Ram-Man as seen in the Mike Young Productions animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002).
Personality[]
Ram-Man Unmasked
Ram-Man features in the modern revival of Masters of the Universe, and his portrayal in the contemporary series is something of a mixture between his Filmation portrayal and his original mini-comic portrayal. Here he is once again drawn as a large and bulky rather than a dwarfish character, and is actually larger than even He-Man in size.
In episodes were he removes his helmet, he appears to have a metal plate on top of his head. Instead of leaping at opponents from great distances, Ram-Man runs into them or jumps short distances. The "boing" sound is removed, and his legs never "uncoil" like springs. Ram-Man rarely suffers ill effects from his rams in this series. He is the only Master who routinely fights unarmed. Although this series depicts him in a more macho fashion more in-keeping with the original concept of the character, his slow-wittedness and comic appeal is left intact. There is still a childlike dimension to his character, made most evident in the episode Night of the Shadow Beasts, which reveals he is afraid of the dark.
Perhaps his most significant episode of the modern-day series is Siren's Song, in which he falls under a mesmerising spell by Evil-Lyn, which results in him coming under suspicion of being a traitor to the Masters. Unaware of the crime he has committed under a trance state, Ram-Man is shown as excitable and overly-defensive as the Masters try to identify the traitor in their ranks. Another interesting dimension added to Ram-Man's character in the 2002 series is his apparent fondness for fishing.
Character history[]
When the man who would be known as Ram-Man was a little boy, he got lost under the caverns of the Plains of Perpetua at one time. Finding himself miles and miles in complete darkness instilled him with a fear of the dark which he still suffered from after becomming an adult. When the Shadow Beasts attacked Eternos under the cover of darkness caused by soot from an erupting Mount Barathrum, Ram-Man tried to keep his fear of the dark a secret, but Man-At-Arms recognized it. When Ram-Man asked Man-At-Arms if he thought this made him a coward, Duncan ensured him he tought of him as one of the bravest men he knew, and that "true courage is when you're afraid, but you act anyway".
Appearances[]
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]
Season One (2002-2003)
- The Beginning Part 1
- The Beginning Part 2
- The Beginning Part 3
- The Courage of Adam
- The Deep End
- Lessons
- Siren's Song
- The Ties That Bind
- Dragon's Brood
- Turnabout
- Mekaneck's Lament
- Night of the Shadowbeasts
- The Mystery of Anwat Gar (non speaking role)
- The Monster Within
- Roboto's Gambit
- Trust
- Orko's Garden
- Buzz-Off's Pride
- Snake Pit (moral only) (non speaking role)
- The Sweet Smell of Victory
- Separation (non speaking role)
- The Council of Evil, Part 1
- The Council of Evil, Part 2
Season Two (2003-2004)
- The Last Stand
- To Walk With Dragons
- Of Machines and Men (moral only)
- Web of Evil
- Rattle of the Snake (moral only) (non speaking role)
- Awaken the Serpent