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Philosophy 100 – Unlocking the M.U.S.C.L.E. Color Figure Code
The logic behind the seemingly random choice of Kinnikuman figures for the M.U.S.C.L.E. brand is one of the longest standing mysterious for collectors. It is followed very closely by the seemingly random choice of colors for M.U.S.C.L.E. figures.
Neither a Mattel nor a Bandai employee has ever been able to answer either of those two long standing mysteries. However, observant and clever M.U.S.C.L.E. collectors have been able to provide rather sound hypotheses in an effort to answer those mysteries.
The discoveries fall into two main events: