Magmar

See also: Devilrock

Magmar
Rock Lords character
Magmar toy on card
First appearance	GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords, March 21, 1986
Created by	Tonka
Voiced by	Telly Savalas
Release number	7500
Information
Species	Rock Lord
Occupation	Evil Rock Warrior
Abilities	Shapeshifting Superhuman longevity Superhuman durability Superhuman strength
Affiliation	Evil Rock Lords
Rock type	Igneous: formed of molten lava that reflects his fiery emotions.

Magmar is a fictional character from the Rock Lord series introduced in 1986. He is the leader of the evil Rock Lords.

Rock Lords

Magmar is the power-hungry leader of a Rock Lord tribe on the planet Quartex. His headquarters is Stone Head and he pilots the Stone Wing craft.

Magmar is the leader of a tribe of Rock Lords. Among his troops are Brimstone, Rock Shock, Saberstone, Slimestone, Spearhead, Sticks 'N Stones, Stoneheart, Stonehook and Tombstone.

Reception

• Magmar review on YouTube by Nerd Nook
• Magmar review on YouTube by jason knetge

Fictional biography

Magmar is the most cunning and evil-minded of the Rock Lords. His domineering personality and physical strength make him a fearful presence to all but the most brave. Magamr lives to conquer the rock planet Quartex. His favorite activity is combat. Wielding his Ax-Rifle with deadly accuracy, he assaults foes scattering rocks and pebbles as he goes.

Animated series

Brimstone and Magmar in GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords

Magmar appeared in the 1986 film GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords. In the film Magmar killed other Rock Lords in order to take their power scepters. He placed these in a machine designed to channel all their power into his own scepter.

Comics

Fun Publications

In the Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric story for episode 43, "Of Rocks and RoGuns Part 1", Boulder's tribe were captured in a collapsing tunnel by Magmar.

Magmar appeared in the episode 54 story "Rock and Roll".

Magmar appeared in episode 64 "Combiner Wars Part 1".

Tombstone was featured in the 2016 Ask Vector Prime story Echoes and Fragments, set during the events of The Transformers: The Movie. The manipulations of the evil Gong and Sideways resulted in various GoBots, Rock Lords and Starriors swapping places with characters during the events of that film.

Telepictures Publications

Magmar allied with Cy-Kill again in an attempt to take over the Guardian Command Center in "Conquest of the Command Center!" by Telepictures Publications the Summer of 1986.

Magmar commanded his forces in "Update From Quartex" by Telepictures Publications in Winter 1987. In the story Magmar's forces attempt to force Boulder's troops into a lava river, but they are saved when Nuggit charges in with several Rockasaurs to help. Magmar and his tribe escape, vowing that they will be back.

Tonka

Magmar appeared in the 1986 Tonka pack-in comic story "Powerful Living Rocks Face a Deadly New Peril".

Magmar appeared in the second Rock Lords pack-in comic story "There's Ssomething Flashing Over There Let's Go!".

Toys

• Tonka Rock Lords 7500 Magmar (USA & England, 1986)

Turns from humanoid to rock. Comes with his Ax-Rifle in black. Released by Tonka in the USA and England.

This toy was released in slightly different color as Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos Devilrock by Bandai.

• Bandai Rock Lords Magmar (Australia, 1986)

A release of Magmar for most of Australia. This version had a brown Ax-Rifle and was part of the Machine Men series.

• Bandai Rock Lords Magmar (Europe, 1986)

A release of Magmar for most of Europe. This version had a brown Ax-Rifle and was part of the GoBots series.

Gallery

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  Magmar card back

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  Magmar Australian release

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  Magmar European release

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  Magmar and Devilrock toys

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  Magmar in igneous rock form

External links

• http://www.figurerealm.com/actionfigure?action=actionfigure&id=13039
• http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/Magmar/magmar.htm
• http://www.ikp.uni-koeln.de/~scholl/rock/rock/evil/magmar.html

References

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