Adam (Netflix)

Adam is the protagonist of Netflix's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and the alter-ego of the titular hero, He-Man.

Adam
As a child, Prince Adam was noticeably youthful. Sporting blue eyes with freckles beneath, short blonde hair and adorned in blue upper-class wardrobe with suede shoes, a belt and golden medallion hanging around his neck. When first picking up the Sword of Grayskull he gained an ornate armlet which connected him to the family heritage.

Some ten years after being found and adopted into the Tiger Tribe by Cringer. Adam had grown handsomely as a young man, physically lean and now sporting a sleeveless hoodie dotted with tiger stripes. While wearing a checkered pattern shirt underneath with long pants. He now has bark-like bracelets, grieves and shin guards, all of which, shoes included, are wrapped in red bandages.

He-Man
His alter ego, He-Man, stands several feet taller and boasts a greater muscular physique than Adam. Boasting armor fashioned after the technology of Castle Grayskull with breast plating sporting his insignia, bracelets and neon lit boots reaching up to his knees. His arms catch alight with odd ceremonial tattoos when actuating the Power of Grayskull, his Sword of Grayskull also elongates being charged with cosmic energy.

Personality
At the start of the series, Adam is a young and wayward youth, uncertain of his place in the world because he could not remember his past, with only a metal bracelet the one thing he had of the past he could not remember and unable to let it go due to a half-hope that his true family would yet one day find him.

Regardless, he is brave, kind, considerate and appreciates the people in his life, like his foster father, Cringer, and his foster sister Krass, as well as the Tiger Tribe.

Meeting Teela and later Duncan, and standing up to the wicked Evelyn and ruthless Kronis, he displayed real bravery and a willingness to stand up to bad people despite the odds, while he held nothing against Teela and Duncan, quickly seeing them to be good people.

Adam was perplexed and shaken by his first transformation into, what his friends called, He-Man, and shocked to meet his uncle Keldor who revealed his father is King Randor, all of which Adam found overwhelming, though he was not afraid to oppose his uncle when Keldor revealed hsi true villainous self. Upon arriving at Castle Grayskull and faced with the villains while his friends were held hostage Adam showed himself to be clever and cunning, stalling to give his friends enough time to get free of their restraints, and figuring out the Power of Grayskull could be shared as he did so with his friends, giving them new powers and weapons and armor.

Adam became determined to use the Power of Grayskull to oppose his uncle when they suspected Keldor yet lived, though Adam bore some anxiety about the father he could not remember, reluctant to meet Randor until Cringer encouraged him to do so... only for the reunion to turn bittersweet, for though Randor was happy to see his son again he made it clear he wanted to shape Adam into his own ideal version of a prince and demanded he and his friends relinquish the Power of Grayskull, causing Adam to run off, to his and Randor's mutual dismay and disappointment.

Though determined to use the Power for good, Adam is still young and has an impulsive side, getting cocky and was certain he and hsi friends could easily defeat his uncle and his cohorts, only to find Keldor-turned-Skeletor had infused his lackeys with the Power of Havoc and managed to break the Sword of Power, cutting Adam and his friends off from the Power itself.

But they regrouped, reforged and repaired their weapons, and restored their connection to the Power of Grayskull before rallying to face Skeletor and the Dark Masters when they led the mind-controlled Red Legion to attack Eternos. However, they made the hard decision to return to Castle Grayskull to prevent its destruction and though they had lost the battle the war was not yet lost.

Biography
Adam was born a Prince of Eternia, son of the House of Randor and an Heir to Grayskull. He was abducted by his evil uncle Keldor at a very young age, and taken to Castle Grayskull. There, Keldor demanded that the Sorceress would release the power of Grayskull to him instead of his brother Randor in exchange for the boy's freedom. The Sorceress told Keldor to make a choice out of two magical totems. A large sword and an ornate sceptre. Keldor picked the shaft instead of the blade, but when he thrust his selected object into the magical source of the Castle, it was revealed he had chosen Havoc over justice and light, as punishment, the flesh from his left hand was burned to the bone, cursing his very body with said same dark force. Keldor demanded that the Sorceress restore him from the blight he'd incurred. When she refused, he fired a bolt of magic from the Havoc Staff at her, but it was deflected by young Adam, using the Sword of Power.

After the encounter at Grayskull, young Adam developed amnesia; due to taking a blow to the head from his uncle and could not remember his time in the royal palace. He was found by Cringer of the Tiger Tribe, and as a lost soul, was adopted to be part of this tribe. Growing up, Adam developed a strong friendship with Krass. After being with the tribe for ten years, Adam still refused to trade in the cuff he had worn since he was found in exchange for a tiger stripe. He was afraid that whoever had lost him would not be able to recognize him without it.

One day, while on Tracker Duty, Adam rescued the young tiger cub named Kitty Cringer's nephew with the help of Krass, and then mounted a rescue mission to free Cringer, who had been captured by Poacher Bots and was taken to his former master R'Qazz. By emulating a game of Ram-Ball, Adam and Krass managed to destroy the Poacher Bots, crash their ship and free Cringer. When they returned to their village, they found a strange lady visitor sitting in a tree. The woman admitted to be afraid of all the tigers, stemming from a newfound case of ailurophobia. Startled by a cub, she slipped and fell off her branch. Adam tried to catch her, but she used a magic spell to save herself. The use of magic alarmed other members of the Tiger Tribe, and the young Hand Witch, Teela was imprisoned by them.

In the Tribe's prison, Adam tried to explain to Teela that the cats don't like magic, but he couldn't care less about her use of magic. Teela then told him that he spoke with an upper-class accent, meaning he was originally from the city of Eternos. She then inquired if there were any great champions among the tribe, as she had been ordered by a mysterious voice in her head to deliver a package to this champion. At that point, Teela's former accomplices Evelyn, Kronis and Duncan attacked the village, using reprogrammed Poacher Bots.

Teela used her magic to make her cell open, and handed her package to Adam, telling him to hide it for her. Affirming that 'she and her voice' would be back for it, she then cast a spell to create a duplicate package to make it seem she was still carrying it as she confronted Evelyn and Kronis. But instead of running away from her, Adam ran after Teela to rescue her from falling down the same cliff he had scaled with Kitty earlier. To protect him in return, Teela threw herself upon one of Kronis' handcuff grenades and ended up with her arms tied. When she ordered Adam to get the real sword out of there, with the knowledge he had a blade, he unsheathed the weapon. The crest on his cuff interacted the hilt of the sword, engraving the crest onto it, causing magical runes to be projected around the blade. As Adam read aloud the magic words "By the Power of Grayskull, I have the Power", he transformed into the most powerful man in the universe.

Although untrained and unacustomed to his new fighting powers, the heroic version of Adam managed to make short work of the Poacher Bots. But when Evelyn cast a duplication spell, each bot he hit caused the creation of even more doubles. Adam called upon the power further, using the command "Lighting Strike", which destroyed the remaining bots, but also depleted the sword's power koncking him out and turning Adam back into his normal self.

Adam was rescued by his friends and their new alley Duncan and they all escaped in the latter's vehicle, the Wind Raider. When Adam awoke, Krass was the first to refer to his transformed self as "some kind of He-Man". Adam felt that the sword could lead him to answers about his past, but was afraid of losing his friends in the process. He was relieved when Krass told him she would join him on his search for answers.

While Duncan was repairing his ship, the group was found by a swarm of Poacher Bots. Adam began deflecting laserbolts using the Sword of Grayskull without transforming, backed up by Teela's forcefield. The large amount of Bots threatened to be too much for the young warriors, until a man arrived, introducing himself as Adam's Uncle Keldor, and used his magic sceptre to round up and defeat the Bots. Adam was surprised when Keldor told him it was time to go 'home'.

Adam was surprised to learn of his Royal bloodline, as he did not remember any part of his life before living in the jungle. When Keldor learned that Adam had temporarilly depleted the all of the sword's power and was unable to transform at this time, he grabbed the sword, blased the boy with his scepter and told Kronis, who had been stationed on top of a large rock out of sight, to blast Adam's friends with a rocket.

When Adam awoke, he found himself and Teela buried alive. Teela was keeping the rocks from crushing them with her magic. Meanwhile, Krass was stuck inside the Wind Raider, a situation very much like the crash landing in which she had lost her parents some years earlier. She managed to ram the door open just in time for Adam and Teela to enter the Raider before Duncan engaged it's engines by remote, freeing them from the rocks.

Duncan piloted the Wind Raider to Grayskull, who's secret location had been made visible by Keldor using the sword. Inside, Adam witnessed echoes of his own past, seeing the moment he was brought to the Castle by Keldor ten years earlier. He then found the sword and called upon it's power, transforming himself into He-Man for the second time. Keldor had been waiting for this, as the sword would not work for him. Keldor threatened the life of Adam's friends and ordered his nephew to re-activate the magic chamber and cure him, or he would turn the others into cursed monsters like himself.

Adam distracted his uncle, buying time until Teela freed herself by picking the lock on her cuffs, and Cringer and the children escaped. He-Man pulled up a barrier between themselves and the villains, and decided to share the power with all of his friends. Teela became the new Sorceress, Cringer became Battle Cat, Krass became Ram Ma'am and Duncan the new Man-At-Arms. He-Man fought Keldor inside the magic chambers, the two arguing over what the Power of Grayskull was for- and why Keldor was punished, afflicted with Havoc. He-Man declared that while the Power of Grayskull brought out the best in himself and the Masters, it brought out the worst in Keldor. When He-Man proved to be too powerful for him, Keldor, decided that Adam was correct- That Greyskull brings out one's best. However, he felt that his best was being dyed in the dark power of Havoc. He thrust this scepter into the power emiting from the chamber, leapt into it, and dragged his two accomplices into it, thereby making their escape.

After returning to their original forms, Adam mistakenly thought Keldor and his minions were vaporized. He was surprised when the spirit of the original Sorceress appeared and refered to him as "a Master of the Universe".

Duncan received a call for help from a squad of Royal Guards who's transport crashed in the Badlands, Teela and Krass at first refuse to lend them any help, but reluctantly agreed to follow Adam. In the Badlands, Adam uses the sword to power himself and his friends up, but Teela preferred to stay herself instead of becoming the Sorceress.

They soon realized that the guards were looking for Teela and He-Man, and that they had been attacked by Battle Bones, bones of ancient, deceased creatures brought back to life by Havoc magic. This use of power made He-Man realize that his uncle was probably still alive. The group was able to defeat the Battle Bones when Teela finally accepted her place in the group as the Sorceress.

Eldress began instructing the young heros in the ways of the Masters of the Universe. The young Masters returned to Eternos in search of RK-o, a bot reactivaed by Duncan who thought itself to be the ancient court magician Orko the Great, despite Adam's reluctance to get to the city, believing his father had abbandoned him entirely. Later, however, he saw his father string at a statue dedicated to him, and at one point, Adam came close to be seen by his father the King, but hid his face by pulling up his hood. The Masters of the Universe all powered up to battle Colossor, a collection of armor animated by RK-o in the image of an ancient foe vanquished by the real Orko. After the battle, Adam returned to the statue of his younger self and his uncle Keldor where he had first seen his father, and left a note on it revealing that Keldor was still alive.

Adam, Krass and Cringer decided to visit the Tiger Tribe while Teela remained at Grayskull, to try and figure out where Keldor is hiding. Cringer was confronted by Poacher Bots while Adam and Krass were caught in a net by the hunter R'Qazz, who got his hands on Adam's sword. Adam and Krass came to Cringer's aid after escaping from a net, but Cringer felt the power of Grayskull flowing through him to the new claws constructed by Duncan, leading him to call upon the power itself and transformed into Battle Cat without the use of the Sword of Grayskull, which was in the posession of R'Qazz at the time. Adam grabbed the sword and also transformed, together with Krass. Battle Cat told He-Man and Ram Ma'am not to hurt the three tigers under R'Qazz's control, while Battle Cat faced R'Qazz himself. When Cringer grabbed the hunter's whip and control device, the other three tiger's spell was broken and they returned to their normal self.

Ram Ma'am felt they should stay and protect the village of the Tiger Tribe, but He-Man refused, feeling his responsibilties had become larger. Battle Cat sided with He-Man, causing Ram Ma'am to become angry, and head for the village on her own.

After concluding a training session with Duncan at Grayskull, Cringer inquired if Adam was planning to make his peace with his father. Despite misgivings, Adam headed into Eternos during stormy weather. Adam transformed into He-Man to answer a call for help from a bag salesman who had been robbed. While chasing the thief, Adam helped several other people in need along the way.

Suddenly King Randor appeared, flanked by four Royal Guards and ordered his men to arrest He-Man and take the sword into custody. At that moment the storm hit, and Randor accused He-Man of causing it. But Randor was surprise when He-Man attempted to defend the King from the weather, and they decided to work together and help guide the people of Eternos to safety.

Randor was astonished to learn that He-Man had shared the Power of Grayskull with several other "Masters of the Universe". It was Randor's belief that few are responsible enough to wield the power for good, and therefore no King of Eternos had ever trusted himself with it since the time of the original King Grayskull. During the storm, Randor proved his decency by trying to defend a young boy from debris. However, He-Man could not stand idly by and shielded Randor and the child from the debris with his own, more powerful body. Randor then revealed that his former Man-At-Arms had begun a defence shield to withstand an assault from the elements such as this. When He-Man replied that Kronis was working for Keldor now, Randor deduced that it was He-Man who had left the note at the statue.

Randor rushed headlong into the storm, which took the shape of the Havoc Staff. He-Man shouted for the storm to stay away from his father and called upon "lightning strike" to defeat it. He then transformed back into Adam infront of Randor's eyes. Randor was overcome with joy, but surprised when Adam told him he did not remember his time at the palace at all. The King insured him that he would make him into a prince again in no time, then ordered him and his friends to relinquish the power of Grayskull. For not even the prince was above the law. Adam refused and transformed into He-Man again and left by jumping upward into the sky.

He-Man returned to Grayskull flying a Sky-Sled. Eldress and Teela had finally discovered that Keldor was hiding in the Fright Zone. They also explained that the storm over Eternos was a by-product caused by Keldor creating something with Havoc power. Adam decided that they should go there and face their enemies, knowing that despite his father's commitment, only the Power of Grayskull could best the evil of Havoc.

When the young Masters arrived in the Fright Zone, they decided not to power up immediately lest they announce their presence to Keldor. They soon realized Keldor was already aware they were coming, and powered up before entering Snake Mountain. There they were led into a chamber of sacrifices. Keldor introduced himself to them as "Skeletor" and then shared his Havoc power with his henchmen, transforming Evelyn into Evil-Lyn, Kronis into Trap Jaw and R'Qazz into Beast Man for the first time. Evil-Lyn seperated the Masters, each one fighting one of the Dark Masters. The Sorceress fought Evil-Lynn, Battle-Cat duked it out with Beast Man, and Duncan contended with Trap Jaw.

Meanwhile, Skeletor faced He-Man, using his "Havoc Strike" attack for the first time, and He-Man countered with his "Lightning Strike", and the two attacks collided with intense force. Skeletor blacked out the room, and moved through the room, explaining that he saw the Power of Grayskull in a different light than Adam- he told his nephew that the Power of Grayskull was a lie, having fully embraced the power of Havoc. Magical chains emerged from the Havoc Staff, winding around the pillars of the room, and broke the Sword of Grayskull in two. The Masters of the Universe immediately reverted to their normal selves, leading them to be subdued, captured and chained. At that moment the Red Legion of Eternos commanded by General Dolos arrived at Snake Mountain, but Dolos was already under Skeletor's command. The brainwashed solider informed his master that the Legion had been upgraded to Trap Jaw and Beast Man's specificiations. Skeletor took command of the Royal Guardsmen with his Havoc Staff, and told the captive Masters to join him, or drown in Havoc matter.

Eldress contacted the Masters in the spirit plane after they were sentenced to drown in Havoc fluid, telling them that they did not need use their weapons to escape, as they had each other. The Masters managed to escape their bonds, but would not have made it if Krass and Ork-0 had not come to their rescue. Duncan then used what was left of the Kirbinite to repair the Masters' broken weapons, although they remained unstable for a moment after Adam called upon the power of Grayskull to transform them all into the Masters of the Universe. They did stablize, and repaired the remaining damage.

Feeling the Wind Raider was too slow, Teela discovered a new power of teleportation via her wings, causing the Masters to appear in the sky high above Eternos. As they began to fall, they disabled as many of the Red Legion's red Sky-Sleds and ships, targeting their guns as they could. Teela recommended they go for the source of the dark power, Skeletor's staff, while He-Man realizes Skeletor is going after King Randor, his father. As they headed towards the palace, Skeletor and his "Dark Masters" confronted them, and the heroic masters attempted to get hold of the Havoc Staff. In the ensuing fight, the Masters learn that they can merge their attacks, thanks to their recent upgrades. However, Skeletor revealed that he had now taken control of all of the guards in Eternos and had sent the Red Legion to attack Castle Grayskull.

Orko cast a spell to teleport the heroes, including King Randor, to a safer location nearby. There Adam de-powerd the masters, and his father told him that he had misjudged his son and that Eternia needed the power of Grayskull now more than ever. Adam, Duncan, Cringer and Krass took the Wind Raider and headed back to Grayskull, using the Sword to contact Eldress. Krass suggested that Eldress use her powers to relocate the Castle. But in her weakened state, Eldress knew she had no control over where it would re-emerge. After the Wind Raider entered the Castle, Eldress closed the jaw bridge and relocated the entire building, saying "And so a new adventure begins".

Powers & Abilities
Innate Connection to Castle Grayskull As a son of the royal family of Eternos, Adam was born with an innate connection to Castle Grayskull.

Wielding and Sharing the Power of Grayskull When Adam first went to Castle Grayskull (after being abducted by his uncle) he picked up the Sword of Power to wield it to defend the Eldress. in doing so, Adam proved himself worthy of the Power and to be the Champion. After regaining the Sword a decade later, he tapped into its power for the first time, transforming him into He-Man.

After getting the idea (inadvertently from his uncle), Adam found he can share the Power of Grayskull with his friends, transforming them all into the Masters of the Universe. At first, they thought Adam had to be the one to call upon the Power to transform them, until Cringer discovered they can independently call upon the Power to transform and don't need Adam to do so on their behalf. However, the Power is channeled through the Sword to the Masters' tools and weapons; when the Sword was broken, they were cut off from the Power until they reforged the Sword using Kirbinite. In doing so, they "upgraded" their weapons, allowing them to combine their powers.

Superstrength As He-Man, Adam possesses incredible strength, allowing him to move, lift and carry massive heavy objects no normal person could. He also demonstrated the ability to leap great distances.

Lightning Strike He-Man's primary battle technique, it allows him to channel the force of lightning through the Sword of Power and hurtle it into a focused energy blast towards his targets.

Combined Skills After reforging the Sword of Power and the other Masters' weapons with kirbinite, the Masters of the Universe (He-Man and Battle Cat, and the Sorceress and Man-at-Arms) discover they can combine thier skills to unleash even more powerful attacks.

Sword Riding During a aerial race against King Stratos He-Man nearly falls from the sky, and in the process rises above the clouds riding his sword like a surfboard. Electricity arcs below the sword as though it were being propelled by it all the while.

Netflix series

 * The Sword of Grayskull
 * The Power of Grayskull
 * The Heirs of Grayskull
 * The Champions of Grayskull
 * We Have the Power
 * Orko the Great
 * He-Man, the Hunted
 * The Calm Before the Storm
 * Cry Havoc, Part 1
 * Cry Havoc, Part 2