Hayate Liger w/ limited Pile Banker

[Andy F²]

It's not often I bash Zoids, but this little abomination deserves it (this from one of the few people who liked the original Murasame). Here goes:

Hayate Liger



Ze Good

Well...

...uh...


The backpack's fun to mess around with. Not nearly as fun as the original Murasame's blade, but fun nonetheless. There's a button on the back which, when pressed, will make the side blades swing forwards, the boosters open and the vents fan out. Whee! Everything can be locked back into place just by pushing the tops of the boosters back into place and it kept me amused for ages. Perhaps I should get out more...



The colour scheme's kinda nice, but there's very little else of interest.

Ze Improved
White parts are molded white, so no more poor-fitting stickers. Rejoice.

Ze Mundane
Aside from the walking action and the spring-loaded backpack, the blades can be positioned and the little gold prongs at the top of the legs can be moved in and out. There's not a whole lot you can do with it.

Ze Ugly
Heh, where shall I begin...

The guy takes part-shedding to a whole new level. See that red bit that fits over where the blade used to be? It's not held on securely and just hangs there, waiting to fall off. Bah.
And you thought Murasame's blade was floppy? Wait until you see Hayate's; they'd be stronger if they were made from cling-film...
I frankly don't see how any child could hope to play with this. It's covered in so many pointy bits that it's awkward to pick up without knocking something off or bending something out of place, let alone getting it to hack a Bio Tricera apart and come out whole.
IMO, he's as ugly as sin. I don't know who's idea it was to put those blades on top of the head and retool the visor but they completely spoil the Zoid.
The blades have a nub on the end like Murasame's blade has (I assume for safety reasons, but if you were to actively try to hurt yourself with them the worst you could do would be to tickle yourself) which *needs* to be removed.
And lastly, despite all the re-tooling, the tail is still a detail-less noodle like before.



Conclusion - Avoid like the plague

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Gold Pile Banker

I preordered my Hayate Liger so ended up with the limited golden CP:



To be honest I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a very, very cool CP and must be one of the most versatile out there. Not only can it fit over small-size rubber cap fixing points (meaning it's compatible with just about every small to medium sized Zoid out there) the socket is also fits on large-size Hardpoints like those on Gojulas and Gordos (and dang, it looks good on Gojulas's arm). This also means that if you have the adaptor sprue that came with Cannoneer Gordos/Salamander Bombvern etcetera you can jimmy it onto any Zoid in existance that has a hardpoint. However, though it can fit on them, the colour scheme really limits it to compatibility within the Zoids2 range (not exactly a good thing).

Still, this is a very good CP so i'd recommend you do your very best to get your hands on it (especially if you don't have the regular one). Take a trip over to HLJ and get yourself one without Mr. Fell-out-of-the-ugly-tree-and-landed-face-first-on-a-knife-rack.

[TFWDraven]

andy said:

Ze Improved
White parts are molded white, so no more poor-fitting stickers. Rejoice.

Woohoo! they learned! Thank GOD for that!

[Mecheon]

Woohoo for no stickers

And I'm assuming the red part must be worse than my Demonshead's head crest thing, which falls off all the time

I don't understand why it comes with a golden pile bunker, but I've always liked the pile bunker in general

[Yurei Avalon]

mecheon said:

Woohoo for no stickers

And I'm assuming the red part must be worse than my Demonshead's head crest thing, which falls off all the time

I don't understand why it comes with a golden pile bunker, but I've always liked the pile bunker in general

because it's pointy. and Genesis is all about teh pointy!

well, I can't think of any logical explanations, can you?

[Deadborder]

After the original Lunp Liger, I wans't expecting much out of Brick Liger. It looks like you got even LESS then I expected, which is hsocking.

So what do we have... an ugly, brickish, prebuilt mess with floppy sheddy parts. Whoopedydo. All of a sudden, I'm even less interested in Mugen.. and I didn't think that was possible.

Rick R.

[Fulano]

Hey Andy, could you get a close up of his head? I want to see the difference in the visor cockpit glass thing. Btw, is there a way to put the Marasume Sword onto Hayate?

[Requiemshark]

I enjoy building zoids and have an open mind on about any model kit that comes out, but I have to agree with Andy on this kit. First, some of the parts are sharp as hell and I accidently manage to have one of the armor part slide in between my finger and finger nail. Also the left leg armor that supports the smaller blade does not fit well into it's slot and is constantly falling off. Geez, I had the option of going with this model and the Deadly Kong. Should have gone with the demented monkey. Still, the golden pile banker makes up for some of the disappointment. I hope that the mugen liger is an improvement upon this kit. Oh well, I at least have a Heavy Arms Konig Wolf coming in that I can build.

[Andy F²]

gairyuki said:

Hey Andy, could you get a close up of his head? I want to see the difference in the visor cockpit glass thing. Btw, is there a way to put the Marasume Sword onto Hayate?

Yes, and yes. The cockpit glass might not look too bad in the picture but in real life it's oddly sculpted and sticks out about 1cm in front of the face.

[Andy F²]

requiemshark said:

Also the left leg armor that supports the smaller blade does not fit well into it's slot and is constantly falling off.

Odd, on my one that was one of the most secure parts. Perhaps Hayate is going to be like Murasame and it's luck of the draw as to how well the one you get fits together.

[zabrezed]

This guy confirms my fears about the Genesis Ligers. They just look so bad. Seriously, this guy looks all over the place. Its almost like they put on a blindfold before they designed Hayate. He's got no style or balance at all.

At least the Murasame Liger looks cool (IMO), the only thing that puts me off buying him is that he is so prebuilt. But this guy is a mess. Hate to say it, but this guy really does looks like a L**P.

[Snowflake]

The question is how did they lose their way? Did Tomy fire all its old designers who came up with such gems as liger zero and blade liger?

[Evoluder Guy]

Yikes. I actually don't think it looks too bad when you take off the backpack thing and put the blade on. But those blades on the top of the head look horrible. I will be getting one and mix and match it with Murasame..................speaking of which. Could you possibly tack the original visor and head blades on with the blade? I want to see if it looks good.

[Rock]

I find it very silly that one leg blade is bigger than the other (much like sword wolf) I think it is rather ugly and I might get another one in order to give it two same size blades and the other one can have two pilebunkers.

[Tilly]

I frankly don't see how any child could hope to play with this. It's covered in so many pointy bits that it's awkward to pick up without knocking something off or bending something out of place, let alone getting it to hack a Bio Tricera apart and come out whole.

Exactly my point about Murasame...pre-built to appeal to kids, but falls apart like mad? Ack.

But if anyone really hates theirs, PM me and I might bribe you to let me take if off your hands :p. I'll give it a good home and possibly a blinding coat of paint...

...and ooh. I don't care for the Pile Bunker, but it looks good on Cruncher. Might have to pick one up.

[Silverliger]

I still find him pretty cool. Even though, it's more fun to build a FULL zoid and not one that is already pre-built. I may still get him. Just because I have a special place in my heart for liger zoids. ;D
Now watch Mugen Liger be the same.