Episode
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Masks of Power
Overview
When exploring an ancient temple, Prince Adam and He-Man come across the Masks of Power, which conceal the spirits of an ancient evil race. Two power-hungry travellers steal the masks, and their bodies are possessed by the spirits within them. Together they go to Snake Mountain, where they offer Skeletor their services- but Skeletor will only recruit them after they have passed a series of tests, one of which involves recovering the Sword of the Ancients from deep within Snake Mountain.
Details
- Series
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 1983-10-20
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Masks of Power is Episode 34 in Season 1 of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. It aired on 1983-10-20. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 33: The Region of Ice
When on a skiing holiday in the icy regions of Eternia, the Royal Family are captured by an Ice Lord. Orko scares the Ice Lord by pretending he is He-Man (!), and the Ice Lord explains that Skeletor has kidnapped his daughter and will only release her if the Ice Lord delivers the Royal Family to him. Orko convinces the Ice Lord to free Prince Adam (who he calls his 'assistant'), then Adam becomes He-Man and sets off to Snake Mountain with Orko to rescue the Ice Lord's daughter.
Episode 35: Ordeal in the Darklands
Evil-Lyn captures Mira, the daughter of the powerful wizard Kor, and frames He-Man and Man-At-Arms for the capture. Kor takes He-Man and Man-At-Arms prisoner, and refuses to listen to their pleas for innocence, planning to unleash a demonic entity called the Crimson Scourge upon them unless they reveal his daughter's whereabouts.
More episodes from this season
Episode 32: Keeper of the Ancient Ruins
Whilst on an archaeological dig, Man-At-Arms and Professor Smallen are taken captive by ancient robots called Zaktons, who were left by the Ancient Ones to guard the ruins of the desert. He-Man and Teela head to the Ancient Ruins to save them, but they also face danger from Trap Jaw, who wants the Zaktons' artifacts for himself.
Episode 36: City Beneath the Sea
He-Man and Man-At-Arms set sail to investigate the disappearance of some of King Randor's food ships. Sucked beneath the surface by a whirlpool, they find themselves in the underwater city of Aquatica, which has been taken over by Merman. Merman has kidnapped the city's princess, Nahmi, and is controlling the Aquaticans with the Pearl of Power! But he has convinced them that the surface dwellers kidnapped Nahmi, and the Aquaticans have waged war against the people of the surface. Can He-Man help the Aquaticans see the light, and rescue Princess Nahmi before Merman creates more havoc?
Episode 31: The Mystery of Man-E-Faces
Prince Adam tells Man-At-Arms the story of how he, as He-Man, changed the life of Man-E-Faces. In flashback, we see how Man-E was once a bad guy who terrorized the Widgets with his three faces, and how Skeletor tried to recruit him into his forces before He-Man enabled Man-E to see the error of his ways.
Episode 37: The Defection
Queen Sybilline, apparently once one of the most evil sorceresses in Eternia, has defected to the side of good. She enlists the help of He-Man and his companions in restoring King Danton of the Isle of Tears to the throne, having helped the evil Gorgon to overthrow him. But will they succeed, when Gorgon has recruited Evil-Lyn as his replacement sorceress?
Episode 30: The Return of Orko's Uncle
A villain called Azrog is arrested on Trolla by Uncle Montork, but he flees to Eternia where he joins forces with the witch Spydra. Montork follows him, but ends up imprisoned in Spydra's castle. When He-Man, Battle Cat, Teela and Orko go to rescue Montork, Orko falls under Azrog's spell and becomes evil, and is set against his friends.
Episode 38: Teela's Trial
When testing out a teleportation device created by Man-At-Arms, Teela accidentally teleports Man-At-Arms away, and no-one knows where to. Overcome with guilt, believing she has caused a terrible fate for her father, Teela exiles herself to the Wastelands.
Meanwhile, Man-At-Arms has been teleported into the clutches of Skeletor, who has imprisoned him, forcing him to make weapons for his own evil crew. He-Man must rescue Man-At-Arms, as well as convincing Teela to forgive herself for her mistake.
Episode 29: Game Plan
Negator, an evil character with a love of computers and electronics, sees Man-At-Arms testing out his latest invention, the Beam Ray, in the desert. Impressed, Negator wants the scientist to come and work for him, so that he can use his creations for his own evil purposes. When Man-At-Arms refuses, Negator captures Teela to force him to come to him. As He-Man, Ram Man and Battle Cat search for their missing friends, they are sucked into Negator's underground electronic domain, and Negator sends He-Man and Ram Man into his living electronic "game"...
Episode 39: The Starchild
He-Man rescues a small girl from danger in the Evergreen Forest, and it turns out that the girl is a magical Starchild- and two tribes in the forest, the Tree People and the Cave People, are fighting for custody of her. He-Man takes the Starchild back to Palace Eternia with him, so the Royal Family can sort out the custody battle.
Episode 28: Valley of Power
Adam, Teela and Cringer are exploring the Valley of Power, which contains magical water which imbues anyone who drinks it with great power. But a stranger called Danavas is also in the area, and has stolen the egg of a Mother Rogue. When the baby bird hatches, he makes it drink the water and gain its power, so he can control it for himself. The bird grows to giant size, and soon the Royal Palace is in danger from Danavas' adopted pet!
Episode 40: Orko's Missing Magic
When he is practising a magic spell, Orko's magic is stolen by a small creature called a Gronk, which teleports to another world. The Sorceress traces Orko's magic to the strange world of Omiros, and He-Man and Orko journey there to recover the magic. On this surreal planet, they find that an evil wizard called Zolt has absorbed Orko's magic and is using it to control Omiros. They must fight Zolt and recover Orko's magic before the portal back to Eternia closes!