SD Gundam World Heros Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set

Release 2021.9

Price ¥1,400

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Newly added runners in the DX Set

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Parts (1/2)

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Manual (1/6)

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Manual (2/6)

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Manual (3/6)

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Manual (4/6)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build

Hun Yuen Hou Wang Tai form with seals applied

Uses the same shared frame runners as Sangoku Soketsuden.

With all armor parts removed

The original Wukong Impulse Gundam's weapons and armor are included as well.

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Sha Wujing Silhouette configuration using only the blue armor parts added. (1/3)

Sha Wujing Silhouette configuration using only the blue armor parts added.

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Zhu Bajie Silhouette configuration using only the red armor parts added. (1/3)

Zhu Bajie Silhouette configuration using only the red armor parts added.

So much stuff hanging off it that articulation is pretty tricky.

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Sha Wujing Silhouette pose. A kick attack using the large Cang Yan Ren attached to the top

Sha Wujing Silhouette pose.
A kick attack using the large Cang Yan Ren attached to the top of the foot.

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Zhu Bajie Silhouette pose. A pose using the massive fist weapon known as the Fen Zhen Hong

Zhu Bajie Silhouette pose.
A pose using the massive fist weapon known as the Fen Zhen Hong Quan.

SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set - Hun Yuen Hou Wang Tai pose. The Hun Yuen Hong Zhao Pa attached to the forearm can be rotate

Hun Yuen Hou Wang Tai pose.
The Hun Yuen Hong Zhao Pa attached to the forearm can be rotated 180° and used as a weapon.

Together with the SD Wukong Impulse Gundam.

--- SD Gundam World Heroes general notes -----------------
This is a TV anime produced in 2021 as a follow-up to Sangoku Soketsuden, and just like the title "World Heroes" suggests, it draws inspiration from heroes across different eras. The model kits follow the same concept as Soketsuden, and even the shared frame runners from Soketsuden are reused as-is. On top of that, the way all the parts are structured and even the material feel are identical, so it's not really a stretch to just think of these as part of the same Sangoku Soketsuden model kit series rather than a true successor.

Also like the Sangoku Soketsuden kits, these are made at Bandai's Chinese factory rather than the Shizuoka plant, and the plastic still feels hard and the assembly is on the stiff side. That said, the intricate molding and color separation deliver a great straight build look, and the price feels relatively reasonable for what you get.
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This kit is the SD Wukong Impulse Gundam DX Set, released as #9 in the SD Gundam World Heroes lineup. It's the previously released SD Wukong Impulse Gundam with additional armor sets included — specifically the blue Sha Wujing Silhouette and the red Zhu Bajie Silhouette armor.

The Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie Silhouettes each have their own distinct look, and combining both armor sets lets you build the Hun Yuen Hou Wang Tai form. With so much stuff piled on, it looks absolutely spectacular, but it becomes a real pain to pose or even handle. The armor restricts the articulation even further, and whenever you try to strike a pose, parts are constantly falling off. That said, it's so flashy that just standing it on display does the job perfectly well on its own.

All in all, the big selling point of this kit is the generous contents that let you recreate Sha Wujing and Zhu Bajie as well — and in terms of sheer visual impact, this one's pretty much the ultimate kit in the lineup. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.