Built to Rule is a
building blocks
toyline
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from
Hasbro
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that is compatible with such leading brands as
Lego. These sets were released from 2003 to 2005. Sets are usually based upon existing toys and characters from the Hasbro brand, such as Tonka,
G.I. Joe
''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...
and
Transformers: Armada.
G.I. Joe
Built To Rule was marketed as "Action Building Sets". All sets came with one set of building blocks you could build into a full sized vehicle, and one specially designed 3 3/4 G.I. Joe figure. The forearms and the calves of the figures sport places where blocks could be attached.
2003
The 2003 Built To Rule followed the ''
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops'' story line.
* Armadillo Assault with
Duke
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* Depth Ray with
Wet Suit
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* Forest Fox with
Frostbite
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* Locust with
Hollow Point
upright=0.2, Cross-section of a hollow-point bullet; proportions are those of a .22 Long Rifle cartridge
Jacketed soft point (JSP) round. Right: Jacketed hollow-point (JHP) round. JSP is a semi-jacketed round as the jacket does not extend to ...
* Raging Typhoon with
Blowtorch
A blowtorch, also referred to as a blowlamp, is an ambient air fuel-burning gas lamp used for applying flame and heat to various applications, usually metalworking.
Early blowtorches used liquid fuel, carried in a refillable reservoir attach ...
* Rock Crusher with
Gung-Ho
''Gung ho'' () is an English term, with the current meaning of "overly enthusiastic or energetic". It originated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) from a Chinese term, ( zh, hp=gōnghé, l=to work together), short for Chinese I ...
* Cobra Moccasin with
Cobra Moray
* Cobra Raven with
Wild Weasel
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2004
Some of the figures in 2004 featured additional articulation with a mid-thigh cut joint.
* Ground Striker with
Flint
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* Patriot Grizzly with
Hi-Tech
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* Rapid Runner with
Chief Torpedo
* Rising Tide with
Barrel Roll
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* Sledgehammer with
Heavy Duty
* Headquarters Attack with
Snake Eyes - Includes Cobra Firebat with A.V.A.C.
* Cobra
H.I.S.S. with
Cobra Commander
Cobra Commander is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' franchise. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra and the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team. He was portrayed by Joseph ...
* Cobra Night Prowler with Shadow Viper
* Cobra Sand Snake with
Firefly
* Cobra Venom Striker with Firefly
2005
* Freedom Defense Outpost with Duke
Transformers
Transformers Built to Rule toys were predicted by some groups to be big sellers in 2003.
HighBeam
/ref> A small number of Transformers: Energon Built to Rule sets had a limited, test market release, but the entire line performed poorly, so it was dropped in its entirety in 2004.
There are some significant differences between the Armada and Energon sets, though both are based on the same basic premise. Each Transformers kit is centered on a "Trans-Skeleton", a very simple humanoid body that folds up for vehicle mode without dis-assembly. From there, extra parts are added to the Trans-Skeleton for either mode. For Armada, the Trans-Skeleton was a very broad, flat solid plate with thin, stick-like limbs attached to it, which led to very awkward-looking robot modes. The structure of the Trans-Skeleton was changed for the Energon characters, to a much more solid skeleton with larger, blockier limbs. This led to much more solid, stable and sturdy-looking robot modes.
Transformers: Armada sets
* Demolishor & Blackout
* Demolishor & Blackout (Night Attack)
* Hot Shot & Jolt
* Jetfire
Jetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the '' Transformers'' franchise. He is almost always depicted as an Autobot with flight capabilities and a jet or space shuttle as an alternate mode. In some continuities he is a former Dec ...
& Comettor
* Megatron
Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, ...
& Leader-1
This is an alphabetical list of GoBots characters with information on their appearances, fictional biographies and histories.
Bad Boy
Bad Boy is one of Cy-Kill's minions. He is a rough street punk always ready with an insult and looking for a ...
(with Cyclonus
''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication
based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transformer ...
& Crumplezone)
* Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime, , is a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' franchise. The Transformers characters were developed for an American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show. The characters were modified and the ...
& Sparkplug
* Red Alert & Longarm
* Smokescreen & Liftor
* Starscream & Swindle
* Thundercracker
''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication
based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transformer ...
& Zapmaster
Transformers: Energon sets
* Ironhide
* Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime, , is a fictional character in the ''Transformers'' franchise. The Transformers characters were developed for an American market after Hasbro representatives visited the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show. The characters were modified and the ...
* Skyblast
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
* Inferno
* Starscream
* Scorponok
See also
* Kre-O
KRE-O is a line of construction toys (similar to Lego and Mega Bloks) manufactured by South Korea-based Oxford and marketed by Hasbro. Kre-O was released in stores in Fall 2011. The name ''Kre-O'' comes from the Latin word ''creo'', which means ...
* Lego clone
frame, Mega Bloks building block (above) and Lego building brick (below)
Best-Lock and Lego bricks compared. From left, Best-Lock followed by Lego repeated.
A Lego clone is a line or brand of children's construction blocks which is mechanica ...
References
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Construction toys
2000s toys
G.I. Joe
Transformers (toy line)