Castle Grayskull as seen in the Filmation animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
History[]
In the original television series, Castle Grayskull is a legendary/mythical location situated on a pedestal of bones jutting out of an abyss in a barren plain just on the edge of the Evergreen Forest. It serves as home to the Sorceress, and a place of refuge for He-Man and all those considered his friends. Its origins are unknown except for the fact that it was constructed to protect an unspecified source of power from those who would misuse it. It is a frequent target for the forces of evil.
Although it is mostly viewed from the outside, there are a few notable internal locations: the Main Chamber (incl. the Walkway of the Elders); Throne Room; the Hall of He-Man; the Portal Chamber; a laboratory; Mirror Room; the Sorceress's den and bed chamber (right tower), and "The Gallery Of Living Pictures;" this last was employed in the VHS home video "The Greatest Adventures Of All!" to show what the Sorceress called the greatest adventures of the Masters Of The Universe, especially He-Man himself. In the episode Double Trouble, an evil doppleganger of He-Man's friend Kol Darr also comes across the chamber that houses the Secrets of Castle Grayskull. It is a room with two doors, between which sits the Guardian, one of which houses the secrets, the other only destruction. The castle is also where the 2 transcendent magic swords are located.
The castle is surrounded by a bottomless abyss, which doubles as a moat in at least one episode, and a Jawbridge (a drawbridge formed by the lowerjaw of the castle's "mouth") is used to come across it. When Prince Adam transforms into He-Man, sparks shoot up from the abyss towards He-Man's sword. This phenomeneon is seen in the episode Into the Abyss, when Teela falls into the abyss and witnesses this spectacle from a unique vantage point. In the same episode, He-Man states that the abyss actually leads to the center of Eternia.
There are a number of magical doors inside the castle, most of them in the Portal Chamber, that serve as portals to various locations on Eternia, including Snake Mountain, and at least one that leads to Etheria.
Appearances[]
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)[]
Season One (1983)
- The Cosmic Comet
- The Shaping Staff
- Disappearing Act
- Diamond Ray of Disappearance
- She-Demon of Phantos
- Teela's Quest
- The Time Corridor
- The Dragon Invasion
- Masks of Power
- Evil-Lyn's Plot
- Like Father, Like Daughter
- Colossor Awakes
- A Beastly Sideshow (mentioned only)
- Reign of the Monster
- Daimar the Demon
- Quest for He-Man
- Dawn of Dragoon
- The Royal Cousin
- Song of Celice
- Evilseed
- Orko's Favorite Uncle
- The Defection
- Prince Adam No More
- The Taking of Grayskull
- The Dragon's Gift
- The Search
- Valley of Power
- House of Shokoti Part 1
- Double Edged Sword
- The Mystery of Man-E-Faces
- Orko's Missing Magic
- Eternal Darkness
- Return of Evil
- Temple of the Sun
- Teela's Trial (mentioned only)
- Dree Elle's Return
- Eye of the Beholder
- The Return of Granamyr
- Pawns of the Game Master
- Golden Disks of Knowledge
- The Huntsman
- The Remedy
Season Two (1984-1985)
- The Energy Beast
- Day of the Machines
- The Gamesman
- The Rarest Gift of All
- The Great Books Mystery
- Origin of the Sorceress
- To Save Skeletor
- Trouble in Trolla
- Betrayal of Stratos
- Disappearing Dragons
- The Arena
- Into the Abyss
- The Rainbow Warrior
- A Trip to Morainia
- Three on a Dare
- Journey to Stone City
- A Bird in the Hand
- Battlecat
- The Secret of Grayskull
- Teela's Triumph
- The Problem with Power
- Double Trouble
- The Eternia Flower
- Beauty and the Beast
- Orko's Return
Movie/TV Special[]
She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)[]
Season One (1985)
Season Two (1986)