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lemaistrechat · 2 years

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She-Ra: Flowers for Hordak

Time for another out-of-order Classic She-Ra review!

“Flowers for Hordak” was Episode 63, written by Bob Forward.

This was the first appearance of Perfuma and Mermista, shortly before appearing with Flutterina and Peekablue in the Christmas Special as New For 86 characters. BUY OUR DOLLS!

We begin in the Fright Zone, where Hordak is bullying Mantenna for no reason.

Yeah, Mantenna wears a shower cap even though he has no hair. Also check out his very human torso and Ninja Turtle feet.

On to the plot. Shadow Weaver has found a black ruby, which will allow her to blot out the sun over Whispering Woods, stopping photosynthesis. If the trees die, the magic of Whispering Woods that’s been protecting the Rebels since the first episode will end. There’s just one problem, she tells Hordak: the Rebel Perfuma can keep plants alive and growing even without light. So Hordak decides to have her thrown in prison as the first step of this cunning plan.

Note here that the black ruby was the seed of the Black Garnet and the whole system of gems that Princesses are magically connected to in the reboot (along with the Pearl of Salineas).

We find Perfuma hanging out at the beautiful Crystal Falls along with Adora, Bow, and a mermaid named Mermista we’ve never seen before. Mermista is just chilling and sounding French, while Perfuma likes to dance around making flowers appear on everything.

(Pictured: Bow being secure in his heterosexuality.)

After just enough time to establish characterization, a Horde Trooper enters the scene and successfully arrests Perfuma. You’d think Adora could fight off one Horde Trooper without taking the time to find a secluded place to do her transformation, but hey. Glimmer shows up so she and Bow can each act flabbergasted, independently asking “Why would the Horde want Perfuma?” Oh I don’t know, lots of reasons: maybe she can grow food plants without light too. Or maybe he doesn’t actually like the stark industrial Fright Zone and wants to enslave an interior decorator? The Rebels figure it out fairly quickly though, as Shadow Weaver shows up to cast her spell to blot out the sun.

She-Ra flies off to ask Light Hope what to do. He acknowledges that the trees would die without Perfuma, but demands that She-Ra do nothing to rescue her. Rather than even consider disobeying a talking beam of light, She-Ra flies back to Whispering Woods and asks Glimmer to use her (inconsistent) power to make magical light to simulate sunlight for the trees. Glimmer does so, then lies on a bed in a tent in exhaustion, where there’s... a first aid kit and a milkshake?

“So that’s why all the boys are in this yard.”

Bow wonders how Perfuma is doing and we cut to the Fright Zone, where she’s filled her cell with giant flowers. Then she picks the lock with another magic bouquet out of nowhere and steps out to redecorate more of the Fright Zone. Hordak and Shadow Weaver’s plan is going perfectly, but then he sees Perfuma has escaped her cell and is dancing with robots.

“Lalalalala... oh HELLO there, Hordikins!”

“She calls ME Hordikins?”

“Oh, do you want to dance? I hope you’re better than your robots. They’re sweet, but a little clumsy.”

Dude, your plan to destroy Whispering Woods is going off without a hitch and this girl seems to be into you. What’s the problem?

“No! My wonderfully hideous Fright Zone! Ruined with pretty flowers everywhere!”

Ah right, you can’t stand her because you’re a bad guy and therefore hate beauty. How Platonist. And how meta: toys of Hordak and the other Horde members except Catra and Entrapta were sold in the action figure section of toy departments/stores, while She-Ra and Perfuma were sold in the doll section. Look up vintage box art to see how this was reflected. So Hordak is crying that his marketing is ruined.

He declares “That’s it! I can’t stand any more! One more flower and I’ll--”

He transforms his arm into a cannon, apparently threatening Perfuma with summary execution!

“Oh Hordikins, don’t be such an old grouch. Cheer up,” she says and does this:

It actually took me two viewings of this episode as an adult to realize that Bob Forward actually provided a Watsonian reason that the brutal dictator of Etheria can’t just kill an annoying prisoner, not just the Doylist “1985 BS&P”. Amazing.

This leads to Hordak offering increasingly favorable terms to the Rebels if they’ll take Perfuma away. His first offer was freeing her if She-Ra will surrender in her place. They laugh that one off and are reluctant to accept the next one, “I’ll release her with no strings attached if someone will come take her away”, but She-Ra goes to the Fright Zone, causing all the show’s norms to break down as Troopers attack her and Hordak reprimands them with “I invited her here!”

Perfuma doesn’t want to go. “We were having fun, weren’t we, Hordikins?” She-Ra VA Melendy Britt repeats “Hordikins?” in such a sweet, surprised tone. It sounds like Adora is happy her dad has a love interest.

Hordak is pathetically reduced to making Shadow Weaver end the spell and turn over the Black Ruby to the Rebels, along with three months supplies.

And so ends an amazing, 5/5, must-see episode. This one was highly influential on the reboot, getting Perfuma and her flower attacks a significant role from the middle of Season 1. The closest thing I can think of to a flaw is that, judging by her miniscule role in the second/final season of POP, no writer thought they could use her again without the plot being redundant or her getting annoying to viewers.

Any thoughts on nuances I missed?

#80s shera #classic shera #hordak #perfuma #mantenna #bow #shadow weaver #glimmer #spop

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gritsandbrits · 2 years

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Every time someone tries to pull "X is a ripoff of sailor moon" I will pull out my trump card

Because SHERA did it first!! Let me explain:

- Normal blonde haired blue eyed girl who finds out she's a magical princess

- scratch that normal girl who is the last person expected to be a hero (usagi being a crybaby, adora worked for the horde)

- team of color-coded female characters with distinct skills and personalities and are even royalty themselves

- Transformation sequence

- Animal sidekick who can talk (well the og swift wind relied on telepathy but you get the picture)

- Mystical guide who is ✨immortal✨ (Queen Serenity, Angella and Light Hope)

- Meant to be a distaff counterpart to a male character (sailor moon being inspired from Super Sentai, which mostly catered to boys)

- Evil female henchmen with their distinct looks, personalities and skills

- Main female villain with magic powers who plots bts, has darkness powers and whose identity may hint to something more (Beryl, Shadow Weaver)

- Theme is a mix of science and magic along with celestial and elemental motifs

- That one male character who relies solely on natural skill kinda had a rep for being "useless" but in reality a flip on damsel cliches, and has romantic theming (Bow with hearts, Mamoru and roses)

- Another male character who is charismatic and has secrets but ultimately is a true ally to the heroine + odd romantic connection (Seahawk who i think actually was Adora's love interest; Usagi and Seiya's disguise)

- Trio of magical girls who all share a stellar motif (Star Sisters, Sailor Starlights)

- Main male villain who serves as general/leader for a bigger villain (Beryl's generals, Hordak)

- The conflict revolves around a war of some kind

- Focal point it femininity is a strength not weakness

- Plucky pinkhaired girl who hails from lunar royalty and fluctuates between useless and competent (Chibiusa and Glimmer)

Anymore similarities I missed? Comment! This isn't me dunking on sailor moon btw it's just me pointing out such ridiculous notion!✌

#that annoying kid from SP: SHERA DID IT!#classic shera #sailor moon #character comparison #magical girl #mahou shoujo #nostalgia #animation

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catulhu333 · 1 year

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SPOP Mara inspiration

Mara from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, is of course directly inspired by Mara from The New Adventures of He-Man (being even her direct analogue/adaptation/version), especially in her outfit after she became the queen of Mytes:

Also, for comparison, Mara's action figure from the Masters of the Universe Classics's line:

But another inspiration for both Mara's normal form, and She-Ra transformation, seem to be inspired by the Galactic Protector form of She-Ra (also from MOTUC), ie the modern idea of how She-Ra would look in The New Adventures of He-Man:

IE, both wear a skirt, and (long) pants, with a similar skirt, Mara's just lacking the crotch flap. This does make a lot of sense, seeing Mara's own origin in The New Adventures series.

This also might connect to MOTUC's story of He-Ro, who like Mara in The New Adventures, was from Primus in MOTUC continuity:

And as He-Ro was a "proto-He-Man", Mara was a previous She-Ra, even also a "proto-She-Ra", when compared to Adora. As well as both He-Ro and Mara being both ancient enemies of Horde Prime.

Mara's She-Ra form also resembles both more the classic, Filmation design for She-Ra:

Mara's has near the same boots (if white and gold, instead of solid white, more of less the same hairstyle, closer symbol to classic's She-Ra's, and pauldrons resembling the bustier's wings.

Mara's She-Ra resembles as well Nate Stevenson's original concept art for 2018 She-Ra:

Aside from similarities with shared with it's Filmation counterpart, both She-Ra have the women/girls becoming dark skinned blonds, and both have golden lining on skirts (Mara also on pants).

#mara #spop #the new adventures of he man #she ra #she ra and the princess of power #the new adventures #concept art #inspiration #classic shera #she-ra #shera #classic she ra #filmation she ra #motu #masters of the universe #classics #motuc #he-ro

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aoiveaeart · 9 months

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Classics but make them gay 🌸🌸🌸

will I ever finish them? who knows, but I love them

#my art #fanart #catradora #shera #illustration #classics #sapphic #lesbian #Catra #adora #shera adora #spop #shera and the princesses of power

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lildrea28 · 1 year

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There were a few variants I didn't include so if it's not on this list let me know.

#she ra #shera #catra shera #spop catra #catgirl #she ra princess of power #she ra poll #she ra catra #catra #corrupted catra #chipped catra #crimson waste #catra spop #future catra #classic she ra

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tippenfunkaport · 1 year

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Perfuma: (◡‿◡🌸)

Perfuma: (ʘ‿ʘ🌸) Excuse me? Did you just trample my garden?

Perfuma: (ʘ‿ʘ)ﾉ🌸 Scorpia, hold my flower.

Scorpia: 🌸＼(｡-_-｡) Kick his ass, babe, I got your flower!

#scorfuma #perfuma #scorpia #spop #shera #she ra #sometimes we must return to our shitposting roots #remember the simpler times #the classics #hold my flower #memes #meme

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alexologyart · 2 years

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Queen Angella reimagined

A WIP for now, I have to finish some important Uni assigments and idk how long will be until I finish this XD

For some time now I’ve been imagining an AU based on both Spop and classic MOTU, trying to figure out where each character fit the narrative. Entrapta and Hordak are my favorite so far, but Angella fills a place there as well.

She is basically immortal, somehow managed to be the only Queen on Etheria and leader of the Alliance, she has to be God knows how old. Married a powerful sorcerer who is the head of Mystacor, and opposes the Horde with all her might.

My head went back over and over again to the character of Jessica Atreides (Dune 2020) while drawing her and wonder how her personality would influence others. In my head, she isn’t the sweet and merciful Queen everyone seen to be fond of.

Support my work! patreon.com/alexology

#queen angella #spop #motu #masters of the universe #shera art #She Ra and the Princesses of Power #she ra princess of power #she ra 80s #motu classic #spop fanart #digital art #g2 universe #alexologyart #illustration #character concept art

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andhereisthetea · 8 months

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FACING FEARS: MASTERLIST

Pairing: Entrapdak (slow burn), Adora & Entrapta

Rating: Mature (+18)

Additional Warnings/Tags: Graphic description of violence, AU based on She-Ra/MotU continuities, all character(s) free form.

Summary: Adora is expected to leave her childhood life behind to become Force Captain; A rite of passage when raised in the Etherian Horde, and she wants to become the best at the eyes of her everyone around her, specially her father. But a mysterious figure will plague both dreams and real life alike, making her question the life she has been raised into, and with it, bringing the chaos and fears of an uncertain future. Adora's path is just starting, but for Princess Entrapta, life has been ruthless enough.

[You can read this fic in Ao3]

Chapter 1

Chapter 2: TBC

Chapter 3: TBC

Chapter 4: TBC

Chapter 5: TBC

*more chapter to be added eventually.

Spotify Playlist

#entrapdak #entrapta #hordak #adora #shera #shera princess of power #shera and the princesses of power #shera netflix #motu #masters of the universe #shera 1985 #classic motu #shera fanfiction #g2 universe #masterlist #facing fears masterlist #ladykadilion #myfic

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nerdysiren · 10 months

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Omg i got it!!!! It was the last one!!!!

#funko pop #collection #heman #shera original #80s lovers #classic cartoons

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dbssh · 2 years

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watching people on this site try to recommend media is fucking hilarious like from a gorefilled horror blogger being recommended childrens cartoons in response to a post about lesbian sex and the words "if you want a good frankenstein adaptation watch monster high" im starting to think none of you understand what recommendations are supposed to be. like for a site that loves tropes you all are startlingly bad at understanding what genres are for.

#red.txt #the frankenstein thing is so. hey have you ever thought that maybe people who are into angsty classic literature might not really want to #watch webisodes made for babies to sell toys #watching horrorlesbians get reccomended shera 300 times was so painful. you guys.

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yassssifiedhistory · 11 months

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This lives rent free in my brain

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lemaistrechat · 2 years

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Hordak running away with Adora in the first She-Ra Golden Book, circa 1985.

#motu #classic shera #sorceress of grayskull #adora #hordak #evil dads #single dad

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unityrain24 · 6 months

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ok people here's my essay. (also note that this was for my english class so it is written in a different style than i usually would. it had to be all formal and grammatically correct and such)

2212 words, analytical essay

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: A Queer Allegory for Religious Trauma

ND Stevenson’s She-Ra and The Princesses of Power is an animated Netflix original series rebooting the classic 80s show Shera: Princess of Power. This time, however, the show is chalk-full of diversity, varied body types, queer representation, pleasing colour palettes, and a friends-to-enemies-to-lovers lesbian romance. The first four seasons follow Adora (aka She-Ra) and the princesses of Etheria’s fight against the Evil Horde, using their magic to try bringing peace and justice to the planet. A portal is opened at the end of the fourth season, however, bringing the planet of Etheria out of the isolated dimension of Despondos. No longer separated from the rest of the universe, Horde Prime arrives at Etheria- not only bringing higher stakes than any season preceding it, but an entirely new layer of symbolism to the series. The final season was a clear allegory for religious trauma, an especially relevant topic for the show’s majorly queer audience.

When his armada arrives at Etheria, Horde Prime sends his army of clones and robots down to take the planet by force. Unlike the Evil Horde that had been trying to take the planet before Prime’s arrival, who were disorganized, messy, and industrial, everything under Prime is sleek, elegant, efficient, and most importantly: white. Horde Prime’s ships are white, Horde Prime’s robots are white. Horde Prime’s skin is white, his hair is white, his clothes are white, as are all his clones. Pure, unblemished white, with only sparing accents of grey or green.

In colour theory, white has a few meanings. The colour can represent purity, cleanliness, innocence, and even righteousness. This colour theory is heavily incorporated into biblical verses, metaphors, and artwork (and some might even argue that our modern idea of white comes from the Bible). In art, God and angels are almost always depicted wearing white, as is Jesus in his resurrection. Halos of white or light yellow are shown adorning holy figures' heads. Several bible verses use white robes or other white objects as a metaphor of the wearer’s purity. White is still used in several Christian rituals/customs today, such as weddings, baptisms, and more. White is one of (if not the) most important colour in Christian lore. Even in instances where pure white isn’t used, there is a clear correlation between light versus dark and good versus evil.

White has more than one meaning, however- on the opposite side of the coin, white can also represent coldness, blankness, emptiness, and loneliness. The most interesting thing about the show’s use of white is that it encapsulates both facets of its representation. Horde Prime uses white to represent his purity and perfection, but to the people of the colourful, messy world Etheria, this is a cold, eerie colour. As are Horde Prime’s ideals. His perfection and purity is synonymous to coldness. The white represents both- not only simultaneously, but as the same thing.

Horde Prime’s empire being entirely white is no coincidence- neither in-story by Prime, nor in real life by the writers. Horde prime uses white to represent everything he stands for, and the writers use white to represent everything Christianity stands for.

Horde Prime is a being that has lived an amount of lifetimes beyond comprehension- every time his body starts to grow old and fail, he selects a new clone of his to insert his memory and very essence into. So even though he has a new body, he is still him. And the reason for this? To fulfill his self imposed purpose of bringing peace and perfection to the universe. To thousands of planets he has been, one at a time, to reach this. Horde Prime believes there is only one right way to do things, and that humanity cannot be trusted to govern themselves.

Every planet he takes goes the same: he arrives with his ships, and slowly implants chips into the neck of each and every being on a planet. These chips take away the autonomy of the host, and they are left blank. No personality, no choices, no person. All their actions are perfectly automated and controlled by a hive mind, and Horde Prime can take specific control of and see through the eyes of any individual at any given time. With Horde Prime in control, there is no war, no famine, no pain. There is only peace, perfection, and purity. And anyone who does not conform, does not accept his gracious rule, are dealt with accordingly. Entire planets have been left desolate and barren, entire peoples subjected to genocide for not accepting Horde Prime. All dead in the name of peace.

These ideals upheld by Horde Prime are strikingly similar to Christianity. Perfection and purity are two of the main ideals of Christianity, in hand with righteousness. Christians strive to “be like Jesus,” to be their idea of a good person, to be loyal to their religion, and to make it into Heaven. Several rituals to “repent” exist when they feel they have not upheld these standards correctly- including prayer, confessionals, sacrament, and baptism. Even though true perfection, purity, and righteousness are typically seen as unattainable to everyone but the Godhead, it is common belief that constant trying will at least get you as close to it as possible. Conformity is another key aspect of Christianity, though it is not advertised, and to the exact extent it is upheld depends on the sect. In general, though, Christianity pressures every one of its followers (and even those who aren’t) to behave a certain way, to think a certain way, and to only associate with others among themselves.

Horde Prime’s way of upholding these ideals isn’t dissimilar to Christianity’s either. Much like Horde Prime’s Galactic Empire, Christianity has had a long history of forced assimilation. From the Spanish conquistadors to the pilgrims and other colonial settlers of North America, death and pain has come in the wake of the spread of Christianity for hundreds of years, amongst various sects of the religion. Native peoples have been murdered for their loyalty to their “savage” non-Christian ways, land has been stolen, and indigenous religions and other important cultural traditions have been changed past recognition or completely erased, all in the name of “saving,” all in the name of “love,” all in the name of “what’s right,” all in the name of God. Christianity is the only right way, Horde Prime is the only right way.

Its likeness to Christianization isn’t the only resemblance Horde Prime’s ways share with Christianity, however. When Horde Prime arrives at Etheria, three people are brought aboard his ship- Queen Glimmer, one of the Etherian rebels that had been fighting against the Evil Horde (and now the Galactic Empire), Catra, a high-ranking member of the Evil Horde that had been taking over Etheria before the Galactic Empire arrived (but is in love with Adora, who is one of the rebels), and Hordak, the leader of the Evil Horde. Hordak was a clone of Horde Prime’s that had been stranded on Etheria, which was in an isolated dimension. He spent his time in isolation trying to take the planet so that if he was ever reunited with Horde Prime, he would be seen as “worthy”. Horde Prime, however, is displeased by Hordak’s actions- claiming that Hordak was trying to take the planet for selfish reasons rather than for Horde Prime, and for giving himself a name. As such, Hordak must be “purified.”

In this purification process, Hordak’s mind is wiped, and he begs for forgiveness and to complete the process. He is then dressed in white and walks into a circular pool with liquid that reaches his waist. The liquid is electrified for several moments, and his screams can be heard, and then it stops. He is left blank, and Horde Prime and the other clones watching praise him for being the purest among them. Later, Catra is subjected to the same process against her will, and is now a mindless servant of Horde Prime as well. This process is almost identical to the Christian concept of Baptism. While exactly how baptism is carried out varies between sects (full submersion under water versus just a sprinkling, infant versus child, etc), the purpose remains the same- to purify past sins.

A more abstract similarity between Horde Prime’s empire and Christianity is the use of titles. Prime’s clones refer to each other as “brother” (and to Catra as “sister,” once she has been “purified”), and Horde Prime as “big brother.” Not all sects of Christianity use such titles to refer to each other, but some do; notably Catholic nuns or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). But even those sects who do not refer to each other as brother and sister often view Jesus as their “older brother” and God as their “heavenly father.”

Horde Prime himself has many more titles than simply “brother” or Emperor of the Galactic Horde, however. Other titles given to him include Ruler of the Known Universe, Regent of the Seven Skies, He Who Brings the Day and the Night, Revered one of the Shining galaxies, and Promised one of a Thousand Suns. In Christianity, Jesus also is referred to by many names. The Saviour, the Redeemer, the Son of God, the Son of Man, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Prince of Peace, the Lamb of God, and several more. In addition to titles, some of the phrases in general used by Christians and the Galactic Empire are common. Both use the word “rejoice” when telling of their faith. Amongst Christians, “glory to God in the highest” and “[God] is the same yesterday, today, and forever” are not uncommon phrases. “Glory be to Horde Prime” is a common phrase expressed by the clones, and even more so, the infamous mantra “Horde Prime sees all, Horde Prime knows all” repeated so many times throughout the season.

The titles used for each other perpetuate a feeling of conformity and a feeling of “otherness” concerning those who do not conform. The titles used for their leaders perpetuate subservience, power imbalances, respect, and devotion. The phrases used in relation to their leaders perpetuate devotion and omnipotence. These are true of both Horde Prime’s Galactic Empire and Christianity.

Horde Prime was a genuinely disturbing villain who represented every painful thing Christianity is made of- toxic perfectionism and purity, conformity, obedience, control, and omnipotence. Loss of expression and individuality. The fear of being constantly watched. These are things that anyone with religious trauma may deal with, but it’s especially true of queer people. Queer people have had a long history of oppression at the hand of Christianity (and colonialism in general). From outright murder to conversion therapy and other abuses, from abandonment to dismissal, Christianity has perpetuated all of it for centuries. And it’s still something that happens today.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has a majorly queer audience, due to both the creative process of the show and the representation within the series itself. Not only is the creator of the series (ND Stevenson) queer, but so was practically every character- whether they were a main character, side character, or background character with only a few seconds of screen time. One of the main plots of the show is the complicated lesbian romance between Adora and Catra. As such, the series attracted a good number of queer fans, and religious trauma (or at the very least, religious fear) is a topic that hits uncomfortably close for many.

Other pieces of media that incorporate religious imagery have a tendency to be unclear about how it is framed. Is the imagery shown to be wrong and the victim is right and prevails? Is the imagery shown to be right, and the pained victim in terrified denial? Is the imagery shown to be truly wrong but inevitably triumphant anyways, no matter what the victim tries? It is so muddy in so many pieces of media. The important thing about the fifth season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was how it was framed. Perhaps it was because it was a kids show, or perhaps it was the queer creators’ spirit and defiance, but the series was clear in their framing of Horde Prime. The perfect white make the audience uneasy. Horde Prime’s retelling of his victories fill the audience with dread and then hollowness. The “baptisms” of Hordak and Catra are disturbing. Every aspect of Horde Prime and everything he stood for was presented as wrong. Without any doubt.

And even more importantly, the people of Etheria were able to prevail. She-Ra and the other princesses were able to defeat Horde Prime and his empire, and free those forced into subservience by his chips. Catra (and Hordak) were saved. The ships were destroyed. The people of Etheria were allowed to be free and express themselves and be people. This message was something very important to the queer audience. Not only was the fifth season an expression of queer pain, but an expression of queer hope. Neither thing should be ignored. Pain is valid. Hope is needed. To be healthy, both need to be recognized. To have a series that expressed both, and in such a queer way, was extremely important to so many people.

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catulhu333 · 1 year

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Inspiration for SPOP Glimmer's design

To start out, the overall design of SPOP Glimmer is quite similar to her Filmation counterpart:

Her design is also probably inspired by Filmation concept art of Glimmer, as seen in the Filmation She-Ra series bible:

There are other influenced from the series bible, that didn't make into the series proper, like Glimmer being a teen:

As well some elements of her personality:

Indeed, it also presents the idea Glimmer has multi-colored hair, like she has in SPOP. Of course, Filmation Glimmer also was quite similar to this description, but Filmation and SPOP Glimmer also have similarities in terms of personality, and even stroylines.

Glimmer's staff (in SPOP originally Micah's) is also something she had as a toy and in comics and books:

Justine Dantzer's (the creator of the most prototypical versions of She-Ra cast) very original design of Glimmer, was another possible influence - having wing-like cape (like SPOP Glimmer's cape resembles folded bird wings), or folded angel-wings (also connecting to Glimmer's angel-wings birth mark, and temporary wings she got when she assumed the role of the Queen, and full power of the Moonstone in "The Coronation") (you know, aside from being Angella's daughter), shoes with wings, and an asymmetrical motive:

(it also seems Justine Dantzer's design for Glimmer was split into Glimmer and Queen Angella)

Glimmer's hair is interesting, as it has influences outside Filmation and MOTU. Specifically, Glimmer's hairstyle for first 3 seasons, is based on that of Cutie Honey:

This was even further referenced in Glimmer's fantasy in "Roll with It", were she imagines herself as Cutie Honey-like heroine:

(It also confirms Glimmer is an Etherian equivalent of weeb XD)

Glimmer's (as does Queen Angella's) hair also have further inspiration and symbolism - they resemble the sky during dawn:

The fact Glimmer has stars in the purple part of her hair, while Angella doesn't, also signifies that during Angella rule, the stars were absent from Etheria's sky, while Glimmer, if accidentally, "returned the stars" during her rule as queen, and they stayed that way.

Glimmer's short eyebrows, also probably reference the Japanese Hikimayu tradition/fashion among the Japanese royal court and latter female (and sometimes male) aristocrats in general, of shaving or plucking natural eyebrows, and painting shorter, rounder ones :

This is probably to emphasize Glimmer's (Etherian Equivalent) of East Asian descent from Micah. This also present often in design of characters in anime, particularly of some level of noble or royal descent:

Izumo Kamiki from Blue Exorcist

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki from Naruto and Boruto.

Glimmer's design in seasons 4 and 5, is also intentionally closer to her Filmation design, but also resembles Nate Stevenson's initial design for Glimmer:

#glimmer #spop #she ra and the princesses of power #classic she ra #filmation she ra #filmation #shera #she ra #she-ra #cutie honey #hikimayu #masters of the universe #motu #concept art

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