Modulok is still referred to as the Horde Cook. He was demoted from Horde Scientist and given this position in his previous appearance, Gateway to Trouble (1985).
The character design of Farmer Karlis was originally seen as Harro, father of Rose, in One for All (1984).
In the original script, the young girl stood up to Shadow Weaver, causing her to order the child to be captured by Melog.
The animated sequence at the start in which the Horde convoy is stopped in their tracks was previously used in The Peril of Whispering Woods (1985).
In the opening scene, Catra and Scorpia are part of a large convoy and Scorpia mentions it took her "nearly a year to perfect this new weapon". The script stated that their vehicle would be followed by a flatbed truck carrying this complex weapon, but it remained unseen.