Masters of the Universe (2026)

[bunniefuu]

Where do I start?

Well, I guess what I really

want to say is,

everything I am is because of

where I come from.

Eternia,

a world of endless beauty.

All that stuff

that only exists

in legends

and bedtime stories.

On Eternia,

that stuff is real.

Griffins, dragons,

talking tigers,

enchanted forests,

burning deserts,

islands in the sky.

You name it.

I... I swear I'm not high.

And then

we've got Castle Grayskull.

My father once told me

that Eternia is the beating

heart of the cosmos.

And Grayskull

is the heart of that heart.

So, I... I guess the, uh...

the heart of the heart

of, uh, the heart

is the Power of Grayskull.

They say it can make a man

as mighty as a god.

To keep it safe, the Power

was bound within a vessel.

An ancient sword they called

the Sword of Power.

Yeah, I know,

but that's what

they went with.

Legend said that when Eternia

was in its greatest need,

a hero would step forth

and wield the Sword,

and, you know, use it...

awesomely.

Until that day, it was locked

away within the castle

under the watchful eye

of the Sorceress,

who was wise, and ancient,

and a little scary,

to be honest.

But she's cool.

She's... She's cool.

For hundreds of years,

Grayskull has remained

under the protection

of my ancestors.

See, I come from

a pretty impressive lineage

of mighty heroes.

Noble, strong, fearless.

But, Mom,

I don't want to fight.

Everyone's bigger than me

and stronger.

And I have poor

hand-eye coordination.

- Nonsense! Who told you that?

- Cringer.

It's true. He's the smallest

and the weakest.

It's a miracle he hasn't

broken any bones or died.

So, what should

the prince be doing

instead of arms training, hmm?

I don't know, maybe hanging

out and playing with Cringer.

You go. I'll find a ball

of yarn and I'm good.

You're zero help, you know.

Do I have to go?

Arms training. Now.

Listen up,

future finest of Eternos.

There are no statues

of losers,

no streets

named after cowards,

and there are no parades

for doing your best.

This ground, that palace,

your entire lives

are built on the backs

of men and women

who have won the fight.

And as your

king's Man-At-Arms,

you can bet

I won a lot of fights.

That's why we're all here.

I saved your mom

and dad's asses.

I saved your neighbor's asses.

I saved your neighbor's

mom and dad's asses.

That is a lot of asses.

You know what, the point is

I fought for you,

and now you are going to fight

for me with keen reflexes,

sure aim, and glorious muscle.

And this.

Anybody know what it is?

It's a stick.

Thank you

for stating the obvious.

Anybody else?

Teela?

Your arms.

That's my girl!

These are your arms.

They are an extension of you.

All right, partner up. Arm up.

I want to see big,

shiny bruises.

I want to see bloody noses.

I want to see chipped teeth.

Okay, let's go.

Anchor your weight.

Hey, Dian.

Do you want to...

If this was real,

you just died twice.

- Adam.

- Eyes up!

You got to look him in the eye

when you smash him

in the face.

Parry or next time

it'll be harder.

Maybe we could just sit down

and talk about this?

Hey, Adam. Adam.

Just do what you can, okay?

Yeah. Teela.

Aah!

What kind of a friend are you?

The kind

that's going to beat you.

Duncan.

How do you think

our novices are faring?

They're a fine

and diligent bunch, Sire.

All of them?

No dancing, Adam.

Mm-hmm.

- Come on.

- Hit me! Hit me!

He's making

a fool out of himself.

I promised to make him

into a man, and I will.

Yeah. But what kind of man?

- Adam!

- Just hit me!

Well, he did disarm her.

That's not

how this works, old friend.

I win! I win! I win!

You're being silly,

Adam.

Boy.

Face me. With this.

Well, pick it up.

Now...

defend yourself.

Dad.

Dad!

This world

is no place for the weak.

Yes, Dad.

Now say it.

This world

is no place for the weak.

Hmm.

Adam. Get up!

Get up.

When you fall,

this is your chance

to stand tall. Okay?

Now look strong.

When he turns around,

he's going to see you.

And you want to show him

you can take a hit.

When he turns around,

he's not going to see

a frightened little boy.

He's going to see a man.

What's he going to see?

- A man.

- Good. Look.

As soon as he turns around.

Walk it off, lad.

Show's over.

Back to work. Let's go.

Adam.

What are you doing here?

Following you.

Yeah, well,

I came here to be alone, so...

Don't be such a squink.

I didn't think

you were weak, you know.

Today at training.

My dad did.

Is that... the Sorceress?

What is she looking at?

King Randor,

we are under attack.

I have this in hand, Sire.

The Royal Guard

are trained for this.

I promise,

no harm will come to you

nor your family.

I'll get you safely

to Grayskull. Guards!

Hey, it's okay.

Stay close.

Teela! Come on.

Dad...

I'm scared.

Who taught you that word?

Huh? Not me.

It's going

to be all right, pet.

Whatever happens,

as long as I'm here,

you have nothing to fear.

All right?

Come on. Come on.

Now go! Go, go!

There's too many of them.

A big army

only means one thing.

More targets.

Go, go!

Follow me.

We're going this way.

All right, just stay there.

Weak little palace boys.

Sire, go and don't stop.

Go. I'll settle this.

Somebody wants to brawl.

That's far enough.

How dare

you come into my city!

Don't you know

who you're messing with?

Why don't you tell me.

I am Duncan,

Commander of the Royal Guard.

The King's g*dd*mn

Man-At-Arms.

And today...

And today...

You failed.

Dad. Dad.

Okay, come on. On your feet.

Get up. Come on. Please.

Teela.

I failed.

Come on.

Hold on.

The reign of Randor

comes to an end this night.

You believed yourself

so strong,

you stopped fearing

what lurked in the shadows.

It was me.

I lurked.

In the deepest and darkest

corners of the universe,

I lurked.

But now

I step into the light...

so you shall

look upon your downfall.

Go. Don't look back.

Adam, don't worry, my boy.

I have you.

Be strong, son.

I'll hold them.

Dad?

Go!

Dad!

What will you do to me,

you fiend?

I'm only going to cut off

your head.

No matter my fate,

Eternos will never be yours.

Your palace is nothing

but brick and glass.

Your crown, a costume.

Mm?

No, I want the power

behind it.

Evil-Lyn?

Oh, Evil-Lyn.

Well said, Lord Skeletor.

Poetry.

Take him away.

His day is done.

With a new dawn,

Eternia shall witness my rise.

-That's it. I finished.

-Of course, my Lord.

When I raise my fist

like that,

-I'm done.

-Yes.

That is the crescendo!

We'll know

for the future, my Lord.

They're coming.

Grayskull will fall.

No, it will endure.

Bring the Sword to me, child.

Yes. Now hurry.

You must

take the Sword somewhere safe,

somewhere far away from here.

Then let it be a place

they will never find him.

My home.

Adam, you be safe...

and never forget

where you came from.

That sword is mine.

Be a good lad

and bring it to me.

Don't you dare

come one step closer.

Mom.

Oh, darling, I dare.

Do not lose the Sword.

It's your only way home.

You carry the hope of Eternia.

Now go!

Go!

No!

Anyway,

that's how I ended up in

Oklahoma City.

What about you, Julie?

Is your family

from around here?

I'm sorry,

did you say "Skeletor"?

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

Yeah.

Okay, um, I have to take this.

You're ph... It didn't ring.

No, I have to take it

and leave.

Oh, okay, Julie, I'm...

I'm sorry.

I know it sounds crazy.

Was it the sword thing?

The Sword is actually just

a vessel to hold the Power.

Like, uh, it could be this

cup, for example, you know?

So now your cup is holding

the Power of Grayskull,

except it's not your cup,

it was my sword,

and I lost it that night.

You know, I'm not proud

of that. But I lost it and...

I'm going to find it.

And when I do, it is going

to show me the way home.

Are you breaking up with me?

No! But they belong together.

I see.

Please don't do this.

You don't mean it.

Hey!

What's up, brother?

Um...

You're... You're home early.

I don't want to talk about it.

Oh.

Dude.

You told her?

Like, the whole thing?

Sorceress,

the talking green tiger?

Even the king dude's

crushing disappointment

in your lack of masculinity?

Yeah, yeah, I probably

should've left that part out.

I mean, you tell

some girl from Hinge

that you're

from another planet,

but you're stuck here

till you find

this magic sword

that's going to get you home.

It just makes you sound

a little...

very crazy.

The drawings

of the ripped dudes,

the stories you're telling...

They're ripped in real life,

dude, okay?

Like, she asks me

where I'm from,

like, what am I supposed

to say?

That your parents were k*lled

in some sort

of a traumatic event.

I'm so sorry, by the way.

And that

you're blocking it out

and you're replacing it

with this fantasy.

Like, isn't that what

your therapist says?

You're saying that I should

just forget who I am?

My... My entire

life's purpose?

Maybe your

entire life's purpose

is just to not be weird.

You ever think about that?

Like, why can't you

just go to work,

pay your rent,

live for the weekend,

and count the days

till your next vacation?

Just like everyone else.

The assignment was draw your

favorite historical figure.

Ram Man is historical.

No.

Nope.

It's going to be a good day.

I hear you

emotionally,

I feel you consensually,

I see you

for who you really are.

And you can

remind yourself of that

with our favorite mantra.

Let's all get up

and say it together.

Let's all get up, okay.

I have the power to be

the best version of myself.

It might be his

truth, but it's not my truth.

I think we all need

to be aligned

on whose truth

we're talking about here.

I feel... I feel like

what's happening

is there's a lot

of truth-talking going on,

but maybe what would

be more constructive

is a little bit

of truth-listening. Right?

I'm sorry, what?

You're in my spot.

What?

-You're taking my spot.

-Oh, I'm... Um...

I'm sorry.

Uh, hey,

any advice for a new guy?

You know, like,

some words of wisdom.

All right, kid, you got to get

behind yourself, not in front.

The front's a facade.

But you back yourself?

There's nothing

you can't achieve.

Cool.

Really cool. Um...

Could you just run me through

that, like, one more time?

No. That's all you get.

Good journey, kid.

Ding-dong.

-Oh, hey.

-Hi.

Um, do you have

a moment to come

talk to me

in my office real quick?

Uh, I was actually doing

some super important HR stuff.

I can see that. Yeah.

Um, but I wasn't

really asking.

I was more telling you. So...

Oh, okay.

Yeah, it's confusing. Like,

the tone's a little confusing.

It's like, is it a question

or not? It's not.

-So, I will see you...

-Okay.

...in, like, 10 minutes? Okay.

Okay, Suzie.

Adam, do you ever think about

your future at this company?

I... Should I?

Okay,

let me try to slide in there

from a different angle. Um...

You're good at your job.

You're friendly,

honest, thoughtful.

People listen to you.

People like you.

But...

you seem distracted,

and I don't ever

want to harsh anyone's buzz.

And if your buzz is nerd stuff

and sword things,

that is awesomesauce.

But I wouldn't

be doing my part

if I didn't give you

this little ream job here.

"Ream job"?

Talking-to. You know?

Stern boss-lady over here.

Can't be the fun friend.

But mega-serious face

right now.

Your hobby is causing

your work to suffer.

How about we just ignore that

for a minute, okay?

This obsession with swords,

um, it's not a good look

for Human Resources.

In fact, I'm going

to have to fire you

if you don't

get your sh*t together.

Oh, so this is like, um...

like an ultimatum.

Yes. Okay. Yeah, you get it.

Whew! Conflict

is not my strong point.

Uh, you will be terminated

if you don't stop looking

for weapons on the clock.

You're freaking people out.

Especially Darryl.

God, I hate Darryl.

Look, you don't understand.

I am nothing

without that sword.

Okay, moment of truth.

Are you going

to live here in reality

or are you just going

to waste your life away

like some kind

of daydream Jimmy,

not having any goals,

not having any way

to stop yourself

from touching the phone.

I can see your hand.

If I could just touch it

for one second.

-No. Just don't pick it up.

-Just see what it says.

-Just, like, please don't.

-And I could just...

-I'm doing it.

-Actually, don't...

Okay, you did it. All right.

-Adam?

-Oh, wow.

-Adam? Wait.

-I got to go.

Adam? You can't just...

If you walk out that door,

you can

kiss this place goodbye.

Consensually.

Okay, uh,

I think I'm here.

Meet me inside.

Well,

how will I know it's...

You'll know.

It's you, right?

Pretty sure. Yeah.

Tight.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

You have my sword?

No. I don't think so.

No sword?

No.

Oh, God.

Okay, well,

then you're not you.

- Sorry.

- Yeah.

-You got my sword?

-What?

Never mind.

Have you

got my sword?

Me. It's me.

What the hell, man?

You literally asked

everyone in the store

if they got a sword?

Yeah. Well, they all look like

they have swords.

I have a wizard's staff

at home.

Get away from him.

This is as far

as I can take you.

What?

Wh-What am I supposed

to do with that?

Your problem, dude.

I was never here.

Situation under control!

Hey, you can't do that!

Oh, don't worry.

Uh, the Sword's mine.

Okay.

Oh.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

Sir, please get off of Torak.

Torak is on me.

Got it. Not got it.

I don't got it.

Sir, please stop

ravishing the pillager.

He's ravishing me. Ugh!

Sir, that sword

is not for sale.

I'm not buying it.

I'm taking it.

In just a second,

I'm going to vanish

into a brilliant

blast of light.

Or something.

Cool.

By the Power of Grayskull,

I have to go home!

Grayskull, just...

take me home.

Are you single?

Hey, what the hell?

I hate it

when you make me laugh.

Even worse

when you make me cry.

I hate it

when you're not around and

the fact that you didn't call.

-Uh, is that the...

-Sword of Power?

Yeah, it is. Okay.

Please work.

Do something.

Great.

Hey, cool sword, Highlander.

Yeah, nice sword

there, Rip Van...

uh, King Arth...

What even

are you? H-Highlander?

God, what... what the hell?

Idiots, man.

Hang tight.

What is going on?

No.

Okay.

Adam?

Is it really you?

What?

You don't recognize me?

Huh?

Still such a squink.

Teela?

Ready to go home?

What does that thing

want with me?

It's not you he's after.

It's this.

The Sword sent a signal.

What took you so long

to raise it?

I... I kind of misplaced it.

-"Misplaced"?

-Yeah.

It's been 15 years.

Okay, on the count of three.

-No. No, I don't want to run.

-One. Two.

I can't do it.

-Three. Come on.

-I don't have it in me.

All right, slow down,

slow down.

- Jump!

- What? No!

Okay, okay. Okay.

- What's wrong with you?

- Yeah. Okay.

Where are we going?

My ship. Up there.

Up where?

Oh.

Yeah.

Cool.

Ship. Open up.

Opening hull door.

No, you know what,

I told you guys it was real.

Not you guys specifically,

just, you know,

you kind of represent, like,

a lot of the people in my life

who doubted me.

Adam, come on.

Ship, let's get out of here.

Now!

Getting out of here now.

Hang on.

It's about to get weird.

-Okay.

-Ship, fold space.

Folding space

and getting weird.

I can't believe it's you.

Yeah.

-It's me.

-You've gotten so big.

As in you've aged.

Well! You've aged well.

You've... You've grown older!

And you haven't

changed at all.

Well...

Adam, you don't know

how bad it's been.

I mean, everything changed

since you left.

My parents?

Skeletor took them

that night,

and, um,

we never saw them again.

Arriving at Eternia

in ten,

nine, eight, seven, six...

I can't believe

I'm finally home.

I would manage

your expectations.

...two, one.

It's all gone.

Skeletor

never wanted Eternos.

He just didn't want

anyone else to have it.

Why would he do this?

Because he's bad.

There's got to be

more to it than that.

He has a skull for a face.

We have to leave.

It's too dangerous

to be out in the open.

What are you looking at?

Sorry, sir.

I wasn't sure if you were

awake or not, my lord.

Fetch my staff, swine.

Yes, sir.

Careful! If you drop it,

I'll have you ground

into sausage meat,

just like your mother.

My lord, Skeletor...

the beast has returned.

Oh, vile

and villainous Skeletor.

Sadistic Overlord of Evil...

Oh, do shut up! On your knees.

Lower.

Lower.

Lower.

Tell me you have the Sword.

I found it, my lord,

but the woman, Teela, took it.

Please stop.

This really hurts, my lord.

Teela?

The whelp

of the King's Man-At-Arms.

Intelligence reports her ship

flying recon over Eternos

just this morning.

Then the Sword is here.

We must follow her

and see where she runs.

That is already in hand,

my lord.

Mm.

Why are you still here?

Bring me that sword,

you hirsute half-wit!

What am I, Evil-Lyn?

Am I not mighty?

My lord,

you are the mightiest.

Have I not gone

out of my way

to show

the people of Eternia

that I am a just

and worthy ruler?

You have k*lled thousands

of them to prove it.

Oh, but what is it worth?

My lord, if I may?

You have already won.

You have a vast army

at your command.

Your Staff of Havoc,

your throne of bones,

you have... me.

Do you really need more?

It can all be taken away.

Don't you see?

My Staff can be taken away.

You can be taken away.

All of it.

And then, what am I?

My lord, you are...

Then I am nothing.

As long as that sword

remains

in someone else's hand,

any power I have

is only temporary.

I need more than impermanence.

I am no mere king.

I am a devil,

but I mean to be a god.

- Where are you taking me?

- The Royal Guard.

Or what's left of us, anyway.

The Royal Guard is here?

You've been hiding?

Skeletor would

never look for us here.

And now that we have

the Sword, we can beat him.

Keep it close and try not

to draw attention to yourself.

Is that what

people wear on Earth?

Actually, no.

Not really.

Don't stare.

I have eyes on the Sword.

Okay, let me do the talking.

These guys

might be a bit upset with...

Where have you been?

You were supposed

to be on patrol.

Skeletor's g*ons

are everywhere.

I found

the Sword of Power.

What?

There. And the man carrying it

is the son of King Randor.

The long-lost

Prince of Eternos.

Hi, sir.

It's a...

It's a real thrill to be here.

This is no son of the king.

He is. And he can prove it.

I can, yes.

So...

I remember watching you,

as a kid with my dad,

and seeing you

lead combat drills.

What? Is that

an earthquake? What?

Who is this little oik?

Ram Man?

What did you call me?

Ram Man?

You know, because...

Well, I... I called you that

because he looks like a...

Looks like what?

A man who rams.

Imposter. You don't know us.

No, no, no.

I... I do know you.

Well, I've been telling people

about you guys my whole life.

When I was a kid,

I'd make these drawings,

so I'd never forget you.

-Is that so?

-Yeah.

Mm. Well, who am I then?

You're Fisto.

I know that's not your

proper name, but you know,

you fist people, so...

I don't fist people.

I'm pretty sure I saw you

fist a goblin one time.

Adam!

This is the savior of Eternia?

Look, I know. He's not

what I expected either, okay?

But I swear it's him.

I mean, I tracked down

the Sword of Power...

-Let me see this.

-...and it led me to...

- Stop squirming!

- What are you doing?

-This guy.

-Give it.

Teela.

Thank you.

I'll be honest, I thought

this would go better.

We're going to need a minute

to talk this over.

Sure. Yeah, yeah.

-Let's talk it over.

-No, no. Adam!

Uh-uh-uh.

It's Dina, right? Dina?

- Dian.

- Dian.

Dian. Yes! Oh, my God.

All right,

this is super crazy,

but we used to go

to school together.

You used to push me into

the lockers.

Aw. Did it hurt?

Well, I... Whoa!

Dian? I think you locked it.

On accident.

Fisto?

It's because

he has a massive...

I was 10, okay?

We have

to get out of here.

It smells

like a urinal in here.

Oh.

- It's him.

- Piss off.

Yep, totally fair.

Is that a Class-4 Battlebot?

What? No, it's nothing.

Service bot. Glorified maid.

Charming.

No, Class-4s are the deadliest

super soldiers

ever engineered.

Just one of these bots

is worth about 15 soldiers.

It's actually 20.

Dope.

It looks

like the Sword of Power.

It's smaller than I thought.

Well, that's just

because my hand is so big.

Your big hand

is your other hand.

Well, this one's

pretty big, too.

That's why the Sword looks

so small when I hold it.

Captain.

Yeah, go ahead.

We may have

a situation out front.

They're coming for the Sword!

We have to get out of here.

Miss? You don't belong

down here mopping the floors.

You could join us.

As a servant?

No, as a soldier.

Adam, can you please

stop making friends

with the appliances?

I'll join you

on the condition that

I don't make any food,

I don't wash anything,

and any fluids of any type

that come out of you

are yours to deal with.

Got it?

Wait.

Hold on.

Help me get him up.

I can't leave him.

- What? The drunk guy?

- Dad.

Wake up.

Why...

Why'd you call him Dad?

He's my dad.

Dad, wake up.

Keep it down.

I'm trying to sleep here.

Duncan?

Are you going to help me

get him up or not?

Yeah.

Okay.

Oh, my God, he's heavy.

Yeah, good idea.

He needs to hydrate.

Who's this guy? Do I know you?

Well, yeah. Yeah.

Um...

A long time ago, when I was

a kid, you used to train me.

Sword fighting?

Hand-to-hand combat?

Oh, you... you berated me,

kicked me while I was down,

demoralized me, totally

destroyed my self-esteem?

Mm.

Uh...

Adam. I'm...

Adam.

Ugh!

I'm not

cleaning that up.

Nobody asked you

to clean it up.

Wait a minute.

I know who you are.

You're Randor's son.

Yeah. Yeah, it's me.

Sweet little Adam.

Adam! Oh, this is so cool!

You remember me.

Weedy. Namby-pamby.

- Like weak.

- Whoa.

Okay. I don't think I was...

Namby-pamby?

All right, that's it.

We're leaving.

Come on. We got to go, Dad.

- What? No, no, no.

- Let's go.

I'm perfectly fine right here.

You guys leave.

I'm staying here

next to this vomit.

We're going

to have to carry him.

Mm-hmm.

Oh. I see.

Thank you so much for inviting

me on this exciting adventure.

Hey.

Hey, I can walk.

I said I can walk!

- This way.

- Oh. Oh!

The Sword is here. Find it!

You've got to get the Sword

as far away from him

as possible. Go!

Come on, we got to go.

What's going on here?

Hey, as*h*le robot!

I told you I could walk.

Uh,

you might want to duck.

You might want to get fu...

Roboto, could you please

deploy battle mode

for, like, one second?

Are you

trying to be funny?

She's a service bot.

Duncan reprogrammed her

years ago.

You're damn right I did.

Maniac nearly

shot my head off.

It was a malfunction.

Yeah, right.

Run.

What the hell

is happening?

Stop sh**ting at me!

Thanks, guys.

Follow me.

Whoa! Did she jump?

I was

not expecting that.

Yeah. No, me neither.

You want me

to carry Drunkan?

-What'd you call me?

-Okay.

Duncan, you good?

Never better.

Oh!

Ow!

How is he

not dead yet?

- No, I'm good.

- Dad.

Let's go.

Okay. All right.

Come out, cowards!

Trap Jaw.

Who?

- It's from my drawings!

- Trap Jaw?

-Never mind.

-No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Dad.

Anyone but him. We're trapped.

There's nowhere left to run.

Maybe... Maybe I could

talk to him. Start a dialogue.

-Are you out of your mind?

-What?

-Is he out of his mind?

-A dialogue?

I do this for work

all the time.

I'm actually

kind of good at it.

-Hey, no.

-I'll be right back.

-No!

-I'll be right back.

- What?

- Adam!

Hello!

Hello.

Mr. Trap Jaw.

Hi there, uh...

Wait.

Could I talk to you

for a second?

I just want to de-escalate

the situation here

because it feels like emotions

are running super high.

Oh, they are, are they?

And who might you be?

I'm Adam. Prince of...

Okay,

I can see that we're heading

into conflict territory here.

Stop talking.

Okay.

And conflict resolution

relies on effective

communication, right?

Whoa!

Use the Sword!

Use the sword. What sword?

Say the words.

Whoa.

By the Power...

By the Power of Grayskull.

By the Power of Grayskull!

I have the Power!

Oh, wow.

Wow.

The champion of Grayskull!

We're saved.

We're screwed.

Holy...

That's it.

That's what I taught you.

-That's not... Okay.

-That's good. It's good.

Ooh!

-Hey, we got to move. Come on.

-Let's go.

You guys see that?

I ripped that dude's arm off

and I shot all his friends.

I saw that, lad. I saw it.

Mm...

You fools!

You dolts and blockheads!

My lord!

Oh, you pathetic pail

of pitiful pissants!

I want that sword!

Do you hear me?

I want that sword. It's mine.

Mine, mine, mine, mine.

Mine, mine, mine.

And I will have it.

Do you hear me?

I will have it. And you,

you... you will get it for me.

Whew.

Do you understand?

After them! Get the Sword!

Maybe I should fly.

You're not flying, Dad.

You're doing great, Teela.

-Not now, Adam.

-Okay.

- Ugh! Son of a...

- Breach.

Hull breach.

Ship, run analytics.

Running analytics.

My hull is breached.

Got it.

I'm just saying, I have a lot

of experience when it comes

-to, like, you know...

-Do you want to walk, Dad?

Because I'll make you walk.

Oh, sh*t.

Teela?

Go out there

and sh**t some bad guys.

-Okay.

-Sky sled. In the back.

I'm on it. Sky sled.

-Not you.

-What?

Definitely not you.

Okay.

Whoa!

What the...?

Okay.

Yeah.

Whoa!

Whoa!

We're losing altitude.

You know,

if you put less pressure

-on the yoke, you'll get...

-Not one word.

We're not going to make it.

Teela, hold her

as steady as you can.

Oh, says the drunk guy.

Whoa!

Whoa.

All right.

Adam?

Adam! Hey!

Hey, look out behind you!

-Get out of there, you moron.

-What?

You're going to die.

Wow, you can really fly.

I don't want to hear it.

Insurgents

of Eternia.

Your long reprieve

has come to an end.

You are done.

Well, if you would live

to see another morning,

I now demand your fealty.

Do you know

what that means, miscreant?

It means I shall k*ll you

one by one

until you tell me the name

of that insolent barbarian.

And do you know who I mean?

Muscles. Loincloth.

All over tan.

Big, shiny sword.

Mm.

No?

Very well.

You.

- Evil-Lyn, who is this?

- Um...

Moss Man.

He'll do. Mm.

No! No, no.

Watch,

fallen heroes of Eternia,

as he begs

for his miserable life.

Go on.

Beg.

No.

No!

Oh, look,

darling, I made mulch.

Very good. Mulch.

So I ask again,

who is the warrior

who fought for you today?

No more!

No more. I'll tell.

Oh, please do.

It's the young prince,

returned from the dead.

Is it indeed?

Take them all away.

Lock them up.

Let this midden burn

to the ground.

Well, they're not going

to follow us in here.

Not without reinforcements.

I'm going to go look for Adam

while there's still light.

No, no, no, no,

you leave that to me.

-Really, Dad. I got it.

-Teela. This is what I do.

Did. This is what you did.

I am handling this. Stay here.

Where am I?

Who am I?

You are he

who will restore peace

to Eternia.

The Champion of Grayskull.

Adam.

Thank Zodac,

you're alive!

I think you just

shooed off the Sorceress.

That's not the Sorceress.

I really think that

that was the Sorceress.

Sure.

Are you hurt?

Weirdly, not at all.

Good.

Come on, it's getting dark.

We'll camp here tonight,

get moving

first thing tomorrow.

What?

Nothing. Just haven't seen you

like this in a while.

Well, Man-At-Arms

is in here somewhere.

I hope you find him.

Hey, wait a second.

What have we got here?

Oh, who's up for a drink?

Dad, are you serious?

What? Come on. Sit down.

Let's crack open a few.

Tell some stories,

sing some songs.

If we don't celebrate

the small victories...

Victory? What victory?

Well, we didn't die.

Oh, that's a victory for you?

Teela, I say we earned it.

You've been "earning it"

for 15 years.

More for you and me.

Come on. Sit down.

Here's to the return

of the Sword

and the Champion of Grayskull!

Ripping some dude's arm off

doesn't really seem like

the kind of thing

that we should be celebrating.

Well, it was you or him.

Like, whatever happened to...

to understanding

and listening?

Just talking to one another?

Oh, talk.

What are you going to do

when a guy charges

towards your family

with a sword?

Okay, I get it.

What I'm supposed to say...?

You... You fight him, right?

No, you protect them.

You... You're thinking

about it all wrong.

I mean, you scoff

at the trigger-happy grunts!

Look how backward

they all are.

But when the w*r breaks out,

it's not the poets

that step up.

It's the man with the muscle.

And he's not doing it

for glory.

He's doing it so his...

his children can see

another morning.

That is a man,

as far as I can tell.

He stands up

when he is needed.

Like you did.

Speaking of which,

you, uh...

you weren't bad earlier on.

That's the nicest thing

you've ever said to me.

I mean, your form,

it's a little shoddy.

And your technique

could do some work.

-But, uh, not bad.

-There he is.

There's the Duncan I remember.

Um, good.

Hey, can you come

help me with this?

Whoa.

It is quite heavy,

-so if you could just...

-Oh, my God! Yeah.

Yeah.

Your, um...

Your loincloth is in my...

-Sorry.

-Fine.

So, how does it feel

to be the mighty warrior?

Uh...

All things considered, I feel

pretty great.

I'm not quite sure what

happened to my shirt though.

Or my pants.

Do those come back,

or do I have to buy

a new pair every time?

I really missed you, you know.

Me too.

I thought about you.

All the time.

Me too.

Honestly,

there wasn't a day went by

I didn't think about you.

Me too.

And how much...

our friendship means to me.

Hmm?

You were always

such a good friend.

Like a really,

really good friend. You know,

-practically a little brother.

-Hmm.

Yeah. You've always

been my friend

and you'll always

be my friend.

And nothing will change that.

Not ever.

My dawg. Whew!

-Phew, I know. Okay.

-Yeah.

-All right.

-Weight off of me.

Well, let's go

confiscate that flask

before my dad starts singing.

Yeah, we don't...

we don't want that.

- Yeah.

- We...

Behold insignificant wretches,

it is I,

Skeletor.

And you are but worms

beneath my feet.

Butt-worms?

He just called us butt-worms.

Yet there is one

among you

who thinks

he has a higher purpose.

It seems the prodigal prince

has returned.

But this is not your Eternia

anymore, Prince Adam.

It is mine.

And so is everything in it.

Including that sword

you carry,

for it is fit for a far

mightier hand than yours.

So, here

is my magnanimous offer.

Bring the Sword of Power to me

at Snake Mountain

and you might yet

be reconciled with your...

mummy and daddy.

Yes, they're alive and well.

Okay, not "well,"

but they're alive.

Imagine, you could be

a happy family together again.

Or they could die...

horribly.

And that will forever

be on you.

Oh, how heavy will that sword

weigh in your hand then,

Champion of Grayskull?

I have to leave.

Now.

Adam! Adam! It's a trap!

We can't let Skeletor

get his hands on the Sword.

He'd be unstoppable.

I'm not going

to give him the Sword.

I'm going to k*ll him with it.

This is Skeletor

we're talking about.

You can't just charge

into this.

I have the

power of a god in my hands.

But you are not a god.

You're a man.

He took my family, Teela!

I have to save them.

It's what a man does, right?

You sound like my dad.

Is that a bad thing?

- We'll see.

- Hey!

I'm going with you

or without you.

Adam.

We're with you.

Every step of the way.

It's like

they want to die all the time.

Not now.

Come on.

Snake Mountain is this way.

We don't know

what's in there.

I'm in there.

Follow my lead.

h* the...

Uh...

Hi, I am Adam.

Prince of Eternia

and defender of the secrets

of Castle Grayskull.

And I carry with me

the Sword of Power.

Surrender your weapon to me.

I will give the Sword

to Skeletor and Skeletor only.

Hmm.

Keep the Sword.

Guards!

Ah.

Take this one and his gorgeous

muscles to Lord Skeletor.

The rest will come with me.

Prepare the dungeons.

Adam, you give him hell!

k*ller view,

isn't it?

Shall I give you two a moment?

Dad?

Adam?

Is it you?

Yeah.

It's me.

Teary

reconciliations can wait.

Now give me the Sword.

Release him.

Mm-hmm... I said it first.

Release him!

You don't want to play that

game with me, you naughty boy.

I play to win and...

I cheat.

Take it.

You can try.

No. No!

Very good, Evil-Lyn,

he's... he's frozen.

Bravo, Prince Adam.

Quite the show.

But to what end?

Face me like a man.

Well, A,

I don't have a face,

and, B, I don't want to.

Besides, it's my turn

to put on a show.

What do you think, Papa?

Shall I let him watch

as I slay you

with his own sword?

Oh, yes.

No.

No!

Dad?

Adam.

Let me see you.

There you are.

Oh, you took your time,

but you came back.

Yeah, I've changed so much.

I'm not that, uh... I'm not

that weak little boy anymore.

Yeah.

Now I'm everything

you wanted me to be.

Well, what...

Well, what did I want

you to be?

Someone else.

No. No. Hey. Hey, that's...

That's not what I wanted.

As a boy,

you were so very small.

The world just...

just seemed so big for you.

So I tried to make you strong

because I wanted...

I wanted to protect you.

It was the only way

I knew how.

There are...

Oh, there were so many things

I should have said.

Dad, it's okay.

- Hmm?

- It's... It's okay.

I wish

I understood better then.

I wish I had let you...

be you.

Dad, no. Wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait! Wait!

Dad, you... you can't close

your eyes yet.

I didn't...

I didn't get

to say it yet. I...

I... I need you to hear...

hear me say it.

And so

you both submit.

Are you okay, lad?

You changed back.

- Mom.

- Oh.

Mm.

He's gone.

Oh.

Oh,

so long I've waited.

Now I shall be reborn

and the universe

shall quake in my shadow.

By the Power of Grayskull,

I...

have...

the Power!

Was that right?

Did I mess up the words?

No, those are the words.

Once more with feeling,

perhaps?

Don't test me, woman.

Why isn't it working?

Wait!

Tell me why it isn't working.

There's a ritual

I can perform.

If we return the Sword

to Grayskull,

to its altar,

I promise you it will work.

It had better.

Prepare my ship.

Hey, lad,

you want to talk?

Adam, I'm not

very good with, um,

talking. You know,

about, uh, what's, you know...

you know, uh,

what's going on inside.

You know, the, uh...

-Feelings?

-Yeah. That.

But here's what I do know.

I know how it feels to fail.

To find out that you are not

who you thought you were.

It's better she thinks of me

as an old drunk

who's worth saving

than an old man

who's worth nothing.

I failed her.

I failed you, Adam.

I promised that I would

protect all of you. And...

And I couldn't.

Wow.

Do you remember what

you used to tell me when...

I'd get

my a*s beat as a kid?

Yeah, I used

to say, "Drop and give me 20."

No. You used to say...

"You got to get back up...

"and stand tall."

Maybe we should

both try together.

What do you say?

I'd like that.

Hi.

I brought someone here

to see you.

Hmm?

Cringer?

Oh, my God.

Is it okay if I lick you now?

Uh, yeah, sure.

Oh, wow.

I missed you, buddy.

I can't believe you're here.

I can't believe

we're all here.

All the Heroes of Eternia.

Adam, are you okay?

Yeah. I think I am.

Gather round. Come on.

Gather round for the w*r room.

Not a w*r room,

just a seminar. Seminar.

Okay. Gather in

for the w*r seminar. Come on!

If I could just have

your attention, please.

I... I'd just like

to take a moment

to ideate on

an escape strategy.

A what?

Is this supposed

to be a battle speech?

Team building.

Yeah. Team building.

-Who is this guy?

-Yeah. Who are you?

I'm Adam, Prince of Eternia.

Uh, excuse me. Hi.

Yeah, I thought Adam was dead.

Hey. Put your neck away.

Let him talk.

Uh, no.

Not dead.

As you can see,

very much alive.

- What did he say?

- Speak up. We can't hear you.

Okay. Sorry. So when...

when I was on Earth,

I learned

that success in the workplace

doesn't come down to one man,

or woman,

or whatever that is.

Person. You know?

It comes down to many people

working together.

-Workplace?

-We're in a dungeon.

No, I know that. Um...

Look, I know most of you

don't know me.

But I know all of you.

Mekaneck.

Heroic human periscope.

And Ram Man.

You ram!

And you're a man.

Hell yeah, I do.

And you, Fisto!

You fist people!

Yes, I do!

And Dian.

You pushed me into the lockers

when I was a kid, so...

Hell yeah, I did.

I know all of you.

I kept you close to my heart.

Eternia. It's a part of me,

it's my home,

and I'm going to fight for it.

But I can't do it alone.

I need your help.

Working alone, I mean,

it... it brought me here.

It brought us all here. Right?

But if we work together,

we can change that.

See, we got to get

behind ourselves.

Not in front.

In front is,

it's just a facade.

But we back ourselves?

There's nothing

we can't achieve.

Together.

Yeah.

So we're going to take back

our home. Together.

Here's to Alan.

To Alan.

It's Adam, dude.

Adam.

But what can we do in here?

These bars are photanium.

There's no breaking them.

These walls are rock.

Fisto.

Ram Man.

All you guys.

I got one question.

How much do you bench?

What is "bench"?

Oh, God.

k*ll anyone who approaches.

The women

and children... first.

Good boy.

Come, Evil-Lyn,

the end is nigh.

So you think

you can fix her?

Make her battle ready again?

I... Last time

she was operational,

she tried to k*ll me.

Accident.

It was an accident.

She always says that.

Well, I trust her, so...

I... Yeah, okay, all right.

- All right.

- All right.

Do not assassinate me, okay?

Wait, you were

carrying that around

this whole time?

Uh-huh.

Now, as we agreed,

no k*lling me.

I made no promises.

Wow.

Ah, that's good.

Okay. Now!

I can't breathe.

My lungs are burning.

I think

I'm going to be sick.

Why is it so dusty?

They're escaping!

Don't let them

get away!

All right,

you filthy skull-polishers.

Where do you keep the ships?

They're coming.

Roboto and I

will hold them off

while you guys do your thing.

Dad.

Are you sure

you can handle this?

No, I am not sure,

but I'm going to give it

my best shot.

I know you will.

You're so strong.

Stronger than I ever was.

You're the man

that I wished I could be.

-Um... thanks?

-Yeah, come here.

- I love you guys.

- Oh.

- Uh...

- That was really beautiful.

Adam, we're kind of

having a moment here.

So, uh...

Yeah. Just...

You want to get out of here?

-Okay. All right.

-Okay. Thank you.

-All right.

-That was nice.

-No.

-Nice moment

-with the three of us.

-No problem.

Okay.

- Okay. Yeah, we'll...

- Go. Go.

Great.

Is it too late

to back out of this?

Shouldn't I be wearing

armor or something?

This seems dangerous.

p*ssy.

Teela! Really?

What?

He's not a pussycat.

He's a Battle Cat.

- No, I'm not.

- Yeah, you are.

I'm not that.

Okay.

Just this once. Get on.

Next time

I'm definitely wearing armor.

Yeah! Let's fist

some bad guys!

Give them head, Ram Man.

I'm sorry.

Incoming!

Now, let me show you what

a real man does with power.

Hmm.

No!

Defend yourself, witch.

How about this?

You and I sneak out of here,

let them slug it out.

Nice try.

You are

your father's daughter.

Hell yeah, I am.

Hey,

let's crash their party!

I got my invitation

right here.

Well, no,

if you have an invitation,

- you're not really...

- Oh!

RSVP. I'm about

to sh**t these assholes.

You're really making

a mess of this party metaphor.

Don't this

feel great? Right?

Oof!

They are not going

to get to that castle.

Not as long as I'm standing.

You've barely been

upright since I met you.

Hey, you got

any missiles left?

Yes. One.

That's all we need.

Yes! Whoo-hoo!

What is that?

Run! Run!

Look out!

Duncan?

Remember me?

You remember who I used to be?

Commander of the Royal Guard.

King's Man-At-Arms.

But today...

...I'm a new man!

- Hey.

- Duncan?

Roboto!

Don't you go

powering down on me.

It-It-It doesn't matter.

Existence is a series

of absurdities

leading to

infinite nothingness.

That's my girl.

That's my girl.

Stand still,

you muscle-bound oaf!

I'm trying to annihilate you!

Well, would you look at that?

It seems

your sword is worthless.

Nothing more than a cheap toy

to play with.

That's not possible.

I'm curious.

Without this, what are you?

Who are you?

Let's have a look.

Unleash the beast, dude!

That's gold,

bro, right there.

Sick flex, bro.

Could I level with you, Adam?

I was never really buying

that whole

beefcake barbarian thing.

I don't think

you ever were the tough guy.

I suspect you were the runt.

And those

that didn't bully you,

well, they felt sorry for you.

Catch!

It wasn't like that.

No?

What was it like?

What?

Your home planet.

What was it like?

Well, it was, um...

It was beautiful.

Like nothing

you've ever seen before.

Oh, my God,

have you ever been to Sedona?

What?

Ah, now this place,

this is more your thing.

A world of grays and beiges

and a constant

humiliating failure.

Adam! Can this wait?

I have a performance review

with Darryl.

Who's the demon, Adam?

He's the bad guy.

He broke my sword!

Here we go again

with the Sword!

While I conquered

an entire planet,

you were here, uh... uh...

What even is this?

It's Human Resources.

Human resources?

Oh, Adam, you naughty boy.

Oh, come on.

Oh, you can pretend

to be the hero

with your giant muscles,

that big long sword dangling

between your glorious thighs.

But you'll always be

a failure.

Eternia isn't your home.

It's a dream

of something you're not.

And that dream...

is over.

Adam!

Adam!

Adam!

Hey, Adam,

are you okay?

Yeah.

I... I just think

I might have died.

Damn.

Uh, that's heavy, brother.

Well, you let me know

if you need anything.

Uh, I think you might have

dropped one.

So...

there you go.

All right.

Kind of convenient to die

right before the rent is due.

No, I... I'll...

I'll handle it.

Get up.

It... It's a talking bird.

Yes.

That's weird.

Uh, you had a talking cat.

That's a fair point.

So this is it, huh?

I'm dead?

Perhaps.

Get up!

How can I get up

if I'm dead, huh?

You have the Power.

No.

Not anymore.

The Sword's broken.

What sword?

The Sword... of Power.

Oh, that. What about it?

It's... Well...

It's... It's

the Sword of Power.

"Whosoever wields the Sword

"shall hold the Power."

Adam, when you hold aloft

your magic sword,

what words do you say?

By the Power of Grayskull...

Yes, go on.

I have the Power.

That's right.

You have the Power.

Not the Sword.

You.

I chose you.

In the hands

of past champions,

the Power has been

brute strength.

But in yours,

it becomes so much more.

It is understanding,

it is empathy.

It is humanity.

That is why I chose you

as the vessel, Adam.

I am the vessel.

Now you're ready.

By the Power

of Grayskull,

I have the Power!

Oh, ba*ls.

Yeah!

Skeletor...

I have a proposition for you.

Why don't we...

end this cycle of violence

and talk?

Just talk.

You destroyed my world.

You have caused

so much pain and suffering.

And maybe that's because

you couldn't be king.

Maybe it's because you weren't

loved enough as a child.

Doesn't matter to me

who you are.

What matters is what you do.

So do something right.

Hmm.

Oh, you... you boob.

You muscle-bound milquetoast.

There is no right

that will be done here.

There is no good in me

that you might uncover.

There is nothing you can say

that will change my nature,

for I... I am...

a villain.

And...

does it feel good.

Look at you.

A feeble, worthless child.

Oh, yes,

you may have the Power,

but you're too scared

to use it.

And you don't even know how.

I know how to use it.

I just prefer not to.

Huh?

Is that...

Is that all you've got?

I was pulling my punches.

Do you want to talk?

Okay. What do you

want to talk about?

The time for talk is over.

Get up, squink.

There you are.

Thanks.

So that was nice, the way

you took that guy and

- I squeezed his hand and...

- Yeah.

- So, what do you think?

- We k*lled all of them.

- Ah.

- Oh, wow!

This is

a little revealing.

Hey, Adam.

Hey.

How's it going with your,

uh...

your feelings and such?

Good. Good. Yeah.

I want you to know,

if you ever want to talk,

I'm here.

Great.

Or if you want to arm wrestle.

Or you want me

to beat you with a stick,

- I'm also here. All right?

- Oh.

Likewise.

Eternia's finest.

Look at them.

All the heroes

you drew from your childhood.

Ram Man,

Fisto,

and what did you call

that guy again?

- Oh, it's Mekaneck.

- Right.

-Annoying.

-Yeah.

Did you ever have

a name for me?

Uh, Warrior Goddess.

-Oh.

-Because... Well, because

I was just a kid, so...

- Yeah, like, it's strong.

- Wow. That's...

That's great.

I wouldn't look too much

into it. I...

You had a name

for yourself, too, didn't you?

- No. No.

- Yeah, you did. Come on.

Tell us.

You're going to laugh.

Probably, but tell us.

What is it?

He-Man.

What?

He-Man.

That's worse than I

thought it was going to be.

-Isn't that redundant?

-What does it mean?

It's like a...

like a strong man.

Like a...

Like a masculine fellow.

Yeah.

-What? It's too macho?

-No. No.

Wow,

that's very manly.

And you are very manly.

It's clever.

Yo, what do you think?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, man, this is...

cool.

Like, it's cool to see

that it was all real

and I wasn't a crazy person.

Yeah, you know,

now I'm standing

next to a green tiger.

It's like

who would have thought.

But, hey, thank you for

coming to get me

to prove it was all real.

Oh,

my red light's blinking.

I'm getting a distress signal

from an Avion village.

Sounds like a job for He-Man.

He-Man.

Yes, I am going to go

and do that thing. See...

Over there. So...

Cringer.

Do we have to?

Is he running off

to change in secret again?

Yep.

Does he think we all forgot?

Pretty much everyone knows.

I mean, we could just look

the other direction,

if that's easier?

Nah, let him do his thing.

In today's story,

we saw that muscles

don't necessarily make a man.

And that having

a skull for a face

pretty much guarantees

you're the bad guy.

Until next time.

I had given up hope.

Of both of them.

Well, perhaps one day

she'll come back to us, too.

Force Captain Adora?

No.

Not anymore.

I must say,

you've looked better.