[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Locke

If you don't think DekaBlue is too skinny then you must have never seen DekaRanger or SPD. The guy literally has sticks for arms and legs.

I have seen both and NO ranger has ever had masses of muscle.

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And I know a lot of people like the Black Renewal but his lack of accessories and the fact that he has zero weight to him makes him feel uber cheap to me. I don't hate him as much as I do Flame Style but he's up there with my least favourites.

I don't know how you can hate him. He is 100% accurate to the show right down to the wrinkles in his armor.

As for the accessories, he has the hands. Sure, I guess they could have had him come with the Satan Saber for the whole 2 minutes he held it, but you can just take that from Shadow Moon is you need to. Black has the hands to put him into his stances, his henshin pose, and his fits for punching. There is nothing else to give him. He also didn't have anything flashy for when he did his kick or punch moves.

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Zolda is one of my favourite Figuarts, along with - ironically - the MMPR Rangers. Also I LOVE diecast feet.

Zolda is awesome due to his accessory count. However, Zolda was big on weapons and gear. Black was not. Both come with what they truly need.

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

He's Kamen Rider Black. What accessories did you expect him to come with outside of hands? A replaceable belt that can light up?

Agreed here.

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Originally Posted by Locke

Some effects pieces would have been nice. The Ultra-Acts pretty much all come with an effects piece which capture their signature move. Why couldn't they have done that with Black? Instead we get a figure so light he couldn't hold paper in place, with so few hands it's laughable. And people shit all over Kiba Ranger - at least he got his signature weapon.

See what I said above. He doesn't have any flashy stuff for him to come with.

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

Effect pieces don't make the figure though. You don't have to have them to put him in a Rider Kick, Punch, or Chop pose or even his King Stone Flash pose. He comes with all of the hands needed to do poses as well as grip onto his bike. He isn't a wasted opportunity at all, especially since the original Black is just a fail in the design department.

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Originally Posted by Locke

I think accessories are as important as the figure in a line like Figuarts. Where one figure comes with everything and the next, nothing.

As from Black, to be fair, I understand where you are coming from Locke. I do wish Blade King Form came with giant Royal Straight Flush cards to pace in from of him for his attack. But not every figure needs effect pieces. I love the effect pieces, but the only ones I feel it is a truly necessary to be packaged with are MonsterArts and DBZ stuff.