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Originally Posted by Kiwami

I feel like it's guaranteed to be two different figures after seeing how they handled the Deadheat forms from Drive. Granted, those are two different Riders, but if they can't sell that stuff in one package I doubt a Para-DX with two heads and interchangeable parts is going to be a thing.

And I don't even think it'll be a two-pack. I imagine both are separate releases. I would even go as far as saying Perfect Puzzle will be retail and Knockout Fighter Web-Exclusive or something evil like that, but I kinda doubt that even one of them lands in stores at this point.

As for your second question, Puzzle Gamer would be ideal to come with some of the power-up coins. Which means Tamashii sure as hell won't do it. It makes too much sense. If anything they’ll pump out a Web-Exclusive accessory set.

You're right on that one. I remember way back when I first started collecting Figuarts (fun fact: my first Figuarts ever was either Kamen Rider Ouja or Zolda (I opened both at the same time, but don't remember which one I bought first). Back then, the line wasn't so exclusive heavy. Just looking at the Ryuki line, Ryuki, Knight (and their Survive forms), Ouja, Zolda, Odin, Tiger, Raia and Alternative were all retail releases. If you take that line and apply modern Tamashii business practices to it, you'd see Ryuki/Survive, Knight/Survive and maybe Zolda and Ouja as retail releases, with everyone else being an exclusive. Not necessarily complaining as I can understand it from a business perspective, but definitely something I noticed as the line has gotten more massive and has grown to include a number of different franchises outside of the Rider spectrum.

Speaking of which, I did get Kachidoki in the mail and for such an awesome form, I'll admit I slept on this figure quite a bit since I already had Kiwami, and I'm usually okay with just having the basic form and final form of the main Rider. This guy is definitely better than Kiwami arms in most regards and with him, I'm starting to realize how insanely close I am to having a full Gaim Figuarts lineup (unless they release more). Not including the bikes (which I can more or less do without), I'm only missing Bujin Gaim, the Pine/Mango Gaim/Baron set, Lemon-Energy Baron and Jimba arms. May work on completing this line by the end of the year, although like I said before, I'm hoping we at least get Kamen Rider Mars, Kamuro and Jam