Skeletor remained on Snake Mountain till Hiss managed to revive Serpos. It was briefly taken over by the Snake Men after the release of King Hiss, but abandoned it after the presumed dead of Hiss. The Council of Elders used their power to bind Serpos, mighty serpent god of the Snake Men, to a mountain on Eternia's Dark Hemisphere and turned it to stone.Īt first, it was a image of Serpos, with three heads like the snake god, but during the time, two heads disappeared, leaving only one and the body somewhat damaged.ĭuring modern times, Skeletor took Snake Mountain for his own evil purposes. Snake Mountain was formed long ago, during the war against the Snake Men. Gwildor refers to Skeletor as the "Lord of Snake Mountain", which indicates that the location exists in the universe of the film. In issue 22, The Secret Files of Scrollos attempted to explain why the Snake Mountain playset differed from its cartoon counterpart.Īlthough it did not appear in the film, Snake Mountain is mentioned at least once. Skeletor would then take Snake Mountain and assemble a roster of evil warriors for his own evil purposes. Skeletor, who at the time was a member of the Horde and a pupil of Hordak, betrayed Hordak, forcing the Horde leader to flee Eternia and abandon Snake Mountain. Eventually the Evil Horde was defeated by the Eternians. The She-Ra: Princess of Power spin-off series reveals in the episode Reunions that during the invasion of Hordak & the Evil Horde, Snake Mountain was used as a Horde base. According to the Sorceress, it is the most powerful weapon on Eternia, next to He-Man's Sword of Power.
The episode Masks of Power reveals that many centuries ago, the Sword of the Ancients was thrust into a boulder of pure quartz, deep beneath Snake Mountain, and forgotten. The exact age of Snake Mountain is unclear, although in the season 1 episode Golden Disks of Knowledge we learn that Skeletor built Snake Mountain with wisdom he learned from the Golden Disks of Knowledge, which he stole from Zanthor, a member of the Council of the Wise. Previously, Skeletor's hideout had been described as "amongst the catacombs deep under Eternia", while the bible for the Filmation series listed his base as being Point Dread, located in the middle of the ocean. Snake Mountain was not introduced until some way into the MOTU franchise. Cheating Hordak, Skeletor helped the Eternian to expel the Horde and Hordak from Eternia, then took possession on the throne of the Snake Mountain. Keldor, an ambitious mercenary of the Gar species, joined Hordak as his first servant, in the battle with King Randor, who deformed his face, Hordak used the Horde's powerful science to sculpt Keldor as Skeletor, training him in magic as a student. In the past, when the Horde invaded and dominated Eternia, the resident snake men were expelled the place, and the Snake Mountain was offered to the new Horde officer, Hordak, as base of the Horde for many years. Its defining feature is its snake-like shape, hence the name. It is later revealed to have once been home to the Snake Men. It is located on the Dark Hemisphere of Eternia and is home to the villainous, skull-faced Skeletor.
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