By this time, a great military leader ascended the throne of Eternia. His name was Randor. He was a troubled king, and not immediatly favored. He had no wife, no heir, only courage and wisdom. His triumphs were his own. He had ascended to the title with a little help from his dear friend, Duncan, the captain of the imperial gaurd, and son of the Man-at-Arms. Duncan was not known very well by anyone, and prefered his solitude. During a quiet walk in the woods, he saw Zoar, and immediatly followed; partially on his own whim, and partially by a force of unknown power driving him. He watched the falcon pearch itself high on a cliff, which Ducnan immediatly began to scale. Their, in a large nest, was a single egg. The Falcon backed away as Duncan approached. This was naturally quite startling, in that they would normally gaurd the nest against intruders. As Duncan approached closer, the egg shell broke, and their, in the soft feather riddled nest, was a small, fat, giggling baby, with the thin twirls of pale red hair glittering on its nearly bald head.
With the mystery of the birth hidden behind the serruptitious nature of Duncan, he attempted to raise the child that he was told to name Teela as his own daughter. Between his duties to his father, the king's army, and the new child, Duncan became romantically recluse, and never married. Teela never knew a mother, only the complicated hands of her unknowing father. Her childhood was littered with the joys and pains of any little girls. It was, however, the internal aspect, that of her mind, that shines through this tale. When Teela'na released Teela from her grasps, the mind could not be silenced. Teela, the actual woman who had saved her country in the face of empending danger, and who found the Sword of Power and the Sword of Honor, was reborn. And now, in the security of a generally peaceful Eternia, Teela'na hoped that Teela would finally get the chance she never had...to live a normal life. But the Sorceress could not help but feel the paign of a maternal interests to her cloned "living self". The Goddess Teela'na kept her daughter in the safest places, not even considering how she would have felt had she seen such oppertunities in her own youth. Teela was curious, and as she grew to find her curiosities unexplored due the watchful eye of her elders, she grew only to be more restless, passionate, angry, and pessimistic.

The Sorceress's protective nature was well warrented however. Those who travelled with Skeletor grew in power, and attempted to rule Eternia. They were known as the Evil Horde. Over the years, their attempts at ruling Eternia became more and more powerful. With the threats to Eternia and Teela, the Sorceress knew she would need help in protecting the land of her birth. She put into motion a great cataclysm on one plane, in order to save another... The Planet Earth has had so many interactions with Eternia. But the greatest interaction came from a flight Nasa will set off only a few years from now. Lt. Marlena San will board a flight, and the flight will disappear. The world will mourn the loss of a great scientist...and the imagination will gain a great power. You see, Marlena did not die. While she was in space, something happened to the flight she was on. All she knew was that her ship started to crash back to...Earth? When she awoke, she found herself on an alien and strange world, surrounded by strange armored men. Among them was the lonely and powerful King Randor of Eternia. Her mysterious appearence helped fuel his desire for her, and within the year the two had started a happy marraige. Their blessed (and truly divine having been inspired by the Goddess) union led to the fruitility of the kingdom. Marlena gave birth to twins, and named them Adam, an Earth term for man, and Adora, for Randor's adoration of a daughter. These children were the very reason the Goddess Teela'na had changed the course of man. With the vision of Zoar over the castle at the time of the birth, it was known that the children would lead to a great change in the kingdom. But fierce and evil powers stirred too at the great and joyous news of the royal births. Hordak, Skeletor's superior, and Prince to the Horde Empire, ruled an army bent on Universal conquest. Hordak was a complicated man and ruled things the hard way, but with honor (that is to say as honorable as an evil tormenting kleptomaniac could get). He was powerful both magically and technologically, and ruled his empire with fear. He had been attacking Eternia for the past few years, and was finally realizing how futile his attempts were. Hordak's student, Skeletor, had no intention of telling him the secrets of the sword that he possessed. Instead, Skeletor fed his masters pessimism. Finally, Hordak decided to abandon Eternia for a more suitable and available prize. He would not leave, however, without a souvenier. Having heard of the recent births of the blessed children, Hordak made a full attempt at kidnapping them. He stormed the Eternian Palace in the Fertile Plains. His robotic armies fell at the hands of the Eternian Gaurds under Duncan, the new Man-at-Arms, but the distraction from the attack gave Hordak enough time to sneak into the nursery. He had taken Adora, but was interrupted from taking Adam. Hordak immediatly fled the palace, abondoning all of his soldiers and robots. He was followed to Snake Mountain by Man-at-Arms and Zoar. Neither of the two were able to stop Hordak, and he slipped form the dimension Eternia rested in, beyond the Sorceress's immediate power. Teela'na, however, was actually unmoved by the event. To the people of Eternia, she played her cards and acted hurt by the loss. Why, however, should she regret part of her universal plan? She had let Hordak escape with Adora because Adora's powers would be better tested under the loneliness and shame of being a member of the Horde. Adora's honor, a key to her future, would be greater on the distant land of Etheria. Two worlds saved thanks to the fate of the Goddess; for when Adora would come of age, the Sorceress knew that she would send her brother Adam to Etheria with the Sword of Honor, securing its safety from the hands of Skeletor, and all others who would come to attempt to be a Master of the Universe. The armies of the Horde faded, and as they did, so Teela'na vanquished the memory of the sweet lost daughter from the minds of the people. Instead of letting the hope of the people die, she pulled the memory of the joy of salvation from them, and replaced it entirely in the heart of the male child. Adam, the new-born, and Teela, now two years old, were now the only children of the royal court. The two would grow up to be good friends, though she doubted him more often than not, and he would never stop loving her. For the next 20 years, Skeletor would make futile attempts at taking Eternia. He would be narrowly thwarted each time. Everyday, for 20 years, the Sorceress waited as her daughter, and her protector grew....

Teela has many useful abilities: Her father, Man-at-Arms, descends from a long line of inventor-warriors, leading back to the shamans of the original Teela's time. He was trained by his father in all things mechanical and technological. Naturally, Teela, being the only heir of Man-at-arms, is following in his footsteps. She has studied all forms of battle, techniques and tactics, weaponry, and even technology. When her father departs, she is to take his place as inventor, scientist, and leader of the armies. Though Teela has a vast knowledge of how things work, and the fine points of Mechanics and engineering, she doesn't have a talent for it, and can't seem to fix or create things. Instead she admires from a distance, and longs to get out and try something else. Like she was when she was first alive, Teela is furiously curious and mentally powerful. She tends to be a few steps ahead of the competition in all things. But most importantly, her speed, skill, and wit are unmatched by most everyone. She fullfills her duties as Captain of the Gaurds with astounding pride and determinism. Her duties include teaching Prince Adam, who secretly is also He-man. On more than one occasion he has thanked Teela under his breath for having taught him how to fight. She is the mistress of tactics. Her weapons of choice include the Glaives of the Royal Gaurd (hmm...I wonder why?), swords, and the occasional laser pistol. Also, being the daughter of the head scientist, she is a trained pilot, and pretty good at it. She also has the added bonus of having lived and worked with the aircraft most of her life. Teela is the only real descendant of Teela'na, the Goddess. Whether or not she is aware of it, when Teela'na dies, Teela will take her place as the Master of the Universe (Unless Skeletor wins that is). Because of this, Teela is treasured almost as much as Teela'na. He-man, who is the embodiment of protection to the Goddess has an unknown duty to protect Teela. This, however, goes without saying, since Teela has a sort of relation with both He-man and Prince Adam. With Adam, she is a mentor, and they mutually treat each other like siblings. This is in part due to the fact that they were the only real children in the palace. There similarity in age helps too (Teela is two years older than Adam). Her relation with He-man is a little more...potent. She is drawn to him on one level because of the "Fushigi Yuugi" that goes around them. She is the matriarch and goddess. He is the patriarch and defender. Also, Teela is still a woman, and longs for love. It is an animal for her to tame. A toy for her curiosities.

	This was the orginal Teela toy design before the figure's release in 1981. It looks like this particular figure is made out of clay, and that this was also the base for character art that appeared on the back of packages, comics, and other goods. This is the Teela that started the idea of a blonde Teela, which resonated through to many of the comics, and other early artwork. Some other things to note about this early figure is her armory. The cobra motif armor that came out with figure seems to be an almost exact duplicate of the first model. The only addition was a band to hold it onto the figure. The armor, however, is the only weaponry that actually develps the cobra motif. The staff is a "French Lily". Also, her decorative hip jewelry seems much heavier, and made up of thick petals.
	Almost 20 years old, and still as beautiful as the first time I saw her. This is my Teela. She is the brown boot, brown hair variant. The others were red boot/red hair, and brown boot/red hair. This isn't the same figure as on the Goddess's page. When I was a very young child, I was very protective of my favorite toys, and would demand to keep them in my hands at all times, as if to let them go was to lose them. Never could I expect the pain that would come in a lesson taught to me by this beautiful creature. I was just being pushed in my stroller, resting back against the itchy hammock-like surface. My coat was thick, and it was cold outside. I, however, was very hot. JCPenny is a very unfriendly store to a child whose life revolves around simple pleasures. I bet I just put them down somewhere. Maybe I put them next to me, or on my coat just to see what she looked like without them. I didn't notice them go away. Only when I went to re-arm the greatest warrior in Eternia did I notice that this heated fighter had turned into a damsal. I cried and my mother hunted as best she could. They were lost. The beautiful Cobra Staff and Crimson Shield. My own mythology dares me to find them, for perhaps in finding them, she will come back to life, and be the Teela she was always meant to be. Since that fearful day, I have only had Teela, Captain of the Guards, and silent love of He-man. I armed her with the long rifle from the weapons collection, and when it would stay on, the matching shield. She did a lot of high kicks and fired a lot of lasers from her vambrace (like in the cartoon). I made her even more vicious in than in the cartoon, and she won just as many battles as He-man. He-man was my hero for a while, but quickly fell to her side. After many years, the golden and bronze paint on her armor faded into a mushy yellow against the stained white of her suit. The summer before last I started to repair my figure, and added two layers of paint, reconstructing the nameless jewelry around her soft curves. The jewel in the tiara, that rest on top of her striking Irish features, was always more just a bump, painted gold like everything else. I always wanted that to have some color. Right now it is an emerald. Soon I will make it a ruby.
From Toyfare Issue 54	...and here she is folks. This is Teela, with a supposed release date of December 2, 2002. She looks so vicious and determined this time, doesn't she. It is a shame that Mattel couldn't give Teela the credit that the Four Horsemen did. The cold callous stare, the tight grip around the Cobra Staff, and even cobra-designed jewelry (the tiara's ruby is held in the neck of a hooded cobra) are all beautifully finished on the two-up (shown left). The actual toy however, is off balanced. Mattel wanted Teela to have bigger breasts, so the figure cannot stand up very well. Also, Mattel must have wanted Teela to be a little warmer looking, because the final toy has large irises, which take away from her callous stare. Italian women used Deadly Nightshade (a poisonous plant) to get this affect in their eyes, resulting in its nickname, Belladonna (pretty woman). It makes Teela look stupid. Her golden decorative petals are bright Inca gold like in the official Mattel Press Release (below), which I find less attractive when compared to the more subtle bronze-gold that they used on the two-up. This was not Mattel's only paint -job terror. The ruby in the tiara ended up becoming rose quartz (Teela wearing pink? Egad!!!), and the final toy has purple-brown hair. Mattel, what was wrong with red hair!? Also, to allow Teela to interact with the Castle Grayskull playset, the needed to install a chip into her foot. Unfortunatly, her ankle was too thin, so to compensate, they added a band of pounches around her boot. It is pretty distracting. Another big peeve for Teela fanatics is that they changed her eye color. Although the toy has blue eyes, the new cartoon has given Teela, and the Sorceress, green eyes (note: He-man, also a 'blue-eye', has green eyes in the cartoon, too). One thing that has been determined is that Teela will not have the Cobra Armor like she originally did. The Four Horsemen claimed that it couldn't fit into the new anime style of the character. I, on the other hand, have already resolved this issue, you can find the results are on the next page. The images were taken from He-Man.org's News Archive, 2002, and He-Man.org's New Masters of the Universe Toy Collector's List.
	This is Chelsea Field. In the Masters of the Universe movie, she portrayed Teela rather well, even with the unfortunate script and costuming. She seemed to understand Teela's independant nature, and really pushed to portray that side of her. Unfortunatly for Mrs. Field, the script gave Teela only a few cheesey lines. For example... ahem..... "Sounded like you guys needed a women's touch out here....Woman-at-Arms" It is kind of cute, but also a little corny. Teela's costume in the movie, however, was the most painful thing imaginable. Of all the character's, Teela's gray jumpsuit with a few belts, and gray cowboy boots, is probably the worst costume in the whole movie. The tiara she wore was kind of cool though. It rested on the back of her head, almost like a reverse visor, and had a web of intricate filagree designs. Also, there was no sign of the infamous cobra on Mrs. Field.