MiniForce is a long-running Korean animated series from SAMG (nine seasons between 2014 and now) that is notable for merging genre styles in a kid-oriented format. The show features a team of cute anthropomorphic animals who can turn into human-like Agents or Rangers (in a Super Sentai aesthetic). Then these rangers can pilot various mecha or robots (in a Transformers or Robotech aesthetic), and again back to Sentai when in season 6 and 7, the mecha would transform into dinosaurs (akin to Zords). for the majority of the series, there was only one token female, a pink fox named Lucy. But in the 6th Season (Super Dinosaur Power 2 - 2020-2021), a new white bunny character named Lina was introduced (sometimes translated as Rina) who turned into an orange ranger and piloted the Stegosaurus Armorbot. (Note that one of the core characters, Max, is a yellow beaver who is often represented with an orange hue. When Lina joined, he consistently appeared more yellow and her more orange).
I gather that this character didn't last long in the series and was actually a bit of a nuisance element. She was inserted into the MiniForce team by their commander and caused problems with the close-knit team. I have only watched slips of this season so I'm gleaning this from various online sources and YouTube clips. But luckily she got this cool 1:18 scale action figure, albeit a simple repaint of Lucy. Let's check out Lina below!
Line comes with a large Armorbot (which can transform into a stegosaurus.
A panel in the back of the torso allows you to insert the Lina figure into the Armorbot to pilot the mecha and form the head. Also the two portions of the Stegosaurus tail are meant to be used as a weapon and shield in this form.
Her is the Armorbot transformed into the Stegosaurus mode.
Lina is a white bunny, although her Ranger/Agent form doesn't have any bunny-like design features like the other characters often have.
Time for some Comparison Pics!
Here is Lina with Lucy. They share the same body.
Cheers!
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