{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8913a7ffc3b202569a121ec6","clusterId":"c_81c5718a539b043d4e04091b","slug":"bandai-opens-preorders-for-gundam-seed-freedom-black-knight-squad-carla-figure","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Opens Preorders For Gundam SEED Freedom Black Knight Squad Carla Figure","summary":"Bandai Spirits will open preorders for two METAL ROBOT Spirits items from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom on October 9 at 5:00 PM JST. The Black Knight Squad Carla articulated figure is priced at 26,400 yen including tax, with an April 2027 ship date. A dedicated effect parts set is priced at 6,050 yen including tax and ships the same month. The figure stands about 145mm tall and uses ABS, PVC, and diecast parts. Its chest armor moves to deploy the Super High Impulse Cannon Adulo Onji, and the included interchangeable face parts correspond to scenes from the film. The effect parts set carries Levitator effect parts with gradient paint and a wingspan of about 410mm. It also includes Sahasrabhuja effect parts and support parts to recreate the launch state. Both items are listed as manufacturer BANDAI SPIRITS. Preorders run through the Tamashii Web Shop and Premium Bandai, per the announcements.","whyItMatters":"The effect parts set is available alongside the figure, so the launch-state display the film showed can be built without waiting for a second release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Black Knight Squad Carla is a two-seater machine developed independently by Foundation while incorporating Plant technology. The front seat handles piloting and the rear seat handles fire control. Its pilots are Orphee Lam Tao on the controls and Ingrid Tradoll on fire control. The figure adopts the new-generation Femtech Armor (FT Armor), and the sculpt is sized one step larger than the METAL ROBOT Spirits Strike Freedom Gundam Type II to keep the in-film proportions and action.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts coloring uses multiple gold and white shades, with plating on the engraving of the armor and matte and metallic paint split across parts. Original METAL ROBOT Spirits markings run across the whole body. Both OWC-QZ18 Anti-Mobile Suit Enhanced Swords are included, so the dual-wielding style can be posed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figure set also includes three types of interchangeable hands for each side, a backpack, two deployment-state backpack units, a high-energy beam rifle that mounts on the rear skirt, sword effect parts, a joint parts set, and a dedicated stand. The effect parts set adds 16 Sahasrabhuja effect parts and a turret-type support for spatial staging. The current main visual uses the Tamashii Web Shop, and the listed copyright is Sunrise.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bandai lists an April 2027 ship date for the Black Knight Squad Carla while preorders open this October. Buyers commit roughly 18 months ahead of any physical figure, and the effect parts set ships the same month.","twitterPost":"Black Knight Squad Carla preorders open in October, but Bandai ships it in April 2027. Buyers pay now for a figure over a year out.","threadsPost":"The Black Knight Squad Carla figure opens preorders on October 9 at 5:00 PM JST, but Bandai's ship date is April 2027. That gap between order and delivery is the unusual part: the effect parts set ships the same month, and both run through the Tamashii Web Shop and Premium Bandai.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits has dated preorders for its METAL ROBOT Spirits Black Knight Squad Carla figure and a matching effect parts set, both from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. The figure runs 26,400 yen and the effect parts 6,050 yen, with April 2027 shipping. The effect parts include Levitator pieces with a 410mm wingspan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3185713/\",\"title\":\"METAL ROBOT Spirits \\u003cSIDE MS\\u003e Black Knight Squad Carla and Dedicated Effect Parts from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM Announced! Preorders Open October 9 at 5:00 PM!\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/05/188747.html\",\"title\":\"Gundam SEED Freedom's METAL ROBOT Spirits Black Knight Squad Carra Gets Commercialized! 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