As an adult, my aversion to girl's toys has waned (dollies notwithstanding,) and cheap swap meet finds always help ease one into uncharted territory as well.
I found a near complete and pretty well conditioned Hordak at the swap meet a few weeks back. I must admit he's got a really cool design and a great color scheme. He looks pretty darn mean, alright!
My Hordak is missing his cape and a bat wrist band accessory, but he displays well enough with just his armor and the crossbow weapon many of the Horde preferred.He's no Skeletor, but I guess when you're up against a bunch of girls and that twinkie Bow, you don't have to bring your "A" game.
Always liked this figure but i agree with you he is no Skeletor.
ReplyDeleteDude! Hordak is by far the superior bad guy! I had his toy as a kid (got him in a trade) and never thought of him as a strictly She-Ra character. He's like a darker version of Skeletor if Skeletor had gone through high school listening to lots of Black Sabbath.
ReplyDeleteHORDAK RULES!
Also, if Skeletor turned into a stupid rocket and flew away whenever girls showed up to kick his butt, Reis. Don't forget that part ;)
ReplyDeleteTeam Skeletor: Jboy and Bubba
ReplyDeleteTeam Hordak: Reis
Who's Side Will You Take?
I think we have a start of a great battle here on Toyriffic so everybody pick a team and lets see who wins?..For fun.
Team Skeletor! I like that. Team Snore-dak can suck it!
ReplyDeleteOkay look, Hordak has an actual HORDE. You can't have a horde and not be a badass. Besides, Hordak's skull is way bigger than Skeletor's! And we all know that it's skull size that separates the men from the boys.
ReplyDeleteAnd Skeletor had a crappy cartoon voice. BOOYA!
Hordak's skull is deformed. He has elephantiasis. Okay, so he was in a movie with Cher. That still doesn't make him cooler than Skeletor!
ReplyDeleteHordak is a middle man who answers to Horde Prime, and he turns into a vacuum cleaner. Skeletor manages to be considered the biggest threat on Eternia while being surrounded by a competent witch and a bunch of freakish morons. Skeletor doesn't need robots or the ability to turn into something that lets him flee better. Team Skeletor all the way.
ReplyDeleteHaha @Wes
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, well, try this on for size...
ReplyDeleteHORDAK HAS A BIG RED DEMON BAT ON HIS CHEST!
I rest my case.
Skeletor is confident enough that he doesn't have to color his bat symbol a different color. Or wear depictions of himself all over his body and weapons. Or snort like a pig.
ReplyDeleteA valid point, Reis, but Wes makes the point that Skeletor too has a demon bat on his chest. He's just less obvious about it.
ReplyDeleteWere they both walking in a dark alley, and Snipe-Or got a bead on them, Hordak would be the first to fall.
Point: Skeletor!
Eric - I just saw that I wrote a very similar comment on the latter Hordak post. BTW - what's with Hordak's figure's gray parts not being BLUE? That always bothered me. I'm not afraid to admit that I had Hordak and the entire Horde as well as BO! lol BOOYAH! No She-Ra figures but I thought my cousin's were cool so I always suggested we play with them when I was a kid. I was a freak, huh? lol
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