Army Ants are a discontinued science fiction toy soldier line from Hasbro in much the same vein as the M.U.S.C.L.E.
Kombattini were marketed by GIG, a toy manufacturer that also produced similar toy soldier lines such as Exogini (the Greek version of M.U.S.C.L.E.
), and gained great popularity between the 1980s and 1990s, partially due to a particularly successful advertising campaign.
Instead of cardboard blister packs, they were available in packages of one, buckets of 4, or pyramids of 8 or 14.
[1] As for the English version, each figure had a distinct name, but GIG chose to adopt humorous names mangling those of famous people of the time, including politicians, sportsmen and people from the show business (e.g., "Tromba il bomba" for skier Alberto Tomba, "Van Basta il Tosto" for soccer player Marco van Basten, or "Benigno il Commando" for comedian Roberto Benigni).