The Overlord, 28mm Blackstar miniatures
The Overlord is a very powerful sorcerer native to the planet Sagar. He comes from a long line of evil rulers, one of whom appeared in an episode as an undead fiend, He holds the Powersword and seeks to rejoin it with it's other half, the Starsword, to form the PowerStar which he will use to crush the rebellion and rule all of Sagar. His chief opposition in this is the titular hero, lost Earth Astronaut and space explorer John Blackstar, wielder of the Starsword.
His stronghold is the Ice Castle and he has many minions and allies sworn to obey him.
While a more serious antagonist than Filmation's better-known Skeletor, the Overlord is not above miscalculation, and at least once needed to ally himself with Blackstar to counter an out-of-control force he himself unleashed. Also, while his minions and allies tend to plot against him a bit less than is the norm for kids fare of this era, they are not above it, and Overlord keeps an eye on them for signs of betrayal, even to his personal sorcerer and chief adviser, Vizier. The Overlord's cruelty towards his lessers seems especially pronounced in the case of the Trobbit people, a race of diminutive, peaceful beings, targeted often by his forces until the arrival of John Blackstar.
Like many such series of this era, nothing resembling a finale emerged before cancellation, so the outcome of the struggle between Overlord and Blackstar is unknown. However, in broadcast episodes, Blackstar did whittle down Overlord's forces, while expanding his own ally base. Moreover, one episode featured a fellow astronaut from Earth learning of Blackstar's fate and contacting Earth to ask for a full rescue mission. It seems possible that, even if not finally defeated, the Overlord's territories could have been either freed from his grasp or at least been significantly reduced.
The Overlord confronts Blackstar outside of his Ice Castle.
End of the line Overlord!
This ends here!
Ends for you, you mean!
You may have come alone
-but as you can see I have a few guests!
No clue about this one. Nice sculpt and paintjob though mate
ReplyDeleteThe cartoons are worth a watch. I was very young when it was on tv, but remember some of the episodes and I definitely remember the toys in the store, but never had any of them.
DeleteAwesome! Did you know that Overlord was voiced by Alan Oppenheimer, who also voiced Skeletor?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I did, pretty cool, he went with a different spin for Skeletons character, much more emotive.
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