Marco - Revision history

BerylRoll at 14:11, 9 May 2026

2026-05-09T14:11:43Z

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	**''Accessories:'' Left paw, right paw, chain		**''Accessories:'' Left paw, right paw, chain

	: Part of the first wave of ''Animorphs'' toys, Marco transforms from a human who clearly ingests steroids instead of food into a gorilla, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His gorilla mode hands are separate pieces that attach like gloves. He also has "[[Battle Chain]]" to wield as a weapon, presumably because [[Optimus Primal\|gorillas don't have sharp claws and are therefore pathetic weaklings]]. Like all Animorphs deluxes, he includes a Yeerk slug.		: Part of the first wave of ''Animorphs'' toys, Marco transforms from a human who clearly ingests steroids instead of food into a gorilla, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His gorilla mode hands are separate pieces that attach like gloves. He also has "[[Battle Chain]]" to wield as a weapon, presumably because [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|gorillas don't have sharp claws and are therefore pathetic weaklings]]. Like all Animorphs deluxes, he includes a Yeerk slug.
	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoGorilla/marco.htm More information on Marco (Gorilla) at tfu.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoGorilla/marco.htm More information on Marco (Gorilla) at tfu.info]''

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	*Marco's packaging art for his gorilla mold is based on the actor that portrayed him in the {{w\|Animorphs (TV series)\|''Animorphs'' television series}}, [[Boris Cabrera]]. For his beetle mold and the Tri-Rex toy, a photograph of the actor was used instead.		*Marco's packaging art for his gorilla mold is based on the actor that portrayed him in the {{w\|Animorphs (TV series)\|''Animorphs'' television series}}, [[Boris Cabrera]]. For his beetle mold and the Tri-Rex toy, a photograph of the actor was used instead.
	*Marco's last name is not Polo. Or maybe it is. He's not telling.		*Marco's last name is not Polo. Or maybe it is. He's not telling.
	*Design sketches from ''[[Transformers Generations 2017]]'' indicate that [[Soundwave (BW)\|Soundwave]] was originally designed to be a toy of Marco, before the cancellation of the Animorphs toyline led to it being retooled and released as one of the [[~~Transformers:~~ Mutant ~~Beast Wars~~\|Mutant Beasts]].		*Design sketches from ''[[Transformers Generations 2017]]'' indicate that [[Soundwave (BW)\|Soundwave]] was originally designed to be a toy of Marco, before the cancellation of the ''Animorphs'' toyline led to it being retooled and released as one of the [[Mutant (BW)\|Mutant Beasts]].

	[[Category:Animorphs]]		[[Category:Animorphs]]
	[[Category:Combiners]]		[[Category:Combiners]]
	[[Category:Humans]]		[[Category:Humans]]

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Animorphs */ More design credits!

2024-10-28T03:23:40Z

Animorphs: More design credits!

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	[[Image:Tri-Rex Marco.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|"You've got a... whole planet of Cronenbergs walking around down there, Morty."]]		[[Image:Tri-Rex Marco.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|"You've got a... whole planet of Cronenbergs walking around down there, Morty."]]
	*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)		*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)
	{{toydesigner\|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept ~~artist~~)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Tim Bradley]] and [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept art)}}

	: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''[[Godzilla]]'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.		: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''[[Godzilla]]'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.

TitaniumToughGuy at 15:03, 27 May 2023

2023-05-27T15:03:29Z

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	{{toydesigner\|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

	: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''Godzilla'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.		: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''[[Godzilla]]'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoTriRex/marco.htm More information on Marco (Tri-rex) at tfu.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoTriRex/marco.htm More information on Marco (Tri-rex) at tfu.info]''

Saix: clean up, replaced: ''Ask Vector Prime'' → Ask Vector Prime

2023-04-25T03:50:09Z

clean up, replaced: ''Ask Vector Prime'' → Ask Vector Prime

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	[[Image:Animorphmarcomainpic.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Polo.]]		[[Image:Animorphmarcomainpic.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Polo.]]
	'''Marco''' is an [[Animorph]], and views himself as a joker, so funny that he even cracks himself up! A good quality to have, he thinks, as it prevents him from buckling under the pressure while the [[Yeerk]]s ploy to take over the [[Earth]]. And if there's anything he can't afford, is to go crazy while his friends and his Dad desperately need him in this battle. Nonetheless, he still wishes he could tell [[you]] his last name, mind his own business and tell jokes in math class like the good old days. That would signify his life would once again be normal. But the situation is too grim for such pleasantries. So forget normal. Wielding a chain segment as a makeshift whip, he morphs into a gorilla to show the Yeerks that he means business. Monkey business. Or alternatively, he'll take the shape of a fire beetle, and continue to fight until the whole world is free! At some point he, along with his fellow Animorphs [[Cassie]] and [[Jake (Animorphs)\|Jake]], broke into a Yeerk genetic experimentation lab, and all three gained the ability to merge into one powerful form: the colossal [[Tri-Rex]].		'''Marco''' is an [[Animorph]], and views himself as a joker, so funny that he even cracks himself up! A good quality to have, he thinks, as it prevents him from buckling under the pressure while the [[Yeerk]]s ploy to take over the [[Earth]]. And if there's anything he can't afford, is to go crazy while his friends and his Dad desperately need him in this battle. Nonetheless, he still wishes he could tell [[you]] his last name, mind his own business and tell jokes in math class like the good old days. That would signify his life would once again be normal. But the situation is too grim for such pleasantries. So forget normal. Wielding a chain segment as a makeshift whip, he morphs into a gorilla to show the Yeerks that he means business. Monkey business. Or alternatively, he'll take the shape of a fire beetle, and continue to fight until the whole world is free! At some point he, along with his fellow Animorphs [[Cassie]] and [[Jake (Animorphs)\|Jake]], broke into a Yeerk genetic experimentation lab, and all three gained the ability to merge into one powerful form: the colossal [[Tri-Rex]].
	~~{{TOCclear}}~~
	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Ask Vector Prime''===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	[[Vector Prime]] knew of the Animorphs' exploits, despite them taking place in the [[Megaverse]], outside of the Transformers' [[multiverse]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 3, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime}}		[[Vector Prime]] knew of the Animorphs' exploits, despite them taking place in the [[Megaverse]], outside of the Transformers' [[multiverse]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 3, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime}}
	==Toys==		==Toys==

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Animorphs */ Rolling out toy design credits template

2022-11-23T23:08:26Z

Animorphs: Rolling out toy design credits template

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	*'''Marco/Beetle''' (Deluxe, 1999)		*'''Marco/Beetle''' (Deluxe, 1999)
	**''Accessories:'' Left beetle mandible, right beetle mandible, Yeerk Slug		**''Accessories:'' Left beetle mandible, right beetle mandible, Yeerk Slug
			{{toydesigner\|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

	: Marco's second retail toy transforms from a rather beetle-y human into a brightly-colored stag beetle, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His beetle mode mandibles are removable, becoming a pair of "[[Battle Pincers]]" for use in human-ish mode. He again is included with a villainous Yeerk slug.		: Marco's second retail toy transforms from a rather beetle-y human into a brightly-colored stag beetle, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His beetle mode mandibles are removable, becoming a pair of "[[Battle Pincers]]" for use in human-ish mode. He again is included with a villainous Yeerk slug.
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	[[Image:Tri-Rex Marco.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|"You've got a... whole planet of Cronenbergs walking around down there, Morty."]]		[[Image:Tri-Rex Marco.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|"You've got a... whole planet of Cronenbergs walking around down there, Morty."]]
	*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)		*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)
			{{toydesigner\|[[Tim Bradley]] (concept artist)}}

	: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''Godzilla'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.		: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''Godzilla'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Animorphs */ Standardizing

2022-11-23T22:57:51Z

Animorphs: Standardizing

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	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoBeetle/marco.htm More information on Marco (Beetle) at tfu.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoBeetle/marco.htm More information on Marco (Beetle) at tfu.info]''

	{{-}}		{{-}}{{anchor\|TriRex}}
	[[Image:Tri-Rex Marco.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|"You've got a... whole planet of Cronenbergs walking around down there, Morty."]]		[[Image:Tri-Rex Marco.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|"You've got a... whole planet of Cronenbergs walking around down there, Morty."]]
	*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)		*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)

GobotsFanForever at 15:43, 2 October 2022

2022-10-02T15:43:07Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Ask Vector Prime''===		===''Ask Vector Prime''===
	[[Vector Prime]] knew of the Animorphs' exploits, despite them taking place in the [[Megaverse]], outside of the Transformers' multiverse. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 3, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime}}		[[Vector Prime]] knew of the Animorphs' exploits, despite them taking place in the [[Megaverse]], outside of the Transformers' [[multiverse]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 3, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime}}
	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''Animorphs''===		===''Animorphs''===

GobotsFanForever at 04:38, 15 November 2021

2021-11-15T04:38:40Z

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===''Ask Vector Prime''===		===''Ask Vector Prime''===
	[[Vector Prime]] knew of the Animorphs' exploits, despite them taking place in the [[Megaverse]], outside of the Transformers' multiverse. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}		[[Vector Prime]] knew of the Animorphs' exploits, despite them taking place in the [[Megaverse]], outside of the Transformers' multiverse. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 3, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime}}
	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''Animorphs''===		===''Animorphs''===

Broadside: /* Notes */

2020-04-19T20:29:32Z

Notes

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	*Marco's packaging art for his gorilla mold is based on the actor that portrayed him in the {{w\|Animorphs (TV series)\|''Animorphs'' television series}}, [[Boris Cabrera]]. For his beetle mold and the Tri-Rex toy, a photograph of the actor was used instead.		*Marco's packaging art for his gorilla mold is based on the actor that portrayed him in the {{w\|Animorphs (TV series)\|''Animorphs'' television series}}, [[Boris Cabrera]]. For his beetle mold and the Tri-Rex toy, a photograph of the actor was used instead.
	*Marco's last name is not Polo. Or maybe it is. He's not telling.		*Marco's last name is not Polo. Or maybe it is. He's not telling.
			*Design sketches from ''[[Transformers Generations 2017]]'' indicate that [[Soundwave (BW)\|Soundwave]] was originally designed to be a toy of Marco, before the cancellation of the Animorphs toyline led to it being retooled and released as one of the [[Transformers: Mutant Beast Wars\|Mutant Beasts]].

	[[Category:Animorphs]]		[[Category:Animorphs]]
	[[Category:Combiners]]		[[Category:Combiners]]
	[[Category:Humans]]		[[Category:Humans]]

TitaniumToughGuy at 12:48, 7 February 2020

2020-02-07T12:48:57Z

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	**''Accessories:'' Left paw, right paw, chain		**''Accessories:'' Left paw, right paw, chain

	: Part of the first wave of ''Animorphs'' toys, Marco transforms from a human who clearly ingests steroids instead of food into a gorilla, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His gorilla mode hands are separate pieces that attach like gloves. He also has "[[Battle Chain]]" to wield as a weapon, presumably because [[Optimus Primal\|gorillas don't have sharp claws and are therefore pathetic weaklings]].		: Part of the first wave of ''Animorphs'' toys, Marco transforms from a human who clearly ingests steroids instead of food into a gorilla, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His gorilla mode hands are separate pieces that attach like gloves. He also has "[[Battle Chain]]" to wield as a weapon, presumably because [[Optimus Primal\|gorillas don't have sharp claws and are therefore pathetic weaklings]]. Like all Animorphs deluxes, he includes a Yeerk slug.
	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoGorilla/marco.htm More information on Marco (Gorilla) at tfu.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoGorilla/marco.htm More information on Marco (Gorilla) at tfu.info]''

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	[[File:Animorph-toy MarcoBeetle.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"Boy, Morty, I really Cronenberged the world up, didn't I?"]]		[[File:Animorph-toy MarcoBeetle.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|"Boy, Morty, I really Cronenberged the world up, didn't I?"]]
	*'''Marco/Beetle''' (Deluxe, 1999)		*'''Marco/Beetle''' (Deluxe, 1999)
	**''Accessories:'' Left ~~antenna~~, right ~~antenna~~		**''Accessories:'' Left beetle mandible, right beetle mandible, Yeerk Slug

	: Marco's second retail toy transforms from a rather beetle-y human into a brightly-colored stag beetle, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His beetle mode ~~antennae~~ are removable, becoming a pair of "[[Battle Pincers]]" for use in human-ish mode.		: Marco's second retail toy transforms from a rather beetle-y human into a brightly-colored stag beetle, as well as a transitional third mode combining features from both. His beetle mode mandibles are removable, becoming a pair of "[[Battle Pincers]]" for use in human-ish mode. He again is included with a villainous Yeerk slug.

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoBeetle/marco.htm More information on Marco (Beetle) at tfu.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoBeetle/marco.htm More information on Marco (Beetle) at tfu.info]''
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	*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)		*'''Tri-Rex''' (Super, 1999)

	: This version of Marco was available only in the [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with Jake and [[Cassie]]. ~~The toy~~ has ~~neither a~~ human ~~mode nor a complete animal mode; Marco transforms from~~ a human~~/dinosaur transitional~~ form ~~into~~ the ~~midsection~~ and ~~legs~~ of [[Tri-Rex]].		: This version of Marco was available only in the Super Class [[Tri-Rex]] giftset, along with similar versions of Jake and [[Cassie]]. Unlike most Animorphs toys, he has no normal human form and only possesses a 'transitional' dinosaur/human hybrid form. He forms the legs and abdomen of [[Tri-Rex]] and is the component that contains the electronic sound gimmicks for the combiner. Pressing a button on his back activates a roar sound effect (seemingly taken directly from ''Godzilla'' films), and pressing in either of his legs activates a stomping sound effect.

	::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoTriRex/marco.htm More information on Marco (Tri-rex) at tfu.info]''		::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Animorphs/MarcoTriRex/marco.htm More information on Marco (Tri-rex) at tfu.info]''
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