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Faker is a fictional character in the popular toyline Masters of the Universe and the accompanying animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He is an evil duplicate of, He-Man, in service Skeletor.

Different media present differing interpretations of his character. The original toyline presents him as a blue-skinned robot replica of He-Man built to serve Skeletor, the toy was packaged as "Evil robot of Skeletor" (or "Evil robot impostor"), and this is the way he is generally viewed by fans, but other media showcase him as a magical creation rather than a robot, or as an exact physical replica of He-Man intended to fool the people of Eternia.[1]

Character history[]

Mini-comics[]

Fakermini

Faker is defeated by King Randor.

Faker was an evil robot built to duplicate He-Man's power and use it to serve the forces of evil. He was used by Skeletor to impersonate He-Man in order to distract King Randor from uncovering the great secret of Keldor. Randor was not fooled by this attempt and quickly defeated Faker by impaling him through the chest with his spear[1].

Filmation series[]

Fakerfilmation

Faker's Filmation appearance.

Faker was a magical being created by Skeletor to serve him as an evil version of He-Man. Faker was an exact physical replica of He-Man, with the only physical differences being his glowing eyes and hollow-sounding voice.

Skeletor used Faker to lure The Sorceress out of Castle Grayskull by pretending to be the real He-Man, suffering pain from an injury. After a quick fight with the real He-Man, Faker charged at him and fell into the bottomless abyss of Grayskull, never to return, despite Skeletor's claims about recovering him[2].

London Editions UK Magazines[]

Faker was a magical creation of Skeletor, able to temporarily change from his regular blue-skinned form to exactly the same form as the real He-Man, but the change only ever lasts a short period of time. He held a bitter grudge against the real He-Man after his original loss to him in battle, and a sense of competition, hoping to overcome the man in whose image he had been created.

UK Annuals[]

Faker was a psychotic mass murderer who was Skeletor's most trusted assistant, and an escapee from the intergalactic Prison Star. He was the result of a spell cast by Skeletor that did not quite work out; it was often stated that this was Beast Man's fault, and although intended as an exact replica of He-Man, Faker had turned out blue-skinned and deformed, and therefore unable to fool the Eternians in the way Skeletor had planned.

Masters of the Universe Classics[]

Originally built by Man-At-Arms to cover for He-Man when Prince Adam is needed, Faker was abandoned after his first mission in the royal junk yard and salvaged by the evil warrior Tri-Klops. At the request of Skeletor, Faker was reprogrammed to replace He-Man and convince the people of Eternia that He-Man had betrayed King Randor and turned to evil.

Masters of the Universe: Revelation[]

Main article: Faker (Revelation)
Faker Revelation

Faker's true nature is revealed.

Faker was a robotic duplicate of He-Man in service to Skeletor. Skeletor used Faker to trick the Sorceress into letting him and Evil-Lyn into the castle, after which he revealed his true nature and held the Sorceress in a vice-like grip, preventing her from defending herself. Faker was later destroyed by Man-At-Arms, who sliced him in half[3].

Trivia[]

  • The one-shot character He-Slave from The New Adventures of He-Man episode The Nemesis Within recycles the "He-Man's evil copy" concept first used for Faker, devoting an entire episode to the concept rather than just a quick fight scene.
  • Following his supposed death in The Shaping Staff, writer Paul Dini wanted to bring Faker back and eventually have his skin tone change, making him into a Bizarro sort of foe, but without the broken speech, but he never realized his intent.[4]
  • There were two versions of the original release of Faker - a very early version with darker boots and a larger chest sticker (which was not completely hidden by his armor), and the more common version with purple boots and more concealed chest workings sticker.
  • The Faker figure was reissued in the late stages of the toy line, in 1987, with a slightly different color scheme and solid head (as opposed to the hollow rubber version released previously). The action figure's second release by in 1987 is a very rare and sought after collectors item today. Its rare existence can be attributed to being released very late into the toy series original run. The mint condition version of this figure can fetch high dollars on auction sites such as eBay.
  • Although Faker was absent from the 2002 cartoon, he did receive an exclusive figure available by mail-away from ToyFare magazine.[5] He was also solicited as a mini-statue from NECA, to be sold exclusively by online retailer Action Figure Xpress (in a two-pack with Kobra Khan),[6] but problems with the factory caused the item to be cancelled.
  • He had been intended to play a major role in the unproduced third season of the Mike Young Productions cartoon, tricking the Eternians into turning against He-Man and enabling Skeletor to conquer the planet. Although the cartoon was cancelled before this storyline could be produced, the episode "The Courage of Adam" features a brief "sort of" glimpse of Faker. As a holographic He-Man robot built by Man-At-Arms is deactivated, it briefly flashes the Faker colors before collapsing, intended by the director as a subtle hint that the robot would be resurrected in the show's later stages as Faker.

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