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Originally Posted by Den-O

How is this early? S.S. Kabuto was released 2 years. Dark Kabuto & Gattack are only the 2nd and 3rd releases in the Kabuto line for Seihou, but it took 2 years for them to happen. Hibiki, Kuuga, Kuuga Ultimate, Kuuga Rising Mighty, Decade, & Agito all happened in the interim for the overall S.S. line. So no, Dark Kabuto isn't "early in the line" in either sense.

And repaints are always cost effective releases when and where they can be managed. This was a very easy toy show exclusive for bandai to crank out in limited numbers. The other two S.S. Kabuto line reveals that were at the show (the Hopper Bros) will likely be Web exclusives as the last couple Seihou figures have been. And each of them is simply a straight repaint of the other as well, should those be back burner'd when they're easy releases?

In early I mean there are a bunch of other Riders, main and secondary, they could have touched upon that would have sold just as well. If not better in some cases. Releasing a figure with a new paint job, just nine releases after the original one, feels like a cash grab to me. And I don't see how the Hopper brothers, who to my knowledge were deigned to be similar, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're released as a two pack personally, is the same as this situation.