| “ | One battle... does not win a war... She-Ra! | „ |
| ~ Hordak (Filmation version). |
Hec-Tor Kur, better known as Hordak, is one of the main antagonists of the Masters of the Universe franchise.
He served as the field leader of the Evil Horde, the archenemy of She-Ra, and the former mentor of He-Man's archenemy Skeletor.
Long before King Hiss and the ruthless Snake Men formed a threat to Eternia, the Evil Horde was there. An army of pure evil and ruthless warriors, with the goal to destroy the light. Their leader, the terrible Hordak, is the most powerful of the evil beings on Etheria, which is Eternia's sister planet.
Hordak killed King Grayskull and was the former mentor of Skeletor until Skeletor betrayed him and trapped him in another dimension. He now operates as the evil ruler of Etheria on behalf of his master Horde Prime.
Portrayals[]
- In the original series, Hordak is voiced by the late George DiCenzo, who also voiced Ennio Salieri in Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven.
- His 2002 counterpart at first was voiced by Michael Donovan before being replaced by Colin Murdock.
- In the 2018 series, he is voiced by Keston John, who also voiced Horde Prime in the same series.
- His 2022 counterpart was voiced by the late Kevin Conroy, who is famously known for voicing Batman in DC Animated Universe and his Arkhamverse counterpart. Conroy also voiced Batman Clone in Batman: The Animated Series, Batman (Justice Lord) in Justice League and Mer-Man in Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
History[]
Filmation version[]
In the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 80s spin-off series, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Hordak, as Skeletor's former mentor, is the main antagonist.
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret Of The Sword[]
Hordak with his former apprentice now a rival, Skeletor.
Hordak and his Horde Troopers arrived on Eternia with the intention to conquer it. Around, this time, Hordak took Skeletor under his wing as his apprentice.
Hordak later discovered that King Randor and Queen Marlena's twin children had a special destiny, and he and Skeletor launched a kidnapping attempt. However, while Hordak succeeded in kidnapping Princess Adora, Prince Adam's kidnapping was foiled by Man-At-Arms and Queen Marlena and Skeletor was captured by the guards.
After learning from Skeletor of Hordak's secret lair, Man-At-Arms and the Sorceress went to Snake Mountain, but Hordak managed to escape with Princess Adora. Hordak would later go on to conquer several more kingdoms, most recently the kingdom of Bright Moon.
She-Ra and He-Man[]
Hordak continues to confront She-Ra who opposes his reign over Etheria. Sometimes he confronts He-Man and in this situation, his old pupil, comes to get in the way of Hordak. In My Friend, My Enemy, It is revealed that Hordak once apprenticed to a magician named Noah until he rejected magic in favor of technology, Hordak continued to think that Noah still liked him but time ran out prove otherwise. In Of Shadows and Skulls, tired of Hordak's mistreatment of her, Shadow Weaver teams up with Skeletor to trap Hordak in an anti-magic cage but Skeletor ends up betraying her by locking her in the cage as well. Hordak and his second in command escaped the cage by combining their respective powers but Hordak never knew about Shadow Weaver's attempted betrayal.
Masters of the Universe[]
Unlike the previous version, Hordak does not come from Etheria and is not the sworn enemy of She-Ra because she does not exist in this series. In this same series, Hordak is responsible for transforming Keldor into Skeletor.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)[]
- Main article: Hordak (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)
Masters of the Universe: Revelation & Revolution[]
- Main article: Hordak (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Netflix[]
| “ | Evil-Lyn: What is the meaning of this? You're mine! You obey me! Hordak: Consider me an independent thinker, much like yourself. Evil-Lyn: What do you want? Hordak: A herald. Someone to announce the coming of my people. Evil-Lyn: I am no one servant. Hordak: Of course you aren't. You're my equal...daughter. |
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| ~ Hordak meeting Evil-Lyn, announcing his plans to bring his people to Eternia and revealing to her that he is her father. |
Hordak meeting his daughter, Evil-Lyn.
Hordak appears at the end of the third season, having first appeared as Evil-Lyn's spirit bat, Horakoth. After taking the young witch away from an all-powerful Skeletor who would nearly transform the universe into her image if the Masters of the Universe hadn't defeated him, Hordak reveals himself to Evil-Lyn who mistakes him for her own creation until the mysterious individual defines himself as a being independent of her. Asked what he wants by Evil-Lyn, Hordak replies that he wants her as a herald to announce the arrival of his people. When she declares herself a servant of no one, Hordak calls her an equal before revealing to her that she is his daughter.
Quotes[]
Filmation[]
| “ | I must learn to control my rocket form better. Where could I be? Castle Grayskull! by Horde world! I'm back on Eternia! | „ |
| ~ Hordak back to Eternia after many years. |
| “ | Hordak: It's changed since last I was here could it be that my old pupil is still here? [Inside] Ah, my old throne room! Skeletor: My throne room now, old "friend". Hordak: Skeletor! How good to see you again. Skeletor: What brings you to Eternia after all this time? Hordak: I came after a traitor to the Horde and it looks like I found one. [Launches his flame thrower at Skeletor but Skeletor retorts with an icy ray.] You've improved since last we saw each other, my pupil. Skeletor: More than after deal with you my old teacher. [Collapses the ceiling over him.] I've done it, I've sent him back to his dimension. I've done… Hordak: [Steps out of the ground.] Did you think to defeat your old mentor so easily Skeletor. Skeletor: When I through you… Hordak: Wait, it's stupid for us to fight like this. Skeletor: You left me alone in the hands of our enemies. Hordak: And you betrayed me to those same enemies. I say we are even. Skeletor: Mmm, perhaps you're right but Eternia is mine to conquer now. I won't let the Horde have it. Hordak: The Horde has not interest in this world anymore. I'm only here to capture the traitor I told you about. Skeletor: This…traitor? who is it? Hordak: It isn't a he…it's a She. It is the baby I took from Randor. Princess Adora. Skeletor: What? Hordak: Enough! Now, for the last time help me capture Adora and return to the world I came from. And I leave you in peace, otherwise… Skeletor: Your threats don't scare me but I'll help you if only I thought you'd see it in my way. Hordak: You know Skeletor?, your evil almost the match for my own. Together we'll make the life miserable for those Eternians fools. I'll be just like the old days! Skeletor: Yes, yes… just…like the old days! |
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| ~ Hordak making an alliance with his former pupil, Skeletor. |
| “ | Hordak: What? Who turned off the Beam? Skeletor: I did, Hordak! Hordak: SKELETOR!!! You treacherous turncoat two-faced traitor. Since when did you star helping the Rebellion? Skeletor: The Rebellion means nothing to me, Hordak, and I help no one but myself! And speaking of helping myself, I inted to help myself to this ship. Hordak: Oh you do, do you? Where you'll have to take it from me! [Turn his arm into a blaster cannon] Skeletor: I had anticipated that, that is. So if that's the way you want it, then that's the way you gat it! [Skeletor shoots a beam with the Havoc Staff but Hordak turns his other arm into a shield] Hordak: Nice try, Bone-Face. But have some of mine. [The two keep shooting at each other] You blasted blue bungler, take that! Skeletor: Haha! Getting rusty, Hordak? Try this! |
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| ~ Hordak and Skeletor fighting during Horde Prime Take a Holiday. |
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Trivia[]
- Hordak's face was modeled after an African witch doctor's mask, which is a subtle nod to his role as Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, who was also voiced by Keith David.
- His full name (Hec-Tor Kur) was revealed in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line.
- Hordak is the second primary antagonist of the Masters of the Universe franchise, the first being Skeletor.
- The 2022 incarnation of Hordak was one of Kevin Conroy's final roles before his death.
- His Princesses of Power incarnation and his Netflix incarnation used colors that are close to his Filmation colors with other incarnations like the 200X and Revolution versions and other versions going close to the original toy colors.
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