Extendar is a character from the Masters of the Universe franchise. A member of the Heroic Warriors, he is a cyborg warrior who appears at first to be an ordinary knight in silver armour, his face shielded by a visor. However, he is able to mechanically extend his limbs, waist and neck to extreme proportions until he towers above his opponent, attaining invincibility at his full height.
Occasionally referred to in comics as the 'Tower of Power', Extendar was introduced into the Masters of the Universe toy line in 1986[1] , at a stage when the toy line was breaking away from its roots in pure fantasy, and introducing more robotic and mechanical characters.
Character history[]
Minicomics[]
Extendar was a friend of Prince Adam who was an ordinary knight, but yearned for special powers of his own after witnessing the skills of the Horde warrior Dragstor. Hordak subsequently granted his wish and subjected him to scientific experiments, which transformed him into a mechanical cyborg warrior with the power of extension. Invincible at full height, he was set upon He-Man, but managed to throw off Hordak's control and ultimately joined the Heroic Warriors, becoming one of the most powerful members of their ranks.
London Editions UK Comics[]
Extendar and his friend, Dragstor, began as young athletes, named Doodon and Theydon respectively. While competing together in an annual race, Doodon stumbled and fell into quicksand, and Theydon, although leading in the race, sacrificed his victory in favor of saving his friend.
However, immediately afterwards the two were captured by the Evil Horde and taken to Hordak's laboratory, where Hordak turned them both into cyborg warriors to serve him. Although Theydon was completely brainwashed upon his transformation into Dragstor; Extendar, touched by the way his friend had saved his life, resisted the effects of the brainwashing and escaped from Hordak. He joined the ranks of the Heroic Warriors and vowed to fight on until Dragstor was freed from Hordak's curse.
Marvel/Star Comics[]
Extendar was an Eternian who was abducted by Grizzlor and experimented upon. Grizzlor gave the Eternian a robotic body and extendable limbs, and presented him as a gift to Hordak, who saw Grizzlor's experiments as a failure. Extendar resisted the Horde's control and broke free, attacking Hordak and Grizzlor and escaping back to Eternia. Though his new body gave him great power, he longed to be a normal human again.
Behind the scenes[]
- Though Extendar's mechanical parts are Horde creations, his neck has a peace symbol.