FAVORITE VILLAIN action figure as a kid?

[Mondragon]

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Thats Baron Karza from the Micronaut line....Story is that George Lucas himself was influenced by this figure and Character when he designed Darth Vader.

That's one heck of a story?

I didn't realize that, but I can definitely see a lot of similarities in their design.

It's my understanding it's the other way around, it wasn't until 1977 after Star Wars, that Mego redesigned Takara Kotetsu Jeeg and released their version under the Micronauts line:
The popular 1975-76 Takara Kotetsu Jeeg hero figure, which Mego later used as the body of the Micronaut’s Baron Karza looked like this:

It wasn't until 1977 after Star Wars, that Mego redesigned it under the Micronauts line, now reimagined as Baron Karza, using the Jeeg figure, though now painted all black, re cast as the villain, and with an all new head sculpt designed by Mego, to in fact look more like Darth Vader.
(though seems rather than samurai elements, more invoking a medieval knight)

That said; I agree Baron Karza was a fantastic villain figure, right there with Vader!

Before them, Marx's Black Knight

 

[Wor-Gar]

It was 1850, so... Black Bart.

 

[Mondragon]

It was 1850, so... Black Bart.

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The Marx one? AKA Sam Cobra I think he came out till the 60s-70s?
My older brother had him, and passed him down to me.
And I promptly (before we called it a custom) turned him into Zorro!

Then with my own Gabriel: Butch Cavendish, I did the same.
These mustachioed bad guys all dressed in black were destined to be the heroes in my world.
(*for the record he lost the vest, got a head and mask swap and pencil mustache)

 

[Wor-Gar]

Mine was carved from the wood of a hitching post.

 

[Mondragon]

Mine was carved from the wood of a hitching post.

Did you ride around on one of those wood stick hobby horses!?

My brother had the Gabriel Butch and he got played with way more, but the Lone Ranger's outfit looked the coolest.

I seem to remember Butch even had giant moles sculpted on his face - in keeping with the media/arts view of villains as often being maimed, physically ugly or disabled (with or without creepy lap pets.) Butch was the Nanny McPhee of our childhood era, just without the ending beauty makeover redemption!

Oh yeah, he had a fantastic ornery face,
If I had him today I would display him proudly among the other permanantly "scarred" trope "maimed, physically ugly classic villains.

Wha'choo tokin'bout ugly scar mang! Dis chit makes me looks good?
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[Mondragon]

A tie between these:

Not the best, and a bit hokey , but Mego supplied some good villains.
Though not doing Dr. Doom for their Marvel line was a significant oversight.

Had to wait for Secret Wars (though no cape!)

Had a few Superpowers:

 

[Knightstalker]

Kenner Jabba The Hutt, honourable mention going to Kenner Darth Vader and Skeletor.

 

[goatchumby]

It changed quite a bit (understandably), but I can remember a time when Saw Boss ruled over all of my toys.

 

[Mondragon]

I'm shocked! (no not really) no sign of the original Evil Action figure.
Dr. Evil himself!
He was well before my time though....

 

[ebor]

Darth Vader/ Baron Karza

 

[Wor-Gar]

Did you ride around on one of those wood stick hobby horses!?

When I wasn't helping Pa on the farm, or being exploited in the coal mines.

 

[Mondragon]

When I wasn't helping Pa on the farm, or being exploited in the coal mines.

Wat y'all git for xmas!?
Lump o' coal, ...and we had to dig it out ourselves.
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Anyone have "The Enemy" Zorak!

Does he count as a villain.


And not enough females in the thread-
Baroness: The hottest villain ever created

 

[karamazov80]

No question who mine was.

Probably my number one favorite toy right now, in fact.

 

[LyndaMonicaWatson]

There was a really cool figure I had of Jessie from Pokemon that I loved as a kid.

I always liked Jessie, since she was totally my type. She wasn't a teenager, she was cool and mature, but she also wasn't above being feminine and beautiful. To this day I don't really like most young or teenage girl cartoon characters. They're usually too peppy, too bratty, or too idealistically "quirky" for me to like them.

 

[generalszabo]

I had the joker van as well

 

[devilof76]

Warduke and his nightmare from Dungeons & Dragons. I just got the new one. Wish it had a horse.

 

[Mondragon]

I had the joker van as well

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LOL surprised Bob is not stealing the thread
"Power-Kick"? Yeah, in what universe?
I guess "Cut-n-Run" action! would not have sold the figure as well.

He arguably got a better fate in the toy commercial than in the movie

Kenner's Catwoman was terrific, I like this commercial; how she ends up head first in the firkin dumpster-
Then Batman rushes in at the end to strike the power-pose next to her, and celebrate the win.