Who are Glimmer and Bow in the new She-Ra? Only the two best friends that anyone could have!

She-Ra makes her way to Netflix on November 16. While the story of Adora and her journey to become She-Ra lays the groundwork for the series, prepare to welcome Bow and Glimmer to be part of your Best Friend Squad.

In the scenes shown to audiences a New York Comic Con, the allure and thrill of watching Adora transform into She-Ra for the first time brought the house down. But in a few clips, fans were treated to the first look at Bow and Glimmer, Adora’s future comrades and founding members of the official Best Friend Squad.

The duo enters the series as a pair of friends who just happen upon a wandering member of the Horde. That person, Adora, takes up the Sword of Protection and realizes her destiny in the process. As Glimmer and Bow learn to accept Adora into their ranks, don’t expect the two to solely serve her story.

Not to mention that they look SO. FAN. TASTIC while doing so.

Marcus Scribner (Bow) and Karen Fukuhara (Glimmer) sat down with Hypable after their panel at NYCC to discuss why Bow and Glimmer will win over your affection.

In the preview footage, there are several clips featuring Bow and his boyish charm. He is upbeat, hyper-positive, and endearing. If you’re a fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender, expect to feel some major Sokka and early Aang vibes. There is one thing about Bow that does not exactly fit the universe he finds himself inhabiting — he is a boy.

Bow, along with his best friend Glimmer, exist in a world with princesses all possessing different abilities, who band together to fight against the Horde. Where does Bow fit in? He is a friend, an ally, and, best of all, a reliable partner for the princesses.

Scribner looks forward to young viewers seeing a different male character in Bow. “I feel like Bow definitely brings a different aspect to masculinity… and Bow shows a lot of kids, especially a lot of young boys, what it means to be a man and support your fellow female comrades, your friends, your sisters, your mothers, your girlfriend, whatever it happens to be,” Scriber said.

“[Bow]’s not there on the forefront [saying], “Hey guys, I got this.” No, he’s there to support Adora/She-Ra, and he’s there to support the rest of the princesses of power. He’s definitely a great role model, and I’m excited for people, and young boys, to look up to a realize that this is possibly the way they should be living their lives.”

Another area where the show hopes to tread a new path is with the relationship between Bow and Glimmer. They are not going to be a couple in this iteration of the series. Instead, the series will focus on their friendship and what that bond means for the both of them.

“Ours is true friendship. It’s almost brother and sister,” Fukuhara said. “There’s an episode in the series when Glimmer gets a little jealous because [Bow] gets a new friend, a new best friend, and I think I am going to get replaced. It’s fun to explore such a deep friendship between a male and a female character.”

In addition to the clips shown of Bow and Glimmer at NYCC, it was apparent that Adora and the friend she leaves behind, Catra, have many obstacles to overcome. But that does not mean that Bow and Glimmer will be playing second fiddle to their story. She-Ra is truly a coming of age story for everyone.

Glimmer and Bow must overcome their own prejudices against Adora and her past and tackle their ongoing personal issues outside of that.

“For Glimmer, she is the daughter of a Queen and she wants to prove herself to her mother and to everyone else. She’s struggling with what she can do and what she hopes to do. She’s supposed to be this warrior, but her mother is being protective. [Glimmer] just wants to go out there and prove herself,” said Fukuhara.

“Throughout the series you’ll see Glimmer really growing up from being a daughter to being an actual leader.”

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And not everything can be sunshine and rainbows, even if Bow does a great job convincing you of that. “Bow’s definitely an interesting character because from the jump start he seems like he is a super positive, amazing best friend, super supportive… and he is all those things,” Scribner said. “But he tries really hard to be that.”

The most powerful moments in storytelling tend to arrive when writers dig into the cracks and explore what’s actually going on behind the façade. “When you’re trying to support a group of people and you want to be that positive figure, your mental [state] starts to breakdown. And throughout the season we start to see that with Bow. He gets a little edge in certain episodes and I think that’s kind of exciting to see a different side of Bow. But overall, he’s just a great guy,” Scribner explained.

Fukuhara states that digging into the character not only gave her a new perspective on who Glimmer was within this universe, but how she reflects a younger version of the actress herself. “Each character goes through their own identity crisis within their friendship group, within this world that we create. And it’s fun to see the characters finding support of the ‘Best Friend Squad’ and the princesses.”

Support is something that most young children look for as they navigate through their middle school years. She-Ra and the stories it hopes to tell will likely resonate with children and adults who are currently or have gone through similar experiences.

“I think I look at Glimmer’s personality and her growth in the series as something I went through when I was younger,” Fukuhara said, “as an insecure middle-schooler with issues trying to fit in and doing the right thing and being insecure about who I really was. I can really relate to that because I went through a phase of my life where I didn’t know what I was doing. To see that in a character that I’m portraying is cool.”

And behind the scenes, what’s been the most fun for the actors? The freedom to do whatever it takes to get a sound effect or voice just right.

Scribner mentioned, “It’s so much fun, you really just get to go for it. You don’t have to worry about what your face looks like, or the motions you are portraying. If you have to make a face to make that specific noise, you can do that.”

He also cited that those years of practicing a Chewbacca impression for laughs finally has some payoff in his career.

Fukuhara added, “There’s a lot of parts in the script where you just have sound effects. It’s fun to go above and beyond what you think you’re allowed to do. Our director Mary is always pushing us to go bigger, because if you go bigger she can reel you back.”

For more on Glimmer and Bow and the rest of the princesses of power, be sure to check out She-Ra hitting Netflix on November 16.