MICRONAUTS BARON KARZA DARTH VADER KNOCK-OFF FIGURE

This is Baron Karza from Mego's Micronauts' line of toys. Karza was made in 1977, the year Star Wars came out. His head looks like a mash-up of Darth Vader and the Mazinger robot character.

He was originally sold in a white tray placed into a windowless box.

Baron Karza has limbs that are held on with magnetic joints so you could mix 'n' match his arms, legs, or head with other Micronauts'.

His hands could be launched when a mechanism on his arm was pushed.

The small, orange/ red bullet could be shot from Karza's stomach after pushing a switch on his back.

Mine's missing a few pieces. Karza is suppose to come with three of those tiny orange/ red bullets, those two gun things with the traffic cone rockets, four hands, a stick with a magnet on each end, and something that went on his back that held the traffic cone holders.

Here's the "traffic cone rockets" and their holders.

Hasbro's not the only company that rehashes toys. Mego got the Baron's body from Takara's Kotetsu Jeeg toy line.

When Mego needed a name for their Sith wannabe, they needed a name that struck fear into the hearts of children... something like Azrak Hamway International. Just kidding, but really Azrak Hamway International (AHI) was a toy manufacturer that was always ripping off Mego's toy lines. Mego had Planet of the Apes and Action Jackson. AHI had Action Apeman. Well, when it came to naming this Micronauts figure, Mego flipped "Azrak" backwards and got "Karza". After Mego knocked-off Star Wars, I guess it would be appropriate for Hasbro to make an "Ogem" figure!