Aegis looks at the recently released 2010 Titanus!
I've heard a lot of negative things about the 2010 Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers toyline and Titanus is no exception to this. People seem to instantly chock him up as a "bad toy" for two reasons: 1. He has a "Mix n' Morph" base installed in him which is some stupid gimmick Bandai has in which you put pieces of tiny figures into the base and they combine to make a new fig. Couldn't I just do that by hand? Probably but Bandai wants kids to think they need these combiner bases. The second and most far out excuse is that there's no Dragonzord to go with Titanus. A lot of comment s I've read on fan forums/Youtube vids go like this: "Why is there a Titanus when there's no Dragonzord? I'm not buying this toy because I can't form Ultrazord!!!!!!1." Now I can agree that the lack of a Dragonzord is quite suspicious and a really stupid move on Bandai's part. That doesn't mean we won't get one as part of the 2011 line and it wouldn't surprise me if we did. Anyways back to the subject at hand.
Now for those of you who are saying, "What the fuck is a Tit-anus?", I'll tell you. Titanus (King Brachion in Japan) was the "carrier zord" in Might Morphing Power Rangers (Zyuranger). Titanus had the ability to dock with the Megazord and Dragonzord to form the Ultrazord. Now there are quite a few differences between this Titanus and the 1993 release.
Original Ver.:
MSRP: $40 USD (Now selling for well over that on Ebay)
Arox. 22 in. long, 10 in. high.
Gold plated claws and detailing
Power Ranger "inspired" stickers
Motorized action
2010 Ver.:
MSRP: $34
A lot smaller than the original, but still pretty big
No Motorized Action
Gold painted claws
Zyuranger inspired stickers
Mix n Morph base located inside Titanus
Megazord "docking bay" moved back
Despite all the negatives when you compare it to the original this is still a very solid toy. I'm still annoyed at the stupid Mix n Morph gimmick, which gets in the way when you push Titanus around (and makes an annoying clicking sound). Just like the original Titanus' tail cannons detach and can be placed on the front wheels. Titanus' claws and chest piece can also detach and be placed on the 2010 Megazord. This just leads me to believe that eventually we will get a Dragonzord in some shape or form. But if we don't Bandai has cleverly covered up all these interchangeable pieces. In the instructions it says that when combining the Megazord with Titanus you have to place the claws and chest piece onto the Megazord.
Now for those of you MMPR fans who are saying "Well Megazord never combined with Titanus by himself, he always had Dragonzord with him. So Bandai could make its own Megazord combo for it" Well you would be right, however, in Zyuranger (Ep 45) Daizyujin and King Brachion combined for all of 5 seconds! Impressive isn't it? Well no not really, in fact it's kind of stupid in-universe wise. Why the hell would Geki (Red Ranger) summon Titanus just to dock with him and then 5 seconds later jump off of him and finish the enemy off? Probably just to sell more toys...but I digress.
All in all this is a really cool toy and the show accurate stickers add an awesome little touch, even if they are a pain to put on. As a display piece 2010 Titanus definitely looks good. The only thing he really lacks is an opening mouth. It's a small detail but for osme reason it bugs me. As a play thing...well yea I can see MMPR's target audience (4-12) playing with him and having a good time. Even the horrible Mix n Match feature I can see being enjoyed (I actually suspect that this is the main selling point for the little ones.) I really like this zord and it looks nice in my rather small but rapidly growing Zord/Sentai Mech collection. If you're a PR/Sentai fan like me who was too young to own Titanus or the Megazord back in the day I recommend them both. If you have the originals however than you're better off with them and a sheet of Reprolabels.
Hopefully someday soon we can reenact this epic combination with our 2010 Zords, just like it was intended to be.
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