Zodac action figure from the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line. 

Cannon

Remaining true to Zodac’s dominant characteristics, the Classics canon provided new details about his backstory. Zodac Zur was a member of the Council of Elders in the service of King Grayskull until the king’s death. Choosing to retain his human form rather than join the council as a noncorporeal being, Zodac left Eternia and his apprentice Kar-Tor (who later became Zodak). Finding peace among the stars, Zodac became a Cosmic Enforcer for the Overlords—keepers of the neutral balance between good and evil in the universe. Though his ties to Eternia were gone, the ongoing battle for Grayskull’s Sword of Power often brought him back to his native world. He participated in the Second Ultimate Battleground, fighting alongside his former student Zodak and the Masters of the Universe. Afterward, Zodac was apparently assassinated. His replacement, Strobo, was assigned to investigate his predecessor’s mysterious death.

Bio

Once a member of Eternia’s Council of Elders, Zodac® chose to retain his human form and left Eternia® after Grayskull’s demise. Finding peace among the stars, Zodac® was recruited by the Overlords of Trolla to become a Cosmic Enforcer™, beings tasked with maintaining neutrality throughout the universe. Although he no longer calls Eternia® home, the constant struggle over the Power Sword® has often called him back to his native planet to maintain the eternal balance between good and evil.

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.