The Toy Intro: The malevolent forces of the Dynasty have crushed the megapolis and now threaten to bring the rest of mankind to its knees. Enter the mighty Ronin Warriors, biring hope, faith and a ton of armor to take on the dark Shogun masters of the Dynasty. Join Ryo, Sage, Rowen, Kento and Cye as they band together to form the elite Samurai team known as the Ronin Warriors. These five fierce battle troopers, shrouded by the Circle of Light, "flare-up" and summon the energy of the Ancient Samurai Masters, channeling the virtues of justice, trust, wisdom and life force. The Ronin Warriors are the final defense against the brutal dark overlords who will stop at nothing to conquer the world! This is the stuff of legends: the piecing of plated armor and the furious poetry of Samuai movements.
Image of the Front of the Box
(all box fronts look the same)
----- I personally own all 11 of the Ronin Warriors action figures. All information on those toys is provided solely by myself. Information on the series one toys are provided by others. None of my toys are for sale. I am however intrested in acquiring or learning anything else about the Ronin Warriors toys. I also collect/collected Transformers, Beastwars, Legos, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a small sampling of other toys as well. None of which are for sale.
----- The Ronin Warriors toys were produced by
Playmates Toys Inc. 11 figures were made.
Playmates last major toy line was the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles series.
----- The five Ronin Warriors, Ryo, Sage, Sai,
Kento, and Rowen. The four Dark Warlords, Anubis, Sekhmet, Dais, and
Cale. A Talpa figure was also produced in additon to a figure of Ryo
in the Inferno Armor named Hariel. They were released about the same
time the show aired in the US. However they were poorly marketed.
----- Two series of toys were produced. Series
one had more extensive character write ups. Series two is what is now
availible.
----- The overall quality of the toys is poor
in comparison to such lines as Beastwars and GI Joe. However they do
make excellent display figures. They are also quite durable in sub
armor only. They appear to be made primarily as a display figure rather
than a durable toy.
----- The toys themselves consist of a figure
dressed in sub armor, to which you clip on on the battle armor. All
the bodies are essentiall repaints with different heads. The armor
is plastic and clips on to the shoulders, forarms, chest, back, waste, feet,
shins, and head of the figure. The heads are undersized for the figures,
however, the figures do look very good in full armor.
----- The toys in sub armor feature 14 point
articulation, 2 wrists, 2 elbows, 2 houlders, 2 ankels, 2 knees, 2 hips,
1 neck, 1 waist. The range of articulation is limited by the springs.
the toys have springs in them which run the length of the arms and
legs so that you can pull back and have the toy punch or kick. The
spings however greatly reduce the range of movement.
----- The weapons are distributed in a single
plastic mold and must be cut or pulled out of the mold. The weapons
are possibly the worst part of the toys. Several of the Weapons must
be assembed from several pieces.
----- The clip on armor is very good. It
stays very true to the show. It can however be a little fragile, and
does not always attach properly.
----- It is interesting to note that Playmates
incorperated the two major aspects of the Ronin Warriors toys (clip on armor
and spings) into their popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Trutles line. The
turtles with the clip on armor were released shortly after the Ronin Warriors
toys and were called Metal Mutant Ninja Turtles and the spings are being
introduced in a new line called Coil Force Turtles.
----- My overall annalysis: Great toys to
buy if you like displaying them. Terrible buys if you want to use them
in your daily mega battle. They just won't hold up under that kind
of stress.
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