What's the story on this guy? I don't recall having seen him before...but I don't Gargamel much... Thanks, Scott
i think he's supposed to be some sort of turtle... his name is maybe a play on gamera? a lesser released gargamel fight figure.... although they have released a couple lately in wrestling gear instead of the suit or are you asking about that particular figure? (not the character)
I've seen a few of the gargamel gammepas in suits in solid colors. I assume the are proto's of some type. They certaintly aren't regular releases. The other versions in the wrestlings outfits are up at s7.
Yep, I am pretty sure that this is a test shot. It might be the unpainted version of the one with the suit and multiple heads.
the clear blue gid version (up on s7 now) is a must for anyone who digs the garg fights. the colors are excellent, which is strange, since normally i don't like gold on my toys....
Actually that's right. Not so much a play on Gamera, but the japanese word for turtle;game (gah-may/gah-meh). You can tell he's a turtle by his wrinkly ass lips ...er beak . One of my fave Gargamel. Love to cop that one in the pic.
Bastard offspring of Yokai & Beast: part turtle (gah-meh) , part kappa (but wait a kappa is already part turtle isn't it?) 75%/25%????
yeah...i don't get that....kappa are mostly turtle. the 2 main things that separate the kappa from a turtle is that kappas can stand up on it's hinds and the water on it's head. I never really thought of the gameppa as a kind of kappa since it has no bowl of water on it's head. I do love the gameppa and wish i had started collecting when the first one's came out. Gameppa's frist appearance might be in 2004 at a Con. Not only would i love to see more gameppa figures, but i also want to see them in suits. Him and gargamess. I love the suit. It has a mafia feel to it.
Thanks guys! I had never seen this particular toy before and figured that someone here would know something about it...I think that every fight toy should have one "suit" sculpt---(especially SB, dammit!)...
The 2 most recent were the 08 Lucky Bag, and the blue GID that came out a little over a month ago. The blue one is still available. The LB has been in the For Sale section every now and then.
My apologies for drawing attention to this item to anyone that was bidding on it...curiosity devoured my good judgment...
