born 1980s in the Trolla dimension (not to be confused with the Trololololololo dimension).
Most likely because the beneficiary of his sidekickerage had no real need for it, Mr. Orko could be classified as one of those helpers who actually hindered the hero's progress. Accidentally ending up in Eternia during some cosmic flimflammery Orko saved young Prince Adam and his pet cat Cringer from a tar swamp. While this was fortunate for Prince Adam, who later in life took on the mantle of He-Man, it also seemed to be one of the few helpful attempts that didn't backfire for Orko. Combining a lack of control over his magic powers with a zest to help and a curiousity about life in Eternia, Orko was the source of iritation to others like Man-at-Arms and of laughter for we the viewers.
Interesting tidbit: the original character prototype for Orko was called Gorpo, but because animaters often would flip cells to double their usefulness a non-symmetrical character like "G" would produce continuity problems.
Lou Schemer (credited as Erik Gunden) provided the voice of Orko.
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