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.
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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
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.
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
Toxic Avenger, their leader
Junkyard should not be confused with
Major Disaster should not be confused with
Major Disaster, a DC villain
any other Major
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