SUMMARY:
Stratos, the “winged warrior,” was produced in Taiwan, Malaysia, Mexico (Aurimat), Argentina (Top Toys), Venezuela (Rotoplast), Brazil (Estrela), Spain, France, and India (Leo). It has a spring-loaded waist that swings back with a power punch and comes with a harness and a set of arm wings.
The Aurimat Stratos is characterized by its muted colors, dark blue goggles, light brown belt, and opaque, semi-rigid accessories. The Aurimat Stratos, much like other Stratos, came with both harness and wing color variants (blue harness/red wings and red harness/blue wings).
Initially released in the first year of the Los Amos del Universo production (1984), Stratos is marked © Mattel. Inc.1981 in the lower back MEXICO and harness and MEXICO on both the wing cuffs and arm cuffs. The figure has a pronounced ridge in the right hand for better weapon handling. The second release (1985) is marked the same but has a somewhat less pronounced ridge in the right hand. The third release (1986) no longer has a ridge in the hand.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
1. Muted head colors (dark blue googles, dark red helmet)
2. Light brown belt
3. Opaque, semi-rigid accessories
FIRST WAVE (1984):
(pronounced hand callus)
1. MARKED: © Mattel. Inc. 1981 MEXICO
2. HARNESS MARKED: © Mattel. Inc. 1981. MEXICO
3. WINGS MARKED: MEXICO
SECOND WAVE (1985):
(slight hand callus)
1. MARKED: © Mattel. Inc. 1981 MEXICO
2. HARNESS MARKED: © Mattel. Inc. 1981. MEXICO
3. WINGS MARKED: MEXICO
THIRD WAVE (1986):
(no hand callus)
1. MARKED: © Mattel. Inc. 1981 MEXICO
2. HARNESS MARKED: © Mattel. Inc. 1981. MEXICO
3. WINGS MARKED: MEXICO.
