This figure was one of my all time favorites as a kid. I had a bunch of the Dragonriders of the Styx figures, but the Black Knight was my favorite! DFC (Dimensions for Children) produced some excellent figures for this line in 1983, and I finally have the one that I've been looking for. Obviously produced to catch the D&D craze, but they do stand well against their LJN counterparts. In my opinion, the Black Knight could have been one of them. I used him alot as the silent sentinel of Lord Drex (Drex was always the leader of the villains).
The card art and backboard detail is awesome! I always marvel at the detail put into the packaging back then and it was done with such inferior technology! The only bad memory I have of this line is that the Wizard exploded (completely fell apart) within a few days of purchase, and I was excited to get him cause I didn't have Kelek or Ringlerun yet, making him the first Wizard. Oh, the calamities of childhood!!
Oh puh-leeze! I love Dragonriders of the Styx as much as the next 80s kid, but Warduke would wipe the floor with this Black Knight. Sorry. That's just a fact. ;)
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DeleteI had the knight, demon and dragon man. I'd put one of the other two in charge before the knight.
The card art reminds me of early 80s D&D book covers.
WELL.....my next post will tackle that very question.....
DeleteLOVE these! Don't feel scorned by Reis... he has some Dragonriders of the Styx :)
ReplyDeleteHe has a valid point! Who knows what would happen when these two figures meet? I'm gonna find out......
DeleteNow we are talking here! I used to have this guy and the Wizard back in the day and loved them. I own a Dragonman currently from this line as well.
ReplyDeleteI had all the carded figures but never the accesories. Dragon Man was a staple....everyone had em!! and Ragnar the Warrior was pretty cool too!!
DeleteRagnar was my stand-in Conan figure back in the day. :) Such a classic barbarian!
DeleteYeah the resemblence is very Conan esque.....after I was exposed to Savage Sword of Conan back in the day, Ragnar started to have some pretty exteme adventures !!
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