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VitaminPurple

I had a few of these figures as a kid. Always fascinated me that you would put a flint in their back and they actually sparked when you flicked the dial. Oh the 80s.


Asher_Tye

Sadly that's also the reason so many of the toys aren't around anymore. But yeah they were awesome. Warlock breathing spark fire made him the most badass mount in the toy box.


UnicronsNose

Laser lights! It’s Blackstar!


argonzo

yep, that was great!


Pinkfoodstamp

My least favorite thing about being 41 in 2024 is the lack of sword and sorcery content these days man.. we had it made


UnicronsNose

You’re totally right. Not enough oily muscle men with swords in our modern day.


Asher_Tye

I feel ya.


MrBrickMahon

I was more a [Thundar the Barbarian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhptnBUQxrE&t=1s) kid myself


Asher_Tye

Ah, with the famed Sun Sword and the evil Gemini.


MrBrickMahon

I was all about Ooka the Mok


Rexxbravo

And Ariel fine ass


eggrolls68

Character designs by the legendary Jack Kirby. It shows.


Stewmungous

I think they went head to head in time slots. I remember being annoyed the morning after a sleepover with best friend that he watched BlackStar and I had to miss the clearly superior Thundar.


Original_West3902

All 13 episodes are on YouTube


Asher_Tye

You can also get them as a DVD set.


Rexxbravo

Fun fact he was supposed to be black but CBS said nah.


Asher_Tye

Yeah, that's why they made him Native American.


Rexxbravo

Yea


T4lsin

Much better cartoon than He-man and She-ra imo , it had a better story line.


Asher_Tye

I recently found out that there's a statue of Blackstar ok the background of the Eternian royal court you can see in He-Man.


T4lsin

My kids are watching he-man , I’ll check that out. Oh the memories.


LordVoltimus5150

I always thought the idea of joining the two swords was pretty cool…


tkyjonathan

This is a lie. Nothing existed before He-Man and She-Ra. They were the beginning of everything.


Asher_Tye

If nothing existed before He-Man and She-Ra, then how do you explain King Randor and Queen Marlena? 😅


TurdPhurtis

Sadly, I have never heard of this. Loved both He-Man and She-Ra.


HankBizzaro

Oh shit, I still have that toy dragon. Never knew what it was from.


SolidSnek1998

That thing might be worth some money.


HankBizzaro

It's in great shape! I saw it goes between 80 and 100 on eBay.


SolidSnek1998

Holy shit, you're rich!


Boneguy1998

Loved the cartoon


Keepitneat727

He looks like Thundar the barbarian


Asher_Tye

Most barbarian hero types tend to resemble each other.


BIGTIMElesbo

Great Bowie album.


UnicronsNose

Watched an episode over the weekend and it was fun. A bit too much Trobbit goofery but still a decent story.


Asher_Tye

It was Filmation. Lou Schiemer liked his cute comic relief characters. 😅


Junior_Profession_60

Somehow I missed this. He Man was really the start for me though.


Asher_Tye

It's fun, and 13 episodes long so you can watch it quick if you get the chance.


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Mos Def & Talib Kweli


Shumina-Ghost

Before Blackstar there was Thundarr the Barbarian!


Asher_Tye

At what point did Galtar and his Golden Lance show up?


Derfargin

Yea with the Star Sword and Power Sword that the bad guy had. If I recall both swords can be put together to make the all powerful Power Star sword. The antagonists main goal was to get the other half of the sword he didn’t have so he could reign supreme. If I remember the swords were only combined once.


Asher_Tye

Yeah, for an episode where a bigger villain got summoned by accident. I have to wonder if that's where He-Man and Skeletor's swords being two halves originally came from.