The
amusing battle scene from "The Return of Granamyr"
in storyboard form is shown here.
Here
we present a page from Robert Lamb's storyboard of "The
Return of Granamyr." In this episode He-Man and Man-At-Arms
just cannot get a decent night's sleep. When the bad guy
of the episode Zim sends Braylok demon of the night to attack
He-Man and Man-At-Arms, we are treated to a very comical
scene that you just don't expect to see with a demon.
Demons
tend to be very quick, very smart and very powerful. Unfortunately,
even though not played for comic relief, Braylok comes across
as a bit laughable. During the battle, he decides to leap
at He-Man and Man-At-Arms. What makes this action scene
so comical is that the two warriors stand in front of a
very long staircase, and Braylok meets the stairs. In the
final animated version He-Man's line comes across as slightly
out of character. Once Braylok has tumbled down the staircase
He-Man yells, "Let's get him!"
Robert
Lamb explains, "It was frustrating to have to choreograph
as non-violently as possible. (Will I ever live down the
infamous "Sword to blanket?") Scripts and boards
would be kicked back if perceived as too violent. So there
was a lot of tumbling and ducking and indirect action."