Blendo was one of eight BattleBots competitors which featured in the RC Custom Series range of toys released in 2001 by Tiger Electronics and Hasbro.
Blendo contained the same chassis as the other toys and built in impact sensors allowed "virtual damage" to be shown on the robot, as a result of ramming. Flashing LEDs on top of each toy displayed exactly how much damage it had taken, and the robot would cease to function once its light was no longer illuminated. In the case of Blendo, the robot came with an arrowhead attachment to indicate the front. This may have also been made to simulate Blendo's real life blades, which are situated in a similar location or to help with driving the toy. The arrow can be swapped with more fitting "teeth" but in either case, they are designed to fall off in battle. This is the only one of the Custom Series to have a partially translucent body to make the LED light visible.
Strangely, Blendo does not share many aesthetic similarities to real-life counterpart, with a lot of creative liberty used when designing this toy. Strangely, despite Blendo's actual weapon being its spinning shell, the toy's instructions state that the pointed arrow used to show direction is also its weapon. Blendo was also packaged with Dr. Inferno Jr. during the Tournament Edition part of the toy range.
