Nordor Crystal

The Nordor Crystal is a magical artifact in The New Adventures of He-Man.

The Nordor Crystal was a powerful, evil artifact that was responsible for the creation of the moon Nordor itself. Anyone who came near the crystal would be physically transformed, have their powers enhanced and begin to act irrationally.

Many thousand telks ago, the moon Nordor was part of the planet Primus. The Primans discovered a crystal of great evil power in a cavern. Exposure to the crystal would give one incredible strenght for a brief time. They decided to blast the entire land mass away from Primus to cleanse the planet of it's evil. It finally came to rest in an orbit around Denebria where it was renamed Nordor. A small piece of the crystal remained on Primus and was stored in the University of Knowledge's Vaults.

Skeletor was walking his newly acquired pet Grr on the surface of Nordor accompanied by Quakke. When Grr chases a Zep, Skeletor and Quakke follow him to a cave. There, they find a barrier with strange symbols, which Skeletor opens by playing tic-tac-toe, and behind it there's a crystal. Since Skeletor wants to know the crystal's power, he pushes Quakke towards it, and Quakke becomes super-strong.

Flogg soon decides the crystal is too dangerous and its power lasts too little, so he doesn't want to risk the mutants and the crystal must be left alone. Skeletor pretends to agree.

Skeletor secretly goes to the crystal to get its power and it augments his powers, giving him a new Skull-shaped armor.

Krex and Alcon present He-Man with a Crystal Sensor, which they created by using the piece stored in the Univercity of Knwoledge Vaults. He-Man leaves for Nordor in Starship Eternia, piloted by Hydron. After Starship Eternia gets close enough to Nordor, He-Man disembarks in an Astrosub and finds Skeletor.

Skeletor tries to tempt He-Man with the crystal's power, but He-Man refuses. They fight until Skeletor's power begins fading and he feels weakened.

He-Man shoots the crystal with the sword and when Skeletor tries to stop him, his ray is channeled by He-Man's, powering it and unintentionally helping to destroy ithe crystal. the place crumbles and Skeletor, from under the rubble, offers He-Man to let him go in peace, but when He-Man turns back Skeletor shoots him, however He-Man stops his beam with his sword and leaves. After that, Skeletor rises from the rubble with his new armor, revealing that he has permanently absorbed the crystal's power.

The New Adventures of He-Man

 * Sword & Staff
 * Once Upon a Time (mentioned