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"The
Silent Predator From The Underwater World Of Isaurus"
(translated
from the Italian)
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Is
Sharkos a vehicle, a creature or both? This descripton from the box makes
it seem like a Micronaut adversary, but the seat affixed to it's body
and the picture of Antron riding it on the box front seem to tell a different
story. Released in 1979 as a boxed item and shown in US comercials, Sharkos
was mostly distributed throughout the Italian market as a vehicle used
by the evil Alien invaders. Sharkos
was soley designed by Mego, and not having Microman counterpart.
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| The few accessories included were 3 black fins, 1 thin one mounted atop the body, and 2 wider hollow ones for the sides, used to help Sharkos float. Sharkos could cruise thru the water propelled via an aqua motor mounted in the rear of the body. The aqua motor was basically a casing that took a "penlight" , or A battery that, when the end section was turned clockwise, powered a small motor that spun a little gear. |
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While
the designs for the 6 Alien invader figures proved popular, the vehicle
counterparts seemed to get a little strange. Alot of them were obviously
based on insects and animals, but Sharkos ended up looking more like a
floating cucumber than a deadly shark. The final produced design also
seemed to have varied greatly from the concept
artwork done for the toy by Steve Hodges, dated 5/14/79. Sharkos also
came packaged with an instruction sheet.
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