Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Detail shots

Outer armor removed

Internal frame

MG Gundam Kyrios - Frame detail shots (1/4)

MG Gundam Kyrios - Frame detail shots (2/4)

Frame detail shots

Frame articulation

Handles the tricky kneeling pose just fine.

Detail inside the skirt.

No molds on the inside of the armor.

MG Gundam Kyrios - Hologram sheets applied to the head, waist, thighs, forearms, and elbows. (1/5)

MG Gundam Kyrios - Hologram sheets applied to the head, waist, thighs, forearms, and elbows. (2/5)

MG Gundam Kyrios - Hologram sheets applied to the head, waist, thighs, forearms, and elbows. (3/5)

Hologram sheets applied to the head, waist, thighs, forearms, and elbows.

Opening the cockpit hatch and chest armor.

MG Gundam Kyrios - There's a gimmick where pressing a small pin on the upper side of the leg causes the GN verniers below to

There's a gimmick where pressing a small pin on the upper side of the leg causes the GN verniers below to pop out.

MG Gundam Kyrios - The separately sold green LED unit installed in the GN Drive. It's not a concept where the whole thing glo

The separately sold green LED unit installed in the GN Drive.
It's not a concept where the whole thing glows — rather, it lights up the green lettering.
The manual does mention you can fit another LED unit in the back as well, but since the back is enclosed there's no point to light up back there.

Weapons loadout

MG Gundam Kyrios - GN Shield articulation gimmick. You can also slot a blade into the center section.

GN Shield articulation gimmick.
You can slot a blade into the center section.

MG Gundam Kyrios - Two detachable handles are included, and you plug them into whichever weapon you need — they can be used w

Two detachable handles are included, and you plug them into whichever weapon you need.
They can be used with one GN Beam Sub Machine Gun and two GN Hand Missile Units.

MG Gundam Kyrios - In addition to the handle, the GN Hand Missile Unit can also have a parts attached for mounting on the for

In addition to the handle, the GN Hand Missile Unit can also have a parts attached for mounting on the forearm.

MG Gundam Kyrios - You can push the scope of the GN Beam Sub Machine Gun inward to retract it, and pressing the small switch

You can push the scope of the GN Beam Sub Machine Gun inward to retract it,
and pressing the small switch on the back will pop it back out.

The beam sabers are stored inside the rear skirt.

It uses a system where three finger parts are swapped out, but the grip is nice and solid.

The joint parts for the Action Base use a slide-lock system, so they hold on securely.

Pilot figure of Allelujah Haptism.

Leftover parts

Exceptional limb articulation.

There is a hip joint slide gimmick, but it feels more necessary for transformation than for posing.

Forward/backward shoulder movement.

Forward/backward waist movement.

MG Gundam Kyrios - The torso rotation feature unique to 00-series suits is included, and the shoulder raise angle is quite ge

The torso rotation feature unique to 00-series suits is included, and the shoulder raise angle is quite generous too.

The wrists are flexible as well.

It's a gimmick for transformation, but the neck can also bend quite far forward.

MG Gundam Kyrios - Kneeling shooting pose. (1/3)

Kneeling shooting pose.

MG Gundam Kyrios - GN Shield deployment action. (1/3)

GN Shield deployment action.

MG Gundam Kyrios - Aerial shooting pose. (1/3)

Aerial shooting pose.

Pose with GN Hand Missile Units mounted on both arms.

Beam saber action

Transformation

Fold the head antenna and the yellow pins on the sides of the neck downward.

Extend the tail structure up and down, then

Pre-insert the weapon-securing parts on the inside of the right forearm.

Pull out the locking pin hidden on top of the shoulder and secure it in the upward position.

Lower the hip joint pin and position the legs as shown.

Raise the yellow pin on the nose section, then

Secure the shield and machine gun on either side to complete the transformation.

MG Gundam Kyrios - Flight Form on the stand. (1/4)

MG Gundam Kyrios - Flight Form on the stand. (2/4)

Flight Form on the stand.

Underside

You can raise the rear heel and pull out the center of the front skirt like a landing gear.

Landed state.

Alongside the 1/100 No Grade Gundam Kyrios released in 2008.

The fixed angle of the tail structure is quite different.

Alongside MG Gundam Dynames.

Straight build

Following the excellent MG Gundam Dynames, Gundam Kyrios has now made its MG debut as well. As expected, it shares the same GN Frame runners as Dynames as its base, and it's come out as a top-tier action pro-model with the same class-leading articulation and joint strength. Whether it's because Bandai's developers really put their heart into it starting with Gundam Dynames, the 00 series MGs are showing top-of-the-line quality across the board.

The hologram sheets that are a tradition of 00 kits are applied the same as in previous releases, and there's also support for installing an LED unit in the GN Drive. Even the small gimmick of exposing the GN verniers through the side leg armor has been implemented. The weapon loadout is faithfully reproduced too — on top of the standard weapons, two GN Hand Missile Units are included, which can either be mounted on the forearms or fitted with a handle to be held in the hand. There's also a gimmick for the GN Beam Sub Machine Gun's scope where you push it in by hand and press a switch on the back to pop it back out.

The frame is implemented close to a full-body frame, though the forearms, elbows, shin guards, ankle guards, and part of the chest armor cannot be removed. The frame itself is also just a bare skeleton without any mechanical detail, which makes it feel relatively plain compared to Gundam Dynames.

Thanks to the class-A action frame, even with the armor on the limbs fold completely, delivering top-tier articulation. Since it shares the same base frame as Gundam Dynames, all the articulation characteristics are similar — the special joints like the torso center rotation and the neck bending far forward are all reproduced here as well. One thing to note is that the front skirt tends to pop off during posing; since the front skirt itself is thin and long in shape, it seems fine as long as you move the legs carefully to avoid catching it.

The Flight Form transformation gimmick unique to Gundam Kyrios is also well reproduced — between the shoulder locking pins and the weapon securing, it holds a stable transformed pose in several ways. The transformation process itself isn't all that complex, but the base joint strength is solid enough that the proportions hold up nicely after transformation. You can also display it on an Action Base using the slide-lock joint parts, and landing gear gimmicks are provided on the arms and lower body, so the landed state looks convincingly done too.

All in all, this is a class-A MG that delivers an excellent feel in hand, great articulation, and clean yet premium detail. It seems to have been born as a top-notch kit that stands shoulder to shoulder with its predecessor, MG Gundam Dynames. :-)

MG GN-003 Gundam Kyrios
Category	Rating	Analysis
Seam Lines	★★★★★	Seam lines eliminated with clever color separation all the way to the limb armor.
Molding Color / Color Separation	★★★★★★	Thorough color separation at a near-perfect level, including the knee wings.
Proportions	★★★★★★	Clean, well-defined proportions.
Articulation	★★★★★★★	Class-leading articulation on par with Dynames.
Joint Strength	★★★★★★	Smooth yet solid joint retention. A few parts are a bit iffy.
Internal Frame	★★★★	Not a full-body frame with fully removable armor, and the detail is a bit plain.
Detail	★★★★★★	Color separation on small areas gives the detail a significant upgrade.
Weapons / Accessories	★★★★★	Bonus weapons and a clean transformation process.
Parts Count / Price	★★★★★★	388 parts total. Parts per ¥1,000: 77.6. Great value as always.
Uniqueness	★★★★★ ★★★★	A top-notch kit that rivals Dynames. You can feel Bandai's dedication.
Dalong's Point : 120 pts.

* The scoring system used only for MG has been carried over from First 1.0 twenty years ago,
so applying it uniformly even to the latest kits — whose quality has leveled up across the board — is honestly a bit ambiguous.
Since it's just my personal take and can't clearly capture the differences in kit quality over the years,
please don't read too much into it and just use it as a loose reference.
(For kits scoring above 100, take it to mean the quality is much better than kits of the past.)

MG Gundam Kyrios | 2020.5 | ¥5,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.