King Grayskull Origins - The Ultimate Version Of He-Man, The One Above All, Ultra-Masculine Hero!

Welcome back to another Marvelous Video, and today we will be taking a look at another origin story. We are talking about King Grayskull from the He-Man Universe.
He-Man made his television debut in 1983. Netflix recently released an animated project, which is a direct sequel to that show; honestly, it was pretty awesome.
So, in this video, we will discuss the origins of He-Man's ancestor, King Grayskull. So, sit back with your snacks and prepare to get marveled.
0:00 Intro
54:23 Grayskull Origin
11:01 What Makes Him So Powerful?

[@leonbeverly7020]

The early 2002 King greyskull still is the best King greyskull

[@the4thtribe709]

Facts

[@jamisonfrey3452]

He's the true and only king Grayskull as far as I'm concerned.

[@Bradman77]

He looked too much like he-man was my only issue with him. The new king Greyskull had 3 seconds of screen time so I can't really compare the 2.

[@anerysium]

Yes.

[@RaiSaeba]

@@jamisonfrey3452 yes.. agreed

[@simbaking6338]

The Netflix version of Grayskull seems somewhat off to me......I rather the 2002 depiction with a very great back story.....as a matter of fact. i rather the 2002 version of He Man overall than the 2021 Netflix version. It had the best He Man story line & stayed more true to the original 80s version in my opinion.

[@Slayerthecrow]

The 2002's Master of the Universe was by far the best reboot a show based on a toy line can have, only matched by Thundercats 2011 and Max Steel 2016.

[@AnointedFlow]

For sure

[@docsavage4921]

Too bad Thundercats didn't get another season.

[@espendahl9719]

2002 King Grayskull was awesome.To bad the series ended as I still think it was the best He-Man series.Season three with Hordak and She-Ra would have been insane.

[@ikec2894]

I was looking forward to that to smh. Oh well... at least there are some concept art of Adora/She-Ra

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

*Too But yes, that would have been badass.

[@Reddragon05100]

I agree that there should have been a season 3 that featured a 200X version of She-Ra. Unfortunately, due to the decline in the toy sales for the 2002 series, Mattel had to pull the plug.

[@leschroniquesderick4109]

Sword ugly, though

[@Reddragon05100]

He's a true hero. He fought valiantly until the end, to make sure all of Eternia was free from Evil, and live in peace. His courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

[@randomusernameCallin]

They played around with that in the new CGI he-man.

[@Reddragon05100]

@@randomusernameCallin True, true.

[@trash44gzgigasmashkaza50]

Yes they tried too show how even a great hero can fall in to the darkness by saving his people​@@randomusernameCallin

[@3haljordan]

Let's not forget that Conan was big in the 80's and that had an impact on the He-Man look.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

I think we need to address something that a lot of people choose to ignore: Fans just plain hate retcons. You find something you like, become a fan, come to love it over the years, then some behind-the-scenes creative guy says: "Nope, we're changing what you love, your version doesn't exist any more, and if you don't like it, YOU'RE the problem." If this were happening in an interpersonal relationship, it would be called "gaslighting." Didn't used to be that way. Remember New Coke in 1985? Coca-Cola fans didn't take to it, so the company got rid of it and switched back to something closer to the original formula, and called it "Coca-Cola Classic." Coca-Cola didn't call the fans "snowflakes" and refuse to back down; they gave the paying customers what they wanted. And later on, Coca-Cola introduced new flavours to go along with the original flavour they already had, like Cherry Coke and Vanilla Coke, and those get welcomed with open arms. Keep the original material and just add more -- that's how you do it! Same thing goes for the short-lived Superman Red and Superman Blue after the "Death of Superman" story arc. DC fans just didn't like them, so they were phased out and Superman Classic was brought back. Nobody was accused of being Anti-Red or Blue-ist, they just didn't like the change, and again, the paying customers got what they wanted. And how about that 1998 American "Godzilla" film? Not a bad giant monster film in and of itself, but it was just so different from the Godzilla we knew and loved, it was unrecognisable, and Devlin & Emmerich got a severe backlash from all sides. And then Devlin & Emmerich started throwing tantrums and saying nasty things about their critics, even the levelheaded ones who didn't hurl abuse. Which, come to think about it, is probably where this toxic "It's the fans' fault, not ours!" mentality stems from. I'm not saying there aren't some genuinely horrible, bigoted people out there in the varoius fandoms -- I KNOW there are; I've argued with a lot of them -- but it's time the creative types accept that if they mess with what people have grown to love, it's not going to be very popular. Personally, I love to see expansion in the properties I enjoy; MORE is always welcome, especially if done with respect for the previous material and the feelings of the fans! But re-writing something we loved then and telling us we're wrong for not liking the changes? That's the height of arrogance, and a great way to lose the support of the fans.

[@jackhummer8344]

This argument doesn't really hold much weight in my opinion. I mean, you do realize that many of the characters we are familiar with are the result of retcons, right? Like Lex Luthor being a corrupt businessman with his company rather than just a mad scientist. That was introduced in the 80s as part of a company-wide crossover, decades after the character was introduced. Alfred being Batman's legal guardian and father figure also wasn't introduced until the 80s, decades after the character was introduced. Heck, originally He-Man was a barbarian hero without an alter ego. Prince Adam wasn't introduced until later. Characters change all the time.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@jackhummer8344 Yeah, but how many times do you see "Prince Adam sucks! The only REAL He-Man is the original four mini-comics!" in fan groups? There were 1982 fans that hated the Filmation treatment back in 1983. There were 1982 and 1983 fans that hated the Space He-Man re-do in 1989. There were 1982, 1983, and 1989 fans who objected to the 200X redesigns and MYP relaunch. There are 1982, 1983, 1989, and 2002 fans who practically spit blood every time someone mentions the MOTU Classics bios starting in 2008. And so on and so forth. I'm sure a lot of comics fans didn't like the Lex Luthor and Alfred retcons you mentioned, back when they happened; there just wasn't an internet for them all to get onto and complain, back then. I remember talking to a James Bond fan in a comic shop back in the early-mid-1990s who was still bitter about a 007 story where the author -- who was not Ian Fleming -- killed off Bond's son in 1973, or something like that. That guy was carrying around that resentment for over 20 years, and his only outlet was telling people in person . . . which he did at great length. So I stand by what I said. Just because you don't have those feelings, doesn't mean nobody else does. I bet a lot of people feel this way about retcons; they just haven't spent as much time thinking about it and trying to put it into words as I have.

[@jackhummer8344]

@@Beedo_Sookcool Actually, I've come across several fans who prefer the original He-Man minicomics and don't care much for Prince Adam. Also, Superman Red and Blue aren't even a retcon. They're a change to the status quo. Honestly, your argument falls flat because you're not even consistent with what counts as a 'retcon'. Plus you literally said "it's time the creative types accept that if they mess with what people have grown to love, it's not going to be very popular." And you said you stand by this despite it being blatantly untrue, as I have already pointed out. Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury is popular. Billy Batson and Captain Marvel being the same person rather than two separate people who switch places is popular. The Teen Titans animated series is popular despite all of the changes it makes. The DCAU is popular despite all the changes they make, like making Hawkgirl a founding member of the Justice League and pairing her with John Stewart. DC has rebooted and retconned itself so many times. So has He-Man. So has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And while not all the old fans like these new versions, they still tend to be popular and successful with both old fans and new fans. I guess I don't really get the argument you're trying to make.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@jackhummer8344 Again, just because you can cite some people that don't fit my assertion, doesn't mean there aren't ANY that do. You're just throwing out data points that don't match the result you want. That's bad logic, bad science, and bad statistics, making your argument equally -- if not more -- flawed as you claim mine is.

[@jackhummer8344]

@@Beedo_Sookcool What? Nothing you said makes any sense. You're the one that made the broad statement "fans hate retcons" while providing examples that don't even match the definition of retcon. I pointed this out and how the most popular versions of characters that we know and love are the product of retcons. So your argument is blatantly untrue and your evidence doesn't support it. I literally used your own words to point out how they don't hold up, since you argued that when creatives change something it's not going to be popular, yet the actual evidence suggests otherwise, which makes your entire argument confused.

[@Kal-Grayskull]

I love 2002's Masters of the Universe take on King D'Vann Grayskull, it's shame we didn't get to see more of him before his death.

[@leonbeverly7020]

Damn right I loved that show 2002

[@Kal-Grayskull]

@@leonbeverly7020 Glad to see another fan. 👍

[@jamisonfrey3452]

I grew up with the original Filmation show and it is dear to me, but with that being said I think the 200X show was far superior in every way but the soundtrack. You just can't beat that original soundtrack. Everything else was better in the 200X show though and the King Grayskull episode was definitely one of the best episodes of the series.

[@Kal-Grayskull]

@@jamisonfrey3452 I completely agree King Grayskull was one the best episodes, for me I enjoyed other episodes like Awaken the Serpent, Out of the Past, the Mystery of Anwat Gar and Sky War. I remember He-Man/Prince Adam at times had shown weakness at times like "Mekaneck's Lmabert" where he was defeated by Marzo's amulet or how during "Mystery of Anwat Gar" he was brutally beaten by Samurai suited Skeletor. It's obviously great they didn't make him an OP level character like in every episode of the show. Also there were quite lot of compelling and very interesting storytelling parts of each character in the show like ''Out of the Past" episode was all about Teela's origins.

[@jamisonfrey3452]

@@Kal-Grayskull Exactly. The writers did an incredible job at fleshing out the side characters and they did it without having He-Man take a back seat in his own show. The writers were also successful in delving into the lore, mythos and past of Eternia. You could tell that they had a lot of love and respect for the franchise when making the 200X series. That's something I really appreciated as a life long fan. I don't think the 200X show will ever be outdone. It's simply the best that motu has to offer imo. It seems like that was just a good time for reboots. The TMNT cartoon that was released around the same time was excellent as well, and I know it was a bit later, but I really enjoyed the 2011 Thundercats reboot too.

[@DanielAspajo9930]

The 2002 show is the best hands down

[@antwan1357]

So grayskull is blonde in life but died and woke up in heaven as African.

[@thebrownbaldy]

🤣🤣

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

As he should.

[@Fenris30]

He's an Alien dude, your bullshit need not apply.

[@sonofgado9213]

U trying he's a he-man version of uncle ruckus 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fenris30]

@@sonofgado9213 The Fuck?

[@docsavage4921]

2002 King Grayskull; heroic death stopping Hordok. 2022 King Grayskull; Wiped out sitting in subternia when Lyn has a temper tantrum.

[@robertcarlosllenarizas7987]

These Serie's teaches us to be understanding. Less violence. No Bloody Encounters in both sides... nice story in all the series...

[@thebrownbaldy]

As a lifelong fan of He-Man, MOTU Revelation should've been called MOTU Reevaluation, the 2002 series AND the current CGI version for kids are way better.

[@Fenris30]

You Can't be a lifelong Fan with that attitude. You need a refresher. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4ithqV5as6qjdk

[@byronrush9802]

Agreed

[@leschroniquesderick4109]

That CGI kiddy version is ugly as F! (Like every CGI/3D versions)

[@ahmedsenussi8232]

Lord Grayscull WOW 👌 👏 I haven't seen anything to do with Masters of the Universe since the late 1980s I wonder dose that mean that King Randor also was blessed with this power but kept quite about it as Lord Grayscull is He-Man/prince Adams ancestor

[@Fenris30]

Adam's A Chosen one situation.

[@weaponx22001]

the 80s heman cartoon is not a continue from the Netflix show.. it's it own show from the books of heman

[@phillipwalters7702]

Great video! Could you please do one The Sorceress of Greyskull's origin.

[@jehb8945]

The He-Man 2002 cartoon is possibly one of those things that people forget existed but was unbelievably good It's just sad that like everything else back then animation departments and media companies ran out of money things got expensive and really good franchises got canceled I still hope someday that I can put together a complete he-man 2002 collection as it wasn't just the animation that was just good but the writing was done on it put together a cohesive storyline and made a lot of stuff from the 1980s cartoon just plain makes sense I mean it's a good show

[@docsavage4921]

Was a crime 2002 MOTU was canceled before Hordak's arc. Word was Skeletor would make a comeback in a big way by defeating him and becoming the true final boss. That's what we got in the 2013 Eternity War, which between that and the 2012 series was a steal continuation of the 2002 show.

[@mostafafarweez3161]

Great video. Please make a video for Evil Lyn and her origins :)

[@striderzero2653]

If you want a good read, check out the ThunderCats He-Man crossover, and the Injustice He-Man crossover. Both excellent comics. Get to watch Teela stab a sword through Injustice Wonder Woman's chest. Sorry Spoiler.

[@joegallegos9109]

There is a great video on KZbin that goes through the comic.

[@williamcorey4700]

Dear lord that was satisfying. Injustice Wonder Woman is in my opinion what drove Clark off the rails. He could have killed Joker and been done with it taking his time to heal, but there she was

[@docsavage4921]

Two of my favorite crossovers ever. You could tell the writer was a real fan of Thundercats. Lion-O was the MVP of the entire first crossover, and all members of Team Cat got their licks in against Skelegod. Not so sure about his love for MOTU, if you read between the lines (Mainly when the big final battle happens, he writes for MOTU "And they fight on, whether they're a warrior, or a wizard, or a soldier, or... *whatever these circus freaks are* 😁) Plus Panthro and Tigra tech completely outclassing Man at Arms tech (To be fair Tigra also makes a boneheaded mistake on grounding the wires) But regardless MOTU was a good rendition in general.

[@docsavage4921]

Btw, you should look up a Battle of the Planets/Thundercats crossover, a different writer did it but is very closely similar to what we got in the MOTU crossover for the Cats. And Alex Ross does the covers.

[@striderzero2653]

@@docsavage4921 I read that one, Skeletor snorts Mumm-ras ashes. Im not kidding.

[@jerryswiger6575]

Great spotlight on King Grayskull, I'd like to see Clamp Champ and Modulocke's origin stories 👍🏿

[@Venom-gm4vz]

It’s Morbin time

[@blackorcopperempowermentun1419]

Thanks 👍

[@samurairebel8]

great video 🐺🐶

[@samuraikyokkan]

Disagree

[@collincutler4992]

I wish you guys would stop saying that was a "direct sequel" to the original.... because it wasn't

[@user-tt6be2zx3h]

that was the pitch from Kevin Smith & co.

[@kratoscraken5614]

Love HE-MAN History 💪👍💪

[@jamisonfrey3452]

Revelation is not a sequel to the original Filmation show. Kevin Smith ( the showrunner of the series ) has said so himself in a tweet. Here is what he had to say... "The show's producer is Mattel- so everything we do in Revelation is more Toy-based. The old show is owned by another studio, which is why I've always said our masters official series is a spiritual sequel to the old show. Legally, we can't be an actual sequel to Filmation" So, Revelation exists within it's own continuity and is not a sequel to the Filmation show. Legally it can't be and thank God too. Imo the show was rubbish and I'm glad it can't tarnish the legacy of what came before it. I do highly recommend the 200X series. It is an excellent example of a classic brought back right.

[@Fenris30]

How do you make a sequel when you technically can't? You do it anyway. Fuck Legality. Mattel Owns Masters of the Universe. they Commissioned Filmation to do a 22min 130 episode Commercial based on the Toy they created. How do you own something that was created to sell something else then tell the owner of that other thing they can't use the thing that wouldn't even exist had they not commissioned it to help sell their thing? That baffles the hell out of me. Look at the First Episode it's the Filmation show in it's Entirety, Both in Look and Tone, sure they changed some of the Outfits but it's still that show. Slowly though they move the Style Away from that Show hence the Time Skip Now they can tell whatever they want with free reign. They basically had Deathwing Blow up Azeroth. The Mike Young Show was a Different Show Based on the same Masters of the Universe Toyline. King Grayskull wasn't apart of that original Toyline but Mattel liked the idea so they trademarked it and he became a Masters of the Universe Character like Orko who was originally created for the Filmation show. Now should characters remain as they were originally created when folded into another show based on a different timeline yes or no? Me? I say No. If Teela can be a Black Chick in the CGI show then King Grayskull can be Black in Revelation since it's based on a Property He was NEVER IN. Same with Andra Never In the Filmation Show. Now if Andra had been Illeena from the drug Episode and they'd made her Black then I would've been Pissed cause She had been an on screen character but none of the Characters from that Show that appeared *on screen* were Changed Race or Appearance wise. NONE! Ileena who was supposed to Be in this show but was cut for time was played by Smiths Daughter a white girl, So Stop with the Bullshit I'm Sick of it

[@jamisonfrey3452]

@@Fenris30 I really don't care what you're sick of, dude. Revelation is NOT part of the Filmation series. That's straight from Kevin Smith's mouth himself. If that for some reason upsets you then that's your problem not mine. I guess you'll just have to deal with it. If you like Revelation then good for you, but that doesn't magically make it part of the Filmation show. Cheers.

[@Heatwave298]

Cool

[@seanholmes7482]

Great video! What is the origin of Horde Prime?

[@citizenkill7435]

What happened to Granger/Battle Lion after King Grayskull died ?

[@fredimoise6988]

Hordak and Horde's origin world be great.

[@jeredsteadman4160]

Ohhhhh that's why.👌

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

One thing I had always wondered if Adam/He-Man would have been forced to make the same sacrifice as King GreySkull did to save Eternia if Adam would make the same sacrifice to save Eternia and his family and friends.

[@zeljkovukela]

Hi did that in the first episode of Revelation.

[@eddydaniels9842]

Noticed this one was missing from Netflix 🧐

[@TheCimmerian6]

Ancestor huh, yeah the resemblance is striking

[@keyopronin4134]

Damn, I really wish the production outfit that produced this version would put the third season out.

[@jkhadem5729]

hated what they did to grayskull in netflix, idk why they didnt just focus on other known black characters instead of race swaping.

[@jamisonfrey3452]

Exactly. They were lazy with the race swapping instead of building up the other black characters that already exists. A black fan actually asked one of the showrunners why they resorted to race swapping instead of using some of the already existing black characters. The fan felt that it was like getting a hand me down. The showrunners response was that nobody gave a crap about characters like Clamp Champ and Sir Laser-lot. That is absolute nonsense. Characters like Clamp Champ, and Sir Laser-lot could have finally been given a chance to shine. Instead Clamp Champ played such a small role that he might as well not have even been in it and Sir Laser-lot was nowhere to be found. Clamp Champ is a boss and Sir Laser-lot is a Knight with a kick ass design and freaking laser swords. What's not to like? Imo Revelation was nothing but waisted potential.

[@jkhadem5729]

@@jamisonfrey3452 considering how its said figures are in the process of 2 years why didnt they leave grayskull as is a promote Sun-Man instead they don't want to promote new or existing characters, they just want to swipe a fanbase and attack them with "ist" via gender/ race swaps to bring attention to their product without spending money on ads, than they whine why the fanbase leaves or stops buying their products.

[@jamisonfrey3452]

@@jkhadem5729 Yep, spot on, dude. They could take the time and build up pre-existing characters or create new ones, but they'd rather be lazy and stir up drama and then attack the fans when it doesn't go how they think it should have. I'll say this too, I've been a diehard motu fan ever since I was a kid in the 80s. It been my favorite franchise all these years and I've literally spent thousands of dollar on the brand over the years, but I haven't spent one cent on anything related to Revelation and I never will.

[@Bradman77]

They race swapped him? How? It's a CARTOON. They just used a different color skin tone paint. 😂😂😂😂

[@jkhadem5729]

@@Bradman77 they did more than that, the racial swapped the design too, but ofc someone who only promotes and not watch it wouldnt be able to tell, with the hair. some see more than just color of skin tone, racist.

[@miragexl007]

Just, painfully, re watched revelation.

[@coquibunny8797]

👏👍

[@itzorin600]

Yeah it doesn't make any sense when they made it King Gray skull black even though he's supposed to be he man's ancestor

[@CyberController-]

"How is destroying worlds suppose to bring peace?" "If this is the only way to save Eternia, then so be it"

[@pacman5698]

I think it's kind of a shame that New Adventures of He-Man and the 2002 reboot get sandwiched in between the OG era and the trinity of reboots we have now because they both gave us stuff that would be permanently added to the franchise for the better. New Adventures gave us Mara who was done amazingly well in the She-Ra reboot and moved so many fans to tears with her story, and the 2002 reboot really helped bring in King Grayskull which would be great to see in Revelations with a great performance from the always great Dennis Haysbert and then there's the comics. In turn, kudos to the She-Ra reboot for giving us Double Trouble considering how we've been waiting for them to appear in the animated continuity for decades and reinventing Horde Prime into arguably the best he's ever been for a story. Also, love how Revelations incorporated multiple toylines and playsets in Etheria storylines that never got to be there in the original. Love how we got Scareglow and Preternia in current continuity.

[@SuperGayMan1000]

Wrong, it isn't a "Direct Sequel".

[@TheCimmerian6]

Devon??

[@samuraikyokkan]

Pppfffffftttt

[@fcweddington]

New King Grayskull feels forced due to obvious reasons.

[@lynnbailey3715]

Which one is this

[@brave__remmy2x611]

Wait is battle lion Grienger or no? 12:06

[@roguerebel82]

Well I just received a lesson He-Man history 💪💯

[@samuraikyokkan]

Yeah everything before Kevin smiths crap

[@cdd7012]

What movie is that

[@faded743]

Why gray skull is black?? Doesn’t make sense and why?? Old gray skull just fit right.

[@dannylambouths2542]

man at arms

[@larrymansfield9393]

I see why everyone hates Silent Bob nowadays

[@bobbymartin7031]

I want to see the sorcerer's origin

[@trash44gzgigasmashkaza50]

They can't make more epick story frome the 200x version of him

[@salifyangambi4445]

Do morbius

[@CommanderBohn]

Including anything from Revelations into this video...

[@iamblade7862]

...Disgraceful

[@CommanderBohn]

@@iamblade7862 BEYOND disgraceful.

[@AnointedFlow]

We never see any of these sword of power users use speed.

[@willjustice2555]

PINK-STAINED

[@megavide0]

Thank You for this summary. Sadly all these new stories about the history of Eternia seem like a forced and hurried attempt to create some sort of a background for another shallow cartoon that obviously lacks the depth and the ideas that make a good, believable and timeless epic tale. The world of Eternia as told in "Revelations" and other attempts at storytelling doesn't make much sense and in consequence all the stories told around these hollow characters seem superficial and pointless in the end. I even prefer the FILMATION cartoons and the mini comics, because they don't try to explain the world of Eternia with shallow and pointless story ideas. I still believe that the archetypal figures and characters from the original Masters of the Universe toy line (including essential ideas from the mini comics and cartoons) can be taken as a great source material for an epic space opera with many interesting plot points and a world of great stories and adventures. But the whole endeavor depends on really good ideas for believable world building. Eternia should be a world that seems relevant from our point of technological and social development, extrapolated a few decades or centuries into the future. Eternia could be told as a fallen world/ a failed attempt at terraforming a planet/ an orphaned society, stranded on a strange world with all its hazards and challenges yet to be discovered. We'd have to think about how life and humanity will develop on the long run and how different lines of development would eventually meet or collide on their respective journey through the cosmos. In this tale of two (twin) planets - Eternia and Etheria - the show could tackle important social and philosophical questions with different points of view embodied and illustrated in the different, colorful species and characters, coexisting in this interplanetary society. This universe can all be set up as an amalgamation of the most important and influential works of science fiction and fantasy, giving more thought and depth to all the questions concerning our current paths of social and technological development. And the title "Masters of the Universe" could be posed as a philosophical question around which the plot revolves rather than a pretentious and boastful name for a group of superheroes.

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

What I want to do is make an anthology series akin to Heavy Metal, where each episode focuses chronologically on a different He-man like figure, and their exploits. Each episode would be animated by a different person or group, and the plot would pull from the figures toy bio and He-man Bible. That way we don't end up like the Kevin Smith rendition. But I already called dibs on the Wonder Bread He-man Arc!!!

[@salifyangambi4445]

Next battle cat/Cringer

[@retro-nes9825]

You stopped the video when you said the Netflix show was "pretty awesome" lmfao

[@justinfiorenzio7112]

Origin of the planet Eternia

[@knuthamsun6106]

“a modification done to distinguish him visually from he-man” ummm… yeah. pretty sure there were other reasons they pulled that cringe move

[@gregorymurphy3234]

Do Evil-Lyn next please

[@faded743]

Why there is a black grayskull ?? Doesn’t make sense .

[@EternalRoman]

The Revelations Netflix crap series is NOT a direct sequel to the Filmation series at all, and of course the same for the great Mike Young Productions one. And this is important to know because EACH series belongs to a different production company and to claim that either follows the other is ILLEGAL. 80s Filmation series is its own, 1993 New Adventures of He-Man is its own, 2002 MYP is its own, and finally the garbage dump that is the Netflix Kevin Smith series is its own, in essence an alternate universe each. All fans are subjective to the version they love the most and the same for the ones they dislike or outright hate, but one thing will always be clear, NON are from the same universe to be either prequels or sequels too, each is an adaptation of the same IP.

[@kevinjohnson4605]

Origin of Spiderman 2099

[@Bravebird9]

I dont know why Chocolate King Greyskull makes me feel like buying insurance.

[@Fenris30]

You in Good Hands.

[@81giorikas]

Why black afterwards? I don't mind black heroes or whatever color but some of these changes seem like a guilt afterthough. Same with a lot of the mcu chosing black actors who were traditionally white or whatever in the comics. Would people get along with a white black panther or storm? Not really so why a black Kang or the other dude (high evolutionary) or Johnny Storm on the third fantastic four movie.

[@higheyrie6176]

By the Power of Greyskull, Filmation: I HAVE THE POWEEEEEEER! Netflix: KIN YA DIGGIT, SUCKAAAAAAAA!

[@lostdrifter7009]

A sure that's not a previous king of wakanda. If not there needs to be a cross over event.

[@robertcoulter8510]

I see the last breaks have to ruin everything.

[@anerysium]

I'm sorry but I never liked Kevin Smith's take on King Grayskull. It was really forced to race swap the character. I really love his appearance and story in the 2002 series which was disappointing as to what they did to the Revelation series. It would have been great if that Grayskull was a different character which isn't a bad design it would have worked. But no, Netflix had to check some boxes.

[@Getloose360]

As a so called 'black' person I couldn't agree more! 👍🏿👍🏿

[@jimdigitalvideo]

I agree too. I'm white and see nothing wrong with a black character. If they want a black character in a TV show or movie, simply introduce a new character. But they broke that one humungous rule: NEVER make an existing white character black.

[@jackhummer8344]

@@jimdigitalvideo So... they shouldn't have cast Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury?

[@jackhummer8344]

The 2002 series literally race swapped Zodac.

[@Getloose360]

@@jimdigitalvideo absosmurfly correct!

[@SitrucYdnag]

So is King Greyskull the black dude or the white dude. I'm confused

[@Bradman77]

He's a cartoon, they have no race.

[@jamisonfrey3452]

King Grayskull was white in the 200X show which is where the character first appeared. The Netflix 'Revelation' series takes place in another continuity separate from the 200X show. Netflix being the big brains that they are decided to pointlessly give King Grayskull a lazy race swap instead of using and building up the characters of color that already exist within the motu mythos. So the white King Grayskull and the black King Grayskull are two separate characters. Two different interpretations of the same idea.

[@SitrucYdnag]

@@jamisonfrey3452 Agreed! thanks for making it make sense

[@jamisonfrey3452]

@@SitrucYdnag No problem 👍

[@deronlouis88louis52]

I don't think King Grayskull is black I think he's a brown skinned Eternian. I don't think he's a Blackman though

[@yaelby2023]

I love Clamp Champ, the Hercules of Eternia but i hated this race swapped New King Grayskull so much, because the original King Grayskull was so epic !!!!

[@S.T_the_Trini]

Is he still He-man's ancestor in the Netflix version?

[@Kal-Grayskull]

No. Revelation's King Grayskull has no connections to Prince Adam, which literally sucks and shows how terrible and un logical the writing for this show truly is.

[@S.T_the_Trini]

@@Kal-Grayskull Bro from the time he-man died I stopped watching. It's waste of good animation.

[@Kal-Grayskull]

@@S.T_the_Trini I just want 2002's He-Man back and not some corny He-Man tv show that literally destroys He-Man's stories.

[@AustynSN]

@@S.T_the_Trini You missed out. The stuff with Teela was a bit misleading in that we were promised a He-Man story, but it's still a decent story in its own right. (Not great, but decent.) Of course, when He-Man comes back in volume 2, it gets cooler. Especially when he calls the power without the sword.

[@CrimRui]

@@AustynSN Two or three great scenes does not make it good. Teela was horrible the entire season. The female empowerment was so much in your face that killed the decent storytelling. Skeletor lost his power after he wanted to feel some pussy from Evil Lyn? GTFO with that shit.

[@jamesbonilla8363]

Dont understand how Revelation is NOT related to the 2002 series. In this video, it shows that King Grayskull from 2002 is one and the same, dressed the same, married to the same woman, the only difference is his race. The 2002 version is also more like Revelation. Funimation version is ridiculous, did not have King Grayskull, and has not aged well.

[@stantheman4443]

King James"

[@yodon6867]

As a black person who grew up with watching He-Man. Never ever show He-Man from Netflix again. Woke is broke

[@striderreborn1467]

Sun-Man should've had his own series. lol

[@Bradman77]

Your "as a black person" opening was not needed. Stop making things about race. Stating that, makes you very much apart of the "woke" culture.

[@KlawMan27]

Nah, he looks awesome. Way better than the version that looks exactly like he-man. You're the only woke guy here that gets upset by cool changes

[@skeletorment]

@@KlawMan27 You, sir are gross!

[@jackhummer8344]

So did have any problem watching the 2002 series despite the fact that they race-swapped Zodac?

[@CrimRui]

The 2002 version is the ultimate version of He-man as they did everything right. The Netflix adaptation sucks ass.

[@striderreborn1467]

I will say the voice cast and animation were top-notch in "Revelation" but the writing and dumbass "Woke" decisions were where it failed miserably...

[@MpatheticNtrusions]

nothing "woke'" about it, misuse of the term, it just sucks

[@d.r.1471]

Did you really say the Netflix He-Man was awesome? Lol ok.

[@Kal-Grayskull]

😂😂Why in God's name would anyone defend that crap? 2002 will always be the best and true He-Man.

[@McFedro]

Actually, it was good; not better than the previous ones, but it was very good. It had a good argument, good story, good narrative and good animation.

[@TheCimmerian6]

Lol

[@TheCimmerian6]

@@McFedro But it was about tila, not he man

[@d.r.1471]

@@McFedro they should just change it to Tila and the master of the universe

[@Junior.illinois]

Once again whan to clear the great series 2002 they didn't swap race any character zodak with the k belong to the cosmic defender as zodac from filmation cartoons ...so I've seen Morons trying to justify king Grayskull swap race ...was dumb and lazy from Kevin smith and the writers just to keep up with the message nonsense

[@jackhummer8344]

Zodak was a race swapped Zodac. It wasn't until years later that the Classics canon made them separate characters. But since there is no white Zodac in the 2002 series, it means they took a white character and replaced him with a black version. They swapped a white character with a black character, which is what people claim to hate. Double standards.

[@Junior.illinois]

@@jackhummer8344 wrong and your statement is a lie. Go a do your research man I'm tired to argue with all this fan boys from Kevin smith

[@jackhummer8344]

@@Junior.illinois I literally did do research. Zodac was redesigned for the 2002 series to add more racial diversity. He wasn't regarded as a different character until after the 2002 series, but when the 2002 series he was he was intended to be that show's version of Zodac. That is the truth and it says a lot when you can offer no counterargument besides saying that you're tired. I'm not even a Kevin Smith fanboy, I'm a fan of MOTU in general. I know my stuff and I recognize your hypocrisy.

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

By that logic, can we do the same where white Grayskull is spelt with an A, and black Greyskull is spelt with an E?

[@Junior.illinois]

@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 wrong again Kevin smith fan boy both zodak and zodac and strobing and zanthorband Spector and apokrifa belong to the cosmic enforcer squad and they are in the comics already .so Stop defending that crap show from badflix and please do your research before your logic getting bad

[@javierrios9934]

What kind of video is this..... You can't compare k.g with the revelation version.... you can't because of screen time... Lame video bud ✌

[@marvelboi3416]

Wow🤯.... Make up your minds guys because first you said that Kevin Smith Netflix Master of the Universe was bad now you say it's awesome😂 lol. You are confused here unless it's different opinion from many KZbinrs that's on this channel. BTW He-Man and the Masters of the Universe reboot was from 2002- 2004 not 2003!

[@quito787]

I'll say what many are thinking. I'm not a fan of the race swapping of King Grayskull. He's a victim of wokeness. They should have kept King Grayskull's original look. There are enough diverse characters in MOTU, so there was no need to do a race swap for him.

[@watermunteconomie3938]

Black GraySkull.. bah! Stop this monstrosity of a Te-LA-Sahow.. please.

[@Tyler_Lalonde-]

"A direct sequel" lmfao no it's not. How do you go from king Greyskull white to black in a sequel. Kevin Smith was dishonest in calling this a sequel.

[@bossmanbossy]

The deeper you dig the blanket it gets, most early civilisations were melinated people. "Whiteness" is a mutation. So it makes sense for his ancestors to be "black" pick up some old books and you'll see your world before it's skewed.

[@Junior.illinois]

The woke version Grayskull of revelation is not the original only the 2002 series

[@fightindice6227]

That show sucked so bad. Not sure what you’re smoking.

[@jaimeaugusta2567]

See that they appropriated him for diversity now.

[@freedommgtow4996]

The Netflix/Kevin Smith version really "Sucked".. The Cartoon Network version of He-Man' was the best adaptation of the Original Cartoon..

[@frankvelez691]

Woko religion

[@cas4611]

Has video of King Greyskull, opens video with fake MOTU Netflix show.

[@obirhaughne4771]

Did you just say it was awesome? Are you joking? The 2002 was awesome, the Kevin Smith iteration was 💯 trash

[@Fenris30]

They Made Zodak Black.

[@Junior.illinois]

@@Fenris30 dude you got it wrong why all the fans get that statement wrong zodac is a cosmic defender from filmation and zodak with the k is a original characters from the series 2002 series they didn't swap race any character ...the show from Kevin smith was a speculation agenda to check boxes

[@Junior.illinois]

The 2002 series still the best update show about Heman and the master of the universe. Revelation is a dumpster fire

[@Fenris30]

@@Junior.illinois You realize Classics came up with the C to K thing after the fact right? Classics and The 200x Show are NOT connected. They just piggybacked onto it's lore and tried to combine everything into one timeline.

[@Junior.illinois]

@@Fenris30 another fan boy from Kevin smith

[@bronykingamethystrain5676]

Revelation ruined D'Vann with broken SJW equality. I'm all for representation, but I don't take kindly to pointless tokenization. Zodak from 2002 was an acceptation, 200X was its own thing and according to ancillary was only the second to take on the name. Making King Grayskull black and other things doesn't make the series feel like a worthy continuation of the 80s cartoon, but another Star Wars Sequel Trilogy filled with nostalgia pandering, Mary Sue protagonist, unresolved plot holes, and flawed motivations. I could write a better version of this despite the description being broken up, can be translated into a complex story that make Kevin Smith and Ted Biaselli look like Chris Chan with how bad they made MOTUR.

[@Kal-Grayskull]

If there's one thing I learnt from 2016 is to never let SJW run a cartoon animation. No matter what their true intentions are they will still mess up masculinity against male characters and diversity aspect of characters.

[@bronykingamethystrain5676]

@@Kal-GrayskullAnd then call us racist and sexist when we call them out for it

[@Kal-Grayskull]

@@bronykingamethystrain5676 That's how they lose their audience.

[@Kal-Grayskull]

@@bronykingamethystrain5676 If they saw 2002's He-Man to this day can you imagine the outcry they will get over He-Man's masculinity, and how he saves Teela couple of times in this show cuz of how man saves woman is all of sudden sexist to women, this is sorta uproar result from.

[@AngelusSanguinius]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@liamfowell8661]

wow, i can't tell you how wrong you are about the new 'heman' series. don't be a shill, it's god awful, the animation is excellent, yes, but the show was pathetic, writing was tragic, and the main character was constantly made to look a fool for the sake of diversity and gender politics. it has been overwhelmingly rejected by the fans than made Heman what it is. what kind of show kills off the main character 3 times in a series? a poorly written Netflix mess thats what. there's no continuity in character progression, everybodys personality has been twisted all to make Teela a magical, flying , shaved headed and bestest evar lesbian. non of which has been even remotely siggested. so no, your opinion is rejected and so in this series.

[@horrorstew3577]

'Brother' Greyskull 😂 I'm not being racist , I'm just over the race swapping in pop culture.... it's so woke and bullsh*t. nobody says anything tho coz they scared of being called racist. .... here's the thing tho.... if I was in charge of a Reboot of 'Shaft' , 'Black Panther' or 'Luke Cage Powerman' and I cast a middle class white dude as the lead only 'then' is it wrong 🤷 WTF hey 🤣 ..and I'm not saying He-Man should be white exclusively..... 😂 but ...if you want a black He-Man a good idea would be to.... I dunno.... maybe.... create a new character !! (I know, Hollywood doesn't understand that statement) It's bad enough that the woke agenda gang turns every meaningful pop culture character into a butch lesbian 🤦

[@tonysburgers7223]

Well said brother, let's change black panther into a white man and see how they like it

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

Your use of punctuation gave me cancer. I get what you are saying, and completely agree with it, but the over use of ellipsis where there should have been a comma made my blood pressure spike a little! Anywho, you know that they'll try to justify Shaft, Black Panther, and Luke Cage by saying that their race is important to their character, while it isn't for any White characters.

[@horrorstew3577]

@@cooltrainervaultboy-39 lol.... I gave U cancer with bad punctuation................ Knew I was an X-Man

[@Wimmle]

Netflix king grayscale is more like it because he was super bland and boring

[@rudyraymoore6915]

They should just race swap all the other motu characters and turn them gay….they should turn he man in to a transgender woman… Skeletor and Hordak should be right wing MAGA supporters…all the male characters should be weak and dumb… all the females characters should be smart and strong….people will love it.