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"Enemy is the most vicious and ambitious of the evil robots who are the mortal enemies of the [[Robo Force]]. Orders say to hold position? ENEMY attacks. Orders say to destroy a city? ENEMY destroys the whole planet. And so on. He is admirably equipped for his work: his chest compartment conceals twin laser weapons. And his pride and joy is the horrifying retro-fire attack gun mounted on his back; he can atomize an entire world without even looking back." From the original file card.<ref>http://www.theoldrobots.com/Enemy.html</ref> |
"Enemy is the most vicious and ambitious of the evil robots who are the mortal enemies of the [[Robo Force]]. Orders say to hold position? ENEMY attacks. Orders say to destroy a city? ENEMY destroys the whole planet. And so on. He is admirably equipped for his work: his chest compartment conceals twin laser weapons. And his pride and joy is the horrifying retro-fire attack gun mounted on his back; he can atomize an entire world without even looking back." From the original file card.<ref>http://www.theoldrobots.com/Enemy.html</ref> |
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| + | [[File:Maxx-X.png|thumb|right|Acromaxx]]"Working on the Robo Force relaunch ended up taking a bit longer than I had originally anticipated, with many weeks spent up at the shop working with the always amazing Ron Daley. By the time we finished the prototype I had taken around 500 pics of the process, attempting to catalog the various alternate builds that we tried to hide within the parts as well as the actual progress. [[John Kent|John]], Mike and Charlie over at [[Toyfinity]] were always encouraging and trusting and made for great partners in the development of their new Maxx Zero. |
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| + | Once we finally got Maxx into production, John and I spent a lot of time talking about how to roll the new series out, and the best possible way to coordinate the releases with the story John wanted to tell. As we had been shooting ideas back and forth for the greater part of a year, the decision to have some shared colors across our respective lines seemed to make the most sense, for potential building as well as for crossover story purposes. |
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| + | The recent blue hues from the [[Ecroyex Initiative|Ecroyex wave]] were selected to pay homage to Takara's Giant Acroyear and Mecha Acroyear, two true classic toy designs from Japan. As strange as this may sound, as a child I would always dream of seeing characters from one series color swapped with characters from another series. Something about that idea still sticks with me to this day, so when the chance came up to possibly see Maxx sporting the colors of a Giant Acroyear, we had to go for it. |
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Revision as of 06:36, 27 November 2016
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| Name | Enemy |
| Species | Zetonian |
| Origin | Zeton |
Details
"Enemy is the most vicious and ambitious of the evil robots who are the mortal enemies of the Robo Force. Orders say to hold position? ENEMY attacks. Orders say to destroy a city? ENEMY destroys the whole planet. And so on. He is admirably equipped for his work: his chest compartment conceals twin laser weapons. And his pride and joy is the horrifying retro-fire attack gun mounted on his back; he can atomize an entire world without even looking back." From the original file card.[1]
Character History
Acromaxx
"Working on the Robo Force relaunch ended up taking a bit longer than I had originally anticipated, with many weeks spent up at the shop working with the always amazing Ron Daley. By the time we finished the prototype I had taken around 500 pics of the process, attempting to catalog the various alternate builds that we tried to hide within the parts as well as the actual progress. John, Mike and Charlie over at Toyfinity were always encouraging and trusting and made for great partners in the development of their new Maxx Zero.
Once we finally got Maxx into production, John and I spent a lot of time talking about how to roll the new series out, and the best possible way to coordinate the releases with the story John wanted to tell. As we had been shooting ideas back and forth for the greater part of a year, the decision to have some shared colors across our respective lines seemed to make the most sense, for potential building as well as for crossover story purposes.
The recent blue hues from the Ecroyex wave were selected to pay homage to Takara's Giant Acroyear and Mecha Acroyear, two true classic toy designs from Japan. As strange as this may sound, as a child I would always dream of seeing characters from one series color swapped with characters from another series. Something about that idea still sticks with me to this day, so when the chance came up to possibly see Maxx sporting the colors of a Giant Acroyear, we had to go for it.
It's been a true privilege having the opportunity to work on bringing Maxx and the Robo Force back to life with the Toyfinity team, and I'm really looking forward to watching the line expand in 2014."[2]
Story
Origin: Enemy the Dictator
Battlestar's Guardian of Celestia
A page from the Toyfinity Robo Force comic book featuring the Rust Rain of Zeton
The unexpected activation of Maxx Zero - and his subsequent defeat of Hun-Dred - caused a change in Nazgar’s long-term plans. Subjugating the Zetonian robots and finding a Z-Core to prolong his life had brought Nazgar to Zeton; now opportunity had presented him with a functioning machine - a working Z-Core. All he had to do was catch him.
The problem was, the Cult of Dred did not have a standing army. The Conquest Destroyer was staffed by a skeleton crew of technicians and the Carren – not a warrior among them. The advanced weapons capabilities of Maxx Zero, as well as the unknown energy abilities of ZEM, would be difficult to overcome. The initial answer came from the enslaved Zetonians; Nazgar’s "rust rain" had erased their minds and reduced them to a simple set of commands. A Zetonian robot-construction facility was converted into a factory to build the machines of war. Each mechanoid was stripped down and outfitted with a new unified face and rudimentary Zetonian weaponry. With a set of new internal commands created by the Cult of Dred, these new Guardian robots were sent out to find Maxx Zero and destroy him. However, the limited mental capacity of the Guardians – running a program which did not give them much independent thought – was a major hindrance, along with the available raw materials for weapons on Zeton yielding only basic blasters. Nazgar tasked the Knight with finding him the perfect prototypes off-world to create a new group of elite soldiers.
Darkness falls...
The Knight of Darkness used his abilities to step between the bonds of reality to cross the dimensional barriers in his search. His second stop was inside the fortress of the sinister ECROYEX INITIATIVE, home of powerful cyborg beings bent on universal destruction. A crack team of Darkness Shadow Troopers and the Knight himself slew the Ecroyex warriors, discovering a great prize among their war machines: a new type of mechanical warrior bristling with weaponry.
This new ENEMY for Maxx Zero concealed double cannons in his chest, complimented with powerful arm blasters and a devastating retro-blaster concealed in the rear of his head. Given more substantial programming than their predecessor Guardian robots, Enemy and his partner-in-evil ROBO FORCE’S SENTINEL THE PROTECTOR were given a special "Ultra Silver" laser-reflective armor coating and directives to bring back Maxx at any cost. Going against their programming, Enemy and Sentinel pursued Maxx into the wastelands beyond the city of Z-Celestia, beginning a journey which would last many years to come...[3]
Versions
Origin Edition
Kit includes the standard 41 piece complement of Glyos compatible parts and an additional 12 pieces for MAXXimum customization possibilities! With over 50 paint applications in Ecroyex colors and one secret Glyaxia symbol. Origin Edition Enemy was released on December 20, 2013 along with Reforged Edition Hun-Dred.[4]
