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Hordak as seen in the Mike Young Productions animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002).

History[]

Hordak was a Dark warlord from ancient Eternia, who opposed Castle Grayskull's original ruler, King Grayskull, with a massive army. The conflict ended when Hordak commanded his sorcerers to draw Castle Grayskull into the dimension of Despondos. The spell failed with King Grayskull's intervention, and Hordak and his army were banished to the dark dimension instead. [1]

While trapped in Despondos, Hordak saved Keldor's life after he failed to assassinate the Eternian Elders, and had acid splashed in his face when it was deflected by Captain Randor. Hordak saved Keldor by magically removing the damaged flesh and allowed his bare skull to exist in a magical floating state above his shoulders. Having saved his life on the promise of a later price to be paid, Hordak renamed Keldor as Skeletor. [2]

Some time later, Hordak called upon Skeletor to free him from Despondos, and Skeletor initially seemed powerless to resist his mentor. However, Skeletor surprised the onlooking Evil-Lyn and He-Man by defiantly destroying Hordak's Sanctuary, and thus hoped to seal his former master away forever.

Soon after, Evil-Lyn attempted to free Hordak through different means with the help of Count Marzo, but after He-Man destroyed the Well of Darkness, Marzo absorbed the power of his amulet and fled. [3] It was also revealed that Hordak was responsible for creating that series' Dark Hemisphere on Eternia by performing the Spell of Separation. [4]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • According to Ian Richter of Mattel, who initiated most of the storylines on the cartoon, Hordak was going to conquer Eternia in season three and serve as the main villain of the season before finally being overcome by Skeletor. However, the toy line and cartoon series were both cancelled after the show's second season, so the third season was never produced. [5]

Appearances[]

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]

Season One (2002-2003)

  1. Separation

Season Two (2003-2004)

  1. The Price of Deceit (appears during flashback)
  2. Second Skin (mentioned only)
  3. The Power of Grayskull (appears during flashback)
  4. History

References[]

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