Phantom Ranger!

...

http://images.wikia.com/powerrangers...inoThunder.jpg

That would be a pretty cool Figuart.

Wrong one :lol. The one from Turbo, who was VRV Master in Carranger

What is the point of this toy?

In Dino Thunder the toys had big-ass weapons that could combine into a robotic companion with the name Phantom Ranger, which was probably just a way to keep the name around.

Oh right I assumed he was his own separate toy.

I know he was a bit player in Carranger and wasn't important in the slightest from what I've heard, but I seriously want a Phantom Ranger/VRV master Figuart.
His design was so awesome.

Even if it was completely stolen from The Wraith.

I have no problem with that :p

I know. I couldn't resist the joke. :p

But you have to admit, that would be a pretty cool Figuart.

As weird as it is I'd kill to have that Phantom Ranger :lol

I want the real Phantom Ranger/VRV Master too but I really dig cooky one offs like that thing.

It'll probably be Gosei Knight.

I kinda doubt we'll be getting a VRV Master considering they haven't even done Car Ranger figuarts yet.

Oh dude I know how far fetched that is. It won't happen for years if ever.

Well Car Ranger is a potential candidate for the inevitable Akibaranger Season 3. :lol

Oh dear god yes.

We got Gosei Knight and no Goseigers.

We were also teased with Kurojishi Rio and Mele before the Gekirangers.
...
I made myself sad.

Well look how long it took them to release Abyss.

These things take time.

I think people predicting a new mold are going to be very disappointed. Tamashii would not release an exclusive Sentai mold just for SDCC. Maybe an exclusive repaint if we're very lucky (but I highly doubt it) or even just an early release of Tyrannoranger and Dragonranger. Hell, Transformers once just had "exclusive packaging" for a regular release figure for a SDCC exclusive.

Gosei Knight seems the most likely alongside a Shinkenger. Considering its two figures, it may just be the Bouken Blue/Black set too.

While a new mould might be hoping for too much, I doubt it's going to be something Bluefin are mass releasing themselves.

It's not going to be either of these. The Operation Overdrive set is a known retail release and doesn't ship for two months after SDCC. As for the former, early releases of figures are neither "exclusives" nor something Bluefin has ever done in the past. The only thing reasonably close to that was when D-Arts Vile premiered at last year's show, while the rest of Bluefin's stock shipped to distributors in the following weeks. The only thing making Vile's release early was that Bluefin simply shipped their own allotment to the show directly after receipt, but its release in the US wasn't otherwise sped up. Green Ranger could be this year's Vile, but that won't make him an exclusive.

Expectations of wholly new figures are extreme, but so is this bizarre backswing to ideas like this. Everyone should take a look at what exclusives Bluefin has released in years past if you want to make better-informed discussions on what we could be receiving this year. Or, just wait it out, we'll undoubtedly know what these figures actually are very soon considering it's only about a month before SDCC.

Maybe it's an MMPR Dinozord-style repaint of MP-10 Optimus Prime? :p

I was unaware Bluefin was bringing over the Operation Overdrive set.

Eh, Bluefin may not have not it in the past but others sure have. Hasbro had an early release of Rodimus Prime as a "SDCC Exclusive" and as far as I know the only difference may have been a sticker on the box saying such. I think its a small possibility, but still a possibility.

Yep! Twitter account confirmed it the same night they went up for sale on Tamashii Web, and it's been on the Bluefin website.

(Just in case someone asks, no, you can't order from the Bluefin website, only licensed retailers can. It's only useful to the rest of us for reference and MSRP.)

It's not about the chance of it happening or not, it's the wording. Bluefin isn't going to call an early release an exclusive, not when they're talking about figures needing approval and such. I already brought up the possibility of an SDCC premiere but again, other than among the uninformed Vile was never labeled an exclusive himself.

Bluefin's production is also more or less at the whim of Bandai and not their own, unlike Hasbro's role in exclusives. It's not an equal comparison.

Exclusive SH Figuarts Alpha 5 and Ernie! Who's with me?!

Watch it be the Megaforce Ernie just to spite you :p

I feel like it almost has to be MMPR related given the 20 year thing.

Random thought:


Movie-accurate MMPR Figuarts. :D

A few hints from Bluefin:

"Are the the exclusives from a new or existing license?" Actually one of them is from a popular anime that's not DBZ related

"Metallic Armor exclusives?" You're getting warm, but not quite

"Can you describe what this exclusive that comes with a hint is?" It's some sort of pack

"Does the PR exclusive have some sort of armor or shield?" No...but THAT one is for something else

"Exclusives #?" 3 but 2 more pending final confirm D-Arts Bass and MonsterArts Evo Set on sale first there b4 going to retailers

"A pack you say, what's in the pack?" Which pack

The Metallic Armor thing has me thinking Saint Seiya figures, but I don't really know anything about that, exclusive or not. My guess is Robo/Gosei Knight for the PR exclusive now.

Yeah I think the first line is definitely referring to Saint Seiya

It says "not quite" in reference to the metallic armor. Saint Seiya are quite metallic. Also they're not as popular in the US so I don't see them getting an exclusive.

Armor but not metallic armor. Anime series that's not DBZ.

Gundam SRC exclusive?

You mean metal builds?

Maybe, I don't really know anything about that kind of thing. Haven't been into Gundam in years.

I was thinking more that Gundams in the show are made of metal armor.

Ignoring the fact they're very unlikely to make anything 100% based on PR..

They wouldn't do something like that as an SDCC exclusive, making completely unique molds to sell to a few hundred people at SDCC would be a waste. These are pretty much guaranteed to be existing Japanese releases or recolours at best.

Judging by the hints.. It's a Gokai Yellow & Pink "Super Megaforce" two-pack, which also ties into their previous comments about lots more females coming soon.

Which hints specifically point to Gokai Yellow and Pink? The female figures thing was for order solicitations and refers to PteraRanger and likely Blue Rose from Tiger & Bunny.

Also why would they release Gokai Yellow and Pink in the US without releasing any of the others in the immediate future? They have a full plate for the next few months without adding the four Gokai males on top. Honestly I think those are even less likely than Gosei Knight. Gosei Knight being issued in the US at least wouldn't kill the resale value in Japan, since it sells for relatively cheap.

Here's my bet: they have the Tyranno and Dragon Rangers in production at roughly the same time as the convention. It'd be relatively easy for the factory to just take the Dragon Shield from DragonRanger and give it to TyrannoRanger and come up with a slightly altered box design. This would be perfect as an exclusive, because it's non-essential and people expected a release of this at some point. Maybe DragonRanger without the shield can be packed in as well. It's easier to do this than metallic repaints or pretty much anything else, and has the advantage of being something from the show.

The black/gold Daizyujin is another good bet.

Those tweets were the canned replies Bluefin had available, but among the full set of tweets they answered that afternoon, they confirmed a Dragon-Shielded Red Ranger is not coming for SDCC but will for something (another event?) else.

I'd be all over that, SDCC or otherwise.

I have a feeling Red Ranger w/dragon shield maybe a Tamashi Features exclusive.