Kotobukiya Mega Man

Sigma Mega Man X Ver.

Kit Review

Straight build

This kit is Sigma from the Mega Man X version, released as part of Kotobukiya's Mega Man series. He's the main villain of the Mega Man X game series — a character who just screams "evil boss" the moment you lay eyes on him. As you can see in the comparison photo above, he's way bigger than the standard Mega Man kits.

First off, as you'd expect from a Kotobukiya character kit, the color separation is excellent overall. The sheer size of it — roughly on par with an MG Sazabi — means the parts breakdown is nice and generous. The face and chest parts come pre-painted in separate packaging, and you can really tell they put extra effort into the face compared to previous releases. That said, it's a bit of a shame that 2 of the 4 hand types — the open hands — skip the color separation on the red lines. (If you're gonna do it, go all the way...)

The large cape has a removable structure, so once you take it off and add just the shoulder and back parts, you've got the base body complete. With the cape on, the shoulders can barely move at all, so any dynamic posing is really only possible in base body mode. The neck, waist, shoulders, arms, and ankles all have good articulation, but the hip joints feel oddly frustrating. It's hard to put into words, but the structure just makes it awkward to position the legs where you want them. On the plus side, the overall joint strength is tight throughout, so standing upright and holding poses is actually pretty decent for the size. As for weapons, the kit includes a saber with 2 beam effect parts, and you can swap out the belt section to store it.

As a large-scale figure model kit — which you don't see all that often — it delivers solid joints and a great-looking straight build. That said, the frustrating hip joints, the color separation issue on the hands, and the dull, food-toy-like molded color of the red cape are all a bit disappointing. On top of that, the ¥15,500 price tag is a pretty significant psychological barrier. Even so, if you're a longtime Mega Man fan, this is the kind of kit where you'll probably just be grateful that the villain Sigma got such a fantastic-looking release. :-)

Rock Man Sigma Mega Man X Ver. | 2026.6 | ¥15,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.