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A Hornet is a type of robot and Zurg's staple military force. They are extremely expendable, incredibly poor shots, and are limited in cognitive capabilities, possibly due to being mass produced.[1][2]

Appearance and capabilities[]

Hornets are yellow, bipedal machines with insectoid-like features, hence their namesake. Their hands can morph into triple-barrel laser cannons, which serve as their main weaponry. They are also capable of flight while in combat.

In addition to being used as foot soldiers and cannon fodder, Hornets are sometimes used by Zurg as infiltrators and spies.

Individually or in small groups, Hornets are quite easy to defeat due to their fragile structure and poor build. A single blast from a Space Ranger's wrist laser will destroy a Hornet instantly. In some cases, Space Rangers have beaten Hornets using hand-to-hand combat alone. Also, due to their limited intelligence, Hornets can be easily fooled or distracted. Only large groups of Hornets pose a real threat.

There is a small version of them which can disguise themselves as children with various shapes. Zurg has also created larger models such as the Hyper Hornet, Mega Hornet, and Grande Hornet.

In Revenge of the Monsters, some Hornets were bitten by NOS-4-A2 and turned into vampire hornets, which have their legs replaced wit sharp-pointed blue torsos, as well as having blue cloaks, flying abilities, and mouths with fangs in them.

Variants[]

  • Beetles are essentially larger, differently-colored, better-equipped versions of the Hornets.
  • Wasps are slender, also differently colored, and are winged pure-aerial units.
  • Techno-Ticks are tiny crawlers, the same color as the standard Hornets, but are like little spiders.
  • Mosquito Hornets are miniature helicopter robots that are capable of stealing blood samples off victims.

Trivia[]

  • According to The Good, the Bad, and the Robotic and the August 2000 issue of Disney Adventures, the Hornets are programmed to respond to every command with the phrase, "Obey Zurg!". However, they never spoke a word in the series.
  • The Hornets might be the characters that have the lowest intelligence and cognitive abilities throughout the cartoon series.
  • Their overall low intelligence, yellow color scheme, role as basic infantry and cannon fodder for the heroes make them the series equivalent to B1 Battle Droids from Star Wars.

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References[]

  1. "Downloaded", Ep. 22. Victor Cook (Director) & Bill Motz, Bob Roth (Story Editors) & James W. Bates (Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. October 26, 2000.
  2. "Clone Rangers", Ep. 28. Steve Loter (Director) & Kevin Hopps (Story Editor) & Greg Weisman (Writer). Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios. November 2, 2000.
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