MACHINE ROBO MUGENBINE

MUGEN GATTAI
A continuation of the Machine Robo Rescue line, these sets feature a core robot called a Mugenroid that simply folds into a cube, with (some) positionable pegs.  On these pegs fit additional parts that each set come with, called Bine Parts.  These pieces help to form the individual machine, animal and in some cases a larger robo mode.  All of the Mugenroids share the same overall design, but with one exception.  Each of their heads feature a likeness of their animal mode as well as the letter of the alphabet they represent.  Later on in the line the core robot was replaced with a Turboroid.  They were robots that featured wheels and a little more articulation.  They could still form a cube with positionable pegs.  One of the neat concepts of this line is that all of the Bine Parts are interchangleable with each other, as well as the various Mugenroids and Turboroids.  With a lot of imagination some very interesting models can be constructed.

NAME	PICTURE	MUGEN	MACHINE / BASE MODE	ANIMAL MODE	ROBO MODE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Airleon (#1)		Mugenroid	jet	lion	no	12/2003	combines w/ Buildgiraffet & Carryeagle to form larger Mugen General 3 gestalt
Airleon (black version)	click	Mugenroid	jet	lion	no	4/2004	exclusive black version available @ Jusco department stores in Japan
Assaultleon		Mugenroid	jet	lion	no	4/2005	redeco Airleon w/ bonus cannons
Buildgiraffet (#2)		Mugenroid	crane truck	giraffe	no	12/2003	combines w/ Airleon & Carryeagle to form larger Mugen General 3 gestalt
Carryeagle (#3)		Mugenroid	dump truck	eagle	no	12/2003	combines w/ Airleon & Buildgiraffet to form larger Mugen General 3 gestalt
Carryeagle (clear version)		Mugenroid	dump truck	eagle	no	?	exclusive clear version available @ Ito Yokado stores in Japan
Digkong (#4)		Mugenroid	back hoe	gorilla	no	1/2004
Digkong (fire version)		Mugenroid	back hoe	gorilla	no	?	exclusive fire version available @ Toys 'R Us stores in Japan
Energyrhinoce	click	Mugenroid	drill tank	rhinoceros	no	4/2005	redeco Evorhinoce w/ bonus cannons
Evorhinoce (#5)		Mugenroid	drill tank	rhinoceros	no	3/2004
Evorhinoce (marine version)		Mugenroid	drill tank	rhinoceros	no	?	exclusive marine version available @ Hello Mac stores in Japan
Fangtiger (#7)		Mugenroid	jet	tiger	no	5/2004
Galaxyrex (#8)	click	Mugenroid	rocket	tyrannosaurus rex	no	6/2004	combines w/ Heattricera to form larger dinosaur, Mugen Brachico or Mugen Dyna Double gestalt
Greatrex	click	Mugenroid	rocket	tyrannosaurus rex	no	4/2005	redeco Galaxyrex w/ bonus swords
Heattricera (#9)		Mugenroid	locomotive	triceratops	no	7/2004	combines w/ Galaxyrex to form larger dinosaur, Mugen Brachico or Mugen Dyna Double gestalt
Ironbeetle (#10)	click	Mugenroid	hovercraft	horn beetle	no	8/2004	combines w/ Junkstag to form gestalt
Junkstag (#11)		Mugenroid	bulldozer	stag beetle	no	9/2004	combines w/ Ironbeetle to form gestalt
Kaisercondor (#12)		Mugenroid	dump truck	condor	no	10/2004
Launchersaurus	click	Mugenroid	space shuttle	tyrranosaurus rex	yes	12/2004
Machptera		Mugenroid	formula one race car	pteradactyl	no	2/2005
Needlestego	click	Mugenroid	helicopter	stegosaurus	no	3/2005
Overligan		Turboroid	drill rank	lion	no	5/2005
Powernose		Turboroid	crane truck	elephant	no	6/2005
Questknight		Turboroid	fire engine	dragon	yes, knight	8/2005	Bine parts also form a mini-base
Razorninja		Turboroid	race car	sawfish	yes, ninja	9/2005	Bine parts also form a mini-base
Savegunman	click	Turboroid	truck	bison	yes, cowboy	10/2005	Bine parts also form a mini-base
Teiouryu		Mugenroid	motorcycle	dragon	yes	12/2005	apparently the boxes w/ the gold labels on the front randomly contain bonus weapons.  I got a set of crystal cannons!
Uzumakidori ("ridebine")		Mugenroid	jet ski	eagle	yes	12/2005	machine mode incorporates the Mugenroid into it's design
Victoryleon (DX)		Mugenroid	fire truck / command center	lion	yes	11/2004	larger deluxe set
Wanrikiguma ("ridebine")		Mugenroid	go-kart	bear	yes	12/2005	machine mode incorporates the Mugenroid into it's design
Yutenma ("ridebine")		Mugenroid	hang glider	horse	yes	2/2006	machine mode incorporates the Mugenroid into it's design
Xenonbine (#6)		Mugenroid	multiple	multiple	yes	4/2004	"evil" character
Zordelephant (DX)		Mugenroid	flatbed tractor trailer	elephant	yes	7/2004	larger deluxe set

PRIZE TOYS
During the course of the 'alphabet' line of Mugenbine, the official website (http://www.mr-club.jp), ran several contests along with other venues to offer some very limited pieces.  I own the Mugen Protocore, but it's the only one I've ever seen offered on-line.  As for the others, good luck as some of them are more limited than some Lucky Draw Transformer items!

NAME	PICTURE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Mugen Commander	click	6/2005	gold plated Mugenbuilder, Mugenfire & Mugenpolice given away in a contest on official website, 1 set produced
Mugen General 3	click	6/2005	silver plated Airleon, Buildgiraffet & Carryeagle given away in a contest on official website, 2 sets produced
Mugen General 5	click	2004	blue tinted Airleon, Buildgiraffet, Carryeagle, Digkong & Evorhinoce given away by collecting UPCs in a drawing by PLEX, 10 sets produced
Mugen Protocore	click	3/2004	exclusive translucent red Mugenroid given away by Terebi-kun magazine
PLEX Original Mugenroid	click	8/2004	official website exclusive
Questknight Wedge Mugen	dragon  robot	10/2005	translucent gray exclusive set exclusive to contest in Machine Robo Wedge Encyclopedia

CANDY TOYS
Offered mainly in Japanese convience stores, these ABS plastic kits aren't as constructed as well as the main line sets, but are a great addition to anyone's MRM collection.  Most of them can form various weapons for your other MRM sets in addition to their own beast and robo modes.  Highly recommended if you can find them for sale.

NAME	PICTURE	BEAST MODE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Death Emporer (Deathroid, Death Byakko, Death Genbu, Death Seiryu, Death Suzaku)		dragon, phoenix, tiger, tortoise & Mugenroid	6/2006	redeco Mugen Emporer, all pieces combine to form a larger gestalt
Four Dragon Legend Box (Mugen Chiryu, Mugen Enryu, Mugen Rairyu, Mugen Ryuu-Oh, Mugen Suiryu)	click	4 different dragons & 1 Mugenroid	1/2007	all 4 dragons and Mugenroid combine to form a larger gestalt
Mugen Emporer (Mugenroid, Byakki, Genbu, Seiryu, Suzak)	click gestalt	dragon, phoenix, tiger, tortoise & Mugenroid	6/2006	all pieces combine to form a larger gestalt

JUUKI GATTAI
These sets offered a new twist to the Mugenbine sets previously offered.  Each of these sets featured a Mugenbox, a large hollow container like piece that helped form larger machine, dino and robo modes.  These were the first multi-mode sets.  Mugenbuilder & Mugenhercules are the recommended sets.

NAME	PICTURE	TURBOROID MODE	BASE MODE	BIG MACHINE MODE	DINO MODE	ROBO MODE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Mugenbuilder	click back	dump truck	work station	transport jet (?)	elephant	yes	4/2005	forms Mugen Commander w/ Mugenfire & Mugenpolice
Mugenfire		fire engine	fire station	fire container truck	brachiosaurus	yes	12/2004	forms Mugen Commander w/ Mugenbuilder & Mugenpolice
Mugenhercules	click back	Mugenroid & Turboroid	horse drawn wagon	Shinkansen	stag beetle	yes	10/2005
Mugenpolice		police car	police station	locomotive	tyrannosaurus rex	yes	12/2004	forms Mugen Commander w/ Mugenbuilder & Mugenfire

ENGINE & MUGEN GATTAI
A new direction for the Mugenbine line in 2006.  The Mugen Engine was introduced and in the larger sets replaced the core Mugenroid/Turboroid.  These Engine cubes had 2 different sections that Bine Parts could be attached to and would spin under the right conditions.  I myself didn't care for these as much, but they did offer some unique designs.  The few Gattai sets released were some of the best, with Spitcobra leading the way.

NAME	PICTURE	MUGEN	MACHINE MODE	ANIMAL MODE	ROBO MODE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Arctiger	click	Engine	police car	tiger	yes	3/2006	can combine w/ Impactdile or Sagafalcon to form larger gestalt
Geartortoise	click	Mugenroid	n/a	tortoise	yes	6/2006	can form a large gun for Arctiger or Guardkong
Guardkong	click	Engine		gorilla	yes	5/2006
Impactdile	click	Mugenroid	n/a	crocodile	yes	3/2006	can combine w/ Arctiger to form larger gestalt
Leadsaurus	click	Mugenroid	space shuttle	tyrannosaurus rex	yes	11/2006	redeco Launchersaurus w/ bonus cannons
Sagafalcon	click back	Engine	falcon	falcon	yes	7/2006	Siegsphinx, small robot, can ride on top of Sagafalcon. can combine with Arctiger to form larger robot.
Spitcobra	click	Mugenroid	n/a	cobra	yes	8/2006	has spring loaded weapons
Turbo Animal Force (Chie no Jishi, Tekken Zou, Toukon Daka, Tsuwamono Jishi)		Engine	double rotor helicopter	2 lions & elephant	yes	11/2006	all 3 animals merge to form a larger gestalt
Wingbat	click	Mugenroid	n/a	bat	yes	4/2006

SPECIAL SETS
These are unique sets, most offering new and redecorated pieces offered earlier in the line's life.  The store exclusive sets are very hard to find.

NAME	PICTURE	MUGEN	MACHINE MODE	ANIMAL MODE	ROBO MODE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Mugensector Double set (Interbeetle & Jabstag)	click	Mugenroid	hovercraft & bulldozer	horn beetle & stag beetle	yes	6/2006	contains redeco'd versions of Ironbeetle & Junkstag + additional Armed Parts (Armed Butterfly, Armed Kamakiri, Armed Tentou, Armored Batta 1, and Armed Batta 2).  Use them to "power up" your Mugenbines.  Combine both to form a gestalt.
Roid General 3 set (Quick Roid, Spark Roid, and Rush Roid)	back	Mugenroid	n/a	n/a	yes	9/2006	contains 3 translucent Mugenroids w/ extra Bine parts & weapons.  All 3 combine into a larger gestalt.
Three Beast Warrior set	Questknight Razorninja Savegunman gestalt	Turboroid	fire engine, race car, truck	dragon, saw fish, bison	yes	11/2005	Toys 'R Us Japan exclusive giftset.  Redeco'd Questknight, Razorninja & Savegunman + Armed Leon lion/weapon.  All 3 merge to form a larger gestalt.
Triple Mugenbine set	click	Mugenroid	jet, crane truck, dump truck	lion, giraffe, eagle	yes	8/2004	Toys 'R Us Japan exclusive giftset.  Red & white redeco'd Airleon, Buildgiraffet & Carryeagle.  All 3 Mugenroids are translucent + set features a translucent green Protoroid.  All 3 merge to form Mugen General 3 gestalt.

BUILD GATTAI
2007's new theme, not much is known about this line at the moment.  It appears that each set comes with a Mugen Roider figure with shares a strong resemblence to the human pilots from the MR Rescue anime series.  Each Roider figure fits inside a exo-suit like robot, which then can form a larger robot or other various modes.

NAME	PICTURE	ROIDER FIGURE	MACHINE MODE	ANIMAL MODE	ROBO MODE	RELEASE DATE	NOTES
Attack Condor		Condor Roider		condor	yes	6/2007
Heavy Mammoth		Mammoth Roider	flying machine & bulldozer	mammoth	yes	2/2007	combines w/ Powerful Tyranno & Speed Eagle to form larger gestalt
Powerful Tyranno	click	Tyranno Roider	steam shovel	tyrannosaurus rex	yes	12/2006	combines w/ Heavy Mammoth & Speed Eagle to form larger gestalt
Speed Eagle	click	Eagle Roider	formula one race car	eagle	yes	12/2006	combines w/ Heavy Mammoth & Powerful Tyranno to form larger gestalt
Tri-Wolf		Wolf Roider	fire engine	lion	yes	3/2007