Things Only Adults Notice In He-Man
By Matthew Martinez
The idea of Skeletor is not a bad one. A living skeleton is scary enough, but then he's also got magical powers, evil tendencies, and a love of cackling, making for one of the all-time great villains. Despite He-Man being the most powerful man in the universe, Skeletor gives him a run for his money — they consistently fight to a draw, owing to the skeleton man's magical powers as well as his physical strength. He's just as muscular as He-Man, but this makes absolutely no sense. Skeletor is a man so thoroughly made of bones, so closely resembling a skeleton, that his name is Skeletor, or the word "skeleton" with just one letter changed. And yet, this villain possesses huge, bulging muscles all over his body. Skeletons don't have muscles. This is why they're skeletons — they are comprised entirely of bones, without any muscles, skin, organs, or other physiological elements. By definition, skeletons don't have muscles, only bones. What even is Skeletor?
