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The Hornetroid was developed as a dragonfly, but his name suggests it is a hornet. | The Hornetroid was developed as a dragonfly, but his name suggests it is a hornet. | ||
During development the Hornetroid had several features that didn't survive into the final toys, including a removable brain | During development the Hornetroid had several features that didn't survive into the final toys, including a removable brain, missiles and an articulated tail. | ||
Mego released Hornetroid in 1979. It was also released by Gig and Grand Toys. | The prototype of the Hornetroid was orange. This prototype lacked the parts reused from the Beam Tripler and Battle Cruiser that were on the final release.<REF>http://www.megomuseum.com/micronauts/hornetroid.html</REF> | ||
Mego released Hornetroid in 1979. It was also released by Gig and Grand Toys outside the USA. | |||
The Hornetroid was the inspiration for the 2015 Glyos figure called the Hornet Mushi.<REF>https://glyos.fandom.com/wiki/Hornet_Mushi</REF> | The Hornetroid was the inspiration for the 2015 Glyos figure called the Hornet Mushi.<REF>https://glyos.fandom.com/wiki/Hornet_Mushi</REF> | ||
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===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
image:hornetroid-conceptart.jpg|Hornetroid concept art | |||
image:hornetroid-prototype.jpg|Hornetroid, Membros, Antron and Repto prototypes | image:hornetroid-prototype.jpg|Hornetroid, Membros, Antron and Repto prototypes | ||
image:hornetroid-prototype2.jpg|Hornetroid and Antron prototypes | image:hornetroid-prototype2.jpg|Hornetroid and Antron prototypes |