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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Gosei Headder Series — DX Tensou Gattai Gosei Ground (2010)


I'm not the biggest fan of Sixth mecha comprised of multiple pieces, and Gosei Knight's does nothing to change that. I appreciate that he can use the techniques of all three tribes, and I'm ecstatic over how they utilize him as a stand-in for Gosei Green when things need to be balanced, but Sealeon and Skion are floating and flying legs. It's a supremely utilitarian mecha, which fits Gosei Knight's character, and appropriately has no gimmicks whatsoever. Ground Gosei Great is a strong, large combination that only suffers from requiring at least one of the leader Headders from the Brothers sets to be complete.

A good toy that you'll enjoy, if you're sure you want it. In the end, I was happier sticking my gashapon Groundion Headder on Gosei Great's chest and calling it a day.

A note about comparisons can be found below the cut.

4 Bill Goldberg Devices out of 5

Gosei Ground's Victory Charge card is included.

The Bandai Asia release will unquestionably be identical to the BoJ original. Unless they changed the barcode on the included Victory Charge card, there's no practical reason to not get the Korean release. The text won't be screen accurate no matter how you slice it. Even then, you can print your own barcodes for the Japanese Tensouder, so go Korean for the mecha. Do it.

The BoA release seems a lot more rickety than the Eastern releases from every video of them I've seen. They're obviously missing essential paint and they're strangely sold separately. Sealeon and Skyon were sold as individual bikes, and the Lion Mechazord was a stand-alone item. Weird. Again, go Korean.

If you want this, you really do need the Landick Brothers set to complete the lance. The Taka and Manta Headders are swapped in, in the show, but they aren't essential the way Kuwaga is.

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