At first glance, many would dismiss He-Man as just a Conan knock-off, but you'd be wrong considering his main story arc throughout his history revolves around Skeletor's obsession with him. In fact, most people have equated their feud with that of a bitter, one-sided break-up, but we digress. He-Man possesses the physique that many gay men drool over... perfectly tanned, taut, and toned, with beautiful blonde hair to go with it; and let us not forget the fact that as He-Man he runs around in a barely-there loincloth and a harness that would make any Leather Daddy blush; and as Prince Adam he's usually seen wearing pastels. It doesn't help at all that some of the people He-Man has surrounded himself with include the aforementioned infatuated Skeletor, the lisping bunny-looking Plundor, the 70s porn mustached Man-At-Arms, and two men named Ram Man and Fisto. Then, of course, there are his questionable antics, such as straddling a "liquid-filled rocket" (no, that literally happened, we didn't make it up) and his first encounter with Fisto in Fisto's Forest, where Fisto subdued his enemies by covering them in a suspicious white goo (again, not a euphemism). If there is any question about He-Man's gay icon status, we should also remind you that this was the character that gave us She-Ra and the rest of the cast of the Princess of Power, like Bow, Castaspella, and Mermista (and we did just mention gays loving mermaids in the previous entry).
Tommy Bobby Watanabe is an aspiring American novelist, stage actor, playwright, former LGBT rights activist, and has three years of independent professional wrestling experience and has been a big fan since 1998. An avid horror movie buff and comic book aficionado, TBW is honored to be featured on WhatCulture with some of the Internet's most talented writers and looks to spread his own knowledge and wit to WhatCulture's loyal readers.
