It's always a tough thing to admit when one's screwed up. We've looked at three bootlegs (Gigatron, Heinrad, and Lio Convoy, for those of you in need of a refresher) from Agglo's Space Warriors: Transformable Beast-Tech Fighter line in the previous weeks -- but while I've done my best to mention or at least include photos of the figures' weapons, I've neglected to mention one additional accessory that came packaged with each of them. And why is this omission so glaring that I feel compelled not only to note this oversight, but also to beg for your forgiveness? Because these are undeniably the greatest accessories of all time. Find out what they are in...
Okay, so maybe that was a bit of an exaggeration -- these guys aren't (necessarily) the greatest accessories ever. You've gotta admit that they're pretty cool, though!
So yeah, in addition to being fairly decent bootlegs in their own right, every Beast-Tech Fighter came with a 1.5" translucent dinosaur man. Given the nature of the beasts and Agglo's modus operandi, I'm fairly certain that these little guys are bootlegs too. They're reminiscent of the translucent Beast Wars minifigures released in Japan, except those were based on actual Transformers characters. But these... I have no idea what line they originated from. I'm also not sure whether specific figures came with particular Beast-Tech Fighters or whether they packaged randomly with the figures. Man, I'm just full of useful knowledge today! Assuming that the bootleg Transformers were paired with specific dinosaur men, however, at least I know that some of the latter individuals came with multiple figures (I don't have any doubles).
Anyway, here we see little dino warriors based on triceratops, stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus (or some other theoropod dinosaur; those guys all look alike to me), and ankylosaurus. You might notice a coloring pattern among them -- only herbivores appear in the coveted piss yellow hue, whereas the carnivores take the color of cool mint mouthwash. Except the pattern doesn't entirely hold because of those pesky ankylosaurians! I like to think that these soldiers hail from a landscape in which yellow herbivores wage war against blue carnivores in two-on-two contests, but that in this instance one genius tyrannosaurian was so frustrated by the incompetence of his assigned partner (that moron can't even maintain his footing!) that he created an evil herbivore clone to aid him in his fight. And then, having successfully manufactured an evil version of the most armored herbivore ever, he made another -- because really, what good is evil cloning technology if you only make one evil clone? A more competent Skeletor would've had Eternia overrun with Fakers. Of course, a more competent Skeletor would also have made Faker with flesh-toned skin, but I digress.
Their questionable origins notwithstanding, I think we can all agree that these dinosaur warriors make delightful additions to any minifigure collection. If you have any idea where they might've come from, please leave a comment -- I'd love to know!
Feel free to leave a comment if you have no idea, too. Ignorance loves company and all that jazz. ;)
__________
Want to see even more bootleg toys? Find past and future editions of Bootleg Tuesday right here.
