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Q Force is a fictional marine military unit originated and designed by Palitoy as part of the Action Force range of 3 3/4 inch action figures and vehicles; similar to the G.I. Joe action figures and featured in the comic book series ''Battle Action Force''.〔Bob Brechin Chief Designer Palitoy 1967-1984〕 ==Graphic Representation== A marine-based unit, and therefore without the scope for variety of characters and vehicles, Q Force was the smallest of the Action Force ranges. Described in promotional material as: "Made up of Underwater Specialists, they are the Action Force arm that strikes from the sea"the unit was introduced as part of the second generation of Action Force (see ''Action Force – second generation (1983)''). In contrast to the First Generation releases and Q Force's fellow units Z Force and SAS Force, the figures and vehicles moved away from the camouflage of their real-world equivalents (i.e. naval greys and light blues) and were painted in bold yellows, reds and dark blue.〔(Deep Sea Defender ) figure at the collection at Leicestershire County Council museum〕 The ''Battle Action Force'' back stories that accompanied the release of the figures (see ''Battle Action Force tie in''), were less extensive than were the case for the SAS Force and Z Force ranges - the SAS Force for example featured in nearly twenty separate storylines, Q Force in contrast had seven. However Q Force did appear in the first-ever ''Battle Action Force'' storyline, introducing the Action Force team. The ''Swordfish'' craft and the two characters ''Leviathan'' and ''Shark'' represented Action Force's debut in ''Action Force'', written by Gerry Day.〔(Action Force ) storyline courtesy of (Blood for the Baron! )〕 Later comic storylines also constructed Red Shadow frogmen and an enemy battlecruiser〔(Sea Fury ) storyline courtesy of (Blood for the Baron! )〕 although these were never realised as action figures or toys. Despite having frogmen and an array of waterborne characters and vehicles, the Action Force universe still included some cross-over with the SAS Force also including frogmen two water-based characters Stakeout (an SBS-style commando) and Beaver (a kayak pilot)〔(SAS Silent Attack ), part of the collection at Leicestershire County Council Museum〕 although these characters were used for inland waterways〔(Codename Beaver ) storyline courtesy of (Blood for the Baron! )〕 whilst Q Force dealt with marine-based scenarios. With limited theatres in which to operate and without toy representations of any marine-based Red Shadows characters or vehicles, the stories involving Q Force battling the enemy were limited, often to cameo roles in stories involving other Action Force units such as ''Operation Spearhead'' (a holiday special)〔(Operation Spearhead ) storyline courtesy of (Blood for the Baron! )〕 and their last appearance, a fleeting role alongside Space Force in ''Crossfire!''〔(Crossfire! ) storyline courtesy of (Blood for the Baron! )〕 Unlike the SAS and Z Force units, Q Force were never written into any storylines involving Cobra or the Third Generation Action Force characters however the Dolphin character was one of the few profiles to be carried over to the AF (Third Generation) team (albeit without reference to the Q Force unit). The paucity of storylines was also evident in that two of the seven comic book appearances by Q Force included sequences where sharks were exploded by hand grenades,〔〔(Shark ) storyline courtesy of (Blood for the Baron! )〕 in a likely homage to the shark's demise in the ''Jaws 3-D'' movie released in 1983, around the time of the comic book story. The action figures were, in keeping with much of the second generation of Action Force, repaints and repackages of existing G.I. Joe figures and vehicles as well as some First Generation toys. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Q Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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