ThreeA - Popbot : Tomorrow King Edo 2 Pack.

A (mis) interpretation:

Category: Custom mass production replicants.

Model type: The Tomorrow Kings - GEN 0.

Unit type: X Annis De Tenebris Protectores - The Ten Years of Darkness Protectors, The Momba Local Defence Militia.

ID: Edo 001 - The Great White; Edo 002 - The Big Black  / "金".
Rank: Shatei.

Manufacturer: The Luthor Bean Jr. Corporation.

Incept date: 7th October 1994.
Serial no.: TKG00XBD07101994.

Longevity: Unknown.

Function: Tactical support.

Physical level: B.

Mental level: D.

Abilities: Cybernetic and bionics reinforced superhuman physiology; PBU (Pressure Built Up) and DNK (Dominant Non-Stop Knockouts) combat arts.

Std. armaments: FU2  12.7 x 99mm assault cannon x 1; monomolecular katana x 2; krak grenade x 2; frag grenade x 2; bionic implants; plasteel ceramite epidermis armour.

1994. Leviathan 1 interstellar space ship, Site 7, L3. The Ten Years of Darkness. Queen Mortis and her machine legions have successfully breached into the realspace from the Underverse Warp rift and gained control of 70% of the geographical land mass. It ended Luthor Bean Jr's string of victories against the Mortis Legion which began in 1986. Besets by the irreversible malfunction of the DNA Organ machine, random Interloper mutations occurrence amongst the Tomorrow Kings and Queens due to gene seeds degradation and systematic obliteration of the hatcheries, the mysterious dhampir lord and crafty biorobotics genetic engineering prodigy has no other choice but to retreat to Grid 7174  and defending it tenaciously in order to deny Queen Mortis a complete victory and control over Leviathan 1. Luthor Bean Jr comes up with the alternative method to produce next generation of his replicant superhuman warriors by harvesting the Progenoid Gland from the dead ones which contains the DNA to cultivate the gene seed important to produce a Tomorrow King and Queen. Nevertheless, the shock of defeat and the speed of the Mortis Legion re-domination over the battle fields mean that the only remaining fully functioning gene-laboratory, Hatchery 51 could not meet the production numbers require to reverse the result immediately.

As temporary stop gap measure, Luthor Bean Jr orders the re-introduction and re-development of the Edo series Tomorrow Kings. These are the very first replicants produced by his late father. Derisively called the "basement model" by critics, the Edo series are technically replicants with cybernetics and bionic implants. Also nicknamed as "dolls", the Edo TKs are generally put together using left over replicant parts during the culling process. Apart from bionics, the Edo series  have their entire torso, limbs and even heads bolted (some say cobbled together) and reinforced with plasteel ceramite epidermis armour, based on the original template of the earliest experimental model made by the late Luthor Bean Sr. Some argue that they are not replicant at all, more akin to an android or cyborg.

The Edo TKs are neural mapped to defend Grid 7174, also known as Momba, at any costs as well as fending off all forms of Mortis Legion attack. Their cybernetic enhancements give them unprecedented endurance and resiliency, comparable to a standard TK, as well as gain reputation as relentless and disciplined fighters. In defence they are stubborn and indefatigable, able to stand unwaveringly against the heaviest fire and hold their position against all corners to the last living body. Luthor Bean Jr once remarked, 'Say what you like about 'em. Mean, ugly bastards but tenacious.  And cheap. There's no one else I would rather have by my side in a war of attrition.' All Edo TKs are standard issued with six-barrel, belt feed 12.7 x 99mm calibre bolter ammunition FU2 assault cannon, with adjustable firing rate of from 1000 to maximum of 6000 rounds per minute. Like all rotary type assault cannon, it unleashes a torrent of bolter shells, a mass reaction, depleted uranium armour piercing tip shells with explosive ammunition and is amongst the fastest firing weapons in the Underverse War. The FU2 could shred a Mortis corrupted machine to ribbons in seconds. They are also given a pair of standard monomolecular edged katana each, with krak and frag grenades. By the nature of their design, the Edo TKs could not be programmed as a Panzer Kunstler, but Luthor Bean Jr. compensate the absence of the anti-armour martial art with the combination of the Pressure Built Up (PBU) and Dominant Non-Stop Knockouts (DNK) hand to hand combat techniques. When not in combat, each Edo would lies still, almost catatonic in nature, but a slight sight or sound made by a Mortis machine, they would immediately jump into life, ready to sacrifice themselves and defend their position at all cost.

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The final of the first wave of TKlub is a pair of these black and white colourway TKs which look like cyborgs. There are rivets on the arms, legs and rusty looking face. Which is kind of, for the lack of better word, eerie looking. Think Chucky. Comes with awesome gatling gun with rotating barrel, grenades and katana swords as usual but the primary difference is the movable finger digits and ball joint (?) bendable shoes. The thumbs on both figures come off easily just as it is re-attachable back but are kinda loose. I am very afraid of breaking the fingers. The ammo belt is made of soft rubber with two points to plug into the machine gun but I failed miserably. Glue to the rescue. Again I re-imagine the entire fluffs, not official mind you, which is ironically what makes me attract to these figures from 3A in the first place. Abbreviations are order of the day - PBU, DNK - pretty much what these really means are unknown to me. Typical of 3A, a random "Red Commander" version, in, uh, red colourway was also made available on drop day. Later an exclusive fourth "blue" version was released for BBICN ACG 2013 toy fair.