Built to Rule is a building blocks

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from

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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

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* Depth Ray with

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* Forest Fox with

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* Locust with

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* Raging Typhoon with

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* Rock Crusher with

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* Cobra Moccasin with Cobra Moray * Cobra Raven with

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2004

Some of the figures in 2004 featured additional articulation with a mid-thigh cut joint. * Ground Striker with

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* Patriot Grizzly with

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* Rapid Runner with Chief Torpedo * Rising Tide with

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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

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* 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 *

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& 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, ...

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(with

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& Crumplezone) *

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& Sparkplug * Red Alert & Longarm * Smokescreen & Liftor * Starscream & Swindle *

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& Zapmaster

Transformers: Energon sets

* Ironhide *

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* Inferno * Starscream * Scorponok

References

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