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Even though Battlecat has two non-speaking appearances in the Masters of the Universe trailer, we may already know that He-Man’s feline companion can talk. THE Masters of the Universe the trailer provided a brief look at its CGI version of Battlecat, He-Man’s usual sidekick in his adventures in Eternia.
Like He-Man himself, Battlecat’s strength and appearance come from the powerful sword. When the unassuming and seemingly harmless Prince Adam activates the sword’s abilities to transform into He-Man, the cowardly Cringer transforms into the ferocious Battlecat.
From Masters of the Universe has avoided showing Battlecat’s pre-transformation, it’s unclear exactly how it plans to adapt it. In most cartoons and comics, Cringer can communicate verbally with the other characters in the story. It would not be entirely surprising if live action Masters of the Universe movie removes this aspect of the character, but it looks like that won’t happen.
Masters Of The Universe Teases Cringer’s Ability To Speak
At the very beginning of THE Masters of the Universe trailerAdam lists some of the things that make Eternia feel like an amazing place, and one of the things he names is “talking tigers.“The mention of”talking tigers” is a not-so-subtle reference to Cringer, who has his own personality and regularly converses with characters like Orko and Adam in the original animated series.
As it stands, there has been no official announcement regarding a voice actor for the cat, but based on this hint, Masters of the Universe will indeed allow him a few lines of speech.
This would be a positive sign for those hoping for a lore-faithful adaptation of the world of He-Man. And looking at everything the trailer shows, from Skeletor’s menacing design to the number of iconic characters featured, it’s not hard to believe that Masters of the Universe wouldn’t be afraid to feature a talking animal.
Will Cringer appear in Masters of the Universe?
The trailer’s hint about Battlecat raises an additional question about its original form. Although Battlecat can canonically speak in the cartoon, he rarely does so.as he is more of an action-oriented character, as opposed to the harmless Cringer. With that in mind, it would make sense that Cringer does most of the talking in the film and Battlecat remains largely silent.
However, it is possible that Masters of the Universe completely renounces his Cringer state. In the trailer, Battlecat can be spotted behind Adam before his He-Man transformation, while he usually only transforms into Battlecat. when Adam is in his “Man-man” form. But going in that direction would result in a drastic change to the source material.
- Release date
- June 5, 2026
- Director
- Travis Knight
- Writers
- Chris Butler
Cast
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Nicolas Galitzine
Adam / Him-Man
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