S.I.C. Kamen Rider Faiz Official Images Released

After the teaser at last year’s Tamashii Nations event we now have an early look at concept art for the upcoming Superior Imaginative Colosseum Kamen Rider Faiz figure.

Made by the creative team behind the SIC Kamen Rider Fourze release, this take on Kamen Rider Faiz is meant to be more mechanical and scary looking than the original. The designers describe it as a "Yin" to Kamen Rider Fourze’ "Yang".

We also get a first glimpse at an all new design for an accessory, a briefcase that can split and transform into different weapons. It was originally intended as a storage area for the Faiz Gear, with the rest of it becoming a ray gun and a shield of sorts, but has since been redesigned to feature more elaborate designs, scrapping the storage idea in the process.

We're sure to hear more about this upcoming figure later this year.

https://tamashii.jp/special/sic_colo...oduct/555.html

That's actually really cool looking. Probably my favorite of the SIC designs next to Ghost.

I really, really like this. Faiz was always a much more 'practical' feeling Rider than most others, so this fits very very well.

In general I've liked the recent SIC designs a lot more for that. The original designs were mostly "make it more greebly and monstrous and organic", which did work for stuff like Kuuga and OOO; but it didn't really take into account each Rider's unique traits. But Ghost, Fourze, Ryuki and now Faiz have all been very very effective at realising that idea.

I like everything except the comically oversized Faiz Pointer and Faiz Shot.

why make everything giant? I like it aside from that.

Personal assumption but they probably thought "There is no way you can pack a punch with some little digital camera circa 2003, and definitely no way you can deliver a deadly rider kick with some teensy flashlight" so they decided to redesign stuff overall to have a more "close-to-reality" look perhaps? While I think they could have scaled down a little bit more on the Faiz Pointer and Faiz Shot, I don't mind the robust look and feel of things overall.

Agreed. "Comically oversized" was the exact same term I had in mind as well.

Even in a world where grayscale furries are getting beat up by a weirdo bugman covered in blood it's highly unrealistic that he can do anything, let alone fight, with these things attached to his waist. But it's SIC so... I can accept it.

Personally, I really like the oversized gear. And the fact that the briefcase appears to be able to split into multiple weapons...

Oh yeah, I'm gonna have a lot of fun with this thing.

I wonder if they're gonna make a new SIC Auto Vajin.

A Premium Bandai release seems like a possibility. Some bikes just are inseparable from its rider and Auto Vajin seems like one. Plus they did release it long time ago as an SIC too so I think it is right for Bandai to release a revised one while at it.

Wow... the chest opens up; they incorporated Axel form into the base transformation. I really like that.

The blog post also announces painted prototype pictures and full info’s at the end of May, so I assume preorders will go live early June.