Original subtitles

I am Adam, Prince of Eternia,

defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

-Fabulous-- -[laser blasting]

[roaring]

[intro theme playing]

[cackling]

By the Power of Grayskull!

I have the Power!

[chorus] ♪ He-Man, He-Man ♪

[male voice] ♪ And the Masters Of the Universe ♪

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[Skeletor grunts]

[He-Man yelling]

[laughing]

[grunting]

All right, He-Man!

I know when I'm beaten.

[grunting]

[groaning]

I do hope you don't bruise easily, He-Man!

[cackling]

[braying]

[growling]

I'll catch up with the convoy

and see that they get back to the palace safely.

My father was right.

He predicted Skeletor would ambush the council members.

To defeat an enemy, one must think as he does.

[Sy-Klone] What is it, Teela?

Oh, uh, nothing.

Uh, I'll meet you back at the palace.

It's as if I knew that village was the--

[screaming]

[grunting]

[birds chirping]

[snarling]

[cackling]

[Trap Jaw] So big deal!

The Kulatak convoy got away.

They weren't even carrying any Eternium we could steal.

They're members of the Eternian Council,

which Skeletor, in his wisdom, seeks to destroy.

[Skeletor] Precisely!

Randor seeks to use the Council to widen his power base.

Well, two can play at that game!

I, too, shall widen my domain,

by conquering villages

and cities throughout the land!

Behold!

[rumbling]

[bubbling]

[bones cracking]

[Skeletor laughing maniacally]

[birds chirping]

[grunting]

We have not forgotten,

just as you have not.

You have returned.

[laughs nervously]

I know I took a blow to the head, but uh...

[grunts] Oh!

...I've never seen any of you before.

[laughter]

Hmm, you are still shaken from your injury.

Come, refresh your memory.

Now, who shall be the lucky recipient of my first attack?

How about here?

My home village of Pelleezeea.

They got it coming!

Pelleezeea?

Why not?

Now, back downstairs, Stinkor...

Quickly.

[Pelleezeean Elder] The Wall of Remembrance.

It is here that we record the great moments of our history.

[Teela] I...

dreamed this.

You think this is me?

Mm.

Well, okay, I admit, it looks, well...

...kind of like me.

How old is this carving?

Hmm... [counts softly]

17 seasons of the field.

Well, there you go. I wasn't even born.

I'm only 16.

[laughs]

A sorceress can appear as any age she pleases.

[scoffs]

Well, trust me, I'm no sorceress.

[Sorceress] Man-At-Arms,

come to Grayskull.

At once.

[Sorceress] What I am about to recount,

no mortal has ever been told.

It was many years ago.

The isolation of these walls

had become too much for me to bear.

I longed to walk amongst Eternians,

to hear the laughter of children.

Skeletor's evil had not yet infected the land.

The power of the Elders was secure within the Crystal Chamber.

[screeching]

[screeching]

I came upon a peaceful village.

The villagers were welcoming and generous,

offering me food to eat and a place to sleep.

There were simple pleasures to be had.

For the first time in as long as I could remember,

I felt...

...at peace.

But the peace was shattered,

when an evil warlord by the name of Prahvus

attacked the village.

The villagers tried to defend themselves,

but a young boy had informed the warlord

of where the weapons were kept.

You see that? Easy target.

Just like Odiphus told ya.

Odiphus is a big help. Can Odiphus join up?

[growls]

Though much of my power

had been left behind in Grayskull,

I summoned what power I could.

[villagers screaming]

[roaring]

[growling]

[growling]

Fortunately, it was enough.

[crowd murmurs indistinctly]

[Odiphus grunting]

[grunts]

Young Odiphus,

You will be punished

for your treacherous behavior.

Again, peace came to the village.

But beyond it's borders,

Prahvus had joined with other warlords,

terrorizing other villages throughout the land.

Yes, the Great Unrest.

A time we remember all too well.

It was soon after, that a wounded soldier

was brought to the village.

Due to his injury, he could remember nothing,

not even his own name.

While the villagers went about their daily chores,

I nursed him back to health.

Never had I felt so...

...human.

So needed.

Affection and caring turned to love.

And then...

You've never spoken of...

My husband?

It is ironic to reflect upon.

He, unable to remember his past.

And I, trying to forget my own.

If it were only that easy.

This very day, the past reaches out,

seeking to ensnare one that I love.

I don't understand.

It is in that same village, known as Pelleezeea,

that Teela can be found.

Is she in danger?

The greatest danger is she may discover

that which she must not know.

[gasping]

Oh...

Guess I took a nastier spill than I thought.

[screeching]

Uh...

Okay, I'm out of here!

[engine sputtering]

[horse neighing]

[horse whinnying]

Huh?

A friend of ours is needed.

By the power of Grayskull!

I have the Power!

[roaring]

I was just mixing some...

You stole this from my vehicle!

Why?

Uh, so you would stay,

to protect us from evil, as in the past.

Well, there's no evil here that I can see.

Unless you count theft of vehicle parts.

[lases blasting]

[grunting]

Thanks, but I've got my own.

[villagers screaming]

[laughing]

If it's a battle you want, Skeletor...

Oh, I wouldn't waste my talents on the likes of you.

But they will.

[bones clattering]

[monsters growling]

[grunting]

[cackling]

[monsters roaring]

[grunting]

[growling]

Oh, sorry about--

Forget it. I needed a trim anyway.

[screeching]

[roaring]

[shattering]

He-Man! My father!

Our sticky friends...

Couldn't stick around.

[roaring]

Uh...

Man-At-Arms.

Am I missing something?

Pottery is made from clay, a soft material.

But when fired, it becomes hard.

And brittle.

So you're saying...

We bake 'em, then we break 'em.

[growling]

[He-Man] Now!

[monsters roaring]

[clay shattering]

Are you doing something different with your hair, Teela?

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[villagers cheer and applaud]

Once again, you have saved us.

[villagers cheer and applaud]

Uh, they, uh...

...think I'm someone else.

[Sorceress] You have questions.

You never told me what became of your husband,

the wounded soldier.

A villager saw him depart one morning before the sun.

Perhaps his memory suddenly returned

and he rejoined his comrades in battle.

Many weeks passed.

I waited, hoping for his return.

But then, I could wait no more.

[screeching]

I could feel the forces of evil gathering, gaining in power.

Elders beckoning me to return here, to Grayskull.

But the soldier,

he had left me a gift.

A child?

Yes.

Your child, Teela.

My... adopted child.

Everything that happens in your life

gets stored in your mind,

and becomes part of your memory.

Things you read in books, people you meet.

The things you do today, will be what you remember tomorrow,

and what others will remember about you.

So always try to do your best.

Be kind and helpful.

And you'll have wonderful memories to look back on.

Oh! [chuckles]

I almost forgot.

Until next time...

[outro theme playing]