Prince Adam, from the Filmation cartoon in which John Erwin provided the character's voiceįurthermore, to sell this toy, Sweet stated that as a powerful figure, it could be applied into any context because the character had the generic name of He-Man.
In more than a few comic book and animated series He-Man's (and She Ra's) origins had been revised: his true identity was Prince Adam of Eternia, son of King Randor and Queen Marlena (an earthling), who gave birth to twins Prince Adam/He-Man and Princess Adora/She Ra (Adora was abducted by the Evil Horde led by Hordak) and ruled the Kingdom of Eternia on the planet of the same name. The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull endowed Prince Adam with the power to transform into He-Man, which he did by raising his Power Sword and proclaiming, 'By the power of Grayskull.' Once the transformation was complete, he would continue, '.I have the power!' The differences between Prince Adam and He-Man were minimal He-Man had a slightly deeper voice, a different wardrobe, and slightly darker skin and hair.
