List of She-Ra: Princess of Power and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power characters
This is a list of characters that appear in She-Ra: Princess of Power and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Overview
The Rebellion
The Great Rebellion is a faction on Etheria that fights the occupation of Etheria by the Horde. While Bright Moon is their capital, the Whispering Woods serves as their base of operation. Among its members are:Key Members
She-Ra / Princess Adora
She-Ra is introduced in the animated movie The Secret of the Sword as Force Captain Adora, who was an agent of the Evil Horde that rules the planet Etheria. She discovers that she is the long-lost twin sister of Prince Adam and the princess of Eternia, having been stolen by the Horde's leader, Hordak, as a baby. She is granted the Sword of Protection, which parallels He-Man's Sword of Power, gaining the power to transform into She-Ra, her secret identity.In the 2018 series, a teenaged Adora is portrayed as the current holder of the She-Ra title with her identity public knowledge compared to the 1985 series. She gets together with Catra in the series finale.
She-Ra and Princess Adora are voiced by Melendy Britt in the 1980s series and by Aimee Carrero in the 2018 series.
Swift Wind / Spirit
Spirit is the horse of Adora, serving as her steed Swift Wind. Noble and brave, he has a mate named Starwind and they have a young colt. His transformation gives him the appearance of a winged unicorn with the ability of speech. She-Ra occasionally calls him Swifty when referring to his winged unicorn form.In the 2018 series, he was called "Horsey" by Adora before being accidentally transformed into a winged unicorn by She-Ra's magic. Eventually revealed to have the ability to speak, Swift Wind has a sardonic tongue and pursues his own political agenda of liberating Etheria's horses.
Spirit / Swift Wind are voiced by Lou Scheimer in the 1980s series and by Adam Ray in the 2018 series.
Bow
Bow is an archer who is one of the original Rebels. Bow often has to disguise himself when leaving The Whispering Woods, to prevent the Horde from identifying him. A cultured gentleman, Bow nevertheless is plagued by personal insecurities. He, like Glimmer, is a rather impetuous member of the Rebellion. He is far too eager to rush into battle with the Horde, which more often than not gets him captured, leading to She-Ra rescuing him. He develops a crush on She-Ra, whose true identity he does not know. Bow appears to have known Rebellion member Kowl for quite a long time. They have a friendly love/hate relationship, and they have many arguments in which Kowl arises as the winner and makes a fool of Bow. Kowl has, on many occasions, voiced his dislike of Bow's musical abilities, but Adora seems to enjoy his songs.He has also shown some ability as an illusionist. At different times, he has made birds appear out of nowhere and made himself disappear.
Bow was released in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line. This is the character's second time to be made into an action figure. He is the only male figure from the Princess of Power line up to be released. Bow's backstory is that he was a nobleman in Queen Angella's court.
The 2018 cartoon series Bow is redesigned as a young archer who was raised alongside his brothers by their fathers, historians who wanted no association with the war and intended Bow to succeed them. He is Princess Glimmer's best friend and also makes use of various types of special arrows.
Bow is voiced by George DiCenzo in the 1980s series and by Marcus Scribner in the 2018 series.
Princess Glimmer
Glimmer, Princess of Bright Moon, is the daughter of Queen Angella and Micah. She is originally the leader of the Great Rebellion but relinquishes her title to Adora. Despite, being the former leader of the Great Rebellion, she is naive and at times gullible. She also demonstrates moments of impulsiveness. Glimmer comes from a happy family, but her childhood is tinged with sadness. After the Horde arrived on Etheria, her father left to fight them, and was never seen again. Later, when her mother is in battle with the Horde, she too disappears. For many years Glimmer fears she will never see her parents again. One day, a spy discovers that Angella is being held prisoner by Hunga, leader of the Harpies. By this point, Glimmer had established the Rebellion, but gives up her title to Adora, when her mother is rescued by She-Ra. Micah, escaping from Horde World, returns to Etheria for his and Angella's wedding anniversary but is subsequently captured by Hunga the Harpy. Through the help of She-Ra, Glimmer and Angella reunite with Micah.Glimmer can manipulate light, allowing her to emit pulses or strobes to blind or disorient others, fire laser-like cutting beams or "solid-photon" concussive-force beams, illuminate large areas with radiant light, create explosive-plasma fireworks, and refract light to make herself invisible. In close proximity to her mother, she has the power to fly unaided. She has also demonstrated limited magical abilities, such as a holding spell, as well as short-range teleportation.
Glimmer had a Masters of the Universe Classics action figure with her history intact.
Princess Glimmer appears in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, her power derived from the runestone known as the Moonstone which she visits to regularity recharge her powers of line-of-sight teleportation and hurling bolts of photonic energy. Throughout the first season, Glimmer was at odds with her mother over her keeping her from the frontline before understanding Angella's reasons as the two come to an understanding.
Glimmer is voiced by Linda Gary in the 1980s series and by Karen Fukuhara in the 2018 series.
Queen Angella
Angella, the Queen of Bright Moon and Glimmer's mother, possessing a pair of wings which allow her to fly. Angella is wise and kind, generally beloved by her subjects. She possesses vast mystical powers, which are linked to Bright Moon's Moonstone gem—itself powered by the light of Etheria's three moons. During an eclipse, her powers are drastically weakened. At full strength, she alone has proven more than a match for the Horde itself. Her powers are similar to Glimmer's in that they're primarily based on photonic energy, however at a significantly stronger magnitude than Glimmer's. Also, in contrast to Glimmer, Angella also has the ability to open magical-gateway portals to other dimensions. She also has various spell-casting abilities, of strength sufficient to counteract those of Shadow Weaver, as seen in the episode The Crystal Castle.In the Masters of the Universe Classics toyline, Queen Angella was the first of Etheria's rulers to fight back against the Evil Horde when they first arrived on Etheria and became the founder of the Great Rebellion with the help of key leaders. Queen Angella was the one who had the Whispering Woods be used as the headquarters of the Great Rebellion.
Queen Angella appears in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, portrayed in the first season as an overprotective mother due to feeling responsible for leading the attack against the Horde that supposedly got her husband Micah killed and their alliance dissolved as a result. But by the first-season finale, Angella manages to open up to a despondent Glimmer about her mistakes and the two reach an understanding. Angella later dies by sacrificing herself in the third-season finale by helping Adora close a portal that threatens Etheria. A pre-recorded Star Wars-like hologram of her appears to Glimmer, Adora & Bow in the 4th season's premiere "The Coronation", telling Glimmer of how proud she is of her.
Queen Angella is voiced by Erika Scheimer in the 1980s series and by Reshma Shetty in the reboot.
He-Man / Prince Adam
He-Man is "the most powerful man in the universe" and in most media he is the alter-ego of Prince Adam. He-Man possesses superhuman strength and is capable of performing incredible feats, such as lifting heavy objects such as boulders and buildings, breaking solid rock with his fists, as well as having the advantage over just about any opponent. He is a formidable warrior, although he usually prefers to avoid conflict. He-Man is a strong upholder of moral justice and is regarded by the people of Eternia as their greatest hero. Prince Adam is the son of King Randor and Queen Marlena of Eternia, and is viewed by many as fun-loving, lazy, and cowardly. This is merely an act to keep people from suspecting that he is also He-Man. Prince Adam was given the Sword of Power by The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, and when he lifts the sword and says "By the Power of Grayskull... I Have the Power!" he is magically transformed into He-Man, defender of Eternia. In the He-Man and She-Ra The Secret of the Sword movie Prince Adam/He-Man is sent on a quest to Etheria by the Sorceress of Grayskull. While on Etheria, He-Man discovers that he has a long lost twin sister, Princess Adora, who was abducted from Eternia as an infant by the evil warlock/warlord Hordak and his then apprentice Skeletor. After He-Man rescues Adora from brainwashed service to the Evil Horde, she receives her own magical sword and becomes She-Ra.For a more details regarding He-Man/Masters of The Universe characters who had recurring or guest roles in the original She-Ra series, see List of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe characters.
Princess Frosta
Frosta is a valuable member of the Great Rebellion. She is the reigning ruler at Castle Chill in the Kingdom of Snows, an area located at the northernmost pole of Etheria. This area of Etheria has only been attacked on one occasion by the Horde, possibly because of the extreme temperature there. Most of Frosta's people hold a great hatred for the Selkies, a race of seal-like humanoids who live in Galacia, near her own homeland who once warred against them. Frosta, however, does not share her people's mistrust of them. When the Horde arrived, these two races called a truce to their feud to unite against them.Frosta is able to lower her external and internal body temperature without harm to herself, thereby radiating immense cold from her body, most often as energy-like beams from her hands. Frosta is able to reach -105° degrees Fahrenheit within a few seconds, and is immune to sub-zero temperatures around her. In addition, she can freeze any moisture in the air around her into unusually-hard ice, and thereby form simple objects such as slides, ladders, and shields. Frosta can also freeze objects to the degree that they will shatter when touched or simply localize a small area with snow.
Frosta is a no-nonsense, direct individual who generally isn't afraid to voice her opinion. She later develops a crush on He-Man, and does little to hide her feelings for him. For his part, He-Man seems sometimes embarrassed due to her flirtatious behavior.
In the Masters of the Universe Classics toyline, Frosta's real name is Queen Mackenzie.
Frosta appears in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as a member of the Princess Alliance, her ethnicity and attire costume changed to the Etherian equivalent to Inuit. While a child ruling the second largest region in Etheria, Frosta intentionally presented herself as serious in the first season before opening up a bit in season two with a habit of going overboard while using her powers to create ice armor to increase her offense and defense.
Frosta is voiced by Erika Scheimer in the 1980s series and by Merit Leighton in the 2018 series.