Horde Troopers are foot soldiers of the Horde. 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.
She-Ra: Princess of Power[]
The Horde Troopers first were originally developed for the She-Ra animated series. Originally, they were written to be humanoids of various alien races wearing bulky armor, but it was soon decided to have them all be robots. So that the writers were allowed to create somewhat more violent action sequences, as robots cannot feel pain.
However, some episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power still depicted the troopers 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 exist in the He-Man universe.
A couple of variations appear, such as:
- the Space Trooper: a variation with protective armor to survive the riggors of outer space, used to pilot Horde Rockets.
- 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.
Appearances[]
She-Ra: Princess of Power[]
Season One (1985)
- Into Etheria
- Beast Island
- She-Ra Unchained
- Reunions
- Battle for Bright Moon
- Duel at Devlan
- The Sea Hawk
- The Red Knight
- The Missing Ax
- The Laughing Dragon
- The Peril of Whispering Woods
- The Prisoners of Beast Island
- King Miro's Journey
- Friendship
- He Ain't Heavy
- Return of the Sea Hawk
- A Loss for Words
- Horde Prime Takes a Holiday
- Three Courageous Hearts
- The Stone in the Sword
- The Crystal Castle
- The Mines of Mondor
- Small Problems
- Book Burning
- The Eldritch Mist
- Bow's Farewell
- The Price of Freedom
- Play It Again, Bow
- The Reluctant Wizard
- Friends Are Where You Find Them
- A Talent for Trouble
- Gateway to Trouble
- The Anxious Apprentice
- Zoo Story
- 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
- The Price of Power
- Birds of a Feather
- For Want of a Horse
- Just Like Me
- My Friend, My Enemy
- The Wizard
- Unexpected Ally
- The Light of the Crystal
- Loo-Kee Lends a Hand
- Of Shadows and Skulls
- Jungle Fever
- Anchors Aloft, Part 1
- Anchors Aloft, Part 2
- Magicats
- Flowers for Hordak
Season Two (1986)
- One to Count On
- Return of the General
- A Lesson in Love
- Something Old, Something New
- Loo-Kee's Sweety
- 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
- She-Ra 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 (appear in flashbacks)
- The Bibbet Story
- Swifty's Baby
Movie/TV Special[]
Trivia[]
In the episode The Stone in the Sword, Hordak cherishes a good luck charm in the shape of a Horde Trooper. When he hits his fist on a monitor table, the good luck charm falls off and breaks into tiny pieces. Hordak blames Grizzlor for making him do it and transforms his right arm into his vacuum cleaner attachment to clean up the broken bits.
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