Rogelio is a Horde soldier in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. He is one of the former friends of Adora before she defected to The Rebellion. He is a supporting character in the series. In the Season Four finale, he defects from the Horde with Kyle and Lonnie.
Appearance
He is a green-scaled well build lizard-man wearing a standard Horde uniform.
Personality
It is difficult to know Rogelio's personality as he speaks using guttural speech sounds (grunting), but he has been seen caring for Kyle when he was injured. Rogelio is proficient in hand-to-hand combat.
Relationships
Kyle
Rogelio always seems to look after Kyle, and he seems to know Kyle from when he was small. He also tends Kyle's many wounds and even protects him from danger. It's noticed in Season Four when Rogelio is talking to Kyle that Kyle cannot understand what Rogelio is saying as he speaks by growling. They worked together to transport Horde materials through the Whispering Woods when their transport broke down due to a spore storm. After some bickering they worked together to escape home.
ND Stevenson confirmed that Kyle and Rogelio are in a romantic relationship. And we see later that Kyle told Scorpia that he has a crush on Rogelio.
Lonnie
Lonnie is the one who tells Scorpia who Rogelio is in "Roll With It". They worked together to transport Horde materials through the Whispering Woods when their transport broke down due to a spore storm. After some bickering they worked together to escape home.
Scorpia
Before Season Two, Scorpia did not know Rogelio's names and seemed to be unaware of his abilities. After making his usual sounds, she even wonders out loud: "I wondered what his deal was."
Abilities
- Hand-to-hand combat: Though the Horde offers a wide array of weapons for their soldiers to use, Rogelio seems to typically favour his fists when in battle.
- First Aid: Rogelio is the only one out of Kyle, Lonnie and himself who displays a skill in first aid.
- Technical Proficiency: Rogelio is technically proficient, fixing tanks and various other tech.
Plot
Past
Virtually nothing is shown of his past, other than showing up in some of Adora's and Catra's flashbacks.
Season One
Rogelio is training alongside the other Horde recruits and is frequently near Kyle, even bandaging Kyle's wounds. In No Princess Left Behind. He aggressively attacks the heroes during the invasion of the Fright Zone.
Season Two
In Roll With It he is defending the Tower with Lonnie and Kyle, under the command of Scorpia.
Season Three
Rogelio appears in a few incidental scenes.
Season Four
Most notably in Protocol, the team of Lonnie, Kyle, and Rogelio are on a mission to retrieve special armor. On the way through the Whispering Woods, they run into an acid storm that damages the transport vehicle. The team members discuss who should go out to fix it but can't reach a conclusion. When Kyle gets angry and runs out to fix the vehicle on his own, Rogelio and Lonnie rush out to save him. Rogelio inspects the repair and quickly returns to help his friend inside and treat his wounds.
In Fractures, the team return from working multiple shifts, Kyle and Rogelio lean on one another for support. Lonnie speaks for the group to protest more work but Catra forces the team back out on another shift. Later in the episode the team return even more injured and exhausted. Lonnie is taken aside by Catra, Rogelio drops a badly injured Kyle.
In the second to last episode of the season, Destiny Part 1, the trio make their way into the locker room to find Catra. As they boast of their achievements Kyle accidentally kicks Scorpia's locker and the drawing on it. Catra lashes out and both Lonnie and Rogelio step in to protect him.
As season four concludes with Destiny Part 2 the team run into Queen Glimmer and Scorpia. After a short exchange Rogelio and Kyle exchange looks and lower their guard. Lonnie admits to being done with protecting Catra and the trio all leave together.
Season Five
Rogelio is in the final episode alongside Lonnie, Kyle and Imp, who might be adopted by him and Kyle.
Appearances
| Season 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "The Sword Part 1": | Appears | 7. "In the Shadows of Mystacor": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "The Sword Part 2": | Absent | 8. "Princess Prom": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "Razz": | Appears | 9. "No Princess Left Behind": | Appears | |||||||||
| 4. "Flowers for She-Ra": | Appears | 10. "The Beacon": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "The Sea Gate": | Appears | 11. "Promise": | Flashback | |||||||||
| 6. "System Failure": | Absent | 12. "Light Hope": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "The Battle of Bright Moon": | Absent | |||||||||||
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "The Frozen Forest": | Absent | 4. "Roll With It": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "Ties That Bind": | Appears | 5. "White Out": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Signals": | Absent | 6. "Light Spinner": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "Reunion": | Appears | |||||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "The Price of Power": | Background | 4. "Moment of Truth": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "Huntara": | Absent | 5. "Remember": | Appears | |||||||||
| 3. "Once Upon a Time in the Waste": | Absent | 6. "The Portal": | Absent | |||||||||
| Season 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "The Coronation": | Absent | 7. "Mer-Mysteries": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "The Valley of the Lost": | Absent | 8. "Boys' Night Out": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. " Flutterina": | Absent | 9. "Hero": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Pulse": | Absent | 10. "Fractures": | Appears | |||||||||
| 5. "Protocol": | Appears | 11. "Beast Island": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Princess Scorpia": | Appears | 12. "Destiny Part 1": | Appears | |||||||||
| 13. "Destiny Part 2": | Absent | |||||||||||
| Season 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "Horde Prime": | Absent | 7. "Perils of Peekablue": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Launch": | Absent | 8. "Shot in the Dark": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Corridors": | Absent | 9. "An Ill Wind": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Stranded": | Mentioned | 10. "Return to the Fright Zone": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Save the Cat": | Absent | 11. "Failsafe": | Absent | |||||||||
| 6. "Taking Control": | Absent | 12. "Heart Part 1": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "Heart Part 2": | Appears | |||||||||||
| Books | ||||||||||||
| Origin of a Hero: | Appears | Island of Magical Creatures: | Absent | |||||||||
| Song of the Sea Witch: | Mentioned | Legend of the Fire Princess: | Mentioned | |||||||||
| Princess Rebel Recruitment Shorts | ||||||||||||
| 1. "Bow Begins the Fight": | Absent | 4. "Meditation with Perfuma": | Absent | |||||||||
| 2. "Glimmer Wants YOU to Join": | Absent | 5. "Mermista is the Coolest": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "From Adora to She-Ra": | Absent | 6. "Entrapta Stole Bow's Tracker Pad": | Absent | |||||||||
| 7. "The Evil Horde is EVIL": | Appears | |||||||||||
Gallery
See: Rogelio/Gallery
Trivia
- While not directly stated in canon, the show's writers have teased a romantic relationship between Rogelio and Kyle.[2] After the series ended, when asked by a fan, ND Stevenson confirmed they were in fact a thing and added that in his head Lonnie was part of it too.[3]
- In Season Three, episode 4 ("Moment of Truth"), the inside of a Horde's locker was shown. The owner was not specified, but it probably belongs to Rogelio by what's inside: a photo of Kyle with a heart and a drawing that said "R ❤️ K" on the bottom.
- In Season Five, Episode 4 ("Stranded"), Scorpia reveals to Swift Wind that Kyle had told her about his crush on Rogelio, before cutting herself off.
- He is the only frequently seen character who doesn't speak in English. However, he can still communicate, as others seem to be able to understand what he says in lizard noises.
- Jisoo Kim developed his visual design.[4]
References
| She-Ra and the Princesses of Power's Characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best Friends Squad | Adora/She-Ra • Glimmer • Bow • Catra | |
| Princesses and Rebellion | Perfuma • Mermista • Frosta • Netossa • Spinnerella • Queen Angella • Sea Hawk • King Micah • Entrapta • Scorpia | |
| The Evil Horde | Horde Prime • Horde Prime's Clone Army • Lord Hordak • Lonnie • Kyle • Rogelio • Grizzlor • Octavia • Scorpia's mothers | |
| Others | Castaspella • Swift Wind • Razz • Mara • Light Hope • Tung Lashor • Double Trouble • Shadow Weaver • Melog • Huntara | |