BRIGHT MOON'S WINGED QUEEN
Queen Angella
Queen Angella rules Bright Moon, flies on white wings and draws her magic from Etheria's twin moons. She-Ra frees her from a harpy in her first episode, and after that she is a working queen, captured only once more.
Queen Angella rules Bright Moon, the Great Rebellion's capital on Etheria, in the 1985 She-Ra: Princess of Power cartoon. A winged Etherian with magic tied to the planet's twin moons, she is freed from the harpy Hunga in her first confirmed appearance, "Reunions," and is the mother of Glimmer and wife of King Micah.
FIRST APPEARANCE
A captive queen, freed in her first episode
Queen Angella rules Bright Moon, the Great Rebellion's capital on Etheria, a winged Etherian whose magic draws on the planet's twin moons. She is the wife of King Micah and the mother of Glimmer, and she fights for her own freedom and her kingdom's as often as she waits to be rescued.
Her first appearance is "Reunions," broadcast on September 12, 1985, where He-Man and She-Ra fly to Talon Mountain and free her from the harpy Hunga, who has been holding her captive behind a decoy "false Angella." From then on she is a free and ruling queen, and only "Micah of Bright Moon" puts her back in chains.
Queen Angella in the Crystal Castle, at her wits' end.
Clipped from our own copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Crystal Castle (She-Ra: Princess of Power, 1985), 2:27 to 4:26, 1 minute 59 seconds. Nothing is added and nothing is sped up. Copyright Mattel.
RECAPTURED ONCE MORE, THEN RESTORED
A second captivity, and a magic that runs on moonlight
"Micah of Bright Moon" catches her on her and King Micah's 20th wedding anniversary. Micah crash-lands at Talon Mountain and is taken prisoner by Hunga, and Angella goes alone to trade herself for his freedom against her family's warnings, only for Hunga to chain them both as slaves instead. She-Ra and Glimmer slip in to free them while Hunga is away, and when the harpy returns, it is Angella herself who draws a sword and fights her, with She-Ra stepping in only to finish it.
"The Crystal Castle" shows what her magic costs her. Shadow Weaver's attacks drain Angella's moon-fed power ahead of an eclipse, and only the legendary Crystal Castle, hidden where its seeker most wants it and never seen, can restore it. She-Ra tracks it to the mountain Sky Dancer and speeds up the Great Clock at the planet's heart, and the moons' light returns along with Angella's magic, breaking Shadow Weaver's spell in the same stroke.
A QUEEN WHO HOLDS HER OWN COURT
Defending Bright Moon, in council and out of it
Several episodes show her governing. In "The Red Knight," Hordak plans to abduct her because the Rebels' Fair at Castle Blackmoor sits outside Bright Moon's protection, and she notices more than once that the masked Red Knight's voice sounds familiar, a thread the episode never resolves. In "Just the Way You Are," King Darkspur of the Hinterlands asks her once again for Glimmer's hand in marriage and is refused, before he sends soldiers to seize Glimmer outright. In "The Mines of Mondor" she opens a dimensional gate to the planet Kyrtis that will close again in three days.
The rest of her confirmed appearances are smaller beats inside a busier plot: she is anxious and watchful as Hordak attacks Bright Moon directly in "Return of the General" and "Battle for Bright Moon," talks privately with Adora in "Romeo and Glimmer," raises Bright Moon's protective Moonstone alongside Glimmer in "Glimmer's Story," and sits, spellbound along with the other judges, at Mystacor's Trickster Competition in "Three Courageous Hearts."
IN PLASTIC
Two Queen Angella figures
Mattel has made Angella twice: the 1986 Princess of Power figure, with soft-goods costume and rooted hair, and a 2015 Masters of the Universe Classics figure sold through MattyCollector. Both are long retired and neither is on sale new.
IN BRIEF
Queen Angella, year by year
"Reunions" airs, freeing her from Hunga the Harpy
He-Man and She-Ra fly to Talon Mountain and free her from the harpy Hunga, who had been holding her behind a decoy "false Angella."
"Micah of Bright Moon"
On her and King Micah's 20th wedding anniversary, Micah is taken captive by Hunga at Talon Mountain; Angella trades herself for his freedom, Hunga betrays the deal and chains them both, and Angella fights Hunga herself with a sword before She-Ra ends it.
"The Crystal Castle"
Shadow Weaver's attacks drain Angella's moon-fed magic ahead of an eclipse; She-Ra finds the hidden Crystal Castle and speeds up the Great Clock at the heart of the planet, restoring the moons' light and breaking the spell.
The vintage Princess of Power figure
Soft-goods costuming and brushable rooted hair.
Masters of the Universe Classics
A seven-inch Masters of the Universe Classics figure sold through MattyCollector rather than at retail.
Questions
Queen Angella questions, answered
Who is Queen Angella?
Queen Angella is the winged ruler of Bright Moon, the Great Rebellion's political capital on Etheria, and the mother of Glimmer.
When does Queen Angella first appear?
In "Reunions," first broadcast on September 12, 1985, where He-Man and She-Ra free her from the harpy Hunga.
Who voices Queen Angella?
Erika Scheimer in the Filmation series, credited on "Reunions" and "Battle for Bright Moon," and Reshma Shetty in DreamWorks' She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020).
Is Queen Angella related to Glimmer?
Yes. She is Glimmer's mother and the wife of King Micah, Bright Moon's king.
What are Queen Angella's powers?
Flight on a pair of white wings and magic tied to Etheria's twin moons, strong enough in "The Mines of Mondor" to open a three-day gate to another planet.
Is Queen Angella ever taken captive?
Twice, both times by the harpy Hunga: before "Reunions," which frees her, and again in "Micah of Bright Moon," where she trades herself for King Micah's freedom.
Does Queen Angella appear in the Netflix She-Ra reboot?
Yes. Reshma Shetty voices her in DreamWorks' She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020), a reboot this site treats as separate from the Filmation canon.
Can you buy a Queen Angella action figure right now?
Not new. Her two figures, from 1986 and 2015, are both retired.
How many episodes does Queen Angella appear in?
14, all in She-Ra: Princess of Power.
Who is King Micah?
Queen Angella's husband and King of Bright Moon. He has no page of his own on this site yet; "Micah of Bright Moon" is built around their 20th wedding anniversary and his own captivity at Hunga's hands.
Compiled by the heman.org desk from the She-Ra: Princess of Power episodes "Reunions," "Micah of Bright Moon," "The Crystal Castle," "The Red Knight," "Just the Way You Are," "The Mines of Mondor" and "Battle for Bright Moon" and their on-screen credits, and Mattel's product listings. Base character record: heman.fandom.com (CC BY-SA 3.0).
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