Flexibot
Originally designed by MARK in Japan for their Battle Blocker line and sold as 'Buggy Robo', MARK also released the model to the West via Select seeing it renamed, 'Swamper' for Convertors.
The Flexibot range is divided into Defenders and Malagons. The cardback bio describes Malagons as Maladroids that masquerade as Defender Flexibots; Maladroids being the main protagonists in the Convertors line.
Six of the eight Flexibots were later re-released in Japan by the Japanese company JAM as Candy Toys; toys packaged with a piece of candy or gum. While previous versions were released in a mix of two colours, the JAM candy toys were sold in one colour with multiple colours available per model. They were sold under the title, 'Blockman Fighter' then later, 'Transformation Block Robo'. The sweet is a compressed, flavoured cornstarch Ramune candy.
JAM released the models in three waves and under two name:
1: Blockman Fighter: Block 4WD, Helicopter, Jeep and Tank
2: Blockman Fighter: Block Buggy, Fire Bird, Helicopter, Jeep and Tank
2: Transformation Block Robo: Block 4WD, Buggy, Fire Bird, Helicopter, Jeep and Tank
At this time a connection between MARK and JAM has not been established, nor has how JAM acquired the Battle Blocker moulds. It's also unclear why JAM did not include two of the models in the assortments.
All MARK, Select and JAM releases are stamped Select 1985 Made in Japan.
See main Convertors index page for more details.
Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada
NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete.
Convertors Flexibot US/CA Select (Malagons) 1985
Battle Blocker JP MARK 1985
Blockman Fighter JP JAM (white)
It's currently unknown which colour scheme(s) the Battle Blocker version was released in.
Material: Flexible PVC.
CREDIT: Loose orange wheeled version and on card brown wheeled example kindly supplied by Screwhead.
