Horde Soldiers are a group of soldiers that served various roles, such as frontline infantry, and were the backbone of the Horde military force before Horde Prime arrived on Etheria. They appeared on almost every battlefield and conflict zone, fighting steadfastly for the Horde under Hordak.
Training[]
All cadets must pass rigorous and brutal military training in order to become soldiers. Cadets in the Horde are trained with simulation glasses to be basic troops. As for becoming officers, they are also taught how to track, and higher-ranking personnel known as Force Captains undergo Force Captain Orientation to become commanders in combat.
They have dorms, lockers, and are served ration bars for food in their barracks.
According to Huntara and Adora, the leaders of the Horde manipulate their troops into believing that the princesses are evil and manage heavily armed fortresses, and that they are the ones saving Etheria. However, in actual battle, the Horde just throws in their soldiers to deadly confrontations as cannon fodder, not caring about how they might end up and making no effort to save anyone.
Equipment[]
Some are equipped with spy-bots, as shown in the Season Two episode "Roll With It." Horde robots are used as support devices to aid in battles and claim territory.
Horde soldiers use a number of vehicles, such as tanks, ships, and skiffs, for transportation in frontline combat.
While they have ranged combat weapons, they are typically armed with a stun baton for melee combat. Some are also equipped with small shields and electrified lassos. In "Princess Prom," a Horde fighter was seen using a heat bomb.
Every Horde camp is laid out the same. Guard duty is in half-hour shifts. One of the soldiers mentioned that boring shifts go by more slowly. In "Flowers for She-Ra," it was revealed that the security clearance password was once 5-echo-niner (5E9).
They don't like flowers. When Perfuma throws flowers at them, they make sounds of pure disgust, clearly showing that they don't like the colorful attack. When they got suspicious of the wrong password, they immediately recognized the Rebellion fighters in disguise.
Horde Armor[]
Horde armor consists of a cuirass, greaves, bracers, pauldrons, a gorget, and a wide-visor helmet. The cuirass features the Horde insignia. The suit is made of the same armor plating found in most Horde vehicles and buildings, all made of tough metal materials.
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Trivia[]
- Lonnie references "R and R" in "Fractures," which could stand for "rest and recuperation."
- In "No Princess Left Behind," Kyle mentions that they have latrines.
- The Horde is organized into quadrants.