Icer is the only Filmation designed one-shot Evil Warrior (villains affiliated with Skeletor) to appear in season two. He was eventually released as an action figure in August 2013 as part of Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics line.
The character of young Royal Guard Philip is not the same character as Mekaneck's son, also named Philip, from Search for a Son (1985).
During the design phase, Icer was known as both 'Snow Man' and 'Ice Man'. His final look was designed by model artist Charles Zembillas. Icer's model sheet indicates him being approximately a foot and a half taller than He-Man.
Script was approved April 4, 1984 and final script revision was done May 3, 1984.
The low angle of He-Man holding his sword and chopping down towards the camera was previously seen in The House of Shokoti: Part 2 (1983) and The Cat and the Spider (1984).