The Council of Evil, Part 1

 is the 25th episode of the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series. It originally aired on October 4, 2003.

Summary
In a decisive battle, He-Man and the Masters defeat and capture Skeletor's henchmen. The heroes celebrate and return to their hometowns across Eternia for a vacation.

Skeletor, however, is still free. His plan was to allow his henchmen to be captured so that the kingdom would relax its security.

He has teamed up with a new Council of Evil, including Count Marzo, Evil Seed, Webstor and the Giants, to capture the Masters unexpectedly. He-Man learns where his friends are being held, and rides off to rescue them…

Moral
None, there is a preview of the next episode instead.

Heroic Warriors

 * Battle Cat
 * Buzz-Off
 * Cringer
 * He-Man
 * Prince Adam
 * Man-At-Arms
 * Man-E-Faces
 * Mekaneck
 * Orko
 * Ram-Man
 * Roboto
 * Stratos
 * Syclone
 * Teela

Allies

 * Andreenid Queen (mentioned)
 * King Randor
 * Kulatar (mentioned)
 * Queen Marlena
 * Royal Guards
 * Sorceress

Evil Warriors

 * Beastman (non speaking role)
 * Clawful
 * Evil Lyn
 * Merman
 * Panthor
 * Skeletor
 * Stinkor (non speaking role)
 * Trapjaw
 * Triklops
 * Two Badd (non speaking role)
 * Whiplash

Villains

 * Azdar
 * Belzar
 * Chadaz (non speaking role)
 * Count Marzo
 * Evil Seed
 * Webstor

Locations

 * Avion (mentioned)
 * Castle Grayskull
 * Eye of Zahrkain
 * Eternos
 * Mystic Wall (mentioned)
 * Sands of Fire
 * Snake Mountain
 * Veridas

Vehicles

 * Battle Hawk
 * Battle Ram Chariot
 * Sky-Sled
 * Terrordactyl

Technology

 * Doomseeker

Creatures

 * Griffin

Artifacts

 * Eternium (mentioned)
 * Honeyberry (mentioned)

Cast

 * Cam Clarke as He-Man/Prince Adam
 * Kathleen Barr as Evil Lyn
 * Lisa Ann Beley as Teela
 * Don Brown as Evilseed
 * Garry Chalk as Man-At-Arms and Whiplash
 * Brian Dobson as Skeletor, Buzz-Off and Webstor
 * Paul Dobson as Trapjaw, Triklops and Man-E-Faces
 * Michael Donovan as Roboto, King Randor and Count Marzo
 * Brian Drummond as Giant #2 (Belzar)
 * Gabe Khouth as Mekaneck and Orko
 * Scott McNeil as Merman, Ram-Man, Clawful and Stratos
 * Richard Newman as Giant #1 (Azdar)
 * Nicole Oliver as Sorceress and Queen Marlena
 * John Payne as Syclone