THE SNAKE MAN WITH THE STONE STARE
Snake Face (200x)
Freed from the void under Snake Mountain, the 2002 Snake Face turns Skeletor's army to stone and ends the same two-part story as a statue himself.
Snake Face is a Snake Man in the 2002 He-Man series, voiced by Paul Dobson. Anyone who meets his stare turns to stone, until He-Man shows him his own reflection.
The record
The facts
BEFORE 2002
A toy that missed the cartoon
Snake Face started as plastic. Mattel's card called him the "Most Gruesome of the Snake Men Warriors" and promised "Snakes strike out of face & body!" He arrived after Filmation's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe had finished, so Filmation never animated him, and his early adventures belong to the minicomics and the comics instead.[1] The Snake Face entry covers that version and his figures.
The first time he moves on a screen is in Mike Young Productions' 2002 series, which kept his green coloring and the black vest and gave him a lizard's face, yellow eyes and a crest of snake-like ridges where the vintage figure has snake hair. This site counts the 2002 series, and everything on this page after this paragraph, as non-canon additions to his story.
[1] ^ Wikipedia's list of Masters of the Universe characters says Snake Face appears only in the 1980s comics and the 2002 series, because Filmation's series had ended by the time his figure was released. The He-Man wiki places his minicomic debut in "Revenge of the Snake Men!"
THE SIGNATURE EPISODE
Rise of the Snake Men
Steven Melching's two-part "Rise of the Snake Men," first shown on November 8 and November 15, 2003, opens the gate under Snake Mountain. Once General Rattlor has the honor of touching the staff to the altar, the Snake Men walk out of the void one at a time, each called by name: "Tung Lashor." "Squeeze." "Snake Face." Our Part 1 guide calls the roll call pure toy-line theater, and it is the first close look the series gives him: green, lizard-faced and scowling.
His job in the takeover is the stare. Skeletor's warriors are turned to stone in his own throne room, Mer-Man among them, while Skeletor and Evil-Lyn end up wrapped in King Hiss's snakes. Skeletor alone is out of reach, and someone in the room works out why: "He has no eyes."
Part 2 takes the Snake Men to Castle Grayskull, where Snake Face and Rattlor go after He-Man while Hiss goes after the Sorceress. With a hiss and a demand, "Look at me!", Snake Face shows his true face, and snakes burst out of his head and chest. He-Man answers with a reflection, and the stare that worked on Skeletor's warriors works on its owner.[2] He comes out of the fight as stone.
[2] ^ Sources split on the mirror. Wikipedia's character list says He-Man used his sword; the He-Man wiki says his shield.
AFTER THE CASTLE
A statue in Second Skin
The petrified Snake Face is still around in "Second Skin," Melching's episode from December 6, 2003, as a gray statue standing by itself in a round chamber, snakes frozen mid-strike around his head and shoulders. The series never brings him back to life on screen. Paul Dobson voices him, one of several roles he plays across the series.[3]
[3] ^ Metacritic's cast and crew list for the series credits Paul Dobson as Snake Face. Its second-season list gives him Tri-Klops, Man-E-Faces and Trap Jaw as well.
AFTER 2002
Later series and the films
Snake Face is not among the characters credited in Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation or Masters of the Universe: Revolution. He has no part in the 1987 Masters of the Universe film, and the 2026 film's announced cast does not include him either.
On the toy side he has stayed in the vintage design: Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line made him for its 2012 subscription, and the Origins line now sells a deluxe version with an alternate head, a snake staff and a shield.
THE FIGURE TO OWN
Snake Face on shelves now
Mattel's Origins Deluxe Snake Face follows the vintage figure's look, gray skin and green snake hair, on the 5.5-inch Origins body.
Origins Deluxe Snake Face
- Alternate head
- Snake staff
- Shield
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IN BRIEF
From the void to the statue
Rise of the Snake Men, Part 1
Rattlor and Kobra Khan free him with the rest of King Hiss's army; first shown November 8, 2003.
Rise of the Snake Men, Part 2
The Snake Men march on Castle Grayskull, November 15, 2003.
Second Skin
His statue appears in a round chamber, December 6, 2003.
Masters of the Universe Classics
Mattel's collector line makes a Snake Face figure for its 2012 subscription.
Questions
Snake Face (200x) questions, answered
Who is the 2002 Snake Face?
One of King Hiss's Snake Men, freed from the void under Snake Mountain in "Rise of the Snake Men, Part 1." When he shows his true face, anyone who looks at him turns to stone.
Who voices Snake Face in the 2002 series?
Paul Dobson. In the same series he also voices Tri-Klops, Man-E-Faces and Trap Jaw.
How does He-Man beat Snake Face?
With a reflection. Snake Face's own stare bounces back at him at Castle Grayskull and turns him to stone. Wikipedia says He-Man uses his sword; the He-Man wiki says his shield.
Who frees Snake Face?
General Rattlor and Kobra Khan, who open the void under Snake Mountain for King Hiss's army in Part 1.
Why doesn't Snake Face turn Skeletor to stone?
Because Skeletor has no eyes to meet the stare, as the throne room scene in Part 1 points out.
Was Snake Face in the original Filmation He-Man series?
No. His figure came out after that series had ended. The Snake Face entry covers the vintage figure and the comics.
Does Snake Face come back after he is turned to stone?
Not on screen. His statue appears in "Second Skin," and the series ends without restoring him.
What does the 2002 Snake Face look like?
Green and lizard-faced, with yellow eyes, a crest of snake-like ridges in place of hair and a black vest trimmed in purple. When he shows his true face, snakes burst from his head and chest.
Can you buy a Snake Face figure now?
Yes. Mattel's Origins Deluxe Snake Face, in the vintage design, comes with an alternate head, a snake staff and a shield.
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Compiled by the heman.org desk from the 2002 series episodes and their English subtitles, our Rise of the Snake Men, Part 1, Part 2 and Second Skin guides, Metacritic's cast and crew list for the series, TVmaze's air dates and its Revelation and Revolution cast lists, Wikipedia's list of Masters of the Universe characters, the He-Man wiki, and Mattel's packaging and product listing.
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Alongside
Characters in the same story
Snake Face Snake Men of Eternia 
King Hiss (200x) Snake Men of Eternia 
Rattlor (200x) Snake Men of Eternia 
Kobra Khan (200x) Snake Men of Eternia 
Snake Armor He-Man Heroic Warriors 
Skeletor Evil Warriors On Screen