one of the most interesting
characters of the
Masters of the Universe; mainly because of the duality of the usage of her
character between the
comic book and the cartoon.
In the
comic book, she was a
Snake goddess, based heavly on the accesories that she was packaged with: a snake staff, a scaled shield, and a piece of
armor that made her resemble
Serpentor (of
G.I.Joe) except
maroon. this style was abandoned when the
cartoon series became popular.
in the
cartoon she was the daughter of
Man-at-Arms, who found her along with some eggs in a nest that was tended by a falcon, that resembled
Zoar, atop a mountain. she was used as the
romantic intrest of
Prince Adam /
He-man.
She is often used by
feminists as an example of the negitive connotation of
women by the
media. Along with
Lois Lane she is said to be scripted as too stupid to figure out the hero's obvious
secret identy.
her discovery by
Man-at-Arms. is an example of the
network's fear of any form of
sexuality as well as a very
Disney-like hate of mothers. it is also theorized by the "
virgin" birth as well as the presence of the familiar falcon would lead to the conclusion that
Teela is the next
Sorceress in
cartoon continuity.
In the
cartoon Linda Gary was the voice of
Teela as well as other characters from
Masters of the Univerce.
In the realy bad and totaly inacurate
live-action movie she was played by
Chelsea Field.