Adora (She-Ra and the Princess of Power)

**Adora**, also known as **She-Ra**, is the main protagonist from the *She-Ra and the Princess of Power* series.

## **Charactah Account**

A fierce member of the Rebellion, Adora is an orphan who was raised by the evil Horde and believed they were doing good, but when she discovers a magic sword that transforms her into She-Ra, a mythical warrior princess, Adora learns the truth and becomes driven to fight the Horde. She finds a new surrogate family in the Rebellion and unites a group of magical princesses in the ultimate fight against evil.

Adora is a brave, competitive and noble warrior and is true to her own values, she's very strong as it's seen in arm-wrestling match where she beats well build and strong-arm wrestler, Sea Hawk. She is shown to be a leader in every group she joins. Realizing what the Horde has done to innocent Etherians, she makes a major life decision (to leave the Horde). Reluctantly, she is willing to lose her lifelong friend, Catra, in order to remain true to her values.

Despite making the decision to leave the Horde, Adora has been shown to be most comfortable following rules and sticking to plans. She is not entirely socially competent, having been raised in a military environment, and therefore is typically very blunt and always prefers to be prepared for battle. She is also shown to be unaware of certain familial terms like 'Aunt'.

## **Appearance**

### **Cartoon**

* She-Ra and the Princess of Power
* She-Ra and the Princess of Power Season 2
* She-Ra and the Princess of Power Season 3
* She-Ra and the Princess of Power Season 4
* She-Ra and the Princess of Power Season 5

### **Literature**

* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Island of Magical Creatures
* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Origin of a Hero
* She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Song of the Sea Witch

## **Trivia**

* Adora is confirmed to be a lesbian.
* In the 1985 TV original series, Adora was the twin sister of Prince Adam (He-Man) of the house of Grayskull on Eternia. While both Eternia and Grayskull are referenced in this series, there's no hint to confirm that Adam even exists. The "female-equivalent" to Adam in this continuity is Mara.
* Promotional images released in the lead up to the Season One premiere caused a massive stir on the Internet. The images in question were of Adora transformed as She-Ra. The accusation was that the crew were attempting to de-feminize Adora by giving her a more modest costume with shorts and overall reducing the design from the 80's sex appeal.
* Adora doesn't even try to hide the fact that she and She-Ra are the same person and everyone, including her enemies, knows this. When transformed, She-Ra's personality is the same as Adora's.
* Adora's astrological sign is Capricorn, also known as the horned goat.
* Adora's first act as Force Captain was to steal/"borrow" a skiff.
* Adora was seen to sleep with a knife under her pillow. Furthermore, she dislikes having her weapons taken away from her as seen in "Princess Prom".
* Adora is the only character to appear in all the episodes of the series.
* Adora is only one of two people on Etheria who are not from Etheria, the other is Hordak.
* Adora is the second She-Ra to use the Sword of Protection, since Mara was the first.
* ND Stevenson created two playlists called "Adora" and also "She-Ra" on Spotify, along with a few other of the main characters. These playlists seem to have songs that Stevenson identifies with the characters, or about their feelings throughout the show. The "She-Ra" playlist may include themes for a lot of the characters, or for the show's themes itself instead of just a playlist centred around the character She-Ra (seeing as Adora already has a playlist).
* Stevenson also tweeted that in terms of Hogwarts houses, Adora is a "Slytherin trying to be a Gryffindor."
* "Adora's original (and first) She-ra form was like this uncomfortable suit she has to wear. She never really feels at home in the original She-Ra form,"Stevenson tells EW. "It combined the militaristic aspect of Adora's upbringing in the Horde with the role She-Ra has with the First Ones. There's the top that's buttoned up, the large pointy shoulder blades, and then these elements of femininity that Adora is very uncomfortable with: The skirt, the tiara, the long flowing hair. She's really trying to fit this version of She-Ra, but it's not her. She's never comfortable in that form.
* Adora is not one to sleep in. Catra mentions this in the episode, "Remember."
* In Dreamworks' and Mattel's "Surprise Birthday For She-Ra"short, Adora reveals before her 16th birthday to Glimmer and Bow that she spent her 13th, 14th and 15th birthdays doing completely mundane things with Catra.
* As of character designer Ray Geiger, Adora and Catra are supposed to be a couple in the "beautiful wish"Adora sees in Heart Part 2, as it is apparently in their headcanon an Etherian custom for couples to have matching items. This is further implied by She-Ra's tiara bearing a resemblance to Catra's old mask and her wing pin being worn by Catra.
* During his BLM live stream, ND Stevenson created Finn, Adora and Catra's unofficial nonbinary child. Despite being unofficial, Finn has been featured in many fan works and is depicted as having Double Trouble as a godparent.

## **External Links**

* Adora at She-Ra and the Princess of Power Wiki