• Brave Raideen Action Figure

Template:Construction 1 Storyline 2 Characters 3 Enemies 4 Voice Cast 5 Gallery 6 Trivia 7 External Links 8 References God Reideen.

1. Akira uses his psychic powers to foresee where Gigaru will attack. From episode 39 of brave raideen. I do not own this. Uploaded for learning purposes.
2. The Great and Powerful, Brave Raideen first appeared in Boys, a collection of stories about three boys living in Texas: one growing up, one dreaming, and one fighting to stay alive in the face of destitution and adversity. There's second-grader William, a shy yet imaginative boy who schemes about how to get back at his school-yard bully, Randy.
3. The opening to Yuusha Raideen (1975), directed in part by Yoshiyuki Tomino. The song title is 'Yuusha Raideen' performed by Masato Shimon and Columbia Yurika.
4. Crossbone Gundam/MAPS' Hasegawa to Draw Raideen Manga (May 3, 2010) Voice Actor Osamu Ichikawa Passes Away (Jan 7, 2009) Anime Expo 2007 - Production I.G (Jul 2, 2007).

Raydeen was my other favorite Shogun Warrior. Raydeen was the Egyptian styled giant robot Raideen (or Reideen) from Yuusha Raideen (Brave Raideen) cartoon. That the figure could shoot a bird-like plane-missile ('delta wings') from its chest AND fire its fist makes it a must have! Like the other four initial release Shoguns, Raydeen had at least three, possibly four variations (if one counts the Japanese version which made it to some oriental markets in the US):

The first release has a very soft head which can be easily removed and stretched with heat. Many of the first release figures are found with stretched head sections. As with the other initial release Shoguns, the first release has the wheel trucks molded into the feet, rather than screwed on. The first release bird-plane (called a delta wing in the instructions) is made of a softer blown-plastic than the later versions (which are molded hard plastic), and they are not interchangeable (later release delta wings will not fit on the pin mechanism in the early version chest. I've been told of a variation that has a bow on the shooting fist rather than an axe. The only first boxed versions that I've seen have had axes, so this is unsubstantiated (the fist could have come from a Japanese or other foreign version released through asian markets in the US). The shield-fist on the first version is held together with a single rivet, instead of screws found in the later versions.

The second release tightened up the head mold with less pointy edges and harder plastic. As previously noted, the wheel trucks are now attached with screws, the delta wing is made of a harder plastic and the shield is held together with screws instead of rivets.

The third release further simplified the figure by removing the red plastic epaulets. The rib-area is simplified so that fewer decals are needed. The box reflects the changes in the 'fist-shooting' inset in the lower right front (no epaulets) and also on the sides.

The box reads:

• Flying Iron-Cutter Fist!
• Delta Wing Missiles
• Flying Fist Trigger
• Wrist Shield
• Arms Lower & Raise
• Trigger Button On Back
• Fist Spike
• Leg Rollers
• No Batteries! No Electricity!

Brave Raideen Action Figure

CONTENTS: RAYDEEN warrior 23 1/2' tall, with flying iron-cutter fist, 5 delta wing missiles and accessories. Arms are detachable.
Comes FULLY ASSEMBLED.
Winged missiles not for use with all Shogun Warriors.
©Tohokushinsha
Distributed by Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA 90520. MADE IN JAPAN. Manufactured by Bandai Co. Ltd.