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[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

I am Adam, Prince of Eternia

and defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull.

This is Cringer, my fearless friend.

Fabulous secret powers were revealed to me

the day I held aloft my magic sword and said,

"By the power of Grayskull!"

♪ ♪

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

I have the power!

♪ ♪

[roaring]

[He-Man] Cringer became the mighty Battle Cat,

and I became He-Man,

the most powerful man in the universe.

♪ ♪

Only three others share this secret:

our friends the Sorceress, Man-At-Arms, and Orko.

Together we defend Castle Grayskull

from the evil forces of Skeletor.

[cackling]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

[Clawful] You spend much time watching the palace, Skeletor.

If I am to know my enemies, fool, I must study them.

What's the matter?

Some sort of interference.

There must be another magician nearby.

[explosion]

[elephant trumpeting]

Forward, Herk.

Attack!

You are trespassing.

[elephant trumpets]

What do you want here?

[Blackbeard] Avast, there!

What we be wantin' you'll be knowin' soon enough.

I'll know now!

[Skeletor] Monteeg, you always did know

how to make an unusual entrance.

Yes, Skeletor,

and it's nice to see you again, old friend.

It's been how long?

Oh, not...not since we overthrew good King Archibald.

That's right.

[both laugh]

Too bad you don't have the same luck with He-Man.

He-Man is a lucky fool.

One day, I will destroy him and his friends in the palace.

[Monteeg] Perhaps I can help.

What? You?

Along with those ragamuffins you brought with you?

[laughs]

Ragamuffins?

The barbarian and the pirate

I found on ancient Earth,

but they are only two members in the very special army

I have collected from the farthest reaches of space.

[Skeletor] Hmm, and you say they are special?

In what way?

Well, at one time or another,

each and every one of them was the most powerful

and, in some cases, the most evil being

in the universe.

[Skeletor] Really? Hmm.

I'm very particular, you know.

I'm sure, but can your army of has-beens

match my powerful servants?

See Evil-Lyn, mistress of sorcery.

Well, she is satisfactory, I'm sure.

But don't you think she looks a little puny

next to Blackbeard?

[Skeletor] A competent sailor, I'm sure,

but I have Clawful, my right-hand man.

That brute is no match

for the mighty Hannibal,

who, during the Second Punic War,

astounded the earthlings when he climbed

one of the highest mountain ranges

with just a few pachydori.

That's "elephant" in ancient Earth language.

[Skeletor] Don't you think I know that?

There are other space villains, of course.

Oro, the traitor of Orion,

and Ringus, who enslaved Saturn for all time.

Ha, even Cygnus, the red demon of Mars.

[laughs]

Left the place in shambles.

[Skeletor] Hmm. Very interesting.

But tell me, why are you here?

I have heard stories,

many tales about this He-Man.

They say he is stronger than any living mortal.

Ha! Don't tell me you've come to put him in your army.

Exactly.

But he will resist.

He is not like any of your others.

Don't worry about it.

Believe me, I have my ways.

He will do what I want.

Well, take him, then.

You'll be doing me a favor.

Not so fast.

First, there must be a test.

If he passes, he will join my handpicked army

and never bother you again.

He-Man will pass any test you give him.

We shall see.

[laughs]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[He-Man] After listening to Man-At-Arms

talk about meteors all morning,

I'm hungry enough to eat one.

Your wish is my command.

[shimmering tones]

That's enough, you two.

I don't think meteors are part of a proper diet.

[Orko] As you wish, Teela.

[loud bang]

Hello. Who are you?

[Monteeg] My name is Monteeg.

I've come to seek help from He-Man.

A giant is destroying our village

and our fields in Polonia.

A giant!

There has never been a giant in that territory.

I'll, uh, try to get word to He-Man.

[teeth chattering]

Oh, please hurry.

We'll get started right now.

By the power of Grayskull!

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[electricity crackling]

I have the power!

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

- [Orko] Look who's here. - He-Man.

[He-Man] I heard there's a giant on the loose.

Indeed, there is.

We need your help very badly.

[He-Man] All right.

Orko, let's go.

Me? Fight giants?

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Well, since you're going, He-Man,

I'd better stay and guard the palace.

[He-Man] Good idea, Teela.

He could show up here,

and, uh, I understand giants

can be pretty dangerous.

Well, if he shows up here, he'll be sorry.

[aircraft whooshing]

[fire crackling]

So Monteeg has started a forest fire.

He-Man's test is putting it out.

I smell smoke. Look!

The forest is on fire.

[Monteeg] Wh-what can we do, He-Man?

[aircraft whooshing]

He knows what to do.

He always knows what do.

It is strange that you are cheering for He-Man.

Fool, if he passes the tests, Monteeg will take him away,

and we are rid of He-Man forever.

[aircraft whooshing]

[fire crackling]

[aircraft whooshing]

[He-Man] We'll land down there.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

What are you gonna do?

Aim the river at that fire.

Now, there's a neat trick.

[grunts]

Fire department to the rescue!

Now to put the river back the way nature intended.

[Monteeg] That was very brave of you, He-Man.

Brave? You clod! That was nothing for He-Man.

And he's passed the first test.

Yes, and he'll pass the rest of them.

Monteeg cannot help but take He-Man for his army.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[Orko] It's a cool day to be fighting giants.

Ooh, ooh, I think we're being followed.

[He-Man] Ice cannonballs.

We must have tripped a trap set by the Ice Trolls.

Hang on.

[aircraft whooshing]

[Orko] We can't shake them,

and they're gaining on us.

We may have a chance

if we can get to the entrance of Needle Mountain

before the ice cannonballs hit us.

Orko, take the controls.

I'll break off a piece of this glacier

to block the entrance.

Even the weapons of Ice Trolls can't stop He-Man.

Monteeg cannot help but be impressed.

[Monteeg] That was remarkable, He-Man.

Do you know a way out of here?

[He-Man] No problem.

This is called Needle Mountain because this cave

has an entrance at both ends.

Like the eye of a needle.

I get it.

[loud booming]

[Orko] Oh, no.

[Orko] It looks as if the tunnel wants to...to eat us!

[He-Man] Wait here, Orko.

When I give the word,

fly the Wind Raider out of the cave.

[Orko] Be careful, He-Man.

[grunts]

All right, Orko, now!

[Monteeg] Oh, my goodness.

That was impressive.

Impressive?

You boob! It was spectacular!

Your army is nothing without He-Man.

And you are everything without him.

[laughs]

You are right.

Once Monteeg takes He-Man away,

Eternia will be mine for the taking.

[Monteeg] I don't see the giant anymore.

Perhaps he went back to his castle.

Be quiet.

If he's sleeping...

[He-Man] Then he's in for a rude awakening.

Come on, Orko.

Heh, now to see if Skeletor

has been enjoying my little show.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

I've been waiting a long time for this moment,

the moment when I am rid of He-Man.

[Orko] You'd think we'd be able to find

a big thing like a giant.

[He-Man] It seems strange, doesn't it?

[Monteeg] I can see why.

He is everything you said he was.

He-Man is more.

He will make a fitting general in your army of destruction.

Yes, after He-Man is trained, he will be perfect.

He-Man may be difficult to train.

I've never had a dropout.

You know, I don't think there's a giant here anywhere.

It looks as if you're right.

I wonder what we'll find instead.

[elephant trumpeting]

Aye, you'll be finding me...

Blackbeard the pirate.

And me...Hannibal, mighty warrior.

[He-Man] What do you want?

Aye, it ain't what we be wanting, matey,

but what Mr. Monteeg wants.

Let's shove off.

Sounds like a good idea.

Come on, Orko.

We'll play their game

until we find out what's going on.

Uh-oh, wrong way.

[Blackbeard] No.

It be the right way... to walk the plank.

[chuckles]

What does Monteeg want me for?

[Hannibal] He wants to train you as one of his soldiers.

Soldiers?

Aye, the ones already trained be locked away

safe and proper-like under the dome

until Monteeg lets 'em go

or the dome is destroyed.

We are going to help him conquer the universe.

As you will, He-Man.

Now walk the plank.

Monteeg wants you safe in the pit

till trainin' begins.

Too bad there's no swimming pool.

[Blackbeard] Avast there!

[He-Man] Sorry, gentlemen.

I guess there won't be any training.

Come on, Orko.

We have to destroy that dome.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

You see, Monteeg?

He-Man is not so easily captured.

He is magnificent.

I see that I will have to catch him myself.

Monteeg!

Going somewhere, He-Man?

[thudding]

This door is the pushy type.

[rumbling]

[elephant trumpeting]

[thudding]

He-Man!

I'm coming, He-Man!

[elephant bellows]

Stay out of my way.

[magic shimmers]

Knocked out of action by a force field.

Not strong enough.

[He-Man] The trench is taking me back

to Blackbeard's pit.

I must get away before Monteeg

tries to make me one of his puppets.

Ahoy there, matey.

You might as well put down the sword.

The walls are magic granite.

You can hack at them all you like,

but new rock will appear in the places you've cut away.

Well, that's even better.

I only hope that I have time to make enough gravel.

[clanging and rumbling]

I wonder what he's doing.

Hey, he be wasting his energy.

[He-Man] I hope that's high enough

for me to reach the top of the trench.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

[Monteeg] He-Man!

[elephant trumpets]

Uh-oh, more trouble.

Fire away, mateys.

Hit him amidship.

[zapping]

Hey, I'm free.

Thanks, Monteeg.

Ah, I'll stop him.

[elephant growls]

[elephant trumpets]

Look out below.

[grunts]

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

We're trapped.

[Orko] That ought to hold him.

But not for long.

I've got to get to the dome and destroy it.

[chorus] ♪ He-Man ♪

Now, Herk, fall out!

[Hannibal] Forward, Herk.

Push it over.

[elephant trumpets]

The elephant's victory trumpet.

They'll be out here soon.

Wrong, Orko.

They're here now.

I'll see if I can keep that elephant busy.

[zapping]

Climbing that tree should let me get closer

to the castle's roof.

I...I can't see He-Man.

The leaves are too thick.

I wonder if I can charm it like a snake.

[exotic flute music]

I guess he doesn't like music.

Who's that knocking?

[He-Man] Just that elephant butting in again.

Stay here, Orko.

I'll see if I can lead him away

before he hurts his head.

Made it.

Now the climb to the roof.

[elephant trumpeting]

[Hannibal growls]

What's going on here?

He-Man!

[He-Man] I feel like a fly on the wall.

Get him, you fools!

[groans]

[zapping]

[He-Man] And here come the flyswatters.

[zapping]

You are a menace, little one.

It's a good thing He-Man is almost at the top.

I don't know...

how much longer I can dance.

[Monteeg] Stop him!

He's going to free my soldiers!

[Monteeg] What is that?

If I know He-Man, that's your dome...

or what's left of it.

[explosion]

[warbling tone]

Monteeg no longer controls anybody.

Skeletor, losing my army was all your doing.

Your idea of capturing He-Man

was ridiculous to begin with.

Well, if you hadn't been so eager to get rid of him...

[zapping]

Skeletor!

Skeletor!

[Blackbeard] Ahoy, He-Man.

Come down here, will ya?

[elephant trumpets]

Herk will bring you back to Earth, He-Man.

[Hannibal] Gently, Herk, gently.

[claps]

Thanks.

I didn't look forward to climbing down that wall.

[Blackbeard] Ah, thank you, He-Man.

Hannibal and I and all the rest of us,

we be owing you a great debt.

[Hannibal] He's right.

Now we can go to our proper rest.

[warbling tone]

Speaking of rest, I hope

we don't have to fight a giant now.

I'm too tired.

I don't know.

After what we've just been through,

I'd find fighting a giant kind of relaxing.

Maybe so.

[He-Man] Should we, uh, look for one?

Nope, that's all right.

I wouldn't want to miss Man-At-Arms'

next history lesson.

Studying about Hannibal and Blackbeard is one thing,

but now that I've met 'em, well, that's another thing.

Gee, I wish I'd gotten their autographs.

Orko certainly had

an exciting lesson in history today.

Of course, chances are, most of you won't have

the same opportunity to meet any of those famous people

who lived long ago, but even so,

remember that just like you, they were very real.

For the most part the people we read about

in history books led pretty exciting lives.

And that's why, to me, history is like...

well, it's like a great adventure story.

And the best part is that it really happened.

Well, see you soon.