Respect He-Man

DigiMark and Darthgoober’s…

Official He-Man Respect Thread

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He-Man has an interesting forum rep around here. Some see him as being clearly herald level, while others are skeptical that he’s that powerful. Both are somewhat right, and we felt He-Man needed a respect thread so that KMC can know exactly what he’s capable of.

Darthgoober helped a bunch with this thread. He and I both contributed roughly half the scans in this thread. So he deserves as much credit as me. My thanks to him for the contributions.

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General Thoughts:
He-Man has some occasionally amazing strength, speed, skill, and other feats. None of these feats, however, by current comic standards, are beyond what we would expect from anyone considered “cosmic” or “herald level”. A few feats do put him in this class, and I think he’s more versatile than a lot of people realize, but most of He-Man’s current rep is based on hearsay, not actual feats.

This isn’t to say he isn’t an impressive character. But this thread is intended to give everyone a better idea of his abilities, powers, and strength.

He-Man has also been with multiple companies, so it’s hard to determine exact powers, power levels, and “canon” for him. Generally on KMC, we’ve considered everything part of his canon, regardless of company, but there’s no set rule when it comes to this stuff.

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I’ve tried to group it by company. He-Man has been with DC, Marvel, Mattel, and Image. There might be others, but that's all I’m aware of.

So, the layout will be:

I. DC
II. Mattel / Marvel
III. Image

Darthgoober contributed most of the stuff from the Mattel/Marvel section. A few from that section are mine, but my contributions are mainly DC/Image. I had to do some research and take an educated guess at Marvel/Mattel because I don't know for sure (I have a PM into goober). But I have a couple comics from those companies, and the artwork matches (for the most part)...but if I'm wrong, I'll edit it.

Enjoy!

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I. DC

The infamous battle with Pre-Crisis Superman. For those who haven’t actually seen the battle, well, it’s a bit underwhelming. Is it still PC Supes? Sure. But the fight itself is kinda short. Here ya go:
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15336004vz2.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=24848967dz7.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10929464tu2.jpg

Some cool random fights with nameless baddies. Also, Battle Cat can talk?!
http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=58038343qa8.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=84594585ji2.jpg

Busting through a thick stone wall. Apparently he was in too much of a hurry to use the door 2 feet away ( 🙄 )
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=44413725ie5.jpg

Skeletor seems to think the Sword of Power is multiversal. Hmm….
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=67297961ej3.jpg

Prince Adam. Ladies Man. 😎
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=96532967lj1.jpg

He can create a forcefield with his power vest to shield him from attack
http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10aa3.jpg

II. Mattel & Marvel

A. Strength Feats

Sending a two-headed serpent-dragon into the upper atmosphere
http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=65576589oi3.jpg
http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=65941013zx3.jpg

Crushing a submarine with a giant boulder
http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=25956296jo9.jpg

Hurling a gemstone across Eternia at “22 miles a second”.
http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=82462241xl3.jpg

Plays a strength game, and sends the marker into orbit
http://img66.imageshack.us/my.php?image=66588619uu3.jpg

Breaks free of magically-enchanted bonds that sap the power from He-Man
http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=73696631pm1.jpg
http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=97671066oo0.jpg

Creates a ground tremor with his fists to close the door to Castle Greyskull, several hundred feet away
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90772752ve6.jpg
http://img75.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90475967jd4.jpg

Punches Skeletor a long, long way away
http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10fk0.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=11xd7.jpg

Breaks out of mystical bonds designed to get tighter as you struggle more
http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12bc5.jpg
http://img131.imageshack.us/my.php?image=13hp9.jpg

Causes a cave-in by creating an earthquake by pounding on the ground
http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14ml9.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15ux7.jpg

Ropes up, then takes down a giant about three stories tall
http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=16tv4.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=17bk9.jpg

The Flying Fists of Power!
http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18wu5.jpg

Breaks through an energy forcefield with his fists
http://img259.imageshack.us/my.php?image=19zl9.jpg

Jumps a few hundred feet from the bottom of a pit
http://img49.imageshack.us/my.php?image=39db7.jpg

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B. Power Vest Feats

The vest provides protection from magical forces
http://img65.imageshack.us/my.php?image=d1gj5.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=d2xg7.jpg

Protects against physical harm as well
http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=d3gp4.jpg

I posted this earlier, but since it pertains to this section, it’s worth posting again:
He can create a forcefield with his power vest to shield him from attack
http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10aa3.jpg

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C. Speed & Skill Feats

Dodging laser fire, and some impressive acrobatics
http://img65.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s1uu6.jpg
http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s2mm9.jpg

A mind-numbing display of speed as he deflects multiple laser beams simultaneously
http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s3fr6.jpg

As Prince Adam, displaying similar acrobatics. So the skill is inherent, not just when he is He-Man
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s4ix1.jpg

Dodging and deflecting multiple projectiles at once
http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s5ar1.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s6pm4.jpg

Again dodging laser, an explosion, and also a nice “pimp hand” moment
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s7hf8.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s8tx0.jpg

Another uber speed (and strength) feat. He-Man nullifies a sand tornado by standing inside of it and swinging his shield in the opposite direction
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s9ds0.jpg

Blindingly fast repeated punches to work his way through a barrier of fire
http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=s10we3.jpg

A cool extended fight between He-Man and the despotic operator of a gladiator arena. He shows some decent fighting skill and bats the guy’s magic back at him at one point.
http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sk1qi2.jpg
http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sk2ik8.jpg
http://img163.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sk3kz2.jpg
http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sk4rk4.jpg
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sk5zv3.jpg
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sk6jf5.jpg

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D. Sword Feats

He-Man’s Power Sword is surprisingly versatile. It reminds me of a slightly less versatile/powerful version of Mjolnir (Thor’s hammer). Here’s a sampling of examples of what it’s capable of doing.

Projects an energy blast from his sword
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw1og3.jpg

Shoots an immobilizing ray from the sword to paralyze Hordak
http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw2yj3.jpg

The sword can also produce a sonic blast, and he uses it hear to disrupt and break up a group of creatures that became stronger when they joined together.
http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw3qa5.jpg

It can also shoot fire
http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw4ai6.jpg

Breaks through a magical barrier created by Orko. This was Prince Adam, not He-Man, so the majority of the power needed to break through came from the sword.
http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw5za3.jpg
http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw6ce8.jpg

This one is both a strength feat and a sword feat, and is cool either way. He creates a giant canyon by striking the ground in order to break up a battle.
http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw7pb2.jpg
http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw8lh4.jpg

He-Man has the sword send out vibrations to repair a large crack in the ground. It re-seals itself.
http://img127.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sw9pu4.jpg

Here he absorbs lightning-bolt energy from a storm into his sword. The storm, at Skeletor's bidding, had pooled all of its energy into attacking He-Man, so he's basically absorbing the entire electrical output of a large storm system.
http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=40zr4.jpg

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E. Misc. Feats

Spends 12 minutes underwater without breathing
http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=m1vu4.jpg

Hears the sound of a blade cutting through the air
http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=m2tq4.jpg

Resists an attempt to be taken over telepathically
http://img50.imageshack.us/my.php?image=m3kc0.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/my.php?image=m4uz7.jpg

III. Image Comics

To my knowledge, He-Man’s run with Image comics is the most recent. The artwork is certainly much more modern, but He-Man leaves his “Classic” look a bit.

A. Strength Feats

Supporting a stone building while some kids run to safety
http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=14iq8.jpg

Here He-Man plans to lift up an entire section of the city (a few buildings, along with roads and such) to get rid of a fire, and seems to think he’ll be able to do it. Orko puts out the fire on the next page, so he never gets the chance to try, but the fact that he thought he could do it is telling enough
http://img46.imageshack.us/my.php?image=17gg2.jpg

A building-sized statue, easily weighing thousands of tons, falls directly on He-Man. Suspense, pause, lift. Badass stuff, from both a strength and durability perspective.
http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=30qk9.jpg
http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=31dl7.jpg

Similar strength feat. A giant stone golem (at least 5-6 stories tall judging by the pic) tries to stomp on Teela and Man-at-Arms. He-Man holds up his foot, then pushes up so hard it shatters the stone giant.
http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=32kt6.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/my.php?image=33cl0.jpg

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B. Speed & Skill Feats

Some impressive skill & acrobatics, and he deflects a blast from Skeletor back at him
http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=12eb9.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/my.php?image=13jw7.jpg

Some skillful maneuvering on a series of rock pillars that were crumbling into lava
http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18nx4.jpg

This is actually a cool skill feat from Prince Adam, sans his He-Man enchantment. Here he takes out a heavily enchanted/augmented Skeletor and manages to defeat him as a normal human.
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=26iy3.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27at7.jpg

Just a cool sword fight against The Man.
http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=36mu7.jpg

Fun skill feat, some acrobatic and creative fighting on He-Man’s part.
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=29jv4.jpg

One of the coolest skill feats I’ve ever seen. In these scans, He-Man is atop a “flight disk”. He dodges laser fire from attacking ships, deflects their blasts, and jumps from ship to ship in midair to take them out.
http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=34te4.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=35dc3.jpg

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C. Durability Feats

Massive durability feat: This explosion completely destroyed Snake Mountain (Skeletor’s base). He-Man was at ground zero of the explosion and survives, unharmed and conscious.
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=28jj4.jpg
http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=281tw2.jpg

This is actually a feat for Battle Cat. A rock avalanche falls directly on top of Battle Cat, completely burying him. Not only does he come out completely unharmed, but he’s pissed.
http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=47ak5.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=48gw7.jpg

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D. Fights

This is an extended fight between He-Man and (I think) Triclops/Lockjaw. He-Man displays some strength breaking out of the steel bonds and decent fighting skill, but eventually loses the fight. Evilyn had magically augmented Lockjaw for the fight, so it’s hard to tell if this is a bad showing for He-Man or not. Regardless, it’s a cool fight.
http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=19gp8.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20gy8.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=21hq3.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22en2.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23sl5.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=24uw7.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=25en1.jpg

This fight is between Skeletor and He-Man as they fight for control of a powerful crystal. Both get some licks in, but it’s a good showing for He-Man and a cool fight.
http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=41ef0.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=42mc5.jpg
http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=43cq9.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=44kj1.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=45vo4.jpg

Chops through Scare Glow's magical illusions - then owns him:
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8443/hescareglow1ke0.jpg
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/89/hescareglow2dv0.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3682/hescareglow3fj5.jpg

IV. Pictures

Snake Mountain:

This is a very needed addition:

He-Man Sings!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X8Nc8RCLy1s

For our Spanish friends:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B_r2ktViKvE

The Actual Cartoon Intro:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JEsHUel04dY

Important information about sexual harassment:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i0YPHeRrmIA

A decent live-action parody:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3CApEoBE2Lw

He-Man/She-Ra Music Video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=p8ZcmMK64Ok

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I don't want a bunch of videos popping up (that's not what respect threads are about), but I figured if I lumped them into 1 post, it would be acceptable, especially since the actual scans are the main point of the thread.

Family Guy cameo time!

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Kay, I'm done now. 🙂

Originally posted by DigiMark007
The infamous battle with Pre-Crisis Superman. For those who haven’t actually seen the battle, well, it’s a bit underwhelming. Is it still PC Supes? Sure. But the fight itself is kinda short. Here ya go:
http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=15336004vz2.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=24848967dz7.jpg
http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10929464tu2.jpg

Great thread though you guys! 👆

Yeah, it's a great example of how He-Man's rep is much more myth than fact on KMC. Some of it is true, but some isn't.

Adam_PoE has thrown around a few feats in battles that neither goober nor I have found. They're all pretty damn uber, but I have yet to see or hear about them except from him. He has provided the names of story arcs once or twice, but it hasn't helped when searching for them. So I'm inclined to believe him, but I won't allow myself to put, say, mountain-range-lifting feats in HM's reportoire until I actually see it.

Originally posted by DigiMark007
Adam_PoE has thrown around a few feats in battles that neither goober nor I have found. They're all pretty damn uber, but I have yet to see or hear about them except from him. He has provided the names of story arcs once or twice, but it hasn't helped when searching for them. So I'm inclined to believe him, but I won't allow myself to put, say, mountain-range-lifting feats in HM's reportoire until I actually see it.

I moved from Illinois to California nine months ago, and my family has yet to ship all of my belongings. I will post pictures when they arrive.

Wicked!

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Cool thread. I can't wait for additions.

Didn't Crossgen also publish his title for a bit before they went out of business?

He man good toy and ok show.Did not watch it as much as my brother did.jm

This is a decent strength feat when you consider the fact that it's Prince Adam and not He-Man who preforms it...

Um theres videos when he didn't want them.

Edit maybe?

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That's....pretty freaking sweet. Thanks for posting those.

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He-Man threw a huge tower out of space in one episode in the 2002 series IIRC.