Battle Tank Makino is one of the character's action figures, being primarly based on his main form. It was released on the second half of 2014, being categorized under the Aqua Invasion subline.
Official Description[]
Portuguese[]
"The monstrous Makino, leader of the Ultralinks, has intense transformative powers. With a missile tank on his hand, he is an epic enemy!"[1]
Spanish[]
"The monstrous Makino, leader of the Ultralinks, counts with incredible transformation powers. He transforms into a tank with a missile launcher, heading to the mission as the most fearsome enemy!"[2]
Description[]
Makino's head is partially covered by a blue armor plating. He has an opening on the forehead region, showing an Ultralink eye. He has yellow eyes and black skin on his face, neck and several openings on his chest. He has yellow-colored Makinian letters wrapped around his neck, arms, thighs and several symbols sculptured directly into its mold. A large, translucent yellow sphere is present on his chest, and he has black armor plating on his lower right arm and lower legs. The toy has eight points of articulation and comes with an accessory and a projectile.
The toy comes with a gray-colored cannon (which requires to be inserted in the back of his left arm so its gimmick can properly work) and a yellow missile. By pressing a button on Makino's left shoulder, a pair of cannons will move forward. Pressing a button of his forearm cannon will launch a missile.
Trivia[]
- Battle Tank Makino's mold and gimmick was partly reused for Jet Threat Makino. The product came with an extendable jet wings, which was reused for the Makino action figure present in the Latin American Max Steel Vs Makino battle pack.
- Battle Tank Makino was developed by former Mattel designer Karl Altstaetter.[3] It was originally named as Hidden Attack Makino during its development, likely due to the hidden mechanism present on the toy's right fist. Its concept arts reveal that the toy was originally intended to have more gimmicks than its final release, having three weapons (a Gatling gun, a missile launcher and a tank turret) embedded on its right arm and a left fist that served as a projectile.
- Despite having the name "Battle Tank", the toy closely resembles Makino's main form, rather than his tank form from the animated series. A product based on his tank form was later released in 2016, simply named as Tank Makino.
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