[TokuKnight89]

Continuing with the Pre-P.R. discussion, but straying from the "Bio-Man" oddity this time, I saw something interesting that MIGHT relate to Rita and Zedd's favorite minion.

One of the undeveloped toy lines of the '80s was known in development as the "Mysterians". There's a somewhat complex relationship with Transformers and Marvel which might suggest that some of the '84 Minicars originated not from Takara, but from Knickerbocker in the U.S.!

The reason I bring it up is because the initial toys and the kinda sorta good guys were going to be called "Tinkar, Seekar, and....GOLDAR"!

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mysterians

This could be a cosmic coincidence, but the industry being what it is makes that less than likely. This isn't the first time a parallel of this nature has happened between P.R. and another franchise. The name "Ninjor" was used for "Masters of the Universe". It's possible, but not definite, that because Mysterians failed, then the trademark went lax and someone who had prior knowledge of the franchise swooped in and swiped the name up.

The irony, of course, is how the P.R. Goldar was originally called "Dredwing" in the pilot... and that too is one letter off from being a Transformers reference!

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dreadwing_(G1)

I can't conclusively say with any certainty that the "Goldar" of the Mysterians line was the basis for the inevitable and iconic Mighty Morphin' Villain, but it would be an interesting tidbit to say the least if true.