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Hey Idolaters... Check Out the Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun
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Column by Scott Green
Personally, I'm not a toy scholar and find the whole field a bit intimidating, but here goes with a thumbnail sketch... In the 70's Bandai's Popy subsidiary released a line of 24 inch tall PET plastic robot toys called Jumbo Machinders. Back before people were too concerned with eyes getting shot out by spring loaded missiles, these Japanese toys became known in the western hemisphere when Mattel licensed a number of these figures from classic mecha anime Great Mazinger (follow-up to the series that aired in North America as Tranzor Z), Gaiking, Getter Robo G (Gaiking and Getter Robo G made it over as part of Force Five), Daimos, Raideen, Combattler V, and in Europe Grendizer, to be released as the Shogun Warriors. In an inspired bit of geek obsession cross-pollination, Super7 is bringing out the Star Wars Stormtrooper Super Shogun, a 24 inch tall Jumbo with free rotating wheels on the bottom of his feet, and a spring-loaded Rocket Punch firing fist. The polyethylene figure features a painted vinyl helmet, removable blaster and articulation at the neck and shoulders. With the figure scheduled to be released in May 29th, Super7 is current taking pre-orders at STARWARS.SUPER7STORE.COM© 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Super Shogun, and Super7 Logo: TM & © 2010 Super7.
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There's a porn joke coming, you all know there is.
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Star Wars: Giants
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Wow! Now Bring on Boba Fett and Vader!
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... but still pretty cool. I think the Empire would've been a lot tougher to defeat if all the Stormtroopers were that size!
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No more of my money for you.
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I loved those as a kid. But $300 for a Stromtrooper version?!?! get the hell outta here. That's complete robbery.
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March 12, 2010, 8:41 a.m. CST
This toys would be so much cooler if it had a realistic vaginas
by MC_DLyte
and looked like Milla Jovovich http://tinyurl.com/ye3tl78
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cool, I had a godzilla version of the same thing which also shot its hand PS- hey harry, when are you going to ditch the canuck hating animation, get it out of your system yet? cmon, we're awesome eh?
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..was what I was reminded of.
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had a pretty good write up about it and the manufacturing process. Go check it out.
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Fuck the kids who shoot their eyes out and fuck the parents for not thinking about it when they bought it.
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to get a "real doll" (cost $6000) and dress it in a human sized storm trooper costume ($100). Crotchless, natch.
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Now, ATTACK BARBAH STREIS-AAAAAAND!
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its simple math, really.
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March 12, 2010, 9:04 a.m. CST
Storm Troopers shoots their fists = Greedo shoots first
by ricarleite2
And "R2 can fly". Revisionist shit by Lucas.
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It has a blaster but shoots it's fist? WTF?
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It had to be asked.
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Raydeen and Dragun. They're pretty beat up, but they're still sweet decorations.
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Or is this his schtick? I can't tell.
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of a godzilla toy I had as a kid that also shot his fist off. Also very confusing...
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This Storm Trooper is built on the same platform as 20-story-tall Shogun Warrior robots. <p> It was a joke, dummy.
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LOL! Fuck me, that is hilarious!
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March 12, 2010, 10:06 a.m. CST
isnt that what BARNEY STINSON has in H.I.M.Y.M.?
by idrinkyourmilkshake
If not, shut the fuck up and watch the first 4 seasons of that show.Marvel in it's glory!
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March 12, 2010, 10:11 a.m. CST
I actually thought this said Stormtrooper Super SHOTGUN
by GeneralKael
...which would also have been cool...
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I love that they have gone crazy-retro at the expense of kids' safety. There is something strangely cool about that. <p><p>And MisterE=Win. The change in the line had to take place because it's a giant Stormtrooper. It was a nice little switch there. The original line would not have made sense since the Stormtrooper in question is a giant among other Stormtroopers. Anyway, I thought it was pretty funny.<p><p>-Cheers
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"You'll shoot your eye out, nerd!"
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I rule this page!<P> $300 bucks really? Not so much
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I loved the Shoguns in the late 70's. I'm fairly certain though I would have never gotten one if they cost $300. Even adjusting for inflation that's bullshit.
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Yeah, he shot his fist too, which made little sense... But he had a lever on the back of his head that made a flaming tongue come out of his mouth. More to the point, he was 24" tall... Nowadays, you can't buy a Godzilla figure that's more than 8" tall it seems... and that's no Godzilla.
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Yeah, Chewtoy, I had that one too. My son plays with it all the time, now, along with one I never knew the name of. Some robot looking dude with spikes on his head and throwing axes. Seeing the prices the new ones are selling for, I may need to take the old ones away from him!
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And the little plane that detached from the head. It had clip ammo pods on the shoulders and legs and could hold about 20 or so plastic missiles. It was the perfect size to wreak havoc on my SW and Micronaut figs! And hotweheels/matchbox cars too!<p>Totally. Freakin. Awesome!!!<p>Of course, this was back in the day prior to when some retarded asshat kid shot a Cylon warrior's ship (called a "Raider" i think?) little red missile down his throat and choked to death and so the following year, the missiles were glued into place. Thanks asshole!<p>As an aside, why are most all rules based upon what the most dipshitted variety of knuckle-dragging asshats are likely to do? Some douche poisons his nephew on Halloween and the next year, it was a "fact" that every house wants to put razor blades in caramel apples and Halloween sucks. Some kid melts his penis in an easy-bake oven and then...boom...no more forcing my sister to make easy bake cupcakes!<p>There's no goddamned justice in the world any more!!!
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Star Wars + Japanese Toys=Geekgasm!
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...'cause I totally read that headline as "Stormtrooper SHOTGUN" You can imagine my disappointment.
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for my boy to play with too, I guess. But Shogun Rodan will remain hanging from the ceiling!
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March 12, 2010, 1:08 p.m. CST
All Shogun's shoot their fists, even Godzilla.
by The Reluctant Austinite
Some of you kids out there won't understand this product if you weren't around for the original Shogun Warriors. Still, it's kind of cool if an unusual choice of character. Why not Darth Vader?
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I coveted the Godzilla.<p>They've actually brought back firing rockets in action figures. It's been long enough that people forgot the Galactica toy incident. There is a recent Iron Man movie figure that can fire three missiles at a time, and with great force. Expect choking troglodyte spawn story #2.
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Darth in the 12" size back in the late 70's. Also, they are probably selling them to people who are members of the 501st.
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Anyway, my friend's brother had the huge Godzilla with the spring loaded fist, and we used to play with it whenever I went over there. That was a cool toy. Dunno if it was a Shogun or not.
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I got the Cylon Warship that shot the missiles for Christmas, and that kid choked on them right after that. They had a recall on the toy, but luckily my Dad liked shooting it as much as I did, so we kept it. My kid plays with that one too, but I lost the missiles long ago. Probably swallowed them.
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beautiful!
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