Painted Butterfly

The Painted Butterfly is a creature that appears in the animated series The New Adventures of He-Man.

The Painted Butterfly was a creature native to the planet Darius-7.

When the painter Helm came to visit Master Sebrian on Primus, he brought with him several paintings as gifts. He presented a painting of a Butterfly, painted with magical brushes given to Helm by his grandmother, to the Scientists of Primus, specificially Gepple and Meldoc.

According to Gleep, the painter had used anti-graviatational pigment with a chemical interaction that allows it motion.

Shortly after Helm had hung his painting on the wall in the scientist, laboratory, Skeletor used a magic spell to make some of his own evil flow into Helm's paintings and make them come alive. He then commanded the creatures to go attack the inhabitants of Primus.

The large butterfly attacked Helm, the scientists and Adam of Grayskull, who was sent away by Gepple to contact Hydron on the Vision Phone. THe creature began spitting acid at them strong enough to melt the scientist's table and burning a hole in the floor.

He-Man soon arrived on the scene and attempted to use his magic sword, as he had on similar creature earlier. To his surprise, the weapon had no effect. Gepple then threw the contents of a glass which he had been using for an experiment at the butterfly, which instantly made it meld. However, he and Meldoc came to the conclusion that the creatures must be able to communicate and tell each other what they must defend against.

Helm confessed that he had no idea his paintings could come alive. He-Man was suspicious of the painter, but when Gepple added that he found Quagmi Swamp particles in the paint, he realized Skeletor was behind these strange occurances.

The New Adventures of He-Man

 * The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword... Or Is It?