HE-MAN FROM THE MIRROR WORLD
Anti-Eternia He-Man
He-Man cast in black with red hair, the evil twin from a German cassette whom collector lines turned into a regular variant.
Anti-Eternia He-Man is an evil He-Man from a mirror dimension, introduced in "Anti-Eternia," a 1985 episode of Europa's German Masters of the Universe audio plays. Mattel first made him as a figure in 2016.
The record
The facts
THE 1985 AUDIO PLAY
A He-Man from the other side
Anti-Eternia He-Man began on a cassette. In 1985 the German label Europa released "Anti-Eternia" as the eleventh episode of its Masters of the Universe audio plays, and in it Skeletor uses a dangerous weapon to open a gateway to a dimension called Anti-Eternia, out of which come evil versions of He-Man, Orko and Man-at-Arms.[1]
The episode was a German story and stayed one for three decades. Mattel's 1980s toy line never made an Anti-Eternia figure and Filmation never animated him, so the evil He-Man lived only in the audio play until the collector lines took him up.
[1] ^ IMDb's listing for the episode gives its release as 1985 in West Germany and summarizes the plot: Skeletor, driven by his hatred of He-Man, uses a dangerous weapon to open a gateway to Anti-Eternia, and evil counterparts of He-Man, Orko and Man-at-Arms come out of it. Kotaku's 2016 piece on the Classics figure traces him to episode 11 of Europa's audio dramas.
THE FIGURES AND THE COMIC
Black plastic and a multiverse
Masters of the Universe Classics made him a figure in 2016 by casting its He-Man in black, with a black Power Sword, shield and axe and a second, patterned shield, sold through MattyCollector.[2]
Origins followed with a five-and-a-half-inch version in the vintage proportions, black-skinned and red-haired, with a harness, Power Sword, axe, shield and minicomic, as Action Figure Barbecue's review lists them. Super7's ReAction line made a translucent smoke version in 2019.
He gained a story of his own in print when DC and Mattel launched the six-issue He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse in November 2019, written by Tim Seeley, with what DC billed as "the scourge of Anti-Eternia" tearing through other versions of Eternia. Mattel's Masterverse figure takes its look from the comic, with alternate hair, a winged helmet, a shield with a ferocious face and an evil Power Sword, and Mondo made a sixth-scale Anti-Eternia He-Man with translucent red weapons. The live-action He-Men, Dolph Lundgren in 1987 and Nicholas Galitzine in 2026, are on the film cast page.
[2] ^ Preternia's review lists the Classics figure's release as April 14, 2016, at $30 on MattyCollector. Subscribers got early access and it sold out within minutes, and Kotaku notes the figure was offered again at random times rather than as part of Club Grayskull.
THE FIGURE TO OWN
The Anti-Eternia He-Man on shelves now
BigBadToyStore stocks the Origins Anti-Eternia He-Man, black and red in the vintage style with the harness and black weapons.
Origins Anti-Eternia He-Man
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IN BRIEF
From a German cassette to the Multiverse
The audio play
Europa releases "Anti-Eternia" as episode 11 of its German Masters of the Universe cassettes.
Masters of the Universe Classics
Mattel's collector line sells him on MattyCollector, cast in black.
ReAction and the Multiverse
Super7 makes a translucent smoke ReAction figure, and DC launches He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse in November.
Questions
Anti-Eternia He-Man, answered
Where does Anti-Eternia He-Man come from?
From "Anti-Eternia," the eleventh episode of Europa's German Masters of the Universe audio plays, released in 1985.
Was there a vintage Anti-Eternia He-Man figure?
No. Mattel's 1980s line never made one, and his figures all come from collector lines.
Is Anti-Eternia He-Man in the Filmation cartoon?
No. He belongs to the German cassettes.
How was the Classics figure sold?
On MattyCollector in 2016, offered at random times rather than through the Club Grayskull subscription.
Which comic features Anti-Eternia?
He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse, DC's six-issue series from 2019, written by Tim Seeley.
Why does the Masterverse figure look different?
It follows the comic's design, with a winged helmet, alternate hair and a face-sculpted shield, where the Classics and Origins figures keep the plain vintage He-Man build.
Who is He-Skeletor?
Mattel's Origins line made him as the Keldor of Anti-Eternia, who never becomes Skeletor there and is recruited by other He-Men to claim the Power of Grayskull, according to Mattel's product copy.
Is there an Anti-Eternia sword?
Yes. BigBadToyStore sells an exclusive black foam Anti-Eternia sword made for live-action role play and stunt use.
Is there an Anti-Eternia He-Man figure in stock?
Yes. BigBadToyStore has the Origins Anti-Eternia He-Man.
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Compiled by the heman.org desk from IMDb's listing for the 1985 audio play, Kotaku's piece on the Classics figure (May 2016), Preternia's review of the Classics figure, Action Figure Barbecue's reviews of the ReAction (January 2020) and Origins (March 2022) figures, DC's announcement of He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse (August 2019), Mattel's and Mondo's product copy, the film cast page and BigBadToyStore's current listings.
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