Sweet Bee action figure from the Masters of the Universe Classics line.

Canon

Young Beatrice Castle was an Etherian transformed by Castaspella to fly through the air like a bee. Now known as Sweet Bee, she was a trusted guide and used her sky-borne vantage point to spy on the Horde for the Great Rebellion. Sweet Bee followed She-Ra and the other Rebels to Eternia and fought the Evil Horde in the Second Ultimate Battleground, leading a brigade of Avionian and Andreenid warriors to seize Viper Tower.

Bio

Enhanced by the magic of Castaspella, Beatrice gained the ability to fly through the air like a bee. As a honey of a friend to She-Ra, Sweet Bee became a trusted guide to the good folks of Etheria. She joined the Great Rebellion using her sky borne vantage point to spy on the evil Horde. After Hardak found a magical passage to Eternia, Sweet Bee followed him there along with other members of the Great Rebellion, allying themselves with the renegade Masters of the Universe. Beatrice later fought in the Second Ultimate Battle Ground and led a brigade of special forces made up of both Avian and Andreenid aerial agents. Her squad fought an assault against Viper Tower helping to defend it from a fleet of attacking Rotons. As beautiful as she is fast, Sweet Bee flies ahead to report on enemy movements for her allies.

The Masters of the Universe Classics line, launched in 2008, is a new line of action figures based on the classic characters from all aspects of the Masters of the Universe franchise. Available solely from Mattel’s website and aimed purely at collectors, the line also includes biographical descriptions of the characters designed to tie the diverging aspects of the mythos together.

Based on the look of the original 1980s MOTU toys, this new toy line was aimed primarily at the adult toy collector market, often available only through subscriptions (from MattyCollector). Sculpted by the Four Horsemen, these toys were updated versions of previous figures as well as characters that never before had an action figure made of them; such as Filmation’s Queen Marlena, Fang-Man, Lizard-Man, Count Marzo, Granamyr, and many others. The toy line featured many redesigned and updated action figures from the original action-figure line from the 1980s, but it also included characters from She-Ra: Princess of Power (Adora, Madame Razz, Scorpia, Shadow Weaver, and others), The New Adventures of He-Man (Mara, Crita, and more), and the Mike Young Productions series from 2002 (Faceless One, Chief Carnivus, King Chooblah, Ceratus, and others). As the line progressed, characters from all versions of MOTU lore were included, from such things such as prototypes and concept art (He-Ro, Eldor, Demo-Man, Gygor, Vykor, and others), box art from vehicles and model kits (Sky High and the Fighting Foe Men), mini comics (the Goddess, Geldor, and Procrustus), and other books, comics, and media (Despara, Strobo, Goat-Man, and more). There were also newly created figures, exclusive to the Classics toy line, such as Draego-Man, Cy-Chop, Castle Grayskullman, and others. In February 2010, the figures of He-Man and Skeletor were available as Toys “R” Us exclusives packed in two-packs with Superman and Lex Luthor, respectively, from Mattel’s DC Universe Classics action figure line; with this dual line expanded to include two-packs featuring Aquaman/Mer-Man, Hawkman/Stratos, Bizarro/Faker, Supergirl/She-Ra, and Green Lantern/Zodac.

Masters of the Universe Classics surpassed the original 1980s toy line in terms of length, running continuously for seven years with more than 150 different figures produced since its launch in August 2008. Along with the Classics series, MOTU Minis and Giants figures were also released in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, Mattel ended production on the MOTU Classics and MattyCollector.com’s Club Grayskull series, with the production company Super7 now taking over the Masters of the Universe license.