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Skeletor is a character from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) and is a major antagonist in AniCity, acting as the overarching villain for Season 3. Originating from the planet Eternia, he is a skeletal sorcerer that came to Earth in an attempt to take their legendary Saint Cloths to conquer the universe, and aligned himself with many minions and other villain-types to do it.

## Personality

Skeletor is as evil as they come, complete with a loss of sanity after the loss of his face. He's extremely cunning and intelligent and desires power above all else, and he isn't afraid to put down any fool that gets in his way. He is further shown to be power-mad and unwilling to share the spoils of war. He possesses almost no loyalty towards those under his lead and generallly acts very hostile towards them almost as much as his enemies, but possibly with an even more malicious edge, using his powerful abilities to threaten them or to silence them outright. He also constantly blames them for their defeats at the hands of their enemies, and rules through a policy of fear.

He has very few weaknesses, aside from his inability to control his anger, and on occasion his overconfidence can also be his undoing. Despite his evil though, Skeletor has been known to grovel when his life is in jeopardy, though this is usually an attempt to get the upper hand before betraying his savior.

## History

### Pre-Series

Skeletor was formerly a warlord known as Keldor, who trained under another evil known as Hordak. He gathered a small band of warriors to attack his world’s high council known as the Hall of Wisdom, where encountered resistance from Captain Randor and his officers. Keldor engaged Randor in a duel, where he was ultimately disarmed. Not willing to accept defeat though, Keldor produced a hidden vial of acid from within his armor and hurled it at Randor, who blocked the impact at the last moment, causing the acid to splash back into Keldor's face.

Keldor was saved at the last moment by Hordak, who transformed his melting face into that of a floating Skull. Skeletor and his followers were imprisoned in the dark hemisphere behind a Mystic Wall for many years until Skeletor eventually brought it down with a device of his own creation. Skeletor quickly returned for revenge on the now King Randor, and sought out the Council of Elders, only to find they had disappeared. He soon made an enemy of He-Man and set his sights on the seemingly innocuous Castle Grayskull, believing, correctly, that that was where the Elders' power now resided.

As his battles with the Masters of the Universe continued, Skeletor only found himself craving other forms of power outside of Eternia.

## Weapons & Skills

* Havok Staff

Skeletor's main tool is a Havok Staff, a long sceptre crowned with a ram's skull which he can discharge bolts of mystic force from its head, or use it as a focus for his more powerful forms of magic. He can also use it as a melee weapon, as its able to hold together well against bladed weapons.

* Magical Powers

Skeletor possesses an array of mystic powers that give him control over a vast range of dark magical powers, such as the ability to teleport himself and others over vast distances, send telepathic commands to his minions, grow plants, hypnotize, cast illusions, reflect magic, project freezing rays, and even open gateways between dimensions.

* Super Strength
* Twin Swords

Skeletor's main close combat weapon is a sword that is able to split down the middle, with one sword being orange and the other purple.

## Notes

Skeletor was included in this series, least of all in such a major role as the main overarching villain of the third season, was mainly so the series could feature one of the "classic" 80's Saturday Morning toons villains in a major role compared to the other ones that only get one or two appearances. The 2002 version of the character in particular is featured rather than his more iconic original 1983 version since it felt like the easiest version of the character to make a more serious threat.

Skeletor forming a new force of evil is actually based off of a plot he used in the 2002 series in the episodes The Council of Evil Parts 1 & 2 and The Last Stand. Of course in this series, he's decided to "outsource" to outside of Eternia, whereas in the original he brought together other unaffiliated villains from throughout the series.