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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Topplegangers.png" title="The sometimes good guys, sometimes bad guys, whose only loyalty is to the highest bidder!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="115" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/3/3d/Topplegangers.png/180px-Topplegangers.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Topplegangers.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>The sometimes good guys, sometimes bad guys, whose only loyalty is to the highest bidder!</div></div></div> | |||
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Sketchbook_2008-03-29.png" title="Sketches of The Topplegangers"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="137" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/1/15/Sketchbook_2008-03-29.png/180px-Sketchbook_2008-03-29.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Sketchbook_2008-03-29.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Sketches of The Topplegangers</div></div></div> | |||
<p><b>The Topplegangers</b> are the shady <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Mercenary" title="wikipedia:Mercenary">mercenary</a> commando <a href="/index.php?title=Clubs_%28organizations%29" title="Clubs (organizations)">biker gang and book club</a> whose action figures were seen in <a href="/index.php?title=8-Bit_is_Enough" title="8-Bit is Enough">8-Bit is Enough</a>. The members are Swampslash, Subtlefuge, Dryghost, and Fudgeclank. They fight for either side, depending on who is the highest bidder, and reside in their <a href="/index.php?title=Topplegangers%27_Hideout" title="Topplegangers' Hideout">hideout</a>. Each is sold separately with rifle and gear. | |||
</p><p>The gang is likely a reference to Zartan's mercenary group, the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Dreadnoks" title="wikipedia:Dreadnoks">Dreadnoks</a>, from the G.I. Joe toyline by Hasbro. Their name is a pun on the word "<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Doppelg%C3%A4nger" title="wikipedia:Doppelgänger">doppelgänger</a>", which means a ghostly double of a living person, or any double or look-alike in particular. | |||
</p><p>The group is further mentioned in <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_1" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1">Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1</a>. The members of the <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos" title="Cheat Commandos">Cheat Commandos</a> who had been fired decided to enlist their help in breaking <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Commander" title="Blue Laser Commander">Blue Laser Commander</a> out of prison. In this episode, Subtlefuge is named as the leader, not Swampslash. In <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_2" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2">Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2</a>, Subtlefuge, like several other Cheat Commandos characters (Fightgar, Blue Laser Commander, Flashfight), speaks with a British accent. | |||
</p><p>Their figurines are seen in <a href="/index.php?title=8-Bit_is_Enough" title="8-Bit is Enough">8-Bit is Enough</a>, but there are noticeable differences between them. For example, all four have normal The Cheat colors in figurine form, but they are all different colors in the cartoon. Additionally, Fudgeclank looks far more colorful and clown-like in the cartoon than the figurine. | |||
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<a id="Defining_Traits" name="Defining_Traits"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Defining Traits</span></h2> | |||
<ul><li><b>Subtlefuge</b>: <a href="/index.php?title=Crackotage" title="Crackotage">Crackotage</a>'s evil twin. Has chest hair and an anchor tattoo. He also wears earmuffs. Crackotage says Subtlefuge is the leader of the Topplegangers in <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_1" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1">Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1</a> and seemingly confirmed in <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_2" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2">Part 2</a>. His name is a <a href="/index.php?title=Portmanteaus" title="Portmanteaus">portmanteau</a> of the words <i>subterfuge</i>, meaning to escape through deceit, and <i>subtle</i>, meaning small or unnoticable. | |||
</li><li><b>Dryghost</b>: Second-in-Command of the Topplegangers. Apparently <a href="/index.php?title=Religion" title="Religion">Jewish</a>, as he received the <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_HQ" title="Cheat Commandos HQ">Headquarters Playset</a> for his Bar Mitzvah. He wears a pink shirt reading "BAD GUY" and a <a href="/index.php?title=Pickelhaube" title="Pickelhaube">pickelhaube</a>. | |||
</li><li><b>Swampslash</b>: Mentioned as Leader of the Topplegangers in <a href="/index.php?title=8-Bit_is_Enough" title="8-Bit is Enough">8-Bit Is Enough</a>, but this seems to have since changed to Subtlefuge. A master of disguise and speaks three different languages. Wears a punk outfit. | |||
</li><li><b>Fudgeclank</b>: The "wild card". Enjoys laughing. Dresses like a clown while also wearing a bandolier with hand grenades. | |||
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<a id="Complete_Filmography" name="Complete_Filmography"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Complete Filmography</span></h2> | |||
<ul><li><b>Debut:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=8-Bit_is_Enough" title="8-Bit is Enough">8-Bit is Enough</a> | |||
</li><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_1" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1">Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1</a> (mentioned) | |||
</li><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_2" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2">Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>The Commandos</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Gunhaver" title="Gunhaver">Gunhaver</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Crackotage" title="Crackotage">Crackotage</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Fightgar" title="Fightgar">Fightgar</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Firebert" title="Firebert">Firebert</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Flashfight" title="Flashfight">Flashfight</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Reinforcements" title="Reinforcements">Reinforcements</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Reynold" title="Reynold">Reynold</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Ripberger" title="Ripberger">Ripberger</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Silent_Rip" title="Silent Rip">Silent Rip</a><br/><a href="/index.php?title=Agent_Chimendez" title="Agent Chimendez">Agent Chimendez</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Foxface" title="Foxface">Foxface</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Green_Helmets" title="Green Helmets">Green Helmets</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Ser-g-geant_Marshie" title="Ser-g-geant Marshie">Ser-g-geant Marshie</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b><a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser" title="Blue Laser">Blue Laser</a></b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Commander" title="Blue Laser Commander">Blue Laser Commander</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Babies" title="Blue Laser Babies">Blue Laser Babies</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Minion" title="Blue Laser Minion">Blue Laser Minion</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=New_Bad_Guy_Girl_Character" title="New Bad Guy Girl Character">New Bad Guy Girl Character</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Other Characters</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Gunhavette" title="Gunhavette">Gunhavette</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Gunk_Iller" title="Gunk Iller">Gunk Iller</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Mrs._Commanderson" title="Mrs. Commanderson">Mrs. Commanderson</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Oliver_Smidgen" title="Oliver Smidgen">Oliver Smidgen</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Reynold%27s_Brother" title="Reynold's Brother">Reynold's Brother</a>, <strong class="selflink">The Topplegangers</strong> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Places</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_HQ" title="Cheat Commandos HQ">Cheat Commandos HQ</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=The_Screen" title="The Screen">The Screen</a>), <a href="/index.php?title=Arctic_Playset" title="Arctic Playset">Arctic Playset</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Kitchen_Commandos" title="Kitchen Commandos">Kitchen Commandos</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Reynold%27s_Office" title="Reynold's Office">Reynold's Office</a><br/><a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_HQ" title="Blue Laser HQ">Blue Laser HQ</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Commander%27s_Nana%27s_Backyard" title="Blue Laser Commander's Nana's Backyard">Blue Laser Commander's Nana's Backyard</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laser_Cottage" title="Blue Laser Cottage">Blue Laser Cottage</a><br/><a href="/index.php?title=The_Desert" title="The Desert">The Desert</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Jaded_Teen_Pizza" title="Jaded Teen Pizza">Jaded Teen Pizza</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Price_Style" title="Price Style">Price Style</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Reynold%27s_Parents%27_House" title="Reynold's Parents' House">Reynold's Parents' House</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Topplegangers%27_Hideout" title="Topplegangers' Hideout">Topplegangers' Hideout</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Combat Accessories</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_Vehicles" title="Cheat Commandos Vehicles">Cheat Commandos Vehicles</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Crackotage%27s_Plane" title="Crackotage's Plane">Crackotage's Plane</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Gunhaver%27s_Gun" title="Gunhaver's Gun">Gunhaver's Gun</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Justice_Rocket_Backpack_Rocket_Rocket" title="Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket">Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Spy_Camera" title="Spy Camera">Spy Camera</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Episodes</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_%28toon%29" title="Cheat Commandos (toon)">Cheat Commandos</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos...O%27s" title="Cheat Commandos...O's">Cheat Commandos...O's</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Shopping_For_Danger" title="Shopping For Danger">Shopping For Danger</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Commandos_in_the_Classroom" title="Commandos in the Classroom">Commandos in the Classroom</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Blue_Laserdisc_Challenge" title="Blue Laserdisc Challenge">Blue Laserdisc Challenge</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Let_us_give_TANKS%21" title="Let us give TANKS!">Let us give TANKS!</a><br/><a href="/index.php?title=An_Important_Rap_Song" title="An Important Rap Song">An Important Rap Song</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=The_Next_Epi-Snowed" title="The Next Epi-Snowed">The Next Epi-Snowed</a>, Two Part Episode (<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_1" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1">Part 1</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos:_Two_Part_Episode:_Part_2" title="Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2">Part 2</a>), <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Puppet_Squad:_The_Hot_Jones_Hijack" title="Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack">Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Show Elements</b> </td><td><a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_Theme_Song" title="Cheat Commandos Theme Song">Theme Song</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Buy_all_our_playsets_and_toys%21%21" title="Buy all our playsets and toys!!">Buy all our playsets and toys!!</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Cast and Crew</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=A._Chimendez" title="A. Chimendez">A. Chimendez</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Crack_Stuntman" title="Crack Stuntman">Crack Stuntman</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Crack_Stuntman%27s_Girlfriend" title="Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend">Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Guy_Who_Does_The_Bad_Guy%27s_Voice" title="Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice">Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a> | |||
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<td style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;"> <b>Miscellaneous</b> </td><td> <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_Playsets" title="Cheat Commandos Playsets">Playsets (for figurines)</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Rejected_Cheat_Commandos" title="Rejected Cheat Commandos">Rejected Cheat Commandos</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_Other_Costumes" title="Cheat Commandos Other Costumes">Other Costumes</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Pony_Fights_2" title="Pony Fights 2">Pony Fights 2</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos_Tactics" title="Cheat Commandos Tactics">Cheat Commandos Tactics</a> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026
The Topplegangers are the shady mercenary commando biker gang and book club whose action figures were seen in 8-Bit is Enough. The members are Swampslash, Subtlefuge, Dryghost, and Fudgeclank. They fight for either side, depending on who is the highest bidder, and reside in their hideout. Each is sold separately with rifle and gear.
The gang is likely a reference to Zartan's mercenary group, the Dreadnoks, from the G.I. Joe toyline by Hasbro. Their name is a pun on the word "doppelgänger", which means a ghostly double of a living person, or any double or look-alike in particular.
The group is further mentioned in Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1. The members of the Cheat Commandos who had been fired decided to enlist their help in breaking Blue Laser Commander out of prison. In this episode, Subtlefuge is named as the leader, not Swampslash. In Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2, Subtlefuge, like several other Cheat Commandos characters (Fightgar, Blue Laser Commander, Flashfight), speaks with a British accent.
Their figurines are seen in 8-Bit is Enough, but there are noticeable differences between them. For example, all four have normal The Cheat colors in figurine form, but they are all different colors in the cartoon. Additionally, Fudgeclank looks far more colorful and clown-like in the cartoon than the figurine.
Defining Traits
- Subtlefuge: Crackotage's evil twin. Has chest hair and an anchor tattoo. He also wears earmuffs. Crackotage says Subtlefuge is the leader of the Topplegangers in Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1 and seemingly confirmed in Part 2. His name is a portmanteau of the words subterfuge, meaning to escape through deceit, and subtle, meaning small or unnoticable.
- Dryghost: Second-in-Command of the Topplegangers. Apparently Jewish, as he received the Headquarters Playset for his Bar Mitzvah. He wears a pink shirt reading "BAD GUY" and a pickelhaube.
- Swampslash: Mentioned as Leader of the Topplegangers in 8-Bit Is Enough, but this seems to have since changed to Subtlefuge. A master of disguise and speaks three different languages. Wears a punk outfit.
- Fudgeclank: The "wild card". Enjoys laughing. Dresses like a clown while also wearing a bandolier with hand grenades.
Complete Filmography
- Debut: 8-Bit is Enough
- Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 1 (mentioned)
- Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2
