Tri-Rex
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The Tri-Rex came into existence when Jake, Cassie, and Marco broke into one of the Yeerks' genetic experimentation labs, and discovered a morph so powerful a single human could not hope to take on its form alone. But through the use of an advanced morphing technique, each concentrates on a segment of the titanic beast and they merge to become this powerful Tyrannosaurus rex! A team of one, the Tri-Rex is an unstoppable force, the prehistoric beast from the future!
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Fiction
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Toys
Animorphs
- Tri-Rex (Super, 1999)
- Known designers: Tim Bradley and Masakatsu Saito (concept art)
- The sole combiner and Super Class figure released in the Animorphs toyline, Tri-Rex was only available as a giftset including Jake, Marco, and Cassie. Each figure transformed from a dinosaur/human hybrid into a section of the dinosaur; Jake formed the head/neck/arms, Marco formed the legs/midsection, and Cassie made the tail/spine. The toy featured an impressive amount of articulation in the combined form and even boasted electronic functions in the form of a button-activated roar (seemingly identical to the Godzilla roar sound effect) and stomping sounds when the legs were pressed in. The tail is made of a soft rubbery plastic and features a simple 'bend-and-release' whipping gimmick.
Notes
- It is unclear just how a combiner works in the context of the Animorphs fiction, particularly on a mental level.
- The Tri-Rex has little-to-no basis in other Animorphs fiction—the Animorphs acquired Tyrannosaurus rex morphs in In the Time of Dinosaurs, but the characters did not combine, and could individually morph into Tyrannosaurus rex as they would any other animal.