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Why does Bandai haet the Staemn?
Topic Started: Apr 30 2008, 01:56 PM (389 Views)
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For just once I'd love to see a GP03S MSiA / GFF / HCM figure that isn't a limited mail-in offer or only included with an Orchis toy that costs like a bajillion dollars. And yes, the redesigned-to-be-GN-Arms-sized GFF deal falls into that second damn category.


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Because releasing Stamen by itself would not garner and damn kind of support, whereas the Orchids arms base generates the main fan base?

I think it's pretty clear why they wouldn't mass produce Stamen standalone.
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It still has a better following than half the suits in G Gundam :(
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Which is why you get to use GP03S instead of Mermaid Gundam.
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It's simple actually, the Orchis is the main draw of that MS (like Wing Zero Custom wings, Freedom's HiMAT Burst Mode, Nu Gundam's Fin Funnels, etc.). Without the Orchis weapons platform, the Stamen is just a plain Gundam with nothing interesting going for it really. The same, of course, can be said about the RX-78-2 (probably the most iconic as far as Gundams go) and the Alex (though the Alex does have the Chobam Armor gimmick). I mean, if it was a plain grunt unit, that would be different, but it's not. Main character units, more often than not, have some kind of special feature/gimmick to make it "unique" among the rest of the stuff in the show, it's just bad luck that the GP-03's special feature is a huge weapons platform that isn't practical to make in plastic form (even though it has been made before). Bandai's not going to waste it's resources on a plain Stamen figure that probably won't sell very well.

On another note, I probably would've bought that GFF GP03 if it didn't come with that retarded looking pseudo-Orchis. I personally think the Stamen on it's own is a pretty cool design even if it doesn't have anything special going for it without the Orchis attached.

Look on the brightside though...there is an HGUC that includes the proposed core fighter for the GP-03.
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