34 reasons why She-Ra is the best thing ever

"For the honor of Greyskull" is a unifying battle cry around the world. 

Spirit (who becomes Swift Wind) is kind of a cross between if a dandy and a nobleman became a horse. 

No one could have done a better job. Also, Melendy Britt is the greatest name ever. Here she is with Captain Stubing. 

She-Ra and all the other characters from the show consistently inspire some brilliant cosplay. Case in point: this competition from 2016's Power Con. 

Adora wore the same outfit every day yet never smelled bad. 

We've got Frosta (who controls ice), Netossa (throws nets), Spinerella (spins really fast), Mermista (a mermaid), Castaspella (a magician), Angella (a woman with wings). Subtly is overrated. 

Observe this piece of bonkers performance art from the 1985 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade introduced by Pat Sajak. 

We are 100% confident that his later work on Babylon 5, Sense8 and The Amazing Spider-Man was influenced by She-Ra. Okay, maybe not. But still, it's cool. 

The Crystal Castle in the TV show and the playset from the toyline look NOTHING alike and no one ever really seemed to care. 

Castaspella's figure from the toyline and her outfit from the show look nothing alike. 

Is she French or just weird?

They are equals in strength, yes, but She-Ra can ALSO communicate with animals and her sword can turn into other weapons. 

In all toy packaging, She-Ra's archenemy Catra was described as a "jealous beauty." This is an amazing description, so amazing that friends and I almost started a band called "Jealous Beauty" in college. 

Shadow Weaver was legitimately terrifying. She also smoked no less than three packs a day. 

Hands down one of the best costumes ever. 

If the franchise didn't exist, this amazing piece of the Murder She Wrote and She-Ra mash-up would never exist. You can get Murder She-Ra items here. 

Madame Razz was a completely ineffectual magician who called everyone "dearie" and whose best friend is a broom. Despite being from an alien planet, she sounded like she was from Canarsie. 

Despite looking exactly alike, no one on the show could figure out She-Ra and Adora were the same person. 

There are hundreds of thousands of people that can recite this entire monologue by memory. 

The action figures had stylable hair and changeable outfits (like "girls' toys"), yet had action features and poseability (like "boys' toys"). This was a total mindf*ck for stores, who didn't know whether to put them in the boys' or girls' aisle.  A small chink in the armor of traditional gender norms. 

On the above note, thanks to She-Ra, I can totally guilt trip my mom sometimes because she wouldn't let me buy the toys as a kid because they were in the "girls' aisle."

If you are not watching the Netflix show She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, you should be. Showrunner Noelle Stevenson and her team have done an amazing job of paying proper homage and keeping the DNA that made the '80s She-Ra show wonderful, while creating a fresh, contemporary take on Etheria that stands on its own. For real, go watch it if you haven't. 

1980s Brazilian superstar Xuxa created this epic song about She-Ra and released it as a single. I have no idea what she's saying but I've listened to this 13 times. I'm also obsessed with the girl with the mullet at 4:33. 

Bow had a porn 'stache and dressed as if a drag queen and a colorblind six-year-old mind melded. Not pictured here is his harp!

Masters of the Universe Classics is a line Mattel released starting in 2008. It offers new, updated figures of classic characters with amazing design and articulation. They've released all the She-Ra characters and they are stunning. 

Catra (jealous beauty!) always sounded like what would happen if you gave Eartha Kitt some helium and mainlined caffeine into her bloodstream. 

Double Trouble was an action figure that never made it into the cartoon. She had the ability to convince The Horde she was evil because she could convincingly give resting bitch face. 

There is an unbelievable amount of amazing She-Ra art on DeviantArt, which you should go check out (especially the work of Nate Baertsch, who did the Mermista picture you see here).

The '80s toy line came with additional outfits called "Fantastic Fashions." They were absolutely bonkers. I'll paypal $50 to anyone that recreates these and takes a picture. (P.S. make sure to check out AZ 80's Girl's amazing YouTube channel.)

Yes, there've been multiple entries about the voices of characters, but Scorpia's takes the cake. She sounds like a drunk trucker named Earl. 

She-Ra was at the center of of the 1987 Masters of the Universe Power Tour, which was a live action musical experience. Here, a Donny Osmond wannabe dressed like he's just off the Mamma Mia tour sings about She-Ra's birth!

Frosta was seriously always trying to get in He-Man's pants (loincloth).

She-Ra was self-reliant, kind, and fought for those who couldn't fight for themselves. Her sex was never an issue; in fact, it was rarely even mentioned. I don't like describing her as a "female" hero because it puts the focus on a characteristic that never defined her. She's a hero, plain and simple. 

That's something the millions of once-little boys and girls that watched her have known for 34 years. 

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