In the first draft of the script Man-At-Arms played a supporting role throughout the entire story. All his dialogue was ultimately distributed to be said by Prince Adam, He-Man and Orko.
The character design of Kraal was used earlier as the adult version of Daimar in Daimar the Demon (1983).
The Carrock is a red colored version of the Mother Roe from Valley of Power (1983). A variation was seen in The Games (1985) and a slightly altered version of this design would be seen as the Krytis bird in The Mines of Mondor (1985).
The creature that attacks Orko will be used again as a snake that wraps himself around a Horde Trooper in Friendship (1985).
The animation of He-Man using his mighty lungs to blow something away was first seen in The Once and Future Duke (1983) and was also used in The Rarest Gift of All (1984), A Trip to Morainia (1985), Just a Little Lie (1984), The Greatest Show on Eternia (1984) and Happy Birthday Roboto (1985).