#spacebat???

[kaiju-krew]

bug sketches 🦋

#alright chat what are we calling sg x battra ive delusioned myself into it being a thing #it's literally just mosugoji but gay and hit with a shadow the hedgehog emo beam #uhhhh anyways #spacebat??? #crystalbat??? #i have no idea someone help #my art #godzilla #mothra #mothra leo #battra #spacegodzilla #kesshō #<that's his name in my au 'spacegodzilla' feels too.... impersonal idk let me live

[jieloksworld]

I SWEAR THIS FUCKING MAN RIGHT HERE

dudes be like the alien guy was hot so pinned him to the fucking floor

#I swear to GOD this guy has tension with pretty much everyone #this fucking man #the batman 2004 #the batman #batman #bruce wayne #bruce wayne the batman 2004 #dc batman #dc #martian manhunter #martian manhunter the batman 2004 #the batman 2004 martian manhunter #the batman martian manhunter #batman martian manhunter #dc martian manhunter #martianbat #spacebat #j'onn j'onzz #the batman 2004 j'onn j'onzz

[tropicalcryptid]

Ok so She-Ra pulled such a great hat trick with Hordak's characterization, and I LOVE it

One of my favorite things about 2018 She-Ra is Hordak's story and development (and Entrapdak cough but that's not the point of this particular post), and the cleverest thing is that so much of it is actually being set up and told to us in seasons 1 and 2 before we even realize that that's what's happening.

When we first see Hordak in the show, he's giving "generic evil overlord" vibes. Garden-variety baddie. Maybe a little more reasonable than some and clearly capable of long-term thinking, but that just serves to make him intimidating. Everything about him--the way he runs his empire, his armor, his color scheme, his minion, his Villainous Eye Makeup(TM), even his name--are all projecting to the audience "yup, Acme Bad Guy here. Move right along."

But then, backstory. And everything snaps into focus. Not only is it one of the first big oh SHIT moments of the show, where we suddenly zoom out and realize that there is SO much more going on than we realized--it's also the start of the audience seeing Hordak as a character rather than an archetype. Suddenly we realize that he's not conquering Etheria because he wants power, or hates happiness and sparkles, or whatever--he's doing it out of a desperate attempt to prove his worth to his brother/creator/god. This moment where Hordak lets Entrapta in is also the moment the show lets us in on what makes our favorite spacebat tick.

On top of that, we've also seen him bonding with Entrapta and opening up to this person that he respects and trusts...probably the only person he's ever respected or trusted apart from Prime. And she's Etherian--someone of a lower species, someone he's supposed to subjugate, someone who he has been raised and trained and programmed and mind-controlled into believing is below him in every way.

But instead she's brilliant and creative and mesmerizing. She's not afraid of him, and she's fascinated with his work. For the first time since being abandoned by Prime, Hordak finally has someone that he can talk to, who is on his level and both understands and cares about the science! (because he is a giant nerd). She's kind to him, a mere defect. And it just sends his whole worldview into a spin, and that's all before--

Bam, mans is a goner. Entrapta's "Imperfections are beautiful" comment punches right through all the toxic bs that Hordak has been steeped in his entire life. You can see on his face here--I think it's the moment Hordak fell in love with Entrapta, but this is also the face of a spacebat reevaluating his entire worldview. If Entrapta, who is amazing, believes something different from Prime...what does that mean? If Entrapta, who is brilliant, believes that he is worth something, and that she herself is a failure...

Well. We know what happens after that, and how Hordak begins to doubt, and eventually fights back against Prime (and remembers his love for Entrapta after TWO mind wipes help my heart ack). But we also get to see what life in the Galactic Horde looks like: the only life Hordak ever knew before coming to Etheria.

It's not nice.

It's really not nice.

Prime operates in a very specific way, and we learn a lot about it in season 5. Prime expects complete obedience, devotion and worship from his clones. He allows no individuality from his subjects, not even a name. Failure or deviations are punished, mind-wiped, or destroyed. We even learn from Wrong Hordak that facial expressions are considered a privilege reserved for Prime (apart from, presumably, expressions of rapture caused by being around Prime).

And once we learn all of this, suddenly thinking about season 1 Hordak becomes very interesting indeed. The time we spend with the Galactic Horde and Prime throws absolutely everything that we know about Hordak into a whole new context. Now all those traits that made him a generic villain are actually hugely effective characterization! And what that characterization is telling us is that Hordak had already moved much farther away from Prime than we (or, probably, he) had realized, even long before he met Entrapta.

Horde Prime does not allow his underlings to have names, personalities, or any differences of appearance. Not only does Hordak allow this among his own troops, he chose a name for himself as well! Season 5 tells us that his very name is an act of blasphemy against his god. And yet Hordak took one for himself, and that name is part of the core identity he is able to hold on to when rebelling against Prime.

Horde Prime cast Hordak out when he showed signs of physical imperfections. Hordak not only keeps Imp (who is by all appearances a failed clone or similar experiment) around, he treats Imp more gently than we see him treat anybody or anything before Entrapta. Imp is not simply "generic evil guy's minion," he is proof of Hordak's capacity for compassion, and evidence that Hordak cannot bring himself to cast aside "defects" as easily as Prime. Considering where Hordak came from, Imp's existence is a huge, flashing neon sign telling the audience this guy here is better than the hell that molded him, and we don't even realize it until 4 seasons after it's been shown to us!

Very cool, ND.

There's more, though. Hordak's red and black color scheme? His dark eye makeup and lipstick? Very Evil Overlord chic. But nope! Actually these are actually expressions of individuality on a level that Hordak knows would be abhorrent to Prime!

Reading between the lines, I see this as Hordak desperately trying to reconcile two diametrically opposed beliefs in his head: (1) devotion to Prime, whose approval he desperately craves, and (2) maintaining some degree of unique personhood, of Hordak, from which to draw strength. Because a failed, defective clone cannot survive on a hostile world, cut off from the hivemind and from Prime's light. A failed clone cannot create an empire to offer Prime as tribute, nor build a spacetime portal from scraps and memory to call Prime back. A failed clone cannot create cybernetic armor to keep his hurting, weakened body alive; to force himself to keep going no matter what, to fight through the pain and the doubt by sheer force of will.

But maybe Hordak can.

And so there it is. Hordak had plenty of time to gain and explore his individuality while separated from Prime, but I think the reason he did it so effectively (while still deluding himself that Prime would forgive him for these little sins, if only Hordak could prove his value) is because he had to.

Wrong Hordak gained his individuality surrounded by kind, quirky people who took care of him; Hordak was ripped from the hivemind by Prime himself and had to fight for his survival against all odds. And that produced a dangerous and damaging foe for Etheria. But it also produced the one clone with the strength of will to defy Prime himself.

This is long and rambling, but ultimately my point is that 1) I love Hordak, and 2) I love love love love that the show was so clever about his characterization. We learn so much about him and how much progress he's already made in breaking from his psycho abusive cult upbringing, and we don't even recognize it until the show wants us to. Hordak had come so far, all on his own, before he met Entrapta. She just helped push him over the edge and finally realize (at least consciously) that Prime's worldview might not be the correct one.

Idk, I just don't know if I've ever seen all the trappings of Basic 80's Villain(TM) so successfully subverted, where looking back 4 seasons later is actually a smack in the face with the "effective character building" stick. Amazing.

#spop #she ra #she ra and the princesses of power #hordak #entrapdak #entrapta #horde prime #Spacebat #Deep character analysis #Gotta love clever writing #Seriously I could go on about this show for ages #I just love the characterization for everyone but especially Hordak #Best spacebat #I mean I love Wrong Hordak too but you know

[cirusthecitrus]

Click for quality Saw this clip from the Try Guys video and immediately thought about them

#spop #horde clones #hordak #wrong hordak #spacebats #shera #spop shitpost #my art #cirus doodles things

[edge-lorde]

based on the text post......

#spop #shera #horde clones #spacebats #art #traditional art #drawing #comic #webcomic #doodle #pen #ink #watercolor #brush pen #silly #hat #brothers #clones #shera fanart #shera comic #fanart #horde #the horde

[daffodil-of-the-storm]

The Emperor's Love - watercolour ink, watercolour, alcohol markers, and pigment ink on paper.

. . . He Weaves, He Makes, He Gives, He Takes.

He Reigns, He Conducts, The Grandest Orchestra of All, That of Perfectly Crafted Dolls.

. . .

I have but a little poem this time, so here is an abstract from a song that I love, it is from Black Math, the song is called Sirens:

"How open is Your empty space I’m moving in We’ll see the end of something unfamiliar I saw your hand You took awhile The cold was crisp I thought your warmth Would break the silence But all I hear are sirens

You take me Far, I’m far from safety Lines where you try to chase me On hollow ground I’m navigating this mystery While I follow you into your history"

. . .

Link to the song under the cut:

#Horde Prime #Horde Clones #Horde Clone OC #Little Brothers of Prime #Galactic Horde #Horde Prime Clones #Little Brother the Companion #Daffodils and the Music of the Spheres #Little Brother Daffodil - Post-Silence #Spop #Spop 2018 #She-Ra and the Princesses of Power #She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 2018 #Spacebats

[kuurankaiho]

Continuing my collab with the awesome Draculadana on IG. Original post here. (In spite of some similarities, this does not pertain to my Galactic Horde/Light-Bringer AU.)

Horde Prime has summoned his second-in-command Hordak and Hordak’s two Generals to send legions of clones into space conquest. Armored and armed, he will oversee the brethren upon the battlefield. Two attendants are accompanying him everywhere, ready to serve refreshments. They’re however a little surprised at his vehemence. Hordak cannot contain his eagerness to prove himself as a powerful leader and warrior to Prime.

The setting is a (different) Galactic Horde AU before Hordak’s banishment. Prime’s costume and some of the motifs were inspired by Thranduil and LOTR’s elvish designs. Hordak’s armor was adapted from some of my older drawings. Further inspiration has been gained from Masters of the Universe, especially Hordak’s earlier incarnations. We gave him a tech-saber as a symbol of the highest rank to distinguish him from the Generals. Equally their armor and taard s will bear different hues, once colored.

Details:

#hordak #horde prime #spop #she ra and the princesses of power #motu #horde clones #spacebats #masters of the universe #galactic horde

[flippingfrogg]

Post Season 5 Hordak, my beloved…. New design to get back unto the swing of things since the semester is over. I love post season 5 Hordak because he has the chance to be happy :)

#hordak #entrapdak #entrapta #implied at least #fanart #digital art #horde clones #hordak is sexy and i won’t accept anything else #spacebats #horde clone culture #hordak hc

[yunta0722]

#SPoPfanart #Hordak #Spacebats

[averagemysticchaos]

Spacegodzilla and Battra

#art #fanart #digital art #godzilla #spacegodzilla #space godzilla #Battra #I’ve been shipping this for years #and only now have I figured out other people like it #I think they’re calling it spacebat?

[blakescorneroftheunknown]

Once I called you brother.

Tap / click for better quality:)

#plauges of egypt #disney musical reference lol #hordak #horde prime #horde clones #shera #spop #shera princess of power #spop art #shera season 5 #my art #hordak backstory #spacebats #digitalart #art

[kaiju-krew]

caught pining :3c

bonus:

#goji isnt being h0mophobic btw every cell in his body is bisexual #im sailing the spacebat ship okay it's emo yaoi mosugoji i cant resist #gojiran brotherism is important to me. the bart strangle is necessary #my art #godzilla #spacegodzilla #kessho #mothra #battra #mosugoji #spacebat #kaiju

[pennamesmith]

little guys

#spop #she ra #Hordak #wrong hordak #horde clones #spacebats #fan art #smith stuff

[cirusthecitrus]

!FLASH WARNING!

I was working on this vid back in 2021 but soon abandoned this project. However, yesterday I suddenly felt motivated enough to finish it in one sitting lmao. It was supposed to be a small "introduction" video to my young Prime/Kur twins AU. I still like it quite a lot actually c: It's giving analog horror

#tw flashing lights #spop #horde prime #kur twins tag #horde clones #hordak #spacebats #the galactic horde #shera #spop au #spop oc #my art #my edit #cirus doodles things

[edge-lorde]

Trick or treat? 👉👈

#shera #spop #ask meme #wrong hordak #halloween #drawing #traditional art #doodle #black and white #spacebats #horde clones

[daffodil-of-the-storm]

For @cirusthecitrus - The Kur Twins, Anillis and Hec-Tor, from Violent Youth

A Dream, a Mirror, and a Symphony ♪♫

I love your boys to bits, thank you for letting me draw them - irl could not prevent me from finishing this piece ♪▲ :3

Inspired by this artwork:

#The Kur Twins #Cirusthecitrus #Horde Prime #Horde Prime Origin Story #Spacebats #Galactic Horde Origins #She-Ra and the Princesses of Power