any info on Brave Gohkin God Rijin-Oh

tantrum · Feb 22, 2006

as the title says I am interested on any pics or information on Brave Gohkin God Rijin-Oh that BBTS has posted a pre-order for. it looks like a combining set, but is it worth selling some of my existing toys to get?

ams · Feb 23, 2006

Don't know anything about the new piece, and this may be WAY more info than you're looking for... I picked up all the Eldoran toys because I consider them 'cousins' to Brave (not nearly as good though, IMO). The only info I really have about them is gleaned from a post Doug Dlin made to ATT back in 2001. I'll quote him in full:

Doug Dlin said:

No, they're part of the Eldran series. Seriously, this was a set of three semi-related series (not much inter-series continuity, save for one recurring character and one cameo in one series by the team from the previous one) which centered on the theme of Eldran, an ancient energy
being/protector of Earth, who would grant a group of kids (who represent Earth's future and are more open to such things) power to control his giant robotic creations to defend our world from some outside menace.

The toys for each series were produced by Tomy, and while decently done, their biggest flaw in comparison to Takara's contemporary Brave series toys is that they tended to have a good amount of extra pieces left over when combined.

The three series, in order, are ABSOLUTELY INVINCIBLE RAIJIN-OH, LIFE-FORCE EXPLOSION GANBARUGAR, and ULTIMATE EXCITEMENT (or HOT-BLOODEDNESS, more literally) GOSAURER.

For RAIJIN-OH, you had a whole 4th-grade class controlling the robots' various systems, though only three of them were the actual pilots. The mecha in question are:

Ken-Oh (Sword King)--The only Eldran mech to be humanoid when uncombined. Forms Raijin-Oh's torso.

Hoh-oh (Phoenix King)--Forms Raijin-Oh's upper body, with the tail becoming a sword.

Juu-oh (Beast King)--Forms Raijin-Oh's legs, with the head becoming a shield.

These three combine to form Raijin-Oh (Thunder God King).

Bakuryu-oh (ExploDragon King)--Independently changes into a robot. Has no pilot in the show, but is remotely operated by a couple of the kids from their base. Tail becomes a bazooka.

Bakyryu-oh and Raijin-oh combine into God Raijin-oh.

In GANBARUGAR (from "ganbaru," "to do (one's) best"), three kids accidentally release an ancient demon's minion who then strives to free his master. Eldran gives the three control over Ganbarugar and its support mechs, reconfiguring whole sections of their city to serve as secret launch sites for them.

Go-Tiger--Becomes a robot on its own or forms Ganbarugar's torso. Tail becomes a sword.

Mach Eagle--Becomes a robot on its own or forms Ganbarugar's upper body. Tail becomes a bow/gun.

King Elephan--Becomes a robot on its own or f orms Ganbarugar's legs. Head becomes shield. No, there's not supposed to be a "t" at the end of its name.

Revolgar--Winged blue lion that forms a giant cannon (Revolbuster) or parts of Great Ganbarugar, as well as becoming a robot on its own. Named for the revolver-like firing mechanism in its robot head. Once discovered, piloted by King Elephan's pilot while the first three robots are combined.

Gekiryugar--Chunky red dragon ("gekiryu" = "attack dragon") that becomes a robot or parts of Great Ganbarugar. Once discovered, piloted by Mach Eagle's pilot while the first three robots are combined.

Great Ganbarugar is the combination of the above five. The toy is ENORMOUS for this line--at least chest-high to Fort Max. It's only points of articulation are the elbows, though.

In GOSAURER, the Earth is menaced by the Mechanization Empire, which is out to transform all organic or even rocky worlds into conglomerations of metal plates, gears and such--a bit like Cybertron, only with more of a clockwork feel. Eldran gives his power to a whole school class again, but this time, instead of having the robots launch from a school
base, most of the school itself transforms into one of their combined modes. The hallways and such shift and provide travel routes to the control center or outside in a manner similar to the interior of the TARDIS--that is, the interior is larger and more complex than the outside would suggest.

Mach Ptera--Mechanical pteranodon that becomes Gosaurer's wings, arms and back.

Land Stego--Stegosaurus that becomes Gosaurer's head, central torso and shield (from the backplates).

Thunder Brachio--Brachiosaurus that becomes Gosaurer's hips and legs.

All three combine into either Gosaurer or the Saurer Jet, which is the form the initially take when the school changes to launch.

Magnatyranno--Tyrannosaurus that becomes Magnasaurer robot or Magnabuster double cannons, which can attach to Gosaurer or the Saurer Jet.

Grantops--Triceratops that becomes Granjet plane or Gransaurer robot.

All five combine to become King Gosaurer, which is the shortest of the mega-robots in the Eldran series, but still looks darned impressive.
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Colorflash · Feb 23, 2006

Hobby Link Japan has a listing with a picture:

http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65064

Sol Fury · Feb 23, 2006

I've got the vintage version of this set as well. CMs, who made some really badass Gaogaigar 'bots, is making this one. Based on my experience with the Genesic, expect a gorgeous, masterpiece-class piece, which is 100% show accurate and includes plenty of extras like alternate hands. However, be warned it'll be more of a display piece than a play piece.

Scourge_151 · Feb 23, 2006

sweeeet

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