Ok, so I was reviewing the bios that we have so far, trying to puzzle out the secret of the swords (pun intended), when something struck me as odd.
The Sorceress, realizing that Adam and Adora were to be the twins of prophecy, cloned the Sword of He. Toyguru has already stated that a future bio (not the Sorceress's ) will clarify that the Sword of He was whole at this juncture. And yet, Adam is later forced to use the techno sword in his quest to unite the two halves of the power sword.
Now, I am in the camp that fervently believes that it is not Mattel's intention to degrade, diminish, devolve, or debase She-Ra's role in the mythology. If that was the intention, surely they would not have gone to the trouble of giving us the FILMation accurate Adora and She-Ra of our childhood dreams.
So, this poses a few interesting questions.
1. If the Sword of He was whole when it was cloned but had to be split apart again for the safety of Grayskull/the universe, why didn't the Sword of Protection also have to be split?
2. What purpose does the stone in the Sword of Protection serve?
3. Why does She-Ra have a skill set so similar to, yet strikingly different than, that of her twin brother?
4. And the decades-old question...Why does He-Man call upon the power of Grayskull, yet She-Ra calls upon the honor of Grayskull?
My Theory: The answer to all four questions is...The Sorceress.
My theory is that The Sorceress was crippled with guilt over Adora's abduction.How could she foretell the coming of the twins of power, and NOT predict this terrible tragedy?
The Sword of He had recently been united so that its power could properly be dispersed amongst the twins. Now, only one bearer remained. Adam would grow to inherit the sum total of Grayskull's power. And yet...The Sorceress had her doubts. The sword would need to be split one final time, but before that was to be done, The Sorceress set about an important task.
The Sorceress created a perfect clone of the Sword of He, and imbued that sword with a LARGE portion of her own power, encased in the beautiful blue stone in the center of the sword.
This stone protected the sword, and perhaps even hid the knowledge of its existence, from the forces of evil. So long as the sword remained inside the castle walls, no evil would be able to wield its power. This spell came at a cost, however. The Sorceress was greatly weakened by this powerful magic. Maintaining her spell of protection would forever require a vast amount of her power and concentration. She would never again be able to leave the sanctuary of the castle walls. Were she to leave, she would surely fall. And with her, the secrets of the universe.
Years pass, and eventually Adam unites the two halves of The Sword of He and calls upon the power of (King) Grayskull, for it is his energy that courses through the sword.
More time passes. "The Secret of the Sword" plays out as best it can in our MOTUC world.
Adora raises her sword and calls upon the honor of (Castle) Grayskull. ie The Sorceress. It was her honorable sacrifice that made Adora's redemption and the fulfillment of the prophecy possible. Adora's transformation frees her from the Horde's spell, and frees The Sorceress from the bonds of her exile within the Castle walls. She is free to focus her energies again.
But her power still resides within the sword. The Sorceress is a shapeshifter. She can communicate as a human and as an animal. This gift of communication across species is shared with She-Ra. Her transformative abilities are shared with the sword itself. The Sword of Protection is the product of two very different types of magic. She-Ra gets her brute strength from King Grayskull, and her magical abilities from The Sorceress.
I know it's not a complete story, and there are surely holes in it...but whaddaya want from me? It's after midnight!
Thoughts?