Revenge will be sweet!

(He-Man and the Masters of the Universe minicomic: The Obelisk)

Profiles in Villainy

Tri-Klops

A denizen of the realm of Eternia, Tri-Klops is a skilled hunter and mercenary.  He had been blinded by a magical spell and thereafter outfitted with a technologically advanced prosthesis equipped with three, rotating eyes.  Each eye possesses a special ability, including nightvision (the ability to see in the dark), gammavision (the ability to see through solid objects), and distavision (the ability to see far distances).  These three eyes could also emits different types of force beams.  

Tri-Klops was called upon by the evil Skeletor who tasked the mercenary with hunting down and destroying He-Man.  Although he put up a valiant effort, Tri-Klops was defeated by He-Man.  Following this initial failure, Tri-Klops stayed on as one of Skelitor’s minions, enacting the villain’s various diabolical schemes; schemes always thwarted by He-Man and his allies.  

Actors Erik Gunden, Paul Dobson, Henry Rollins and Kevin Smith have each voiced the three-eyed villain in different iterations of the He-Man animated series’.  The villain first appeared in the second episode of He-Man and The Masters of The universe, airing on October 24th, 1984. 

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 

EP: Diamond Ray of Disappearance (1983)

Tri-Klops.

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With the many possibilities for who Teela's father might be and the many origins of Teela, what are your thoughts or headcanons of who her father is or does she or should she have (biological) one in your opinion?

Who Teela's biological father is doesn't really matter. Duncan is the person who raised her, he should be the only parent that matters.

Most newer iterations make Duncan Teela's biological father and I guess I'm okay with that. It doesn't really change anything fundamental about Teela's character, their relationship, or their roles in the story.

Personally, I prefer Duncan being Teela's adopted father like he was in Filmation.

May I assume this Ask was prompted by my fan fic where Tri-Klops pretends to be Teela's biological father in order to spring Trap Jaw from prison? That idea actually came from the MotU discord server I'm on. We were specifically talking about in 200X in the episode that shows the Sorceress' romance with Teela's father, he's never named, and his face is mostly covered in bandages. According to the 200X show bible, Fisto was meant to be Teela's biological father but the series was cancelled before that reveal, so with the clues that got dropped in the episode that did get made, Teela's father could be any human male character in the right age bracket. Yeah, Duncan or Fisto were the obvious choices, but Tri-Klops also fit and it struck us then that pretending to be Teela's long lost father could be a pretext for sneaking into the Palace of Eternos

Been a bit for this, but after drawing some of the Heroic Warriors as Cookie Run characters, I decided to do the same for some Evil Warriors! Most are Filmation-oriented, but I felt the 200X way was better for Tri-Klops.

Formerly Prince Goatmilk Cookie, being saved from crumbling turned the thought-to-be heir of the Milk Kingdom into Sugar Skull Cookie! Despite his sugary skull, he is dripping with bitter malice, especially towards his nephew, Prince Buttermilk Cookie. With his powerful Goatmilk Staff, he leads his own team of evil warriors to take on the heroic cookies in an attempt to get the secrets of Castle Earlgrayskull for himself. However, he's also found himself against Dark Enchantress Cookie and her group lately. One of the only things Sugar Skull Cookie cares for is Berry Drop Panther. Rival to TigerMilk Morsel, he is a fierce and vindictive kitty! He makes for a good Combi bonus with his master, but is far more content to lounge around the lair when he's not in need. Being taken in by Sugar Skull Cookie's team from the streets is Nightshade Cookie. A powerful sorceress, she unfortunately seems to have it drilled in that she's meant for the Evil Warriors. There's a good side there somewhere, but it feels like it's being hidden far too strongly by a combination of underconfidence, manipulation, and false praise. Despite her heavily unwavering loyalty to the Evil Warriors, she has a respect for Miracleberry Cookie, along with a heavy rivalry towards Pomegranate Cookie. The literal brute squad of the Evil Warriors is Bearclaw Cookie. Armed with burnt almond claws, he is the biggest muscle of the Evil Warriors. With the ability to control nearly any Cookie Pet, he makes for devastating Combis with nearly every creature. Despite this, he can never combo with TigerMilk Morsel and is easy to outwit by the heroes. Despite his rough exterior, he cares for Nightshade Cookie, and worries about what paths she might be taking. Gummy Fish Cookie is a former ruler of a kingdom in the soda seas. Disposed from his role, he has allied himself as a third party with Sugar Skull Cookie. Only showing up when he's called for, he's more content to lay waste to anyone that tries to doubt his authority. Despite this, he is very protective of the seas. He has a soft spot for Squid Ink Cookie and Sorbet Shark Cookie, is interested in the history of Sugarteara, and reveres Sea Fairy Cookie. Holding onto life from a combination of errant oven parts and science is Jawbreaker Cookie. Second in strength to Bearclaw Cookie, along with second in wits, he is armed with a multitude of amazing things. With a mechanical arm that can be swapped into other weaponry and a jaw that can snap a cookie like a, well, cookie, he's a living army. Thankfully he's also easy to bamboozle, something that helps the heroes fight him. Blinded in both real life and by Sugar Skull Cookie is Spumoni Cookie. Once an amazing swordsman and scientist that preferred to be alone, he was given a helmet of three different ingredients by Sugar Skull Cookie. While this has restored his vision, it has also been brainwashing him into being one of Sugar Skull Cookie's minions. However, his scientific apt is not dulled whatsoever. He was the one to bring Jawbreaker Cookie back to life, and is constantly creating new inventions in attempts to turn the tide towards the side of evil. Cookie Run © Devsisters Masters of the Universe © Mattel Cookie characters © ZootyCutie (that's me!)

Tri-Klops' visor re-design

Original:

1 - 2 - 3:

4 - 5 - 6:

I can't decide on the design of his visor. The original is neat, but I'd think it's kinda bulky when he's sleeping and washing, and wanted to try a more slimmed-down version. I kinda like the Dark Souls III-vibe of #4 and #5, and the veil on #2 or #6. I got hooked on the jewel-eyes early on. On the fence with beard/no-beard. Green or bronze/gold?

I'd appreciate some input.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe By ReillyBrown

Today’s disabled character of the day is Tri-Klops from from Masters of the Universe, who is blind

[Image Description: Drawing of a man holding a green sword. He is wearing a green amour plate over his chest and shoulders, it has a orange strip going down the middle attach to a high leather green belt. He is also wearing orange wrist guards, black pants, and a dark brown belt. Lastly he is wearing a green helmet that goes around his head with a black top and signal orange lens in the front.]

Tri-Klops

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe minicomic: The Clash of Arms

Physically disabled Masters of the Universe characters

1. Trap Jaw

He’s lost at least his right arm and jaw. Both legs below the knee may also be prosthetics. Note the parts shared with Man-E-Faces (credit to Battle Ram Blog https://battleramblog.com/ ): I don’t think the fiction has ever talked about Man-E’s body below the head, so maybe he counts, maybe he doesn’t?

2. Tri-Klops: blind. Never addressed in the ‘80s, confirmed in 2002.

3. Mekaneck. As explained in the ‘80s episode “Search for a Son”, he would be quadriplegic if Man-At-Arms hadn’t found him with a broken neck after a camping accident and gotten him a cyborg neck.

4. Fisto. Lost his right arm below the elbow. Seen on-screen in a 2002 episode.

5. Jitsu. A rarely-used character, Jitsu must be included because he clearly mirrors Fisto.

6. Spikor. Lost left hand. Like Trap Jaw’s multiple attachments, he can swap between an extending trident and a blacksmith’s hammer. In the ‘80s cartoon, he went from having two intact hands to his trident without the injury being addressed.

7. Rio Blast.

... he’s got a hollow torso and thighs. I don’t know, folks. The UK comics and 1987 Mattel style guide say this poor man was given his cybernetics to save his life after defending his home world Loredos from an attack by Horde Prime, and then the Astro-Jail he was working in was hit by a meteor, which he got stuck to and it subsequently crashed into Eternia.

8. Rotar. Lost at least both legs. Man-At-Arms saved his life.

There are more! However, I’ll stop counting here for now because I don’t know if it’s time to move on to deep cuts like Terroar and Trap Jaw II or if there are more famous characters to count.

Sneak Peak #2 of New Project

“Tell me of your Hive Mind, tell me your secret” Skeletor demanded

Hordak scowled, “I’m not going to tell you the secrets of Horde Prime”

“Fine then! Tri-Klops, time to do some dissection on the clone!”

Tri-Klops smirked getting out his tools.

“The only one allowed to dissect me is Entrapta” Hordak growled.

Skeletor chuckled, “Will send her the notes”

He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985) Filmation Dir. Ed Friedman, Lou Kachivas, Marsh Lamore, Bill Reed, & Gwen Wetzler

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