SOUCHAKU-HENSHIN KAMEN RIDER SERIES

SH Masked Rider Ryuki Series GD-83 Masked Rider Verde (10/2005)

  

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KUUGA

 

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AGITO

 

CLASSIC

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RYUKI

 

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FAIZ

 

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BLADE

 

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HIBIKI

 

VERDE

Bandai released Kamen Rider Verde in October of 2005 as part of Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Ryuki series. Verde is one of the "movie only" Riders and never actually appear on the regular series. He first appears in TV movie "13th Riders Movie Special" and then in "Episode Final" movie. Verde (green in Spanish) is a chameleon theme Kamen Rider and his contract monster is "Biogreeza", a humanoid shape chameleon monster.

SH Kamen Rider Verde use standard SH core body but his left leg has been remolded to accommodate his Visor unit. Verde has excellent paint job and he is one of the better Souchaku Henshin releases. His armor is metallic green color with red trim. He comes with his Hold Vent "yo-yo" weapon and Kamen Rider Knight's Lance. (He took from Knight in the 13th Rider movie).  Bandai never released R&M version of Verde (not surprising since he has very little screen times) and SH Verde is the first 5" version of this Kamen Rider. His contract monster, "Biogreeza", is finally released in 2006 as part of Souchaku Henshin Mirror Monster set #3.

GD-83 Souchaku Henshin Series Kamen Rider Ryuki - Masked Rider Verde

Bandai released GD-83 in June of 2005. The retail price was 2000 Yen.

Unmasked Mode

Like other SH Riders figures, the human body underneath can look out of proportion and is solely intended for display with the "cloth" (Rider Armor) on. The core body is similar in style as the body used since the original Saint Seiya Cloth line, however for the 2004 SH line, Bandai have retooled the body to make it more modern. While the head still appears too small due to having to accommodate the mask, this removable "armor suit" however, is one of the aspect that drawn me to this line. The ability to "henshin" into the Rider form make these SH figures a lot like small version of Henshin Cyborg or the RAH costume hero.

Accessories

 

Verde come with his yo-yo weapon (he use it to capture enemy and hang them upside down for the final kill). He also comes with Kamen Rider Knight's Lance along with three miniature Advent Cards.