''Toxic Crusaders'' refers to three separate

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s released in 1992 which are all based on the American

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Toxic Crusaders ''Toxic Crusaders'' is an American animated series loosely based on '' The Toxic Avenger'' films. It features Toxie, the lead character of the films, leading a group of misfit superheroes who combat pollution. This followed a trend of environmen ...

'' (1991) and

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's 1984 film '' The Toxic Avenger''. The

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version was developed by

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, the

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version by

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, and the Genesis/Mega Drive version by

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. A

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version was planned by Bandai, but it was not released. A new ''Toxic Crusaders'' game was scheduled for release in 2023, but as of July 2025, it has not been released.

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