Vintage Goodness: The Women of DINO RIDERS!

Harness the Power of the Dinosaurs with these 1989 Figures from TYCO

My parents didn't buy me many toys as a child.  We weren't poor by any means, but I have three siblings so hand-me-downs were a way of life for us.  As a result, I was endlessly coveting my young classmates with all their shiny new toys and I would beg to run errands with my mom just to escape her grasp for a moment to gaze in wonder at the toy aisles.  The build-up of this little story is that I have a very fond memory of finding a Dino Riders toy in my elementary school playground.  He was a green lizard-man with a gold-plated chest and a clear dome over his head.  I know I should have taken him to the lost-and-found box in the office.. but if you could have just seen that gold armour glinting so magically in the sunlight, you would have secretly slipped him into your overall bib too.  Dino Riders were awesome little toys with weaponized dinosaurs and warring alien invaders.. it was weird and brilliant and is one of the more recognizable toy franchises of the late 80's.


Three women were released in TYCO's Dino-Riders toy line (all in Series 2 from 1989).  Serena is the main female Valorian (aka Humans).  As far as I can tell, she is one of the only two females to appear in the cartoon (the other being Maya, the Cro-Magnon from Dino-Riders Ice Age).

This is the main release of Serena which came in a 2-figure pack with the evil Rulon, Sqwirm.

(Packaged photo taken from toyarchive.com - check out their

comprehensive Dino-Riders photo collection!)

Next up is a variation of Serena that came packaged as one of the three Pilots/Drivers/Riders of the Brontosaurus.  All three females in the line share the same mold.

(This packaged photo taken from figurerealm.com, my absolute favorite

vintage action figure site out there)

Lastly is a character named Ursus who did not appear in the cartoon, yet suspiciously looks more like the cartoon version of Serena than either of the previous two figures.  My Ursus has a wonky leg and some missing paint, but she's still a great little figure.  She came packaged with the evil Rulon, Snarrl.

See what I mean about Ursus being a true representtion of cartoon Serena?

(Packaged photo taken from toyarchive.com - check out their

comprehensive Dino-Riders photo collection!)

Time for some Comparion Pics!

All three Ladies together

And here is Serena with a Battle Force 5's Agura Ibaden and G.I.Joe's Q Force Natalie for size reference.

Cheers!