[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

I refuse to believe the Dekas never would've been made if not for Akibaranger.

I'd like to think it was because Japan aired that dub of SPD.

[Sentai Tamashii]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

I refuse to believe the Dekas never would've been made if not for Akibaranger.

the keyword here is CROSS PROMOTION, heck, even in Akibaranger, when Akagi bumped into Ban, he BLATANTLY said that he was going to the Power Ranger SPD event Dekarangers would have been made as we have seen the whole team, as well as the SWAT version, but now, you gotta get Akibaranger as well.

[Snowfall]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

If they wouldn't have had to make it come with the Wrapper, just imagine the good items we could've gotten. We could've gotten a detailed Murphy, We could've gotten some form of the battle armor. We might've even gotten him to transform into the bazooka all the rangers use. SWAT mode parts. D-Knuckles, the D-Revolver, and the list continues. Instead we have to get peices for a weapon from another show completely, that doesn't even look that good to start with.

And I know what you're thinking. "Sentai, the Party Pooper". No. I like the suit designs from Akibaranger, especailly Blue. I like Blue to the point I almost asked for her from Kick instead of Goseiknight. Almost. I like the Z-Moe Gun/Henshin device. So I'm not down on the entire series.

I'm just down on them needing to add something some of us will never use. There are alot of collecters that will buy this, because they love Dekaranger, and now are stuck with giant handcuffs they'll never use. Because they have no interest at all in Akibaranger. And the same thing for Boukenger, and Jetman. Just wasted space for something they could've included with the Akibarangers. Or sold seperately as a web exclusive, Bandai likes web exclusives. Just seems a waste to me.

And it also makes them have to use a bigger box, which adds weight, which increases shipping. So you're also paying more for something you might never use.

Most of that stuff will either come with the other Deka's (Murphy will probably be included with pink and Blue with the D-sniper, knuckles and rod). The SWAT armour would require different moulds and we've already seen prototypes of them as separate figures, the battle armour was a movie exclusive thing and again would probably be a separate figure. Even Super Shinken Red was a separate figure and that's by far the simplest super mode.

All 3 of these tie in figures come with a pretty normal amount of accessories, I don't think they would have come with more if it wasn't for Akibaranger.

[ShockerCon]

Looks cool, but now sure if want...

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

The thought of them coming with SWAT parts would probably put me off them to be honest. It would either need so many extra limbs it would be better just to release a different figure (which they are doing by the looks of it) or clip-on pieces which are just going to restrict the articulation, which is part of the reason I'd be buying it in the first place.

Indeed. They're SHF, not SIC. >->

[Matrixbeast]

Dekared looks sweet.
[Insert bitching over lack of Geki]
I'm kinda tempted to pick him up, but I'll hold off. Make an SPD Orange, on the other hand...

[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Dekared looks sweet.
[Insert bitching over lack of Geki]
I'm kinda tempted to pick him up, but I'll hold off. Make an SPD Orange, on the other hand...

I think you'll be waiting for Geki for a long, long time. Gekiranger wasn't a popular series in Japan.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

I think you'll be waiting for Geki for a long, long time. Gekiranger wasn't a popular series in Japan.

This would be the perfect point for Banba Soukichi to come into this thread and ask where Rio and Mele are

[Kiryu]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

This would be the perfect point for Banba Soukichi to come into this thread and ask where Rio and Mele are

Oh Right!

I totally forgot we've already seen samples of them LOL.