Rogelio

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**Rogelio** is a Horde soldier in *She-Ra and the Princesses of Power*. He is one of the former friends of Adora before she defected to The Rebellion. He is a supporting character in the series. In the Season Four finale, he defected from the Horde with Kyle and Lonnie.

## Appearance

He is a green-scaled well build lizard-man wearing a standard Horde uniform.

## Personality

It is difficult to know Rogelio's personality as he speaks using guttural speech sounds (grunting), but he has been seen caring for Kyle when he was injured. Rogelio is proficient in hand-to-hand combat.

## Relationships

### Kyle

Rogelio always seems to look after Kyle, and he seems to know Kyle from when he was small. He also tends Kyle's many wounds and even protects him from danger. It's noticed in Season Four when Rogelio is talking to Kyle that Kyle cannot understand what Rogelio is saying as he speaks by growling. They worked together to transport Horde materials through the Whispering Woods when their transport broke down due to a spore storm. After some bickering they worked together to escape home.

ND Stevenson confirmed that Kyle and Rogelio are in a romantic relationship. And we see later that Kyle told Scorpia that he has a crush on Rogelio.

### Lonnie

Lonnie is the one who tells Scorpia who Rogelio is in "Roll With It". They worked together to transport Horde materials through the Whispering Woods when their transport broke down due to a spore storm. After some bickering they worked together to escape home.

### Scorpia

Before Season Two, Scorpia did not know Rogelio's names and seemed to be unaware of his abilities. After making his usual sounds, she even wonders out loud: "I wondered what his deal was."

## Abilities

* **Hand-to-hand combat:** Though the Horde offers a wide array of weapons for their soldiers to use, Rogelio seems to typically favour his fists when in battle.

* **First Aid:** Rogelio is the only one out of Kyle, Lonnie and himself who displays a skill in first aid.

* **Technical Proficiency:** Rogelio is technically proficient, fixing tanks and various other tech.

## Plot

### Past

Virtually nothing is shown of his past, other that showing up in some of Adora's and Catra's flashbacks.

### Season One

Rogelio is seen training alongside the other Horde recruits and is frequently near Kyle, bandaging Kyle's wounds. In No Princess Left Behind. He aggressively attacks the heroes as they invaded the Fright Zone.

### Season Two

In "Roll With It" he defends the tower they had taken control of.

### Season Four

In "Fractures", Lonnie, Rogelio, and Kyle return after working a double shift, Kyle badly injured, but Catra sends them back out on yet another mission despite their protestations. Later Rogelio, Kyle, and Lonnie are trapped in a Horde transport in the Whispering Woods during an acid snow storm which they barely escape.

While in the Fright Zone, Catra scours the Horde's surveillance systems for any trace of Scorpia, coming up with nothing. Lonnie, Rogelio, and Kyle return after working multiple double shifts, Kyle badly injured, but Catra sends them back out on yet another mission despite their protestations.

Later, as Queen Glimmer and Scorpia arrive in the Fright Zone to balance the planet. They are quickly caught by Lonnie, Rogelio, and Kyle, but they are fed up with Catra's unreasonable demands, and let them in without challenge, as they are themselves leaving the Horde.

### Season Five

Rogelio is seen in the final episode alongside with Lonnie, Kyle and Imp, who may have been adopted by him and Kyle.

## Trivia

* While not directly stated in canon yet, the show's writers have teased a romantic relationship between Rogelio and Kyle. After the series ended, when asked by a fan, ND Stevenson confirmed they were in fact a thing and added that in his head Lonnie was part of it too
	+ In Season Three, episode 4, the inside of a Horde's locker was shown. The owner was not specified, but it probably belongs to Rogelio by what's inside: a photo of Kyle with a heart and a drawing that said "R ❤️ K" on the bottom.
	+ In Season Five, Episode 4, Scorpia reveals to Swift Wind that Kyle had told her about his crush on Rogelio, before cutting herself off.
* He is the only frequently seen character who doesn't speak in English. However, he can still communicate, as others seem to be able to understand what he says in lizard noises.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/mickequ/status/1062808018629287936?lang=en
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Gingerhazing/status/1263285692290854913?s=20