Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Bot Walmart Exclusive Preorder
The Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Bot MOTU Origins set went up for preorder during Walmart Collector Con July 2024 edition and has now been significantly marked down to $20!
December 9, 2024 Update: Horde Trooper Prime
The Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Bot preorder is down to $20 so get it while the getting is good!
July 17, 2024: Horde Trooper Prime Walmart Exclusive
If you missed out on some of your favorite items from Walmart Collector Con July 2024, they are now back for preorder! Get them while they last!
If you scan the barcode for Horde Trooper Prime with the Walmart app, it now shows that there is a product page but the listing is now showing.
Here is the UPC from the bottom of the Horde Trooper Prime box and the numbers match up!
In-Hand Images
In a follow up to his early in-hand images of the Two-Bad MOTU Origins Cartoon Collection SDCC 2024, exclusive, the early in-hand images keep coming as Mr. Home Arcade as sent us another batch of exclusive photos of the Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Robot deluxe set! The Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Bot were teased on the Eternia Playset box art and Roy Juarez released the hi-rez box art, which features the amazing work of @fetch.franciscoetchart, for the deluxe figure set back in May 2024. The Whole Shebang just put Horde Trooper Prime up for preorder in the UK with an August 2024 release date, which gives us folks in the United States a better frame of reference for a U.S. release. He is called the Guardsmen of Doom Tower! Does this mean we will be seeing the Doom Tower playset in our future? Who knows but we can dream by taking a look at Yerco’s 3D printed Doom Tower concept.
Box and Art
The front of the packaging has some incredible artwork on it with the MOTU Origins Horde Trooper Prime joined by some Hover Bots and other Horde Troopers being attacked by Snakemen in the background. The MOTU Origins Horde Trooper Prime comes packaged in deluxe style packaging just like Moss Man and Syklone. The window display shows the Horde Trooper Prime figure with 3 Roboto/ Trap Jaw recolored arm attachment accessories. It also includes a red Hover Robot Prime as well! The rear of the package features Horde Trooper Prime surrounded by more Hover Bots and more Red Horde Troopers.
On the inside flap of the box, you can see how to engage Horde Trooper Prime’s action feature, which operates just like the regular release and the Power Con 2021 exclusive version.
Instead of a mini comic, Horde Trooper Prime comes with a collectible card. It reads,” They are the best of the best; the deadliest of the deadly. They are Horde Trooper Prime: the self-replicating elite high security soldiers of Doom Tower, and personal guards of Hordak. Avoid battle with them at all costs.
Figure Details
This is one of the coolest repaints and reuses of a Horde Trooper to date! Clad in crimson red, silver, and black, Horde Trooper Prime means busniess! The different red tones in the figure really add some depth, especially in the robot’s visor.
From the side you can see where the armor connects and how the red cape fits under the gap in the collar of the armor. The silver shoulder armor are nice accents to break of the crimson red color. You can also get a good look at the right arm that holds the attachments.
Here is how the cape looks off of the figure and from the rear, you can see how the cape drapes around the back and it does not cover the collar, which was a great design decision.
Horde Prime’s action feature can be engaged by depressing the silver Horde symbol in the middle of his chest and it functions like the other Horde Troopers.
Horde Prime comes packed with a gaggle of weapons from Roboto and Trap Jaw, that are cast in a semi-translucent red plastic.
Here is how Horde Prime looks with Roboto’t claw and Trap Jaw’s laser cannon.
Here are the axe and twin laser attachments from Roboto and they look amazing on the figure!
The Hover Robot is cast in the same black, crimson red, and silver color scheme and is a repaint and updated version of the Hover Robot from the Masters of the Universe Classics era.
Here is Horde Trooper Prime guarding Hordak and looking amazing! You can also dress him down and use him as a standard rank and file Horde Trooper and he looks equally as good!
You can also view Mr. Home Arcade’s video review of Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Robot on his YouTube channel!
Where to Buy
If you can’t wait, you can purchase Horde Trooper Prime early on eBay!
The Whole Shebang Preorder
The Horde Trooper Prime and Hover Bot were teased on the Eternia Playset box art and Roy Juarez released the hi-rez box art, which features the amazing work of @fetch.franciscoetchart, for the deluxe figure set back in May 2024. The Whole Shebang just put Horde Trooper Prime up for preorder in the UK with an August 2024 release date, which gives us folks in the United States a better frame of reference for a U.S. release. He is called the Guardsmen of Doom Tower! Does this mean we will be seeing the Doom Tower playset in our future? Who knows but we can dream by taking a look at Yerco’s 3D printed Doom Tower concept. We’ll be keeping track of preorders and we’ll make updates once this deluxe set goes up for preorder in the U.S.. For now, if you are within shipping distance of the The Whole Shebang, get your preorder in now!
Horde Trooper Prime Box Art Reveal and Teases
Roy Juarez and his amazing team of artists have revealed the upcoming Horde Trooper Prime MOTU Origins package and it looks absolutely stunning! Horde Trooper Prime is considered the guardian of Doom Tower! The beautiful artwork brings us some Snakemen teases on it as well, with some Snakemen we have seen on the Diabolical Snake Invasion Exclusive Four-Pack and some new characters as well. There is a new deep cut Snake Men tease of Quick Flick, which is very exciting to potentially get him in the MOTU Origins line! We got some incredible Hi-Res Art from @manuel_eduardo_caritas and his incredibly talented team.
According to Roy Juarez (@manuel_eduardo_caritas) • Instagram photos and videos:
They are the best of the best; the deadliest of the deadly. They are Horde Trooper Prime: the self-replicating elite high security soldiers of Doom Tower, and personal guards of Hordak. Avoid Battle with them at all cost.
#MOTOrigins#HordeTrooperPrime#HoverRobotPrime#TheEvilHorde#MastersOfTheUniverse
Roy Juarez (@manuel_eduardo_caritas) • Instagram photos and videos
Below you can enjoy a 360 degree view of the packaging
Package Reveal
The front of the packaging has some incredible artwork on it with the MOTU Origins Horde Trooper Prime joined by some Hover Bots and other Horde Troopers being attacked by Snakemen in the background.
Additional angled views of the packaging!
From the side of the packaging we can see Horde Trooper Prime with a bladed arm attachment. The other side features a red Hover Robot Prime.
Hi-Res artwork
A closer look at the artwork and packaging for the upcoming Origins Horde Trooper Prime, the Guardsmen of Doom Tower! (Hover Robot included)
The usual suspects for Origins:
manuel eduardo caritas | Instagram
Graphic Design & Art Direction @manuel_eduardo_caritas
Artwork @fetch.franciscoetchart
Toy Design @katanarama333
Packaging Engineer @lpukhrambam
Copywriter @yesreallyrob
The beautiful artwork brings us some Snakemen teases on it as well, with some Snakemen we have seen on the Diabolical Snake Invasion Exclusive Four-Pack Gorgon and Naga and a new deep cut Snake Men tease of Quick Flick!
Below is a close up Hi-Res view of the back of the package art work and it is stunning!
Here we get Hi-Res views of the packed in collectible trading card.
Snakemen Teases
In the forefront of the illustration, we have Horde Trooper Prime fighting with Gorgon and Naga Snakemen from the Diabolical Snake Invasion Exclusive Four-Pack.
We also have Reptilax with two additional Snakemen in the background and one more Snakeman with an arrow at the top if the hill as well. Quick Flick is teased, which is the first time he has made it onto the box art!
Quick Flick
Quick Flick is a Snake Man archer and was originally developed and illustrated by Axel Gimenez!
Horde Trooper Prime Official Images Reveal
Horde Trooper Prime is a Red and Black Horde Trooper deluxe figure that includes a hover bot robot. Both Were teased on the Eternia Box art as seen below. He comes packed with recolored Trap Jaw accessories and is outfitted with a red cape.
This is a new figure tease, that we previously could not make out. There seems to be a Red Captain Horde Trooper running up steps of Eternia Tower. It’s a mix of the Red and Black Horde Troopers that came with the Power Con exclusive 4 pack, plus wearing a cape, so that tells you he is a Captain!
Hover Robots
Thanks to keen eye of Toy Habits Crew Member, Grrrraffe he thinks he spies a red version of the Hover Robots. Hover Robots were metallic, robotic soldiers that served as minions for Skeletor and his Evil Warriors, much like the robotic Horde Troopers served Hordak and the Evil Horde as foot soldiers.A Hover Robot was apparently equipped with anti-gravity technology permitting it to fly. It could attack foes by grabbing them with its mechanical arms, ramming into them with shoulder tackles, using whirling blades, or shooting laser blasts.
Complete Your MOTU Collection
Be sure to check out our Masters of the Universe shop pages where we’ve curated figures from MOTU Origins, Masterverse, Classics, Vintage and more so you can find the figures you need easier!
