News He-Man anime series from Kevin Smith coming to Netflix
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I don't remember enough about the Filmation series to be sure what was and wasn't canon. I only recall seeing a handful of She-Ra episodes. I think maybe it must have been on before I got home from school (or college?) most days. It was just as terrible as the He-Man cartoon though. I do recall thinking it was odd that so many of the heroes were female and that only two of the villains were but then I have long thought that if they merged the casts of the two shows together, we would actually get a more balanced, diverse cast. I thought it was crap that the evil sorceress dressed like a Trollan but I don't know if that was ever addressed in the plot.
I'm up to episode 14 of the 2002 series and my only criticisms so far are that Man-E-Faces really needed his origin story to be told (he's so lame there is just no justification to exist without some horrible magical experiment gone wrong) and that Buzz Off seems to be the leader of his society, which has no visible females at all so far, so from that, do I assume that Buzz Off is actually female or perhaps a hermaphrodite? I really don't like Buzz off - both the conception and implementation of his 'character' seem really lazy compared to the others, and let's be honest, it's not as if a lot of thought went into Mekaneck and Stratos' personalities either.
I'm up to episode 14 of the 2002 series and my only criticisms so far are that Man-E-Faces really needed his origin story to be told (he's so lame there is just no justification to exist without some horrible magical experiment gone wrong) and that Buzz Off seems to be the leader of his society, which has no visible females at all so far, so from that, do I assume that Buzz Off is actually female or perhaps a hermaphrodite? I really don't like Buzz off - both the conception and implementation of his 'character' seem really lazy compared to the others, and let's be honest, it's not as if a lot of thought went into Mekaneck and Stratos' personalities either.
Speaking of She-ra, is she canon in this series?
I finished watching the series. It's fine. Nothing amazing. I felt it started off strong and went down hill in the last two episodes. I'd definitely stick around to see where the series goes. I'm still not a fan of the animated version of Prince Adam. Looks too feminine which is a problem I have with most modern Japanese animation these days.
I finished watching the series. It's fine. Nothing amazing. I felt it started off strong and went down hill in the last two episodes. I'd definitely stick around to see where the series goes. I'm still not a fan of the animated version of Prince Adam. Looks too feminine which is a problem I have with most modern Japanese animation these days.
Unknown, but probably not going to get mentioned because of rights.
Too feminine.
He does look less masculine around the facial features. I'm basing that on his previous animated version and anime in general.
I think He-Man is too tanned. I guess we all have our red lines.
You mean, like an adolescent?
if Adam is intersex, or has a cojoined twin inside him, and he picks up She-Ra's Power Sword, then Adam should transform into She-Ra.
Looks similar to the 2002 version to me. Similar build. He would be early twenties at the eldest.Looks fine to me.
At least it is now credible that people have not realized that they are the same person.
Bronzer hides the birthmark on his thigh shaped like the Star spangled banner.At least it is now credible that people have not realized that they are the same person.
Or it's like what Martha Kent said in the Lois and Clark pilot -- in that outfit, "Nobody's going to be looking at your face."
Seriously, though, that's the point of secret identities like Adam or Sir Percy or Don Diego or Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne -- they act like weaklings, cowards, fops or shallow playboys so people will dismiss them. Even if someone recognizes their physical resemblance to the hero, they assume it must be a coincidence because there's no way that useless, cowardly, or self-centered fool could possibly be so brave and heroic.
And still She-ra acts brave and selfless in her secret identity too, and no one suspects nothing 
The implication of this assumption has always left me amused. Does that mean that anyone in Metropolis with a backbone and a vague resemblance to the Man of Steel is suspected of being him?
"My God, you aren't a wimp and you have black hair. It means one and only one thing: YOU ARE SUPERMAN!!!!".
The implication of this assumption has always left me amused. Does that mean that anyone in Metropolis with a backbone and a vague resemblance to the Man of Steel is suspected of being him?
"My God, you aren't a wimp and you have black hair. It means one and only one thing: YOU ARE SUPERMAN!!!!".
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I think you've described the plot of at least 33% of Silver Age Superman stories.
Best review I've read so far:
https://winteriscoming.net/2021/07/29/complicated-feelings-masters-of-the-universe-revelation/amp/
https://winteriscoming.net/2021/07/29/complicated-feelings-masters-of-the-universe-revelation/amp/
Coming back with a more serious reply... The idea is to have more than one defensive strategy working in tandem, so if one fails, you have a fallback. Like having both a seatbelt and airbags, or getting vaccinated and still practicing masking and social distancing. It's the Swiss cheese analogy -- each individual method has holes, so the more layers of protection you have, the better your odds of staying safe.
So, for instance, Zorro or Batman wears a mask to prevent recognition, or Clark Kent slouches and wears glasses, but they also don an ineffectual persona as an additional layer of misdirection. However, that doesn't really account for Filmation's He-Man or She-Ra, or Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman in seasons 2-3 where she largely ditched the glasses and fought crime openly as Diana Prince. Those are instances of the storytellers not really bothering much with the logic of the secret identity.
I find it a bit ironic that the reboot She-Ra has Adora gain something like two feet in height when she transforms, which would be a great help in maintaining a convincing secret identity, yet the writers made no effort to give her a secret identity and had her be totally open about it with everyone. It underlines the extent to which the secret-identity trope has fallen out of favor in fiction. I guess MOTU: Revelation does too, in that it opens with He-Man's secret being exposed.
