I'm a little sad that this is last Armorsaurs figure I will be reviewing for the foreseeable future. This line hit the market fast last month and has significant shelf space in both Target and Walmart in the US. MGA was smart to fill the void left by the absence of modern Power Rangers shows. The last Power Rangers show was Cosmic Fury in 2023, and that show wasn't merchandized. Hasbro seemingly bought the franchise and then scuttled it. 2024 was the first year in 30 years without new Ranger content/product. And coincidentally, that final unmerchandised Cosmic Fury season featured a female Orange Ranger (Fern) that I was really looking forward to adding to my collection. So this Aquatech Prisca figure from Armorsaurs is especially satisfying since she looks like spiritual successor to the neglected Cosmic Fury Orange. I know there is supposedly some big Rangers reboot coming, but dare I say that the biological dinosaur element in Armorsaurs adds a dimension that is more exciting than Power Rangers.
But I'm curious to see what the future holds for both franchises. With Netflix backing Power Rangers and Disney backing Armorsaurs, there bound to be pressure to be competitive... which hopefully translates into lots of a cool toys. My fingers are crossed for a new wave of Armorsaurs product around the holidays. I'm already lookin forward to it. Let's check out Aquatech Armor Prisca below!
A major gimmick with these pilot figures is the "Armor-Up" feature where the pilot body is covered with ports wherein a wide assortment of accessories can be mounted. Each figure comes with one main (painted) weapon and a translucent sprue with 24 additional accessories (Aqua Prisca only has 21 actually). Each pilot's sprue is unique, but they are interchangeable between characters if you want to mix your colors.
I'm not very good at being creative when there are accessories with hundreds of display options.
So I put on as many accessories as I could for an armored-up look. This is around 15 pieces attached.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here is the the Aquatech Prisca from the 5-Pack with her Standard Single-Pack Prisca.
And here are all the Aquasaur female figures so far: Paloma, Aquatech Prisca, Aquatech Paloma, and Prisca.
And here are all the character from the Aquatech 5-Pack: TJ, Prisca, Liam, Paloma, and Joon.
Cheers!
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