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Crossing over time, the grand Power of 3 legendary sentai arrives! Today's gallery is of the mighty DX Gojyujin from Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger!

The combined grand power of Mirai Sentai Timeranger (Gojyudrill), Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (Gojyurex), & Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger (Gojyujin) this big bad dino is the personal machine of Gokai Silver! This figure is definitely the centerpiece of a Gokaiger collection. As a standalone toy it's excellent.

Gojyudrill mode obviously doesn't do a great job of hiding the dino bits but I find it's wackiness very charming. Now whether intentional or not this figure is a great fit for the old Timeranger DX Providas Base. Considering the Timerangers built Gojyujin and it's literally housed at Providas Base in the future when not being used, this brings me pure joy to own both. The Drill modes' homage to Timeranger is more in spirit than anything as a time travelling mecha built by them. However this mode also references minor design cues of the V-Rex. The ranger key used to activate this mode was given to Gokai Silver by Time Fire.

Gojyurex is also a fantastic mode. As an homage to Zyuranger it's clear this mode is meant to evoke feelings of Dragon Caesar. It definitely captures the feel and menacing look of Caesar in show. The toy is a bit more static, no surprise for a DX though. It's a bit limited by the sheer length of the tail but that doesn't stop it from being an impressive toy at all. The ranger key used to activate this mode was given to Gokai Silver by Dragon Ranger.

Gojyujin is where it shines. As an homage to Abaranger this mode definitely comes off looking like a brother to Abarenoh. This is also where the built in gimmick comes into play. Rather than be electronic Gojyujin has gear driven weapons which spin to replicate it's drill attacks. By rotating either the drill or t-rex hands you wind up the gears, then there's a gold key on the back to turn. This releases the built up tension in the arms for spinning attacks that approximate the Gojyu Triple Drill Dream. The ranger key used to activate this mode and infact the Gokai Silver powers & Cellular were given to Silver by Abare Killer.

While not the perfect combination this figure can also combine with Gokai Oh to form Gojyu Gokai Oh. As with the other major Gokai Oh combinations this mode requires a couple of pieces (the arms) be removed and left completely out of the mix. I'm all for big cluster combos but the simplicity of merely swapping arms works for me. And the colors of Gojyujin's arms mesh well with Gokai Oh. Plus now you can have fun with the Gokai Oh arms by slapping them on Gojyujin! This combination will be key at the end of the month when we look at DX Machalcon as well.

The spin gimmick is also usable in drill mode, technically rex mode, and in Gojyu Gokai Oh mode. There's a button release on the drill arm that allows you to release the tension without turning the key on Gojyujin's back.

Overall this is a really fun stand alone toy made all the more worth it by owning Gokai Oh. Gojyujin does an excellent job of recreating it's on screen appearances with few glaring compromises. A+ in my book.