She-Ra Princess of Power: The Evil Horde
George DiCenzo voices:
Hordak
First seen in the episode " Into Etheria "

Image taken from the episode " Beast Island "

Hordak is Commander of the planet Etheria, leading a band of ruthless warriors to do his bidding.

Hordak, although it would be revealed that he detested and despised all things magical [ 17 ], was trained in the art of sorcery by an old Etherian magician called Noah. [ 51 ] However, all the hard years spent coaching Hordak were soon turned from good to evil when he took his new-found skills to Eternia in the vain hope of conquering the planet, but his efforts were no match for the enchanted magic of Castle Grayskull and the will and determination of King Randor's mighty soldiers. [ 04 ]

The Horde used to be based at Snake Mountain on Eternia, now home to Skeletor, who was actually Hordak's student at the time. However, their friendship was soon to faulter when Hordak realised that Eternia was one planet he was not going to conquer. Hordak went to capture Princess Adora of Eternia from the King and Queen with Skeletor - he escaped, but Skeletor was forced to reveal the location of the Horde's base. Skeletor was left in the hands of his enemies and Hordak was betrayed by his pupil to those enemies and so spouting a long-term mutual hatred. [ 04 ] This would be the focus of several instalments, in which Hordak would show his desire to conquer Eternia[ 18 , 35 ], and two of which seeing two Horde members attempting to overthrow their leader, aided by Skeletor - Catra [ 51 ] and Shadow Weaver [ 56 ].

Along with Shadow Weaver and Chakra, Hordak helped bring Adora up - so whereas Skeletor was his favourite follower on Eternia, Adora had stolen this crown by the time he had returned to Etheria. [ 01 ]

Hordak's dictatorial power comes, we assume, from his brother, Horde Prime, who is leader of Horde World and countless oher planets. The Etherian warlord also has a nephew, Prime's son Prince Zed. [ 11 ] This, in turn, makes Hordak a Prince too - presumably of Horde World.

The Horde has attacked and conquered many lands and galaxies and the moves from place to place tend to be unexpected too. [ 39 ] But on Etheria, Hordak and his Horde are based at the Fright Zone, a dark and dismal factory-type fortress that the tyrant uses to forsee operations and hatch fiendish plans. Nothing in the Fright Zone can be remotely beautiful, as beauty of all kinds tends to escape Hordak. [ 40 , 63 , 92 ]

In his fury, Hordak would wreck the Fright Zone in his anger on a number of occasions [ 01 , 13 , 15 ], but his anger would tend to be directed at his subjects more than anything else. Even though the Horde witch, Shadow Weaver devised better plans, Hordak would blame her for any of his own bad ideas [ 89 ] and would constantly drop his minions into the watery-depths of the Fright Zone for amusement; most often, Mantenna would be the victim of this assault [ 12 , 49 , 83 ] but Grizzlor [ 53 ] and Catra [ 78 ] would also face the plunge on several occasions. However, fate would turn on the leader of the Horde as he too was sentenced to the trap-door treatment a couple of times; by Mantenna, as a mark of revenge [ 17 ], and by Horde Prime, as a punishment [ 49 ].

Early episodes would show Hordak even getting angry with Imp [ 03 , 08 ] but this little creature would soon become Hordak's one and only friend, supposedly only because he was scared of the other Hordesmen.

Hordak's magical abilities were somewhat limited. Aside from a strange, almost bionic arm that enabled him to teleport himself and others from one location to another in one episode [ 03 ], the ability to stretch his arms to supreme length in another [ 17 ] and a peculiar eye laser introduced later on [ 79 ], his most memorable and indeed prominent power was his ability to transform his body parts into other objects, such as a missile [ 36 ], scissors [ 39 ] and a net [ 69 ].

For a full list and pictorial summary of Hordak's transformations, click here .

Originally portrayed as a savage, cold-hearted dictator, Hordak would get his just-desserts by being the subject of ridicule at the hands of such comic characters as Mantenna [ 17 ], Orko [ 33 ] and Perfuma. [ 63 ]

His greed is another thing that creates Hordak's character. Not only would he want to rule land provinces [ 12 , 41 , 76 ], but also those existing on or in water. [ 36 , 40 , 72 ] He attempts to enslave these places and force them to work for the Horde, often in harsh conditions such as in mining operation. [ 24 , 29 , 54 ]

However, the rebels are easily the biggest cause of Hordak's woes. He has tried many a time to dispose of their kind, but with no such luck. Large operations such as trapping them inside the Whispering Woods [ 13 , 27 ] and freezing time [ 55 ] have backfired, as have smaller oppurtunities like shrinking the rebels [ 25 ] and trapping their souls in paintings. [ 88 ]

As well as the rebels, Hordak has also seemingly had trouble with telling the truth: "Hordak is a master of lies!" said She-Ra on one occasion [ 45 ] and she was not joking. The Evil Horde leader would be caught telling fibs to a group of school children [ 26 ], Spinnerella [ 78 ] and the Princess of Power herself. [ 83 ] However, as we've come to learn in a couple of instances, Hordak may well and truly despise the rebels, but they're not a patch on his hatred for Horde Inspectors! [ 13 , 87 ]

She-Ra Princess of Power: The Evil Horde : Cartoon Appearances
Hordak

Season One

Into Etheria
Beast Island
She-Ra Unchained
Reunions
Battle for Bright Moon
The Sea Hawk
The Red Knight
The Prisoners of Beast Island
The Peril of Whispering Woods
The Laughing Dragon
King Miro's Journey
Friendship
He Ain't Heavy
A Loss for Words
Horde Prime Takes A Holiday
The Stone in the Sword
The Crown of Knowledge
The Mines of Mondor
Small Problems
Book Burning
The Eldritch Mist
The Price of Freedom
The Reluctant Wizard
Friends Are Where You Find Them
A Talent for Trouble
Gateway to Trouble
The Unicorn King
Into the Dark Dimension
Treasure of the First Ones
Glimmer's Story
Enemy With My Face
Welcome Back, Kowl
The Rock People
Huntara
Micah of Bright Moon
Birds of a Feather
For Want of a Horse
My Friend, My Enemy
Unexpected Ally
Loo-Kee Lends a Hand
Of Shadows and Skulls
Jungle Fever
Black Snow
Darksmoke and Fire
Magicats
Flowers for Hordak
Total: 46/65

Season Two

Return Of The General
A Lesson In Love
The Pearl
The Time Transformer
Above It All
Day Of The Flowers
Brigis
The Caregiver
When Whispering Woods Last Bloomed
Romeo And Glimmer
The Perils Of Peekablue
The Locket
Shera Makes A Promise
Bow's Magical Gift
Sweet Bee's Home
Glimmer Come Home
The Inspector
Portrait of Doom
Hordak's Power Play
Assault On The Hive
The Bibbet Story
Swifty's Baby
Total: 22/28

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