JET JAGUAR! HE MOTHER NEVER REALLY LOVE HIM

Jet Jaguar (ジェットジャガ) is a hero robot that appears in the Godzilla film Godzilla vs. Megalon (ゴジラ対メガロ). Jet Jaguar is a robot created by inventor Goro Ibuki. The robot fights alongside Godzilla to defeat Megalon and Gigan. According to Wikipedia, Jet Jaguar is the result of a contest Toho had in 1972 for fans to create a new character. Originally the movie was just going to be Jet Jaguar and Megalon, but Toho added Godzilla into the film fearing Jet Jaguar would not carry it on its own.

Jet Jaguar's main power is the ability to fly and increase his size.

This soft vinyl figure is about 6" tall and part of the 2006 Movie Monsters line. The figure is a really nice representation of the fan-favorite character. Jet Jaguar has not gotten a lot of love in the past from toy companies, so I am glad Bandai stepped up to the plate. The figure only has three points of articulation, but the paint and detail are excellent.

Now, if they can only make a diecast Jet Jaguar....

BONUS - When MST3K did Godzilla VS Meglaon, they subtitled the Jet Jaguar song - check it out!

M1 re-issue of a vintage Bullmark classic...

1973s "Godzilla vs. Megalon" was the one and only appearance for this partcicular kaiju, but that is no reason not to have an abundance of toys made. This release from M1-go was based on a vintage Bullmark mold and still features the Bullmark logo on the bottom of the right foot. Megalon (or "Megaro" メガロ) is a pretty cool looking monster and I've yet to see a vinyl sculpt of it that I didn't like. The trick for me has been getting the color scheme to my liking. I've never really been able to find one that I truly like, but I wanted to have a vinyl of the character so when I saw this at Mandarake Shibuya for 2,000 yen, I figured I'd grab it, even though it didn't have it's packaging and was covered in dust. There's still dust resting in the nooks and crannies of the skin. I need to powerwash this thing or something.

This standard size Megalon is about 8.5" tall with articulation at the neck, shoulders and hips. The sculpt on the head is pretty cool, but I think my favorite part of it is the wings. It's molded entirely in green vinyl with red and silver spray, along with gold paint for the eyes. It's not the best vinyl Megalon out there, but it will hold me over until I find one that really appeals to me.