Mega Expansion Wings
The Mega Expansion Wings allows the Animorph Tobias to soar high above the Earth, and act as humanity's "one-bird air force" against the yeerk invaders. What special properties his wings possess to distinguish them from any other hawks' is unknown, though they are emphasized as being "powerful".<ref>Tobias's Mega toy's bio</ref> They are also referenced as being "blast-open wings," though it appears to simply be a description of what they do, rather than an alternative moniker.
Toys
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[edit]- Tobias/Hawk (Deluxe, 1999)
- Part of the first wave of Animorphs toys, Tobias transforms from a human with bird feet hanging from his arms into a hawk, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. He has no accessories. He features "Mega Expansion Wings" as well as "retractable talons".
- Tobias (Mega, 1999)
- Tobias's second retail toy transforms from a raptor hawk to a more human-like form. He also features a transitional third mode, which is simply his more human form with an alternate head, featuring a blend of human and hawk features, whereas his main head is fully human in appearance. While he possesses no accessories, he features two spring-loaded gimmicks: two-stage "blast-open WINGS" and gripping talons. His wings gimmick are activated by a tab that can be pushed down on his tail, first causing his wings to go from a position where they are resting on either side of his body, to a stance where his wings are now perpendicular to their original position. Pushing the tab on his tail further causes the four segments composing the majority of his wings to spread out, leading to a stance giving the impression that Tobias is in mid-flight. His talon gimmick on both feet involve pushing his rear talons to cause the ones in the front to flip backwards, closing his grip. Both of these gimmicks are accessible in all modes, and must be reset manually. Tobias also features an articulated beak in beast mode. His transformation is fairly simply; it involves reversing his knees, opening the hawk's chest cavity revealing the two human arms, followed by flipping the bird's head within the body, revealing the human mode head and chest. It is at this final stage that one can choose to either utilize the figures half-way or fully human head, as they are on opposite sides of a spin-dial like device. What results in either case, is far from what one would call a convincing human mode, as the figures wings, tail, talons, as well as most of the hawk's body is in plain sight.
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