Saturday, May 30, 2020

#031 - Draco (Incubus)

Draco has a bit of an interesting history. Originally called incubus (which is a demon of sex...the unwanted type of sex), the TDD toyline decided the name was a little dark and decided to go with Draco. Some people say DRAY-CO, some say DRACK-O, either way its Draco. With giant wings and horns, in my opinion, he is one of the coolest of all the TDD's with the orange and red variants the rarest of the 4.








G3 Variants: 


Evolution Crew 6 Variant (2004)
Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2005)

Clash Crew 2 Variant (2006)
He was re-issued in Zoods Crew 6 with a damaged demon teddy bear named Malloroy






#032 - Fu Man Finger

Named after Fu Manchu, Fu Man Finger is a sensei, sporting a long mustache and a cone shaped hat. He has a Japanese character on his shirt, and I'm sure people would consider it a racist figure in 2020. Fu Man is often seen without his hat, as many collectors are unable to keep it from breaking off and falling into the abyss. Fu Man has 5 "G1" variants with the Hot Feet one the hardest to find. His red variant actually has a peg version as well as a magnetic version.







G2 Fu-Man 

Evolution Crew 1 Single Pack Variant #1 (2003)



Hot Feet Single Pack Variant (2003)

Hot Feet 3-Pack Variant (2003)

G3 Fu Man

G3 Fu Man is now a bald dude wearing prayer beads and running with a large scroll. 
Evolution Crew 8 Single Pack Variant (2005)

He is the only dude with just one magnet! There were a couple with an additional 3rd magnet. 

3-Pack Variant (2006)

He was re-packaged in Zoods Crew 5 in 2007 with a monkey named Ping


Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2006)






#033 - Sergei

This is a fun one. Talk about a toy that wouldn't survive today's climate. Sergei literally yields the hammer and sickle communist insignia on his hat that many countries have banned. His tall hat called a "ushanka" makes him stand out quite a lot from other dudes, making him the tallest in perhaps the entire collection. Of Sergei's 5 variants, the pink hot feet one stands out as one of the stranger decisions of the entire "G1" collection. Oddly, I kinda like it.

Crew 6 Single Pack Variant (2001)

3-Pack Variant (2001)
Came with Woody & Dakota

Deluxe Crew 2 Variant (2002)
Hot Feet Crew 2 Variant #1 (2002)

Hot Feet Crew 2 Variant #2 (2002)
Like seriously?


G3 Sergei 

Evolution Crew 5 Variant #1 (2004)

Evolution Crew 5 Variant #2 (2004)

Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2005)

Zoods Crew 2 Variant (2006)
Comes with a Soviet polar bear named Boris
Sergei (across his variants) and his Zood both sport the hammer and sickle.



#034 - Adam

Adam originally started as a "Batman" parody. Since many love Batman, many love Adam. (I am more in the camp that X-Concepts could have been more creative). Nonetheless, Adam was never to be seen again as Batman, after his one "G1" figure was released. Most likely due to copyright infringement (as we have seen a couple times within the collection now) he was later turned into this monster looking thing that you can find in the "G3" section...


G3 Adam: 

Adam is no longer a Batman parody, since the G1 Batman figure likely attracted lawsuits from DC Comics. Ironically, DC would years later partner with Tech Deck to make DC fingerboards.

Evolution Crew 8 Single Pack Variant (2005)

Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2006)

Clash Crew 3 Variant (2006)

2-Pack Variant (comes with red, white, blue, and silver Woody) (2006)
Re-used in Zoods Crew 4 (2007) and a Toys R Us 6-Pack (2007)

#035 - Ralph

Ralph is a somewhat confusing dude design, mostly because he lacks the marketability factor that so many of the dudes possess. I guess what I mean is, if Ralph is on the store shelf with 20 other dudes, which kid would be choosing Ralph? Anyway, he is a caveman with a bone going through a little bit of flesh on the top of his head. Luckily, he has a loin cloth so we don't have to see what so many of the naked dudes display proudly. Interestingly, they made 4 "G1" variants of Ralph, including 2 of the "Hot Feet" type. (The pink and yellow one has got to be one of the most comical designs in the whole collection).







G3 Ralph 

Evolution Crew 7 Single Pack Variant (2005)
Obvious Fred Flintone parody!

Zoods Crew 2 Variant (2006) 
Barney Rubble parody to compliment Fred!
His Zood's name is Ox.

Tech Deck Dude Ralph #035, From 6 Pack Set, 2005 X-Concepts - RONS ...
Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2006)

Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2007)


Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2008)