Computer Warriors Action Figures Identification Tool with Pictures

The story of the Computer Warriors

The government had built a supercomputer at the Parallax facility. After a massive power surge, this computer produced four dangerous AI viruses into the Bitstream. Under the command of Megahert, these viruses formed a plan to take over the Bitstream through the supercomputer that birthed them.

Luckily, the supercomputer did not turn evil when the power surge hit. It created four new AI units acting as “anti-viral” programs to protect itself and the bitstream. Romm became the chosen leader of these newly formed Computer Warriors.

The 22-minute long pilot episode

To help sell these toys, Mattel set out to produce an animated series along with Kroyer Films. Unfortunately, this endeavor only produced a single 22-minute-long pilot episode. As CGI was an emerging animation format at the time, the episode featured 2-D animation peppered with 3-D CGI sequences.

The episode mostly featured a chase sequence with the Computer Warriors chasing Megahert’s forces around a house. During the chase, the warriors took advantage of things around the house, like a soda can and pencil sharpener, to hide in and create weapons to attack the viruses. These items were the same things that the Computer Warriors toys transformed into. By the end of the chase, the warriors captured the viruses within CD discs.

Since the series was never picked up, the single episode’s “to be continued” clause was never followed up. While a human child picked up the discs that contained the viruses, audiences will never know how they broke out. Still, the toys allowed children and collectors to stage brand-new battles.

Mattel Computer Warriors action figure toy line

Despite this animated episode featuring only eight different computer programs, the toy line had a selection of 12 different products.

Four of these products were the standard 6 cm single figure sets. On the side of the Computer Warriors were the Heroic Super-sleuth, Debugg, and the Leader of the Computer Warriors, Romm. Meanwhile, the other two were the Evil Expert Booby-trapper, Asynk, and the Evil Virus Commander, Megahert. Each figure came with a large “PC Board” accessory that functioned as a flight vehicle.

Copmuter Warriors vehicle sets

Then, Mattel produced six different vehicle sets for the Computer Warriors toy line. Each of these vehicles came with an accompanying character and could transform from average household products into powerful assault vehicles.

The Soccer Ball set came with the Evil Combatant Null as its rider. This vehicle could change into a radar rover. This form also featured a synchronized blaster unit.

Then, a flashlight came with the Computer Warrior, Skannar the Heroic Explorer. The flashlight transformed into a flash craft armed with a vaporizing stun gun.

Next up was the Pencil Sharpener set that came with the Evil Pilot, Minus. This vehicle could convert into a techno-jet. In its jet form, this vehicle was armed with an anti-data gun mounted on a ground-to-air base. Notably, the pencil sharpener was fully functional and ready to keep pencils sharp.

Mattel also produced a Pepsi-Can-themed vehicle that came with the Heroic Mechanic Specialist, Gridd. The can split open to reveal a hidden hyper hoverjet inside, which was armed with two pivoting quantizer weapons.

The next vehicle set was the Clock that came with the Heroic Master Strategist, Micronn. Mattel went the extra mile like the pencil sharpener and included a working digital clock in this toy. This clock could change form into a Syncro-blaster that featured a hyperhowitzer.

Finally, a calculator came with the Heroic Genius Dekodar from the Computer Warriors. Once again, Mattel advertised that the calculator was fully functional. To prepare for battle, the calculator became a techno-tank with two turrets.

The Computer Warriors toy line playsets

Rounding up the toy line was a selection of two different playsets:

The first took the form of a book titled The Invasion of the Viruses that came with the Evil Mastermind, Indexx. The spine of this book claimed that it was published by Martin Press while the front stated that the book was written by Justin Alexander. When this book was opened up, it transformed into a massive rocket base. This two-tier base had multiple extra secrets and weapons, like moving platforms and stairs as well as a rocket ship that could launch off.

Then, the Computer Playset came with two action figures: The Heroic Expert Programmer, Chip, and the Evil Sabotuer, Cursor. While Mattel did not create a functioning computer for this toy line, they did make certain that this toy would transform into the ultimate playset for the line. The multi-tier strategic weapons base had many weapons and spaces for battle. The computer’s disc drive even became a weapon, launching disks at enemies. Its other features included a mega crane, swivel synchronized circuit blasters, two detachable hoverjets, and much more.

Despite its creativity, this toy line did not last past its first series. With the similar quick demise of the animated series, Computer Warriors has become one of the most obscure toy lines from the late 1980s. There have also been no attempts to revive the franchise in the following decades.