Back in Battle Network’s heyday, it was getting all sorts of animes and toys and comics and what have you. Toy manufacturer Mattel was also getting in on the merchandising train. However, after having released two waves of figures, Mattel decided to pull out in the midst of the planned third wave. Today, those prototype [...]

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We’ve already been wowed by the prototypes of Vile and Zero “Type 2″ but they are just that, prototypes. And typically, when a prototype is shown, it means more months ahead before the final thing comes out. But it seems these two prototypes is growin’ up real fast. These are the full color prototypes set [...]

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This may come as no surprise to anyone. After all, Bandai’s original Zero figure was given the mark “1st ver”, so it seemed almost inevitable a figure of Zero’s updated look would come about. And inevitable strikes today. On Rockman Unity, Ucchy-san is teasing the above photos of a Zero prototype figure, clad in those [...]

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For a short while we weren’t clear on if there’d even be another major X themed D-Arts figure from Bandai, but today you’ve got something new to look forward to! Vile, the first villain character to receive the D-Arts treatment, is joining the lineup. And why not? He was one of the top requested characters [...]

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Ucchy-san details in a blog post about recently visiting Bandai to report on the results of the recent character vote for desired figures. Bandai must have been pleased as punch to see Zero as number one, and AT-san, the man Ucchy met with, displayed their Zero figure prototype. Then, when Ucchy showed that Full Armor [...]

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X series Zero got his reveal earlier this week, but don’t forget that Zero series Zero is in the works at Kotobukiya. The prototype model kit is presently being shown off at an in-store event. The prototype is still uncolored, but now we can see it various angles as well as its accessories, which look [...]

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A little ways back we first learned that Kotobukiya would be tackling Rockman Zero in their next model kit foray. And now a magazine scan gives us our first look at the uncolored prototype. Unfortunately no other details are given concerning accessories or the like, but with this coming out we should hear new details [...]

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Your dreams of having Zero as sort of a funny looking Lego Man are growing nearer. Here is a picture of Zero in Minimate form, albeit likely a prototype. You can also check out some of the other Marvel vs. Capcom 3 crew here. From the images, it seems the figures are planned to go [...]

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Kotobukiya’s Roll figure kit should be released in a matter of weeks if not days. As a sign of its impending production, a hobby magazine has released some shots of the figure crafted with a test run of the mass production parts. This should give you an idea of what to expect when you make [...]

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Update: Well now, here’s a MUCH better picture than what we had before. Here are the first legit pics of the colored Blues model, from Capcom of Japan. We also have a few additional details as well: the figure will release in Japan in January of 2011, and like Rockman and Roll, cost ¥3,150, including [...]

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Hot on the heels of seeing Roll’s true colors, here’s our first look at the prototype for Blues. This was presented at the Chara Hobby 2010 event in Japan. The poster notes that Blues will come with a detachable shield and three different face plates. As reported before, Blues is planned for release by the [...]

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Here’s a Sunday riddle for you all. How do you make one of the most poorly made and most weird Mega Man games even worse? By playing the unfinished version of it! Protodude’s Rockman Corner has some details on a recently leaked beta copy of the game which, among other differences, contains many sketched placeholders [...]

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Back in February we reported an announcement from Japan’s Wonderfest that Kotobukiya, a maker of highly detailed and poseable plastic figures, would be creating a Rockman figure. A Kotobukiya showcasing has now revealed a prototype of the figure, which is a 1/10 scale model. This prototype is unpainted but you can already observe the high [...]

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