Gorgon is a petite creature of an unknown species who, with the help of the “evil” sorceress Sibyline, overthrew the king of the Isle of Tears and took over the kingdom. Wait, “Isle of Tears”? Good luck having any tourists with a name like that. Not that it matters, because Gorgon would probably just enslave anyone foolish enough to go on vacation there anyway, since Gorgon loves slaves.
Unfortunately for Gorgon, the “evil” Sibyline decides to become the “good” Sibyline. Sibyline has allegedly committed countless evil crimes–some involving fish, some involving slaves, and possibly some involving fish slaves–despite looking like a Disney princess. Like, Evil-Lyn knows the dress code for her occupation. No one gave Sibyline that memo, apparently. Regardless, Sibyline for some reason decides to tell Gorgon she will no longer serve him to his face, and unsurprisingly, he doesn’t take the news well, and has her thrown in the dungeon with the former king who…he has been keeping alive for some reason. Good for him?
Now without an evil sorceress at his disposal, Gorgon has a vacancy in his roster that needs filling, and soon Evil-Lyn applies for the job, for her own reasons. Yes, yes, Evil-Lyn is always stabbing Skeletor in the back in one way or another, but does she really want Gorgon to be her boss instead? Can she really take herself seriously as a villain if she works for someone who has an actual back scratcher for a staff? Does she gain anything from being forced to hang out with this guy five days a week (excluding paid holidays, since Gorgon treats his non-slave employees well)?
Sibyline eventually escapes from Gorgon’s dungeon and seeks the help of He-Man, but she’s met with extreme skepticism from the always cynical and jaded…Orko? Yes, throughout the entire episode, Orko is not only doubtful over Sibyline changing her allegiances, but over humanity in general. He gives multiple speeches over how people never change. “The good are good, and the bad are bad, and no, this doesn’t have anything to do with the podcasts I’ve started listening to lately, so leave me alone!” Evil-Lyn takes advantage of Orko’s prejudiced feelings towards evil sorceresses and conjures up a storm, which Orko…accuses Sibyline of being responsible for. Because if there’s bad weather she must be to blame? Okay, now I’m actually worried about you, Orko. Do you want to talk about whatever it is you’re going through?
Ultimately the Isle of Tears is liberated when He-Man shows up, and Gorgon tries to make a run for it in his submarine which he apparently has at the ready if he ever has the need for an underwater getaway. Sadly for him the vehicle clearly wasn’t made with He-Man in mind and he finds himself captured, and Sibyline receives a full pardon for her 10,280,021 crimes. Alas, she faces a punishment far worse than 453 life sentences, as she gets cancelled over a recently uncovered tweet she made 14 years ago in which she body-shamed Ram-Man. Not cool, Sibyline!
Of all of the coolest Masters of the Universe villains, Gorgon…isn’t one of them. He’s hilariously ridiculous, always seated on his throne while his body bobs up and down cackling hyperactively. As played by Alan Oppenheimer, his high-pitched voice–which can be described as Mickey Mouse on helium–is identical to other one-off villains on the show, including a demon from Hell who caused for He-Man to meet the Devil himself (but that’s a subject for another header). As for Gorgon’s other appearances…well, there aren’t any. Gorgon never even showed up in a comic book, nor was the poor bastard ever given his own toy. Apologies in advance to those who cosplay as Gorgon for the movie premiere this weekend. No one is going to recognize you.
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