The Evil Horde as seen in the Filmation animated series She-Ra: Princess of Power.
History[]
The Evil Horde is a vast, interstellar or a Dimensional empire bent on the domination of various worlds across the universe or the Multiverse. The center of the empire is called Horde world. The Horde was summoned to Eternia by Morgoth, a giant wizard once imprisoned by the Ancients. The Horde sent a scout ship to Eternia and its crew aided Morgoth in taking control of a few towns and villages. One of these was the home of Teela'Na. To defeat the Horde, Teela'Na was told by an old man about Castle Grayskull. Teela'Na sought Castle Grayskull and thanks to Kuduk Ungol, knowingly took on the powers and responsibilities of the Sorceress of the castle in order to defeat Morgoth and the Horde. She managed to do so, and when she returned to the Castle, her predecessor had left (It should be noted that at this point, the members of the Horde are unnamed, but their distinctive bat insignia clearly designates them as such).
The Horde scout ship apparently managed to send a message to the Evil Horde's ultimate leader, Horde Prime, because soon, the vile Hordak and his Horde Troopers arrived in full force. While Hordak waged his war against Eternia and the city of Eternos, he took Skeletor under his wing, teaching him what he knew of dark magic. In time, the Royal Soldiers of Eternos and the magic of Castle Grayskull defeated Hordak. However, learning that King Randor and Queen Marlena's twin children both have a special destiny, Hordak and Skeletor kidnapped them. A young Man-At-Arms and Queen Marlena were able to halt the kidnapping of Prince Adam, but Princess Adora was captured. Skeletor, however, was captured by the guards. He then revealed the secret location of the Horde's lair: Snake Mountain.
Man-At-Arms and the Sorceress went to Snake Mountain, but were too late. Hordak had escaped with Princess Adora. Both were then seen on the planet of Etheria. Hordak and his minions captured many kingdoms, the last of which to fall was the kingdom of Bright Moon.
The She-Ra series is largely dedicated to the struggle of the Etherian rebels against the occupying force of the Horde. In each episode, Hordak has a new dastardly scheme to either destroy the Great Rebellion or make life worse for Etherians. Each scheme meets its demise at She-Ra's hand. The comics largely follow this overall story as well, though where the cartoon Hordak has abandoned plans to invade Eternia, save for a few occasions, in the comics he still tries. Sometimes he works with, and sometimes against, Skeletor.
The Horde has bases planet-wide though its main headquarters is Doom Tower located at the center of the Fright Zone. The Horde possesses vast resources and has a great deal of highly sophisticated technology.
Members of the Horde[]
- Horde Prime (founder)
- Hordak
- Mantenna
- Leech
- Grizzlor
- Catra
- Shadow Weaver
- Scorpia
- Dylamug
- Imp
- Modulok
- Multi-Bot
- Rattlor
- Tung Lashor
- Admiral Scurvy
- Colonel Blast
- Entrapta
- Vultak
- Octavia
- False Face
- Prince Zed
Former Members[]
- Skeletor (Betrayed Hordak and the Evil Horde)
- Force Captain Adora (Later became She-Ra and turned against the Horde)
- Lohni (defected)
- General Sunder (defected)
Armies of the Horde[]
- The Horde Troopers - a robot army of low intelligence. Often carries a Stun Riffle to stun its opponents. (Although generally presented as robots, a few occasions suggest that they are humans or demons wearing armor)
- Horde Space Troopers
- Horde Naval Trooper
- Horde Jet trooper
- Dark Riders
- Waspoids
Weaponry[]
- Batmek - Unmanned aircraft armed with stun cannons.
- Annihilator - A manned flying craft used for troop transport and many other functions, including annihilation.
- Destructo Tanks - The Horde used these weapons to intimidate and destroy enemies.
- Mantisaur - A giant robot praying mantis.
- Robot Guard