The Heroes quickly become embroiled in a battle against the mutants. Although the Leaguers won the fight their crashed ship is utterly decimated. Blue Beetle accidentally comes in contact with Tygra while searching for resources that can get them home. Miracle) and his wife (Big Barda). A team of justice leaguers pursued Lobo using perilously high settings on a Mother Box. Ironically Guy Gardner was there to intercept Lobo so their efforts were not needed.įire, Ice Maiden, Blue Beetle (Ted Cord), Booster Gold and Scott Free end up crash landing on the distant world Third Earth. Barda, with the Mother Box, was sent elsewhere. The planet is sparsely populated by a group of mutants and a necrotic wizard named Mumm-Ra. Lobo had been accidentally Boom tubed to earth by Scott Free (Mr. Years ago, L-Ron and his shopping collective were threatening Earth (Shop or Die!). (Using the vision power of the sword of Omens) “Sword of Omens give me sight beyond sight !” (Drawing the sword of Omens)”Thunder ! Thunder ! Thunder ! Thundercats, ho !” With the Sword of Omens and enchanted claw shield at his side Lion-O has powers that rival those of all the Thundercats. With Jaga’s guidance, in “spirit” form, Lion-O has learned to trust in the Sword of Omens and the Code that binds all Thunderians. Lion-O, the Lord of the ThuderCats, is not as he appears. Although his body is fully developed, his mind is that of a child. Lion-o is a tall muscular man who has all the cosmetic markings of a lion and slit cat’s eyes. He is massively muscular and has a red mane It is only by hurling Mumm-Ra’s sarcophagus into his cauldron that Lion-O is able to emerge victorious. In an august ceremony attended by nearly every Third Earth inhabitant, Lion-O is crowned the true “Lord of the ThunderCats”. This entails traveling to the Black Pyramid and confronting Mumm-Ra, alone. During this trial, Mumm-Ra tries to defeat Lion-O with many of his previous incarnations and disguises. The baddie eventually battles the youth at the center of the Pyramid in a titanic struggle. He is challenged by Panthro in a Trial of Strength, Cheetara in a Trial of Speed, WilyKit and WilyKat in a Trial of Cunning and Tygra in a Trial of the Mind. The last Trial however, is his toughest. He must seek out the greatest source of evil on Third Earth, and defeat it. In this process, he is forced to contest each of the ThunderCat nobles in separate trials across the face of Third Earth. He has to do so without the benefit of using the Sword of Omens, only the Claw Shield. Had Lion-O failed at any one trial, the ThunderCats would no longer honor him as their leader. Third Earth is populated by a four-color collection of thugs, mutants, bad guys and other malcontents. Lion-o and the ThunderCats have many adventures battling these thugs. But before long, Lion-O must face his most difficult trials: after reaching his 24 th birthday, he must take the Anointment Trials to prove he is fit to become the true Lord of the ThunderCats. The leader, and the hereditary ‘Lord’ of the ThunderCats. Initially he is a mere boy only 12 years old. But in making the trip to Third Earth he ages physically until he becomes an adult of 24. This is due to the suspension capsule diminishing but not altogether preventing aging. Lion-O as leader of the Thundercats is a massively powerful warrior skilled in armed or unarmed combat. He can leap and climb well in excess of anything human. Much of his power comes from his sword, the Eye of Thundera.
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