GUARDIAN OF THE RAM STONE
The Faceless One (200x)
A hooded wizard who guards a stone in a ruined city, and the father Evil-Lyn keeps away from.
The Faceless One is a hooded wizard in the 2002 He-Man series who guards the Ram Stone in the ruins of Zalesia. At the end of "Lessons" he calls Evil-Lyn his daughter.
The record
The facts
BEFORE 2002
Missing from Filmation
Filmation's He-Man has no Faceless One; none of its episodes uses him, and his screen life begins with Mike Young Productions' 2002 series. Everything below is therefore non-canon on this site.
THE SIGNATURE EPISODE
Lessons
Larry DiTillio's "Lessons," first shown on October 11, 2002, is mostly Orko's episode, and the Faceless One is the obstacle in its villains' half. Skeletor wants the Ram Stone, an artifact said to "pierce any barrier, man-made or mystical," and Evil-Lyn warns him that it is "guarded by an ancient wizard called the Faceless One" whom her magic may not beat. Skeletor sends her anyway, with Beast Man and Trap Jaw for company, to the ruins of Zalesia.
He meets them with "What do you seek here?" and then recognizes her. "Still wasting your talent in the service of Skeletor, I see," he says, and she answers that Skeletor is power, "power I will share, and one day take for my own."
He tells her they will not have the stone, but it reaches Skeletor anyway, and Skeletor turns it on Castle Grayskull until Orko tricks it out of his hands. In the closing scene Evil-Lyn tells the Faceless One that Skeletor will trouble him no more, and he answers: "Perhaps there's hope for you yet... my daughter."
A YEAR LATER
The Price of Deceit
The stone does not stay with him. In "The Council of Evil Part 2" Skeletor's warriors take it from him by force.[1] DiTillio brings him back for "The Price of Deceit," first shown on November 22, 2003, when Skeletor turns on Evil-Lyn and has her taken to the Pool of Shadows. Her father hears her and cannot go to her: "Curse the forces that keep me prisoner inside these walls. I cannot help you, my daughter, but I will contact one who can."
The one who can is He-Man. The Faceless One appears on the palace lawn, introduces himself as "former guardian of the Ram Stone,"[2] and when it is suggested he has come for revenge on the hero who destroyed it, he answers "I do not walk that path. I come only to warn He-Man." The warning is what sends He-Man after Evil-Lyn.
AFTER 2002
Later shows and his figures
Neither of Netflix's series credits a Faceless One.
Mattel's toy line for the 2002 series included a Faceless One, and the Masters of the Universe Classics line sold one through its 2011 collector subscription. Neither is on sale new, so there is no figure to recommend here.
IN BRIEF
From Zalesia to the palace lawn
Lessons
He guards the Ram Stone in Zalesia, shown on October 11, 2002.
The Council of Evil Part 2
Skeletor's warriors take the stone from him.
The Price of Deceit
He sends He-Man to save his daughter.
Masters of the Universe Classics
Mattel sells a Faceless One figure through its collector subscription.
Questions
The Faceless One (200x) questions, answered
Who is the Faceless One in the 2002 He-Man series?
A hooded wizard who guards the Ram Stone in the ruins of Zalesia, and Evil-Lyn's father.
Is the Faceless One Evil-Lyn's father?
Yes. He calls her "my daughter" at the end of "Lessons," and again in "The Price of Deceit."
What is the Ram Stone?
An artifact said to pierce any barrier, man-made or mystical. Skeletor wants it to break into Castle Grayskull.
Which episodes is the Faceless One in?
"Lessons" and "The Price of Deceit," both written by Larry DiTillio. "The Council of Evil Part 2" mentions him.
Why can't the Faceless One help Evil-Lyn himself?
He says forces keep him prisoner inside his walls. The episode does not say what they are.
What happened to the Ram Stone?
Skeletor's warriors take it from him in "The Council of Evil Part 2," and by "The Price of Deceit" He-Man has destroyed it.
Is the Faceless One in the Filmation cartoon?
No. The 1983 series never uses him.
Is the Faceless One in Revelation or Revolution?
Neither series credits him.
Is the Faceless One in the He-Man movies?
No. He is in neither the 1987 film nor the 2026 film.
Can I buy a Faceless One figure?
Not new. The 2002-era and Classics figures are both out of production.
Compiled by the heman.org desk from the 2002 series episodes, the Lessons and The Price of Deceit episode guides, the toy archive, and TVmaze's Revelation and Revolution cast lists.
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