Dylannie

(self ship oc)

> I-Imperfection is b-beautiful.
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> Dylannie, to Hordak
> , "Heart Part 1"

Dylannie is the prince of Dryl. He is a member of the Rebellion throughout seasons one to three, known for his technology and shy nature. The team's brash nature caused him to turn to the Horde, but he reunited with the Rebellion in Season Five, recognizing the consequences of his actions.

## Description

Dylannie became a member of the Princess Alliance in the episode System Failure alongside his sister, Entrapta. Soon after, because of an accidental misunderstanding he turned against the Rebellion and joined the Horde. He became a major antagonist in the series, but later in the series his position was put in jeopardy by Catra's actions and he was sent to Beast Island. Dylannie, along with King Micah, were eventually rescued, the Alliance successfully convincing him to rejoin Rebellion. After Horde Prime was defeated and Etheria was saved, he was once again reunited with Hordak, and the two formed a romantic relationship.

## Appearance

Dylannie is fairly short and a bit thin, shorter than his sister by several inches, and has olive skin, a scar on his nose, rose eyes, and long, lilac-colored hair that goes to his hips (though it can grow longer when being used as limbs), which he can move and control at will like a limb (prehensile). he is always wearing his work attire, consisting of gloves, red and white boots, welding goggles with red lenses, and a pair of black pants and a white undershirt, which has been blotted with grease. When not working on anything, Dylannie is seen wearing a golden necklace made by his sister. He also conceals a number of devices and gadgets on his person, like "any respectable scientist."

During his time on Beast Island, Dylannie's appearance changes due to the dangerous conditions surrounding him. He sports a mask with bug like eye-holes (what he sees through), which has a cracked lens as a result of possible trauma. It seemed that he hadn't maintained his hair, his fringe grown out and the ends appearing filthy from the environment. He also gains three small scratches on his left cheek.

After returning from Beast Island, the scratches and dirt are gone, and Dylannie's fringe is trimmed again.

## Personality

Dylannie is incredibly shy and timid with a very noticable stutter, but kind, caring and protective. he's kind to everyone he meets, never threatening or harming anyone directly, including robots. he has a very positive outlook on life (even in moments of grave danger), and doesn't seem to mind what's going on around him as long as everyone is ok. Despite frequent scientific complications, Dylannie finds each failure as an opportunity to learn. he also believes that he himself is a failure but sees the term in positive light. In spite of his kindness, Dylannie is shown to be rather lonely and can be extremely heartbroken. Due to this, he is vulnerable and can be easily manipulated, such as when Catra almost effortlessly convinced him to join the Horde, believing that the princesses had abandoned him.

Dylannie's most prominent traits are his shyness and his one-track mind. While he can recognize danger, his single-mindedness has led him to wander off in the the Fright Zone to the point where Perfuma had to tie him up, disregard his promise to Catra not to enter Hordak's sanctum to find a six-sided hex driver, ignore Hordak's threat to him, work on his project without his consent, and steal food from Catra and Micah. Finally, due to his interest in Horde Prime's spire, he went right towards it, barely noticing the small army of war machines and surveillance drones surrounding it.

Before moving in with Hordak and the Horde itself, Dylannie lived in a building that was only easily navigable by robots. While there, he had a small kitchen staff who cooked him tiny foods and concocted fizzy drinks for him. They were shown to be rather uncomfortable with his robots as they said they could never get used to them.

In the final season, Dylannie finally realized his actions had consequences and felt genuine guilt for the terrible things he did with the Horde, wanting to redeem himself. he also admitted he had poor people skills and thought if he could help people with tech, they would like him. Deep down, he truly cares about the princesses.

## Powers and abilities

### Abilities

* **Expert Engineer**: Dylannie has a brilliant technical mind and thus is incredibly adept at creating new technology and adapting old technology.

### Powers

* **Prehensile Hair/Trichokinesis**: Dylannie is able to manipulate and use his hair as though it was another appendage, as an extension of his body, like an arm or a leg.

## Relationships

### Entrapta

Entrapta is Dylannie's twin sister and the two are a thick as thieves. Entrapta was very upset about his supposed death during the mission to the Fright Zone. As a result, Entrapta left the Princess Alliance. She soon found out that Dylannie was still alive and tried to rescue him, only to learn of his betrayal and new allegiance to the Horde. However, Dylannie is still kind and friendly towards his sister and the other members of The Rebellion.

### Adora

Dylannie met Adora, Bow, and Glimmer when the three of them found their way into Dryl. The town was being attacked by the killer robots Dylannie and Entrapta accidentally made in an experiment. Adora recruited him into the Princess Alliance after helping him stop the robots.

During a rescue mission to save Glimmer and Bow from the Horde, Dylannie went back to help his robot friend, Emily. In doing so he was trapped behind a door which was then "purged", and the princesses believed that he had been burned alive, thus never going back for him. The rest of the alliance told Adora that he was gone, and Adora blamed herself as a result. Perfuma made a statue out of vines in Dylannie's honor.

After reuniting with Adora in Season Three, Adora apologized to Dylannie and explained what really happened during the mission to the The Fright Zone. Dylannie, who had been working closely with Hordak for some time, defended his work with the Horde. He also defended Catra, saying that, according to the data, Catra was his friend. Adora warned Dylannie that opening the portal for Hordak would result in the planet's destruction. Dylannie was hesitant about trusting Adora, but ran some extra tests on the portal device and found Adora's words to be true. Before he could warn Hordak, Catra tased him and told Horned Goon Girl to send him to Beast Island.

After the portal is opened in Season Three, Dylannie was automatically aware of the altered timeline and memories of his previous life were lost. When Adora reached out to him, he regained all of hia memories. Before fading from the timeline he thanked Adora for being his friend, forgiving her. In Season Four, Adora came to rescue her friend and presented Dylannie with Mara's Ship, which he was overjoyed to receive and named Darla.

### Glimmer

Glimmer got to know Dylannie while Adora was infected by the First Ones' Data disk, which Dylannie and Entrapta had been experimenting on. Glimmer was very upset about his supposed death during the mission to the Fright Zone. As a result, Glimmer couldn't keep the Princess Alliance together. She soon found out that Dylannie was still alive and tried to rescue him, only to learn of his betrayal and new allegiance to the Horde. However, Dylannie is still kind and friendly towards Glimmer and the other members of The Rebellion

### Bow

Bow liked Dylannie because of his inventions, explaining to Glimmer and Adora that they're alike in that aspect. When they first met he seemed almost embarrassed by him complimenting her work. It was Bow who realized that Dylannie was alive; he recognized his genius work while studying a Horde bot that he had captured. He was devastated by his betrayal, especially after learning that it was Dylannie who hacked the Black Garnet. However, just like Glimmer, Dylannie seems to still view Bow as a friend. After Bow and Adora came to rescue him from Beast Island he was hesitant to leave because of everything that happened before but after Bow's encouragement (and the fact that they brought a working First Ones' spaceship) he decided to go with them.

### Perfuma

Perfuma had a hard time keeping him on track during Glimmer's rescue, and would often lose him . Dylannie would run off, finding robots or wires, and become distracted from the mission. Perfuma was annoyed. After she saw Dylannie go back for Emily and the door shut behind him, she felt it was best to break away from the Alliance, in fear that remaining together would result in vulnerability. Despite their short time together, Perfuma was devastated by his "death" and created a statue made of vines for him in his honor. When it was completed, Perfuma broke down crying as she mourned her friend. She was very angry at Dylannie for siding with the Horde, but after helping them track down Glimmer, she eventually forgave him.

### Mermista

Mermista and Dylannie never really bonded until the rescue mission where they worked as a team to get rid of Rogelio. They did a triumphant high-five after their victory. Mermista made sure that he stayed on track when the Horde spotted them and began to attack. There were times when Mermista was annoyed of Dylannie because he acted different, at one point telling him to speak "normally." She, along with Perfuma, also disrespected Dylannie when Dylannie had his own ideas and they were never taken seriously. When she revealed that Dylannie was likely dead, she turned her head away in sorrow. She temporally split from the Alliance, saying it was being together that caused Dylannie's supposed death. When they were reunited Mermista showed resentment for his betrayal, but was willing to give Dylannie a second chance, and after a successful mission, despite a bad first view to the idea of Dylannie's return, Mermista welcomed him back to the rebellion. Mermista was also the first princess from the Rebellion to question Dylannie's relationship with Hordak after witnessing the two together and asked if everyone was okay with their relationship, for which there is no reply from the others.

### Frosta

Frosta was sad when she thought Dylannie was dead, but she was even more hurt by Dylannie's disloyalty and him helping the Horde. Dylannie successfully made amends with her and the other princesses.

In Season Five, after Dylannie had ran off obliviously towards the spire, endangering the other princesses, he had never realized how much his actions affected other people. Frosta reminded Dylannie angrily of when he was with the Horde and the consequences of him helping them, such as the bots he created to attack the rebellion. Dylannie feels bad for what he had done, and decides to make up for them by helping his friends and getting the signal. Frosta covers for Dylannie, and fondly smiles at him later that episode, seeming to have forgiven him.

### Catra

Dylannie and Catra first met at "Princess Prom". Dylannie bumped into her, then relunctantly struck up a conversation as his sister wanted him to have some more friends. This caused a lot of concern on the part of Adora, when Catra teased her about her newfound friendship with the Prince of Dryl.

After Dylannie was accidentally left behind in The Fright Zone, Catra found him in a pipe and immediately chained him up. Catra demanded information, and implied that Dylannie could be hurt or tortured until he spoke up. Dylannie willingly gives them the information that they need without hesitation, including the knowledge that First Ones' Technology emits a signal that can be traced. Catra manipulates him into thinking that his friends aren't coming back for his, and says that the same happened to both her and Scorpia. She later gives Dylannie the freedom to do his scientific experiments as he pleases. Even after Adora told her the truth Dylannie still believed Catra was his friend, citing "the data", however when he learned the portal experiment was unsafe, Dylannie wanted to stop it, but Catra betrayed him, paralyzed him, and sent him to Beast Island. At first Catra appeared visibly disturbed by what she had done, but then quickly covered it up and moved on (although she would later have nightmares about what she had done). When Dylannie remembered this in the alternate reality, he was visibly saddened.

The two met again during the events of Season Five. As Catra's chip was sending a signal, Adora argued that Dylannie should look at it and attempt to remove it. Catra was against it and said Dylannie would kill her; Dylannie was confused as to why Catra would think that, until he realizes it was because of Catra sending him to Beast Island. However, once the chip was removed, Catra thanked him, and tearfully apologized to Dylannie for her actions. Dylannie patted her on the head with his hair, and forgave her.

### Scorpia

Scorpia views Catra and Dylannie as best buddies. She instantly takes a liking to Dylannie, and creates art of the three of them all holding hands. Similar to Bow, Scorpia dubbed their group the "Super Pal Trio." In Season Three, Scorpia is witness to Catra attacking and banishing Dylannie to Beast Island, and is visibly upset. She questions Catra's actions, before Catra threatens her. Scorpia's desire to save Dylannie is what led Scorpia to leave the Horde and ask the other princess for help.

In the alternate reality created by the portal, among Dylannie's robot friends were robots resembling Scorpia and Hordak.

### Hordak

During Season One, Hordak found out about Dylannie and Catra's plans from his Imp. To the surprise of all involved he approved of their plans, and welcomed him into the Horde despite him being a prince.

In Season Two, after failing an experiment, Hordak finds Dylannie has invaded his sanctum to try and help him. He demands for him to leave, but he continues to work. This surprises him, as it seems he was trying to scare him away. He tells him that there will be dire consequences for invading his privacy but he soon sees that he was right in fixing his experiment. Dylannie sneaks back in immediately after he was told to leave and demands Hordak tell him everything about his experiment, especially after he states he wouldn't understand due to the fact he's from a backwater planet. When Hordak reveals that there are countless galaxies and sees Dylannie's excitement, he grins.

He allows him to help him and angrily dismisses Catra when she comes in to escort Dylannie out of his sanctum under the impression that Dylannie was disturbing him. After telling Catra he'll be using Dylannie for assistance, Dylannie excitedly tells Emily that he has never had a lab partner before. Catra is shocked by this as Shadow Weaver had previously told her that Hordak would never trust her with his plans just like he never trusted her. This shows that while he knows very little about Dylannie, and the fact that he's a prince, he trusts him with his work far more than Catra and Shadow Weaver, who have been loyal to the Horde for years.

Some time later, Dylannie unintentionally interrupts a meeting between Catra and Hordak after causing the power grid to go off when working. When realizing he interrupted them he decides to leave but Hordak wishes for him to stay and instead dismisses Catra. As Catra leaves, she turns back to see Hordak sitting on his throne with Dylannie sitting on the arm rest as he tells him when they can start experimenting again.

Hordak and Dylannie become closer during the events of Season Three and they have begun developing romantic feelings for one another as Hordak would subtly flirt with Dylannie, often calling him Dove. While Hordak works, he starts to feel pain but hides it from Dylannie when he pops into the room. After discovering Hordak wishes to get rid of Catra, Dylannie argues back with facts and states Catra has improved the Horde though he angrily dismisses him. Instead of arguing back, Dylannie leaves though he is visibly discouraged by the outcome. Hordak decides to spare Catra from being sent to Beast Island and sends her to The Crimson Waste instead. Even though Hordak intended for Catra to never come back from The Crimson Waste, and had previously dismissed Dylannie earlier, this not only shows that Dylannie was able to change his mind, but shows that he listens to him whether he acts like it or not.

During a trial to open the portal, Hordak is seen smiling at Dylannie rather than the seemingly successful portal before them. However, the trial fails and results in a explosion. Hordak pulls Dylannie towards him, as he had gotten too close, and shields him with his body, resulting in his own injuries. In anger, he tells Dylannie to get out and states their work on the portal is finished despite him wanting to continue. he only leaves when Imp tugs his hair and gently pulls him away. But as the doors close, he looks back at Hordak with concern.

After coming back to convince Hordak to work on the portal again, he sees Hordak without his armor and tries to leave before accidentally drawing attention to himself. He orders him to leave, only to end up collapsing, Dylannie ran over to help him. When he wakes up, he sees that Dylannie has wrapped him up in a blanket and made him soup. When getting up and almost collapsing again, Dylannie learns about Hordak's physical limitations, as well as his reliance on his cybernetic parts to be physically stable. He previously tried to tell him it's none of his concern but Dylannie argues that as a scientist he won't stop until he knows what's happening to him. In frustration, he tells him that he is a defected clone of Horde Prime, how he arrived in Etheria, and the purpose of the portal.

After hearing his story, he instantly builds him a new suit while attempting to boost his self-esteem. he states he shouldn't be hard on himself for not being perfect and goes to explain that imperfection not only makes scientific experimentation possible but he finds imperfection to be beautiful. This left Hordak speechless and stunned. He tells him that he shouldn't be obsessed with failure and that he is a failure himself, he was quick to disagree, but before he could refute his statement he gently shushes him with his hair and continues speaking.

After finishing his armor, Hordak is pleased with his work and states he feels powerful. The suit contains a crystal with First Ones writing, which spells "LUVD" on it, though Hordak was not able to read it. He struggles to thank him and says he acknowledges the work he put into his suit, he says he is not a failure to him and those who believe he is are fools. Dylannie then calls him his friend, and he replies with a smile. After this, the two start working on the portal again.

When trying out his new suit, Dylannie watches him and sees he is pleased by his work. He goes to fix his arm after he slightly damages it when testing it out too much and states it won't work perfectly overnight. Dylannie is noticeably sad at the thought of Hordak leaving to go back to Horde Prime when the portal is working but then quickly mentions there is no rush and the two could keep working on the portal together while collecting a lot data. Hordak smiles at him in response before the two share a kiss.

Catra returns from The Crimson Waste and gives them She-Ra's sword and Dylannie realizes it's the key to getting the portal to work. Hordak and Dylannie glance at each other and both are slightly disappointed that the portal could be completed. When talking to Adora, Hordak falls to his knees in pain and Dylannie drops the sword to go to his side. When he's back on his feet, he places his hair on his shoulder though he angrily pushes his hair away and yells at him to finish the portal. Unlike most times he's yelled at him, this is the first time he is visibly saddened and even hurt by his outburst. Despite this, he continues to work and waits for Hordak to return so the two could open the portal together.

After Adora warns him about the dangers of opening the portal, Dylannie does more testing before coming to the conclusion that the portal is too dangerous. However when Catra comes in and orders him to open the portal, Dylannie argues back and states he needs to find Hordak to warn him. Catra stuns him before sending him to Beast Island and goes to Hordak to open the portal. It's possible Catra knew that if Dylannie were to tell Hordak, he would not have opened the portal. When Hordak requests for Catra to bring Dylannie to him, she lies and tells Hordak that Dylannie betrayed him, which hurt him deeply.

In the alternate reality created by the portal, among Dylannie's robot friends were robots resembling Scorpia and Hordak. Hearing Hordak's name triggers Dylannie's real memories to come back to him. He recalls the two of them working together, making Hordak his new armor, and him smiling at him. He remembers him fondly and tells Adora, Glimmer, and Bow that Hordak was his lab partner before remembering what Catra has done to him.

There was very little development in their relationship in Season Four as Dylannie was trapped on Beast Island but Hordak was shown to deeply affected by his "betrayal." Earlier in the season, while Scorpia was searching for Dylannie's recordings, she decided the best way to find them was to think like him. While doing this she mentions Hordak as one of the things Dylannie finds most significant in his life. Later on, Dylannie has been on the island for an unknown period of time but it's possible that he decided to stay put not only because of First Ones tech but also for Hordak to find him. Since he had previously stayed put in the Fright Zone after the rescue mission for Bow and Glimmer it's likely he was doing it again. However when Bow mentions how he thought Dylannie was still with Hordak, he frowns and then hides his face behind his mask.

When Beast Island tries to make him a part of it by exposing her vulnerabilities, Dylannie says being involved with the princesses and then Hordak confused him and came to the conclusion he wasn't meant for friendship. He states he's always been misunderstood and everyone leaves him behind. In the end, Adora gets through to her with the promise of riding in a First Ones ship, and he returns to Bright Moon where he rejoins the Rebellion. Adora orders him and Bow to go to the Fright Zone to find Glimmer and though Bow finds Glimmer and Hordak, Dylannie is nowhere to be seen. He would be unaware of Hordak attempting to kill Catra for discovering that she sent him to Beast Island and Horde Prime took him to be reconditioned.

During the events of Season Five, Dylannie goes to space with Adora and Bow to save Glimmer before returning to the ship to save Catra. While he is paired up with Bow, they end up trapped in the wrong room, and as Bow fights off their attackers, he notices a clone and questions if that clone is actually Hordak. Although it was not shown on-screen, it is revealed he had found Hordak's "LUVD" crystal, which was left at the Fright Zone after his battle with Catra. He went searching for him when he arrived but could only to find his crystal, which he would keep on him. He holds the crystal up and asks if it was really him, and if he remembers the crystal, or him. The clone attacks him, knocking the crystal out of his hand which prompts Bow to step in and save him. Once the clone is suppressed, Dylannie reveals he has crossed the clone off his list of clones that could possibly be Hordak. Bow is surprised to discover Dylannie had a list to begin with. After the clone is unable to connect to the hive mind, Wrong Hordak, as Bow would name him, would help the two to the server room, leaving the crystal behind.

After returning to Etheria, Dylannie would leave the Rebellion's hideout to look for a signal with Swift Wind. He would be caught by Hordak, marking the first meeting between the two since the portal. He grabs his wrist and closes in on him, demanding to know why he is there. He stares at him silently before he asks him why he knows his face, confirming his suspicions of his identity. After calling him by his name, he pleads with him not to call him that, as he has forfeited all connections to who he was before. He presents the crystal to him and asks what he did to him, blaming him for the subconscious tendencies leading him to stray from Horde Prime. However distressed he may be, Dylannie is relieved to see Hordak is remembering him.

Their moment is ruined when Swift Wind arrives to defend Dylannie, believing Hordak to be a threat to him. As he pulls him away, he is visibly saddened by the thought of being separated from him again, but Hordak tells him to go, hoping his surging memories of him will cease, as they are making him imperfect. He then reminds him that his imperfections are beautiful, which stuns him as much as it did the first time he said it to him. After returning back to camp, Dylannie gets to work, but not before pulling up a picture of Hordak on his monitor, to which he smiles fondly at.

During the final battle with Horde Prime, Dylannie is caught and held captive as he watches the war waging on Etheria take place. After he belittles his efforts on more than one occasion, Horde Prime orders Hordak to execute him. Hordak turns his cannon on him hesitantly, but does not fire. He closes his eyes and waits for whatever outcome awaits, but Hordak retaliates against the order and instead fires on Horde Prime. Dylannie watches on as he confronts Horde Prime, establishing himself as an individual, and effectively crediting Dylannie for giving him the foundation he needed to believe in himself. After he seemingly defeats Horde Prime, Dylannie quickly picks the locks to his restraints and goes to run up to Hordak, only to see that Horde Prime has taken possession over his body.

After Adora frees Hordak from Horde Prime's complete control, Dylannie runs into Hordak's arms. He is visibly excited to have him back and states the two have much to catch up on. The two are last seen walking together with her arms around his, laughing and talking, and with Mermista questioning their relationship. It is implied the two formed a romantic relationship after the battle.

### Emily

Emily is a Horde robot that was modified by Dylannie. Dylannie had risked his life to save Emily when he was leaving after a rescue mission to save Bow and Glimmer. It's because of this Dylannie was thought to be dead but in reality was hiding in the Fright Zone with Emily. The two would be seen together very often and has occasionally been seen sitting on Emily though he does not seem to mean it. Emily is rather protective of Dylannie as seen when her and Imp want Dylannie to leave Hordak alone after a failed experiment caused him to scream at Dylannie. When Dylannie sneaks back in, Emily is trying to push him to leave as though she is scared of Hordak hurting him if he was caught. When Dylannie is building a new suit for Hordak he states how Emily is "glitchy," but Dylannie says that is why he likes her so much.

When Dylannie is betrayed by Catra, Emily is taken in by Scorpia but is shown to miss Dylannie very much. Despite seeing Catra betraying Dylannie, Emily would get close to Catra after a nightmare (perhaps picking up Dylannie's lack of fear) and only being scared of her after Catra scratched her. Scorpia discovers Dylannie put his recordings in Emily and it could only be accessible if she was destroyed. Scorpia would lie to Catra to keep Emily safe before the two would join the Rebellion, wanting their help to save Dylannie. Even though Dylannie returned from Beast Island, the two were not reunited as Dylannie would have to leave immediately to the Fright Zone with Bow and Swift Wind. However, they do reunite in Season Five and after returning from space, introduces Emily and Wrong Hordak to each other.

### Emily's Kid Sister

EKS was developed using Horde robots mixed with First Ones' Technology. As Dylannie normally would be, he was excited about the robot, and was upset when they got destroyed and even more so when Catra blew one up.

### Darla

Darla was Mara's spaceship. Dylannie messed with the functions of Darla while using it, and wagged his eyebrows, affectionately saying they would spend some "quality time" together as he fixed it up.

### Wrong Hordak

Dylannie had initially though Wrong Hordak was Hordak. He had attempted to attack him before Bow knocked him out. After Wrong Hordak woke up Dylannie had begged Bow to keep him. Wrong Hordak proved very helpful after, he could open doors on Horde Prime's ship. Later, Wrong Hordak is seen assisting Dylannie with his technological work. Dylannie acts rather fatherly toward Wrong Hordak, shown when he teaches him how to wink and is proud of him when he manages to do it.

## Plot

### Past

Dylannie was originally a princess but as Dylannie got older, he began to feel wrong whenever people referred to him as Princess and Entrapta tried using he/him and it clicked for him. He seen to have robotic parents which he most likely built alongside his sister since they are holding a wrench proudly and the robot's seem to have first one's tech in the center of their chests. For some time the only other (known) people he had in the castle are the kitchen staff and his sister. Otherwise, his past is unknown.

### Season One

Dylannie is first introduced in the episode "System Failure", where he is introduced with his sister as the leading experts on technology and having discovered a disk that turns robots (and She-Ra) 'evil'. After being rescued, he agrees to build weapons for the Resistance. Later, he is seen attending Princess Frosta's Princess Prom in the episode of the same name, observing people and collecting/eating 'tiny food' (which he is extremely fond of). Later, he is seen assisting the Princess Alliance in rescuing Glimmer and Bow. Though the mission is successful, Dylannie gets distracted by a robot (he is fond of technology) and a door shuts behind him and fire flares out of it, implying he is dead. It's later proven to be untrue when he is found by Catra.

Dylannie then joins the Horde after Catra persuades him he was left behind by the princesses on purpose, and he helps Catra hack the Black Garnet to power it up and she also talks about how the First Ones tech runs "right through the core of Etheria". Here he seems to be talking about the Heart of Etheria Project. After the freezing of the whispering woods leads to the Battle of Bright Moon, Hordak recognizes Dylannie's work and approves his plans.

### Season Two

Dylannie quickly becomes friends with Catra and even more so with Hordak. Dylannie becomes a favorite of Hordak's, loving the opportunity to apply his skills while the other loves the technology he produces for them. He makes several specialized robots with First Ones technology, and accompanies Catra into the northern reaches to acquire more technology for further experimentation. When he learned of Hordak's portal experiment, he said what good it can do but Hordak says he is thinking too small. It was then that he reveals that there are other worlds besides Etheria

### Season Three

In the first episode, Dylannie receives the same transmission that Bow received but was only able to translate the word "portal". He told Hordak about the location of the transmission and he sends Catra there to find the First Ones tech.

While helping Hordak build a portal, he discovers that his armor is ineffective and that he is in pain. He builds a new exoskeletal armor for him that supports his alien body and is considerably more effective. He reveals his past to him, and they become genuine friends (hinting to the possibility of seeing each other more than that) rather than simple lab partners. At the thought of him leaving, Dylannie wants to go slow about building the portal so they could have more time together. However, the key they need to complete it is brought by Catra, forcing them to continue.

Dylannie then continues to help with the portal until Adora tells him to check into anomalies, of which Dylannie finds some that would completely break space-time should the portal be opened. He recognizes the dangers of the experiment and that they should not follow through with their plans to open the portal. Catra however arrives and demands it be opened, despite Dylannie describing the risks. Catra demands it be made no matter what, and Dylannie hotly refuses, saying that Hordak would understand. He turns to go tell him, but is electrocuted from behind by Catra and passes out. Catra then orders Dylannie to be taken to Beast Island and lies to Hordak saying that Dylannie was the one that let the princesses into the Fright Zone. This deeply hurts Hordak.

### Season Four

At the beginning of the season, Dylannie is on Beast Island and is still alive. Although he was sent there as a punishment, he ends up enjoying it because of all the new technology and information he has acquired. Bow then mentions that he thought he was still with Hordak, and Dylannie is visibly saddened when hearing his name but hides hsi emotions behind his mask. He proceeds to take the rescue party to the First Ones temple where he set up shop. There, it was revealed that Beast Island is where the First Ones hid their secrets and Dylannie tells his friends about the Heart of Etheria Project. When Adora, Bow, Swift Wind and Micah try to escape the island, he protests. Hewants stay on Beast Island because he feels he doesn't fit in anywhere and that no one understands him, and that Beast Island is where he belongs. As he says this, mysterious vines begin to cover his body and he is clearly in some sort of trance. He feels that everyone he knows or starts to see as a friend abandons him such as Adora, whom she still believes abandoned her at the Fright Zone after their rescue mission. In his mind, he had a similar situation with Catra and even Hordak. However, the offer of studying a First Ones ship and seeing his sister again convinces him to return and then he turns to Bow and tells him that he is happy that they're friends.

After returning to Bright Moon, Adora orders Bow, Swift Wind and Dylannie to go to The Fright Zone but they were stopped because Swift Wind felt the negative effects of the Heart and collapsed. When Etheria was brought out of Despondos to its original dimension, he, Entrapta and Bow were awestruck by seeing stars for the first time. Dylannie was not seen with Bow when he tried to rescue Queen Glimmer.

### Season Five

Dylannie plays a significant role in Season Five and is forced to come to terms with his own priorities. When accused of caring about nothing but technology and not appreciating his friends, he admits he has poor people skills, but thought that if he proved what he could do with technology, people would like him better. After a successful mission with the princesses, he is effectively forgiven and able to feel accepted. Dylannie is then sent on the rescue mission to space with Adora and Bow where his technological assets are put to the test due to several encounters with clones, ship failures, and other correlated events. On the mission, he mistakes a random Galactic Horde clone, or Wrong Hordak, for Hordak, leading him to be stunned by Bow, which ultimately rewired him. He insists they keep him around, as he is harmless now that he has been separated from the hive mind. Throughout the season, he is seen teaching him about mundane things outside of his knowledge, such as facial expressions and hand gestures.

When sent to find a way to disable the chips, Dylannie explains to Swift Wind that he wants to help his friends. Reflecting back on the encounter from earlier in the season where she struggled with such a priority. He runs into Hordak, relieved to see that despite Horde Prime reconditioning him, he remembers him, especially when he shows him that he has the "LUVD" crystal that he gave him in Season Three with his upgraded armor. Their reunion is cut short when Swift Wind comes in to protect him, thinking he was in danger. Despite being visibly sadden by being separated from him once more, he leaves and reminds Hordak, who wishes his memories of him would leave him, that his imperfections are beautiful and leaves him stunned, just as he was the first time he told him.

In the attempt to infiltrate the system, he is captured by Horde Prime, but luckily Bow is able to finish his work and rapidly disables the chips. Horde Prime then orders Hordak to kill him but he turns on Horde Prime, stating he was more then what Horde Prime created him to be and even made a friend, Dylannie. Horde Prime then possesses Hordak's body and takes Dylannie as a hostage to the battlefield. At the end of the season, Dylannie is shown to be happily reunited with Hordak, where the two form a romantic relationship soon afterwards.

## **QUOTES**

"M-Me and Darla are going to spend some quality time together." -Taking Control

"I'm sorry I'm bad at listening! I'm sorry I m-mess everything up! But you need this signal, and I'm gonna get it for you. G-Glimmer needs us."-Launch

"You can't c-control us. You don't understand what makes us s-strong. A-and that's why you'll never w-win!"-Heart Part 2

"Me? W-why would I want to hurt you? Ooh, you mean because you sent me to B-Beast Island, stole my work, and used it to rip a hole in the fabric of s-space and time? I get it." [Puts on scary-looking mask and brandishes six scary-looking surgical tools with his hair-tendrils.] "Hold still!" - Taking Control

"W-wait, do I need to explain what math is?"

"Well, there’s no reason to get h-huffy because an experiment fails. F-Failure is a vital part of scientific endeavor. [He goes to the table and grabs the hex driver, continuing his conversation with Emily.] What if I have given up on you after the first explosion? Or the fiftieth?! I-I know, I should leave. But I have to stay, for s-science!!!"-Signals

"[using his hair to adjust things out of frame] Everybody needs help sometimes. And y-you shouldn't be upset that your're not perfect--take Emily! [Emily rolls on her belly and beeps] Her programming is glitchy, the left leg sticks, and she's l-loud. [Emily spins in place and beeps louder] Emily's got q-quirks, but that's why I like her. [a hair tendril reaches over and pats Emily with a couple metallic thumps] Imperfection is what makes s-scientific experimentation possible."-Huntara (episode)

"T-This is amazing! [lowers head as danger approaches.] And also very b-bad."

"W-Wow the door is infected too, that is so smart! And bad we're all gonna d-die."-System Failure

"[half scoldingly] A s-scientist never returns empty-handed. [excitedly flourishes with his hair and arms] There's always data!"-White Out

"This is going to be fun."

"C-come on, we should go check it out."

"Hordak is going to be so thrilled!"-White Out

"What an unexpected twist!"

"Woah. F-fascinating."

"[continues working on things out of frame] I don't fit in. [pulls his welding goggles down over his eyes] I b-became friends with Adora, but she abandoned me... Then, I became friends with Catra, but she d-doesn't talk to me anymore... [lifts his goggles back up and turns to smile at Hordak, pressing a button on a remote with his hair causing an alarm to go off and machines to begin welding the armor onto Hordak's body] But that doesn't m-mean I give up."-Huntara (episode)

"He calls his l-lab a sanctum. Oh, that is so c-classy!"-Signals

"Ethical dilemma number, sixty-three. I told Catra I wouldn’t go into H-Hordak’s lab. But, if s-she never finds out, does it count? I could just pop in, gr-gab the tool, and then pop out. No one w-would ever know. But I would k-know. Ah, I shouldn’t do it. Or s-should I? No, I shouldn’t."-Signals

"This isn't about t-tech. It's about our chipped friends. If I can get this to work, I can s-save them."- failsafe

## **TRIVIA**

* Dylannie started out with a really bad stutter but as he gets used to the others and Hordak, it gets better but never truly goes away
* Dylannie exclusively consumes tiny food and fizzy drinks.
* Due to being shocked by catra's electroprod, he has a large scar on his lower back
* He has several nicknames: Dyla, Dove (hordak only) shy little rebel, and Geek Prince
* He is shorter than his sister by several inches with him being 4'9 while Entrapta is 5'3
* Dylannie has a bad habit of overworking himself to the point he'd fall asleep while working
* Dylannie's astrological sign is Aquarius, also known as the water bearer.
* Dylannie knows how to cook as he made Hordak soup after he collapsed. However, he isn't a great chef.
* Dylannie is Pansexual but never had a romantic partner before Hordak

Dylannie and Hordak in front of the portalDylannie's everyday outfit