The Playmates Toys website has been updated to officially add their Voltron: Legendary Defender toys. They have a countdown going, with the clock ending on December 1st, which is when the “official” pre-orders for the figures are scheduled to go live at retailers such as Amazon, Toys “R” US and Comic Shops. In case you missed it, there will be multiple size classes available. Included are:
Basic Action Figures
- Sword Attack Voltron
- Lion Attack Voltron
- Blue Lion
- Red Lion
- Black Lion
- Green Lion
- Yellow Lion
- Myzax
Combinable Action Figures
- Legendary Electronic Black Lion
- Legendary Blue Lion
- Legendary Red Lion
- Legendary Green Lion
- Legendary Yellow Lion
Deluxe Action Figures
- Ultimate Voltron
Role Play
- Voltron Electronic Transforming Sword
- Voltron Defender Gear
- Red Lion Defender Gear
Along with the official listings, we get more new photos, showcasing the figures and special features. These include some instruction sheets for the Legendary Lions and Ultimate Voltron. You can check them out after the jump.
Playmates Toys Voltron Legendary Defender Figures
Looks pretty good, wish there was a pic of the legendary asst. combined. I'm a little split about the pilots being in their jet sleds but ultimately I agree, I don't do anything with tiny figures. Oh wait, are those just the tube rockets they use in to get to the lions in the castle? Are they different from the ones they use to get around planets? I'm not sure.
The pricing for the combining assortment is just right. It's pretty close to the Combiner Wars price scheme, even adding up to the same $100 price point as the CW boxsets. The torso is a bit more expensive than a CW torso bot at $30 instead of $25, but it does come with a bunch of sound effects to justify the increase.
Yeah, when I first saw those pics I was thrown off. The Legendary lions look great, I was like "ok, all in". Then I saw the Voltron and it looked cheap. Didn't realize they were two separate things.
Playmates needs to release a combined Legendary pic so we can see what the upper scale Voltron looks like, and clarify that the kiddie one shown above is NOT the result of the Legendary lions combining.
I plan on grabbing the Legendary lions regardless, if it doesn't look cool in Robot mode, I'll keep em kitty style, cuz those look good.
Not a fan of the lions being sold separately and the final look there looks... weird.
I think I'm in for a set of Legendary lions, but it would be nice to see some promo pics of the combined mode first.
Definitely will get the Red Lion Legendary figure. However I really hope they actually make figures for the pilots. Whether they're in scale or not they would be cool to have.
Wow. I still can't believe there's voltron toys that's UNDER $300!!
It's cool how the legendary lions come with the pilots on a sled that's to scale with the lions.
Toyark needs to keep up. This news has been out for days now, maybe even a whole week.
Any word on cost for the Legendary lions? They seem to be the best choice for show accuracy and combining functions.
Also, the combined Voltron will be 16" inches tall, so each Lion should be quite large as well.
I'm not digging the Popeye arms. I wonder if the red & green Lions' front legs tuck into their bodies, or if they have to be removed for combined mode.
Do my eyes deceive me? is that a... Ro-Beast?!?! A thing for Voltron to fight?!?!?
Yeesh. That is not what I had hoped for.
$30 for black, $18 for everyone else.
Also, the combined Voltron will be 16" inches tall, so each Lion should be quite large as well.
I just watched the first video review, at least in English, of Bandai Japans/Tamashii Nations Soul of Chogokin Golion and it's incredible the engineering tricks behind the figure. Full spread on lions legs, there's a ball hinge at each shoulder, panels thst open and the close after leg insertion, locks for the black lions front legs that hide and lock the whole body in place. Also die cast for the leg lions legs, strong plastic legs for arm lions, die cast back legs on black lion and lower torso, ball jointed head and just a solid toy. I can't wait to own all 3 Voltron coming out.
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The combined mode isn't pictured here, this is the combined figure:
Well, that's quite a let down:/. I thought the ultra Voltron was the combined one..what a shame. Well, at least I might as well save some money and not buy all the lions.
Ok thank goodness that is the actual combined mode. Looking forward to this wave much more instantly.
$102+ is still a bit steep, but I bet it will be fine, and it displays nicely.
I'm really excited about these. Now I can show my kids my Soul of Chogokin version when it comes and let them play with this one.
Welp BBTS pages for these are gone. oh well... :/
Playmates Voltron Legendary Defender Website Update - The Toyark - News
I still want one.
Yellow and Black available on TRU.com currently, I managed to order Yellow, Black, and Red. Better than BBTS prices
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