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Snake Face is a member of the Snake Men, who has the power of turn people into stone.

Character history[]

Minicomics[]

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Snake Face uses his power against He-Man.

Snake Face was once banished to a nameless dimension by the Council of Elders. Having recently acquired the power of Viper Tower, King Hiss freed Snake Face, along with Tanglor, from their imprisonment to serve him once more. Snake Face used his power to turn people to stone against Prince Adam, Extendar and The Sorceress. He-Man used his Power Sword to revert the effect and, not long after that, in a battle in Viper Tower, He-Man turned all the Snake Men into stone by reflecting Snake Face's power of petrifaction back at them[1].

The Snake Men were later restored and Snake Face used his power to turn Rotar to stone in order to capture him and force him to fight against the new Evil Warrior, Twistoid[2].

Star Comics[]

Snake Face was initially a member of the Evil Horde, but later appeared to have joined the Snake Men, and was seen among their number after they were captured.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]

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Snake-Face (Normal)

Snake Face was one of King Hssss's loyal Snake Men. While he possessed a more humanoid appearance than others of his race, he could unleash his true appearance, which resulted in his eyes, tongue and scalp turning into a tangle of snakes. He had the powerful ability to turn anyone who looked upon him to stone.

Snake Face was trapped within the void beneath Snake Mountain for centuries before being released by Kobra Khan and General Rattlor. Following his release, he assisted King Hssss in subuding Skeletor's evil warriors by turning them all to stone before they could put up a fight, however, his power's did not work on Skeletor himself[3].

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Snake Face using his powers.

Shortly thereafter, Snake Face accompanied Rattlor and King Hssss to Castle Grayskull. While Hssss dueled with the Sorceress and Zodak, Snake Face and Rattlor intercepted He-Man. During the battle, Snake Face attempted to turn He-Man to stone, but He-Man used his shield to show Snake Face his own reflection, deflecting his own power back at him and turning him to stone[4]. The petrified Snake Face was moved to an Eternian prison along with Rattlor, but later stolen by a vengeful Mer-Man (who had been turned to stone by Snake Face and briefly shattered into pieces before being resurrected by Skeletor) as a trophy[5].

Trivia[]

  • His first appearances in many media (minicomics, Star Comics, 2002 series) have him being defeated by his own reflection, just like his original inspiration, the Medusa from Clash of the Titans.
  • In classic media, the Power Sword is shown as the only thing that can turn Snake Face's victims back to normal. In the 2002 series, Skeletor's magic is also able to do so, even restoring a shattered Mer-Man. This isn't the case in the comic adaptation of the 2002 series, where Skeletor is petrified among his men, and they only recover when Snake Face petrifies himself. However it's possible that Skeletor was able to revive his henchmen in the 2002 series because Snake Face was already self-petrified at this point.

Appearances[]

Minicomics[]

Star Comics[]

  • Issue #8
  • Issue #12

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]

References[]

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