A few years back, Bandai Spirits graced us with the truly mighty Soul of Chogokin Megazord toy. In the years since we have had the Dragonzord get the Soul of Chogokin treatment and now Titanus.
Titanus first appeared in the episode Gung Ho! back in 1993, which was the twenty-sixth episode of the first season. Unlike the other Zords, Titanus isn’t piloted and is somewhat sentient.
Its eventual main role was to assist the Power Rangers and to increase the firepower of both the Megazord and Dragonzord.
As you know, both the Megazord and Dragonzord can combine into the Mega Dragonzord. With Titanus involved, that then becomes the suitably massive Ultrazord.
Now, I already reviewed the Soul of Chogokin Megazord but if you want to get the most out of this Titanus toy you will also need to purchase the GX-72 Megazord and GX-78 Dragonzord.
On its own though, Titanus is impressive and still very much a classic toy in the 90s sense but with modern materials and engineering.
That’s the thing here really, back when Power Rangers was shown on TV during the 90s, we had all manner of toys from the show. While some of them were pretty good, they are no competition in terms of quality when compared to these new Soul of Chogokin entries.
The Soul of Chogokin Megazord was and still is a supremely nice toy, not just in how it recreated the original design but also the fact that it didn’t go too far down the overt detailing and stylization route.
The same can be said for the Soul of Chogokin Voltron, as that too retains its toylike sensibilities rather than just being an impressive display piece.
To explain, many toys at the collector end of the spectrum tend to be very detailed and as such quite delicate. They retain all the finer points that were either shown or inferred from the original designs. This means you can’t really play with them in the same you would have done with the standard toy releases back when the host series aired.
Like the Soul of Chogokin Megazord, this Titanus toy has a sufficient level of detail from the design seen in the TV series but is more meant to be played with. The result is something bold and sturdy but still nicely sculpted and with a good level of detail.
The detailing is also interesting on Titanus, as you have much of the decals and other imagery carefully recreated across the toy. While this could have been simplified and even left out, it’s nice that there has been some careful forethought put into this.
In terms of articulation, Titanus is meant as more of a carrier of the other Zords, so the only part that is fully articulated is the neck and mouth. The feet also move but the main point is that the back opens up so you can put the other Zords in.
This is not to say that Titanus is not a nice toy in its own right but if you are a fan of Power Rangers, you will want the Megazord and Dragonzord toys to complete the set.
Overall, this is a very faithful recreation of Titanus and a very nice toy as well. If you enjoyed Power Rangers back in the 90s and have the other Soul of Chogokin Megazord and Dragonzord releases, then this rendition of Titanus comes highly recommended.
This Soul of Chogokin Titanus toy is released on April 12 for $280 and you can pre-order it via Amazon.
Disclosure: Bandai Spirits sent me this toy for the purposes of this review.
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