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Blackstar Original concept

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Yeah I'm milking this drawing :) with 3 versions

Originally conceived as an African American character, CBS decided that audiences were not quite ready for this and imposed a number of additional changes to the initial concept.

The pink-skinned Trobbits were originally intended to be blue, until the producers got wind of the then-upcoming Smurfs series

Classic sword and Blackstar Mara costume

He-man 200X sword version, updated Blackstar Mara

Blackstar is an American animated television series, a science fantasy story sometimes reported as being inspired by Thundarr the Barbarian. Blackstar has many notable similarities to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which was produced shortly afterwards.

"John Blackstar, astronaut, is swept through a black hole, into an ancient alien universe. Trapped on the planet Sagar, Blackstar is rescued by the tiny Trobbit people. In turn he joins their fight for freedom against the cruel Overlord who rules by the might of the Powerstar. The Powerstar is split into the Powersword and the Starsword. And so with Starsword in hand, Blackstar together with his allies, sets out to save the planet Sagar. This is his destiny. "I am John Blackstar".
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Why not keep the Original skin tone when making him Black? Black people run the gamut when it comes to skin color. Hell Will Smith is lighter skinned then Blackstar.