Betatron (Micronauts)

For other uses, see Betatron.

Betatron is a fictional character from the Micronauts series introduced in 1978.

Micronauts[edit | edit source]

Betatron is a robot from the Micronauts series. Among the Trons he is the red one. His box calls out "unique spinning rotors."

Development[edit | edit source]

Betatron was released by Mego in 1978. He was also released by Airfix.

Advertising for the Trons refereed to them as "The robot clowns."^[1]

Hasbro's new Betatron character was released at SDCC 2017.

In 2018 several parts for Betatron were released on Shapeways by Mathew Robert Ignash.

Reception[edit | edit source]

Betatron review on YouTube by Toy Polloi

Animated series[edit | edit source]

2018 Hasbro Studios[edit | edit source]

Betatron appeared in the unreleased 2018 Micronauts animated series by Hasbro Studios.

Comics[edit | edit source]

1979 Marvel Comics[edit | edit source]

In the Marvel Comics Micronauts stories the Trons are the minions of Psycho-Man.

After Marvel Comics lost the license to Micronauts they never appeared again in the Marvel Universe.

2016 IDW Publishing[edit | edit source]

In the IDW Publishing Micronauts stories Betatron is the nervous Tron who was built by Microtron from spare parts.

Commercials[edit | edit source]

Alphatron, Betatron and Gammatron appeared together in a 1979 Mego toy commercial.^[2]

Toys[edit | edit source]

Mego Micronauts Betatron (1978)

A 1:18 scale robot toy by Mego.

Betatron shares parts with Alphatron and Gammatron and was designed using numerous parts from previous figures. His main body came from the Stratastation. His rotors and rotor arm came from the Microman Titan Command Base. His small arms came from Giant Acroyear. His antenna is reused from the 1977 Popy DX Voltes V.^[3]

Airfix Micronauts Betatron

Gig Micronauti Betatron

A release of the Mego toy in Italy by Gig.

Hasbro Revolution Betatron, Baron Karza and Gammatron

Hasbro Revolution (2017)

A box set of Hasbro action figures including Jetfire, Matt Trakker, Rom, a Dire Wraith, Action Man and Leoric.

A box set also included small Micronauts figurines of classic characters of Acroyear, Baron Karza and Biotron. There was also the alien Xant, a female Space Glider Phenolo-Phi, a green Time Traveler named Quin-Tillus, the cyborg Oberon, and robots Betatron and Gammatron.

The set was a SDCC 2017 exclusive.

Several parts for Betatron are available on Cults3d.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Betatron and Gammatron cartoon biography

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

[1] ttp://www.battlegrip.com/from-the-world-of-the-micronauts/

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qRW7qTHAXo

[3] ttp://www.collectiondx.com/node/867?fbclid=IwAR1-DTaLCXqj9O0wZlg0GdQlYLRXcp12pZohHy-cpd-xQlB89CsjHeKIKi4

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