Random: Japan Is Getting Awesome Street Fighter Transformer Toys

Another Capcom crossover

by Damien McFerran Thu 23rd Nov 2017

Capcom has given us some memorable crossovers over the past few decades but this latest one appeals to our nostalgic tendencies in more ways than one.

Capcom is working with toymaker Takara on a Transformers x Street Fighter II range, which takes some well-known morphing robots and applies a Capcom spin in the form of new paint jobs.

Fan favourite Ryu uses the Optimus Prime triple changer toy from the recent Titan Wars range, example. His friend and rival Ken, on the other hand, uses Titan Returns Hot Rod - Ken himself takes the form of a smaller "Headmaster" robot which transforms into the bonce of the figure and can ride inside it when in car form.

Chun-Li is a repainted version of Arcee, while series villian Bison (rather fittingly) uses the Titan Wars Megatron figure.

Ryu and Bison cost ￥12,960 each, while Ken and Chun Li are ￥8,640. They launch in May next year.

We want them all.

[source kotaku.com, via takaratomymall.jp]

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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Shantephan
Thu 23rd Nov 2017

You call that awesome? I call it awful butchering of some of the most well known characters in video game history!

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maceng
Thu 23rd Nov 2017

Must have!! Chun-Li's looks so awesome!

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Anti-Matter
Thu 23rd Nov 2017

That Chun Li Transformer, tho...
I bet her legs couldn't do Hyakuretsu Kyaku easily.
She is a Robot now, right ?

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wynnwave
Thu 23rd Nov 2017

These look neat (particularly Chun-Li and Ken), but are definitely too expensive for me.

Oh, and @Damo : the name of the Transformers line the Optimus, Hot Rod and Megatron molds are originally from is "Titans Return," not Titan Wars or Titan Returns (thought Hot Rod is actually the modified Japanese version of the mold, released under Takara-Tomy's "Legends"line). All 3 of them have the thing where their head comes off and turns into a small version of the character (their heads are also all interchangeable!).
Arcee is from the "Thrilling 30" line (and does not have the detachable head).

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big_bad_bob
Thu 23rd Nov 2017

As a Transformers toy collector myself and a former SF fan, I don’t know how to approach this....I appreciate the randomness and weirdness, but except Chun-li, mold choice for the other guys are NOT fitting! And they don’t scale with each other!