Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection #3 Murakami

Murakami was a freelance journalist whom was kidnapped and used as a guinea pig for the creation of Gyuot's Zoalord form. Thought to be dead after a failed attempt of retaliation, he was disposed of and managed to escaped from the clutches of Cronos. He later befriend the Guyvers and assist them in their fight against Cronos. He used a specialize hi-caliber revolver called a Zoanoid Buster which is capable of killing a lesser Zoanoid.


This is the 3rd figure from the BFC series. Initially, I wanted to skip this figure because its a pain in the ass trying to find one and it cost ALOT even for a back-in-box figure.


There are reasons why figure from the BFC series cost as much as they do now. One of their reason is their superb craftmanship. The figure is sculpted with the upmost intention of bringing the character to life. Max Factory has done a great job with the head sculpt.


Articulation wise, this figure is not as flexible as the first two release. I have a tough time trying to pose it fearing that I might break one of it's joint.






It is a simple but yet elegant. It really grows on you over time.



Even though he is only a prototype Zoalord, he posessed some very deadly attack. One of it is the hand slash attack.



I think there arent any official name for it. What Murakami did is concentrate bio-energy on his right hand and then slash downward with it. He killed a Enzyme 2 using this attack without much effort.



Another of his unnamed attack was to place his knuckle and then channel bio-energy into them. The energy in turn envelope Murakami's body (which could be a defensive move) and at the same time form energy arcs around Murakami. A Enzyme 2 who thought that Murakami was defenseless was literally shred to piece by this move.

To be honest with you. Keep clear off this line if you want to save yourself the trouble of hunting this rare figure.

Note to self: Still need to improve alot on the white balance. Still a long way to go before I can shot some great photos.

Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection #1 Guyver 3

Agito Makishima or Guyver 3 is a third-year student who attend the same high school as Sho. Without the knowledge of his friends, he is working with Kronos Japan Branch under the tutelage of his adoptive father, Genzo Makishima. No one knows his real agenda since he always kept it to himself. In the first arc of the series, he manipulate Sho into helping him in the destruction of Kronos Japan Branch.

Even though he may have activated his Unit before Oswald A. Lisker, the second Guyver, he did not openly appear in his Guyver armor until after Lisker was eliminated and thus he was dubbed "Guyver 3". Agito remains to be a thorn in the flesh for Kronos throughout the series.

Guyver 3 takes up a dark colour scheme which represent the enigmatic side of Akito. The first thing that I realize in this figure is the different joint design compare to the rest of the Guyvers. Guyver 3 has this large seamline that runs across the limb which can quite an eyesore. Max Factory has done a great job eliminating this issue in the subsequent release of the other Guyvers.

Guyver 3 comes in not 1 but 2 high frequency blade on each arm. Its kind of an overkill but it looks great on it. This is actually the first release figure which came with transparent blades. These blades were made from a transparent material which glow in the dark (luminescent). The reissue which was release later came with dark blades. I wonder why Max Factory does not follow this trend with the other 2 Guyvers.

The Guyver can conjure gravity energy using the Gravity Orb and fire it as a Gravity Cannon with devastating effect.

When all else fail. The Guyver has a final trump card. The megasmasher which is capable of incinerating any Zoanoid who stands in the blast zone.

I was surprised to receive this first release figure instead of the reissue figure. I can most probably sell this figure on a higher price and make some profit out of it but I guess I will most likely just keep it to myself. =P

Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection #2 Aptom

Aptom is an interesting character. Nothing was reviewed about his past and the only thing we knew about him was that he was a "Lost Number" working under Gyuot. Being a "Lost Number" means that Aptom fails to complete his processing into a preset Zoanoid and end up being processed into a Zoanoid with unusual ability.

Initially, he has this ability to mimic the weapons of other Zoanoid and to some degree the Guyver but his weapons are somewhat weak compare to the original. After his defeat in the hands of Guyver 1, Zoalord Barcus took him in and reprocess him. This reprocess change him into an entire different being. He no longer mimics but now capable of copying and improve upon the weapons of other Zoanoids he absorbed. He also gain cellular regeneration where he can regenerate any part of his body. He challenge Guyver 1 once again but was promptly defeated. Aptom swear to take revenge against Guyver 1 and went about increasing his ability by targeting and absorbing the "Hyper Zoanoid Elite Five".




This is Aptom after he has absorb 4 of the Elite 5. Basically, this form is almost the exact replica of Zx-Tole where as Zx-Tole is big and stout but Aptom is elegant and agile. Someone told me that he looks like an overgrown cockroach in this form. :P




The tentacles were from Elegen and the head beam was from Zx-Tole. There are 3 interchangable part for the forehead. The normal piece, the head beam piece and the missile piece.



These are the weapons that have been used on numerous occasion, the bio-missiles which were taken from Gastor. There are two types of them. I wonder if they are the same or they serve a different purposes.



In the series, Aptom can literally transform his whole body mass into bio-missiles! Those missiles stick out like porcupine quills.



Aptom gains the ability to fly after absorbing Zx-Tole's ability. The figures come with an identical transparent wings similiar to Zx-Tole. You will most likely need to use the stand if you want to pose him with the wings.

This is another great figure from Max Factory. It is a must have any Guyver fans out there. :D

Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection #5+ Guyver 1

Fukamachi Sho is Guyver 1, the protagonist of the manga Bio Booster Guyver. He was a seventeen year old school boy whose live changes dramatically after he stumble upon and activate a Guyver Unit, transforming him into Guyver 1.

The Guyver Unit was an alien artifact that was created by an ancient race called the Creator. Once activated, the Guyver unit will bind itself with the host in a process which will boost the prowess of it's host.


Max Factory has done a great job with the sculpt. There is little to no complain from me.


The detail on the figure especially the head is outstanding. I love the eyes, they are made of some translucent material. The control metal, gravity orbs, sensory orbs and vents are all in place. The only thing that stood out like a sore thumb is that metal rod that holds the chest piece to the body of the figure.


One of the main weapon of the Guyver's is the high frequency blade, which can cut through any known material. Guyver 1 comes with 2 of those, one on each wrist.



I love posing Guyver 1 with the frequency blade. It really brings out the beauty of the figure.



Another arsenal for the Guyver unit is the pressure cannon. The pressurized cannon was created using the gravity orb on the torso. It was then used on the enemy in the fashion of throwing a baseball. It could be a tribute to baseball which is very popular in Japan.



The weapon which pack the most firepower among the Guyvers are the megasmasher which is located in the chest cavity of the Guyver. This weapon is usually concealed/protected by the chest plate.



The last thing that most Zoanoid will see is the Guyver opening the chest plate to reveal the megasmasher before they are blast into oblivion.



This release comes with an extra head that depict Sho pulling off a piece of the head armor to show his face. Who does not like extra content?

The Bio Fighter Collection is the best action figure money can buy out there. I kind of regrets that i did not buy any of those figures early and now i have to pay close to premium for them. It is still money well spend because Max Factory will most likely not going to re-release any of those.