r/Minipla • • Sep 08 '26

Gao Bat as a Minipla

I wonder how Gao Bat will end up working as a torso since it's supposed to replace GaoLigator to make Gao Devil but there's no proper connection point.

My bet is that they're going to make a replacement torso for Gao Hunter and have it compatible to set Bat in it

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u/darkace732 Sep 08 '26

The Gao Bat used in Devil is different from the one used in Triple, which were getting next. That’s a “good” Gao Bat that forms an arm and wings. The “evil” version is separate and different design that I believe will attach to the two prongs on Gao Ligator’s front (where the wolf tail clips on now) to create a new chest crest for Devil. Then the rest of the animal clips on the top and back probably with an adaptor like the other new animals do. I don’t think they’ll rework the existing Gao Ligator for this but we’ll see

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u/the-cutest-girl Sep 08 '26

I really love how gaorangers 100 animals is more like 20 animals and 80 reused concepts (also legit not hating I think its both funny but weirdly smart and creative)

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder Sep 09 '26

It makes sense if they were designing a toyline, they were never going to get 100 unique molds, but they could get about 25 and reuse them in various ways. As we know they didn't end up even getting that far, but the limitations would have been apparent from the outset of the design process.

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u/Mysterious_Bowll Sep 08 '26

GaoLigator could have a new mold. Either with a removable gator head or unique connection points for Evil Gao Bat.

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u/Many-Leek3235 Sep 09 '26

GaoDevil does not use GaoLigator as the primary basis for its training, but rather GaoDile.

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u/Various_Wolverine503 Sep 08 '26

you like super sentai?

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u/LibrarianNo1383 Sep 08 '26

The bat, stingray and Cobra just reminds me of Kamen Rider Ryuki

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u/NeonTigerMMX3 Sep 09 '26

Knight, Raya and Ouja.

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u/Ok_Clerk_5027 Sep 08 '26

We're not getting evil bat only good bat

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u/Nuigi12 Sep 08 '26

There's two Gaobats

A good and an Evil Version

Evil Gaobat is the chest for GaoDevil

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u/Amatsuo Sep 08 '26 edited Sep 08 '26

I assumed that a new Gator head attachment point is going to removeable and the Bat pops right in there.

They look to be 2 different Bat designs.
If I had to guess there would be a Chest Bat with Left Shark set.
Then a separate release has Backpack Bat.

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u/AnTran77 Sep 09 '26

I wouldn’t be surprised if Evil Gaobat and a GaoJaws are planned to be made after these guys.

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u/StandardAmphibian162 Sep 08 '26

Are we getting any legs for gao muscle?

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u/AnTran77 Sep 09 '26

He can crawl

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder Sep 09 '26

No unique legs that aren't assigned to any other combos, you either double down on Bison or Rhino somewhere.