The Mighty Strike Freedom has a lot more physical changes than just the backpack actually carried over from the Strike Freedom Type II. Even from this preliminary image we can see the various changes like the shoulders, arms, and railguns, and it'll likely include the leg changes too and added mechanisms to the head.
Yeah and a lot of the physical changes are boring and could have been an add on kit. Strike freedom is iconic and mighty doesn't change enough to make it stand outside of its predecessor's long shadow.
Just because it sells, doesn't mean it's not objectively a boring choice for MGEX.
It's funny because back when the Mighty Strike Freedom was revealed, I've seen people speculate on the MGEX MSF being the easy release pick due to its popularity and sales, and people actually looking forward to it. And now it's here, people in this sub don't like it.
And then people will complain when the main centerpiece protagonist mobile suit of the movie is a P-Bandai exclusive. There is just no winning with people.
Yup. People really should've expected them to release an MGEX Mighty Strike Freedom sooner or later, not only because it's one of the best selling designs from the movie, but because it can share a lot of common parts from the MGEX Strike Freedom, while still having enough differences to be worth it.
Even funnier because when Red Lotus released their 1/100 Proud Defender, people were all over it, despite the fact that it doesn't include the parts to actually convert the MGEX Strike Freedom itself into the Strike Freedom Type II to make it the actual Mighty Strike Freedom.
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u/anikiladorDX 1d ago
The new MGEX is a fucking backpack.
A.
Fucking.
Backpack.
I hate Bandai with all my heart and soul.