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]
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You call that awesome? I call it awful butchering of some of the most well known characters in video game history!
Must have!! Chun-Li's looks so awesome!
That Chun Li Transformer, tho...
I bet her legs couldn't do Hyakuretsu Kyaku easily.
She is a Robot now, right ?
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).
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!
These are just redecoes! https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjuwdmdh9XXAhUCY98KHUaqA9YQFggmMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftfwiki.net%2Fwiki%2FRedeco&usg=AOvVaw03qw2SPTkVktIjzwHxdc5V
Kinda lame they are just repaints
At least the Transformers line will have unique molds
@Sgt-Jack-V you don’t say
Ken gives me bad PTSD of this trainwreck.
@Shantephan agreed. This is awful!
I love tarnsformers and SF, but I find this grotesque.
These are hilarious! XD
@DarthNocturnal
What a beautiful right that is. XD
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