In the UK equivalent of the toy line, produced by Palitoy and known as "Action Force", the Grunt action figure was re-designated as a generic infantryman, available as a mail-in promotion in 1985-6. These characters also appeared in the contemporary "Battle Action Force" comic. It is not clear whether there was any direct connection between this and the "Greenshirts" of the American cartoon. After Hasbro and Marvel took over the "Action Force" brand in 1987, the generic "infantryman" figure was discontinued from the toyline.