(It is suggested to read this page in the voice of Alan Oppenheimer. Mark Hamill is also acceptable, and so are Ben Diskin and Brian Dobson.note )
Greetings, pitiful fools out there!
I am... SKELETOR! The Lord of Destruction, master of Snake Mountain and future ruler of Eternia! Once I was Prince Keldor of the House of Miro, but such a meager title is unfitting for my greatness. My attempts to take the throne have led to a rather drastic change in my life, transforming me into the man you see before you! For a long time, I have sought to capture Castle Greyskull to possess the powers within. One thing has stood in my way, however . . .
HE-MAN ! ! !
That... that... do-gooder has thwarted my malevolent efforts time and time again and made fools of my pathetic minions. Mark my words, I WILL conquer Greyskull and use its powers to spread my glorious evil throughout the universe! Not even He-Man can stop me then!
Tropes associated with me include:
- Adaptational Badass: Fools! You dare to imply I, Skeletor, am not up to my own measure!? Preposterous! ...That said, you people have had a flattering tendency to depict me in a way more fitting of my magnificence than those pitiful do-gooders would give me. Why, I even score victories over that muscle-headed dolt in two of the most recent retellings of my greatness! note
- Archenemy: He-Man, naturally. His twin sister is this to a lesser extent but she's more of that batbrain Hordak's problem.
- Awesome Ego: And you better believe I am second to none, as I am the rightful ruler of both Eternia and the universe!
- Bad Boss: Every single time my minions fail me, I berate them and threaten them with bodily harm, but can you blame me?
- Beware the Silly Ones: You dare to call me silly to my face!? I might be prone to the theatrics of my position from time to time... but make no mistake about me, fool, I am the deadliest thing on Eternia, and I will claim what is rightfully mine!
- Big Bad: And very proud of it. Flogg may have thought himself in charge but I was still the big bad.
- Cain and Abel: My oafish brother Randor is entirely unworthy of the throne! Trifling circumstance allowed him where I rightfully belong, it is only right that I should take what's mine.
- Card-Carrying Villain: It’s to be expected from the likes of me.
- Co-Dragons:
- Can you believe I was forced into cooperating with Hordak by his boss Horde Prime? The indignity!
- For my own Evil Warriors, Evil-Lyn and Beast Man are my immediate henchmen. Between Evil-Lyn's magical knowledge and Beast Man's terrible strength, there is little on Eternia that can stop my evil plans!
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: I am NO fool, it is a dog-eat-dog world out there, and sooner or later, someone, even that dimwitted sniwey hero, will get wise to see an opportunity to strike at me when we are forced to align interests... but, I make sure I will strike first when they least expect it, count on it.
- The Dragon:
- Flogg made me his second in command, little does he realise that I was the one really running the show.
- Evil-Lyn has consistently proven herself to be my most competent minion and the one I can most trust to execute my orders, her occasional bout of disloyalty notwithstanding.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: I do care about my pets Panthor and Grr. I like them because they are as mean as me.
- Evil Is Hammy: Ah, yes, I’m very proud of my theatrics.
- Evil Is Petty: Petty? PETTY?!? There is NOTHING petty about my evil!
- Evil Laugh: I love to laugh whenever I plot something sinister.
- Evil Uncle: That bumbling boy Prince Adam is just another pathetic obstacle in my way to the throne. Honestly, it's an embarrassment that we're related.
- Horned Humanoid: When I'm able to get my hands on greater power still, my magnificent skull often grows horns to show my greatness better than any crown!
- In the Hood: If I didn't wear my purple hood over my skull, some morons would mistake me for Scareglow.
- Large Ham: Yes, I admit I can be quite theatrical. So?
- Magic Staff: My Havoc Staff is a great reservoir of dark power to work my magic through. In another realm of existence, it serves as a totem to wield the Power of Havoc.
- Odd Friendship: FRIENDSHIP!?! You dare assume that Skeletor needs so-called "friends"?! BAH! That said, however... I do give more consideration to Stinkor than my other minions, mostly because unlike THEM he actually accomplishes the tasks I send him out to do and has no ambition to try and beat me at my own game, so he earns my favor more often than the rest.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: When my empty eye sockets aren't so empty, my red eyes properly reflect the evil and power I possess, nyehehehe!
- Skeletal Appendage: Another version of myself not only has a Skull for a Head, but his left arm from the elbow down is skeletal as well. That cursed guardian of Grayskull tricked him into losing the flesh on his arm to the Power of Havoc! But he showed her in the end, as any true Skeletor should!
- Skull for a Head: And such a lovely shade of yellow too.note
- The Starscream: I was a successful one - when Hordak had nothing left to teach me, I doublecrossed him and built the power base I have today. Of my own minions, Evil-Lyn is the closest I have to one.
- Trash Talk: One of my many fortes, as my tongue is as sharp as any of my spells or my own strength during a fight! Why, I could write a book about what you don't know.
