Battle Trolls

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Battle Trolls was a brand of action figures produced by Hasbro. They were made in an attempt to market the popular concept of troll dolls to young boys.

Introduced in 1992 at $4.99 to $5.99,^[1] the line included characters such as Nunchuck (a ninja troll), Franken Troll (a nod to the famous Frankenstein's monster), and Super Troll (costumed nearly identical to Superman). The trolls were marketed as “Big Haired Dudes with Bad Attitudes”^[2]^[3] and were actually quite large at approximately 10 inches tall (including about 4 inches of hair). Each Troll featured a cut joint at the waist and included two handheld accessories. In association with their tough nature, many of them had facial stitches and their toes poking through their boots. Details would also be given on their cardbacks as how to properly take care of them, suggesting that the owner keep them in dark, smelly places and keep them "cranky, mean and ready to fight anything or anyone for years!"

While initially successful, the Battle Troll line failed to achieve the popular success that the 'original' troll toys enjoyed. Though much of the line consisted of references to classic fiction and popular culture, it was retired in 1993 after one additional run with newer characters. A third set was planned, but unfortunately never saw the light of day.

1 Characters
2 References

[edit] Characters

Battle Trolls were introduced in three series.^[3]

[edit] Series 1

Count Troll-U-La
Nunchuk Troll
T.D. Troll
Sgt. Troll
Trollaf
Trollminator
Cap'N Troll

[edit] Series 2

General Troll ("veteran of the mother of all troll battles, the Persian Carpet War")
Troll-Clops
Sir Trollahad ("suit of armor can be used to deflect weapons, and fry an egg in 30 seconds flat (when the weather is hot)")
Trollbot ("part old soup cans" and "part personal computer")
Officer PaTroll ("voted 'most likely to let a felon escape' in his class at the Troll Enforcement Academy)
Franken Troll ("horrible handiwork of a troll scientist - a gruesome assortment of spare body parts assembled in an ill-fated attempt to create the ultimate troll!")
Punk Troll ("drummer in the band Metrollica" who "damages his enemies' hearing, destroys hotel rooms, and worries that no one understands him")
Roadhog Troll ("trained to survive against all odds in an urban wasteland")
Super Troll ("faster than a speeding cockroach" and "able to leap small house pets in a single bound!")