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Leech is a fictional character from the popular toy line Masters of the Universe by Mattel.

A member of the Evil Horde, he is an amphibian-like creature, of a large and bulky build with green skin and suction pads on his hands, feet and mouth. It is these suction pads that provide him with his main power: to suck and drain the life-force from his opponent, rendering them helpless against him.

Character profile[]

Minicomics[]

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Leech rises from the depths of the ocean.

Leech was an immense sea monster summoned from the ocean depths by Hordak to fight against He-Man and the Heroic Warriors. Initially depicted as an enormous behemoth of a creature (though he appeared to have the ability to change size at will), he was enough to terrify even Mer-Man, who pleaded with the heroic warriors to save him from the beast. Leech could use his suction cups to drain the power from both living and organic matter, even draining the Land Shark of its energy[1].

Leech was thereafter seen as a regular member of Hordak's forces, once facing off against Jitsu during a melee with Skeletor's evil warriors[2].

Filmation She-Ra: Princess of Power series[]

Leech was a prominent member of Catra's force squad. Hordak once commented that Leech and his other henchmen were a product of Horde science[3].

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Leech draining energy from Glimmer.

He had the ability to drain people’s energy with his suction-cupped hands, though it was an ability he rarely used. He also displayed the ability to turn his suction cups into fingers[4]. Leech had a habit of slobbering his words and licking his lips, and would clap his slimy hands together when something amused him.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]

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Leech in the 2002 series, with Mantenna.

Leech was part of the Horde, an evil force from Ancient Eternia. Alongside Hordak, Grizzlor, and Mantenna; Leech laid siege to Castle Grayskull following the Horde's defeat of the Snake Men. Grizzlor attempted to attack King Grayskull alongside his fellow Horde members, but the King made short work of them, before imprisoning Leech and the rest of the Horde in the dimension of Despondos[5].

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)[]

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Leech as seen in the 2018 series.

Leech was part of Admiral Scurvy's pirate crew. He assisted Scurvy in kidnapping Sea Hawk (who had previously set the Admiral's ship on fire) and turning him, Swift Wind and Bow over to Octavia in exchange for a ransom[6].

Later, when Horde Prime conquered Etheria, Leech was placed under his mind control, but later freed when She-Ra destroyed Prime[7].

Masters of the Universe Revelation (2021)[]

Leech briefly appeared in flashback sequences in the Dark Horse Comics comic book series that serves as a prequel to Masters of the Universe: Revelation and has a cameo appearance in episode three of Masters of the Universe: Revolution.

Behind the scenes[]

  • Leech would have played a more prominent role in the third season of the 2002 animated series, but it was cancelled before the Horde could return in full. Leech was released by NECA as part of Series 4 of the Masters of the Universe series of mini-statues designed by Four Horsemen Studios.[8]
  • Though unnamed in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, character designer Rae Gaiger later confirmed that the unnamed amphibious creature who was part of Admiral Scurvy's crew was, indeed, Leech[9].

Appearances[]

Minicomics[]

Books[]

She-Ra: Princess of Power[]

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)[]

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power[]

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