{"id":1344,"date":"2010-04-05T00:32:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T05:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2016-02-21T00:46:08","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T05:46:08","slug":"tri-klops-addendum-the-guardians-of-grayskull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2010\/04\/tri-klops-addendum-the-guardians-of-grayskull\/","title":{"rendered":"Tri-Klops addendum: The Guardians of Grayskull"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today's new review of Masters of the Universe Classics<\/i> Tri-Klops<\/a>, I (very) briefly mentioned the fact that the figure came with a human-size ring, and that the ring was an update of one from the '80s. All true, but it's only half the story.<\/p>\n

Back when Val Staples and Emiliano Santalucia were doing their MotU<\/i> comicbook, they created a detailed story bible that brought together elements from everywhere: the cartoons, the pack-in minicomics, the live-action film, everything. Last year, they talked to ToyFare<\/i> about some of the things they had in mind - and one of the things had to do with that mysterious ring.<\/p>\n

Staples and Santalucia wondered why King Randor<\/a>, a guy who had an entire army at his disposal, needed the Masters around in the first place. They also wanted to explain why Man-At-Arms always seemed to know a lot about Grayskull.<\/p>\n

The answer was their own creation: a secret society of warriors who kept the secrets of Grayskull after the original King Grayskull<\/a> died. It was their duty to protect the power within the castle from being exploited by anyone, even the legitimate rulers of Eternia, until it was time for a new hero. So these guys, the Guardians of Grayskull, passed the duty down through the generations, and the ring was their symbol. Dekker, Man-At-Arms'<\/a> predecessor, was a member, and passed it on to Duncan. And apparently Tri-Klops<\/a> was a Guardian before turning bad.<\/p>\n