One of the only major differences between She-Ra and Adora is that the former possesses waist-length blonde hair, which she holds back with a winged, crown-like headdress. She wears a short white dress decorated with metal patterns, as well as a red cape, golden boots, and long golden bracers that extend from her elbows to her wrists. Otherwise, her features are the same as Adora's, with blue eyes and red lips. She carries a sword with a crystal in the middle in a scabbard (that seems to only appear when she needs it) on her back.
Personality
In addition to being very beautiful, She-Ra, like He-Man, is a strong-willed, forceful individual who believes firmly in doing the right thing, and encouraging others to do so. The differences between them are subtle, and can likely be traced back to Adora's time as a Force Captain for the Horde.
She-Ra is a good deal more strategic than He-Man. In the episode "Huntara," the titular character tried to ensnare She-Ra in a series of traps, which she out-thought or out-maneuvered before ultimately disarming Huntara in a direct confrontation.
Like He-Man, She-Ra exhibits fierce loyalty. Once a bird attacked her and she helped its harmed wing, demonstrating compassion and forethought, even against her friends' wishes.
Powers and abilities
She-Ra displays a number of above average physical abilities and numerous supernatural abilities. She has super-human strength, enhanced speed, reflexes, and near-invulnerability.
She has communicated with animals via telepathy, such as Swift Wind, and a bear in the Whispering Woods.
In the episode "The Unicorn King," she demonstrated the ability to heal injuries by touching the damaged wings of a unicorn. In The Secret of the Sword, she also healed Swift Wind when he was injured by a Horde shot.
She has the ability to transform her chief weapon, "The Sword of Protection," into other weapons, including a shield, boomerang, bola, lasso, and a giant handcuff. It can also be transformed into tools, including a ladder and a space helmet. He-Man cannot do any of this with "The Sword Of Power," his own chief weapon.
While She-Ra displays various abilities, her sword is her primary means of attack and defense.
Fans of the 2002 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe TV series kept asking the people working on the show that when would they get to She-Ra and how would she fit in this rebooted version.However, during interviews and later DVD commentaries people like Ian Richter, Gary Hartle and Dean Stefan all had different answers that when and how they'd like to bring She-Ra into the mix, never giving an actual answer.
Because the third season was confirmed to have Hordak be a major threat, this led to many fans believe that it also meant She-Ra was going to appear too and many false rumors were born. But this was never confirmed anywhere and the different ideas conflict each other so there's no way of knowing what approach the creators would've landed upon. An updated action figure was later released as part of the revamped MOTU toyline. The 2004 She-Ra toy was an exclusive to the Wizard World Chicago and San Diego Comic Con comic-book and pop culture conventions.
The animation model for She-Ra was designed by artist Diane Keener, based on various different concepts provided by the design departments of both Filmation and Mattel. The design was approved by Lou Scheimer on September 19, 1984.
