While this looks great, without a confirmation that Beta Smash is in the works I won't buy it. I want to have them both to go alongside Alpha Edge, not only one. And I assume this is another piece to cash in on the Tiga anniversary.

Yep especially since Gamma Future is a combo consisting of the TDG trio.

I'm almost hoping it'll be P-Bandai exclusive. Seems like those are easier to get than retail these days

I can't see why it would be P-Bandai

I would really love a SHF of Ultraman Z. That one was on display at one point right? Is it odd that we're getting Gamma Future before the base suit?

Technically speaking, as far as the show and merchandising was concerned for the longest time; Alpha Edge was Z's base form -- Z Original only came to prominence in the final episode and other media. For comparison, Ultra Action Figure done all four of Z's medal forms during the show's run as they debuted, but only recently released Z Original last month. So it does kind of make sense to see the likes of Gamma Future first.

Also, fun fact: Alpha Edge as a suit was designed first and Z's "base form" came afterward as a stripped down version of it.

That makes sense. So Alpha Edge will likely be what we see in future crossovers and general promotional depictions?

The opposite, actually -- in a similar manner to Orb Origin, Z Original seems to have overtaken Alpha Edge as the base form (which I'm a very big fan of). Like I said, the last episode changed its prominence -- when we next see Z, Original will be his main thing

Guess I gotta pick up a Z Original SHF, huh. Hopefully they give us another Z-riser along with it. And/or his energy chains/beam effect.