Man-At-Arms
Man-At-Arms is the primary title of Duncan, a fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise.
Cartoon appearances
1980s
In the 1980s animated series, Duncan is an inventor, soldier and Teela's foster father, as well as mentor to Prince Adam. The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull asked Man-At-Arms to adopt Teela because she felt that she could not raise her daughter and protect Castle Grayskull at the same time, begging: "Please, take care of my daughter. She is all I have left." Man-At-Arms complied: "She will always be safe with me for as long as I live."
Man-At-Arms wears armor which is slightly different from that of the standard uniform of the royal guards. His mustache was not present on the original figure (which was also beefier and more menacing), having been added by Filmation to make him look older, wiser and more fatherly. Man-At-Arms has an understanding, fatherlike voice. He is often pestered by court jester Orko, as Orko's magic tricks often backfire directly at him. Duncan is also one of the three people who know He-Man's secret identity, as explained in the introductory sequence of the original cartoon.
2002
The 2002 cartoon portrays Duncan as a much more serious and darker character, with more of a connection to the Sorceress than was previously shown. As in the Filmation series, Man-At-Arms is Teela's adoptive father, but he is also depicted as an officer with the definite rank of General instead of the undefined, but still high-echelon position he holds in the Filmation cartoon. Likewise, Man-At-Arms has a close mentor/student relationship with Adam in addition to aiding He-Man and leading the Masters (as the Heroic Warriors are called in the 2002 version). It is also revealed that he is the brother of Fisto. It also revealed Duncan's mentor, Dekker. In this series, Man-At-Arms was voiced by Gary Chalk, who also voiced He-Man in The New Adventures of He-Man.
Masters of the Universe Classics toy line
A line of toys that were debuted in 2008 to be sold exclusively on Mattel's collector website. Sculpted by the 4 Horsemen these toys are updated versions of everyone's favorite Masters characters. Although the MOTU Classics toyline , as yet, no supporting fiction, the toys' packaging do include short character biographies that merge elements from various different incarnations of the franchise as well as some newly-developed information to form a new, distinct "Classics" continuity.
Other media
Man-At-Arms appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Badunkadunk" voiced by Jamie Kaler. In the "Eternia News Network" segment, he holds a press conference revolving around the sex romp between Teela and Beast Man where he also mentions that he will file charges against Beast Man immediately. In "Toy Meets Girl," a segment called "Where Are They Now" mentions that Man-At-Arms was killed in a hail of Crips gunfire on the streets of South Los Angeles. Adam Reed voices Man-At-Arms in the episode "I'm Trapped." He is shown as an attendee at King Randor's birthday party that Faker (who everyone mistook as the real He-Man) appears at. After the real He-Man is mistaken for the imposter and killed, Man-At-Arms congratulates Prince Adam with Faker asking him "Who's Prince Adam?" Man-At-Arms then realizes that everyone made a mistake about who the real He-Man is.
Translation
The word "Man-At-Arms" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Italian.
Translation(s) in other languages: Portuguese: Mentor (He-Man), Finnish: Aseenkantaja.
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