[Tommy]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Because it can't be done right.
The mecha aren't built to be universal, so forcing them to just brings more problems, either in forcing needless redesigns so that arms/legs can use it, or gutting gimmicks.
KyurenOh isn't designed in a way to accommodate ZB, unless they gut the electronics and make the Shishi Voyager's Kyutama ports come off for the ZB system.

It's been proven that it can be done right numerous times. Dino Charge Megazord was never going to have electronics in the first place, so that's not a good example. All the Dino Charge Zords are very modest with their Zordbuilder usage. There aren't even any ports/pegs on the Blue, Pink, or Aqua Zords.

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Originally Posted by GoseiIero95

I get the your point. I feel like Dino Charge was a good example of how it was implemented well without affecting the way the zords of the season combined apart from the missing electronics, but, there are also examples like Super Megaforce. They zord builder concept hindered the gimmick of the season. It was a unique gimmick that was unnecessarily watered down to accommodate zb ports, tho i feel like boa also went cheap. Not every zord is created equal to have a universal port.

It wasn't Zordbuilder that hindered the Legendary Megazord, it was the $35 price point. There's no reason a Zordbuilder Legendary Megazord couldn't have also had the original gimmick. The Aux Zords could have even still connected via Zordbuilder, but it would have been Zordbuilder ports within the limbs rather than on top of them.

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Originally Posted by TokuChris

In more cases than not the Zord Builder part of Bandai America's product line hampered the toy rather than accentuate it.

Legacy Tigerzord, anyone?

Tigerzord was just laziness on Bandai's part. They needed the Zord to be compatible with a hypothetical Thunder Megazord, and the easiest option was to slap some Zordbuilder pegs on it and worry about it later. The added bonus was that it gave Tigerzord an extra selling point/functionality while people hoped for a Thunder Megazord to be made.