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As well as the innovative construction, the toy also featured firing fist pieces (a feature that would last for most of Popys toys), and was given a reference code (GA-01) a novel feature at the time that encouraged children to think of the figures as part of a larger range and collect more. The toy was named as a Chogokin a fictional metal from the Mazinger Z series that would be retained as the name for the whole series. Popy would then adapt a number of robots from a slew of Anime shows, including Raideen , Getter Robo , Tetsujin 28 , Dangard and Daimos . In 1979, the code sequence switched from GA to GB after 99 figures, and the toys became more complex. A number of figures, such as Godmarz , Golion and Dairugger XV were available in multiple versions typically an ST version of around 5-6 inches, and then a DX version around twice the size that had additional features such as separating or transforming into vehicles. Robots adapted in this range also included those from Gold Lightan , Goggle V , Ulysses 31 and Dynaman.

In the late 1970s, Mattel had licensed a selection of figures for their Shogun Warriors range with qualified success. Bandais American and European arms distributed a number of figures under the brand name Godaikin (with the latter later using Robo Machine umbrella) in the early 1980s. In 1983, Tonka licensed Machine Robo designs for their Gobots franchise most of the major characters such as Cy-Kill, Turbo and Fitor were based on Popy designs. Perhaps the best known 1980s export of Popy was World Events Productions Voltron series, which used the Popy figures Golion, Dairugger XV and Arbegas as the Lion, Vehicle and Gladiator Voltrons respectively.

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