[Kiwami]

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Originally Posted by Librarian

Yeah, the 4 forms are pretty easy. Gararu, Bassha, & Dogga are simple retools, and that leaves an easy parts swap for the 3 merged form too from those retools. So then it's mostly Saga, Dark Kiva, Emperor and Ixa's 3. Which for Ixa, 2 are simple head swaps, and the third is a retool. But that'd likely be scattered over some time.

Though I expect Saga and the Merged form to likely be web exclusives. A possibility Saga, Dark, and all 4 (Merged and the trio) forms would be web. Depends on how they approach it, but it would be nice to maybe have them do some kind of 'build-a' system for the forms. Head, Torso, and arm/arms with the monster from each. Potentially could boost sales of Kiva's standard that way.

Too gimmicky for Tamashii Nations I'd say but hey, Ultraman X exists and includes swappable MonsArmor parts so never say never. Although swappable parts would only get you so far with Kiva, I don’t think making replaceable chest armor a thing would do the figure any favors.

And I don’t think the monsters are popular enough, even with included parts for Kiva.

I'd like to see them do what they can though, even if they have to release a new figure for each form. And you're right, probably Web-Exclusive for all of these guys, except maybe IXA, I can see that one at retail, sometimes they do that with secondary Riders, sometimes they don't.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I would say that the other Kiva suits bar maybe the monsters would be inevitable, but we never got Diend or Decade Complete...

All depends on what the consumer wants I guess. With Kiva it could be a thing since I expect the base form to sell like hotcakes, using the popularity of the "missing Rider" to spiral into line of Web-Exclusive releases could work out after that.

We will probably see IXA at retail and Garuru Form Kiva as a Web-Exclusive and if those do well they’ll make more.