Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection #6 Zx-Tole

Zx-Tole is the leader of the Hyper Zoanoid Elite Five under the wings of Zoalord Barcus. He share a similar profile to Aptom whereas no one knows anything about him. The Guyvers were overwhelmed by the Elite Five and they could have easily deal with the Guyver insurgent if not for the arrival of Aptom.


The Japanese loves Stag Beetle so it is no wonder that there is a Zoanoid that is pattern after it.






Zx-Tole is one of the tougher Zoanoid. He is covered in carapace from head to toe which is able to shrug off most of Guyver's beam based weapon.


This is the best figure for Zx-Tole so far and he is one of my favourite character.


Time for some action pose!




The bulk of the armor restrict most of the movement for this figure but Zx-Tole still looks menacing.



The horn concealed a head beam cannon. It is powerful enough to vaporize anything in its path. The arms and torsos concealed a smaller pair of beam cannons. Zx-Tole is armed to the tooth.


The elytra (hard exoskeletal wing) concealed a pair of transparent folded hindwings.



This figure comes with a pair of extended hindwings that looks gorgeous on Zx-Tole. The wings do not only give the ability of flight to Zx-Tole but also power up the Blaster Tempest by absorbing heat around it.



The strongest weapon that Zx-Tole poses is the Blaster Tempest situated on his abdomen. The cannon is open up by pressing a level at the back of the figure.

All in all, this is another excellent figure from Max Factory. My only issue regarding this figure is the lack of articulation but I guess you can't have both articulation and beauty at the same time.

Max Factory Bio Fighter Collection #4 Guyver 2

Oswald A. Lisker is a curious character. The series introduce him as a Cronos "Inspector" whom was sent to assess the mess caused by the Unit incident. Subsequently, Cronos Japan managed to recover 1 out of the 3 stolen Guyver Unit and Lisker find it to be an amusing arsenal. No one knows for sure what motivates him to bond himself with the Guyver Unit or his loyalty towards Cronos. In a way, he share the same profile along with Agito Makishima. While, inspecting the retrieved Guyver Unit, he promptly touched the Control Metal on the unit, activating it and turning himself into Guyver 2.



Guyver 2 is the tallest Guyver among all. I love the yellow colour scheme.



The detail was carefully sculpted into this figure including the dented Control Metal on the forehead.




Guyver 2 looks exceptionally good with the high frequency blade.



Like all the other Guyvers, Guyver 2 is capable of firing off the Megasmasher situated on the chest.


This is the Guyver Unit. If you pay enough attention, you will find that the Control Metal is actually dented.

Lisker is actually a very interesting character and there are a lot of rooms for development for him. I would love to see him back somewhere in the series but I think that is very unlikely since the author has introduce a new character to replace him...

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