Faction: Evil Horde
Monstroid, the ultimate battling monster, was released in 1986. It wasn’t a vehicle, more like a large robotic monster combined with a game. You would wind the creature up with a crank, and let it go. The top half would spin around, and the entire thing would rock back and forth. Enemies of the Horde could be held in the creature’s claws. To stop the monster, the heroes would have to press a red button on the creature’s side.
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Monstroid came in packaged in a box with artwork on the front by an unknown artist.
For a more detailed exploration of the history of this toy, see the article on the Battle Ram Blog.