![]() of other toy companies then as well as now-is extremely slick salesmanship. And past any of that, anyone with a level head reading any of the history of Mego Corporation can see a part of their modus operandi-and similar M.O. Not to mention the “Enigma Force” very clearly being inspired by “The Force” in Star Wars. Such as Baron Karza coking people with his fists which is clearly a riff on Darth Vader choking people like crazy in the first film. The reason being the whole story is quite mucked up by the fact the 1979 Mego Micronauts comic-which first appeared a full 2 years after Star Wars was released-was very clearly swiping a few basic concepts straight from the Star Wars universe. 88.104.31.228 ( talk) 02:08, 28 November 2013 (UTC) Reply A tad late to this date/discussion, but-in the context of Wikipedia-the who “he said/she said” nonsense regarding Mego’s inspiration for the Baron Karza toy should not be a part of the main Micronauts toy article in any way unless there is some truly credible information available that can be cited that says one way or another that the Baron Karza toy was/wasn’t inspired by Darth Vader. They may have used the Jeeg body but they painted it black, which adds even more to the Vader similarity. The Karza Micronaut toy (1978) had a remodelled head that was significantly different from Steel Jeeg and looked far more like Darth Vader, particularly the mouth grill. ![]() Omega2064 ( talk) 21:56, 31 March 2013 (UTC) Reply Steel Jeeg doesn't look anything like Darth Vader though. Check out and also Kookoo Star 01:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC) Reply Except that Steel Jeeg does pre-date or match Star Wars and Karza uses most of Jeegs face and 100% of the body. Karza was produced in 1977 and was released in 1978.which is after Star Wars came out in theatres. Furthermore, the Micronauts website ( ) states that the Baron Karza figure was not part of Mego's first series of Micronauts toys that were designed in 1976 and showcased in early 1977 at the NYC Fair. This information is also detailed in "Empire Building" by Garry Jenkins (1997), which is a fascinating read if you're into this sort of thing. Apparently Mego passed on the deal, and it eventually went to Kenner (who, as we know, made zillions from it). Throughout 1976, Lippincott did the rounds at toy fairs, sci-fi conventions, and other related expos which included life-sized models of C-3PO and Darth Vader. He used McQuarrie's designs to make deals for various merchandising tie-ins (including comics) and the novelisation rights and (most importantly) the Star Wars toy line. The designs were used as part of a presentation to 20th Century Fox who were financing the film, but in late 1975, Charles Lippincott joined Lucasfilm to handle Advertising, Promotion, Publicity & Merchandising. ![]() Ralph McQuarrie began design work for Star Wars in late 1974, and according to "The Making Of Star Wars" book (JW Rinzler, 2007) the picture of Vader seen here ( ) is dated February 1975. ![]() Designs for Karza did not pre-date Darth Vader. ![]()
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