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Originally designed as an amped-up take on the well-known Stikfas modular action figure line, Xevoz utilises the ball-socket-jointing system that made Stikfas popular, this time using larger, sturdier and more unique parts to create distinctive characters (while in effect eschewing the generic elements that Stikfas was famous for.) This results in the notable blending of both the Standard Fantasy and Sci-Fi Settings by placing all these characters under [[Five Races|six different races]]:

 

* '''META-BEASTS'''. [[Beast Man|The Beast Men.]]

* '''UNNATURALS'''. [[The Undead]].

* '''BIOMECHA'''. [[Mechanical Lifeforms]] {{spoiler|retaining their Neo-Sapien brains. Hey, it's really [[Five Races]] after all.}}

* '''HYPERFURIES'''. [[Energy Beings]].

 

Towards the discontinuation of the toyline, a new two-pack introduced two new races to the mix:

* '''REPTOSAURS'''. [[Lizard Folk]].

 

Just like tabletop games, individual characters are never defined, only by race and class. The game involves a unique hexagonal die with interchangeable faces, each assigned to a weapon or feature of its own figure. Dice are rolled, damage is taken, and reflected by removing the right number of body parts until one side has been literally reduced to nothing. For added flavor, some figures include 'gag parts' [[Rule of Funny|that deliberately fly in the face of the whole action-fantasy theme.]]

 

 

* [[All There in the Manual]] - Before the tie-in comic was released (just 8 pages or so), the card backs and documentation (and maybe the game rules) was all it had.

* [[Animated Armor]] - Iron Spectre of the Unnaturals.

* [[Bee People]] - the mention of a Queen Hive on the card backs implies this with the Sectoids.

* [[Body Horror]] - it's probably not an issue for the Biomecha ([[Squick|and possibly the Unnaturals]]), but as part of the game, all the races are able to exchange limbs and other body parts WITH EACH OTHER.

* [[Bug War]] - heavily implied with the Neo-Sapiens and Sectoids. What with one race dressed like [[Starship Troopers]] and all.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]] - Literally. Each side of the die has TWO numbers rather than one, and they're shaded in black and white, so you're expected to call out 'black attack' or 'white attack' before you roll. Narmtastic, but it does Nerf the Game Breaking potential.

* [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul]] - {{spoiler|Implied with the Biomecha.}}

* [[Elemental Punch]] - all the Hyperfuries, Hyper Guardian of the Neo-Sapiens, Runeslayer of the Arcasters.

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]] - Parodied in the Unnaturals' racial info:

* [[Fantastic Racism]] - the Neo-Sapien society believes that the other races are either rumors, terrorists, or [[Bug War|an infestation]].

** [[An Ice Person]] - Cryo Katana.

** [[Psycho Electro]] - Shock Berserker.

* [[Fur Against Fang]] - The Moon Stalker/Hemo Goblin 2-pack.

* [[Game System]]

* [[Humanity Is Superior]] - Neo-Sapiens are established as the dominant race from the get-go.

* [[Knight in Shining Armor]] - Runeslayer.

* [[Monster Mash]] - Moon Stalker looks like a werewolf. Hemo Goblin looks like a vampire. And then there's Franken Punker mentioned above, and...

* [[Mummy]] - Crypt Curse of the Unnaturals.

** There's a Razor Claw in ''Transformers'' (but written as Razorclaw), and he's [[Mega Neko|a lion instead of a panther.]]

** An even bigger stretch would be Shadow Blade, also the name of Morrigan's Dragon Punch in ''Darkstalkers''.

** Counting the Franken Punker as a zombie, it's possible to make a ''literal'' ninja pirate zombie robot.

* [[Obvious Rule Patch]] - Introduced halfway down the line, the Drain Attack allows you to ''add'' a part to your opponent's figure, with the effect of removing one part of the opponent with each turn. The only solution - roll for a recovery point and use it up to remove the Drain Attack instead of restoring a body part.

** Could be averted though; It's possible that all races except the Hyperfuries have genders (and with the Biomecha and Unnaturals, they might have been female at ''some'' point....)

* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] - Actually, apart from being man-high and more humanoid, Firedrake of the Reptosaurs is pretty standard dragon.

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]] - actually Moon Stalker of the Meta-Beasts probably doesn't count, since he can't turn human and exhibits civilised enough behavior as a wolf, but the connection is implied very strongly as he's banded in a two-pack with...

* [[Palette Swap]] - the Alpha Ranger is recolored into the Omega Guard. Skull Jack is recolored into Tomb Wraith and Grim Skull.

* [[The Power of Rock]] - Franken Punker.

* [[Red Boxing Gloves]] - Razor Claw's gag parts.

* [[Religious Bruiser]] - Thunder Shaman.

* [[Rule of Cool]]

* [[Rule of Funny]] - Why else would the Thunder Shaman have an optional chimp-in-a-fez head? Or the Preda Crawler with its teddy bear head? Or a big horking sombrero with the Dune Stinger?

** Of special note is that the Omega Guard colors seem to be based on Bruce Lee's Game Of Death jumpsuit.

** From the Street Punk's card back: "[[Sex Pistols|Never mind the beeswax, we've got Hex Pistols.]]"

* [[Space Marine]] - Alpha Rangers.

* [[Spider Tank]] - Preda Crawler of the Biomecha.

* [[Standard Fantasy Setting]] [[Recycled in Space|WITH SCIFI!]]

* [[Superhero]] - Hyper Guardian.

* [[Totally Radical]] - invoked with the Sky Grinder's documentation.

** [[Bigger Stick]] - Shock Berserker

** [[Blade Below the Shoulder]] - Bone Cutter and Dune Stinger, a mantis and a scorpion, rely on their giant claws in combat (though they do come with weapons).

** [[Chainsaw Good]] - Sledge Troopers, Preda Crawlers, Street Punks.

** [[Drop the Hammer]] - Firedrake.

** [[Katanas Are Just Better]] - Shadow Blade, Infil-Traitor and the aptly-named Cryo Katana.

** [[Knife Nut]] - Alpha Rangers carry huge combat knives.

** [[Revolvers Are Just Better]] - Quick Slinger has four, two of which are [[Hand Cannon|larger than his torso.]]

** [[Wolverine Claws]] - Nearly all the figures carry the same iron-knuckle weapon. Razor Claw has claws on his hands and a clawed fist weapon at the same time. Shadow Blade also has a unique knuckle weapon. Crypt Curse has twin fist-blades.

*** Infil-Traitor has bladed fingers by default.

** Hemo Goblin even has a second set of decorative 'formal evening' wings. Tomb Wraith had wings added [[Palette Swap|during the recoloring process.]]

* [[Zerg Rush]] - implied with the Sectoids. There's only two kinds available, but the card back stating "warning: might swarm when attack" seems to indicate large numbers of each in existence.

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