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Painful pliers
A distinctive and unique character design among the many in the franchise, this tool inspired figure captures the imaginations of fans easily. Incorporating the recognizable Pliers, you might have found in the toolbox as a kid for his head and hands it’s easy to see why his crushing physique could lend to the epic battles in playgrounds and living rooms around the globe.
Except for fans introduced to the figure by way of the Mattel M.U.S.C.L.E. imported toys his origins in the enormous universe of the Kinnikuman manga and anime franchise from Japan was completely lost. Leaving us to fill in the blanks for his character in our own stories along the way.
Best known for as an advance guard of Kinnikuman’s Big Body’s team during the survivor match for the Kinniku throne. This creative character design from the minds of the original creators (a duo of long-time friends from Japan collectively known as Yudetamago) his entire concept revolves around his pincer / plier appendages as an absurd object based humanoid weapon.
Pinch Man is known for a brutal and basic fighting style with the Pinch Claw being the defining technique that you may have already guessed involved joining his arms together for crushing and powerful grip to attack opponents. While he may have a limited appearance in the franchise his unique creature design allows imagination to easily fill him in for any epic battles.
Even though his first battle versus Mammoth Man at Aizuwakamatsu castle ended in defeat the match remains memorable to fans. Now that collectors are uncovering his origins and story line involvements he continues to be admired even today.
Collector note: We would very much like to locate a GREEN Pinch Man figure for the collection so please reach out if you’d like to help us out for a reward! 🙂