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| series      = [[Micronauts]]
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The '''Terraphant''' is a [[fictional character]] or vehicle in the [[Micronauts]] series introduced in 1979.

==Micronauts==
Terraphant is an alien creature or vehicle from the Micronauts series. Terraphant comes from the planet Visceros, which is also the homeworld of Membros.

Although a mechanical elephant, it has been described as half bull, half bulldozer in advertising. They could have meant a bull elephant.

In a Mego catalog a Membros can be seen piloting Terraphant.<REF>http://www.megomuseum.com/catalog/1980/micronauts.shtml</REF>

Although Terraphant was not released by Palisades Toys, the biography for Palisades Radioactive Membros notes that it was made radioactive after being exposed to the atomic pile of a demolished Terraphant battle tank.

===Development===
Terraphant was designed by California R&D for Mego.

During development the Terraphant had several features that didn't survive into the final toys, including motorized treads, launching missile tusks and a removable brain.

===Reception===
*[https://youtu.be/O5jQF-7wnhY Terraphant review on YouTube by Brick Mantooth]

===Comics===
====1979 Marvel Comics====
[[image:terraphant-marvel.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Terraphant in Marvel Comics]]
A Terraphant appeared in the Marvel Comics Micronauts series. It appeared in the Micronauts Annual 1. It was described as half beast, half roboid. Prince Acroyear was forced into gladiator combat with the Terraphant. 

When Marvel lost the license to Micronauts it included losing the rights to Terraphant, and they have not appeared again the Marvel Universe.

====2016 IDW Publishing====
Terraphant appeared infected by a Dire Wrath, working with Ampzilla in "Entropy", from Rom & The Micronauts issue 3.<REF>https://aesircomic-books.blogspot.com/2018/03/idw-rom-and-micronauts-3.html</REF>

====2018 Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space====
[[image:Mpois15.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space issue 15]]
A Terraphant appears in the 2018 art series ''[[Micronauts Protectors of Inner Space]]'' by [[Brian Vox]]. He appears on the cover of issue 15.

===Toys===
*'''''Mego Micronauts'' Terraphant''' (1979)
:A 1:18 scale toy.

*'''''Gig Micronauti'' Terraphant'''
:A release of Terraphant in Italy by Gig.

*Several [https://cults3d.com/en/search?q=Terraphant parts for Terraphant] are available on [[Cults3d]].

===Gallery===
<gallery>
image:terraphant-conceptart.jpg|Terraphant concept art
image:reptoterraphant-prototype.png|Repto and Terraphant prototypes 
image:antronterraphant-prototype.jpg|Antron and Terraphant prototypes 
image:terraphant-patent.jpg|Terraphant patent art
image:terraphant-instructions.jpg|Terraphant instructions 
image:terraphant-boxart.jpg|Terraphant box art
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.innerspaceonline.com/terraphant.htm
*http://micronauts.wikia.com/wiki/Terraphant
*http://www.micro-outpost.com/pictures/aliens/terraphant/terraphant.html

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