Star Brigade
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| Type | Action Figures |
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| Company | Hasbro |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 1993–1994 |
The Star Brigade is a fictional sub-team from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. With specialized space suits and accessories, these high-tech astronauts were designed to protect the universe from Cobra and the Lunartix Empire.
All of the Star Brigade figures came with spring-loaded weapons, which actually fired the ammo that came with the figure. In some of the Armor-Tech figures, the spring-loaded weapon was part of the figure.
In 1993, Hasbro released new versions of the following figures, as part of the Star Brigade line:
Due to their robotic spacesuits, the Armor-Tech figures had very limited articulation, and many of them shared the same torso, arms and legs.
In 1994, Hasbro released new versions of Duke and Sci-Fi as part of the Star Brigade line, along with repainted versions of Countdown, Ozone, Payload and Roadblock. In addition, the following characters were added to the Star Brigade team:
The Lunartix Empire are fictional aliens created as opponents for the Star Brigade. They were first released as action figures in 1994 as part of the Star Brigade line. Recolored variants of all three characters were also released in Mexico.
He is the Lunartix alien destroyer. His primary military specialty is mercenary hunter. His secondary military specialty is planetary/alien destruction. His birthplace is Quadrant 4, planet Mirtonia. He tends to destroy everything in sight. He is considered ugly by the other aliens.
He is the Lunartix stellar explorer. His primary military specialty is bounty hunter. His secondary military specialty is alien annihilator. His birthplace is Morus Sector 5, planet Zog.
Predacon is a four-armed alien who is the Lunartix alien bounty hunter. His primary military specialty is alien tracking. His secondary military specialty is arm wrestler. His birthplace is The Badlands, planet Trilenium.
In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, the Star Brigade first appear in issue #145. Led by Duke, Star Brigade members Payload, Roadblock, Sci-Fi and Space Shot take the space shuttle USS Defiant to deal with an asteroid threatening Earth. With the assistance of the latest version of the Oktober Guard, the Joes fight androids in the asteroid's interior. They learn the androids are Soviet worker drones, and an insane architect had pointed the asteroid at Earth. The Defiant and the Guard's craft are damaged, so the Joes cannibalize their craft to repair the other, and everyone makes it off safely in the other ship. The asteroid is safely destroyed, along with the remains of the Defiant.
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