SKELETOR'S RELUCTANT ALLY
Flogg
Flogg leads the Mutants of Denebria in The New Adventures of He-Man, the sci-fi reboot that strands him in an uneasy, often resentful alliance with Skeletor on the far-future world of Primus, and he is nearly always the first of the two to admit when a plan has failed.
Flogg is the leader of the Mutants of Denebria in The New Adventures of He-Man, Skeletor's reluctant and frequently put-upon ally after both end up fighting on the far-future planet Primus. He is consistently the more skeptical and pragmatic half of that partnership.
WHO HE IS
Leader of a faction nobody asked Skeletor to join
The New Adventures of He-Man resets the premise entirely: He-Man is thrown forward into the future to the planet Primus, fighting the Mutants of Denebria instead of the traditional Evil Warriors of Eternia, and Skeletor is pulled forward along with him. Flogg leads the Mutants from their base on Moon Nordor, and the show's best idea is that Skeletor arrives as an unwelcome, more capable rival who talks his way into Flogg's chain of command because Flogg keeps losing and Skeletor keeps winning arguments.
Flogg is in nearly every episode of the series, whether or not the plot is about him. His design, a hooded, tan-armored Mutant officer with a deeply lined purple face, makes a clean break from the Filmation era's Evil Warriors.
The New Adventures runs in a continuity of its own, and heman.org files it as its own branch of the He-Man story.
Flogg in the 1990 series, at his least dignified.
Clipped from our own copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Slaves to the Machine (The New Adventures of He-Man, 1990), 2:12 to 4:12, 2 minutes. Nothing is added and nothing is sped up. Copyright Mattel.
THE MORE PRAGMATIC HALF OF THE PARTNERSHIP
Skeptical of Skeletor's plans, and usually right to be
"The Gift" sets the tone for the whole alliance in one exchange: Skeletor flatters Flogg into taking credit for a scheme that is entirely Skeletor's own idea, letting Flogg agree, a little too readily, that it sounds like something he would have come up with. It becomes the running joke of the partnership: Skeletor supplies the cleverness, Flogg supplies the authority Skeletor does not formally have, and Flogg's own doubts about the plan rarely change the outcome.
His doubts surface on screen again and again. "Mutiny on the Mothership" has Flogg's own subordinate Staghorn seize the bridge mid-crisis, openly declaring that Flogg no longer knows what he is doing. "Flogg's Revenge" gives the clearest statement of his skepticism toward Skeletor specifically: told that turning a defeat into a legend takes more than winning a battle, Flogg answers that he has heard that line before, and the episode lets Skeletor's plan go ahead over his doubt anyway. For an episode with his name and the word revenge in the title, Flogg spends most of it grumbling.
"The Ultimate Challenge" shows the other side of the dynamic, Skeletor explaining to Flogg exactly why the plan will work this time: that He-Man cannot resist a fair fight, and that the trap will exploit that pride directly. Flogg is less the architect here than the audience for Skeletor's confidence, and the season-opening arc plays out largely as Skeletor predicted. Flogg's skepticism looks most like good judgment at the very end of the series: in "The Final Invasion," once Starship Eternia arrives and the Guardians move against the Mutant mothership, Flogg is the one who decides surrender is the wiser course and declares it for the Mutants, while Skeletor refuses to share the surrender and sets up a final duel with He-Man alone. The series' last word on the alliance is that its two halves never actually agreed on when a fight is over.
IN PLASTIC
Two figures, both retired
Mattel made Flogg for the 1989 New Adventures line, and again in 2014 as a Masters of the Universe Classics subscription figure. Both are long retired.
IN BRIEF
Flogg, year by year
"A New Beginning" premieres (December 4, 1989)
The New Adventures of He-Man's opening episode, already showing Flogg's Mutants attacking Primus's protective shield before the time-travel plot sends Hydron and Flipshot to Eternia.
Mattel's New Adventures line releases Flogg
His figure for the New Adventures toy line, Mattel's science-fiction relaunch. Long retired.
The New Adventures of He-Man airs its full run
Flogg leads the Mutants through nearly the whole series, up to the finale on December 7, 1990.
MOTU Classics releases Flogg
A MattyCollector subscription-only figure bringing Flogg into the Classics collector line. Also retired.
Questions
Flogg questions, answered
Who voices Flogg?
Alvin Sanders, who also voiced Tuskador on The New Adventures of He-Man.
What is Flogg's role in The New Adventures of He-Man?
Leader of the Mutants of Denebria, the primary antagonist faction opposing Primus, operating from their base on Moon Nordor.
Is Flogg related to Skeletor?
No. They are separate characters from separate factions, thrown together because Skeletor is carried into the same future as He-Man.
Does Flogg have an action figure?
Two, both long retired: Mattel's 1989 New Adventures figure and the 2014 Masters of the Universe Classics figure.
How many episodes does Flogg appear in?
He is on screen in 58 episodes of The New Adventures of He-Man, nearly the whole series.
Is Flogg a willing ally of Skeletor's?
Reluctant at best. His own subordinate Staghorn mutinies against him mid-crisis in "Mutiny on the Mothership," and he openly doubts Skeletor's plans in multiple episodes, including "Flogg's Revenge," without it changing the outcome.
Does Flogg appear in any other Masters of the Universe continuity?
He belongs to The New Adventures of He-Man. No later cartoon has brought him back.
What do the Mutants of Denebria want?
Conquest of Primus. The Mutants attack the planet's protective shield from the very first episode, operating out of their base on Moon Nordor in the Denebria system.
Who is Flogg's most frequent on-screen companion?
Slush Head, a Mutant subordinate often at his side, usually as the butt of a joke.
Does Flogg ever give up a fight before Skeletor does?
Yes, in the series finale, "The Final Invasion." Once Starship Eternia arrives, Flogg judges the battle lost and surrenders for the Mutants, while Skeletor refuses and goes on to a final duel with He-Man.
Compiled by the heman.org desk from The New Adventures of He-Man episodes "A New Beginning," "The Gift," "Mutiny on the Mothership," "Flogg's Revenge," "The Ultimate Challenge" and "The Final Invasion" and their credits, and Mattel's New Adventures and Classics product copy.
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