THE ANCIENT ONE OF DARKSMOKE
Granamyr
Granamyr is the ancient dragon who rules Darksmoke, answers to neither He-Man nor Skeletor, and has had a thousand years of humans asking him for favors. He first appears in 1983 and was still turning up in Masters of the Universe: Revolution in 2024.
Granamyr is the ancient dragon ruler of Darksmoke, one of the few magical powers on Eternia that takes no side. John Erwin voiced him in the 1983-1985 Filmation series and John de Lancie in Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024).
THE ANCIENT ONE OF DARKSMOKE
A dragon who has stopped doing favors for free
Granamyr is the ancient ruler of Darksmoke, one of the few magical powers on Eternia who answers to neither He-Man nor Skeletor. He is older and stronger in sorcery than nearly anyone the heroes meet, and he is openly hostile at first contact: a thousand years of people "barging into his home" to beg favors, without once saying thank you, has left him finished with charity. He still honors a debt or a promise once one is owed, and every one of his episodes turns on that.
His first appearance is "The Dragon's Gift," Larry DiTillio's first sold script for the show, where He-Man and Teela cross the Ice Mountains to ask him to save Man-At-Arms, turned to crystal by a cursed gift. Granamyr sets a cruel price and expects them to fail it the way every human before them has. They come back empty-handed and tell him the truth instead of inventing an excuse, and the honesty is what moves him.
Granamyr in his treasure lair, grinning over He-Man and Teela.
Clipped from our own copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Dragon's Gift (1983), 12:10 to 14:06, 1 minute 56 seconds. Nothing is added and nothing is sped up. Copyright Mattel.
FILMATION, SHE-RA AND REVOLUTION
From the Ice Mountains to a 2024 return
Three more Filmation episodes bring him back: "The Return of Granamyr" in 1983, then "Disappearing Dragons" and "Battle of the Dragons" in 1984. He also crosses into She-Ra: Princess of Power once, in "Darksmoke and Fire," after Modulok's rocket throws Adora a thousand years into Eternia's past and She-Ra and Tarbin find him in his treasure cavern dealing with the pink dragon Bright Star.
Nearly forty years later he resurfaces in Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024), which this site treats, like every later series, as additional material outside the classic Filmation canon. "Ascension" finds him held captive in an icy cave between burning braziers, and "The Scepter and the Sword" puts him into a fight against a mechanical threat, breathing green fire where the Filmation dragon breathed orange.
A NOTE ON MERCHANDISE
Two figures, both from Masters of the Universe Classics
Granamyr's figure came from Masters of the Universe Classics in 2012, sold through MattyCollector, and a green version based on his minicomic look followed in 2016 as a Power-Con exclusive. Both are long retired and neither is on sale at BigBadToyStore, so there is no figure to buy new.
IN BRIEF
Granamyr, in brief
"The Dragon's Gift" airs
Larry DiTillio's first sold script for the show, with John Erwin voicing Granamyr.
"The Return of Granamyr"
His second Filmation episode, broadcast that November.
"Disappearing Dragons" and "Battle of the Dragons"
Two more season-two episodes, and his last in the Filmation He-Man series.
"Darksmoke and Fire"
His one She-Ra: Princess of Power episode, with She-Ra and Tarbin in his treasure cavern.
Masters of the Universe Classics
His first figure, sold through MattyCollector; a green repaint followed as a 2016 Power-Con exclusive.
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
"Ascension" and "The Scepter and the Sword," with John de Lancie in the role.
Questions
Granamyr questions, answered
Who is Granamyr?
The ancient dragon ruler of Darksmoke, one of the few magical powers on Eternia that takes no side. He is hostile to humans but keeps his word once a debt is owed.
When does Granamyr first appear?
In "The Dragon's Gift," first broadcast on September 28, 1983.
Who voices Granamyr?
John Erwin in the 1983-1985 Filmation series, credited on "The Dragon's Gift," and John de Lancie in Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024).
Does Granamyr appear in She-Ra: Princess of Power?
Once, in "Darksmoke and Fire," where he meets She-Ra and Tarbin in his treasure cavern.
Why does Granamyr dislike humans?
By his own account in "The Dragon's Gift," a thousand years of people begging favors from him and never once saying thank you.
Can you buy a Granamyr action figure right now?
Not new. His Masters of the Universe Classics figure (2012) and its green Power-Con repaint (2016) are long sold out at retail.
Does Granamyr appear in Masters of the Universe: Revolution?
Yes. He returns in "Ascension" and "The Scepter and the Sword" (2024), held captive before joining the fight against a mechanical threat.
How many episodes does Granamyr appear in?
Seven: four in the Filmation He-Man series, one She-Ra crossover and two in Revolution.
Who wrote "The Dragon's Gift"?
Larry DiTillio, and it was his first sold script for the show.
Does Granamyr breathe fire?
Yes. The Filmation Granamyr breathes orange flame, and the Revolution version breathes green fire.
Compiled by the heman.org desk from the episodes "The Dragon's Gift," "The Return of Granamyr," "Disappearing Dragons," "Battle of the Dragons," "Darksmoke and Fire," "Ascension" and "The Scepter and the Sword" and their on-screen credits, with Animation Magazine for the Revolution casting and ActionFigure411's Masters of the Universe Classics listings for the figures. Some background from heman.fandom.com (CC BY-SA 3.0).
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