9455 Fangpyre Mech

LEGO.com description[]

Help Cole on a mission against the mighty Fangpyre Mech!

Fang-Suei has the golden Fangpyre staff in his clutches but swiping it won't be easy. Battle Fang-Suei in the giant Fangpyre Mech with razor-sharp fangs, powerful grabbers and missile launcher! Use Cole's special golden scythe and special Kendo armor for protection! Includes Kendo Cole and Fang-Suei minifigures, Fangpyre Mech, exclusive golden scythe and banana.

• Includes 2 minifigures: Kendo Cole and Fang-Suei.
• Features 2 grabbers, flexible body, flick missile, opening cockpit.
• Accessories include exclusive golden scythe and banana.
• Grip and grab with the mighty mech grabbers!
• Launch the mech missile! Measures over 10" (26 cm) long and 9" (24 cm) wide.^[1]

Designer's notes[]

yes, I know the legs are too straight and it looks a bit odd, but every time I changed them to add a bend (either forwards or backwards) this looked like a Dinosaur - try it, promise you it'll look like a Dino! As the brief was a SNAKE Mecha I had to find a way to keep the snake appearance to it, thus the spindly arms and legs! Hope you like it anyway.^[2]

Trivia[]

• Before this set was officially released, its stand-in name was "MDP-1" (see the box art images).
• The description for this set on LEGO.com, states that the Fangpyre Staff is included, despite lacking it in actuality.
• The Fangpyre Mech is the only LEGO set of a Serpentine vehicle without a counterpart in the TV series (although the Fangpyre Robot may be its intended counterpart).
• The Scythe of Quakes variation is exclusive to this set.
• This set is similar to 9448 Samurai Mech, as they are both mechs used in Season 1: Rise of the Snakes. However, the Samurai Mech is albeit much bigger.
• It seems to be a sentient creature since the Character Encyclopedia says that "it does whatever Fang-Suei tells it to do."

Gallery[]

Kendo Cole minifigure

Fang-Suei minifigure

Building instructions[]

• 9455 Fangpyre Mech

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