Sigma, Forte.EXE, & More Revealed in Kotobukiya's Rockman Anniversary Stream

After a small delay, Kotobukiya is back with their Rockman 35th/Rockman X 30th anniversary live stream event! With several exciting new announcements, including Sigma, Forte.EXE, and weapons from Rockman 11, I think we can safely say that it was worth the wait! After the break, let's discuss everything that was announced!

The show started with the results from a wish list poll from recent product survey. With this, Kotobukiya is showing that they are taking the fanbase's opinions into consideration. The results from top to bottom are as follows: Sigma, Iris, VAVA, Zero (X Series), Rock Volnutt, Aile, Ultimate Armor X, RiCO, Leviathan, Dynamo, Forte, VAVA Mark-II, Ryuusei no Rockman, Shadow Armor X, Rockman Model ZX, Forte.EXE, iCO, Harp Note, Gaea Armor X, Roll (Classic Ver.). 

With the confirmation of a Sigma kit (discussed further down), it seems that our voices are being heard! If you're able, be sure to participate in future polls to make sure your most-wanted characters get a chance to be made into a kit!

The first new announcement we got was actually a pair from Rockman 11. Two of Rockman's special weapons from this game are being made! We got to see both the Pile Driver and Scramble Thunder looks! With these on the table, are the other six weapons soon to follow?

The next thing we were shown was an in-hand look at Roll.EXE. With bright and vibrant colors, she looks wonderful! We also got a look at the amazing box art for her kit. Seeing the box art early is definitely a treat! Roll.EXE is scheduled to release in April 2024, so be on the lookout for her!

The next announcement was for Forte.EXE. Instead of showing a plastic prototype, Kotobukiya instead showed off an early 3D render of the kit, indicating it is still in early production. Even though we have little to look at, this is still a very exciting announcement, and shows that they are becoming more open to different characters getting kits.

Following Forte.EXE, we got an in-hand look at Falcon Armor X. With Falcon Armor, we will have representation from the first six Rockman X games. Like with Roll.EXE, we got to see Falcon Armor X's box art, and it is a work of beauty. Seeing all six boxes lined up like that is almost beautiful enough to bring a tear to your eye. Let's hope Kotobukiya is able to release all of X's main armors to complete the set. Falcon Armor X is scheduled to release in May 2024.

The next thing we got a look at was an update on the Max Armor Triad Thunder Ver. kit. The Triad Thunder effect piece can only be described as insane. The piece towers over X, and can also be used as a stand, so you can easily display X in the middle of his attack! We were also shown the new curved midsection piece in action, allowing X to easily hit the pose of the charged Triad Thunder. More complicated poses like this will now be possible!

We got to see a completed Black Zero next. Black Zero comes with a ton of accessories: we were shown his purple Z-Saber, a Z-Buster, a Messenkou (C-Flasher) effect piece, and a brand new hair sculpt. The new hair sculpt looks incredible. While it is shorter than the previous hair sculpt, it is more full and doesn't have that hollow look to it. The kit also includes a new hair sculpt to match the original Zero release. However, if you did prefer the original Zero hair sculpt, this kit will include that sculpt in the Black Zero hair coloring. Not to be outdone by Triad Thunder X, Black Zero also comes with a curved midsection piece, allowing him to hit the Messenkou pose, as well as other complicated poses. We got a look at the included red gem that makes this kit resemble Fake Zero as well. Black Zero was also shown to include a smirking face and a damaged face. With the finished product being shown, does that mean that Black Zero is due to release soon?

Lastly, we were given the biggest shock of the show: Sigma from the first Rockman X game is confirmed to be joining the Kotobukiya line! Some have said a Sigma release would be impossible due to his size, but sometimes you just have to make the impossible possible. While little information is available, perhaps there will be several Sigma releases to go along with the X Armors. Time will tell...

Though he was verbally mentioned several times, we got no signs of Axl. Hopefully we get more information on him soon since we have been waiting on him since April 2022. 

The show closed with a tease of an unknown kit, and speculation is abound. The silhouette seems to resemble an armor with some sort of wings. Is this a tease for a brand new design?

And that wraps up our coverage of the Rockman Anniversary Stream. What did you think about the reveals? Which were your favorites? What do you think that mysterious tease was about? Be sure to sound off.