Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Hexa Gear Governor Ignite Spartan - The lancer, measuring nearly 30cm, does feel a bit oversized compared to the main body. (

The lancer, measuring nearly 30cm, does feel a bit oversized compared to the main body.

Main body on its own

The Colossal Lance.
Living up to its "Colossal" name, it really is one long lance.

Colossal Lance slide gimmick

You can also fold it in half.

You can swap out the middle section with a parts that has a stand peg hole added.

The shield that mounts on the universal arm also has a poseable handle on the inside.

The universal arm on the back moves around pretty freely.

You can also swap out the large head crest for a smaller parts.

Hands, weapons, and accessories

Only one leftover part.

Articulation is about average for a Governor.

Hexa Gear Governor Ignite Spartan - The main body's joint strength is decent, so as long as you balance the center of gravity

The main body's joint strength is decent, so as long as you balance the center of gravity properly, it can hold the large Colossal Lance
and still stand upright on its own.

Hexa Gear Governor Ignite Spartan - Poses using an auxiliary stand to support the Colossal Lance (1/3)

Poses using an auxiliary stand to support the Colossal Lance

Hexa Gear Governor Ignite Spartan - Poses with the Colossal Lance folded (1/3)

Poses with the Colossal Lance folded

Hexa Gear Governor Ignite Spartan - Together with the similarly formatted Governor Parapon Ignite. The main body got bigger t

Together with the similarly formatted Governor Parapon Ignite.
The main body got bigger too, but the lance and shield grew even more dramatically.

This kit is the Governor Ignite Spartan from Kotobukiya's Hexa Gear series. It follows a similar format to the previously released Governor Parapon Ignite, but it's an overall upgrade across the board. The main body is a bit larger, and the lance, shield, and the universal arm connecting them have all gotten significantly bigger as well.

The main body follows the same format as existing Governors, so there's nothing particularly new to look at there — though the joint strength does feel a bit more solid, probably due to the larger weapons. Thanks to that, as long as you get the center of gravity right, it can stand upright while holding the large Colossal Lance. That said, for more stable posing, it's better to swap the middle section of the Colossal Lance for the stand joint version and lock it in place with an auxiliary stand.

The Colossal Lance, the star weapon of this kit, comes with a slide gimmick and can also fold 180 degrees, and the universal arm on the back makes it surprisingly easy to position despite its size. As a bonus, the large head crest can be swapped for a smaller version, and there's also a shotgun included as an extra weapon that can be holstered on the thigh.

All in all, this is a big and impressive kit compared to the previous knight-concept Governors, and fans of the Hexa Gear series should find it a very satisfying build. It'd look even cooler combined with the simultaneously released Zieg Springer. :-)

Hexa Gear Governor Ignite Spartan | 2022.3 | ¥3,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.