Q 01/05

Which toy company created the Masters of the Universe franchise?

A) Hasbro

B) Kenner

C) Tonka

D) Mattel

Answer · why

D) Mattel

Mattel put the figures on shelves in 1982 before any cartoon existed; children first met the story in the mini-comics packed in with each toy.

Q 02/05

In most Masters of the Universe stories, what is He-Man's secret identity?

A) Prince Adam

B) King Randor

C) Duncan

D) Keldor

Answer · why

A) Prince Adam

Prince Adam was added after the toys: in the mini-comics packed with the first figures, He-Man is a tribal barbarian with no double identity at all.

Q 03/05

Skeletor's face is a bare skull, but what colour is the skin on the rest of his body?

A) Green

B) Blue

C) Purple

D) Grey

Answer · why

B) Blue

Blue, from the neck down: he was first written as a demon from another dimension, and only later stories turned him into a man who had lost his face.

Q 04/05

What does the hero of Masters of the Universe cry as he raises his sword?

A) For the honor of Grayskull

B) By the power of Grayskull

C) By the light of Eternia

D) Let the power protect me

Answer · why

B) By the power of Grayskull

By the power of Grayskull is answered with 'I have the power!'; when the 1990 revival sent him into space, far from the castle, the oath became 'By th...

Q 05/05

Battle Cat, He-Man's armoured mount, starts out as which cowardly green tiger?

A) Panthor

B) Stridor

C) Zoar

D) Cringer

Answer · why

D) Cringer

Cringer's toy came from the parts bin: Battle Cat was a tiger made for an older line of much bigger dolls, so huge beside He-Man that the designers ad...