Krass

Krass is one of the main characters in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and the alter ego of Ram Ma'am, and later, Rampage.

 

Personality
Krass is a headstrong, determined and courageous young woman, who has a tendency to leap into the fray without thinking. She loves and is protective of her family, the Tiger Tribe, and will face any adversity to protect them and their jungle home.

She is also close to her foster brother and best friend, Adam, often teasing him in a very sibling-esque way.

Krass cherishes her helmet, taking it wherever she goes and letting no one touch it or use it, because it's all she has left of her father, who, along with Krass's mother, died in a rockslide accident; Krass survived because she had her dad's helmet, but it took days for the tribe to get her and her parents' bodies out. The loss and the trauamatic experience left Krass with a fear of enclosed spaces.

Krass is stubborn and protective, looking out for those she cares about and being suspicious of outsiders, such as she was with Teela and Duncan, expressing jealousy and a fear that Adam would leave her and the tribe.

Though she quickly embraced the Power of Grayskull and her alter ego as Ram Ma'am, Krass angrily left the rest of the team to return to the Tiger Tribe to protect them and the jungle. But she still cares for her friends enough to come to their rescue, especially after they briefly lost the Power.

Krass has no love or respect for the Royal Family of Eternos, particularly because King Randor does nothing to stop poachers and other troublemakers in the jungle. But she cares enough for Adam to save Randor on her foster brother's behalf, blatantly telling the king "I didn't do it for you" after he thanked her for saving his life.

Upon facing Skeletor directly for the first time, Krass was disturbed and confused by the undead villain's comments about the jewel in her helmet. After facing off against Mo'squita-ra (who notes Krass has both golden energy and green energy, referring to the Power of Gray Skull and Havoc respectively), Krass becomes determined to find out more about her helmet while also questioning her identity, her past, and even her place among the Masters of the Universe.

After learning her helmet contains a piece of proto-Havoc, Krass realizes she has Havoc within herself, which she believes is why she didn't have her own special attack or even her own nemesis. Being haunted and swayed by Skeletor's spirit after destroying his physical form, Krass grows increasingly insecure and afraid of being left alone when she sees her fellow Masters being given positions in Randor's Royal Court and is heartbroken when she hears Adam speak to his father about, saying she'd be terrible as the royal representative for the Tiger Tribe and storms off (missing Adam tell his father that he loves and considers Krass like a sister and that she deserves a place in the Royal Family).

Feeling shunned, left behind, and that her path was decided long before she and Adam even met, Krass betrays her friends and embraces Havoc, becoming Rampage, the Dark Master of Destruction, with Skeletor her "mentor" and using the Sigil of Hiss to unleash an army of undead snakes on Eternia, all in the hopes of restoring her parents to life.

Krass' turn comes from her past traumas and the loss of her parents, which she never really got over, resulting in her becoming insecure and afraid of being left alone and having no one. She was always afraid of Adam, her foster brother and best friend, leaving the Tiger Tribe (but mostly her) to be with his own family (and be some important royal prince), and then of her friends leaving as well when she saw they were each being given positions in the Royal Court (but apparently not herself). She initially tried to avoid this pain when she first left the team to protect the jungle and the Tiger Tribe, but it was also to protect herself from the pain of those she cares about leaving her by leaving first. Then upon learning of her father's helmet being connected to Havoc, and how it became a part of her long before she and Adam even met, along with Skeletor's influence and overhearing and misunderstanding Adam's words, Krass gave into her fears and bitterness by embracing Havoc to become the Fifth Nemesis so that she can use the Sigil of Hiss to resurrect her parents, the only ones she believes will never leave her, as she feels her friends have done to her.

Biography
Krass'tine, less formally known as 'Krass', was born into the Tiger Tribe on the planet Eternia. As such, she was raised as a human living together with large, talking tigers. Her best friend was Adam, a boy adopted by the Tiger Tribe at a young age.

At some point during her early life, Krass lost both of her parents during a vehicle crash. It took the Tribe three days to free her from the wreckage. Krass managed to survive by wearing her father's helmet. After this traumatic event, Krass never let the helmet out of her sight again.

One day, Krass learned that Cringer was missing, having gone off to hunt on his own. After helping Adam to rescue the young tiger cub named Kitty, Krass and Adam 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 were surprised to find a young Hand Witch named Teela up in a tree. After displaying some of her magic skills, Teela was soon imprisoned by the Tribe, and Krass was afraid that this "flashy magic wielder" may entice Adam to leave the tribe. Soon, the village was under attack from Teela's former accomplices Evelyn, Kronis and Duncan attacked the village, using reprogrammed Poacher Bots. The Bots began to burn down the village and Krass tried to ram Duncan, but Cringer stopped her, as Duncan had seen the error of his ways and had just saved Cringer from one of the bots.

During the battle, Krass bore witness as Adam unsheathed the weapon Teela had brought with her, the Sword of Grayskull. The crest on his cuff interacted with the similar one on the hilt of the sword, 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.

In his new, powerful form, Adam defeated the Poacher Bots, but knocked himself out and depleted the power of the sword in the process. Cringer and Crass took on Kronis, and were rescued by Duncan flying the Wind Raider. They also picked up Adam, who had reverted to his normal self and, against Krass's wishes, took Teela aboard as well. Some time later, Krass, Duncan and Cringer all took turns trying to call upon the Power of Grayskull, with no success. When Adam awoke, Krass was the first to call his other form "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.

The next morning, a large swarm of Poacher Bots attacked the young heroes. They received unexpected help from a man named Keldor, who claimed to be Adam's uncle. But Keldor soon grabbed the sword and blasted his nephew, then told Kronis (who was stationed on a rock out of sight) to kill the others with a rocket. Krass ended up stuck inside the Wind Raider, a situation which brought back unpleasant memories of the death of her parents for her. 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. Adam found the sword and transformed 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.

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. Krass became Ram Ma'am, and helped Cringer, now Battle Cat, to fight his own shadow brought to life by Evelyn's magic. Keldor thrust this scepter into the power emiting from the chamber and dragged his two accomplices into it, thereby making their escape.

After returning to their original forms, Adam mistakingly 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 agree. 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 dead creatures brought back to life by Havoc magic. This 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. Ram Ma'am and The Sorceress developed a move they called "Barf Ball" to be used in battle. 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. Krass 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.

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.

Orko returned to the village to fetch Krass when the other Masters went to face Skeletor at Snake Mountain. Krass refused, saying she was busy defending Navits from Poacher Bots as Ram Ma'am. But while she was confronting a Bot as Ram Ma'am, she suddenly reverted to her normal form and realized that something must have happened to the source of her power, the Sword of Grayskull.

Krass took a running leap to land on Orko's back as they flew to Snake Mountain to help their friends. They arrived just in time to save the other Masters from drowning in Havoc fluid. Duncan then used what was left of the Kirbinite to repair the Masters' broken weapons, although they remained unstable after Adam called upon the power of Grayskull to transform them all into the Masters of the Universe.

Feeling the Wind Raider was too slow, Teela discovered a new power of teleportation, 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 as they could. Teela opts to go for the source of the dark power, Skeletor's staff and He-Man realizes Skeletor is going after King Randor. 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. 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. 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
Havoc-empowered Super Speed, Strength and Durability After embracing Havoc and becoming Rampage, Krass retains the reinforced Helmet, rocket boosters built into the back of her helmet and on the backs of her calves, and the rest of the armor she originally acquired from the Power of Grayskull but now colored differently, such as her crystal helmet being green instead of magenta. The boosters allow her to move at breakneck speeds without injury to herself, and she is stronger than she normally is. As a matter of fact, Krass proves she is so fast she can overwhelm He-Man and knock him for a loop.

Energy Chains and Energy Impacts Rampage can create chains made of Havoc, from her arms or hips, to swing or slingshot herself in certain directions or directly at something. She can use her helmet to strike a target with immense impact without injury to herself while energy spreads from the points of impact, blowing/pushing away anything nearby. She can also use these chains to ensnare her foes and immobilize them.

Wrecking Ball Form Rampage can create an energy sphere around herself, literally turning her into a human cannonball

Wrecking Ball Rampage's special attack, where she summons Havoc Chains to ensnare and immobilize her foes before turns into her wrecking ball form and manifests six more "wrecking balls" made of Havoc energy, and surround her helpless target before smashing down on the target with merciless impact all at once.

Trivia

 * Krass is the first incarnation of Ram Man to be female, on the other hand her unseen father might have been based him, but she has the power instead. The name Krass was first given to the original version in the bio on the packaging of his Masters of the Universe Classics action figure.
 * Her name is a double-play on words: It sounds onomatopoeiaically like "crash" (one of her favourite pastimes), yet the word "crass" means something crude, blunt, and lacking in class. This is referenced when she takes the name Ram Ma'am, explaining "Grayskull...makes me feel more classy!"
 * Krass is the only member of the Masters to not use a Master Strike during season one.
 * Krass is the first Master to fall to the dark side.

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
 * Cry Havoc, Part 1
 * Cry Havoc, Part 2