S.H.Figuarts Kira Yamato Orb Union Chief State Pilot Suit Ver. Opens Reservations
The inclusion of parts to recreate the final episode's Durandal battle scene marks a deliberate move by Bandai Spirits to appeal to collectors of Gundam SEED Destiny, a series whose merchandise has been less prominent than the original Gundam SEED.
Key Facts
- The S.H.Figuarts Kira Yamato (Orb Union Chief State Pilot Suit Ver.) figure is priced at 9,900 yen including tax.
- Reservations for the figure began on August 3 at general retail stores.
- The figure is scheduled for release in January 2026.
- The figure includes parts to reproduce the Durandal battle scene from the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.
- The METAL BUILD METEOR, a separate Gundam SEED product, is accepting a second round of pre-orders on August 4 at 16:00 for 88,000 yen, with shipment in March 2027.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
Bandai Spirits has opened reservations for a new S.H.Figuarts action figure of Kira Yamato in his Orb Union Chief State Pilot Suit, based on his appearance in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. The figure uses a new sculpt and improves the range of motion compared to the earlier Compass Pilot Suit Ver., allowing for a wider variety of poses. It includes interchangeable face parts and accessories to reproduce the Durandal battle scene from the final episode of Gundam SEED Destiny, a feature not present in previous releases. The set contents include the main body, three types of interchangeable wrist parts for each hand, three interchangeable facial expression parts, a facial expression part for the helmet, the helmet itself, a neck part for the helmet, and a handgun. Reservations began on August 3 at general retail stores. The figure is priced at 9,900 yen including tax, with a scheduled release in January 2026. The product page is available on the Tamashii Web site for further details.
- Dengeki Hobby Web pairs the Kira figure news with the second pre-order round for the METAL BUILD METEOR, a separate large-scale mecha from the same franchise. That METEOR run opens August 4 at 16:00 on Premium Bandai for an 88,000 yen price, with shipment in March 2027.
- The METEOR measures roughly 705mm on its own and about 860mm when connected to a mobile suit, and it exceeds 1,200mm with beam sword effect parts attached. Its gimmicks include bombardment deployment, an engine rotation feature, and hatch openings in multiple places.
- Satoshi Shigeta, chief mechanical animation director for the Gundam SEED series, supervised the METEOR. The product is compatible with the Aile Strike Gundam and Force Impulse Gundam as an original gimmick.
- Inside notes the METEOR sold out instantly at roughly 88,000 yen in its first round, and that the second round was postponed due to the Kumamoto earthquake before the new August 4 date was set.
- For the Kira figure itself, Inside lists the set contents as the main body, three interchangeable wrist parts per hand, three facial expression parts, a helmet expression part, the helmet, neck parts for the helmet, and a handgun.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.