He-Man vs. Lion-O

[Mordlu]

He-Man vs. Lion-O who wins?

I say He-Man, but I would be rooting for Lion-O

[Saedyan]

Lion-O would pwn He-Man in so many ways. He-man is an warrior dilletente ostracized by his momma for being a sissy powder muffin.

Lion-O on the other hand has flaming warrior spirit with a freaking light cannon that has the thundercat symbol on it.

[Gariel Halliwell]

He-Man would win. Lion-O couldn't lift a several ton boulder and hurl it around.

[Caliphar]

It doesn't matter who wins because your head will explode from the sheer gayness that will radiate from your screen when they simultaneously raise their swords each chanting their own thing:

"By the power of..."
"Hooooooooooo..."

I think also, at that moment, they would likely fall in love.

Tal

[Saedyan]

Lion-O has the freaking thundercats. HOOOO!

[Vice]

One on one?

He-man... Lion-o relied much more on his allies then He-man.

He-man would say "by the power of Greyskull yada yada" while Lion-o would be going "ho ho thundercats save my ass".

[Ikeya]

I'll be perfectly honest. I had absolutely no clue who Lion-O was until I saw the Thundercats reference. And upon seeing the reference, I curled up into a fetal position and rocked back and forth as it conjured up terrible memories of my childhood.

[Grindel]

Orko >>>>> Snarf

[Vice]

Lion-O could probably beat Thundarr.

[Torcer Arcana]

He Man would own that Pussie Lion-O. He-Man can lift a fucking castle over his head!!!! What can kitten boy do other than make his sword into a spotlight?

[Apallohadas]

Lion-O would stab him.

Heman can't figure out which end of the sword to hold.

[Torcer Arcana]

He Man already has one pet cat as his bitch. He'll just make one more. Lion-O NEVER stabbed anyone!!! Like I siad, he is a Pussie.

[Apallohadas]

Then he'd scratch his eyes out in a true bitch fashion

[Tomb]

I will agree with Grindal and say Orka > Snarf.

[Aayse of the Nexus]

Let's look at the facts:

He-man

• Basic: Big dude with innate strength (yeah, I remember him lifting boulders), power comes from a Sorceress located high atop a turret in Castle Greyskull.
• Worst Enemy: Skeletor, a powerful magician who is A FRIGGIN SKELETON!!! (Come on, now, a skeleton? Would you run away if Calista Flockhart came chasing after you?
• Weapon of choice: The Power Sword (right click effect: Change into He-Man...also doubled as a key to get into Greyskull itself)

Lion-o

• Basic: Member of a cat-like race that had to leave their planet because it was about to destroy itself. Most balanced member of the ThunderCats...so basically, he has slightly above-average agility, strength, speed, cunning, and whatever ability Panthro had. No real power, but Jagga (sp?) does come along once in a while and give him some guidance with all things Thundera.
• Worst Enemy: Mumm-Ra, an ages-old mummy (what was it with 80's cartoons and undead enemies?).
• Weapon of Choice: The Sword of Omens, a magical extendable sword (right click effect: Sight Beyond Sight, a spell that lets you see what's happening in another part of the world) that is augmented by the greatest power of all, the Eye of Thundera (right click effect: Summon ThunderCat)

In a simple contest of strength, He-Man would pound the living dog-snot out of Lion-o...if he could catch him first. See, Lion-O is rather fast, seeing as how he beat Cheetara in a footrace. He-Man is fast (assuming, since he has leg muscles bigger than my head), but I doubt he could match Lion-o's speed, as well as agility.
In a fencing contest, it would be a close call. Both have magically imbued swords, but Lion-o has the advantage in this department, because all He-Man's sword does is change his form...aside from that, it's an ordinary sword. Lion-o has the Eye of Thundera, and I've seen occasions where that thing would eat Mumm-Ra's magic for a delicious breakfast treat...who knows what it could do if properly motivated? But, anyone who fences will tell you...it's not really about strength, it's about dexterity. I can't imagine He-Man being the type to try to work with Origami or needlework or knitting or model building...well, you get the idea. He-Man could probably block well, and maybe even get in a few hits himself, but Lion-o would definitely be able to stab He-Man a couple of times in the time it takes ol' Prince Adam to lift his sword.
In a one-on-one tactics contest...Lion-o is the clear winner. Between the Sword of Omens and a higher cunning factor, He-Man would eventually be worn down to a frazzle, at which point Lion-o would determine a weakness and exploit it.
In general, I would say that these titans of Generation X are about equally matched. It would really fall to circumstances in order to tip the balance and give way to a clear victor.

There you have it, my professional analysis. And on a related note, Orko would whip Snarf's butt any day of the week.

[Apallohadas]

I can't imagine He-Man being the type to try to work with Origami or needlework or knitting or model building

Lion-O's years of playing with balls of yarn pays off!

[Nadiar]

Holy shit... I just realized the reason I chose gnome is my ideal wizard's appearance was largely shaped by Orko

[Llith]

Why does everybody seem to think He-man was a stupid lug? Just because his leg was as big as Lion-o's entire body doesn't mean he's stupid. On many occasions he outwitted his enemies. He was somehow smart enough to keep the fact he was he-man from his parents. He had the Clark Kent disease. Glasses on, Clark. Glasses off superman.

[Aayse of the Nexus]

I never said he was a lug...and you're right, the whole "Where were you, Adam? You missed He-Man" thing does prove that he has some innate intellect and cunning...BUT, when compared to Lion-O, he's whipped. Plain and simple.

[Schezar]

Orko was mad powaa, he was just utterly inept. Snarf was cheap labor.