For instance, there was a lunch box, and a coloring book from Golden (which I snagged on E-bay too for Joel. In addition to action figures and vehicles, the Rock Lords were merchandised in the 1980s with other neat collectibles. So I’m either the best father or the worst, not sure which… But Joel really wants them and encourages me to spend my free-time haunting E-Bay while he watches videos of Tom and Jerry and You Tube. These variations are difficult to find…and really, really expensive. There’s a whole subset of these guys from the planet Quartex called Jewel Lords (with names like Solitaire, and Flamestone), and another subset of “Fossil Lords” as well. The fascinating thing about the Rock Lords line is that there are apparently class differences at work in the “rock” culture. The one that looks like a Pterodactyl is called “Terra-Roc.” (pictured with the villains.) The neutral Swedes of this rock lord collection are the Rockasaurs, who refuse to take sides, I suppose. Not pictured are the characters that Joel doesn’t own yet (and are not in my crazy collection): Slimestone, Stoneheart and a few other villains. These are all pictured as well (in the third and fourth photo). His minions include Brimstone (who wields a mean battle-axe), Tombstone, and Styx-and-Stones (a two-headed monstrosity). On the side of evil is the aforementioned Magmar. On the side of the good guys in the Rock Lord battle are the following individuals: Boulder, Crackpot, Granite, Nuggit, Marbles and Pulver-Eyes, to name a few (all-pictured). Are they robots? Biological organisms? What? Joel has settled firmly on the idea that they are robots…made of that “ powerful living rock.” What seems indeterminate to me (though not Joel…) is what exactly these rock lords are when they aren’t rocks. In a four-year old world, it makes perfect, even cunning sense. As normal-looking rocks, they’re good stealth warriors, I suppose. For instance, the Rocklords transform into harmless rocks in our garden, in our flower bed, under trees, etc., and then spring into action against the bad guys. First, he loves transforming them they’re great puzzles to further develop his small motor skills.Īnd secondly, Joel has no problem landing his action figures in creative situations. At first blush, that sounds highly uninteresting and totally lacking in creativity, but Joel loves these critters with a passion. Now, unlike Transformers or GoBots, these Rocklords don’t actually transform into vehicles…they transform into… rocks. Margot Kidder voiced the Rock Lord queen, Solitaire, and Roddy McDowall played Nuggit, the sort of R2D2 of this particular franchise. The Rock Lords were a line of transformable rocks marketed by Tonka in conjunction with their ongoing GoBots series. Just looking at him it's easy to see why people get so excited: despite being the smallest Rock Lord, he's got an awful lot going for him. Easily one of (if not the) most popular, he's instantly recognisable both by his unique robotic design and the fact he's entirely chromed. The Renegades learn of these events too, and with Cy-Kill liking the sound of that weapon too, they decide to throw in with Magmar and his crew. Of all the Rock Lords people want to talk to me about, Nuggit is top of the list. In 1986, specifically, there was an animated feature film called GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986) and it involved the GoBot Guardians protecting “ powerful living rocks” from the likes of Cy-Kill and the leader of the evil rocklord s, named Magmar (and voiced by Telly Savalas). Magmar is capturing Rock Lords and taking their power weapons, and when he has all that he needs it will give him access to an ultimate weapon, so the Guardians agree to help stop him. These action-figures are a spin-off from Bandai’s and Tonka’s successful GoBots line of the mid-1980s. Joel’s latest toy obsession (after Transformers, after Kenner Superheroes, after Bakugan…) revolves around metamorphic creatures called “ Rock Lords.” But it is very hard to do so since Rocklords weapons are probably one of the hardest types of weapons to locate in the whole toy collecting universe.I write this post today in honor of my son, Joel, who will be four years old in a few short months. I will try to put all the weapons with the toys. The line itself is a exceptional toy line that alot of robot & 80's collector overlook as being Go-Bots. Rocklords still held strong, and kept moving along and bringing out a few more series and off shoots. Sadly they were being brought out when Gobots started to take a nose-dive in toy sales compared to Transformers. The Rocklord toys are very detailed & colorful, as well as some great charachters. After that, the Rock Lords were on their own with no help from a cartoon series. The first and last apperance of them was in the movie (So I remember). Rock Lords first appeared when the demeneted minds at Gobots Headquarters decided to create and put them in the Go-Bots The Movie.
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