King Randor - Other Villains Associated With MOTU

Other Villains Associated With MOTU

Skeletor and the regular teams of villains are not the only threats to Eternia. The cartoon shows have also showcased many independent and freelance villains who have made their own attempts at threatening the peace on Eternia.

• Aran and Una: Aran and Una are two travelers who resemble Native Americans. They request to join Skeletor, hoping to increase their power. He tests them by requiring that they bring him the masks of power from the City of the Ancients. Instead, the pair wear the masks to harness the power for themselves and are transformed into the personas of the evil King Deemos and Queen Terella, the last rulers of the city. Upon being possessed by the masks, they attempt to recover the Sword of the Ancients. The sword declares it was destined to merge with He-Man's Sword of Power, thus thwarting Deemos and Terella. Aran and Una are then freed from the king and queen's control with the merging of the Sword of Ancients.

• Count Marzo (voiced by John Erwin in the 80's series, Michael Donovan in the 2002 series): Count Marzo is a powerful sorcerer who has lived for thousands of years with no greater desire than to become King of Eternia. He concocts his evil schemes more subtly than most villains and often entices children, and at times, naive Masters of the Universe like Mekaneck, into aiding his plots. He was never made as a figure in the 80s. In the 2002 series, Count Marzo is a barbaric wizard with an Eastern European accent. His powers come from a magenta crystal; deprived of his powers, he becomes a hunched and wizened peasant. Several times in the 2002 series, Marzo's amulet is taken away from him, only to be returned later. Marzo aids Evil-Lyn with her plan to restore Hordak in exchange for his amulet, which Evil-Lyn possesses. A toy was released in 2010 based on his newer design.
  • Chimera (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer): Count Marzo's Frankenstein-like sidekick.

• Creeping Horak: The Creeping Horak (also referred to as simply the Horak) is an evil black blob that grows inside of a building until all of the air is squeezed out, suffocating its victims. It appears in the episode "The Curse of the Spellstone". In ancient times, the Creeping Horak was the worst punishment. Long ago, the Horak was used to punish criminals. They would be locked in their houses and the Horak would grow over it until all of the air was squeezed out. When Evil-Lyn has the villagers bring it to her in the small, blue box that the Horak is contained in, an elder villager begs her to not use it because it is "too terrible".

• Damon: Damon is an evil wizard who appears in the DC Comics MOTU mini-series. He wants to have the secrets of Castle Grayskull before Skeletor, and tries to manipulate him, but Skeletor confronts and kills him.

• Dark Dream: Dark Dream is a mysterious, ghost-like creature with the power to disturb people's dreams and induce terrifying hallucinations.

• Enchantress: The Enchantress is an evil counterpart to The Sorceress, who for years held He-Man's grandfather, King Miro, as her prisoner.

• Evilseed (voiced by Donald Brown in the 2002 series): Evilseed is an evil plant man who can control vicious plants. In the 1980s series, He-Man and Skeletor team up to stop him. In the 2002 series, he is an evil rival to Moss Man. He did not have a toy made of him.

• Evil Giants - A trio of three giants that appeared in the 2002 series.
  • Azdar (voiced by Richard Newman): A purple-skinned giant who appeared in the 2002 series. Buzz-Off made enemies with him.
  • Belzar (voiced by Brian Drummond): A green-skinned giant who appeared in the 2002 series.
  • Chadzar (voiced by Mark Acheson): A red-skinned giant who appeared in the 2002 series.

• Game Master: The Game Master is a space-faring gladiator who travels the galaxies recruiting great warriors to fight for amusement in his arena.

• Jarvan: Jarvan is an evil sorcerer from the episode "A Friend in Need" who is previously imprisoned by He-Man, but escapes to wreak havoc once again. He uses a potion containing a powerful drug to achieve his evil aims. Jarvan is later recaptured by He-Man, and although he swears revenge, he is sent back to the prison mines, never to return.

• Kothos: Kothos is an evil wizard who travels around Eternia in his floating palace. He is turned into a sand-slug by Evil-Lyn, but later reverts to his human form and returns with a vengeance. In that episode "Revenge is Never Sweet," he turns to good and decides to use his magic to help others after He-Man saves his floating castle form destruction at the hands of a vengeful Evil-Lyn. He did not have a toy made of him.

• Lady Edwina: Lady Edwina is the cousin of Prince Adam and the niece of King Randor and Queen Marlena. She appeared in the episode "Creatures of the Tar Swamp." She is snobbish and arrogant, insulting Teela and Man-at-Arms by referring to them as "the help". Orko is instantly smitten with her and tries to buy her friendship with a brooch. When Skeletor takes over the palace and locks Edwina in the dungeon with Randor, Marlena, and Orko, the King and Queen see for themselves just how self-centred she is. When Orko manages to reclaim the magic medallion he lost shortly after arriving on Eternia, Lady Edwina (after seeing it's magic) tries to convince Orko to run away with her so they can have all riches without a care in the world, but Orko refuses, now knowing what she's really like. In the end, King Randor banishes Lady Edwina until she mends her ways.

• Negator: Negator is a computer whiz hell-bent on attaining great power for himself. He did not have a toy made of him (not to be confused with "Megator" the Ogre).

• Prahvus: Prahvus is an evil warlord from the 2002 series who attempts to conquer Eternia during a time known as the Great Unrest. He has many weapons and an entire army of his own.

• Sh'gora: Sh'gora is a powerful eons old evil entity, summoned by Skeletor and Evil-Lyn, who immediately lost control of it and were imprisoned in crystal. Sh'gora proved powerful enough to force entry into Grayskull and subdue the Sorceress. It also absorbs the life force or mystical energies of his victims. It was only defeated when the magics of both the evil and the good (Skeletor + Evil-Lyn + the Sorceress) combined for a common goal, which was the only way to open a gateway back to Sh'gora's dimension and imprison him there. It did not have a toy made of it.

• Shadow Wing: Shadow Wing is a malevolent and powerful dragon from Darksmoke. He was banished into the Realm of Demons by Granamyr centuries ago, but is freed from his imprisonment by an Eternian wizard named Zem, who wants Shadow Wing to help him take revenge on He-Man. Shadow Wing turns Zem into a frog for his arrogance and proceeds to attack Darksmoke, only to be soundly defeated and sent back to the Realm of Demons by Granamyr's vastly superior power.

• Shokoti: Shokoti is an extremely powerful undead sorceress who resides in the Sands of Time. She only appears once in the entire Masters of the Universe cartoon series, but is worthy of mentioning due to the fact that she nearly defeats He-Man. She has a rather demonic appearance, with a horned headdress, jet-black hair, pale bluish skin and black, lifeless eyes. The only episode of her appearance, "The House of Shokoti, part 2" is considered one of the darkest episodes in the series. She did not have a toy made of her.

• Slave Master: The Slave Master is an intergalactic crime boss who travels the universe recruiting slaves from across the galaxies.
  • Jawbreaker: Slave Master's colossal robot servant.

• Space Pirates: The Space Pirates only appear in one episode in the 1980s series.
  • Captain Sticky Fingers: Leader of the Space Pirates.
  • Batty:
  • Frogman: A humanoid frog who is a member of the Space Pirates.
  • Hisser: A reptilian man who is a member of the Space Pirates.
  • Lavaman: A lava man who is a member of the Space Pirates.
  • Leo: A humanoid lion who is a member of the Space Pirates.

• Toymaker: The Toymaker is a toymaker who can make dangerous toys. He helps Skeletor until he double-crosses him. He helps He-Man deactivate 3 of his toys. He did not have a figure made of him.