The Tornadoes of Zil

 is the 54th episode of The New Adventures of He-Man.

The planet Zil has sent a distress call, despite appearing to be a desolate place filled with nothing but raging tornadoes. He-Man and Spinwit still answer the call, as Skeletor then they would. He gets the Mutants to attack them.

Plot Summary
Spinwit shows off his skills in the sky, in a demonstration against three Robot Drones, while Master Sebrian, Adam, Alcon and Gepple watch from the ground. While Alcon and Gepple argue over who is credited to making Spinwit's new boosters, Mara contacts Master Sebrian on a Portable Vision Phone. She tells him that she is picking up a radio signal from the Planet Of Zil. The planet appears remarkably to them, previously the planet held violent storms, that made it uninhabitable. Mara gives Adam a quizzical look, when he reveals that he had never heard of the planet. All school children on Primus are taught about this planet.

Meanwhile, Optikk announces to Flogg that he has picked up the same signal. Skeletor influences Flogg with a plan to go to the planet of Zil and set up a trap for He-Man, who he believes will surely answer the call. Flogg send BH and Quakke to accompany Skeletor to Zil. Back on Primus, Adam discusses with Master Sebrian, that he believe that Mara is picking up the connection between himself and He-Man. Adam then transforms into He-Man and meets up with Spinwit.

Flying Astrosubs, He-Man and Spinwit set off to the planet of Zil. When they arrive, it is clear that the planet is engulfed in tornadoes. They find that the signal is coming from the center of one of the tornadoes that enters the planet's orbit. They too are taken by surprise, when they are attacked by Skeletor and his goons, in Shuttle Pods. A space battle ensues causing BH and Quakke to be easily frightened off, leaving Skeletor alone. Skeletor gets some retribution by damaging Spinwit's Astrosub, causing it to go down onto Zil. He-Man follows Spinwit into the center of the tornado to rescue him. Using the Sword of Power, He-Man welds the two ships together in order to save Spinwit. Unfortunately, the two become too heavy and begin to sink into the tornado.

When they land, they discover that the tornadoes are artificial and that there is a city hidden beneath the whole thing. When one of the spinning machines, creating the tornadoes, breaks and begins to fall toward a young girl, named Marika. Spinwit comes to the rescue like a human tornado. Everybody rejoices, saying that Spinwit is the legendary hero that has come to save them. Meanwhile, Quakke contacts Flogg, believing that He-Man must have been destroyed. Skeletor believes that he has survived and suggests that they investigate.

On Zil, He-Man makes his way through the crowd, who was listening to the High Priest of Zil, who is surrounded by his four Priests. They announce that they will soon lose their ability to create tornadoes because the crystal that powers the Tornado Machines has lost it's energy. The Tornado Machine will be turned off leaving Zil open to Mutant attack. The High Priest Of Zil, announces that their legendary champion has come and it is Spinwit. He than announces that it is time to turn off the Tornado Machines. He-Man warns against it, because their signal has brought the Mutants to Zil's orbit and if they turn off their machines, the Mutants will attack. The leader tells him that Spinwit will save them, and turns off the machines anyway.

Just as He-Man warned, Skeletor and his goons attack Zil. BH is riding a special Miniature Terrortread that Skeletor had brought with him. The Priests sends their hero, Spinwit to stop the Mutants. Spinwit attacks them head-on, but Skeletor casts a blast from the Skull Staff, causing him to crash into a building. He-Man steps in and begins to battle with Skeletor. During the fight, Skeletor uses the Skull Staff to cast a blast at He-Man, who ducks allowing the blast to hit the crystal and re energizing it. He-Man throws Skeletor at one of the Tornado Machines, which crushes his helmet, leaving Skeletor without headgear. With a puff of black smoke, Skeletor is gone, leaving BH and Quakke to escape for themselves. He-Man uses his Sword of Power to completely energize the crystal, so the Tornado Machines will work again.

Moral
Spinwit has a cold. After taking some of Flipshot's old medicine, he feels even worse. He-Man prepairs to take him to a doctor, for one should only take medication a doctor has described for yourself.

Behind the Scenes

 * Skeletor loses his helmet in this episode, which leaves him with the same look as the "Battle Blade Skeletor" action figure variant for the remainder of the series.
 * This episode reveals that Skeletor has hair underneath his helmet.
 * This episode features the only appearance in the series of the Miniature Terrortread, a smaller version of the regular Terrortread which can be stored inside a Mutant Shuttlepod.
 * The people of Zil refer to Spinwit as "Champion Spinwit".

Galactic Guardians

 * Adam of Grayskull/He-Man
 * Flipshot (mentioned only)
 * Spinwit

Scientists

 * Alcon
 * Gepple

Allies

 * Mara
 * Master Sebrian

Evil Mutants

 * BH
 * Flogg
 * Optikk
 * Quakke
 * Slush Head (non speaking role)
 * Mutant Troopers (mentioned)

Evil Warriors

 * Skeletor

Others

 * High Priest of Zil (first and only Jetlag productions appearance)
 * Marika (first and only Jetlag productions appearance)

Technology

 * Robot Drones
 * Tornado Machine
 * Portable Vision Phone
 * Wing Boosters

Locations

 * Primus
 * Levitan (mentioned)
 * Oasis
 * Master Sebrian's Home
 * Zil

Vehicles

 * Astrosubs
 * Mutant Mothership
 * Shuttle Pods
 * Miniature Terrortread

Edibles

 * Zinzee Fruit

Cast

 * Don Brown as Gepple, Optikk and Quakke
 * Garry Chalk as He-Man and Alcon
 * Ted Cole as Spinwit
 * Anthony Holland as Master Sebrian
 * Campbell Lane as Skeletor
 * Scott McNeil as BH
 * Doug Parker as Adam of Grayskull
 * Alvin Sanders as Flogg
 * Venus Terzo as Mara