It's rare that toys were made for a TV series (as opposed to a cartoon) in the mid 80s. I mean, we didn't get Star Trek TNG toys until the 90s, so Mattel went out of the way to made this toy, part of which interacted with the TV show. How cool was that?
Captain Power and the soldiers of the future features a group of military men who were fighting against this evil doctor type dictator figure in a future world where clones have taken over the world. Hmm... I kid you not, the basic idea of this was ripped off by Lucas 10 years later for Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, although this idea is an embellishment of Battlestar Galactica (the original one, where Starbuck was a guy).
The good guys were led by Captain Power, who had to power up, Japanese style in a secret headquarters. Mattel decide to make this toy and also threw in a Captain Power figure with the playset.
Captain Power and the soldiers of the future features a group of military men who were fighting against this evil doctor type dictator figure in a future world where clones have taken over the world. Hmm... I kid you not, the basic idea of this was ripped off by Lucas 10 years later for Star Wars, Attack of the Clones, although this idea is an embellishment of Battlestar Galactica (the original one, where Starbuck was a guy).
The good guys were led by Captain Power, who had to power up, Japanese style in a secret headquarters. Mattel decide to make this toy and also threw in a Captain Power figure with the playset.
