The film was originally considered to be a live-action feature film adaptation of the 1980s cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985). The film would had followed Hordak, as he leaves Etheria and arrives on Earth, as he seeks a mystical crystal, which was created at the beginning of time and She-Ra also arrives on Earth to stop him.
The robot child is played by Arthur Mesa, son of the film's director William Mesa.
The film has an almost similar plot to Masters of the Universe (1987). Brigitte Nielsen had starred opposite Dolph Lundgren (who played He-Man in that movie) in Rocky IV (1985).
Ladera is basically Brigitte Nielsen playing a similar role to Red Sonja. Ladera is a female warrior, her brother Lord Tarkin, is a defender of a mystical crystal, who is killed by Kyla and Ladera sets out to stop Kyla from taking possession of the crystal, which could not only destroy her world, but the universe.
Also known in other countries as "Galactic Force" and "Terminal Force".