Metal Armor Dragonar 40th Anniversary HI-METAL R Dragonar 1 Set Opens Pre-orders
The inclusion of the fully newly molded Cavalier 0 as a complete set in this HI-METAL R release offers a single-package recreation of the protagonist's early loadout, a configuration not previously available in this line's scale.
Key Facts
- Pre-orders for the HI-METAL R Dragonar 1 & Cavalier 0 figure open at general retail stores on September 1, 2026.
- The set commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Metal Armor Dragonar broadcast.
- The price is 29,700 yen including tax, with release scheduled for February 2027.
- The Dragonar 1 figure stands approximately 170mm tall, or about 175mm with the Cavalier equipped.
- The set includes the complete Cavalier 0, a hybrid shield, a hand rail gun with four spare magazines, two assault knives, and five types of interchangeable wrist parts per hand.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
BANDAI SPIRITS will open pre-orders for the HI-METAL R Dragonar 1 & Cavalier 0 figure set on September 1, 2026, at general retail stores. The set commemorates the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of Metal Armor Dragonar and includes a newly molded Dragonar 1 along with the large optional part Cavalier 0, allowing fans to recreate the protagonist unit from the first half of the series. The figure stands about 170mm tall, or about 175mm with the Cavalier equipped, and uses ABS, PVC, and die-cast materials. The set includes a hybrid shield, two laser sword grips with a connector, two close combat blades, a hand rail gun with four spare magazines, two slow bombs, two anti-mobile armor grenades, two assault knives, the complete Cavalier 0 set, a dedicated stand, and five types of interchangeable wrist parts for each hand. The Cavalier 0 features multiple clear parts in the head disc section, two independently moving rail cannons, and a drum-type trunk room that can connect to the rear of the Dragonar 1 main body for stable posing. The figure includes hatch-opening gimmicks in various locations, a series original feature. The price is 29,700 yen including tax, with release scheduled for February 2027.
- Rear thrusters: the sections on Dragonar 1's back can expand, and the included laser sword with a connected grip recreates close combat scenes from the series.
- Detachable weapons: the shoulder anti-mobile armor grenades and arm slow bombs each detach and attach using the interchangeable wrist parts.
- Hand rail gun: can be held with both hands, and reloading is depicted with the four spare magazines.
- Cavalier 0 head disc: features multiple clear parts arranged in various colors.
- Rail cannons: the two cannons supplement long-range bombardment capability and each move independently.
- Drum-type trunk room: on the rear connects to the Dragonar 1 main body for stable posing when equipped.
- Radome head: has rotational movement and head pull-out movement; the front armor section has axis movement, allowing powerful display poses with the rail guns equipped.
- Lineage context: the Inside article links a Metal Armor Dragonar Blu-ray BOX at 44,041 yen and a Good Smile Company BRICKROID Dragonar 1 (Opening ver.) & Aircraft Carrier Set with a Dragonar 1 at about 50mm total height.
- Copyright credit: the product is marked (C) Sunrise.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.