Hordak

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Masters of the Universe,
She-Ra: Princess of Power
cartoon series (1985-)

Hordak is the leader of the Evil Horde, an army of savage warriors, most of whom wear a red bat symbol on their chests to convey their allegiance. He is the former mentor of Skeletor, another Masters of the Universe villain. According to the story, Skeletor betrayed Hordak and trapped him in another dimension before beginning his own conquest of the planet Eternia. Hordak then returned with a vengeance to take over Eternia for himself.

Hordak is recognizable by his grotesque white face, with sharp red eyes, his flat snout-like nose, red vampire-like fangs and pointed bat-like ears. He wears a collar of bones and black armor over his chest, emblazoned with the Horde bat symbol. His appearance resembles a vampire or bat-like creature, although sometimes he is portrayed more cyborg-like. Whenever he talks, he pauses his talking by snorting between his statements.

Hordak is generally recognized as being the lead villain of the She-Ra: Princess of Power cartoon, in which he is the archnemesis of She-Ra, He-Man's twin sister. In this series, he rules the planet of Etheria with an army of Horde, he does whowever make attempts of trying to conquer Eternia as well.

Hordak is presented as a sorcerer who has now turned his attention mainly to science, and uses a combination of magic and science, but mainly the latter, in his attempts on Eternia. He apparently was involved in lots of events in Eternia's past such as the building of The Three Towers.

Hordak's former mentor is the wizard Norwyn, who apparently taught him his magical powers, before Hordak abandoned them for the ways of science. Hordak has the ability to turn into a rocket, and transform his arms into cannons, indicated he may have cybernetic implants. Although his utilisation of technology is undebatable, it's also possible that these transformations could have a magical component that worked in addition to implants.

In the Mike Young Productions He-Man and the Masters of the Universe animated series, Hordak is a 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, only destroying the area around the castle and drawing Hordak and his army into the dark dimension instead. While trapped in Despondos, Hordak saved Keldor's life after he failed to assassinate the Eternian Elders, and had acid splashed in his face. Hordak saved Keldor by magically removing the damaged flesh and allowing 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.

At a much later date, Hordak calls upon Skeletor to free him from Despondos, Skeletor initially seems powerless to resist his mentor. However, Skeletor surprises the onlooking Evil-Lyn and He-Man by defiantly destroying Hordak's temple, thus hoping to seal his former master away forever.

Horde Prime is the only being with authority over Hordak as well as his Horde inspectors, for he is the intergalactic ruler of the Horde Empire, with control over all Horde regimes. He apparently hails from a world known as Horde World although his exact background has never been revealed. All that has ever been seen of Horde Prime is a gigantic skeletal robotic arm, which suggests he may be some sort of cyborg. He travels the universe in his ship, the Velvet Glove, keeping watch over the Horde's universal activities. It has been speculated, but never confirmed, that Horde Prime may be Hordak's brother.

Mantisaur is Hordak's mount, making him the Horde equivalent to Battle Cat and Panthor. He is able to speak and can control insects. Mantisaur normal couler varies but is normaly red-and-black. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordak"

SUMMARY

ARCH RIVAL :	She-Ra: Princess of Power.
STRENGTHS :	Hordak's powers vary, the majority of Hordak's powers are seemingly the product of science. He is capable of transforming himself in a variety of ways. For example, he can turn his arm into an energy cannon, become a massive tank, and even transport himself over great distances by becoming a rocket. However, it is also highly probable that magic still plays a significant role in these transformations.
WEAKNESSES :	Definatly has a type of sinus problem as he cant help snorting during his speaches!
WEAPONS :	His arm cannons.
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