Is Bravestarr a spin-off of He-Man?

**mykan** · August 24, 2011, 06:44pm

I have stumbled into a debate in my favorite MOTU/POP/NA facebook group Shadow Weaver's Realm. Apparently it's old news that Bravestarr was a second spin-off of He-Man, but I can't find any info anywhere online stating this.

The only thing I've been able to come up with is that Bravestarr evolved out of Filmation's Ghostbusters cartoon series: http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-21/magazine/tm-3736_1_bravestarr-toy

According to this article, Tex Hex was developed for the Ghostbusters show, but Lou Scheimer liked him so much that he decided to develop an entire show around him - thus Bravestarr was born...

Does anybody have definitive information - or know where I could look to put this debate to rest, at least in my mind?

**Grimbot** · August 24, 2011, 08:10pm

Originally it was supposed to be a spin off, but the idea was scrapped.

**MossMan710179** · August 24, 2011, 08:17pm

Thank goodness!...

**bskcase** · August 24, 2011, 08:42pm

The original pilot script was suppose involve He-man and Skeletor. Bravestaff was suppose to exist in the same universe, but Filmation scrapped the idea.

I think its for the best.

**mykan** · August 24, 2011, 09:29pm

Where is this info coming from?

**Mistico** · August 25, 2011, 12:47am

Oh, I don't know. I think it would be kinda cool if He-Man and Bravestarr (and even Blackstar) were all in the same universe. It'd be neat to tie them all together somehow (plus I wouldn't mind those figures in MOTUC form if it were ever possible). Just my thoughts.

**Jukka** · August 25, 2011, 01:21am

Originally Posted by mykan

Where is this info coming from?

I can't remember for sure, but possibly from the BCI's produced Bravestarr DVD Special Feature Documents.

**baronterror** · August 25, 2011, 02:52am

Well as far as I'm concerned, Bravestarr should have little to nothing to do with He-Man, intention or no.

But Blackstar's world? Hehehe, yeah, that should be officially Eternia's predecessor!

**Emiliano** · August 25, 2011, 04:04am

Originally Posted by bskcase

The original pilot script was suppose involve He-man and Skeletor. Bravestaff was suppose to exist in the same universe, but Filmation scrapped the idea.

I think its for the best.

I don't remember if Skeletor was there as well, but yes, He-Man would have appaeared in the pilot and Bravestarr was going to be inspired by him.
It's in a old Filmation document. I don't remember if we showed it in the DVD, but I'm pretty sure it was me or Busta disclosing this information

**Grimbot** · August 25, 2011, 07:31am

Originally Posted by Mistico

Oh, I don't know. I think it would be kinda cool if He-Man and Bravestarr (and even Blackstar) were all in the same universe. It'd be neat to tie them all together somehow (plus I wouldn't mind those figures in MOTUC form if it were ever possible). Just my thoughts.

Blackstar, yeah. You could easily have him to have been sent to find and rescue Marlena Glenn.
But Bravestarr's problematic as he's set in the 23rd century as it would had been kinda imagined in the 19th century.

Originally Posted by Emiliano

It's in a old Filmation document. I don't remember if we showed it in the DVD, but I'm pretty sure it was me or Busta disclosing this information

Can you show it now?

**Killian** · August 25, 2011, 11:08am

I'd like it to be the same universe, it would be a good way to make Rio Blast relevant to MOTU. I'd love figures of Vypra and Stampede!

**mykan** · August 25, 2011, 08:55pm

Originally Posted by Emiliano

I don't remember if Skeletor was there as well, but yes, He-Man would have appaeared in the pilot and Bravestarr was going to be inspired by him.
It's in a old Filmation document. I don't remember if we showed it in the DVD, but I'm pretty sure it was me or Busta disclosing this information

Thanks, Emiliano!

Looks like that LA Times article got it wrong, or maybe both are true? Either way, I'll be renting the Bravestarr DVDs and checking out the extras/documentaries.

**Mistico** · August 26, 2011, 01:06am

Originally Posted by Grimbot

But Bravestarr's problematic as he's set in the 23rd century as it would had been kinda imagined in the 19th century.

Perhaps he happens (or could happen) when He-Man & She-Ra go to the future. They meet Rio-Blast & he ends up going back to Eternia with them after they save Primus from the Horde & Mutants. Then Bravestarr could meet He-Man, be inspired by him, & go on to be the newest hero.

...At least it makes sense to me.

(Too bad it was Galoob that made the Blackstar toys instead of Mattel, or we could potentially have all 3 series made in the MOTUC.)

**Monteeg** · August 26, 2011, 03:33pm

What about a new thread: 'Is He-Man a spin-off of Blackstar' ?

**bskcase** · August 26, 2011, 05:08pm

Originally Posted by Monteeg

What about a new thread: 'Is He-Man a spin-off of Blackstar' ?

That would be a "NO."

As far as Skeletor being there or not, I'll bow to Emiliano's knowledge. I just remember I casually saw that somewhere a long long time.

I'm kind of glad it didn't go that way. Blackstar had it's own vibe and style. It was really cool, but I just don't think they would really work together cuz they are so similar.

**Brian Ozone** · August 29, 2011, 07:17pm

Blackstarr was the building blocks for the flimation cartoon. James busta would tell the story better I'm sure.

**Uncle Montork** · August 30, 2011, 03:11pm

It's also all in an issue of Cereal:Geek.

Y'all need to buy and read this stuff!

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