Orko's Secret Agent past revealed! Origins and Mysteries of everyone's favorite Trollan He-Man toy
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- Scott ToyGuru Neitlich gives a deep dives on Orko's mysterious past and secret mission. What his face looks like, his original name and why he is really on Planet Eternia. It's James Bond He-Man style in this informative action packed video. Comes with our highest possible recomendation!
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Adam & the Sorceress trusted Orko w/ He-Man's secret, that should be enough to speak of his value
Nice
No
Why do you think he knew the secret!
@@salud7432 do you rather have the Troilans on Skeletor'sside?
I consider that bad judgment on their part lol
I never realised Orko was so powerful. I always liked him but now I have even more respect for the little fella. Really interesting video, thanks!
More than most people realize!
This makes sense to me as i have been bingewatching the Filmation series and I noticed that every now and again when in dire trouble Orko's magic works flawlessly, I chalked it up to his magic being adversely affected on Eternia the same way He Mans powers were affected on his first trip to Trolla he had to say ,"lluksyarG fo rewop eht yB" backwards to transform into He Man.
Yeah once you watch with this in mind you really see it
There were 2 episodes that made me believe Orko had something going on. The. POP episode with Hordak, and the MOTU episode where Beastman and Trap Jaw capture him and try to make him their servant. He acted like an evil genie...twisting every command/wish they made!!
Exactly! Its all there, you just have to know where to look
Great couples Halloween costume.... Orko and She-ra!
I'm on it!
Masters: “what are we gonna do about these snake men?!”
Orko: “hold my beer while I commit genocide”
Is it genocide if you are defending yourself?
“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”
YES lol 😈
@@spectorcreative1872 Absolutely!!
@@spectorcreative1872 Im sure people view their genocide as protecting themselves.
@@jackrussell3084 Nah, this was for legitimate protecting. The Snake Men intended to kill everyone who wasn't a Snake Man, or turn them into Snake People.
Man, I never thought about that for Orko. One of the episodes of the 80's series I had on that aforementioned "Secret of the Sword" VHS tape was the one where Orko and He-Man went to Trolla to fight a dragon dude. And I took it for granted that things were just backwards there, because "GRAYSKULL OF POWER THE BY!" But it makes sense that he's really important, as he's one of the three characters that know Adam's secret (four if you count Marlena). But in that episode, he totally brought his people back to life from the brink of death, including his new girlfriend, Dri-Elle (spelling?). In that episode, they "revealed faces" to each other, and I always wondered what they looked like.
Yeah, it is one of those things where when you watch the show with his full background in mind it takes on a totally different meaning!
@@spectorcreative1872 Also, in my aforementioned He-Man drinking game, "every time Man-At-Arms gets soaked by Orko, take a drink."
I'd love invite Orko to entertain at either my birthday party, my parents anniversary parties, or my Haunted Halloween party... Or better yet why not all.
He takes reservations. Also does Wedding and Bar Mitzvahs
And sing the Ghostbusters song
I always wanted to see more Trollans. Was there a Trollan watching over the sword with the savage Jungle he-man? Did they pull strings over the centuries to fulfill the Prophecy? For all we know, Trollans knocked Marleena's ship off course to make sure Adam was born. I bet they even knew where Adora was all those years that the Sorceress was looking for her, just for their master plan. And I realize just how dark and menacing this can get very fast...
Ah, now you are putting a lot together...
I loved what you guys did with the Trollans, especially bringing the Unnamed One in. I loved how even though his magic never really worked "properly" on Eternia he still managed to get to work correctly enough to save the day... even after creating a few situations that needed heroics to fix (at least obstensibly).
Yet another great vid- I love this take on the character
Much more coming I promise!
Prince Adam and Orko are two characters I still remember to this day how excited I felt when I finally got the action figures (both from a local Toys R Us). Looked dumb as hell, but compared to having to no figure to include in my home stories, it was everything to a...guess I would've been around 10yo at the time.
Yeah that 80's Orkoa was a little sad
More than once (in programme) The Sorceress called upon Orko for aid.
Exactly. Makes sense now huh?
@@spectorcreative1872 I guess the other explanation is just that he performs a lot better under pressure. that he has a hard time using his magic in a normal situation, but when he has too he can summon the focus needed.
But the spy story works too.
Fun video! Thank you! Fun factoid: "Orko" is also the name of a Basque storm god. Let the fanfic flow . . . .
Oh yes yes yes yes yes. Thank you.
Orko is named for a god!
This is a really cool backstory/explaination for one of my favorite MOTU characters. It reminds me of the Darth Jar Jar storyline in the Star Wars prequels, where Jar Jar Binks was actually a Sith Lord and responsible for helping Emperor Palpatine rise to power. The fact that all of those hints were hiding in plain sight is a credit to the story tellers. Great video 😎👍
Ha! Yeah I recall that Jar Jar theory. Would have been cool.
@@spectorcreative1872 again retroactive writing. they didn't think of the character that way at first but then after rewrite them or add a bakc story to make a other wise useless character more useful or liked
He was one of my favorite characters. In fact I think the reason I like characters with obscured faces is a combination of Orko and the Jawas.
Guess someone forgot to tell the He-Man 2002 crew of this when they did the ep "Lessons" in which Orko visits the Sorceress and asks her to send him home to Trolla.
Hey even James Bond wants a break now and then
I always thought that the reason for his mishaps was because when he save Cringer and Adam when they were kids, he lost his magic wand. Every magician I have seen always work with a wand.
By the way, I also thought that under his hat he looked like a cat... Oh, well.
Well now you know! And that is half the knowing
A bit like Yoda, he acts silly to test Luke's resolve.
Yeah it's a trope seen a lot in mythology.
I can't believe George Lucas chicked out and nerfed Jar Jar instead of going full sith lord with him. I think all the hate would have wound up being a good thing.
Yup
I always love Orko, I can't wait to get one from the new movie.
Me too
"One of the most powerful characters." I'm sure we all know who's the strongest. FISTO! Wait hold on thats not right.
Ah Fisto, kind of the poorly named 80's character....
In the PoP episode ‘Shades of Orko’ he gives Shadow Weaver a run by reversing her spell and causing her to lose her shadow rendering her powerless. Orko is definitely powerful and playing a great ruse 😂😂
Fisto would almost certainly tell you that he was.
Huh... Always thought Orko wouldn't use magic well in the 200x series because he lost his magic wand...
So, he is kind of like Nibbler from Futurama?
EXACTLY!
I love that entire explanation. Orko has always been third to He-Man and Battle Cat in popularity with me. As my Classics collection goes, I'm still upset that I haven't picked him up yet. I'm debating buying the Classics version just to get his flying stand so I can make Origins Orko eye level with my Filmation figures
It makes him quite a more important character!
Oh no Orko is really Rubik the Amazing Cube in disguise!
no wonder he is so powerful.
Word
Thank you for this video, I don't hate Orko anymore. I'm going to have to sit down and read my mini-comic book, and watch the old filmation series again. I've obviously missed some things, I know that they only allude to his powers but I need a refresh.
That is awesome and a big reason his background was fleshed out to make him more than just comedic relief!
Since the Filmation series Orko has been my fav character, I've heard so much shit over the years when I have said he is the strongest MotU character, mainly because nobody knows his background. Now if I can get my hands on MotU classics and Origins Orko figs.. Thank you for the video!!!
Glad you liked it. And the Origins fig does look cool. Although I still prefer the Classics fig
That was eye opening, please keep it coming and thank you..!
Much more to come I promise!
So basically Clark Kent Orko has been trollan Man-at-arms the entire time?
Yups
One of my favorite channels. It's always great to see a new video pop up on my notifications.
New videos daily. You should check out some of the older ones too!
Orko may have been assigned to Prince Adam as an agent, but I am sure he became good friends. Actually Adam puts on a similar innocent act, as Adam. Maybe he learned it from Orko?
I wouldn't put it past him!
I just thought Orko was comic relief! Nice to know there's more to him!
Much more!
Thank you for doing these videos, I love your insight on the industry. You were always my favorite part of sdcc coverage.
What a kind thing to say! Thank you.
Great to know this stuff man this is been very interesting keep it up! and thanks.
Glad you like! More to come. ;-)
Hey Scott just wanted to say how much I love your channel. Sub'd a little before Christmas and have been here non stop. Caught up on all motu vids and a bunch of whatever pops up from other lines, the industry, your wife's vid (hilarious), mind of adult collectors (1 of my favs). Love hearing about things I may have forgot or never even knew. Orko to me now reminds me of yoda playing himself down to Luke on dagobah lol. I've had a rough life for long time but gonna be celebrating a year sober next month and back doing things I forgot I love like collecting. Your vids are something that make me happy and give me joy in life each day. Wanna say thank you and keep up the great work. You're#1 awesome👍
Thanks so much for the positive feedback! Topics suggestions always welcome, and any videos you want to share on social media does help the channel a ton!
So that means that Orko bringing a couple of Earth kids to Etheria to spread the spirit of Christmas was a well orchestrated op, and not him wanting to play around in the spy satellite's cockpit.
From a certain point of view
Now this was a very interesting, and informative video. I never knew Orko was so much more than comic relief. I like the Clark Kent comparison.
So much more
Thanks for this! I really need to rewatch MOTU. Haven't seen it since I was a kid.
Now rewatching it gives a whole other perspective!
Orko was a beast in the Masters of the Universe vs DC Universe series. Corrupted by Horde Prime and he made Skeletor his lackey. Amazing series and I wish they would do a follow-up and explain all this.
Yes please
@@spectorcreative1872 I wish they'd have done a follow-up where he got cured of Horde Prime's corruption.
This actually makes a lot of sense, Orko casually summons a major demon lord to Eternia in season one. That is an insane level of ability and he did it completely off hand.
Kevin Smith should have watched this video or reached out to you for consultation on the Masters of the Universe Revelations.
I am always available at Spectorcreative.com!
in brazil he still calling 'gorpo'! now make sense! great video! 😄
Outside the Us his name does start with a G!
I always assumed Trollans look like Rubik the Amazing Cube under the hat.
That one is new to me!
@@spectorcreative1872 He does look a lot like Rubik, especially in the original Filmation drawing.
Yep, he does.
@@spectorcreative1872 czcams.com/video/LYs_GCy9PRk/video.html
I've got kind of an off topic question, I'm a little too young to have seen He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ( that and the cult I was raised in wouldn't have approved of it even if we had TV), but it's a question that I'm more than a smidge curious about and I've been wanting to ask but wasn't sure how to go about it.
How did you end up working for Mattel and become a brand manger there? One of my dream jobs would be working in that type of field. After escaping the cult at 18 a friend, who was my adopted dad [long gory story], got me into toy collecting a bit (more along the Japanese figure and Gunpla collection spectrum than action figures but the principal is similar). I still collect because of his influence and it's a tangible way to keep his memory alive. I know it's probably a lot of meetings, and long hours but I'm still curious.
Here you go!
czcams.com/video/vBuGb9ZS_JY/video.html
That explains everything. Sorceress bequeaths Adam the Sword of Power created by the Trollans, Man-At-Arms was Adam's mentor, and Orko is there as the secret agent.
It all comes together.
The inspiration behind the wonderful Vivi from Final Fantasy 9.
Sure why not!
I had the original Orko Figure as a kid, but sadly I need to get him again, always a cool character I thought, especially as a kid. Great Vid as usual Guru!
I had that Orko too. Personally I found him oddly out of scale. Thanks for the feedback as always!
I always liked the filmation concept that he was basically the He-man of Trolla, their most powerful hero but then once he arrived on Eternia his powers didn't work so he had to deal with this fall from grace and being seen as somewhat of a joke. There are a lot of interesting stories that could come from that. Like how would He-man cope if he was stuck on a planet without his powers and considered weak yet still has the heart of a hero and wants to help. Though I do also like your story of him being a secret guide sent to watch over Adam. Not so keen on the Trollans being knock off Green Lantern Guardians.
Oh this still plays into that completely. But it wasn't that his powers didn't work right, he was faking it to keep his cover.
Ah, now I understand why he is called Gorpo here in Brazil. Awesome character. Thanks for the video.
Glad to help clarify!
Hahaha to this day i never even bothered whats orkos face look like until i watched this lol
Love the vid man
Glad you did. And that was official art and all.
I'd really like to see them explore this i the Kevin Smith series.
Skeletor seems to have the upper hand. He-man is knocked out and Orco ta especially in to stop Skeletor pulling off a killing blow.
Skeletor laughs at Orco saying "You think you can stop me you little floating oaf".
Orco then calls up some out of this world power up releasing his full potential (lets say he conjures up giant Trollan elder holograms than channel their power into Orco".
Skeletor needs a new loincloth lol.
Oh I do hope Kevin Smith keeps the ball rolling with established lore.
Man this comment didn’t aged kind of well 😞 RIP Orko….
I always figured he was more of a sleeper agent split personality kept to keep an eye on adam and see if and when he falters but has grown to love the boy who became he-man seeing him grow seeing him learn and when it matters come through in such a way he would die for him if needed
I just love Orko 💘.
Don't we all? ;-)
I loved this episode!! I wasn't allowed to watch too much PoP as a youngster, but I've often wondered if Shadow Weaver was the same species. She could be levitating in a long robe, like the Krona figure from the GL movie line. (I did read most of the comments thus far, and see she's a fallen human). Wow, was I disappointed when the face reveal between Orko and Dree Elle didn't give us a good view!!😂😂 Much thanks for this one, sir.
Well now this video has finally delivered that shot you wanted!
It will be interesting hearing you talk about Gorpo more when you get to that figure. I love the design of him.
Doing all figures in their release order!
you go into Orko's name here a bunch - I've watched a bunch of your videos - there's something I've always wanted to hear a canonical answer on: Is "Duncan" as the name for Man-At-Arms a deliberate reference to Duncan Idaho from DUNE, or just a happy coincidence?
Just a coincidence.It was chosen because it was name that sounded medieval. Like the blind servant in Robin Hood.
The blue yoda reveal isn't as bad as the original speculation, but not what I imagined.
I know, and once you see it you can't un see it
I love it!! I never knew this and it's delightful to hear. (Wait... is this an April fool a couple of months early?!)
Nope. This was all on his bio on the card back a few years ago (2011)
But all of this was filled in later and the Filmation guys didn't actually know how powerful he was?
As odd as it sounds his cover was so good even knowing it I forgot it. Now I'm going to be watching those MoTU episode more closely watching that sneaky little Orko. There were times when his magic worked (A Friend in Need?) & I thought it was female prompting. Thanks for this excellent video to remind all that Orko is a Master!
Glad you liked it! A deeper look it is.
I think Orko is more like a "Jason Bourne' if you will. He volunteered to have his memory altered and he doesn't KNOOOOW he's an agent - one of the most powerful sorcerers, and it's only in the direst of circumstances that he'll be "activated" if you will.
Well, he knew. Its all in his 2010 bio from ten years ago
@@spectorcreative1872 Oh he did? Cool.
Mind Blown!!!
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Orko!! (Love Orko) I don't think this universe would work with out him. A true to heart great character.
Next series... "Orko , and the masters of the universe." Im thinking about the blind samurai zatoichi (old samurai movies) and how he fumbled around but in secret was a phenominal swords man, great movies. Or like Goku from early dragon ball and dbz, but the clark Kent idea meshed some ideas from them. But onepunchman kind of cluelessness. Im not a big anime fan, but i do recognize the good stuff when I see it. Orko still has massive potential for stories. But keep it mysterious, keep em guessing. Would be so cool, if in the right hands. Scared of new things coming out nowadays. Never fully healed from the masters of diversity-verse, im scared bruh.
Always on the move he is
Well this aged well. Revelations finally revealed the full power of Oracle/Orko
I love hearing you prattle on about all this motu lore from all ends. I wish there was a way to put all of your motu lore videos into some sort of dark horse book. Pretty much telling your classics universe story and every time a character is introduced in the storyline a segment immediately is chunked out to provide an intro/bio section followed by influences and or history of character among the multi-verse that helped sculpt the classics version you created for the brand. I think the Toyguru has earned the right to toss his hat into the ring and team up with Mattel and dark horse to give us a nice 600 page masters of the universe classics complete story from a-z including all bios both made and unreleased to tell what should have been your opus both realized and unfulfilled. Your masters of the universe “lord of the rings”😉 #shutupandtakemymoney
Let Dark Horse know you want this. I'm always available!
Your videos are really awesome, probably the most fun I have on CZcams. Do you think there is any chance the Origins line will be as robust as Classics? Or am I dreaming?
Well, here are my views on Origins! Thank you for the kind words on the channel, I am most grateful.
czcams.com/video/HF5KO1C2TMA/video.html
@@spectorcreative1872 Thanks for the link, much appreciated!
Orko is the origin of the jRPG Black Mage design
Neat
It makes scence now, orko, is part of the history of the sword of He.
Once you know it you can't unknow it
The Return Of Evil and the Star Seed episodes also show Orko is more than he seems.
Sorceress: “A warning; No mortal may touch the Star Seed without succumbing to its dark side.”
Orko not only holds the Star Seed with no temptation, he also gladly hands it over to He-Man.
Orko is also the keeper of the Dimension Sphere, as was many of his race.
Exactly!
@@spectorcreative1872 Granamyr does not fight, human, Granamyr wins. 🔥
(from Disappearing Dragons)
Orko: That’s ENOUGH Granamyr!
-Granamyr instantly stops.
Orko also influenced Black Mage from the first Final Fantasy.
That he did
Imagine if you will Prince Adam is seduced by the power and becomes evil. Then out of nowhere Orko kills him.
Are you familiar with the Anti He-Man story?
@@spectorcreative1872 that is one of those newer fan created not by funimation ones i believe. good though.
@@spectorcreative1872 orko does not kill king heman but he is responsible for heman being killed in eternia war
I loved to know that. I've never known. When I was a kid I had his toy. In Brazil he kept named as 'gorpo', I did not know his name was orko to fit with his red blouse, I only thought it was strange.
And now you know! And knowing is half the knowing
I had some of the early books that appeared over here before we received the cartoon. They say that first impressions count; well, he'll always be *Gorpo* to me. Your mileage may vary!
Well we do keep Gorpo around as the Unnamed One
I'd prefer him as a hero rather than a villain! 😆
In plain sight and we were so blind to it.
Like most great mysteries!
This video blew my mind I don’t understand why Kevin Smith or Netflix didn’t use you as a consultant
Well i don't charge enough obviously
Useless fanfic post , but I like to believe that during king he mans reign , an older orko takes the book of yesterday's back to preternia and lives out his final years as the oracle .
Is not fan fic. This comes from his official bio released in 2010
@@spectorcreative1872 I wasnt calling your video fan fiction, i meant my comment was useless fanfic . I haven't read all the bios but I do love these vids
Wasn't there an episode where Orko, unknown to the others, sought a magic talisman that would fix his magic powers? He did this without telling others, so it implies it was his belief that his powers don't work.
At least that was his cover story. ;-)
@@spectorcreative1872 I tried to find the episode title, but couldn't. I might be remembering it wrong. I was a child when I watched the show.
@@bsabruzzo The episode you're probably thinking about is Creatures From The Tar Swamp.
If I recall correctly, Orko is an inept magician because he lost his wand/sceptre when he first met Prince Adam and faced him from the swamp. Of he still had his sceptre, he'd be a lot more competent
And losing the wand was part of it too.
Love this video! Love the theory that Orko is a spy and one of the most powerful characters in Motu.
Also I just watched an episode of the Filmation He-Man. The episode about the Sun Temple. A character pops up from Orko's world. He looks similar to Orko, but is taller and has white eyes. He also doesn't cover his face and you can see his legs & feet. When Orko meets the character, he recognizes that he is from his world and says where his people are from.
It made me wonder what else lives there. Why does Orko and his people cover their faces with magic? (I'm guessing it's magic). Religion or Tradition? Anyways I love talking about and hearing about this stuff. Thanks again for making these great videos.
When you watch Filmation through this lens it takes on such a different tone!
As a spanish speaker I can confirm, yes, Orco does mean Orc in spanish. Wich was kinda confusing as a kid, but hey, quirks of language
Glad to know my hunch was right!
I'm all for this version of Orko. I think its a great idea and I hope they pursue it in the new He-Man shows coming out. I guess his bumbling act got the better of him in the comics though, when he was turned evil and all by accident.
I am very excited to see where they go!
I want to use some MOTUC parts to make a final fantasy 1 black mage....were there any characters that wore a long robe all the down to the ground, or ankles, at least?
You might want to check out the Club Grasyskull version of Evil Seed! Eldor maybe as well.
Top ten characters that can make shaggy use more than 50% of his power
Well their is always Stratos
@@spectorcreative1872 true true
I do wish we could of seen how powerful as Gorpo was.
Maybe we will still see, so much new content coming
I remember a couple of episodes where Man at Arms sent Orko to his room as punishment.That always seemed a bit f'ed up given that Orko was an adult
All an act
That's why he's called "Gorpo" in Brazil! 🤔
Good to know...
Yup!
I remember he was called Gorpo in the first Masters of the Universe annual in the UK.
And still called that in Spanish countries
It’s ok 12K 🥳
Crazy growth of late!
If only he could do more magic and wasn't just a comedy heel in the cartoon. That made me sad even as a boy.
Yeah, I like it much better now where they are going with the character
As much as I am not a huge orko fan I did think the idea that his comical ways were all an act to be a good one.it's a lot better then putting on his bio card"he's dumb,he's naive and his magic doesn't work."as pixel dan once said
It gives the filmation show a different spin!
Ko Orko
I always overlooked the hints on the original series (and sadly didn't read the comics).
When Classics had Orko as a Secret Agent I had mixed feelings about it. Although it explains how his magic always came through when it was needed.
Although taking Your excellent explanation into account. It raises one very disturbing question. Did Orko resease Damar The Demon to keep His cover intact.😨
And now knowing is half the knowing
Just think about it...Dre-el comes over, tells about the trouble with Dragoon, and he recharges the pyramid and easily transports himself back to Trolla without any issues.
I'd watch that
@@spectorcreative1872 it was in the episode with dragoon in it.
one thing that always got me was the evil seed ep were the "4" ppl with mighty powers united their powers to defeat es, they were sorceress he-man skeletor (NOT palose) and....orko🤔🤔😳😳🤔🤔🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
That was one of the best!
So in other words Orko is the Merlin of Masters of the Universe.
I can't believe it!! Orko was one of my most despised characters from the show as a child. I smell retcon, but I'll allow it. Hehe
Now if snarf turns out to be one of the strongest Thundercats, my mind might explode. :)
Snarf is just snarf
@@spectorcreative1872 Which makes him the greatest Thundercat.
I grew up in Brazil ... there he was called Gorpo. I don’t the think the O was ever called to attention cause later when other Trollans appeared they didn’t have letters on their clothing ... I thought it was sort of a symbol
And he is still Gorpo outside the US. Crazy
1:07 That's my photo :)
Nice!!!!
I'm pretty sure I was the only person in the world who liked the Unnamed/Gorpo figure.
I liked him too, so that makes two people!
WHAT?!? Ok going back to binge the filmation series because this just blew my mind, the one time I did notice him actually performing his magic as intended was in a comic where Monstro (?!?) Wakes up from under the sea and during the events that follow He-Man somehow gets captured by the lion faced cable cart tower. (Can't remember all the details)
One question though : The episode where his uncle shows up...is that his actual uncle or is that a performance review or something?
Both actually.
mind is blown....again.
Feel free to pass along to others who may enjoy!
@@spectorcreative1872 waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of you!
It seems redundant to retcon Orko as someone who bumbles around to cover for his secret identity like Clark Kent when that was exactly what Adam was doing.
This isn't a retcon. This has been Orko's official bio from Mattel for over a decade.
I never considered him as a secret agent type. I always knew he was super powerful, but always thought other worlds had different wavelengths of magic and affected his connection in some way. He had a medallion in the Filmation series that he lost and wanted it back to properly do magic on Eternia. My thought was he needed a magical item to do his magic at its maximum because he knew it would not function properly out of Trolla. That dose not explain why Dree Elle or Montork was not affected the same way of course, but it may have had something that was exclusive to him being as powerful as he was. But him as a Clark Kent in MOTU, that is interesting.
It does make watching the old show different now!
Was gwildor from the live action movie based off of orko?
He was a replacement. They could not afford the special effects for Orko so they created Gwildor to take his place in the story
@@spectorcreative1872 thank you. That question always bugged me
I had no idea Orko was that over powered
It was all revealed in 2011 in is official bio