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* While ''[[Power Rangers]]'' has begun integrating some of the armors from the toyline into the show, some of them are bizarre powerups and vehicles that never appear anywhere—and thankfully don't. (''Skateboards? '''Seriously?''''') Really, if you think [[Power Rangers Dino Thunder|some of the armors that were used]] were insane, swing by the toy aisle next time you're at Target.
** The series took it a step further for ''[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]'', creating whole new Rangers for the toyline and producing them with every armor variation that the canon Rangers get - that is, the male canon Rangers. [[The Smurfette Principle|The female Rangers aren't so lucky.]] And there's even a handful of Red and Sixth ranger only powerups, too. (The new Rangers have made a handful of appearances on the show to justify the toys' existence. ''RPM'' had its own toy-exclusive Rangers, but no variants for them and no TV appearances.)
** In 1993, ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' had a toyline of relatively sensible weapons, villain figures and Rangers. Fast forward to 2010's reversioning and Bandai gives you cycles, playsets, dragons and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130629070728/http://www.bandai.com/powerrangers/mmpr/products things that would give Tony Oliver nightmares.]
*** Then again, both [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707185339/http://www.rangercentral.com/toy-mmpr1.htm the 1993 toyline] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20110627144215/http://www.rangercentral.com/toy-mmpr2010-1.htm the 2010 toyline] have roughly the same stuff - basic figures, play weapons, zords, and mini figurines. Yeah, the 2010 line has more vehicles and figures that transform into [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons|dragons(?)]] and stuff, but it's hard to get that worked up when the 1990s version had [https://web.archive.org/web/20110616231945/http://www.rangercentral.com/toy-mmpr4.htm a girl's fashion assortment].
** For ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'', the "Mega Mode" armor variant is given priority over the regular suit in the merchandising. In the show, it's special armor for ''piloting the Megazord''. Later on when the proper [[Super Mode]]s started coming out, each of ''those'' got its own Mega Mode variant as well.
* There were toys of ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'' in desert camo (''over his regular oufit''), and scuba gear (''with built in water gun'') and a Spider-Car for...when he's not in the city? Ceremonial occasions?
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* The ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' toy line has an "invisible" (transparent purple) Espio, a [[Sonic Colors|Sonic with Wisps]], a [[Sonic Storybook Series|Sonic with Caliburn the Talking Sword]], and a Shadow who comes with [[Shadow the Hedgehog|his bike]]. Plus more [[Sonic Unleashed|Werehog]] merchandise than is really justifiable. That's not even getting into the plush line...
* Though not action figures, ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has become infamous for a merchandising empire built, largely, on figures of Rei and Asuka doing...well, ''anything''. Yes, [[Rule 34|even that.]]
** For those who prefer outies, there's Shinji and Kaoru. If your interest is less prurient, there are even [[Moe]] versions of the angels. Yes, even [http://www.e-life.youthinks.com/picture/eva/lel02.jpg Leliel]{{Dead link}}.
* ''[[Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad]]'' was particularly horrible with this, considering all the variants of Servo were mere [[Palette Swap]]s of one another, with no different gimmicks. They even tried to pass off some alternate paint jobs as superhero versions of the supporting cast - including a pink and purple one as the girl (despite the figure having a very male [[Heroic Build]]).
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