Spotlight: Toynami Shogun Warriors Godzilla

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What better time to do a photo review of a shiny new Godzilla toy than the month of October?


This isn't any Godzilla but Toynami's retake of our childhood classic, the Shogun Warriors Godzilla. I tried to resist this but seeing as I was denied the original as a kid, it was inevitable.

So let's take a long loving look at the king of all monster shall we? A very comprehensive after the jump!

First off, that is one BIG box, there is no sneaking him into the house past your spouse. My children fit in his shipping container.

Toynami really put some effort into making this a more accurate depiction of the Big G.

But of course, he still has the shooting fist.


And the flicking tongue but now it's blue flame.




The tail is much longer and the spine is the big difference.




If Mattel had released one with these in the 1970s, half of us would be wearing eye patches right now.




He's still got the rolling wheels feet too.


But how does he look next to the classic?


It's here where you can see just how many changes were done.






I don't want to tell you how many takes this took.



I so wish I still had a sandbox.....

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[Werewolf]

That's super cool. I love the look of the green SDCC one. Wish they hadn't made it so limited.

[Bruce Banner]

Always loved the classic SW Godzilla. And I really love the new one, particularly the dorsal spikes and blue flame.

[Earth 2 Chris]

They kept the charm of the old, and made him more accurate, but still very toyetic. Homerun!

Chris

[starsky]

Thank you for the excellent writeup!! that is one cool lizard!!

[MIB41]

I love the updates! Very nicely done!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[PNGwynne]

I really like this toy, although the color will probably prevent me from considering a purchase.