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==Micronauts== | ==Micronauts== | ||
Terraphant is an alien vehicle from the Micronauts series. Terraphant comes from the planet Visceros, which is also the homeworld of Membros. | 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. | 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.<REF>http://www.megomuseum.com/catalog/1980/micronauts.shtml</REF> | In a Mego catalog a Membros can be seen piloting Terraphant.<REF>http://www.megomuseum.com/catalog/1980/micronauts.shtml</REF> | ||
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=== | ===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. | 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. | ||
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A Terraphant appeared in the Marvel Comics Micronauts series. It appeared in the Micronauts Annual 1. | 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 | 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==== | ====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==== | ====2018 Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space==== | ||
[[image:Mpois15.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space issue 15]] | [[image:Mpois15.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space issue 15]] | ||
A Terraphant appears in the 2018 art series ''[[Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space]]'' by Brian Vox. He appears on the cover of issue 15. | 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=== | ===Toys=== | ||
*'''''Mego Micronauts'' Terraphant'': (1979) | *'''''Mego Micronauts'' Terraphant'': (1979) | ||
:A 1:18 scale toy | :A 1:18 scale toy. | ||
*'''''Gig Micronauti'' Terraphant''' | *'''''Gig Micronauti'' Terraphant''' | ||