Faction: Evil Warriors
Twistoid, the evil speed-twisting robot, was released in 1987. He was essentially a humanoid top, whose internal spinning mechanism could be revved up by rubbing the point at the bottom of the figure across the floor. He came with a base that would spin when he was set on it, causing two attached axes to spin around with it. He also had a scythe weapon, so he could use it to knock down his enemies when he was spinning. His arms were ball jointed, and would move outwards via centrifugal force.
Gallery:
The figure came packaged with the following mini comic:
- Energy Zoids
Packaging:
Twistoid came packaged on a deluxe blister card with artwork on the back by Errol McCarthy.
For a more detailed exploration of the history of this toy, see the article on the Battle Ram Blog.