Green Baron

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Green Baron
Micronauts character
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Green Baron toy box
First appearance

Micronauts volume 1 number 1 by Image Comics
Created by

Mego
Release number

71009
Information
Aliases Santana, Maruunus Ki
Occupation General
Relatives King Atlas (twin brother)
Abilities

Affiliation

Baron Karza, Lady Karza

Green Baron (Satana in Greece) is a fictional character from the Micronauts series. Introduced as a toy in 1980, he didn't appear in Micronauts fiction until 2003.

Micronauts

Green Baron is a fictional character in the Micronauts series. He combines with his horse Pegasus to form a centaur or wheeled centaur.

He comes from the planet Floron.

Development

The Green Baron toy was designed by Iwakichi Ogawa and was filed for US patent in 1976.[1]

Green Baron was released in Italy by Gig in 1980. He was also released under the name Santana in by El Greco in Greece.

In 2017 ATR Hobby released Jade, a 3 3/4 inch figure inspired by Green Baron.

In 2018 part for Green Baron were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.

Animated series

Green Baron was featured in the 2005 Micronauts Revolution DVD digital comic by Eagle One Media which was based on the first 5 issues of the Image Comics' Micronauts comic series.

Comics

2002 Image Comics

King Atlas and Green Baron art by Guido Guidi

Green Baron, known as General Maruunus Ki, appeared working as a general for Baron Karza in the 2002 Image Comics reboot of the Micronauts. He is the twin brother of King Atlas.

2004 Devil's Due Publishing

General Ki appeared in the 2004 Devil's Due Publishing Micronauts series which continued the story from Image Comics. After the fall of Baron Karza he aligned himself with Lady Karza.

Toys

  • Gig Micronauti Green Baron (1980)
A remold and recolor of Takara Steel Jeeg with a new head mold, which he shares with King Atlas.
Includes 2 sets of fists, 2 large cone missiles and 3 small missiles.
  • El Greco Oi Astpomaxhtes Santana
A release of Green Baron in Greece by El Greco with a new name. Comes with 4 sets of fists, 3 bopper missiles, two large cone missiles and a black version of Emperor's Galactic Sword.
  • Green Baron and King Atlas inspired the Microborgs character Spectrum General.

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