A great amount of animation is recycled in Swifty's Baby (1987), including footage of Hordak and Mantenna in the Sea Fright, Mantenna and the Capture Bots, the Force Field Generator and footage of the Unicorn King himself.
The character model for the Unicorn King was designed by character artist character design supervisor Herb Hazelton.
The sequence in which She-Ra transforms her sword into a shield was first seen in The Price of Freedom (1985).
Script was approved February 15, 1985 and final script revision took place March 29, 1985.