She-Ra


 * 500full.jpg"A female He-Man. This is the worst day of my life!"
 * —Skeletor after kidnapping Adora in The Secret of the Sword.

She-Ra is the principal figure of the Princess of Power brand, the heroine alter ego of Adora, and the twin sister of He-Man (Prince Adam). She is featured in the animated series of the same name, an attempt to make a version of the Masters of the Universe cartoon series that would appeal to young girls.

Physical appearance
One of the only major differences between She-Ra and Adora is that the former possesses waist-length blonde hair, which she holds back with a winged, crown-like headdress. She wears a short white dress decorated with metal patterns, as well as a red cape, golden boots, and long golden bracers that extend from her elbows to her wrists. Otherwise, her features are the same as Adora's, with blue eyes and red lips. She carries a sword with a crystal in the middle in a scabbard (that seems to only appear when she needs it) on her back.

Personality
She-Ra, like He-Man, is a strong-willed, forceful individual who believes firmly in doing the right thing, and encouraging others to do so. The differences between them are subtle, and can likely be traced back to Adora's time as a Force Captain for the Horde.

She-Ra is a good deal more strategic than He-Man. In the episode "Huntara", the titular character tried to ensnare She-Ra in a series of traps, which she out-thought or out-maneuvered before ultimately disarming Huntara in a direct confrontation.

Like He-Man, She-Ra seems to exhibit fierce loyalty. Once a bird attacked her and she helped its harmed wing, demonstrating compassion and forethought, even against her friends' wishes.

Powers and abilities
She-Ra displays a number of above average physical abilities and numerous supernatural abilities. She has super strength, enhanced speed, reflexes, and near-invulnerability. She is also able to communicate with her steed Swiftwind and the Sorceress by means of telepathy.

In the episode The Unicorn King, she demonstrated the ability to heal injuries by touching the damaged wings of a unicorn. It is unclear how far this ability extends. The injury itself was the result of magic, so it may have been a case of simply removing the effects of the magic. She also has the stamina to perform CPR on all of the other princesses when they all drowned, managing to compress their chests and give them mouth to mouth.

She has the ability to transform her sword in to other weapons, including a shield, boomerang, bola, lasso, and a giant handcuff. It can also be transformed in to tools, including a ladder and a space helmet.

While she displays various abilities, her primary means of attack and defense are her sword.

Biography
She-Ra is introduced in the animated movie The Secret of the Sword as Force Captain Adora, an agent of the Evil Horde that rules the planet Etheria. However, she then discovers that she is the long-lost twin sister of Prince Adam of Eternia, having been stolen by the Horde's leader, Hordak, as a baby. In the same story, she is granted the Sword of Protection—which parallels He-Man's Sword of Power—and gains the ability to transform into She-Ra. As Princess Adora, she then joins the Great Rebellion that seeks to free Etheria from the Horde, though only a few other characters know that she is in fact also She-Ra.

2002 TV series and toyline
It was rumored that She-Ra would be reintroduced in the third season of the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe TV series; however, the series was canceled after the second season, and thus She-Ra never did appear. An updated action figure was later released as part of the revamped MOTU toyline. The 2004 She-Ra toy was an initially exclusive to the Wizard World Chicago and San Diego Comic Con comic-book and pop culture conventions.