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Manglors was a line of

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s originally released by the

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in 1984-85 and re-licensed by

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in 2013. The first wave consisted of Manglord (which was initially released with a playset Manglor Mountain), Manglosaurus and Manglodactyl. A second wave, packaged with plastic eggs, appeared in 1985, which included Manglodemon, Manglizard, and Manglodragon. The line consisted of flexible, unjointed (one piece), sticky, and mostly unpainted (some versions of Manglord had purple highlights)

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figures that were not able to stand on their own. The original 1980s line was very controversial for its advertising that promoted that not only could the figures be stretched and squashed, but could be torn apart and "return almost like new to their original yucky selves."

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's children's publication, '' Penny Power'', took on this claim and found that they could not get the product to live up to its advertising claims, leaving a Manglodemon in many pieces that they were unable to reassemble. The packaging of the toys encouraged children to mix and match the parts of the various Manglors, but it was not possible to get them to hold together as demonstrated. These figures also have been very hard to find in good condition.

Toyfinity

In June 2015, Onell Design released a "Manglors Mutation" wave under the Glyos System Series with permission from Toyfinity. It included a Neo Granthan figure, four different Skeleden figures, three unique Crayboth mini figures, and one large Super Crayboth figure. An additional fifth Skeleden figure was released exclusively through Toyfinity's Club Zeton 2015. Color tributes included the Mangalord, Manglodemon, Manglodragon, and Manglizard. Toyfinity launched a brand new Manglors line in January 2023 starting with a Manglor Core Humanoid body offering a chance to own Manglord for the first time in forty years while still using the Glyos System Series to offer compatibility across numerous sister lines to create weird mutations similar to the original line with improvements. Due to the sellout within hours of release a five day pre-order window was offered for a Manglord re-issue and Protolord based on the ''Manglor Mountain'' version of Manglord.

Toyfinity figures

* Manglord ** Standard Edition - Dark Green with purple paint applications. Released on January 29, 2023. Re-issue pre-order offered from February 6-10, 2023. ** Protolord - Light Green with Dark Green paint applications. Pre-order offered from February 6-10, 2023. ** Mysterious Warlord - Light Blue with Dark Purple paint applications. Released on August 23, 2023. * Manglosaurus ** Manglosaurian Warrior DX - Tomato Red with plum paint applications. Released on January 29, 2023. * Manglor Core Humanoid ** Primitive Manglor - Light Purple with dark purple paint applications. Released on January 29, 2023. * Manglodactyl ** Dactylian Acolyte - Dark Purple with pink paint applications. Released on May 28, 2023.

References

External links

Toyfinity.com
- Official Manglors Toy Producer
A look at the rare Manglor Mountain playset
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