The Thread of Braves

[Dekafox]

I couldn't find one already existing and I don't know just how much discussion there'll be; but given that they're Transformers' cousins and that there's an actual new entry to the franchise, I thought it couldn't hurt.

First, for those who hadn't heard, the first 8 Braves have been established for a long time, but the unmade Photogrizer has been dug back up, in conjunction with an actual NEW Brave: Brave Universe Sworgrader.

Photogrizer(with more here):

and the main event, the official 10th Brave:

The official site: https://hobbyjapan.co.jp/braveuniverse/

Sworg, the smaller bot, turns into a food truck:

And a fanart eyecatch, if you want to see him in color:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1717173245492044074

He combines with the Braver Mecha Alpha(train), Ceaser(ship) and Ryuse(the dragon of course):

Into Sworgrader:

There's scanlations of the first two chapters, which is all that's out so far. It's available here: https://mangadex.org/title/84d6b69d-9003-49b0-b90b-652ad1b4725f/brave-universe-sworgrader

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I'm not really loving Swordgrader's design, but I'm willing to let the final combination change my mind.

 

[Dekafox]

Looks like the first support may show up next chapter?

 

[CoffeeHorse]

I don't know how the combination is going to work, but I like the color this is going to add.

 

[Dekafox]

IN case anyone is interested....

Engineering diagrams of Baan Gaan and his assistant drones: https://imgbox.com/g/GERsMngiFJ
and
Engineering diagrams of Great Baan Gaan: https://imgbox.com/g/96SafMOTKV

Also Good Smile announced "The Gattai" versions of Fighbird and Granbird:

which IIRC is a line of fully transformable figures. Sky Saber and Land Bison were also teased for Da Garn.

 

[Haze Arquebus]

A very high-price line, wish they'd put some Brave stuff out in their Moderoid kit line, if just for easier access than most of the other kits that get put out beyond RG GGG.

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Modern Brave toys just make make me appreciate Takara more and more. No one has yet matched what Takara could do if they regained control of the series.

 

[Haze Arquebus]

Just a few years ago, I would've doubted that, but Metroplex, Override, Tidal Wave, and Armada Prime give me beacons of hope for that theoretical world. Chonky, chonky hope.

 

[Dekafox]

Just a quick note: Scanlations of chapter 3 of Sworgrader are out, and Chapter 4 was just released(but no translation yet). Chapter 3 also shows you why he ended up being a food truck(as there is a narrative reason, whether Sworg chose that on purpose or not)