It’s a really fun, creative way to make the packaging distinctive for this capsule program. The background is very dark while Mirage’s illustration (both robot and vehicle modes) feature him in bright, neon colors. However, the designers decided to really go with the 90’s G2 inspired theme and color the packaging as if it were a neon “black light” poster.
The Toxitron Collection is technically part of the Legacy Evolution sub-line of Generations so it takes a lot of its packaging design cues from that line including the angled shape of the box, the giant “Legacy Evolution” logo and the use of the character’s alt mode in front of the box. Kingdom Mirage itself was a heavy retool and redeco of Siege Mirage, so you can check out my review of that figure as reference for this review. This release utilizes the Kingdom Mirage design which I never reviewed, so this will be my first look at this version of the tooling. This insane deco became the inspiration for Mirage’s deco in this Toxitron capsule program. Those ideas would largely be abandoned to launch Beast Wars Transformers, but when the Transformers Vault book was released fans were treated to the sight of a gloriously bright mock up of Mirage in pink and green with alligator designs (no, really, you can see the image below). In the latter days of Generation 2, Hasbro had many ideas for redecos of existing toys to release as part of the toy line. The idea is that all the Autobots and Decepticons with crazy color schemes emerged from a Toxic Sludge Swamp on Cybertron, explaining their decos. Inspired by an unreleased neon green and purple Optimus Prime redeco from Transformers Universe Hasbro decided to do something particularly wacky and base an entire capsule around the idea of wild and bright colors on both the action figures themselves and their packaging. a set of exclusive toys with a theme) based around the character of Toxitron. In July of 2023 Hasbro and Walmart released a new Capsule program (i.e. Price Point: $24.99 (depending on retailer)Īccessories: "C-20 Electro-Disruptor Cannon", "Distortion Missile", "W-15 Armor-Piercing Rocket-Dart Launcher"
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