Did you know that 2013 actually marked the 15th anniversary of the very awesome Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog? Well Photo & Content contributor conundrum is certainly here to remind us with this gallery of the Mystic Knight of Fire, Rohan!
Mystic Knights was a rare breed of tokusatsu indeed. An American/Irish co-production created by Saban Entertainment based loosely on Irish myths and aimed at the same audience that watched such shows as Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers and Masked Rider. The show itself only lasted a single 50 episode season as it’s second season budget was instead allocated to Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. The show however is still special for many fans because of it’s unique take on the genre and the toyline itself is really pretty great and still affordable to collect even now.
Check out conundrum’s full selection of images by clicking this link or “Discuss on the TokuNation forums” at the bottom of this post! We’ll be bringing you at least a couple more Mystic Knights galleries this month, and next up will be the Mystic Knight of Air, Deirdre!
Fire within me!
Today we're taking a look back at Bandai of America's short-lived Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog toyline from 1998 with a gallery of Rohan, the Mystic Knight of Fire.
This particular figure is from the 5.5 inch Mystic Defenders sub-line and features 17 points of articulation on top of excellently sculpted and painted details. Rohan comes with several weapons, including The Sword of Kells, the Dragon Breath's Dagger, another long sword, a shield, and an ax. Each Mystic Knight comes with a unique shield that can plug into the chest of Pyre, The Fire Dragon of Dare.
Overall, Rohan is an example of a 'basic' figure of a toy line done right. It accurately captures the detail and beauty of the on-screen suits while still maintaining a modest level of articulation. Coming with an impressive number of accessories doesn't hurt either.
If you were a fan of Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, or American Tokusatsu in general, I strongly recommend tracking down the Mystic Defender figures.
Always loved Mystic Knights. And it always kills me when I remember that Battle Thunder never happened
But the figure looks great and the show is one of those rare non-japanese based toku that just really really works for me. Lookin' good man!
And BAM, nostalgia just hit me hard. I watched this all the time as a kid.
If I could only get one more thing on DVD from Shout Factory, just one more. It'd be this show.
I'd be with you. I only have a tape that has some episodes on it. I'd love to get the whole thing on DVD.
ALSO, If I recall correctly, that dragon figure was repainted and put in the Power Rangers Mystic Force toyline.
Awesome gallery! Yet another series I havent seen thanks to me being born after 93
EDIT- Rephrase, bein born in 96 meant I dont even remember it if I saw it.
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