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Tarzan
Tarzan noun - A man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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- He-Man didn't have a secret identity and was a Tarzan-esque jungle man rather than the prince of Eternia, and he predominately used his axe in combat - the Power Sword was merely a Macguffin that could be used to unlock the door of Castle Greyskull.
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Filmation had an enduring affection for ripped muscle-men (Thun the Lion-Man, Tarzan, Blackstar, He-Man, Bow), all in extremely exiguous raiment.
Source: Walking Shirtless Scene -
This is a fairly commonly-used trope in many Filmation cartoons, including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983); She-Ra: Princess of Power; Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, and Blackstar.
Source: Kidnapping Bird of Prey
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