Mysterians

The Mysterians is a precursor to both The Transformers and the Takara MC-04 assortment. Proposed by New York toy company Knickerbocker Toys in 1982, the designs for these toys are the earliest known references to and images of the toys that would eventually become Brawn, Windcharger, Huffer and Gears.

It is not known whether these designs originated with Knickerbocker and were later assimilated by Takara, or originated in Japan and were planned for use by Knickerbocker.

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