On the planet Eternia| the dark lord Skeletor has taken over Castle Greyskull| and imprisoned the Sorceress| and Skeletor has begun draining the Sorceress' powers as
he attempts to claim the powers of Greyskull and become master of the universe. Mighty warrior He-Man| the most powerful man in the universe and his companions:
loyal soldier Man-at-Arms| his daughter Teela and a dwarf inventor named Gwildor finds themselves on Earth| by Gwildor's creation| the Cosmic Key| a device that can
open portals that lead to anywhere in the galaxy| which Skeletor requires in his goal for universal conquest. But when the Cosmic Key is discovered by Julie Winston
and her boyfriend Kevin Corrigan| both unaware that Earth is about to become a battleground| as Skeletor and his vile minions arrives on Earth| as they go in pursuit
of He-Man and his companions who are searching for the Cosmic Key so they can return to Eternia and defeat Skeletor.
The world of Eternia in the aftermath of Skeletor's war on Castle Grayskull, which he has won after seizing Grayskull and the surrounding city using a cosmic key developed by the locksmith Gwildor. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe that will bestow god-like power upon him.
