Hornetroid
Hornetroid is a fictional character from the Micronauts series introduced in 1979.
Micronauts
Hornetroid is a fictional character or vehicle in the Micronauts series. Just as Antron, he comes from the far off galaxy of Thoraxid.
In a Mego catalog an Antron can be seen piloting Hornetroid and Sharkos.[1]
The Hornetroid was developed as a dragonfly, but his name suggests it is a hornet.
The box for the Hornetroid refers to him as a "myrapod", which is actually the group of animals that includes centipedes and millipedes, not hornets or dragonflies.
Development
The prototype of the Hornetroid was orange and pink and had a visible, removable brain feature. This prototype lacked the parts reused from the Beam Tripler and Battle Cruiser that were on the final release.[2]
Mego released Hornetroid in 1979. It was also release by Gig and Grand Toys.
The Hornetroid was the inspiration for the 2015 Glyos figure called the Hornet Mushi.[3]
The Micronauts use the body of a Hornetroid as a Trojan Horse in Rom and the Micronauts 3.[4]
Toys
- Mego Micronauts Hornetroid (1979)
- A new 1:18 scale mold developed for California R&D for Mego.
- The rear gun is recolored from the Microman Beam Tripler. The tail and tail wings are recolored from the Battle Cruiser.
- Gig Micronauti Hornetroid
- A release of the Mego toy in Italy by Gig.
- Grand Toys Micronauts Hornetroid
- A release of the Mego toy in Canada in English/French packaging by Grand Toys.
- Several parts for Hornetroid are available on Shapeways.
Gallery
References
- ↑ http://www.megomuseum.com/catalog/1980/micronauts.shtml
- ↑ http://www.megomuseum.com/micronauts/hornetroid.html
- ↑ https://glyos.fandom.com/wiki/Hornet_Mushi
<ref>
tag defined in <references>
has no name attribute.External links
- http://www.innerspaceonline.com/hornet.htm
- http://www.micro-outpost.com/pictures/aliens/hornetroid/hornetroid.html
This article is a stub. You can help WikiAlpha by expanding it.
- 1:18 scale
- 5mm peg compatible toys
- 1979 toys
- Fictional characters who can fly
- Fictional characters who can project energy
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fictional cyborgs
- Fictional insects
- Fictional ships
- Gig toys
- Grand Toys toys
- IDW Publishing characters
- Image Comics characters
- Marvel Comics robots
- Mego toys
- Micronauts
- Micronauts aliens