SD BB Senshi Satan Gundam

Release 1990.1

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

SD Satan Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Satan Gundam - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

The staff has a spring gimmick that lets you launch the skull.

Dragon Brain is included alongside Satan Gundam.

Dragon Brain

To combine Dragon Brain with Satan Gundam, first remove the armor on the lower section and pull the locking pin down.

Next, open Satan Gundam's cape and combine them.

Black Dragon form

SD Satan Gundam - Typical SD-level articulation with rotating arms and feet. The neck rotates too, but the chin gets in the w

Typical SD-level articulation with rotating arms and feet.
The neck rotates too, but the chin gets in the way so it doesn't turn very far.

Action pose

Together with SD Knight Gundam

This kit is the SD Satan Gundam released as part of the SD Gundam Gaiden: Sieg Zeon arc. True to its name, it's designed around a demon concept — though honestly, it's way too cute to come across as actually demonic.

Along with the cape-wearing Satan Gundam, Dragon Brain is also included, and you can combine the two to form the Black Dragon. To do the combination, you need to open up Satan Gundam's head and spread out the cape — the gimmicks are well designed, so nothing feels loose or sloppy.

The spring gimmick recreates the ability to launch the skull from the staff, and while the arms and feet do rotate, they're pretty much useless when the cape is on. The neck turns too, but it gets caught on the chin so you can only move it a little — articulation-wise, it's below average overall.

So articulation is a bit of a letdown, but the unique gimmick of combining into the Black Dragon makes this a kit that's still pretty fun to build. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.