Every once in a while I would give Sazabi a new weapon, or make him battle it out with the other toys on my shelves. But for the most part, he gathered dust. A silent guardian of my workspace, he would watch as I toiled away in my life as a web designer.

As I cull through the box of debris from my old office, I keep finding new and interesting treasures. The box is your average office copier paper box, but the contents are an interesting look into my toy buying history.

This MSIA Sazabi had been on the shelf in my office for years. I think I bought it at KayBee back when Gundam was winding down. I have always been a sucker for the Sazabi design, and this toy is actually rather large and bulky. It’s loaded with accessories and decently poseable. What’s not to like?

Every once in a while I would give Sazabi a new weapon, or make him battle it out with the other toys on my shelves. But for the most part, he gathered dust. A silent guardian of my workspace, he would watch as I toiled away in my life as a web designer.

Now that he is no longer at work I don’t know what to do with him. Most of my Gundam has been put away or sold. He would look odd amongst all the chogokin.

Sazabi comes with a slew of accessories, including various swords, guns, and small bombs called Fin Fannels. The holders for these open up and the individual pods are removable.  He’s made out of a hard rubber, and can move in all the right places.

He is really a nice figure, but I have moved beyond Gundam.

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Two words come to mind when you first lay your hands on the DX Sazabi: Big Red.

This DX Gundam towers over the other DXs in the series. He is just plain massive. When you first open him, be prepared to put together a lot of stuff. His gun, shield and Fin Fannels (those red things on his back) all have to be assembled. It will take you some time. Make sure you have a hobby knife or something to trim off all the parts.

He is packed with features. The cockpit opens on the head, the backpack is removable, the axe has a telescoping handle, all the individual fin fannels are removable and open up. Although it is not advertised, you can remove the lower leg armor to reveal the skeleton and positionable boosters. He also comes with a Gun (with moveable clip), a beam saber, beam tomahawk (with 2 different blades) and a shield.

Unfortunately there are a couple of design flaws to be aware of. First thing is never grab Sazabi by the legs. They slide out easily, and disaster could occur. Also, some of the joints are obstructed by other parts. You can't turn his waist without extensive modification. The cockpit barely opens so you can't see what's under it. I could never understand why these toys didn't come with variant hands when a MSIA figure comes with 6 different ones, but this toy is severly in need of a fist with a trigger finger.

It's a great toy, but good luck finding one.