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[DarkKyo]

I've had this weird toy since childhood and I can't bring myself to get rid of it just because it's so odd and interesting looking, yet I have no idea what the hell it is or what it's from(the only print on it is some obscure factory brand in china). Was it some kind of obscure toy line? Are there other characters like it?

It's like a rubbery snail.. looking guy... but he has a suit of plastic purple power armor that clips around him. Surely somebody here has some idea to what he is all about.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

John Cena.

 

[FStop7]

Did you flip one of the photos or did his facial expression change? It's freaking me out.

 

[Weetrick]

It reminds me of a Zbot, but I don't remember any dinosaur ones.

Spoiler

I miss Zbots

 

[sixteen-bit]

Mighty Max maybe?

 

[The Lamonster]

one of those photos is flipped horizontally, right???

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

it's a snailien

 

[Veritigo_X]

Mighty Max maybe?

This is what I was thinking. Don't know why, but it has that Mighty Max look to it.

 

[Htown]

Dinosaucers?

 

[Weetrick]

it's a snailien

You're right. Never heard of these.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

 

[Htown]

You're right. Never heard of these.

huh. guess that's it

 

[Kwixotik]

Did you flip one of the photos or did his facial expression change? It's freaking me out.

If you look to the right of the toy, there's a hair on the floor in both photos. It's alive.

 

[bjork]

Dinosaucers?

I always wanted to be a Secret Scout.

 

[mjc]

Looks like some kind of weird TMNT knockoff.

 

[kurahador]

You're right. Never heard of these.

.....you're weird OP.

 

[Ishida]

Derp Man.

From the Hurrrrpitty series.

 

[DarkKyo]

You're right. Never heard of these.

HOLY SHIT, I need the rest now lol

 

[Veritigo_X]

You're right. Never heard of these.

What the hell is that tiny jester guy sitting on his arm?

 

[Bodacious]

it's a snailien

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

HOLY SHIT, I need the rest now lol

next time google it bro
it's on the second line of google image's under the search term "rubber figure with purple power armor"

 

[Mr. X]

I have never heard or seen of this before.

 

[StMeph]

it's on the second line of google image's under the search term "rubber figure with purple power armor"

You have to come back in a day and update the thread with the Google ads you get.

 

[Weetrick]

Snaliens Commercial

- Supersonic Shell Fighters
- Snail Francisco
- Each Snalien is named after a famous US President

OMG OP, your childhood...

 

[v0yce]

next time google it bro
it's on the second line of google image's under the search term "rubber figure with purple power armor"

lol

 

[DarkKyo]

next time google it bro
it's on the second line of google image's under the search term "rubber figure with purple power armor"

But it was so worth it to post it, this thread is hilarious to me

 

[exmachina64]

I had one of those too, never knew what it was.

 

[Fusebox]

next time google it bro
it's on the second line of google image's under the search term "rubber figure with purple power armor"

No way, then I would be sitting here right now without having ever heard of Snailiens!

 

[Weetrick]

next time google it bro
it's on the second line of google image's under the search term "rubber figure with purple power armor"

Nah bro, this thread is going places.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

You have to come back in a day and update the thread with the Google ads you get.

as if the awful porn I indulge in would make that search term make my AdSense ads any worse

 

[Lulubop]

Ew, what an ugly fuck.

 

[mtosh]

 

[Weetrick]

Haha! I love how even the official artwork has his crooked, shit-eating grin.

 

[Trojita]

I had one too OP. They came with this rubber launcher that you could fold inside out to make it jump.

 

[Psxphile]

Snaliens Commercial

- Supersonic Shell Fighters
- Snail Francisco
- Each Snalien is named after a famous US President

OMG OP, your childhood...

TMNT ruined a generation of kids by inspiring a legion of copycat bullshit toy franchises in the early '90s. Every time I hear someone having nostalgia for Street Sharks or Biker Mice From Mars I retch.

 

[psylah]

Goddamn they sold us some crazy shit back in the day.

Everyone tried to get on that TMNT bandwagon.

 

[Herbspiceguy]

I remember that those rubber shells required a loooooot of force to turn them inside out so you could actually use them to pop the mini figure.

 

[zeopower6]

TMNT ruined a generation of kids by inspiring a legion of copycat bullshit toy franchises in the early '90s. Every time I hear someone having nostalgia for Street Sharks or Biker Mice From Mars I retch.

You're a monster.

 

[eddie4]

- Snail Francisco

 

[Clydefrog]

Babby's first power armor

 

[DarkKyo]

Oh shit there's a green armor one up for sale on ebay!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-199...igure-Loose-/161848186444?hash=item25aee7564c

Actually there's quite a few choices up, and some go for a lot in their original packaging lol

I can't believe they named them after US presidents, my god

 

[Affeinvasion]

Is there a Snailbraham Lincoln? Snaildrow Wilson?

 

[Weetrick]

Oh shit there's a green armor one up for sale on ebay!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-199...igure-Loose-/161848186444?hash=item25aee7564c

Actually there's quite a few choices up, and some go for a lot in their original packaging lol

I can't believe they named them after US presidents, my god

Is there a Snailbraham Lincoln? Snaildrow Wilson?

I see Roosevelt (Snalien Navigator), Washington (Snalien Commander), Lincoln (Snalien Engineer) and Jefferson (Officer). The evil Lunartick is named Armorkillo!
This franchise is ripe for a reboot. Only $200 for that Ebay lot! Hahaha

Oh and the backstory printed on those figurine boxes is incredible:

On a planet known as Crust-Station 7, live a colony of stellar snails called Snaliens.

They receive a distress call from their Earth boung snail mates that Intergalac-Ticked off Lunarticks are invading the Earth!

The Snaliens take off on the space frigate, S. Cargo, to battle with the tick infestation of Earth and save Snail Francisco!

 

[DarkKyo]

So many terrible puns, it's amazing. I'm assuming they thought since TMNT used famous historical names then doing the same schtick with the Snailiens would be just as radical.