Terraphant
The Terraphant is a fictional character or vehicle in the Micronauts series introduced in 1979.
Micronauts
Terraphant is an alien creature or vehicle from the Micronauts series. Terraphant comes from the planet Visceros, which is also the homeworld of Membros.
Although a mechanical elephant, it has been described as half bull, half bulldozer in advertising. They could have meant a bull elephant.
In a Mego catalog a Membros can be seen piloting Terraphant.[1]
Although Terraphant was not released by Palisades Toys, the biography for Palisades Radioactive Membros notes that it was made radioactive after being exposed to the atomic pile of a demolished Terraphant battle tank.
Development
Terraphant was designed by California R&D for Mego.
During development the Terraphant had several features that didn't survive into the final toys, including motorized treads, launching missile tusks and a removable brain.
Reception
Comics
1979 Marvel Comics
A Terraphant appeared in the Marvel Comics Micronauts series. It appeared in the Micronauts Annual 1.
When Marvel lost the license to Micronauts it included losing the rights to Terraphant, and they have not appeared again the Marvel Universe.
2016 IDW Publishing
Terraphant appeared infected by a Dire Wrath, working with Ampzilla in "Entropy", from Rom & The Micronauts isdue 3.
2018 Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space
A Terraphant appears in the 2018 art series Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space by Brian Vox. He appears on the cover of issue 15.
Toys
- Mego Micronauts Terraphant: (1979)
- A 1:18 scale toy.
- Gig Micronauti Terraphant
- A release of Terraphant in Italy by Gig.
- Several parts for Terraphant are available on Cults3d.
Gallery
-
Repto and Terraphant prototypes -
Antron and Terraphant prototypes -
Terraphant patent art -
Terraphant instructions -
Terraphant box art
