THE KEEPER OF RELICS
Scare Glow (Revelation)
In Revelation the glow-in-the-dark ghost of the toy line rules Subternia, trades in fear and hangs the dead in his collection.
In Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021) Scare Glow, voiced by Tony Todd, is the fear-eating ruler of Subternia who bargains with Teela in "Land of the Dead." He returns in Revelation's finale and in Revolution's "Even for Kings."
The record
The facts
BEFORE REVELATION
A ghost that only lived in plastic
Scare Glow has no Filmation counterpart. Filmation's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power and The New Adventures of He-Man never put him on screen. He came from the toy aisle instead, one of the last additions to Mattel's original line: a skeletal ghost warrior in Skeletor's service, with a long purple cape, the Scythe of Doom and a body that glowed in the dark. The main Scare Glow entry covers the vintage figure and the toys since.
His screen career belongs to Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Netflix's 2021 continuation of the Filmation story, and its 2024 sequel Revolution, and this encyclopedia reads both as optional extras to the classic series. Revelation is the first time he appears on screen, and it keeps the toy's skull, hood and purple cape.
THE SIGNATURE EPISODE
Land of the Dead
Tim Sheridan's "Land of the Dead" sends Teela, Evil-Lyn, Orko and their allies down into Subternia after the lost half of the Sword of Power, and Teela meets its ruler alone in the green mist. He introduces himself as "the shadow of a ruler... now ruler of shadows," and when she says she is looking for a sword he is delighted. "Ah! A collector... like myself!" He keeps relics that were once treasured and are now without purpose, and the special ones, he says, "still do glow."[1]
What he wants in return is her fear. "Nourish me with your delicious fear!" Teela insists she fears nothing and he tells her she is dripping with it; she makes the deal on her own terms: her fear in exchange for the Sword of Power and the safe return of her companions. The Well of Darkness then shows her a false He-Man telling her she has always been alone.
Revelation gives him one rule and keeps it every time he appears: Scare Glow feeds on fear, and he loses to anyone who stops handing it over. Teela breaks the trial by taking her fear back. "I own my power. Every part of it. My strength, my hope... Even my fear. And you can't have any of it." When he turns on the group later, it is Orko, finally unafraid, who stands against him and casts him out with a spell, at the cost of his own life.
[1] ^ Asked who he is, he answers that he is "the shadow of a ruler... now ruler of shadows," and when Teela mistakes him for Skeletor he says he is "not quite" Skeletor but remembers the name. Revelation never explains the line further.
Scare Glow in the Revolution series, staff swinging over the green pool.
Clipped from our own copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Even for Kings (Masters of the Universe: Revolution, 2024), 5:13 to 6:54, 1 minute 41 seconds. Nothing is added and nothing is sped up. Copyright Mattel.
PART 2
The king of fear
Scare Glow returns in Eric Carrasco's "Comes with Everything You See Here," the last episode of Revelation. He has King Randor on the ground under his spear when Orko, restored to life, appears in front of him. "I heard you say a king's fear tastes best of all," Orko says. "So that means the king of fear must be delicious."
This time Orko does not need to die to win. In the middle of the final battle he traps the ghost with the same rhyming magic he once used to protect Cringer from fireworks: "This pesky ghost is making trouble... so lock him up inside a bubble!"[2]
[2] ^ The spell is a callback to the first episode of Revelation, where Orko's rhyme puts Cringer in a soundproof bubble to protect him from the fireworks and nearly smothers him.
REVOLUTION
The collection in Subternia
Revolution opens in Scare Glow's cavern. In Kevin Smith's "Even for Kings," Adam and Orko climb to his throne to ask for the souls of their friends Clamp Champ and Fisto, sent to Subternia when Skeletor stole the power. Scare Glow smells no fear on Adam and calls the two souls perfect additions to his collection, then decides that Adam would look even better hanging beside them. King Randor and the others arrive to fight beside He-Man, and Teela, now the Sorceress, cuts Scare Glow off in the middle of a boast ("Sorry, Scare Glow") as they break out of Subternia.
Tony Todd voices him in both series.
THE FIGURE TO OWN
Masterverse Revelation Scare Glow
Mattel made Revelation's Scare Glow in its Masterverse line, a 7-inch figure with a glow-in-the-dark skeleton and head, a posable cape, the Scythe of Doom and extra hands.
Masterverse Revelation Scare Glow
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IN BRIEF
From the toy aisle to Subternia
Mattel's glow-in-the-dark ghost
Scare Glow joins the original toy line late in its run, as a skeletal ghost warrior in Skeletor's service. Filmation's series never uses him.
Land of the Dead
He takes Teela's bargain in Subternia and loses it when she refuses to be ruled by her fear.
Comes with Everything You See Here
He stands over King Randor until Orko, back from the dead, faces him down.
Even for Kings
Revolution opens in Subternia, where he refuses to give up the souls of Clamp Champ and Fisto.
Questions
Revelation's Scare Glow, answered
Who is Scare Glow in Masters of the Universe: Revelation?
The skeletal ruler of Subternia, the underworld, who collects relics and souls and feeds on fear. He bargains with Teela in "Land of the Dead."
Who voices Scare Glow?
Tony Todd, in both Revelation and Revolution.
Was Scare Glow in the original 1983 cartoon?
No. He was a toy in Mattel's original line but never appeared in any of the Filmation series. Revelation is his first screen appearance.
What does Scare Glow want from Teela?
Her fear. He offers her the Sword of Power in exchange, and she adds the safe return of her friends to the deal.
How is Scare Glow defeated in Land of the Dead?
Teela takes her fear back during her trial, and Orko, no longer afraid, casts him out with a spell that costs Orko his life.
What happens to Scare Glow at the end of Revelation?
He returns in "Comes with Everything You See Here" and stands over King Randor, until the resurrected Orko traps him in a magic bubble.
Is Scare Glow in Masters of the Universe: Revolution?
Yes. The first episode, "Even for Kings," opens in his cavern, where he refuses to free the souls of Clamp Champ and Fisto.
Is Scare Glow Skeletor's ghost in Revelation?
Revelation does not say. Mattel's toy line called him a ghost in Skeletor's service, and in "Land of the Dead" he calls himself the shadow of a ruler and says he remembers Skeletor's name, but the series leaves it there.
Is Scare Glow in the He-Man movies?
No. Neither the 1987 film nor the 2026 cast list includes him.
Is there a Revelation Scare Glow figure?
Yes, the Masterverse Revelation Scare Glow, with a glow-in-the-dark skeleton and head.
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Compiled by the heman.org desk from the Revelation episodes "Land of the Dead" and "Comes with Everything You See Here," the Revolution episode "Even for Kings," and their English subtitles, with the Land of the Dead episode guide and the 2026 film cast page. The voice credit follows TVmaze's cast lists for both series; the figure's details come from Mattel's product listing.
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Alongside
Characters in the same story
Scare Glow Evil Warriors 
Teela (Revelation) Heroic Warriors 
Orko (Revelation) Heroic Warriors 
King Randor (Revelation) Royal Family 
Skeletor Evil Warriors 
Evil-Lyn Evil Warriors On Screen