Tri-Klops

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Tri-Klops
Evil Spy for Skeletor
Homeworld	Eternia
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Auburn
Affiliation	Evil Warriors
Abilities	Distavision Nightvision Gammavision
Behind the scenes
Continuity	Present
Played by	Erik Gunden

Tri-Klops as seen in the Filmation animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

History

Tri-Klops was introduced as one of Skeletor's key warriors. His three eyes were different shapes (circular, triangular and square) and possessed the powers of Nightvision (the ability to see in the dark), Gammavision (the ability to see through solid objects), and Distavision (the ability to see far distances). They also enabled him to see in every direction at the same time. He possessed considerable strength and was one of the few evil warriors capable of standing against He-Man himself.

Tri-Klops was often a stoic, subdued figure amongst Skeletor's more bumbling henchmen, and sometimes collaborated with Evil-Lyn in schemes of their own. Unlike Evil-Lyn, however, Tri-Klops was loyal to Skeletor and very wary of betraying him.

Some time later, Tri-Klops assisted Skeletor and Hordak in a scheme to kidnap the recently returned Princess Adora from the Royal Palace. After capturing Adora, Tri-Klops took her sword and prepared to analyse it, but he and the other evil warriors were defeated by She-Ra soon afterwards, and the sword was reclaimed.

Appearances

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)

Season One (1983)

1. Diamond Ray of Disappearance
2. The Time Corridor
3. Quest for He-Man
4. The Royal Cousin
5. Ordeal in the Darklands
6. Prince Adam No More

Season Two (1984-1985)

1. The Great Books Mystery
2. Betrayal of Stratos
3. Three on a Dare

She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985)

Season One (1985)

1. Reunions
2. Battle for Bright Moon

Gallery

Behind the scenes

• The Filmaton series bible provided an unused backstory for the character, stating that that Tri-Klops was a crew member, named T. E. Scope, on Marlena Glenn's ship, who, along with Evil-Lyn and Beast Man, was mutated when the vessel crashed on Eternia though this origin was discarded for the series. Despite his prominence in early episoes, Tri-Klops quickly faded into the background of the series, and by the time of season 2 he had been almost forgotten by the writers, though he does appear in the She-Ra Princess of Power episode Reunions and a brief appearance in the following episode, Battle for Bright Moon. The character's voice and speech pattern varies quite significantly in different appearances, probably due in part to the character not being used often enough for a regular voice to be settled.