After years of fighting the Space Mutants and Horde Empire, the Protectors drew a truce with Skeletor to stop Horde Prime once and for all. After He-Man and Skeletor were blasted by Prime's vortex beam, She-Ra was left alone against his might. Calling upon the Honor of Grayskull, She-Ra sapped magiks from Prime's armor, ending the spell that prolonged his and all Horde members extended lifespans. In an exception to her policy to protect all life, Adora smote Prime's body against his own throne, forever ending the threat of the Horde Empire! But in doing so, Prime's evil soul lashed out at her, binding itself to her armor. Overwhelmed by darkness, She-Ra once again became Despara, the evil warrior-queen persona she originally created under Shadow Weaver's spells. Unleashed again, Despara resurrected Skeletor and helped bring about the Fall of Eternia!