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Originally Posted by DaikaijuSokogeki01

My point is this doesn't really look like the brand new leap forward for tokusatsu that Shirakura wants to claim it is. He has said he wants to compete on the global stage with the MCU and Demon Slayer, but instead this just looks like a hodgepodge of what Toei was already producing. And yes, Metal Heroes had giant robots but Gavan had a cool freaking dragon whereas Gavan Infinity has a robot that would not look out of place from a standard Super Sentai.

I think they're going to get an upgrade or auxiliary Mecha that is their take on Dol. At least I hope.

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by FairyKing

But the robot and spaceship modes are currently the weakest part of the whole Gavan Infinity package in my opinion. Maybe they'll grow on me as I watch the show?

Can't blame ya for it. It is fairly monochrome in terms of its color scheme and looks very bare bones, so nothing really pops at first glance. I like it, but agree that it doesn't seem to have a unique flair element, design-wise.

[Pineapple924]

I'm still not really sold on the Gavarion Trigger. I'm aware it's merely following the design philosophy that the Teagsword did, and so I guess I'll take my chance to air out a grievance I had with that as well:

What is the point of there being a Robot mode when it's always essentially a brick?

Seriously, look at how much more dynamic and posable the Minipla is by virtue of not needing to cram an input reader and a sound box into it.


Like yeah, I get that its extremely difficult to mash 4+ concepts into a single toy and then make it marketable.

But when the right arm literally just sits there for 2 modes and then rotates outward approximately 15 degrees for Robot mode... I feel like there was a bit more the designers could've tried doing.

[Byg42]

Ultimately I think in Bandai's view, the main selling point of the DX toys is to be roleplay items with big lights and sounds features, articulation is not really much of a priority, with the Minipla and PlaDeluxe meant to fill in the market of those who want more articulation.

[Blade]

its a kids toy. not Soul of Chogokin.

[Sunred]

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Originally Posted by Byg42

Ultimately I think in Bandai's view, the main selling point of the DX toys is to be roleplay items with big lights and sounds features, articulation is not really much of a priority, with the Minipla and PlaDeluxe meant to fill in the market of those who want more articulation.

Yep. And DX Tega Sword was likely the prototype.