Who is Mara?
(requested by Anon)
"Mara" has become a stock name within the Masters of the Universe franchise that can refer to any one of 3 different characters.
Ambassador Mara, apprentice to Master Sabrian (New Adventures of He-Man, 1989)
The first use of a character named Mara was in 1989 for the series "The New Adventures of He-Man" which was supposed to be a sequel to the original Filmation Masters of the Universe show, only with a new cast of supporting heroes and villains, and taking place in space.
Mara was one of those new supporting heroes.
When she's first introduced, its as an ambassador, who's also still an intern (???) for planet Primus' sage, Master Sabrian. Sabrian is the only person who knows Adam's identity as He-Man and he creates the cover story that Adam is his nephew. Mara is suspicious of this cover story from the very start.
Over the course of the series Mara branches out from just being an ambassador and apprentice. She instead starts backing He-Man up on the battlefield in his struggle against Primus' enemies.
This is also the looks that inspired Mara's action figure.
Champion Mara/Chosen One Mara (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, 2018)
In the 2018 Dreamworks production of She-Ra, Mara is the last Champion to have wielded the Sword of Protection before Adora.
Some time before Adora found the Sword of Protection in the Whispering Woods, Mara was the Chosen weirder. But she decided to go against the ruling power of her time which wants to use the Protection sword and the planet of Etheria as a weapon of mass destruction. Instead, Mara disabled the weapon and hid the Sword of Protection.
Her character is very different from her portrayal in 1989, but her design does bear a strong resemblance.
Queen Mara (Core/CGI Masters of the Universe tie-in novel "I, Skeletor", 2022)
In this most recent appearance, Mara is not an ambassador, an intern, or a Champion. She is a queen. Not just a queen, the Queen of Eternia.
In the 2022 novel, Mara is the name of King Miro's wife and the mother of both Randor and Keldor.
There are no illustrations of this version of Mara, so there is no design to compare. But from Keldor|Skeletor's description of her, we know that Queen Mara is very well educated with a focus in Astronomy, and she has a very keen and strategic mind, King Miro trusts her judgment and often asks her advice on matters before making a final decision.