Cringer

Cringer is Prince Adam's cowardly pet tiger on Eternia. When Adam raises the Sword of Power and transforms into He-Man, Cringer is simultaneously transformed into the fearless armored Battle Cat, serving as He-Man's mighty steed.

Few characters from the Bronze Age carry quite the charm of Cringer, who bounded onto the page in DC Comics Presents #47 in 1982, courtesy of creators Paul Kupperberg and Curt Swan. This beloved figure from the Masters of the Universe corner of comics has kept remarkable company over nearly four decades — sharing adventures with the likes of He-Man, Prince Adam, Battle Cat, Teela, and the villainous Skeletor across titles like DC Comics Presents, Masters of the Universe Annual, and The Powers of Grayskull. With 41 catalog appearances spanning all the way to 2021 and two collector-recognized key issues to their name, Cringer is a wonderfully enduring presence in a franchise that defined a generation's imagination. If you have any love for that sword-and-sorcery world of Eternia, Cringer is absolutely worth tracking down.