The appropriateness of Ushi Origami is completely dependent on what role you want him to play on your shelf. If you want Samurai Ha-Oh to regale your visitors with its breadbox-sized parade float glory, get him. If you want a mecha specifically for Takeru (that he doesn’t have to share with Kaoru), get the Bullzord. Mougyuu Dai-Oh is a static brick. He pulls off the ox cart and throne flawlessly. He’s a horrible representation of the robo, however. Know that Samurai Ha-Oh is the king of clusterfuck monstrosities. It’s achingly beautiful in its ambitiousness, but it is ultimately a fixed rectangle of multicolored plastic that does nothing beyond impress and break whatever you sit it upon.
Comparisons of the various versions can be found below the cut.
Ushi comes with his own disc and the Zen Samurai Gattai disc. The former is the one with the blue sticker; the latter's is red.
The American release varies from the Bandai Asia and BoJ releases in one significant way that makes all the difference: the legs are split into an A-stance. The entire focus was shifted from the combined mode to the individual mecha mode. Consequently, the two molds have completely different purposes and should be purchased based on your own needs. The case can easily be made for owning both if you’re financially equipped and mentally inclined. Does the cart look abysmal on the US release? YES, but the Bullzord’s entire reason d’être is to provide what the original release was lacking, at the expense of the mode least likely to be displayed.
The Bullzord doesn’t have Ushi’s motorized movement, but I clearly don’t care about it enough to even mention it outright. Honestly, all it ever did for me was make me fear that Ha-Oh would suddenly fall off whatever I had it on.
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