Castle Grayskull - Other Appearances

Other Appearances

  • Glaswegian colloquialism referring to Ibrox Stadium home of Glasgow Rangers. BBC Weather Announcer Kirsty McCabe provoked controversy when referring to Ibrox Stadium as Castle Grayskull.
  • Castle Grayskull appears at the beginning of the transformation sequences of the He-Man spin-off series She-Ra; near the end The Crystal Castle appears in its place.
  • In the film Hot Fuzz, police officer Danny Butterman (played by Nick Frost) says "By the power of Grayskull!" when shown the stockpile of weapons collected by a local farmer. This line is later repeated by Sgt. Nick Angel, after seeing Danny's collection of action movie DVDs.
  • In the film Green Lantern, the green lantern attempts to transform, and says "By the power of Grayskull!" before he finds the real transformation sentence implanted in his memory.
  • In the film Kickin' It Old Skool the lead character, Justin, played by Jamie Kennedy, shouts "By the power of Grayskull!" as he sees the available information on the Internet.
  • A German epic deathmetal band, the Grailknights, released the album "Return to Castle Grailskull", picturing them on the album cover in front of "Castle Grailskull" (resembling the sculpt used in the 2002 MOTU toyline). In the first videoclip from that album, "Moonlit Masquerade", they perform on a CGI-generated castle Grayskull. The band's live shows include characters who resemble Skeletor and other MOTU figures.
  • At WrestleMania XXVIII, professional wrestler Triple H made his way to the ring through a structure resembling Castle Grayskull.

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