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"I think I was destined to choose this path."
Since he was a child,
Sougo Tokiwa
dreamed of being a great king. Little did he know his dreams were prophetic. Should they ever come to pass, they could create a desolate future, one where Sougo became the evil overlord of time
Oma Zi-O!
In the present, Sougo begins his journey down the path of the overlord, defeating Another Riders as
Kamen Rider Zi-O!
With the
Day of Oma
swiftly approaching, will Zi-O become the future he's determined to avoid? Will all riders fall to the lord of time and space? Or will Geiz, the Time Jackers, Kamen Rider Woz, or even the destroyer of worlds
Kamen Rider Decade,
manage to contain his power? Time, will tell....
Packaging
Zi-O's packaging is themed basically the same way as the new
20 Rider Kicks
Heisei reissues. Those boxes all features the same hallmarks as his own, simply in a white color scheme. I actually think Zi-O's packaging is much sharper looking than the reissue line. Silver chrome on black just always work for me. The purple pink and silver color scheme is just nice, like his suit, it's all very complimentary.
Main Figure
Around this time every year I get the opportunity to check out the inaugural figure of a new Kamen Rider main line. A first impression is a really big deal to me. When the first figure is an absolute dud (Ghost) I rarely buy much of the rest of the line. When it's an excellent figure (Drive or Build for example) I buy practically everything and then some. So what kind of bar has
Kamen Rider Zi-O
set for this years line? A solid one.
At
3240 yen.
Zi-O was a well priced release. If you missed out on the initial pre-orders, it's out now and selling for a bit of a premium. Lack of accessories surely kept a lot of people from ordering it, but that apprehension may have backfired just a bit since any sort of re-issue isn't likely to occur during the show's run. Thankfully despite it's cheap price this is a pretty solid figure, and that starts with the base. Zi-O's legs provide a well rounded base of support. Wide flat feet, really solid toe bends, and nearly perfect ankles go a long way to allowing a figure to hit all the right balanced poses. Add to this basically wide open hip joints and double jointed knees and you've really got the full package. My only complaint is that the knee joints are quite tight and squeak when moved, and I could do with a better thigh swivel. As you can see with
image 34
below, Zi-O's solid base of support allows him to execute very well balanced poses like that.
This figure also features one of the best functional rider belts out there. The
Ziku Driver
is a really nicely detailed and functional piece that's more interactive than a lot of SHF scale belts, though you're just as likely to lose it's accessories. The Driver itself can rotate a full 360 degrees like the show prop and DX. The read out is permanently set to the year 2018 seeing as there's no armor swapping gimmick with the SHF's for Zi-O to change it. Each side of the Driver can however accept a
Ridewatch.
The right side of the driver comes with the
Zi-O Ridewatch
already attached. As with all the ride watches attached to this figure, none of them have accurately painted rider faces. Each opts for a simple base paint job, though the details of proper watches are sculpted into each face. And all aside from the Zi-O watch, are molded in a dormant position. More on that in the next section. The Bandai Figurise Standard mode kits all come with Ridewatches that have labels to make them look accurate. I'm not sure why a similar decision wasn't made here. I've seen a number of collectors make very nice labels for these tiny accessories. I just wish Bandai had done it for them in the first place.
The upper body is wonderfully articulated, much better than I would have guessed initially. The lower torso has good rotation to it, but the surprise is how well the upper body can spin around it despite the bulk and the watch band running down the center. As you can see below it's got a pretty dynamic range to it going both directions as well as up and down. The sculpt of the watch band is well defined though I've seen some factory errors in the paint that irk me. The arms are also quite well done. While not perfect (I wish they could bend back closer to the bicep) they really do manage to get the job done. The shoulder pads are thankfully not a problem as can be the case with the first figure in a new line. There is a minor issue with the forearms though. Each has a double
ridewatch holder
on it. The left arm contains a completely
blank watch,
like those used by Time Jackers before creating an Another Rider. It also has what should be a
Ride Striker Watch
but the absence of any paint or label details makes it look pretty generic. The right arm has the
Build Ridewatch
and another blank. These watches are all set in the pre-position. As in the face is in the deactivated position, so even putting it on the Ziku Driver, it'll actually be in the wrong position no matter what you do. The big issue with the arms is that there's no cut in the mid-wrist to allow the holders to move around the arm. So posing Zi-O for his signature pointing up pose is imperfect. But it's not the worst thing in the world.
Zi-O's helmet design is definitely an acquired taste for many. The pink visor spells out "Rider" in Katakana which is a pretty unique look for compound eyes. When light catches them the right though way they really sparkle. I find that some of the details around the watch face lining his head are a little spotty paint wise, but everything appears to be there. I'd honestly never noticed it before now, but the clock hands on his face are set to 10:10 which is actually a common standard setting in the watch world and works out to be a nod to his 20th Heisei Rider numbering. A neat touch! Overall the figure looks really good with the only real detractor being the way the Ridewatch's are unfinished.
Accessories
In what's become a more and more common trend with mainline figuarts each year, Zi-O does
not include
his signature weapon, the
Zikan Girade.
Like Build & Drive before him, this years' lead hero will have his weapons included with another release. Specifically mimicking the release pattern of Build, Zi-O's weapons will be included with his Rider Machine, the
Ride Striker.
So unfortunately this figure isn't armed or anything. I know it tends to be off-putting for many people when weapons aren't included, even keeping them from buying a figure at all. For me, it's just the way it is. I expect it from Bandai at this point and I generally buy the bikes anyway, so it's no big deal. But if it's a breaking point for you, then maybe this isn't the figure for you.
What it does include however is just
5 hands.
Two open palms, two pointing hands that are meant to double to hold ride watches but do so poorly, and then one specifically pointing left hand for his signature pose. That's not a ton of variety for such a sparse release. But don't forget of course that there are also
5 removable Ride Watches
that come attached to Zi-O as well.
Final Thoughts
Is this the best initial release in a new rider sub-line? No, far from it. But is it a more than serviceable figure that was released at a totally fair price point? You bet. This figure is really fantastic for it's value. At original retail it's more than worth what you get.
S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Zi-O
is a solid base to begin a new toyline with, and now I'm genuinely pretty excited for Geiz as well as Build Armo Zi-O & GenM Armor Geiz. And those Oma Zi-O teasers are getting me very very excited as well! Let's see what the future brings with this line.
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