No on both fronts I think.

Golddash might do that, no details yet but I doubt it, Auto Vajin on the other hand is specifically labeled as "vehicle mode" so the robot will be a separate figure.

You know I had a feeling that SS Auto Vajin wouldn?t transform to robot mode, a bummer really.

So that lets my hopes down for a transforming Booststriker but I figured that wasn?t on the table either.

While I don't necessarily think we'll see a transforming GoldDash, I do think it would be totally doable if they gave him another set of arms, like ones that're actually articulated.

Remembered a possible point of hope towards a second Gotchard retail release. Back in Build, after Build and Night Rogue were announced as retail releases, Cross-Z's base form was announced as P-Bandai, but Banjou still got a retail release a month later as his Cross-Z Charge form. It's possible that rather than released Valvarad at retail, Bandai's waiting for Rinne's Rider form to appear so she can be the second retail figure. (I know that female characters never get SHF released at retail, but let me be hopefull)

Haven't bought a Rider Figuart - or any Figuart, really - in years. I am totally willing to make an exception for that Kaixa, though.

Really hoping that Galactron gets a proper release. I would probably buy multiples of it.

I feel like everything Bandai showed for Ultraman SHF last year ended up coming out, right? Hopefully it?s the same this year.

I?d love some SHFs of newer Kaiju, and I would for sure get a Galactron.

So I preordered Valvarad, like, 2 days ago. I have been going about my life, not a care in the world, until just now when I realized I haven’t even preordered Gotchard yet. As far as I can tell they put up Valvarad for preorder before the main rider even

Pretty weird situation, right? Also this has to be a record for how quickly they got to a PBandai release for a new series. It only just now sunk in for me.

Do we know what time Gotchard goes up for pre-order?

November 21st per the Tamashii site https://tamashiiweb.com/tn_blog/120/?wovn=en