Inhumanoids
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Inhumanoidswas a short-lived toyline released byHasbroin 1986. Initially conceived under the nameThe Force Of Light,with aMarvel Comicsdevelopment treatment written byTom DeFalco.Inhumanoidswas unusual in that it was named for the villains of the piece, centering on the scientist-cum-superhero team,Earth Corps,as they protected the world from the threat of the titular subterranean monsters with the aid of the elemental beings known as the Mutores. The series was, alas, not particularly successful, coming to an end after only one year.
As a contemporary ofTransformers,Inhumanoidsreceived a similar dual-pronged advertising push, consisting of an animated series produced byMarvel ProductionsandSunbow,featuring many voice actors who also worked onTransformersand primarily scripted byFlint Dille,and a comic book series released byMarvel Comicsunder their "Star Comics" imprint which directly adapted the cartoon. The cartoon began as a seven-minute segment on theSuper Sundayanthology series (alongsideRobotixandBigfoot and the Muscle Machines;InhumanoidsreplacedJemin the lineup as that show began its own dedicated series), running to fifteen installments that were later combined into a movie, which was then in turn split back into five half-hours and coupled with eight brand-new shows to form a complete season of thirteen half-hour episodes. The series was distinguished by an unusual art style that involved heavy use of shadow, often gory content, and a narrative structure highly unlike any other American cartoon at the time that saw the end of each episode lead directly into the next.
TheInhumanoidscartoon forged a connection with the larger "Sunbow universe" ofTransformers,G.I. Joe,andJem and the Hologramsby featuring the omnipresentHector Ramirezin his largest role, and indicating that one of the heroes was G.I. Joe'sAce.Even the gargantuan zombie-dinosaur D'Compose managed a cameo in theJemepisode "Broadway Magic" because cartoons are weird like that.
The comic book, meanwhile, was cancelled after only four issues, ending on a cliffhanger, but was nonetheless reprinted as aback-up stripin Marvel UK'sTransformerstitle, running from #103-118.
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Fiction
The AllSpark Almanac
ViaAsk Vector Prime,Vector Primestated that the events ofInhumanoidswerecanonforPrimax 984.17 Alpha.The AllSpark Almanac II
Unit:Ecomic
Upon approaching the planetEarth,the artificial intelligenceSynergypresented footage of beasts from the world of "Primordia" so that her crew-mate, the youngAcroyear,could learn about his potential allies and enemies on the alien world.Unit:E
Notes
- Hasbro planned a relaunch ofInhumanoidsin the early 2010s calledPrimordia.It would have been part of aUnit:Ecrossover fromPrime,includingInhumanoidsguys alongside Stretch Armstrong and Candyland.[1]
- Fans started to spot Inhumanoids nods inG.I. Joein 2017 (and so did industry sites looking at the solicitations[2]), which ended up not going anywhere.Aubrey Sittersonrevealed on his Patreon that the plan had indeed been to bring the Inhumanoids in, but at the eleventh hour Hasbro learned they didn't have the rights to thecharactersanymore either, not just the name! The comic swiftly changed them into theFatal Fluffies,beasties from aJoeepisode.
- TheArmorizersreleased in theLegacy: Unitedtoyline hail from the "Infernac Universe",named for a location inInhumanoids,and are depicted as dangerous rock-like warriors, though they are mechanical beings without any connection to theInhumanoidscast. It might be a loose reference, but it's probably the closest anInhumanoidspresence inTransformersis going to be at this point!
References
- ↑TF2005.com"More tidbits from a friend of mine who took notes at the panel:... TFP was going to lead into a massive Avengers style Unit: E crossover to jumpstart the other brands participating. Ratchet and Fowler from TFP; Duke from GI Joe; Synergy from Jem and the Holograms; Princess Lollipop from Candyland; also characters from MASK, Stretch Armstrong, Micronauts, Sectaurs, Primordia (the renamed Inhumanoids) and more."
- ↑Bleeding Cool: "The Evil That Lies Within?"
