HORDAK'S ARMY, LONG AGO
Mantenna (200x)
A silent warrior in Hordak's army, redrawn for the 2002 series' one look back at King Grayskull's war.
In the 2002 He-Man series Mantenna appears only in "The Power of Grayskull," as a silent warrior in Hordak's army during the ancient war with King Grayskull.
The record
The facts
BEFORE 2002
A Horde toy, and a She-Ra regular
Mantenna began as a 1985 Mattel figure for the Evil Horde, sold on the card as the "Evil spy with the pop-out eyes," an insect warrior with a fanged red head and blue limbs. Filmation never put him in its He-Man series. He belongs to She-Ra: Princess of Power, which used him from its first episode, "Into Etheria," as one of Hordak's soldiers in the Fright Zone, voiced by Lou Scheimer under the name Erik Gunden. His Filmation career, from kidnap jobs to the day She-Ra leaves him sitting in the mud, is on the Mantenna entry.
Mike Young Productions' 2002 series is its own continuity, and on this site his part in it is extra material outside the classic record.
THE ONLY 2002 EPISODE
The Power of Grayskull
Dean Stefan's "The Power of Grayskull," first shown on December 13, 2003, is the episode in which the Sorceress tells Prince Adam where his power comes from. Most of it is set long ago, when King Grayskull fought Hordak for Eternia, and the 2002 series filled Hordak's side of that war with Horde Troopers and a handful of redrawn Horde warriors. Mantenna is one of them.[1]
He gets no lines and no name. He stands with the Horde while Hordak's adviser Calix warns that the war with the Snake Men has left their forces depleted, and Hordak answers "That is good counsel, Calix. But I so hate bad news." Moments later Mantenna is clutching his head behind a tree as debris rains down. He is back in the line-up on the ridge when Hordak's army marches on Castle Grayskull, and the episode does not pick him out again.[2]
The redesign is the reason to look. The 2002 artists kept the toy's blue limbs, red body and yellow eyes and gave him a fanged insect skull, so he reads at a glance as the same character Filmation used for comedy, now drawn to stand in an army. Hordak loses the war, and King Grayskull drives him into the dimension of Despondos, which is the last the episode shows of the Horde.
[1] ^ The episode never says his name, and none of the 2002 series' subtitles mention him. The identification rests on the design: blue arms and legs, a fanged red insect head with yellow eyes, and a place at Hordak's side, which match the 1985 figure. The He-Man wiki also lists him in this battle.
[2] ^ He is visible in the Horde's line-up at about six minutes in, taking cover at 6:47, and in the line-up again at 14:42, just before the battle starts.
The original Mantenna, from She-Ra, scouting with Grizzlor.
Clipped from our own copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Brigis (She-Ra: Princess of Power, 1986), 3:26 to 5:15, 1 minute 49 seconds. Nothing is added and nothing is sped up. Copyright Mattel.
THE FIGURE TO OWN
The Mantenna on shelves now
Mattel's Origins Cartoon Collection Mantenna is the Filmation design, a 5.5-inch figure with up to 16 points of articulation. There is no 2002-design figure.
Origins Cartoon Collection Mantenna
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IN BRIEF
From the Fright Zone to King Grayskull's war
The Mattel figure
Mantenna joins the Evil Horde in the toy line, sold as the "Evil spy with the pop-out eyes."
Into Etheria
Filmation puts him in Hordak's chamber in She-Ra's first episode, shown on September 9, 1985.
The Power of Grayskull
The 2002 series redraws him for Hordak's army in King Grayskull's time, shown on December 13, 2003.
Masters of the Universe Classics
Mattel's collector line releases a Mantenna figure.
Questions
Mantenna (200x) questions, answered
Is Mantenna in the 2002 He-Man series?
Yes, briefly. He is one of Hordak's warriors in the flashback war of "The Power of Grayskull."
Does the 2002 Mantenna have any lines?
No. He never speaks, and nobody says his name.
Who wrote "The Power of Grayskull"?
Dean Stefan. It was first shown on December 13, 2003.
Who voices Mantenna?
In She-Ra: Princess of Power, Lou Scheimer, credited as Erik Gunden.
Was Mantenna in Filmation's He-Man?
No. Filmation used him in She-Ra: Princess of Power, starting with "Into Etheria" in 1985.
Is Mantenna in Revelation or Revolution?
TVmaze's cast lists for both shows leave him out.
Is Mantenna in the He-Man movies?
No. The 1987 film has no Horde characters, and he is not in the 2026 film.
Is there a figure of the 2002 Mantenna?
No. The Mantenna figures on sale follow the vintage or Filmation design.
Which Mantenna figure can I buy now?
Mattel's Origins Cartoon Collection Mantenna, which is the Filmation look.
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Compiled by the heman.org desk from the 2002 episode "The Power of Grayskull" (frames and English subtitles) and the episode guide, the She-Ra: Princess of Power episodes and on-screen credits behind the Mantenna entry, TVmaze's Revelation and Revolution cast lists, and Mattel's product listings.
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