The Toxic Crusaders

Membership: Toxic Avenger, Junkyard, NoZone, Headbanger, Major Disaster

Purpose: To defend the Earth from polluters

Affiliations: Yvonne

Enemies: Czar Zosta. Dr. Killemoff, Psycho, Mayor Grody, Bonehead, Radiation Rangers, Mower Man

Base of Operations: Tromaville, New Jersey

First Appearance: Toxic Crusaders (1991)

History: The Toxic Crusaders were a group of mutated humans who defended Earth against alien polluters and their human allies.

Comments: A tamer spin-off from Troma Film's Toxic Avenger series, Toxic Crusaders lasted 13 episodes, and spawned a tie-in line of toys from Playmates and a computer game from Bandai, as well as an 8 issue Marvel comic. Other merchandise from the cartoon included junior novels, coloring books, trading card, a board game, halloween costumes, a card game and puzzles. A live action movie from New Line Cinemas was mooted but never materialised.


Junkyard

Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Hobo, adventurer

Affiliations: Toxic Crusaders

Enemies: Czar Zosta. Dr. Killemoff, Psycho, Mayor Grody, Bonehead, Radiation Rangers, Mower Man

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Tromaville, New Jersey

First Appearance: Toxic Crusaders (1991)

Powers/Abilities: Enhanced senses, claws and fangs

History: Junkyard was a hobo who sheltered from a thunderstorm in a guard dog's kennel inside a polluted junkyard. Covered in toxic waste, when lighting struck them, the hobo and dog merged to become a canine humanoid.

Comments: None


NoZone

Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Pilot, adventurer

Affiliations: Toxic Crusaders

Enemies: Czar Zosta. Dr. Killemoff, Psycho, Mayor Grody, Bonehead, Radiation Rangers, Mower Man

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Tromaville, New Jersey

First Appearance: Toxic Crusaders (1991)

Powers/Abilities: Superhuman sneezes

History: NoZone was a pilot who crashed into a silo of radioactive pepper after flying through the Ozone layer hole.

Comments: None.


Major Disaster

Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Unknown

Affiliations: Toxic Crusaders

Enemies: Czar Zosta. Dr. Killemoff, Psycho, Mayor Grody, Bonehead, Radiation Rangers, Mower Man

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Tromaville, New Jersey

First Appearance: Toxic Crusaders (1991)

Powers/Abilities: Able to control plants.

History: After falling into a radioactive swamp Major Disaster gained the power to make plants do his bidding.

Comments: None.


Headbanger

Real Name: Unknown

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: (Fender) Scientist; (Bender) singing telegram

Affiliations: Toxic Crusaders

Enemies: Czar Zosta. Dr. Killemoff, Psycho, Mayor Grody, Bonehead, Radiation Rangers, Mower Man

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Tromaville, New Jersey

First Appearance: Toxic Crusaders (1991)

Powers/Abilities: Unknown

History: Headbanger was an amalgam of Fender, a bad tempered scientist, and a singing telegram, Bender, the latter of whom somehow caused the pair to merge together.

Comments: None.


CLARIFICATIONS: The Toxic Crusaders should not be confused with

Junkyard should not be confused with

Major Disaster should not be confused with

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