Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Various angles (1/6)

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Various angles (2/6)

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Various angles (3/6)

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Detail shots (1/4)

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - The neck is made up of 6 multi-jointed segments, allowing free movement with great stability.

The neck is made up of 6 multi-jointed segments, allowing free movement with great stability.

Handle and footrest articulation

Opening the neck segment hatches and missile hatches

Full hatch open pose

With a Frame Arms Girl Architect seated on board

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - The seat area is pretty wide, so she has to sit with her legs spread apart a bit. (1/4)

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - The seat area is pretty wide, so she has to sit with her legs spread apart a bit. (2/4)

The seat area is pretty wide, so she has to sit with her legs spread apart a bit.

Additional parts for transforming/combining into the Ultimate Guardian.

Together with the Gigantic Arms Order Cradle

First, disassemble as shown above for the transformation.

Fold and stow the main body's footrests and handles as shown above.

Unfold the center section of the main body and add parts to form the arm.

The completed arm

Attach the Booster as shown above to form the shoulder armor.

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - The head section is later used as a halo-like piece, so a joint part is added to the mouth are

The head section is later used as a halo-like piece, so a joint part is added to the mouth area for that purpose.

Ready to combine

Detach the side parts from the separately sold Gigantic Arms Order Cradle.

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - Attach the additional joint parts included in this kit to the detached side parts, then reatta

Attach the additional joint parts included in this kit to the detached side parts, then reattach them.

Mounted on the Order Cradle main body as the right arm/shoulder

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent - The Order Cradle's drum unit can be attached to the side of the arm, and you can also remove t

The Order Cradle's drum unit can be attached to the side of the arm, and you can also remove the neck from the top and attach just the head.

The Strike Serpent has been released as part of the Gigantic Arms lineup. It came out as a couple kit alongside the simultaneously released Orbital Maneuver, and it's a pretty unique mech design inspired by a sea dragon — almost like the Loch Ness Monster.

The unit features a long 6-segment neck and a wide Booster as its body. The 6-joint neck moves quite flexibly while still holding its position firmly. Aside from the handles and footrests, there aren't many other moving parts on the body, but there is a gimmick where the neck hatches and the body's missile hatches can open. The main body is just the right size for seating a Frame Arms Girl, though the seat area is a bit wide so she ends up sitting with her legs spread apart.

This kit also transforms into the arm of the Ultimate Guardian, which is formed by combining multiple kits together. Disassemble the body and reconfigure the pieces, and you get three combination parts: the arm, the shoulder, and a halo-like arrangement that goes above the head. You can choose whether to configure it as the left or right arm, which means you'll actually need two of this kit to complete the full combination.

Either way, since combining is the main point of this kit, it's probably going to appeal most to people who have the Ultimate Guardian in mind. :-)
(For the Ultimate Guardian section, please check the Orbital Maneuver review)

Gigantic Arms Strike Serpent | 2020.2 | ¥5,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.