Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Medarot KWG05-C Dorcus - Detail shots (1/4)

Medarot KWG05-C Dorcus - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

3 interchangeable eye parts

Comes with a hammer and knife as weapons.

Speech bubble paper and a stand

A total of 3 hand parts are included.

Joint parts for the stand

Some polycaps need to be secured using the auxiliary parts shown above.

Medal stored on the back

Limb articulation

"This time, I'm your opponent!"

"Don't underestimate me! (loose translation)"

"Interesting. You'd better show me what you've got!"

"Shaa~"

Medarot KWG05-C Dorcus - "Win or lose, let's have a Robattle with no regrets!" (Robattle refers to robot-vs-robot b

"Win or lose, let's have a Robattle with no regrets!"
(Robattle refers to robot-vs-robot battles in the Medabots game)

TRANSFORMATION : RECKLESS MODE

To get into Reckless Mode, first separate the body as shown above.

Lower the ears and top of the head, then swap in the bent neck part.

Remove/swap the chest armor to get it looking like the right side.

Rotate the shoulder binders slightly,
then detach the forearm covers and reattach them lower down.

Fold the knees and feet, then open the shin covers —

then combine the individually transformed head/torso/arms/legs.

Add the small stand at the belly area and the transformation is complete.

Medarot KWG05-C Dorcus - Reckless Mode (1/3)

Reckless Mode

Underside

Together with Rokusho, who shares a similar silhouette.

Kotobukiya has released Dorcus as part of their Medabots lineup. It shares a similar silhouette with the previously released Rokusho, but the design details are completely different — it's a brand new kit. The joint structure using ball-joint polycaps is the same as previous releases.

To be honest, the early Medabots kits had pretty poor joint strength due to the iffy ball joints, but it feels like things have been gradually improving as the line went on. By the time we get to Dorcus, the joints are noticeably more stable, making it a lot easier to get good poses.

Weapons include a hammer and a knife, and thanks to the flexible ball joints, you can pull off all kinds of dynamic poses. Like some previous kits, speech bubble paper is also included, and there's a transformation feature into Reckless Mode as well. The transformation process isn't overly complicated, and it feels like it captures the look from the original source material pretty well.

The Medabots series seems to put out roughly one kit every year or two, but it feels like the line keeps going thanks to a dedicated fanbase for the original manga and games. If you're a Medabots fan, this is probably the most recommended kit in the lineup right now — the latest release with the most solid quality. :-)

Medarot KWG05-C Dorcus | 2021. 8 | ¥4,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.