THE HORDE'S SUCTION-HANDED MUSCLE
Leech
Wherever Hordak needs a patrol, an ambush or a prisoner held still, the Horde sends the enforcer with suction cups for hands, and only once does an episode stop to ask what he wants for himself.
Leech is a suction-handed Horde enforcer in Filmation's She-Ra: Princess of Power, first appearing in "Into Etheria" and usually background muscle for Hordak's patrols and ambushes. In "One to Count On" he steals Queen Angella's crystal crown and the Rebels have to win it back. Lou Scheimer, credited on screen as Erik Gunden, voices him.
HORDE RANK AND FILE
Introduced pinning a Rebel down in the Horde's first failed ambush
Leech is part of the Evil Horde's rank and file from the series' very first episode. "Into Etheria" puts him on the Rebellion's trail almost immediately: when the Great Rebellion's opening plan against the Horde falls apart, it is Leech who has Glimmer pinned down and draining, alongside Scorpia holding Bow, the moment that forces Adam's hand and leads to his first transformation into He-Man on Etheria. The pattern barely changes after that: he is sent out on patrols, ambushes and tax collections, almost never with a scheme of his own.
That makes him closer to Scorpia's role in the Horde lineup than to any of the show's named, schemed-against villains: reliable muscle, present wherever Hordak or a Force Captain needs a body, and rarely the reason a given episode exists. "One to Count On" is the one real exception.
Leech raiding a farm with the Horde.
Clipped from our own copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Wizard (She-Ra: Princess of Power, 1985), 5:26 to 7:23, 1 minute 57 seconds. Nothing is added and nothing is sped up. Copyright Mattel.
HIS CLOSEST THING TO A SIGNATURE MOMENT
The crown he steals in "One to Count On"
Leech and a squad of Horde troopers burst into a village curio shop just as the last two diamonds are being set into Queen Angella's crystal crown. Bow ducks behind a suit of armor, Glimmer ends up trapped in a clear bubble, and a magnetic trap, billed as a present from Entrapta, pins Bow's hands uselessly to his sides. She-Ra drives the troopers off, but Leech gets away with the crown anyway, and Bow, Glimmer and Peekablue set off to catch him before he reaches the Fright Zone, sure that She-Ra will bail them out.
The lesson that follows is muddled. The episode wants to be about self-reliance, with She-Ra insisting "I'm always ready to help someone who's tried to help themselves," yet she has already stepped in twice by the time she says it, and the Rebels only get out of the Horde hideout with the crown after she wrecks Catra's traps. Loo-Kee then closes on Leech instead, with a reminder that stealing "usually catches up to you." The spotlight is unflattering, and it is still the one episode where something Leech does drives what the story is about.
BOW'S EPISODE
A long shift in "The Wizard"
Leech spends more time on screen in "The Wizard" than anywhere else, and the episode still belongs to Bow: a failed lookout shift, a dare to find a wizard who can cure cowardice, and a Ceremony of Courage that changes who learns the lesson. Leech and his Horde Troopers are the patrol collecting back taxes from Petro's family in the opening act, there throughout and never the subject.
IN STOCK
The current Masterverse release
Mattel's Masterverse Princess of Power wave is the release currently in stock.
The figure to own
Masters of the Universe Masterverse Princess of Power Evil Horde Leech
The Origins Cartoon Collection Leech inspired by "Into Etheria" has sold out, so the larger Masterverse figure is the one to get.
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IN BRIEF
Leech, episode by episode
"Into Etheria" introduces him as part of the Rebellion's first failed ambush
He pins Glimmer down and begins draining her, the moment that forces Adam's hand and triggers his first transformation into He-Man on Etheria.
He becomes the Horde's go-to patrol muscle
Across "The Red Knight," "The Laughing Dragon," "Friends Are Where You Find Them" and several more, he is sent out clearing roads, collecting taxes and backing up Force Captains, rarely with a plan of his own.
"One to Count On" is the closest thing to a spotlight he gets
He gets out of the shop with Queen Angella's crystal crown, the Rebels chase it all the way to a Horde hideout, and Loo-Kee's closing talk is about him.
Other appearances
He is also in "A Lesson in Love," "Shades of Orko" and "The Time Transformer."
Questions
Leech questions, answered
Who is Leech?
A suction-handed Horde enforcer in the Filmation She-Ra: Princess of Power series, whose hands and mouth can drain an opponent's strength on contact.
What is Leech's closest thing to a signature episode?
"One to Count On," where he steals Queen Angella's crystal crown and Loo-Kee's closing lesson is about him.
Who voices Leech?
Lou Scheimer, credited on screen under the pseudonym Erik Gunden, the same name he used across the Filmation era.
Which episodes is Leech in?
Only She-Ra: Princess of Power, from "Into Etheria" on, with "One to Count On" and "The Wizard" giving him the most to do.
Is Leech's biggest episode by screen time actually about him?
Not really. He is on screen most in "The Wizard," but that episode is Bow's story, and Leech's patrol is the backdrop.
Is there a Leech figure to buy right now?
Yes. Mattel's Masterverse Princess of Power Leech is the current release in stock.
What happened to the older Leech figures?
The 1985 vintage figure and the 2011 Classics subscription figure are both long retired, and the Origins Cartoon Collection release inspired by "Into Etheria" is sold out.
Does Leech appear in the 2026 live-action film?
No. He is not in the 2026 film.
Compiled by the heman.org desk from the She-Ra: Princess of Power episodes "Into Etheria," "One to Count On" and "The Wizard" among others, their on-screen credits, TVMaze's cast listing, and Mattel's product listings.
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