Gold Platinum.

The Japanese live action superhero series Blue SWAT aired in 1994. Blue SWAT, Grey SWAT and Purple SWAT received a super-arsenal, including a modified Beretta M9 called "the Dictator," to fight an alien invasion by the self-described "Space Mafia." It was as close to a cop show as a superhero show could get. Adult fans loved Blue SWAT. The toy version of the Dictator, which spits out plastic shell casings when the trigger is squeezed, remains a valuable collector's item. However, everything that made Blue SWAT fresh also made it boring to kids, the key demographic. To resolve this problem, a new character was introduced: a friendly alien with magic powers named Gold Platinum. 

The precedent set by Gold Platinum amuses me. If you're getting too old for this or find yourself two days from retirement, you'd better make sure you're in not in Japan if you don't want to promptly become best pals with a magic space alien.