Galactic Defender
Galactic Defender (also called Galactic Destroyer and Orbital Defender) is a fictional character from the Micronauts series introduced in 1977.
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Micronauts
Galactic Defender was a character in the Micronauts series. The depiction of Galactic Defender has varied vastly from one fictional setting to another.
Development
Derryl DePriest said at SDCC 2016 that the Micronauts Classic Collection toys were created using a combination of the 1970's molds recovered by Takara and various Microman parts.[1]
Reception
Comics
IDW Publishing
Orbital Defender in the IDW Publishing series varies greatly from the original toy, being depicted as a woman named Larissa, the daughter of Baron Karza, whose armor looks nothing like the original.
Marvel Comics
Galactic Defender appeared in Micronauts Annual 1 by Marvel Comics. He was depicted as a for of the Micronauts. He dies in that story.
Galactic Defender would inspire a second characetr called Galactic Destroyer, a member of the Death Squad who appeared in issue 36.
Both characters were based on the yellow Mego version of the Galactic Defender toy.
Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space
Galactic Defender is among the cast in the 2018 art series Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space by Brian Vox. He appears on the cover of issues 1-2, 10, 13 and 17.
This version of Galactic Defender was based on the grey Mego version of the Galactic Defender toy.
Commercials
Galactic Defender appeared together in a commercial with the Aquatron vehicle.[2]
Galactic Defender shared a commercial with Acroyear II, Andromeda, Baron Karza, Force Commander, Oberon and Spacer Glider.[3]
Toys
- Mego Micronauts Galactic Defender grey (1978)
- Comes with a red helmet, chrome leg wings and arm blades. Has red weapons and backpack.
- Mego Micronauts Galactic Defender white (1978)
- Comes with a blue helmet, chrome leg wings and arm blades. Has red weapons and backpack.
- Mego Micronauts Galactic Defender yellow (1978)
- Comes with a black helmet, chrome leg wings and arm blades. Has red weapons and backpack.
- Palisades Toys Galactic Defender black (2003)
- Comes with a black helmet. Has a Super Rocket Pack replacing the Power Unit.
- Palisades Toys Galactic Defender blue (2003)
- Come with a red helmet. Has a Super Rocket Pack replacing the Power Unit.
- Palisades Toys Galactic Defender clear smoke (2003)
- Comes with a clear helmet. Has a Super Rocket Pack replacing the Power Unit.
- Palisades Toys Galactic Defender green (2003)
- Comes with a clear helmet. Has a Super Rocket Pack replacing the Power Unit.
- Hasbro Micronauts Classic Collection (2016)
- A SDCC 2016 exclusive box set containing a green plastic Galactic Warrior, a grey Orbital Defender (formerly called the Galactic Defender) and blue Pharoid with two winglets and Time Chamber.
- The Time Chamber featured the original Japanese writing.
- Features art by Ken Kelly. The box art for Pharoid features him wearing the larger wings from the Palisades version of Pharoid which were not part of this set.
Gallery
Galactic Defender fan biography by Brian Vox
References
External links
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/galacticdefendermv.htm
- http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Galactic_Destroyer_(Earth-616)
- http://www.innerspaceonline.com/new%20gd%20page.htm
- http://www.micro-outpost.com/pictures/figures/gdefender/gdefender.html
- http://www.microforever.com/defender.htm
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