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PRINCE BAR'IN

Real Name: Bar'in

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Earth-Masters of the Universe/possible other dimension) extraterrestrial (Aarborian)

Occupation: Ruler

Group Membership: Royal family of Aarboria

Affiliations: His citizens (Tevin, many others)

Enemies: He-Man (Prince Adam), Hordak, the Horde

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Aarboria

First Appearance: Masters of the Universe#11 (January, 1988)

Powers/Abilities: Bar'in is a strong ruler who is popular with his subjects. He uses gladiatorial bouts for popular entertainment. He is immediately suspicious of outsiders and recognizes past enemies as current threats. Bar'in is an excellent equestrian and carries a lance that glows with unspecified power. He is athletically fit and has powerful upper body musculature. He is very skilled in armed combat.

Height: 6'
Weight: 186 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black

History:

(Masters of the Universe#11) - The villainous Hordak sent his Horde army against noble He-Man and his warriors in the Eternian Royal Palace by using a Star Gate for instant short-dimensional travel. In defense, the Star Gate was controls were destroyed, creating a time-space vortex that pulled the army into hyperspace.

(Masters of the Universe#11 (fb) - BTS) - The Horde army was inadvertently transported to the medieval-like world of Aarboria. Fierce battle raged and the Horde dominated until Aarborians fought back led by Prince Bar'in and eventually drove the Horde off-world.

(Masters of the Universe#11) - While about 20 years had passed on Aarboria, only scant minutes had passed on Eternia, where He-Man and and Hordak were thrown into the collapsing portal and likewise landed in Aarboria, but with amnesia and no idea they were mortal enemies. The pair wandered into a town and helped the population recover from a sudden but short planet-quake. But the pair were soon confronted by Bar'in, who immediately recognized Hordak's insignia as matching the Horde army. Bar'in hard a mother plead mercy for Hordak as he had just saved her son's life, but Bar'in insisted the law be followed and the two outsiders be forced into trial by combat against savage beasts.

Comments: Created by George Caragonne, Ron Wilson, Danny Bulanadi.

Prince Bar'in appears to be a clear reference to Prince Barin from Flash Gordon stories. Barin is king of a region of planet Mongo called Arboria. So is Aarboria part of the main Eternian Universe, or had the Eternians been pulled into the dimension of Flash Gordon and Mongo?

This profile was completed 06/01/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary's celebratory event.

Profile by Grendel Prime.

CLARIFICATIONS :
Prince Bar'in has no known connections to:

Tevin

Tevin was a small boy in the Aarborian town ruled by Prince Bar'in into which wandered the waylaid He-Man and Hordak, both amnesiac from hyperspace travel. The population were mistrustful of the outsiders. A sudden planet-quake generated panic and scattered the people, and Tevin fell into a newly open crevice. With He-Man busy propping up a damaged building, it was left to the usually villainous Hordak to be uncharacteristically kind. Having forgotten his past, Hordak climbed down and rescued Tevin, although the boy was initially scared of Hordak's appearance. Tevin was reunited with his grateful mother. Later, Tevin and his mother cheered on He-Man and Hordak as they fought against savage beasts in the gladiatorial arena.

 

 

 

 

 

 

--Masters of the Universe#11

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Masters of the Universe#11, p18, pan6 (main image)
   p16, pan2 (headshot)
   p16, pan1 (on horseback)
   p14, pan5 (Tevin)

Appearances:
Masters of the Universe#11 (January, 1988) - George Caragonne (writer), Ron Wilson (pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Don Daley (editor)

First posted: 09/28/2026
Last updated: 06/01/2026

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