The Secret Origin of Skeletor from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe toy line from Mattel
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2020
- Scott ToyGuru Neitlich reviews the Origin of Skeletor from his appearance in the 200X Mike Young Series and as elaborated on in the MOTU Classic toy line from Mattel. How this first born prince lost his right to the throne and went on to become the skull faced Overlord of Evil! Comes with our highest possible recomendation
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Man just like the later Thundercats reboot! That early 2000 HeMan series was great! Such love of the franchise, and care for the canon!
If it just could have found a time slot!
That's why both series were killed off. Cartoon Network refuses to air content that can REALLY aspire to greatness. Have to cram those airwaves with as much garbage as possible!
Dude they need a site where they can make all the lost Canon episodes so we can watch them.
I know they have them printed somewhere. They could make so much money if they were to do something like that. I would pay.
It's a shame too. If CN pushed these shows and marketed them properly, they would have absolutely been hits. Sadly action cartoons with detailed art styles are expensive to produce, so those shows were killed by the network before they had a chance.
@@spectorcreative1872 i rember When i was a kid and saw 2000 he-man comercial i was blown away... Sadly then only show the series When i was in class When i retuned home it allready endded. I only hoy to watched ok reeruns i was so mad Cus it was as good as muy kid mind wanted to be :(
I love the funny insults Skeletor always said to his henchmen when they messed up.
The Christmas special showing that Skeletor has a heart was great.
That is one o the best 80's Xmas specials ever!
Stop it, he is not nice
@@spectorcreative1872 Absolutely, one of my favorites!
The puppy licking Skeletor’s face is worrying, seeing as dogs like to chew on bones.
I fear for Skeletor's jaw bone...
I have always wondered if skeletors skull is “bone dry” Or if it has a layer of grease on it like dog bones you buy at the petstore....
Wow they made a suped deep lore, many toys, comics and even animated series, just for an internet meme where a pink bodybuilder sings whats going on. Cool
It works.
@@BLRSharpLight Haha that's exactly what it was
I didn't think _He-Man_ was this well fleshed out. It's a lot better than what I grew up with in the 80's. I'm going to find more stories about it.
Many are on this channel!
start with the MOTU bible. i used to own it like 10 years back.
This is the best origins of skeletor I ever heard. This would make a great animated movie, in the style of the 200X Mike Young series.
Hear that Netflix?
@@spectorcreative1872 🤣🤣🤣🤣
live action lord of the rings style.
They heard!!
@@spectorcreative1872 No, Netflix didn't hear you
This type of storytelling would have really hooked me in 83... instead of the everyone smiling in Filmation cartoon. I just think I was born too early, late '71, to be the target audience for He-Man at the time... now...I love it!!! Thanks for the history lesson!!
Yeah it would have been amazing
Nobody mentions that the penciller on the comic book "The Search for Keldor" was Bruce Timm, later known for creating Batman The Animated Series in the 1990s.
Oh we didn't forget about him. Check out the Snake Men videos. I noted that a few times! Stan Saki also did the letters! Crazy talent.
Interesting. I wouldn't mind if a movie begins telling this story and then He-Man origin.
I'd watch that!
Sounds good! make that happen powers-that-be ... the people have spoken!
It would be awesome if they could get Alan Oppenheimer to reprise Skeletor's voice.
Id buy that for a dollar. That would be epic. To have everyone's origin stories animated with more details, than what I've seen in both the original and 200x series(excluding the new adventures didnt watch that)
was thinking the same thing.
Keldor: Please Master, I'm sorry for betraying you, I beg you heal my face.
Hodak: I'll do ya one better. Now you don't even NEED a face.
Skeletor: Nyeh!!!
Something like that
sUCH A PAPYRUS THING TO SAY
Great Vid! The Letterer of the "The Search for Keldor" mini comic is Stan Sakai, legendary cartoonist, writer and creator of Usagi Yojimbo.
Yup! So many talented folks working on these early mini comics huh?
Never knew there was such detailed lore behind Skeletor. Now I want to read the comics.
Quite a character!
Great villains always have the best origin stories 😎👍
And I feel have motivations that make them "in the right"!
This would make a great movie! Part 2 could be when He-Man is born. They seriously need to make this! Awesome video man!
Sony. Call me!
I just came across your video as recommendations. Wow, I never knew other versions of Skeletor existed. As a casual fan, who had the toys in the 80s & watched the cartoon, I only know of Three versions...the one that came with the mini comic, the 80s cartoon then the 2000 version. Thank you for doing all the research and taking the time to make a video. Is it me, or as time goes on, we get back stories of some villains, that they are not the evil, out of control, pure evil as we think they are. Those villains have depth and a sad story.
You are most welcome! Do explore the channel. We've got a ton of great toy content to inform and entertain!
@@spectorcreative1872 In Germany there was ab audio play series (which had a much different story but was really awesome). In episode two it is revealed that there were some giants who landed on eternia because they destroyed their own planet. They had to stay a few thousand years on eternia for their planet to heal. But in order to avoid making the same mistakes and again destroying their planet by wars etc they extract all evil from themselves and focus it in one being, which is skeletor. They then send him through the sands of time into the future into the time where the actual series is taking place. The origin is much different but the series was still awesome and for me much better than the classic television series.
This origin story, is of course awesome and much more though through.
I suppose the accident with the Queen Mother was supposed to be covered in major detail later and was also Hordak doing.
Yes and yes.
@@spectorcreative1872 im convinced Keldor will die a hero.
@@Allsportstees I kinda want Skeletor to die a villain and not go through a redemption arc. I love him being just an evil jerk.
@@alexisjankowski3281 I want Skeletor to unite the dark tribes of Eternia for survival, and realize being rightful king of the forgotten wretches us just as good as being conqueror of the pretty people. Keldor could create an entire economy from pesticides, poisons, and antiseptics created by plants and fungi native only to the dark hemisphere.
@@ryppt Hey, he might be doing that in between scheming evil plans against He-Man!
I think the key to beating hordak, is by giving Demoman his own conscious back and turning him on Hordak and sending him back to dimension to battle him.
Check out Mini Comic 6! It does cover this a bit.
@@spectorcreative1872 Scott, great videos! I am a subscriber and fan from way back to the ‘82 launch as a six year old, and these vids have pulled me back in to this world!
I’ve recently purchased the currently available mini-comic collection, but was sorry to see the current one basically covers all mini comics from the 80’s launch, and nothing of these outstanding DC mini comics from the MOTU Classics relaunch. Would they be in a collected volume somewhere by chance, or at least being planned to be? Love the art and I really appreciate the writing - especially what I am seeing/hearing here in “The Secret Origin of Skeletor”.
What a dream job that must have been, to reinvigorate Eternia. Great work to all involved!
I remember Keldor. It goes like this,
"Keldor!!! Take me away!!!....."
haha!
I thought it was kalgon lol 😂
@@britgilbert8736 oh it was.
“Pimp of Evil.”
Damn. Missed opportunity to put that on his package!
Surely that's what needs to be on the disco Skeletor packaging
That is a mixtape title from your favourite backpack rapper.
"Put that on his package" um... phrasing?
Holy cow Scott, this was awesome man! Really appreciate the well told "backstory to the backstory " of my favorite villain of all time. Of course, second only to the mighty Mer-Man!
Glad you enjoyed! More to come! Share on social with all of your friends! ;-)
The Pimp of Evil. Man this is the best description of villain I've ever heard xD
Should be his name!
The more I learn about all the Preternia events, the more I want an anthology series of them. Like have an episode or two that focuses on a He-man or He-man like figure (He-ro, King Greyskull, Vikor, and Vykron), and maybe go on to the adventures of the son of He-man!
Hear that DC comics? Make it happen!
@@spectorcreative1872 So there were he-men before He-man? Interesting
I am so glad this video popped up in my suggestive feed! This was an amazing in-depth look at a character I thought I knew more about (having read comics & watched the cartoon). Thank you for doing this & I look forward to seeing more of your videos. I wish there was a collection of the mini-comics or exclusive stories I could find. Again excellent work!
Many thanks! And if you are new to the channel do take a look, we have hundreds of videos just like this on MOTU and other toy lines too!
@@spectorcreative1872 I will definitely be putting your videos on a loop! 2 down (Snake Men mini comics) & dozens more to go!
I wonder what would happen in an alternate timeline, where Keldor managed to throw the acid at Randor, sucessfully burning his face
Keldor ruled Eternia and everyone lived evilly ever after
@@spectorcreative1872 I could see Keldor being a ruler corrupted by power.
Next to the creation of Despara, Keldor is my favorite character in MOTU mythology.
Keldor is pretty awesome. And I love a villain that is "in the right".
Despara is very cool and makes perfect sense as a replacement for Force Captain Adora. She's really confusing in the mythos though.
@@spectorcreative1872 Me too. They are the most compelling.
@@AintNobodyAtAll Interesting perspective. What makes her confusing?
@@oshontheexperience6440 She's used differently in the DC comics and the Classics lore. In DC, she replaced Force Captain Adora I think (been a while since I read those stories). In Classics, doesn't she lose her memory and becomes Despara AFTER she was already She-Ra? Confusing was the wrong word to use, it's more like it's hard to reconcile the different versions for someone like me who wants it all to fit like a perfect Tetris game. :)
I always rooted for Skeletor, mostly because he was just so darn entertaining. Now I find out he’s the rightful ruler of Eternia!
True dat
Don't forget that Skeletor is the master of memes who is into whatever sh*t one can think of.
I really liked how you guys combined both origins of Skeletor for Classics. Very creative, and I hope they bring that into any MOTU media going forward
Nice. And anytime a character can control Memes it gives them +4 Internet ability points.
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And here I thought I knew everything about MotU.
Thank-you for giving me new knowledge.
Much more like this on the channel to explore! And please do share with friends online, it helps the channel a ton!
Just remember Skeletor is Bad to the Bone !!!👍💪💀
Yet in the right...
I want to thank you for sharing your stories with us common folk.
I am common folk too you know!
I learn something new every time i tune in !
Awesome! And any suggestions for topics are always welcome. (as is reposting videos on your social media to friends!)
@@spectorcreative1872 i have no cell ,no social sites ,or friends .i am almost an island.(or ghost ? )
I don't know how I stumbled across your videos, but I'm enjoying them, not a huge MOTU fan, but toys in general, born in 83. When I was maybe 5 or so I had tons of motu, and greyskull while TMNT lasted my collecting and extended enjoyment, I've been watching the resurgence of MOTU and the mythos, over the years from the various mini documentary's on netflix and toys that made us. and these deep dives on extended story telling.
Welcome to the channel! Suggestions for video topics are ALWAYS welcome
"It's the Mr Skullhead show... Starring him: Mr Skullhead! Cuz it's his show that he has, Mr Skullhead!"
Ha!
Very cool. I knew about Keldor from the 200X cartoon, but I didn't realize the concept had seeds reaching even further back than that. Also I love the idea that Classics Skeletor is created by merging with what was the original "prototype" for Skeletor.
Amazing stuff!
Glad you enjoyed! All what Classics was meant to do!
I wish this story was r rated, it’s pretty amazing for a reboot. I must admit when I heard the pitch of skelator being hemans uncle I was not sure. However this was beautifully presented.
An R rated toy line might be tough. But then again Target sold Stranger Things toys in the kid toy aisle...
@@spectorcreative1872 I am a fan of the series I would love to see anime of this tv show but I think movie studios are very volatile. I was confused as to why the new thunder cats was cancelled.
Movie studios don’t have the patience to allow a show develop. For some reason they want a show to be instantly successful within a few episodes.
Always liked that he was the rightful heir to the throne but Prince Adam/He-Man is essentially oblivious to that; Randors dirty lil secret. Similar to how the Thundercats were an invasive species to Mumm-Ra's 3rd Earth in the OG cartoon; never occurred to them that's why he was trying to get rid of them lol
I never heard of that about Mumm-Ra, but I love the idea. It's kind of like how the cat people of Thundera in the Thundercats remake were horribly racist and probably had it coming to them when they got wiped out.
@@TJ1380 exactly. And yes, Mumm-Ra reiterated it several times in season 1 that it was them that invaded 3rd earth and started the vicious cycle between he and them...
I always wish these shows would do an episode from the Villians POV
@@spectorcreative1872 yes!!! I’d be a menace too if I was Skelly!
@@geechie-don7157 Wow, I never heard of the Thundercats story like that. That is way interesting. You got me thinking about Bravestarr, and how the settlers of New Texas, invaded that planet. Another story being somewhat similar? I have to go look up that story with Mumm- Ra. I could not follow the reboots. I tried to enjoy them, but could not.
Wait, so keldor was going to be king , but hordak helped fire up the crowd to reject him so he could lead keldor to his castle where he is going to help him become king?
Hordak goal was to create a magic apprentice who could release him from Despondos.
One path has a king, but the other has a king that owes Hordak.
Skeletor and Hordak, such a great rivalry!
A classic all the way!
Hordak Prime could be included, because Hordak’s his clone!
@@SlapstickGenius23 Actually it's Horde Prime, not Hordak Prime, and Horde Prime is rumoured to be Hordak's older brother (or even his uncle), not a "clone"
@@satan3959 oh.
Fantastic work,thanks again!!👌🙏🙏
Well thank you kindly
Thanks for this video, Scott! I recently did a video on the Royal Family of Eternia and got into thinking about Skeletor's origin, and your video certainly helped clarify that a lot, particularly with how Demo Man fits into all this.
Nice! I am glad this assisted. ;-)
@@spectorcreative1872 thx. I remember you from Toy Hunter as well... years later i found myself telling the same Wonderbread He-Man story to a friend that you told Jordan H, lol.
Looking forward to this exciting origin story to be fleshed out (pun intended)
Muhahaha!
@Lykashye Jimcenz Her name is Saryn. Her story is pretty convoluted. In the DC comics, she was ancient, from King Grayskull's time, but that series changed so many things about King Grayskull that it's too confusing to tell. In short, she lived on an island where Miro (who either was a King or Captain of the army depending on the story) crash landed. Miro and Saryn got jiggy with it and that's where Keldor came from.
I have the thick ass mini comic compilation book, I thought it had all the mini-comics in it but I guess not?
@gary michael, the background story was from the blood of Grayskull prologue by Rob David and was combined in the DC MOTU omnibus.
@@garymichael6899 That Mini Comic is in it.
Awesome vid as always.. This right here is why a MOTU movie universe would work,, the stories they can tell would be amazing.
I know right! Make it happen Sony.
Also like to think it's the Demo-man entity that's also keeping Skeletor "alive" if you will. Makes sense in the episode where Hordak threatens to "take back the life I gave you" if Skeletor didn't release him from despondos. If Keldor is Miro's son as well, making him a descendant of King Grayskull - if you want to say the person that sent Hordak into despondos - I guess that would make only one of the few that could free him.
Exactly. And this is why when Skeletor is separated from Demo Man in the mini comics he dies.
@@spectorcreative1872 😧ah man.
That was a great and fascinating story, makes me want to go even deeper into it, a series focusing on the great unrest would be cool, especially if it worked in Marlena arriving on Eternia.
I do have to wonder where and how the kidnapping of Adora fits in with it.
I'll get to that one soon!
Wow, you could easily adapt Obi-Wan's speech in Revenge of the Sith to this tragic tale!
Randor: "Why, Keldor? You were the CHOSEN ONE! You were supposed to bring balance to Eternia! You were supposed to help us destroy the forces of evil, not JOIN THEM! You were my brother, Keldor. I loved you..."
Very much so. When stories stay on classic themes (i.e. Joseph Campbell) stories flow very naturally and have nice parallels.
This lovely acid not only cleans your hands while you wash the dishes, it also melts your face clean off!
Also makes julian fries
But is it lemon scented?
.... wasn't clean. It would have continued to eat away at Keldor's body, save for Hordak's intervention. This was clearly shown in the 200X series.
This origin story is pretty good, apart from the one glaring issue, that being that everybody on Eternia would know Skeletor was actually Keldor. I guess it just retcons the whole part about the truth destroying him.
I don't think he cares if people know he is Keldor. It help legitimize his claim to Eternnia
I'm ready for this, I work at 6am, it premieres at 7am, can't wait!!!! Oh Hell Yeah!
Nice. Hope it met your expectations!
@@spectorcreative1872 Always! Thanks as always Guru!
The content and knowledge you drop is great keep up the great work brother
Topic suggestions always welcomed!
Wow I love this cartoon is a child. I have to say at this point the fan base is beyond me. Keep The art of storytelling alive!!
Doing all I can from the outside!
@@spectorcreative1872 you seem to be doing okay from where I stand. The original animated series did not have a concrete orginal story. I think they kind of a winged it.
I grew up watching Masters of the Universe. I always liked Skeletor although I didn’t understand why he was portrayed so foolishly. Yet, he could be a very interesting villain if written correctly. After watching this, I wonder why this character hasn’t been expanded on.
The 80's cartoon skewed very Young. The 200x series did a bit to upgrade the themes and characters but I really hope the movie one day takes it really to the next level!
@@spectorcreative1872 In Spain He Man was very popular. It was my favorite tv show as a kid. But I hated how Skeletor was portrayed. The movie did him no better.
This was great. The back story makes it even better.
That is the goal!
@16:26: Keldor to Mer-Man: "This is like shaking hands with a dead fish".
You can read his mind huh?
@@spectorcreative1872 No, not a mind reader. Just that there aren't that many things a person thinks of during the act of shaking hands. I was going to go with "you look different in your Tindor profile pic", but that was a little too on the nose.
This was excellent! The backstory really ties in with what we already know and what makes sense. The timeline has always been a bit confusing regarding when Skeletor lost his face, and when the twins were stolen. Personally I like to think he helped Hordak steal them when he was still Keldor, but! I think it would be amazing if Hordak agreed to save Keldor on the condition that he owes him a debt, and Hordak later calls on Skeletor to kidnap the twins to repay his debt. I think it’s so perfect and really fits in with mythology (Uther Pendragon and Merlin, though Keldor is really a Merlin type character).
I never really understood the Demoman aspect of Keldor’s transformation and this explained it so well. I’d love to see all this in a live action film, and not just flashback, but as the first film, or a standalone Keldor film in a MOTU film universe. 👍👍
Glad this could clarify so much. He does have a great origin when put together.
@@spectorcreative1872 Will you PLEASE say how can Keldor and Randor be royalty if in the first ep of 200X it was shown that Randor was not royalty until the council made him King.🤨
A Skeletor origin story followed by a He-Man origin and leading to an epic final battle in the third movie would be enough to to put MOTU on par with all of the greatest cinematic series.
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@@spectorcreative1872 , I really hope they find a way to bring this to the big screen. The fact that the concept has been resurrected so many times is proof that there is a huge market for this story. I know that to a lot of people this is just a story based on marketing research to sell toys to boys in the eighties, but, I was one of those little kids that He-Man was everything for. I spent a good chunk of my childhood playing with these toys and creating stories with these characters. To see them on the the big screen would like seeing Cap lift Mjolnir or Hulk fight Thor. I can't be the only that thinks that. If Kevin Smith's animated venture for Netflix could bring this market to the forefront, then, maybe, we the fans could finally get the movie we've wanted to see for all of these years. All we can do is hope.
Enjoyed this, thanks!
Well thank you! Welcome to the channel.
Very cool!
Thanks.
Thanks! Suggestions for future topics always welcome
Spoony: HE TOOK A FLASK OF ACID TO THE FACE!
That he did. That he did.
So many answers! This is to MOTU what the Mandalorian is to Star Wars. I love it! Origins of Trap Jaw next on the docket lol
I can do that!
I love the pulp sword and sorcery art.
I also love the Continuity with the explanation of the original mini comic skeleton. And I didnt realize that the original mjnicomic heman was a different one.
And that is why we have a "Masterverse" so all the stories can be cannon! Fun stuff.
@@spectorcreative1872 so when Teela turns into a snake goddess is she evil?
Amazing break down!
Glad it was appreciated.
I dont mind learning more back story of Skeletor. Usually I want to know but don't want to know for the sake of mystery. But Skeletor I always look forward too his story.
Glad you watched and enjoyed!
Scott is such a great storyteller!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Delighted to hear you enjoyed so much!!!
We need a series about this, or a movie
I'm game to work on it!
This was great ...I had forgotten most of history...
And now you know! And knowing is half the knowing
So he's basically " Evil Ghostrider "
If only he had a motorcycle.
@@spectorcreative1872 does a hover sled count?
@@Yroko no
@@themostbritishpersonalive868 aww, that sucks
@@Yroko after further consideration and remembering there are several ghost riders that don't use motorcycles I've decided not only does this make him basically evil ghost rider his origin matches that of a Ghost rider
This is a damn solid origin story for Skeletor. It's probably better than the one I concocted when I was a kid. In the days of the mini-comics, before the cartoon and WAY before Hordak, my personal Eternia was a post-apocalyptic, Thundarr-like world of radiation, half-rediscovered science, and weird wizardry. My Skeletor was a genetic mutant: half-human, half-ram, irradiated into a single being... but born with a human skull and a ram's face. You follow? Without the correct bony under-structure, the ram's face SLID OFF the skull, revealing the ghastly countenance of our favorite cackling villain! His ram-headed staff, of course, bears the likeness Skeletor might have had, if his skull's shape had matched the flesh of his face.
(His blue skin was a by-product of the mutation; he also had purple blood. His massive musculature was conjured with sorcery, which was self-taught and did not require some mystical uber-master above him. My Skeletor was a complete badass: strategically brilliant, fantastically gifted in the Dark Arts, a worthy if ignoble nemesis for the stalwart He-Man. I digress.)
Hey i like your origin too! The best stories are the ones we make up during playtime.
I love that.
It's always interesting seeing different versions and adaptations of these stories, I often wonder what a 2000s version of She-Ra would have been like, and with the more recent She-Ra series having brought back Hoard Prime from the 80s series as the overlord of the Hoard, I wonder if a version of He-Man in that universe would see the events of the 2000s series involving Hordak play out with Hoard Prime instead, had that story been allowed to continue. It would have been fun to see each series versions of the characters from the other.
The great thing about the brand is it is possible to do just that! Each new telling just as valid as the previous
Remember when Retroblasting thought that Scott created Keldor (in spite of the fact that he was first mentioned in the 1980s mini-comics and appeared on the 200X cartoon before MOTU Classics even started)? 😅
Wait really?
Muy buen vídeo, felicidades!!!
Mucho Gracias!
I remember when Masters of the universe first came out when i was a kid; i was probably 6-7 in the early 80s. I wanted one badly, in the way that only 6 year olds can. Like all kids i figured the way to get one was to just talk about it CONSTANTLY. I made up a little song (basically "HE-man, HE-man da dada da daa.") My memories were that i was doing this for months and months, though it was probably more like weeks but to 6 year olds, weeks are months.
We had a Science Fair every year at my school and my father had come to it and watched me do my little presentation to the judge. Ive had a few different careers in my life but the lion's share has been sales and i swear it started then. I had seen that all the other kids basically just read the report they did for their projects, where it sounds like they're just reading it with that halting way kids do when they've only been reading for a few years. I had already figured that i didn't want to sound like that so i did it in a relaxed way, almost conversational.
I'm not bragging (why would anyone?)when i say that all the teachers and other faculty that watched us give them said that i had done the presentation the best, but as these things go the kid who did win did because he had this impressive volcano that was obviously built by a parent.
On the ride home my father said he needed to get something at the store in the way home and I sat out in the car (while this may sound like neglect in today's environment, it was common back then to leave kids alone in the car."
When we got home he told me he needed help carrying things in from the trunk. When he opened it there was only 1 small bag that he handed to be, i saw the "K.B. Toys" on the side and when i opened it just a crack, i saw literally only the corner of the "E" from where it said Masters of the "UniversE" and i pulled it out so quickly that i swear it hit some Quantum field and the bag flashed out of existence for a moment before flashing back.
At 44 years old i can STILL remember the almost manic excitement when i had the the box (or more of a card) in my hand.
That is an awesome memory. Thank you for taking the time to share it in the comments. It's what toys are all about. Happy memories!
Skeletor is heman's uncle. Thats what surprised me!
Its like Hamlet in toys!
It’s Like The Lion King All Over Again.
@@SlapstickGenius23 masters of the universe came 1st.
My God you've just blown my mind with this video😯😯😯😯😯😯😯😯😯
Nice! Feel free to please share on social media with your friends. It helos the channel a lot
Interesting back-story 😬👍🏻 I think your channel's about to blow up 😬👍🏻
I'll bring the detonator
I love this franchise.
Me too
One of your best videos to date. I love how everything was revisited and tied in together. I guess Demo-Man is also responsible for Skeletor's demon feet and monster fin arms, though Demo-Man seemingly had regular arms with gauntlets. Either way I can overlook that. Very good vid. Oh yeah, what was going on in that middle flashback panel when Keldor grabbed the Faceless One? What was Mighty Spector doing?
Bringing Skeleteen to the future to be raised away from Skeletor. But that wasn't John Spector in the suit....
Such a good thorough breakdown of his origins...👌🏼💯✔ I wish the 200x cartoon would've lasted longer...💁♂️
Me to!
A masters of universe fighting game would be awesome.
I'd play that!
Got me all empathic towards em now
And that makes a great villain!
Thank you for this. I've always loved Skeletor since I was a kid back in the old He-Man and She-Ra days. I don't really remember the 80s Filmation cartoons talking much about Skeletor's backstory. Of course 80s cartoons were very black and white and simplistic. You were either good or bad and the how or why was unimportant. In fact the only piece of Skeletor's history that I remember was from Secret of the Sword when he helped Hordak kidnap Adora. Of course I was just a little girl at the time so maybe I just don't remember everything. Still this is great thank you.
You are very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch the channel. I am most grateful.
I love how you manage to make sense of somehting so disjointed... Perfectly balanced, as all things should be...
Skeletor is a really impressive villain. In the 200x series he would always lose, like, always, even the Snake Men would manage to score a few victories, but not Skeletor... And yet, I just loved seen him back again and again... He was just so damn charming I loved it! I just loved when he was around because I knew he would make the scene so much cooler!
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@@spectorcreative1872 The LORE Master
Hey are you still around? Would you be interested in a He-Man fanfic?
dude... this is INCREDIBLE
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Cool vid! I was working at Mattel when that reboot happened in the early 2000s (not working on it though unfortunately). I always thought Skeletor would have been even cooler if he'd kept the 'stache after his transformation...!
Everyone is cooler with facial hair. Just look a book Dracula
Kinda reminds me of Loki and Thor too.
Similar themes do help stories resonate. It is always on purpose. Check out the works of Joseph Campbell
Loved the video!
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Thx tht was super cool, appreciate the breakdown, I never new
And knowing is half the knowing
Great content as always
Thank you so much. I am most grateful you took the tim to comment so positively!
I wish they would have finished the last season of the masters when Hordak shows up. I liked the new 2000s masters show it was great and should have been completed i was so waiting to see how they brought hordak after the snake men came and left.
Me too. And that was a big reason for doing the bios in Classics. More here:
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Excellent video dude! Skeletor would be proud! 💀👍
I do try to please fictional characters. ;-P
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I had the search for Keldor mini comic.. I had kept thinking Keldor sacrifices his face to gain magical powers.
In a way he did.
@@spectorcreative1872 Yeah, it was back in 1999 or so while I was re-reading those mini comics. When I saw what happened to Keldor in the 2000X series my mind was blown.😎😁🤯
That was great! Now I really gotta see the 2000 He-Man. Found it on Prime but it's not available
The DVDs are likely pretty cheap to pick up (if that is an option)
I really loved the world building that the later mini-comics were coming up with. The Snake Empire during Preternia and their battle against the Horde. Randor having a brother named Keldor who vanished. The Unnamed One being a villain even more powerful than Hiss. Not having any definitive answers to what happened left us with so many fun fan theories and discussions over the years.
Then MYP came along and they tried to answer some of these burning questions but it just never lived up to what was now ingrained in our memories because of those discussions. The way they executed Keldor left me feeling so disappointed in them, from his generic villain look to having him be a half brother from a different species just to explain Skeletor having blue skin. I'm glad your mini-comics were able to improve upon their Keldor origin, but I hope that one day in a future incarnation of MOTU, that they retire the Keldor is Skeletor story and give us a new take on him.
I think I'd be happier if they returned to Skeletor being from the planet Infinita with no ties to the Royal Family. Make Scare Glow and the Great Black Wizard characters who come from Infinita too. Speaking of the Great Black Wizard, any chance you could tell us what you had in mind for him? Along with Lady Slither, he was definitely the one new character I was looking forward to the most. It's a shame he never got a figure.
I love the ideas they supposedly had for the Powers of Greyskull line that the original Masters of the Universe line was supposed to evolve into. It was supposed to take place hundreds of years in Eternia's past, and Keldor was supposed to be one of the main villains. He would've been accidentally sent back in time from the future by a spell gone wrong, and somehow become Skeletor as the story went on.
Thank you, that was very much what I was going for. I think a video on the Snake Empire is due at some point! Most grateful for your awesome comment!
Man this all would make one great movie 😊
Anyone listening at Sony?
Skeletor is one of my fav Villians ever created, i grew up in the 80s and He-man was my hero but the hero is only as good as the villain and Skeletor is awesome, just think of him now in a live action movie, gosh why hasnt it been done already, yes i did like the other movie version but it cud be so much better!
Where can I read all of the mini comics from the classics line?
Alas, DC has yet to republish them. If you want this let them know!
The acid damage toy face looks so cool
Yeah the Horsemen always knock this out of the park.
Really interesting!
Well thank you. Glad you enoyed.
You being the man that brought this all to life, I have one important question. I have now finally got my hands on the MOTU classics Filmation versions of Skeletor and He-Man. My question is which Battle Cat do you think fits the Filmation aesthetic best? I love all of the classics, but for whatever reason being able to have the versions that were on my TV screen after school is just perfect
Filmation? I think the new Origins one does that.
@@spectorcreative1872 Thanks very much. I appreciate the reply. I'll definitely be adding him to my collection as soon as possible
This is so awesome
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WOW, Really awesome video :) I've been looking for this ad Hordak's video on your channel :) Intresting, that Evil-linn will marry Skeletor and theyl''l have a daughter like skeletor :)
You can always search or look over the playlists if you need to find a video quick! Any way I can better organize them please let me know~!