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Fun fact, did you know that in her debut comic Catwoman was originally just a regular Cat-burglar with no real cat gimmick and I don't think she was even given a name in her first appearance. Over the years Catwoman grew into her own character with many of her more iconic characteristics being added as the story went on but the core of who she is remained the same. She was a thief that both infuriated and infatuated Batman with many readers even thinking that he allowed her to escape in the end due to his growing attraction to her.

Characters grow greatly as time goes on, adapting to better suit the culture that they grow up in. Vampires were originally basically just zombies until authors like Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker started alter them to be more "sexy" and cunning. Werewolves, as we know them, (transformation with a full moon, silver being used as a means to kill them and appearing as a mix between man and wolf) is a complete Hollywood creation as most older werewolf stories have NOTHING in common with any of these tropes. Hell, in many "werewolf" stories the Beasts in question are actually rather civil and sentient as their just humans who became wolves by putting on wolf skins. Yes, Really.

I bring this up to address the impact She-Ra and the Princesses of Power might end up having on the He-Man franchise in the years, if not decades, to come. And the single biggest alteration from the Original She-Ra series is, of course, the relationship between Catra and Adora.

Much like Catwoman Catra in the 80's series is VERY different from the character she started as. Originally a human who could turn into a cat, was just Adora's rival, both in combat and for Sea Hawk's Romantic affections in the 2018's series Catra is a Catgirl, who is Adora's best friend turned rival and is also Adora's romantic interest. In the 80's series, from what I can remember, Catra and Adora didn't really have much, if any, connection to one another besides both being part of the Evil Horde and both having an interest in Sea Hawk and there's nothing else really that complex or deep about their relationship.

By contrast, Catra and Adora's relationship is actually the emotional core of the 10's series with both clearly being in love with one another and yet being forced to fight due to their own personal hangups, (Catra suffers from a REALLLY Bad case of inferiority complex and Adora has a Equally bad martyr complex). Their relationship at the start of the series, while having it's positive elements, is clearly very toxic and unhealthily and both need to do some MAJOR Development over the course of the series in order to become better people who could have a Healthy relationship with one another.

And, I'm going to be honest, that's a LOT more engaging then their original dynamic and I'm honestly curious as to what effect this will have on the She-Ra/He-Man series down the line, especially given how well received the series ended up being. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if future adaptations of She-Ra decided to give Catra and Adora a similar relationship and arc, going from friends, to enemies then back to friends and finally to lovers and just pared Bow with Glimmer and Sea Hawk with Mermista.

Again, going over to Catwoman, when you say Catwoman you know her character from the ground up even if you've never seen ANYTHING Batman related but you likely know little to nothing about who she was at the start of all this. I think the same thing will happen with Catra, that years from now she will always be presented as a villain turned hero who is She-Ra's/Adora's childhood friend and main love interest.

The series is already engraved itself into popular conscious to the point that if you say She-Ra most people will go "Oh, yeah, isn't that the show with girl that transforms into a superhero and has a girlfriend who's a catgirl?"

It helps that the show itself is actually REALLY Good with a great plot, fantastic characters and fun action and world building. And top all that off with one of the Best Romances I've Ever Seen and you got a series that will likely leave it's mark not only on the Masters of the Universe franchise but on pop culture for years to come. Thoughts?

My favorite aspect of this series was how it reinvented the lore and mythology of the original series. I still like the original series but looking back i can tell it has issues. MOTU had a long development history so they had time to think things through and work out details before they started writing the episodes. She-ra was put together in a hurry and you can tell as lots of things are never really explained. Like what was Light-Hope supposed to be? And what is so special about the Crystal-Castle that it needed a protector? They are both mentioned in the introduction but only appear in a couple episodes.

The new series seems to have been completely planned out start-to-finish. Not only are things explained but we clearly see how they fit together into the bigger picture. Its why i want to see more from this setting because i could see how He-man and even Bravestarr could easily fit into this setting.

I guess that would depend on the longevity of the franchise. Will it rise again in the future? Werewolves and vampires are pretty well guarenteed as public domain monsters, and Batman's rogue gallery has the might of the most iconic comics company behind it. She-Ra was the gender distaff spinoff for a cartoon created to promote one of countless cartoon-driven toy lines during the 80s and 90s.

Also, while the writing is suburb, some credit has to be given to the artwork. Instead of being off-model, the original series had one character model and everyone had to share.

Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:55 pm I guess that would depend on the longevity of the franchise. Will it rise again in the future? Werewolves and vampires are pretty well guarenteed as public domain monsters, and Batman's rogue gallery has the might of the most iconic comics company behind it. She-Ra was the gender distaff spinoff for a cartoon created to promote one of countless cartoon-driven toy lines during the 80s and 90s.

This may seem like an odd point to bring up but let's take a quick look at Azeem from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. In every incarnation of the Robin Hood Mythos there is no character like Azeem as he was created solely for POT movie. After POT two movies included characters who were very clearly inspired by Azeem, the first of which was the parody of POT, Men in Tights with two characters taking on the role, Asneeze and his son Ahchoo (I love Mel Brock's films ) and in the 2018 Robin Hood film the Little John of that film is also clearly based more of Azeem then he is on Little John.

I bring this up because this is a change that is a rather major alteration to the lore of Robin Hood as this is a new character that was introduced to mythos rather recently and yet it's one that has already left it's mark on the Robin Hood mythos. And the reason for that is rather simply, Azeem struck a cored with audiences and added to the mythos.

And that was from a film that wasn't that well received at the time of its release. The elements added in She-Ra has been well received by critics and audience alike and will likely be a tough act to follow. At the time of this writing two new He-Man series are now in production and they will likely be compared to the Princesses of Power.

Going back over to POT for a moment, while its reception has been mixed over the years most agree that the Robin Hood films to follow it weren't as memorable as POT. And the one that managed to avoid that and still remain in popular consciousness was Men in Tights, the Parody of POT.

Regardless of how this all turns out I do think that should She-Ra make a return I think it will likely borrow more from the Princesses of Power more the Princess of Power with Catra and Adora having a similar if not and outright identical friends, to enemies to lovers arc and that both their respective arcs will also follow their arcs from the 2018 series.