- The Three Towers
The Three Towers (toy sold in 1986 as Playset Eternia) are fictional locations in the
Masters of the Universe franchise. The Three Towers are:*Grayskull Tower, which contains the power of good, the toy can be attached to
Castle Grayskull , providing it with a prison.*Viper Tower, which contains the power of evil, the toy can be attached to
Snake Mountain and includes a sort of periscope.*Central Tower, or Eternia Tower, which contains both good and evil powers.
Minicomics history
The Three Towers were constructed by the Elders of
Eternia to balance the powers of good and evil, thus containing the ultimate power. The Three Towers first appear in the minicomic "The Ultimate Battleground! ", whenSkeletor andKing Hiss summon them from the depths of Eternia. Skeletor enters in Central Tower and acquires enormous powers, butHe-Man arrives, also acquires power, and defeats Skeletor. After that comic, King Hiss makes Viper Tower his base, and uses its power to summon his lost warriors,Sssqueeze andSnake Face . Most of the later minicomics show Central Tower as the most important "power fortress" in Eternia, more so than Castle Grayskull. In the minicomic "The Search for Keldor ", The Sorceress discovers that the Towers' mere presence in Eternia allows her to leave Castle Grayskull in her human form, without becoming Zoar. Later, in the minicomic "Enter... Buzz-saw Hordak! ", Central Tower's power changesHordak 's powers, transforming him into Buzz-saw Hordak. During that comic, Hordak claims he helped to build Central Tower, and states that the Towers have the power oftime travel . The last minicomic, "The Powers of Grayskull - The Legend Begins! ", shows He-Man and the Sorceress using that power to travel to Eternia's past.tar Comics
In the Star comics, the Three Towers are much less important. Viper Tower is merely a telescope built by Skeletor, Central Tower is just mentioned as an Eternian palace, and Grayskull Tower is not shown. Since the Towers are not as powerful as in the minicomics, the Sorceress is shown unable to leave Castle Grayskull in her human form, but only as Zoar the falcon, and Hordak acquires his Buzz-saw powers by stealing blueprints from
Man-At-Arms ' laboratory.
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