He-Man
Superhero character
Summary
He-Man is a superhero and the protagonist of the sword and planet franchise Masters of the Universe, which includes a toy line, several animated television series, comic books, and two feature films. He-Man is characterized by his superhuman strength and in most variations, is the alter ego of Prince Adam. He-Man and his friends attempt to defend the secrets of Castle Grayskull, the planet Eternia, and the rest of the universe from the evil forces of his uncle and archenemy Skeletor. He-Man is also the twin brother of She-Ra.
Originally created by 207.159.56.224
3/22/2003, 7:29:42 AM
Modified
5/5/2026, 11:03:20 PM
Recent revisions
Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-22172-98|~2026-22172-98]] ([[User talk:~2026-22172-98|talk]]) to last revision by Inzessin
/* Queer interpretations and gay icon status */ Point by point debunk: Pink clothing - it was very common for wrestlers of the era to wear pink, like The Hitman, few if any were gay. Bondage harness - BDSM harness is meant to limit movement and is made from leather straps, which does not apply to He-Man's harness. Usage of fabulous powers - fabulous stems from the word "fable", which He Man was, a fable for children. Sword - having a sword hardly makes a character gay.
Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-15735-43|~2026-15735-43]] ([[User talk:~2026-15735-43|talk]]): Blanking
/* Queer interpretations and gay icon status */ pure speculation
Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-15735-43|~2026-15735-43]] ([[User talk:~2026-15735-43|talk]]): Sources suggest it isn't just made-up
/* Queer interpretations and gay icon status */ this is just made up
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1352655589|1352655589]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-15735-43|~2026-15735-43]] ([[User talk:~2026-15735-43|talk]]) Rv removing cited information and 19 references
There is no data to indicate HeMan was a queer icon. Or that he was secretly intended to be queer.
not in citation given
/* Television */ cut down wordiness, [[MOS:MAJORWORK]]
[[MOS:BADDATE]], fix unpaired comma, consistent dash style
There is no data do indicate that He-Man, who frequently flirts with his female sidekick Teela, is gay or that he was a gay icon in the 80s.
/* Interpretation as gay */
Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-81531-8|~2026-81531-8]] ([[User talk:~2026-81531-8|talk]]): unexplained content removal ([[WP:HG|HG]]) (3.4.13)
/* Interpretation as gay */
Fixes
There's no such thing as a "main protagonist." A character is either the protagonist or it's not. See [[deuteragonist]], [[tritagonist]], etc.
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