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Revision as of 13:47, 26 November 2025

Megas is a fictional character from the Micronauts series introduced in 1980.

Micronauts

Megas was the Star Stallion partner to Emperor. He can turn into a wheeled horse. He can also combine with Emperor to form a centaur.

Development

The toy for Megas was first developed as Panzeoid for the Steel Jeeg series.

The Andromeda toy was designed by Iwakichi Ogawa and was filed for US patent in 1977.[1]

Megas was one of the final toys in the Micronauts toy line. He was released in 1980 by Mego's partners El Greco, Lion Rock and Gig, but not by Mego itself.

In 2002 Palisades released Emperor with Megas as a set in 3 different color variants.

In 2018 several parts for Megas were released on Shapeways.

Toys

  • Lion Rock Micronauts Megas (1980)
  • Palisades Micronauts Emperor with Megas (2002)
Released as a set in a variety of colors including black/gold, translucent green/silver and white/purple.

References