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Cosmix (Cosmique -cosmic

Cosmos

In the general sense, a cosmos is an orderly or harmonious system. It originates from the Greek term κόσμος , meaning "order" or "ornament" and is antithetical to the concept of chaos. Today, the word is generally used as a synonym of the word Universe . The word cosmos originates from the same root...

- spelled in the likes of Asterix

Asterix

Asterix or The Adventures of Asterix is a series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo . The series first appeared in French in the magazine Pilote on October 29, 1959...

), is a famous bootleg

Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...

keshi

Keshi

Keshi aka keshigomu is the Japanese for eraser. Modern reference to "keshi" is related to a collectible manga/anime character mini figure made of coloured hard gum. However, keshi is not restrictive to its etymology but a generic term as several gum types are used, from matte to transparent...

(such as the popular M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster In My Pocket

Monster in My Pocket

Monster in my Pocket is a media franchise developed by Morrison Entertainment Group, headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems ....

) composite line released in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

around the late 1980s / early 1990s. The Cosmix were licensed by El Greco "Un hellenistic crafts S.A.", a Greek manufacturer, to Action GT (Action Games & Toys Inc.), a North American company, and imported to France by Idéal Loisirs S.A., a famous French toy distributor.

Ideal Loisirs mixed two different imported keshi lines to create its own franchise. Around the same period, the Cosmix line was marketed in Italy as Exogini

Exogini

Exogini: i misteriosi alieni , is a famous bootleg keshi composite line only released in Italy around the late '80s, early '90s. The Sesto Fiorentino based GIG Spa company, did mixed three different imported keshi lines to create its own franchise...

by GIG Spa.

History

The models and the leaflet catalogues were identical, however the package and character names were completely different. The gum colors and types were also distinct to each line with the exception of the generic "salmon matte" type. The Cosmix had less gum variations than the Exogini line and a third keshi series appearing in the Italian line.

Falsely marketed as a unique extra terrestrials line, the Cosmix were actually decent quality model replicas taken from three distinct keshi lines made of galactic wrestlers and ninjas. The superchery was revealed by collectors a decade after the Cosmix sold out.

Kinkeshi series (1987)

The first line is the most sought after by collectors for it is a selection of forty Kinkeshi

Kinkeshi

Kinkeshi is an extensive and popular line of collectible erasers, an instance of the modern Japanese popular culture institution of keshi...

("Kinnikuman series 1984-87" aka M.U.S.C.L.E.), who are keshi based on the popular Kinnikuman

Kinnikuman

is a manga created by the duo of Yudetamago , which is composed of Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1985...

Japanese comic book

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

and anime TV series created in 1979. Several generations of video games helped to popularize the franchise worldwide. The Kinnikuman TV anime series was dubbed and broadcast in France, on the public channel TF1

TF1

TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...

, as Muscleman ("muscle" being the French translation for kinniku) a couple of years before the Cosmix line appeared in the market.

All characters names have an "or" suffix. Even though or-ending words are common in English, and were introduced in the Middle Age

Middle age

Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age. Various attempts have been made to define this age, which is around the third quarter of the average life span of human beings....

as phonetical deformation of Old French

Old French

Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...

eur-ending words (honneur/honor

Honour

Honour or honor is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or corporate body such as a family, school, regiment or nation...

, valeur/valor

Valor

Valor or valour may mean:* Valor , by J. W. Cockerill* Courage, a similar meaning* Valor , roughly "courage in defense of a noble cause"* Valor , a DC Comics superhero...

, navigateur/navigator

Navigator

A navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Captain or aircraft Commander of estimated timing to...

, etc.), the "or" suffix doesn't exist in French. However, a wave of or-suffixed action/horror Hollywood blockbusters and B-movies spread in France in the 1980s including Exterminator

The Exterminator

The Exterminator is a 1980 action film written, produced and directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Robert Ginty as Vietnam veteran vigilante John Eastland, also known as "The Exterminator", who takes out the street punks and those involved in organized crime when the law fails to do justice.-...

, Terminator

The Terminator

The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, co-written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr., and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and distributed by Orion Pictures, and filmed in Los...

, and Predator

Predator (film)

Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Kevin Peter Hall. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox....

. Not only did or-ending words sounded scary and "cool" by that time, but were also fully understandable ("exterminateur", "prédateur", etc.).

1st series

Cosmix catalogue 1A

No.01 Ordinator
No.02 Cornedor
No.03 Revulsor
No.04 Serpentor
No.05 Tentaculor
No.06 Robotor

Cosmix catalogue 1B

No.07 Hurlor
No.08 Gigantor
No.09 Kamikazor
No.10 Toutankamor
No.11 Vissor
No.12 Fantasmor

2nd series

Cosmix catalogue 2A

No.13 Herculor
No.14 Jupitor
No.15 Missilor
No.16 Tetedemor
No.17 Cometor
No.18 Cavernor
No.19 Eklator
No.20 Meteor
No.21 Destructor
No.22 Misamor
No.23 Terror
No.24 Attilor
No.25 Superfor
No.26 Cuirassor

Cosmix catalogue 2B

No.27 Pincedor
No.28 Fulgor
No.29 Pneumator
No.30 Biscotor
No.31 Minotor
No.32 Luttor
No.33 Teator
No.34 Vulcanor
No.35 Exterminator
No.36 Mercuror
No.37 Globulor
No.38 Galacticor
No.39 Gladiator
No.40 Batmor

N.I.N.J.A. MITES series (1988)

The second Cosmix series was made of N.I.N.J.A. Mites which was a distinct line of ninja

Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

-themed keshis also imported and renamed by Ideal Loisir.

Cosmix catalogue 3A

No.41 Uranus
No.42 Pognardus
No.43 Conspiratus
No.44 Tyranus
No.45 Jumelus
No.46 Hibernatus
No.47 Brutus
No.48 Piranus
No.49 Panicus
No.50 Combatus
No.51 Mordicus
No.52 Tournus
No.53 Prospectus
No.54 Angelus
No.55 Scarbus
No.56 Karatus
No.57 Minus
No.58 Oraclus
No.59 Mephistus
No.60 Draculus
No.61 Metalus

Cosmix catalogue 3B

No.62 Arcus
No.63 Dragonus
No.64 Nostradamus
No.65 Ramolus
No.66 Squeletus
No.67 Mysterus
No.68 Astronus
No.69 Boudinus
No.70 Grofilus
No.71 Pustulus
No.72 Papyrus
No.73 Carbonatus
No.74 Monstrus
No.75 Satirus
No.76 Labyrinthus
No.77 Bicephalus
No.78 Frimus
No.79 Triangulus
No.80 Vandalus
No.81 Indus
No.82 Terminus
No.83 Coutelus
No.84 Ninjus
No.85 Bonus
No.86 Armurus
No.87 Malus
No.88 Debilus

Fistful Of Monsters series (1989)

Instead of the Kinnikuman and N.I.N.J.A.S. characters, these erasers were insect/crustacean

Crustacean

Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...

-like characters. It was actually a selection of eraser-toys made in China

China

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and taken from the American Fistful Of Aliens

Fistful of Aliens

Fistful of Aliens was a game using collectible figures produced by the Yes! Entertainment Corporation. They had a production run from 1997–1999 with 2 series produced. They were discontinued before the 3rd series was released, when the company went bankrupt. The figures were sold in various...

line. This keshi line is exclusive to the Exogini.

Plutonian: Blue Exogini (Plutoniani: Exogini Blu)

No.01 Vandalo
No.02 Coriolano
No.03 Rocker
No.04 Fetonte
No.05 Maciste
No.06 Ira
No.07 Nemesi
No.08 Scheletro
No.09 Sultano
No.10 Sciacallo

Martian: Red Exogini (Marziani: Exogini Rossi)

No.11 Bruto
No.12 Ercole
No.13 Minotauro
No.14 Medusa
No.15 Octopus
No.16 Cerbero
No.17 Gigante
No.18 Spaccaossi
No.19 Sei Braccia
No.20 Panico

Venusian: Green Exogini (Venuziani: Exogini Verdi)

No.21 Fauno
No.22 Araknos
No.23 Scarabeo
No.24 Sgorbio
No.25 Vulcano
No.26 Tenaglia
No.27 Ingordo
No.28 Vendicatore
No.29 Tallone
No.30 Aspirator

Superalien: Exogini (Superalieni: Exogini)

No.31 Mefisto
No.32 Il Monaco
No.33 Tremoto
No.34 Orco
No.35 Fobos
No.36 Rombo

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