Starting in Japan in 1983, Bandai's Kinkeshi line was two years later licensed to Mattel for exportation in United States and Canada where wrestling is popular; the line became "M.U.S.C.L.E." (Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere) in North America. The US line included 236 official figures, a board game, an NES game entitled M.U.S.C.L.E., a championship belt figure holder, and a wrestling ring play set. The figures were distributed in clear, blister-packed random four-packs, semiopaque garbage can10-packs, and boxed fixed sculpt 28 packs. For a short time, the figures were also distributed as a bonus in Nestlé Quik (now known as Nesquik) cans.

The line was launched in Japan in 1983, and licensed in 1985 for the American market as M.U.S.C.L.E. (reflecting Kinnikuman's English title of Muscleman). M.U.S.C.L.E. used a harder rubber than Kinkeshi; its U.S. sequel, Ultimate Muscle, had a small release of about twenty Kinkeshi, though a larger run of figures using a plastic softer than M.U.S.C.L.E. but not eraser-like was released exclusively in the USA.

This figure is likely flesh color (under the paint) some colored (under paint) and measures about 2" tall.  They stand on their feet and are in excellent condition.