I had these guys in sandbox before I knew what D&D was. I called this guy "Blaster" - he could explode himself.
Originally shared by Corey
An interesting insight into the development of some of D&D's most iconic monsters.
http://www.blastr.com/2014-12-31/little-known-sci-fi-fact-how-cheap-bag-toys-inspired-dd-monsters
I had this very set!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap! The owlbear IS there:
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Dang, that's a lot of bulettes! I don't know if I ever had the full set (with the owlbear, etc.), but I still have my plastic bulette and rust monster (who suffered a busted antenna somewhere along the line, but is otherwise still kicking). Good stuff..
ReplyDeleteAndy C You're better off than me. I've misplaced all of mine, so now I have a new mission in life. To FIND them...
ReplyDeleteMy brother and I had bags of those as kids, but lost most of them before developing a proper collector's mentality (or something called responsibility). They were so inexpensive and easily available, we took them for granted.
ReplyDeleteWhat I found so interesting about those toys is that they're badly made knockoffs of Ultraman toys. Even stranger was how accurate they got the Land Shark. The Ultraman critter actually behaved in the same manner.
ReplyDeleteThe Rust Monster was pretty close too, although the original critter sprayed acid at stuff.
Evan Lindsey, I didn't know about the Ultraman connection, although several of them always reminded me of Godzilla-style monsters. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI had that set too! I think the owlbear was the first one I lost in the sandbox tho. Still have a few of the odd unnamed ones, plus the bullette and the rust monster, but the bullette lost 3 legs and the rust monster lost both antennae.
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