Holograms

05-01-2005 4:07pm #1

Or, more specifically: A cartoon(?) But what I remember(ish) is a toy and they had a hologram on their chest and shoulders and you had to rub really hard to see the hologram appear... It was then you knew if they were good or bad. Anyone else remember this or is my senility setting in already?

Haruspex · 05-01-2005 4:24pm

Could this be what you're thinking of? Used to collect them myself!

Certainly not senility, Papa!

Made by Tonka in 1986, Super Naturals were, bar none, one of the best and most underappreciated toy lines of their time. I loved these guys. They all looked badass, they were taller than most of the other figures out there, and they were probably the cheapest way to get your hands on a real, working hologram. Essentially just a small group of good guy/bad guy figures, Super Naturals all looked terrific even without their special feature. Their costumes had phenomenal detail, their weapons glowed-in-the-dark, and they all seemed to be wearing pantyhose. If the combined might of those attributes don't sell you on the idea, just wait - there's more!

The torso and face sections of the figure played host to a changing hologram that had the particular character changing from his humanesque state to either an animal, a demon, or something else tied-in appropriately. These weren't ****ty holograms like you'd get out of the grocery store sticker machine - they really worked and they actually looked damn cool. As an extra bonus, there was an additional hologram sticker on their shields. I don't know why they didn't do well, I guess they may have cost a bit too high. Holograms didn't come cheap back then. Plus, there were some other minor faults with the line - while every figure has this very clear medieval flavor, the vehicles that were marketed as part of Super Naturals were all fashioned after monster trucks. Kinda kills the whole fantasy aspect when you've got Satan and King Arthur driving around in Gravedigger. Oh well. They're still tops.

Source: Obscure 80s Toys