Seed betrayed his master and turned to evil (who could have foreseen this...), finding joy in corrupting all forms of plant life for his own amusement. Moss Man imprisoned him in enchanted chains, keeping him restrained for many millennia.

Behind the Scenes: According to MOTUC, his real name is Sero Malustro, clumsy New Latin for “(to) plant evil-burnt“. Why his name is New Latin and Moss Man’s is... whatever that is, I have no idea. As you can see from the image I included, he originally had an artichoke head, which was upgraded for the Mike Young Productions (MYP) cartoon. Personally I think the artichoke rules.

Volcana, the Fire Goddess

Lore: Canonically, she’s a fire goddess, and the mother of the Volcano Magus. Together, they are a rising force that seeks to conquer Etheria in the wake of Hordak’s defeat.

Backstory: Volcana has taken a long a twisted journey, but was first revealed to fans at Power-Con 2016 in a panel revealing previously unseen concepts and characters. After the first wave of She-Ra toys, a second wave was planned with a snow focus, to bring more attention the Filmation-neglected Frosta. This began with the introduction of a fire villain, an “evil lady that glows with heat” who would attempt to melt Castle Chill. That concept actually refers to a character named Amber (not Ember, as one might assume) who was reworked into a benevolent counterpart, Volcana’s twin sister.

Volcana was later fleshed out to be a Fire Goddess with flame-red hair, x-ray vision, and arms sculpted with flames. Her cape flew up with flame detail that rose up to control the volcano (of Volcanica, a proposed toyset that seems to have been reworked into the Crystal Falls). She was emphasized by Mattel to not start fires, which, honestly, is probably why they scrapped the character. He-Man couldn’t use his sword as a sword; a woman made of fire was basically doomed.

Now, though, we’re several decades in and lines made for collecters that are largely in their 30s and 40s can say whatever they want! So she’s canon, even if Amber isn’t. Yes there’s only one mention of her. Amber technically was mentioned in an unproduced episode titled “Amber Waves of Flame”, but as it was unproduced, it’s noncanonical.

Volcano Magus, Sinister Son of Volcana

Lore: Living within a dormant volcano, the Volcano Magus of the German audio plays was the source of most of Catra’s power and all of her evil intent. He supplied her with magic for spells and schemes with which to assail the Crystal Castle, but neither she nor Clawdeen were aware of the dark influence he held over them.

In the MOTUC canon, he’s specified as the son of Volcana, a demigod from the “Region of Volcanoes” who craved the nature magic of the Whispering Woods. When he learned the Twiggets were inextricably linked to that magic, he used his powers to petrify the former Rebels (this was after the Horde's defeat) and kidnap three Twiggets to drain the magic from their souls. Twiggets, for the uninitiated, are like purple tree-elf things. According to MOTUC, Razz is a Twigget, though the ‘real’ name they assigned her doesn’t fit their naming convention. She is purple, I guess.

Kowl, who avoided petrification, read Razz's spellbooks to find a way to save his friends, and learned of an Entrapment Gem that she hid in a shoe, for some reason. He confronted the Volcano Magus, spoke in the ancient tongue of the First Ones, and sucked him into the Gem.

Backstory: Admittedly this stuff is second hand, as I don’t speak German & they only have transcriptions/translations for the He-Man tapes anyway, but if anybody can find me an audio file I will do my best to verify. The MOTUC stuff at least I can confirm 100% because it’s from 2019 & I do speak English, for better or worse.

Oak, the Jackal God

Lore: Oak was the terrible Jackal God worshiped by the denizens of Zhar, an ancient civilization that once existed in a remote, forested region of Eternia. Long ago, Oak was imprisoned within a statue which could be found within the Temple of the Jackal. When Skeletor removed the statue from the temple, Oak broke free of the enchantment which imprisoned him and wreaked havoc on Eternia. Although the Jackal God was immensely powerful, he could be weakened by the elements of nature and was ultimately foiled by a rainstorm conjured by the combined powers of He-Man's sword and the magic of the temple's guardian priest.

Backstory: I have lifted this from a He-Man guide word for word as I cannot for the life of me find a copy of the Brazilian Editora Abril comic he came from, O Templo Do Chacal (1986). The description is like, suspiciously similar to the plot of the He-Man episode The Cat and the Spider, except the Grimalkin was never described as a god. The rest of it--statue, Skeletor, storm defeat--plays out almost the same. True pity I can’t find the original source, but I do trust this guidebook. You may be interested in Ceres from the UK comics--another dog-slash-statue who frankly might as well be a god himself, but as he’s not called one in canon he’s not going on the list.

The Bitter Rose Goddess

Lore: As Man-at-Arms told the legend, “Every day, a woman climbed Rose Mountain to look for her husband to return from the war. Alas, he never came back. Her tears poured from her cheek and entered the ground. One day she disappeared, but where she stood was a single, solitary rose. It’s the only thing that grows on Rose Mountain.”

The Insect People, who lived at the base of Rose Mountain, believed that the Bitter Rose is all that held the mountain together (and when it was picked, they were proved right). After the flower was restored, it transformed into the Bitter Rose Goddess herself, who explained that she had been a prisoner of her love's sorrow, so bitter that she refused to allow anything else to grow on Rose Mountain. She blessed the surrounding area, blanketing the jagged peaks with roses, and disappeared.

Backstory: She’s kind of... barely a god. She showed up in one episode and no other media & has objectively less power than like, every single demon they ever brought in. I almost didn’t put her on this list.

Mask-Ra, Goddess of Masks

Lore: A goddess who created the magical Masks of Power.

Backstory: Mask-Ra was first mentioned in 2019 and like, look, I’m gonna be real. I don’t respect her. She’s an invention of MOTUC (unless they were drawing on this concept art of Maska-Ra, which I doubt bc he was a Man-E-Faces precursor) and they retconned her into having created Catra’s mask, which is kind of redundant given the entire episode Magicats. This mask did not need two bios. There are no other mentions of her in any canon.

Potential other Masks of Power: The Deemos and Tyrella masks from the He-Man episode “Masks of Power”, lizard and canine masks from the mini-comic “Masks of Power”, Lord Masque’s Demon Mask from the He-Man episode “House of Shokoti, Part 1″, and whatever the hell Red Shadow has going on.

Procrustus, Giant Guardian of Magic

Lore: During the creation of the various dimensions (5 in MOTUC canon but demonstratably higher everywhere else), the gods installed the four-armed, immortal giant Procrustus to guard their secrets at the heart of Eternia. There lay the Starseed, from which the entire dimension was created. It still held immeasurable power, and could be used to conquer entire universes. Hordak, in an attempt to access the Starseed, cracked Eternia in two with the Spell of Separation. Though he was (mostly) thwarted, from then on Procrustus was forced to hold the two halves of Eternia together from within, lest the planet break apart and the Starseed be exposed.

Backstory: First appearing in the mini-comic “The Magic Stealer!”, Procrustus is a lot more tangible than most gods. We know where he is, at all times, and he seems confined to one size. His powers appear to be largely physical, as he had to burrow out of the ground to investigate in the mini-comic instead of teleporting or like, magicking the dirt away. This was his only appearance until MOTUC released a figure for him in 2012. He also showed up in the Subternia map the next year, holding Eternia together.

Standor, Cosmic Creator of Power

Lore: “Before time began, the great Gods of the multiverse convened in the Hall of Power to create all that was and all that will ever be. Head architect of this great task was Standor. A cosmic being of unlimited imagination, Standor helped lead his fellow deities by fueling their energies with raw creative force.”

Backstory: Released for Comikaze 2013 to celebrate the partnership of Mattel and Pow! Entertainment, Standor is literally just Stan Lee But a God. The prototype was called Standar--idk why they changed it, but I think it’s because it’s too easy to confuse with “Standard”. They made a bio for his sunglasses. I don’t want to talk about it.

Bash-Or, Slain Mystic God-Beast

Lore: Very little is known of Bash-Or, the Ram. His last remnant was sealed within the Ram Stone by the ancient sorceror kings of Zalesia, imbuing it with his divine power to overcome any barrier, magical or otherwise.

Backstory: Bash-Or was revealed in the bio for the Ram Stone, September of 2020, but his spirit (previously referred to as ‘the Spirit of the Ram Stone’) was twice utilized by Skeletor in the MYP cartoon, to great effect, before the stone was destroyed.

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Masters Of The Universe - He-Man And The Asteroid Of Doom - by John Grant - illustrated by Robin Davies - 1986 Ladybird Books (UK) - ISBN: 0-7214-0982-2 - UPC: 9-780721-409825 - 44 pages Might goes hand in hand with right as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe fight to make their planet safe. The greatest of their enemies is Skeletor, the Lord of Destruction, and his evil band, whose hatred for their foes is never-ending. The war goes on but who will win? With Kevin Smith’s upcoming Masters Of The Universe Revelation cartoon series coming to Netflix in July, I decided to get some reading in before then. Both Specter Creative and Pixel Dan have mentioned these Ladybird books from the UK in their inspiration for various figures in the MOTU Classics toyline. Books In Series: A Trap for He-Man Castle Grayskull under Attack! The Iron Master Skeletor's Ice Attack Wings of Doom He-Man Meets the Beast He-Man and the Asteroid of Doom He-Man and the Lost Dragon She-Ra and the Dark Pool Shadow Weaver's Magic Mirror Catra's Ice Palace She-Ra and the Golden Goose She-Ra and the Surprise Party Spirit Is Kidnapped Catra's Web of Mischief She-Ra and the Lost River #motu #mastersoftheuniverse #ladybirdbooks #buzzbooks #heman #eternia #hemanandthemastersoftheuniverse #hemanandtheasteroidofdoom #skeletor #hordak #theevilhorde #manatarms #castkegrayskull #teela #spectorcreative #mastersoftheuniverserevelation #pixeldan #kevinsmith #modulok #grizzlor #asteroidofdoom #mantenna #leech #snakemountain #buzzoff #zodac #wingraider #seaofsargon #roton (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPH2OyXBpJJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Heist of Koshu [Part I]

After closing up behind Gael and Asura, Nori quickly made his way back to Kugane to the flat above his shop.  Walking in, he gave the concealed panel lever a stiff thump with a closed fist, the hidden wall sliding back with the trigger mechanism to reveal a handful of different armors and traveling cloaks.  He donned the stylized traditional Hingan shinobi gi and hakama before looking at his newest additions.  A hybridized armor mask, gloves and boots that he’d ‘indefinitely borrowed’ from the Garlemald embassies armory.  They had appeared to be prototypes, designed to retract from view into very compact inconspicuous accessories.  The mask drew back into its base that sat across his shoulders under the gi.  The gloves creatively slide back into a set of vambracers that conceivably could be mistaken for thick molded bracelets.  And the boots he’d been able to cover the entire upper section leaving the soles which had retractable climbing crampons that paired with the climbing claws in the gloves.  A quick look in the mirror yielded a satisfied nod of approval before he shoved the dualist short blade scabbard over his shoulder, a couple sets of daggers at his hips and a fresh supply of shuriken into the armor.  He draped a dark traveling cloak over the ensemble and with a continued sense of urgency made his way down to the store, through the basement and out to the hidden dock in the canals.  Varija had left for her client in Koshu about 20 minutes ahead of him, depending on how quickly she’d arranged for transport to the archipelago capital city.  It was a short trip across the water in his skiff, catching a good breeze and pushing the vessel to its fastest pace, assisting the tailwind with his own sculling.

He landed the craft down the beach from the pier in a small cove to the west and briskly hiked over to Koshu’s pier.  He made sure to blend into the sparse crowd at the dock before double checking the ferry schedule.  He’d beaten it by just a few minutes according to the attendant.

Varija was easy enough to spot on arrival and an escort met with her.  He tailed them at a healthy distance, weaving through the city until they arrived at the estate of the lord she was entertaining that evening.  He circled the perimeter of all from the cover of foliage.  All things considered he was unimpressed; the manor only had 6 raised watchtowers, only two of which appeared to be stationed at any given time on standard patrol.  He waited til a shift change after about 10 minutes as he engaged the ninja tools and allowed his face to be covered by the mask.  With the exception of the rear of the estate, the walls were separated from the building by gardens; so he made his approach from the rear.  It was a reasonably easy climb, the wall only about two stories tall.  He crept across the tile roof carefully, wary of making noise.  The main halls vault ceiling was accented on the exterior by a row of windows laid into the traditional Hingan ‘disappearing roof’ architecture.  It took Noriaki all of a few seconds to pick the lock and open his portal into the land of affluence that the lord had created within.

The first thing to notice was the chandelier itself that had found its way onto Nori’s list of interest.  It hung in the main hall, right by the window he’d entered through.  The piece was designed such that each descending layer was born of a support ring smaller than the tier above it.  In theory he could simply collapse all the rings together into a disc of sorts, pad and wrap it and lift it right out; “fortunate” he thought to himself.  Descending into the structure he kept to the north side of the structure, observing the twin jade dragons that guarded the staircase, he sized them up estimating each weighed about 80 kilos - no more than a person.  They appeared to not be bound to the masonry of the staircase that no doubt led to the residence.

Noriaki diverted, descending down to the lower level instead.  He was greeted with a corridor that wouldn’t be out of place in a mausoleum.  The wall of the right was covered with a Thavnairian silk tapestry embroidered with gold filigree and deep purple thread.  He mentally added the piece to his shopping list before turning his attention to the adjoining wall.  Three complete sword sets with the katana, wakizashi and the uncommon katate-uchi were laid out on display stands.  The two side sets were impressive enough, the blades intricately engraved with artwork and Hingan and Doman kanji.  But the one that drew his attention was the middle set.  The scabbards were artwork unto themselves, painted with precise attention to detail of their images.  The woodwork ornamented with silver and gold clasping rather than commonplace brass on less blades.  The metalwork of the blades themselves were highly polished, reflecting the twilight orange glow of the dim lamps; yet in this set it almost seemed as if the blades were glowing from their cores.  He was taken aback, thinking it was near impossible.  The rest of the collection he planned to lift - the Ishgardian chandelier, the Doman statues, the Thavnairian tapestry - they were all gaudy and decadent.  It all screamed overcompensation of the lord’s station, but this one daisho was different - a singular piece of history and a legend among the historians’ community.  He’d have to have it authenticated but he was nearly certain that the blade in front of him with the “Amaterasu” and it’s forebear katate-uchi companion, the “Eternia”; wakizashis of course were never named.

He resisted the temptation to take the Amaterasu that minute and preceded to take note of the vault door at the end of the gallery, an easy enough specimen to open and was lacking an alarm to boot.  He made his way back to the entrance he’d fashioned for himself in the window and left to plan the finer details of his heist with a smile gracing his lips.

[kingdeath000]

The Origin of Skeletor: Chapter 2

Bet y’all thought I was dead, huh? Bet you thought this was a done project, huh?? Well guess fucking what it’s back there’s more and there’s More to Come. Enjoy yourself.

(Link to where you can read it without having to visit my blog bc that’s how some people prefer things)

Eternian citizens in the streets went well out of their way to avoid Keldor as he stalked past them. None of them dared stare for too long, none of them dared to talk about how they had thought they had seen tears on his face until after he was out of sight. He knew they were whispering, he knew what they were saying. It only made him angrier. He felt very naked and alone, for the first time in his life. The guards didn't even bother to try to stop him as he left the city.

 Keldor pushed his way through what felt like acres of trees until his legs finally felt tired. His knees gave out and he knelt under a large pine tree and gave in to his emotions. He covered his face with his robe and wept bitterly. His thoughts came in armies, armed with both curses and remedies. How childish, crying like a baby. How unfit for the future King of Eternia. How dare they treat you of all people like this, they deserve to die!  "Stop!" he cried at his thoughts, "Leave me alone, leave me in peace!"  "Who is... shouting?" a cracked, muffled voice struggled into Keldor's ears and made him reach for the dagger at his side. He quickly wiped his eyes and jumped to his feet, looking around.  "Who was that?" he asked cautiously.  "I should be... asking you." the voice responded, "I doubt you can... see me... anyway." It sounded as if the voice was having a very hard time breathing.  "...I- I am..." Keldor began, then, partly without thinking, he said, "I am the future ruler of Eternia."  "Is... that... so?" the voice wheezed, "Tell me... what is your... trouble?"  "Reveal yourself and I might tell you." Keldor said.  The voice was silent for so long Keldor thought that the owner had gone, but then he heard it, "Is there perhaps... some sort... of reflective surface... a glass or... mirror?"  Keldor searched. He saw it by accident out of the corner of his eye, a soft gleam in the dirt. He walked to it and unburied a small glass orb. It shone blue in the fading light.  "Do you mean this, this glass trinket?" Keldor said, turning it over.  "Yes... yes!" the voice seemed excited, also louder. It was certainly coming from the glass.  Suddenly something clicked in Keldor's mind, it almost made him drop the orb. It was a legend as old as the Grayskull name, a legend of an ancient evil power.  "...I know who you are," Keldor said, raising his head.  "Do... you, now?" the voice breathed.  Keldor began to smile. Something inside of him forced him to fight his fear and keep hold of the glass. It made him uneasy. He raised the glass ball while trying to avoid gazing too far inside, "I do. And I know that I can be very helpful to you. If I wish to be, that is."  The voice paused again, considering it's position, "...Do you... think... you can bargain... with me...?"  "You're trapped in there, aren't you? You've been trapped for hundreds of years."  "...If you... release me," the voice sounded like it was restraining itself, "I can grant you riches... great riches...."  "...No," Keldor's mind raced, "I have a proposal of my own to make."  "You...? Who are... you to be-"  Keldor was getting impatient, "You're not in much of a position to bargain, Hordak."  The voice was silent.  "And as I said," Keldor continued, "I am the future ruler of Eternia. I am Keldor, I am the son of King Miro of Eternia."  "Ahhh...." the disembodied voice of Hordak seemed very interested.  "I am of more use to you than you know," Keldor continued, his thoughts now buzzing, his uneasiness melting away, "And you are of use to me."  "So... what is your... proposal, son of Miro?"  "I will free you from your prison between dimensions," Keldor said, "And in return... you can teach me. You can teach me to be a ruler as powerful as yourself."  "And what's... to stop me from... betraying you...?"  "After you have taught me sufficiently, I may tell you the secrets only known to the royal family of Eternia."  Hordak once again fell silent. Then a sound erupted from the orb, a series of grunts, wheezes, and coughs that Keldor eventually interpreted as laughter.  "You do... you know how... to make... a bargain," the ancient evil said, "I... accept your... terms."  "Good," Keldor's smile widened, "Then I am yours. Now tell me, where can I free you?"  "There... is a witch..." the voice explained, "In the... outskirts of the city.... Follower of mine.... She knows. She will tell... you...." ~~~  The beaten old door parted a short while after Keldor's knock to reveal a tall peasant woman with stark white hair. Her eyes widened as soon as she saw the man in front of her and she quickly bowed to the floor.  "M-my prince..." she stammered. Keldor suspected that she was forcing herself to say it. "What... what may I do for you?"  "Rise," Keldor commanded, a pang of emotion stinging the back of his throat, "...I am here on important business, witch, and I am not your prince."  The woman rose, meeting his gaze with fear. She looked behind him, and upon seeing no palace guards, no witch hunters or families of cursed persons she relaxed a little, but her gaze became like ice.  "Then what do you want?"  Keldor looked around, then hesitantly reached into his robe and pulled out the orb. His hand trembled a little. The witch woman stared at it for a time, confused. Suddenly she gasped and snatched it from Keldor's hand, hurrying into the house. Keldor managed to step inside before the door slammed shut magically, missing his heel by inches. The woman had set the orb down on a cushion and was waving her hands over it. Keldor stood motionless in horror and fascination.  "Oh great and mighty demon," the woman was saying, "Oh ancient power, dark and evil, are you there still?"  "Servant... witch...." the pure evil that emanated from the voice made Keldor want to vomit, "Has the... Son of Miro brought... me?"  The witch looked behind her, eyes widening as she noticed that the former prince was still there, then she replied slowly, "Yes... he has."  "Please... do... as you must.... Free me...."  "My Lord?" the witch turned back to the orb, but it was silent again, "...I must hurry," She scooped up the orb and turned to face Keldor "So what connection do you of all people have to the ancient Hordak?"  "We-" it took a moment for Keldor to gather the words, "We've made a bargain."  The woman's eyebrows raised.  "If it will help you trust me I will tell you a secret, I am no longer the Prince of Eternia."  The witch only became confused, but she said, "...My name is Evilyn, follow me. Don't let anyone see you." She pulled her hood over her head and the door opened to let them both leave. ~~~  "Please... will we reach our destination before I loose my courage?"  "We may be far enough away already. Stand still here."  Keldor stood on the spot where Evelyn had motioned towards. Every nerve in his body was howling for him to turn back, to go to the palace and apologize. His eyes grew misty. But it was too late, he had made a bargain with Hordak, the ancient demon who had been imprisoned in the bleak dimension Despondos so many hundreds of years ago by the Masters of Grayskull. And it was about to be freed.  Evelyn had placed the orb on the ground in the center of the clearing. She stepped back from it, and raised her hands to the sky.  "I summon the powers of darkness, I summon the powers of evil, free my master from the dark Despondos, let his power in this world forever dwell!"  Dark purple mist began to form above the glass ball, but it slowly faded away. Evelyn took a deep breath and repeated her chant. The mist returned, but once again disappeared just as quickly.  "You!" she snapped back to Keldor, who nearly jumped out of his skin. Her voice was as sharp as needles, "I need more power! Come help me!"  "I-" Keldor was stunned, "I have no, no powers!"  "The mighty Hordak will give you power, come help me!"  Keldor obeyed, raising his own shaky hands to copy Evelyn's movements. His throat threatened to close up and prevent him from speaking completely.  Evelyn opened her mouth to begin and Keldor followed her.  "I summon the powers of darkness...."  Keldor gasped as he felt it, the Evil, it was like fire under his skin, but it didn't burn.  "...I summon the powers of evil...."  He almost missed the second line. He could feel the power as it left his lips in the chant, it tasted like smoke and copper, he licked the inside of his mouth to savor it.  "...Free our master from the dark Despondos...."  Keldor could feel his whole body trembling. Pleasure seemed to assault him from all sides, the power flowing into his veins and out through his hands and his mouth stung and burned but it also held him and caressed him and it felt like his skin was going to explode.  "...Let his power in this world forever dwell!"  A sudden harsh blast of smoke sent Keldor and Evelyn flying backwards through the bushes. Keldor landed on his side and skidded to a stop. He looked up just as the purple mist and dust parted to reveal the orb, just as it was smashed under a huge metal boot.

[ryyti17]

Saiyuki Inktober 16th-22nd Prompt... man... so much deadline this week -_- and finally... today is weekend... T_T here, story of  3rd week Saiyuki Inktober 16th - Mirror -  two side of Goku. Goku and Saiten Taisei.  17th - Dresses up-  I got idea when I play Tales of. so, Saiyuki-Ikkou get dresses as their character with same seiyuu from Tales of Series.  Sanzo as Loni (Tales of Destiny 2) Goku as Kile (Tales of Eternia) Gojyo as Ricardo (Tales of Innocence) Hakkai as Reid (tales of Eternia) sorry... I’m very like that games.. although I just play them in minor Tales of (Like Asteria, etc)  . >< 18th - Game- ‘Petak Umpet’ or Hide and Seek. Nataku and Goku play that game when they got free time. Nataku: GOKU! I found you! Goku: Ah! I lost!

19th - Glasses - Sanzo’s outfit got inspiration from Eizen Jacketless outfit in Berseria. And I think this will match with style Sanzo when use his glasses... 20th - Monster - Got idea from Idolish 7! card for halloween last year, monster party (or parade... I forgot). the costume is mix from his youkai element and his form in journey to the west. 21st - Swapped - Like in urasai. but, in this prompt, just Sanzo and Hakkai was swapped. So become Sanzo -Hakkai- cheerful and Hakkai -Sanzo- scary. Goku: GYAAA! SANZO SCARRRYYY! Gojyo: HA... HAKKAI TOO! Hakkai -Sanzo-: Why just us?!

22nd - Black and White - Got inspiration from chapter where Ukoku Sanzo versus Genjo Sanzo and Genjo almost swallowed by darkness.

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Dart Adams presents The Top 50 Hip Hop Albums, EP’s & Mixtapes Of 2009 (The Final Top 200)

This is a list of what I consider to be the Top 200 Hip Hop LP’s, EP’s & mixtapes from this year so far. Please keep in mind that in order for me to even narrow this list to 200 I had to exclude all instrumental albums with the exception of Exile’s “Radio” (as it could’ve easily been Album Of The Year) otherwise it would’ve just been ridiculous and impossible to narrow to just 200 Hip Hop albums. This is the final time I do this, after three years I’m sure you all get the point I’m trying to make by now.

Also keep in mind that I’ve heard slightly less than 700 different projects this calendar year (my gmail account was bananas). I’m sure that my Bloggerhouse brethren Eric & Travis have quite a few projects in mind that I missed. That should give you all an idea as to just how deep 2009 was with quality material that you probably never even heard of.

In the comments section feel free to gripe, bitch and/or moan about Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Wale, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes or “insert wack rapper’s name here” lackluster ass album not being in my top 200. Also feel free to add albums, EP’s & mixtapes I missed (like Pill’s). I head mad albums that are still in my rotation that missed this cut (Moka Only made so many albums I stopped him at one so “Summer Notations”, “Carrots & Eggs” & Ron Contour’s”Hot Dog” aren’t on this list).

I’m sure listened to WAY more Hip Hop than you this year (and I probably suffered irreparable damage because of it). All you gotta do to check every Friday of 2009 (both the reviews & Late Passes (For Doz Dat Slept) sections) on this blog for proof. Enjoy (or don’t) my final Poisonous Paragraphs list:

5 O’ Clock Shadowboxers- The Slow Twilight Aarophat & Illastrate-Black Noise Apathy-Wanna Snuggle? Big Tone-The Art Of Ink Blame One-Days Chasing Days

Braille & Symbolyc One-Cloudnineteen

Brother Ali-Us/The Truth Is Here EP

Che Grand-Everything’s Good Ugly Chief-Collabo Collection

D.Black-Ali’yah Danny!-Where Is Danny?

Diamond District-In The Ruff

Diz Gibran-Soon You’ll Understand DJ Spinna-Sonic Smash DOOM-Born Like This

Drake-So Far Gone Elzhi-The Leftovers: The Unmixedtape

Exile-Radio Fashawn-Boy Meets World

Finale-A Pipe Dream And A Promise Freddie Gibbs-Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik Illogic & Ill Poetic-Diabolical Fun J Dilla- Jay Stay Paid

JR & Ph7 present The Standard Keelay And Zaire-Ridin’ High Kev Brown presents Random Joints MAGr-No News Is Good News Marco Polo & Torae-Double Barrel

Moka Only-Lowdown Suite 2: The Box

M.O.P.-Foundation Mos Def-The Ecstatic Obie Trice & MoSS-Special Reserve Oddisee-Mental Liberation Pac Div-Church League Champs Paten Locke-Super Ramen Rocketship Raekwon-Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2

Rapper Big Pooh-The Delightful Bars (North American Pie & Candy Apple Version) Reks-More Grey Hairs

Royce Da 5’9″-Street Hop

Sene & Blu Are…A Day Late & A Dollar Short Slum Village-Villa Manifesto EP Skyzoo-The Salvation Slaughterhouse-S/T Strong Arm Steady & Madlib-In Search Of Stoney Jackson Tanya Morgan-Brooklynati

Thaione Davis-Still Hear

TiRon & DJ LowKey-Ketchup Tiye Phoenix-Half Woman Half Amazin’ yU-Before Taxes

Next 150 (Honorable Mentions):

45-The Revenge Of Soul 50 Cent-Before I Self Destruct 6 Fingers-Who Has Lots Of Fingers? Abstract Rude-Rejuvenation Ace & Edo (Masta Ace & Ed O.G)-Arts & Entertainment/Extra Entertainment A Disturbing New Trend-Year Of The Carnivore Alchemist-Chemical Warfare Ancient Tongue-Time Tells Tales ARES-A Red Eye Smokin’ Atmosphere-Leak At Will AZ-Legendary Big Quarters-From The Home Of Brown Babies With White Mothers Blackroc-S/T Black Sunn-Godsound Blaq Poet- The Blaqprint Blue Scholars-OOF! EP Blu-HerFavoriteColo(u)r Boycott Blues-Irony BP & Odds-The Medium Brokn. English-The Drawing Board Brown Bag All Stars-The Brown Tape Buff1-It’s A 1derful Life BK-One with Benzilla-Radio Do Canibal

Camp Lo-Stone And Rob: Caught On Tape/Another Heist

Cesar Comanche-Die In Your Lap Classified-Self Explanatory The Clipse-Til The Casket Drops

Common Market-The Winter’s End EP Cook Classics-The New Classics The Cool Kids & Don Cannon-Gone Fishing Cormega-Born & Raised Cradle Orchestra-Velvet Ballads Crooked I-Mr. Pig Face Weapon Waist Crown Nation-Slut Bag Edition

CunninLynguists-Strange Journey Volume Two

Currensy-This Is Not A Mixtape/The Jet Files Deep Rooted-D.E.E.P.R.O.O.T.E.D. De La Soul-Are You In?+ Nike Original Run Def Jux All Stars-Def Jux Presents 4 Del Tha Funke Homosapien & Tame One-Parallel Uni-Verse Dillon & Paten Locke-Studies In Hunger DJ JS-1-Ground Original 2: No Sell Out DJ MK presents Skandal-Hunger Pains DJ Quik & Kurupt-BlaQkout Donny Goines-The Breakfast Club DOOM presents Unexpected Guests Dumhi-Indian Summer EP Dylan Thomas & Haz Solo-All Jokes Aside Dynas-The Apartment E-Flash (NBS)-Know The Ledge Earatik Statik-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Earth Crew-Grassroots: From The Ground Up Educated Consumers-Hello Big Mama Elucid-The Sub Bass Diet Emilio Rojas-Recession Proof/The Natural Eminem-Relapse Eternia-Get Caught Up Fabio Musta-Passport Fatgums x Bambu-A Peaceful Riot Felt (Slug & Murs)-Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez Film Skool Rejekts-Midnight Movies Fresh Daily-The Gorgeous Killer In: Crimes Of Passion Georgia Anne Muldrow presents Ms. One & The Gang Ghostface Killah-Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In Emerald City Grand Puba-RetroActive The Grouch & Eligh-Say G&E! Horseshoe G.A.N.G.-Gangsta MC Ilyas-I-El: The Prelude J. Cole-The Warm Up J. Nolan-Resilience J. Period & Q-Tip-The Abstract Best J-Scrilla-Culture Of Honor JC Poppe-Sleep Therapy Jazz Liberatorz-Fruit Of The Past/Clin D’ Oeil Jern Eye-Vision J.J. Brown-Connect The Dots

Joe Budden-Padded Room/Escape Route K-Os-Yes! Kam Moye-Splitting Image Kenn Starr-It’s Still Real Kid Cudi-Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day

Kid Hum & Rock The Dub-Offshore Drilling Kidz In The Hall-The Professional Leisure Tour Krumbsnatcha-Hidden Scriptures KRS One & Buckshot-Survival Skills La Coka Nostra-A Brand You Can Trust L.E.G.A.C.Y-Suicide Music LMNO & Yann Kesz-Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo Marv Won-The Way Of The Won MarQ Spekt X Lex Boogie-Guilty Party Method Man & Redman-Blackout! 2 Mr. J. Medeiros & Boonie Mayfield-The Art Of Broken Glass EP/Friends Enemies Apples Apples Mr. SOS-How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb Myka 9-1969 Naledge-Chicago Picasso Nametag-Classic Cadence Vol. 2 Nico The Beast-Dinner Is Served Mixtape Notes To Self-A Shot In The Dark OC & AG-Oasis Outasight-Further People Under The Stairs-Carried Away Poorly Drawn People-Motion, Not Emotion Psuedo Slang-We’ll Keep Looking

Print-Comic Books: Unlimited Quelle-Blue Mondays Qwel & Maker-So Be It Rashid Hadee & Pugz Atomz-Stormy Raydar Eliis & Quite Nyce-Champs Vs. The League

Red Giants-Chain Reaction EP Reservoir Dogs-Reservoir Dogs Mixtape Rhymefest & Scram Jones-The Manual Ro Spit-The Oh Shit! Project Rob Viktum f/Donwill & Friends-A’ight New Drink Roc C & IMAKEMADBEATS-The Transcontinental

Saigon & Statik Selektah-All In A Day’s Work

Sandpeople-Long Story Short EP Sareem Poems-Black And Read All Over Sean Price-Kimbo Price Sene-Maltas & Music Sha Stimuli-My Soul To Keep Slakah The Beatchild-Soul Movement Vol. 1 Sleep-Hesitation Wounds Sojourn-Sojournalism Souls Of Mischief-Montezuma’s Revenge St. Mic-Honest Music Statik Selektah-The Pre-Game EP Stoupe The Enemy Of Mankind-Decalouge Strange Fruit Project-Making Art Sound Kool Substantial/Burns- Sacrifice Superstar Quamallah-The Invisible Man Tame One & Parallel Thought-Acid Tab Vocab Termanology-Heaven Was A Mile Away/Hood Politics VI: Time Machine Tha Connection-Love Royale Toki Wright-A Different Mirror U-N-I & Ro Blvd-A Love Supreme Wale-Back To The Feature William Cooper-Beware Of The Pale Horse Wu Tang Clan-Wu Tang Chamber Music X.O.-Monumental/Realmatic yU presents The Charlie Ross Project

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I really like this frame from the Multiverse comic. Not JUST because Keldor is saying the line from the Filmation show; but also his expression.

Look at his face, mildly annoyed and slightly impatient. Like “isn’t it obvious? Is this not the same thing you did? How is this a question? C’mon!”

“Bitch what’d you think I did?”

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One day I’m gonna get this quote tattooed on me

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Out of context MotU 39:

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Can we appreciate how cute they drew Anti-Eternia Beastman (Red Beast) in this frame. He looks so cuddly. I just wanna hug him!

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Am I the only one disappointed that Good!Keldor is clean shaven, how come good guys almost always have to look less interesting in MOTU?

Its not just MotU. The idea of facial hair = evil is so common that there is a Trope Name for it.

Beard of Evil

Also sometimes "The Goatee Means He's Evil".

The TV Tropes article linked goes more in-depth and explains it better than I can. But basically it boils down to: facial hair hides part of your face, so logically you must have something to hide.

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Well that ending has got me thinking there should be a shattered Glass/mirror verse for He man

Would honey be interested

Donno who Honey is so I can't guess how interested they'd be.

But there is a "Mirror Verse" in the MotU canons already. Anti-Eternia which they call "Eternia's Dark Mirror", is a world where He-Man is evil and Keldor is good.

Prince Adam was corrupted by the Power of Anti-Truth and used the power of Castle Hellskull to break through to other Eternia's in the multiverse and steal the Power from other He-Men from other universes. Prince Keldor must pursue his universe's evil He-Man and prevent him from destroying not only their own universe, but everyone's universes.

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@coconfetti did this wonderful illustration for one of my fan fic. 

Taking place in the Anti-Eternia universe from “Masters of the Multiverse” Keldor comforts his brother Randor who’s grieving the loss of his son. You can read the fic [here]

@coconfetti also takes commissions! You should totally buy one! 

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How much ya wanna bet that the version of Eternia this alternate dimension Man-at-Arms came from is the Anti-Eternia from Masters of the Multiverse.