November 11, 2001 CURRENT RUMBLE If the 'Boot' fits... JoshB 11.11.01 Be afraid, Be very afraid Magna Botix and Jeta Botix. There comes a point in every collector's life where things get out of hand. In your quest to complete a character or series, you eventually reach the end of the line. You come across one piece that defies description that spits in the face of all you hold dear. This is that toy. I am a big Dairugger fan. I pick up pretty much everything I can find of him, including bootlegs. I’ve gotten some nice ones too, along with the kooky. I came across this guy in an ebay auction and was amazed. It was so weird that I just had to have it. This turned out to be the single weirdest toy I have ever come across. Actually, scrap that, it’s more than weird, it’s horrifying. What’s happened to me? The toy is Magna Botix and Jeta Botix. It is mutt of a toy, combining Dairugger, Go Lion, a bump and go car, and the construction of those cheesy B/O battery powered robots. You can put C batteries in his back and he will light up and make whatever action weapon you put in his chest activate. You can also separate him, set the top half in the car, and get a bump and go jousting Dairugger monster. The drugs must have been really good in Taiwan. The Cheng Ching Toy Co., Ltd., of Taipei Taiwan, manufactured Magna Botix and Jet Botix in 1985. The box actually gives the full address, a rarity in the world of bootleg toys. Some of the great features listed on the box: Powerful action packed fighting Robot Nothing stops the forward walking warrior Engineered body activates 3 interchangeable weapons Jeta vehicle is activated by energized robot Flashing warrior Face Gear Trajectory Lion head “Collect all three for an action filled Botix adventure” I really don’t know what else to say. This is the first toy I feel really bad about buying. I am enthralled by it, in the way you cant help but look at a terrible auto accident. It makes Srungle look like a Barbie doll. So if you see Magna Botix, or his brothers Nutron Botix or Roar Botix, stay away. I mean it. Really.  RUMBLE INDEX  |  CURRENT RUMBLE