Intro:
The
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers have long been arguably Bandai’s most successful
exports to the United States, and equally arguably, to the entire world.
On
the back of the successes of the Legacy Megazord and Dragonzord, I guess Bandai
thought that it would definitely be a great idea to milk more money from the
fans by continuing to release other iconic Zords from older MMPR series.
Thus,
here is the White Tigerzord.
The
White Ranger is arguably the most popular of all the original rangers,
alongside the equally hugely popular Green Ranger, whom the White Ranger is
widely considered as his successor (at least in the westernized MMPR series),
as both are portrayed by Jason David Frank.
According
to the story, the long-depowered Green Ranger was endowed with the White Ranger
powers in order to assist the Thunder Power Rangers in their quest to stop Lord
Zedd’s world domination.
The
White Ranger uses his mighty talking saber, Saba, to control his immensely
powerful zord – the White Tigerzord.
Box
& Packaging:
The
White Tigerzord is packaged in similar theme and style as all of the MMPR
products under the Legacy series.
White
Tiger Mode:
Well,
just in case if you didn’t know, he is a white-colored tiger. Having said that,
he looks more like a white lion rather than a white tiger to me – or maybe that’s
just me.
I
don’t have the original White Tigerzord, but based on the photos I’ve seen, the
original version is slightly bigger, and blockier.
This
newer version looks much slimmer and definitely more articulated.
The
lower jaw of the zord opens and closes.
The
shoulders move forward and back; bend and rotate at the elbows; and the paws
moves up and down. The hind legs move forward and slightly backward, and
finally the paws moves up and down.
His
tail is unarticulated though, which is formed by the White Tigerzord’s sword,
which looks like Saba on steroids.
He
may not be as articulated as most modern mecha action figures, but as far as
MMPR/ Super Sentai go, this is good.
And
he is also deliciously hefty.
White
Tigerzord Mode:
Transformation
is very simple, and the resulting robot looks very, very cool.
The
color apps on this figure is good, and most details are there and I don’t see any sloppy paintworks or anything.
Articulation-wise:
his head doesn’t move at all. The shoulders rotate; the elbows bend and rotate
and guess what? The wrists rotate too!
The
legs don’t do anything else except for 1 particular thing – the knees bend!
Yay!
And
of course, White Tigerzord wields a sword – a golden soft-rubbery sword.
Comparing
to the iconic Dragonzord, White Tigerzord is way taller and bulkier – almost as
tall as the Legacy Megazord, with almost the same mass.
But
that’s not all folks, there’s more in store…
Bonus
Mode:
Now
honestly, I don’t know what to call this mode actually, as canonically, this
have never happened before.
If
you have the Legacy Megazord, you can take both the Sabertooth Tiger and the
Triceratops, and combine them with White Tigerzord, to form super-robot.
The
resulting robot has almost the same articulations as the White Tigerzord robot
mode, but minus the knees.
Judging
by the disproportionate look of the figure – the legs are clearly way too small
for the larger upper torso – the designers were somewhat forced to include this
“gimmick” as a way to attract fans; previous buyers of the Legacy series to buy
this set.
It’s
clear that the White Tiger Zord is meant to be a precursor of the Thunder
Megazord, which had recently been announced.
So
fans, be prepared, there are definitely more to come.
Summary:
White Tigerzord
is a surprisingly good figure on his own. Yes, I have to admit, I had no
intention of getting this set in the first place, but somehow, shit happens, and
I ended up with him.
Yet, now that I have
him, I do feel glad. He’s actually quite good. Now all I need is the Thunder
Megazord to complete this set.
Highly
recommended.
Rating – 9.0/10
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