Title:
Super Go-Bots Defendor
Description:
OTH27
Super GoBots[edit]
• Defendor (Super GoBots, 1984)
• Friendly Robot Tank
• ID number: 031
• Accessories: cannon, turret gun, ammo case lids (2)
Defendor was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and converts from robot to Alvis Saladin Mk II armored vehicle in 13 steps. The toy was a repackaging of the tan/green Saladin Mk. II from Machine Robo Scale Robo DX line. The initial American release had several changes from the Japanese release - the spring-loaded cannon was disabled while the Japanese version’s smaller gun and antennae were omitted. As production went on a further running change took place, involving heavy retooling the North American version; the ammunition case lids and turret hatches were fused in place, the gun barrel was shortened and the turret was made removable to aid conversion. Defendor is an outlier among the Scale Robo DX-originated figures, having a much more conventional robot mode. He is also considerably smaller in both modes than any other Super GoBot. Sadly, while well-proportioned and featuring good shoulder articulation Defendor’s chest is made of diecast metal with some very thin seconds that can just snap sometimes under the force the conversion sequence requires. Defendor does however have articulation at the shoulders and the hips.
• Defendor was not released in Europe or Australia.
• While the figure was shown in pictures in the 1984 Tonka Catalog, Defendor was instead held over and issued as part of the second series Friendly Super GoBots Assortment 1 (#7251) and stayed as part of the range when it was renamed the Guardian Super GoBots Assortment 1 for the third and final series. It is not yet known at which point the physical changes to the figure were made.
• For bilingual Canadian packaging the alternate name Le Défenseur was used.
•
From <http://gbwiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Defendor>
Super GoBots[edit]
• Defendor (Super GoBots, 1984)
• Friendly Robot Tank
• ID number: 031
• Accessories: cannon, turret gun, ammo case lids (2)
Defendor was released by Tonka in the second series of GoBots, and converts from robot to Alvis Saladin Mk II armored vehicle in 13 steps. The toy was a repackaging of the tan/green Saladin Mk. II from Machine Robo Scale Robo DX line. The initial American release had several changes from the Japanese release - the spring-loaded cannon was disabled while the Japanese version’s smaller gun and antennae were omitted. As production went on a further running change took place, involving heavy retooling the North American version; the ammunition case lids and turret hatches were fused in place, the gun barrel was shortened and the turret was made removable to aid conversion. Defendor is an outlier among the Scale Robo DX-originated figures, having a much more conventional robot mode. He is also considerably smaller in both modes than any other Super GoBot. Sadly, while well-proportioned and featuring good shoulder articulation Defendor’s chest is made of diecast metal with some very thin seconds that can just snap sometimes under the force the conversion sequence requires. Defendor does however have articulation at the shoulders and the hips.
• Defendor was not released in Europe or Australia.
• While the figure was shown in pictures in the 1984 Tonka Catalog, Defendor was instead held over and issued as part of the second series Friendly Super GoBots Assortment 1 (#7251) and stayed as part of the range when it was renamed the Guardian Super GoBots Assortment 1 for the third and final series. It is not yet known at which point the physical changes to the figure were made.
• For bilingual Canadian packaging the alternate name Le Défenseur was used.
•
From <http://gbwiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/Defendor>
Theme:
Gobots
Manufacturer:
Tonka
Year:
1984
Series:
GoBots
Date Added:
2021-04-13 10:29:16
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$1.96
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-03-08
Date Added:
2021-04-13 10:29:16
