First Ones

The **First Ones** are an alien race of intergalactic explorers native to Eternia. They fought a protracted war with Horde Prime in which he claimed victory, though little is known about the conflict or their current condition.

## Overview

The First Ones were a seemingly family-oriented peaceful group of humanoids with control over powerful tech that could send holographic images to outer space. They appear very similar to humans with varying skin tones. Adora appears stronger than an ordinary human, with her being capable of ripping off limbs from robots and breaking rocks with a kick, and also has a notably huge appetite while eating. It is unknown if these traits are related to her status as a First One.

The First Ones were great explorers that once colonized the planet Etheria, leaving behind powerful tech (First Ones' Tech) and ruins scattered all over the planet. Much of this left over tech are used as fundamental blocks for most of the kingdoms, villages and towns. They were known to mix technology with organic life and magic, and it is stated that Hordak and most Etherians do not understand how.

They have a unique written language, First Ones' writing, that so far only Adora has been shown to be able to read accurately. This knowledge helped her to discover her She-Ra identity. George and Lance can read the writing with limited accuracy. Some think she got the ability/knowledge to read First Ones' language for the first time when she touched the sword and connected with its power (and got flashes of memories/knowledge about her past). It is also possible that the ability to read their language is a some sort of genetic trait all First Ones possess.

However, while they may have generally treated each other well, it is later revealed that they have weakened several planets through their colonization and were willing to use She-Ra for their own ends regardless of the anguish it would cause her. Horde Prime describes them as a "race of tyrants" with a once mighty empire, implying they were a hostile force similar to the The Horde, but with a focus on studying and collecting magic regardless of how it affected native life.

Mara was shown to be oblivious to their true plans at first and when she found out the truth she turned against her superiors with a group of rebels, showing that not all of them supported destruction of planets.

She also describes that things weren't so bad at first, indicating that their war against Horde Prime may have driven them to become increasingly desperate and immoral.

After losing the war and most of them wiped out, it is unknown what the general intention of the remaining survivors is (aside from Adora.) Horde Prime believes they abandoned Adora as a baby to use her as their weapon, with their goal remaining unchanged, but this claim has not been confirmed. It is made clear that Light Hope, as an A.I., is merely following very old orders while having no contact with the current time First Ones.

## History

The First Ones explored diverse planets in the universe, colonizing and extracting magic from them like they did with Etheria and Krytis.

Centuries ago, the First Ones colonized Etheria to study its natural magic. As part of the Heart of Etheria Project, the First Ones retrofitted the planet with First Ones' tech, siphoning bits of magic from the Runestones and their connected princesses. They then stored the magic within the core of the planet, the Heart of Etheria. The Heart was to be unleashed as a weapon of mass destruction against the First Ones' enemies in the war they were fighting with Horde Prime. When activated, this concentration of power would forcibly accumulate within She-Ra, who would fire the weapon. In an effort to control the weapon, the First Ones created the Sword of Protection in order to manage the She-Ra that wielded it, and also created Light Hope, an interactive A.I. program, to be Etheria's facilitator as well as She-Ra's trainer and guide. One of their operatives, Mara, was chosen by Etheria to be the next She-Ra and was given the sword by the First Ones. She was sent to study Etheria's magic and was kept mostly in the dark about the truth of the Heart of Etheria Project.

When Mara discovered the truth about the project and that Light Hope had been reprogrammed by her superiors to activate the weapon at all costs, Mara stopped the activation since it threatened to tear the entire planet apart. After activating the Heart of Etheria, The First Ones abandoned Etheria, as they were unable to control the weapon as they desired. To keep the weapon from being used on anyone else, Mara used her ship and a portal to send the planet into Despondos, where it could remain hidden and keep the universe safe from the Heart's destructive power.

However, the Frist Ones were engaged in a long war against The Horde, and without the Heart of Etheria, Horde Prime toppled their empire and wiped most of them out.

Centuries later, Light Hope was able to open a portal through which she brought to Etheria a baby First One, Adora, so that she someday would become the new She-Ra.

According to Adora, the First Ones are gone and their war long over, but Light Hope, as she tried to activate the Heart, declared the First Ones will rise to glory once more. However, Adora managed to talk her out of it and Adora broke the sword which interrupted the activation of the Heart.

Horde Prime indirectly mentioned the First Ones when he showed Glimmer his room of trophies from previous victories, one of which was a First One artifact. Prime acknowledged the centuries long war he and the artifact’s previous owners engaged in, before informing Glimmer of how he toppled their empire, partially confirming that the First Ones are now few in numbers if not wiped out all together (other than Adora).

At some point, The First Ones' were at war with Horde Prime to conquest Krytis. According to what Melog says, The First Ones' mined tech underground to study the planet, resulting in weakening it.

## Known Members

* Adora
* Mara
* Serenia

## Trivia

* They are only known as "First Ones" by Etherians, as is stated by non-Etherian characters who use the name for their convenience. They likely referred to themselves as Eternians.
* In episode S4E11, the signal broadcasting from the heart of Beast Island is a "backmasked" (backwards audio) message. When played reversed to create normal speech, it states, "Planetwide evacuation required. All units return to Eternia."

## Gallery

Mara transforms into She-Ra.Inside Mara's ship, from Season 2 episode Signals.
## See also

* First Ones tech
* First Ones Armor
* First Ones writing

* First One Security Monster
* The Heart of Etheria Project
* Sword of Protection