Changes: Horde Trooper

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Horde Troopers are foot soldiers of the Horde Empire. Although each trooper is individually unremarkable, in large numbers they are used to great effect in the occupation of Etheria by Hordak. Vast armies of Horde Troopers were also used during the Horde's failed invasion of Eternia.

It is unclear whether Horde Troopers are humanoids wearing bulky armor, or robots. In their appearances in most media, the troopers are explicitly robots, so as to demonstrate the toy's "self-destruct" feature. However, some episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power have depicted them with names and feelings, treating them as bullies who enjoy tormenting innocents and fear Hordak's disapproval; this behavior may be considered as unusual for machines, but actually, partially-emotional robots exists in the He-Man universe. Writers for the series presumably used whichever form was most convenient; expendable machines could be defeated more dramatically, whereas living people or high-level artificial intellect could be given more natural dialogue.

She-Ra: Princess of Power

The Horde Troopers first appear in the She-Ra TV series.

A couple of variations appear, such as:

the Jet Trooper: a variation on the regular Horde Trooper especially trained to use a jet pack for flight.
the Naval Trooper: a variation on the regular Horde Trooper especially trained to work on sea vehicles such as the Horde Dreadnought. This trooper wears a different helmet complete with what appears to be a breathing apparatus attached.

Comics

In the minicomic "The Hordes of Hordak", Hordak launches a mass-attack of Horde Troopers, but He-Man and Sy-Klone discover the Horde Troopers' weakness: they can not take a punch to the chest. In the Star Comics, the Horde Troopers are not robots, but armors magically-animated by Hordak.

2002 MOTU appearance

The Horde Troopers briefly appear in the 2002 series, in the episode "The Power of Grayskull", with a different appearance. This version of the show differs from the previous style as the Horde is an ancient army that fought against King Grayskull for dominance of Eternia. These Hordesmen seem more like humans wearing medieval forms of armor and carrying swords. Though there is no confirmation on whether they were machines or intelligent beings within the armor itself as the only appearance are the Troopers being commanded to fight.

Toys

The Horde Trooper figure has a button on its Horde insignia that makes it "self-destruct" when pressed. Lots of play value with this because you could imagine him being shot or exploding. They come with a small staff, and you may also notice on some of them, their heads are pushed in a little. Most of them shared this feature and it is rare to have one with the entire helmet visible. During the cartoon they commonly do have higher placed helmets. With the toys it mainly has to do with protection to the barely attached head.

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+{{Character infobox
-[[File:Hordetrooper.jpg|thumb]]The '''Horde Troopers''' are the infantry of the [[Evil Horde]] in the [[Masters of the Universe]] franchise. They look like [[Wikipedia:imperial stormtrooper|stormtroopers]], but with a [[Wikipedia:Juggernaut (comics)|Juggernaut]]-esque helmet and a Horde insignia. The Horde Troopers first appear in the ''[[She-Ra]]'' TV series. Some time later, a Horde Trooper figure was made, one of the rarest figures of the toy-line. It has a button on his Horde insignia that made him "self-destruct" when it is pressed. In the minicomic "[[The Hordes of Hordak]]", Hordak launches a mass-attack of Horde Troopers, but [[He-Man]] and [[Sy-Klone]] discover the Horde Troopers' weakness: they can not take a punch to the chest. In the [[Star Comics]], the Horde Troopers are not robots, but armors magically-animated by Hordak.
+|name = Horde Trooper
+|file = [[File:Hordetrooper.jpg|200px]]
+|caption = Evil collapsing robot
+|alias = N/A
+|home = Unknown
+|species = Unknown
+|gender = Male
+|hair = Unknown
+|abilities = Blind obedience to [[Hordak]]<br/> Strength in numbers
+|era = Present
+|affiliation = [[Evil Horde]]
+|actor = [[Lou Scheimer|Erik Gunden]]
+}}
+'''Horde Troopers''' are foot soldiers of the [[Horde Empire]]. Although each trooper is individually unremarkable, in large numbers they are used to great effect in the occupation of [[Etheria]] by [[Hordak]]. Vast armies of Horde Troopers were also used during the Horde's failed invasion of [[Eternia]].
-There has been a lot of speculation over whether the Horde Troopers are robots or men in armor, for although they are generally seen as robots, the early episodes of ''She-Ra'' seem to indicate they are men in uniform. They are shown engaging in human-like activities such as socializing in bars and expressing a dislike for particular music, and are given human-like names, one Trooper is addressed as 'Marv' by his companions. However, in later episodes they are shown to be robots, their working components seen clearly. It seems likely that Filmation initially conceived them as men in uniform, but as the series progressed they were changed to robots to justify them being "killed off", given that Filmation's rules forbid the writers from killing off living beings in their scripts, but robots could be smashed apart. Fans, meanwhile, have speculated that some of the Troopers are indeed human, but Hordak created more robotic Troopers as he preferred to command robots, incapable of independent thought or opposition to his instructions.
+It is unclear whether Horde Troopers are humanoids wearing bulky armor, or robots. In their appearances in most media, the troopers are explicitly robots, so as to demonstrate the toy's "self-destruct" feature. However, some episodes of ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power (cartoon)|She-Ra: Princess of Power]]'' have depicted them with names and feelings, treating them as bullies who enjoy tormenting innocents and fear Hordak's disapproval; this behavior may be considered as unusual for machines, but actually, [[Roboto|partially-emotional robots]] exists in the He-Man universe. Writers for the series presumably used whichever form was most convenient; expendable machines could be defeated more dramatically, whereas living people or high-level artificial intellect could be given more natural dialogue.
-==2002 He-Man appearance==
+==She-Ra: Princess of Power==
+The Horde Troopers first appear in the ''She-Ra'' TV series.
+A couple of variations appear, such as:
+* the '''Jet Trooper''':  a variation on the regular [[Horde Trooper]] especially trained to use a jet pack for flight.
+* the '''Naval Trooper''': a variation on the regular Horde Trooper especially trained to work on sea vehicles such as the [[Horde Dreadnought]]. This trooper wears a different helmet complete with what appears to be a breathing apparatus attached.
+==Comics==
+In the minicomic "[[The Hordes of Hordak]]", Hordak launches a mass-attack of Horde Troopers, but [[He-Man]] and [[Sy-Klone]] discover the Horde Troopers' weakness: they can not take a punch to the chest. In the [[Star Comics]], the Horde Troopers are not robots, but armors magically-animated by Hordak.
+==2002 MOTU appearance==
 The Horde Troopers briefly appear in the 2002 series, in the episode "[[The Power of Grayskull]]", with a different appearance. This version of the show differs from the previous style as the Horde is an ancient army that fought against [[King Grayskull]] for dominance of [[Eternia]]. These Hordesmen seem more like humans wearing medieval forms of armor and carrying swords. Though there is no confirmation on whether they were machines or intelligent beings within the armor itself as the only appearance are the Troopers being commanded to fight.
+==Toys==
+The Horde Trooper figure has a button on its Horde insignia that makes it "self-destruct" when pressed. Lots of play value with this because you could imagine him being shot or exploding. They come with a small staff, and you may also notice on some of them, their heads are pushed in a little. Most of them shared this feature and it is rare to have one with the entire helmet visible. During the cartoon they commonly do have higher placed helmets. With the toys it mainly has to do with protection to the barely attached head.
+==Appearances==
+===Minicomics===
+* [[Between a Rock and a Hard Place!]]
+* [[The Hordes of Hordak]]
+===[[She-Ra: Princess of Power (cartoon)]]===
+*''[[Treasure of the First Ones]]''
+*''[[Anchors Aloft, Part 1]]''
+*''[[Anchors Aloft, Part 2]]''
+*''[[Birds of a Feather]]''
+===[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)]]===
+* [[The Power of Grayskull]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Naval Trooper.jpg|Naval Trooper
+Jet Trooper.jpg
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Evil Horde]]
+[[Category:Robots]]
+[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Males]]