{"rewrite":{"id":"r_78c25eb9380b577232795a04","clusterId":"c_b4a98ff9e26e2dcbd6e3bc0d","slug":"bandai-opens-preorders-for-honkai-star-rail-s-a-m-cocoon-on-september-17","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon Pre-Orders Open September 17","summary":"Bandai opened pre-orders for the Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon on September 17 at 4:00 PM on Premium Bandai. The item is the transformation device Firefly uses to become SAM in the HoYoverse game. It is priced at 22,000 yen including tax, with the order window running until October 18 at 11:00 PM. Shipping is scheduled for May 2027. The product includes a sculpted main body, large clear wing parts, and a light-up feature with four modes that reproduce SAM's four transformation states. Operating the buttons deploys both wings. It also plays lines from Firefly and SAM, battle skill sound effects, and BGM. A dedicated display stand and replacement parts for the deployed wings are included, so the item can be displayed wings-open. Power comes from a rechargeable battery with a Type-C port. The set ships with two display parts, two small wing effect parts, and two large wing effect parts.","whyItMatters":"The pre-order window closes October 18 and the run is capped at a planned quantity that Bandai says it may adjust if demand is high, so the May 2027 ship date is the only fixed part of the timeline.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe run is aimed at buyers 15 and up. Bandai lists the wings-stored measurements as roughly 105mm long, 248mm wide and 78mm tall. With the wings deployed those figures change to about 440mm long, 183mm wide and 50mm tall.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe listing carries several conditions. Orders close once the planned quantity is reached, and if demand runs high Bandai says the planned quantity may be adjusted and the product may be sold again. Shipping timing may shift slightly depending on order status, and the posted photos and specifications come from development, so they may change without notice. The images show a prototype, so colors and finish may differ from the final item, and everything outside the set contents is sold separately. Bandai notes the product may also be sold outside Japan and at stores or events.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside frames the device as the transformation item Firefly uses to become SAM, matching the phrasing Bandai used in its own product copy.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The S.A.M. Cocoon ships in May 2027, eight months after the October 18 order window closes. At 22,000 yen, Bandai is asking buyers to pay now for a prop tied to a transformation moment, not a figure.","twitterPost":"May 2027 shipping on a September 17 pre-order: Bandai's S.A.M. Cocoon asks for 22,000 yen now, with delivery over a year out.","threadsPost":"Bandai's S.A.M. Cocoon pre-order window closes October 18, but the item does not ship until May 2027. That gap is seven months between payment and delivery for a light-and-sound replica of Firefly's transformation device in Honkai: Star Rail.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai opened pre-orders for the Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon, the device Firefly uses to become SAM, on September 17 at 4:00 PM on Premium Bandai. It costs 22,000 yen, runs until October 18, and ships in May 2027. The item has deployable wings, four light modes, and voice lines from Firefly and SAM.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3165675/\",\"title\":\"Honkai: Star Rail's \\\"S.A.M. Cocoon\\\" Used by Firefly Gets a Product Release! 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Cocoon"],"studios":["HoYoverse"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Bandai opened pre-orders for the Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon on September 17 at 4:00 PM on Premium Bandai.","The Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon costs 22,000 yen including tax, and pre-orders run until October 18 at 11:00 PM.","The Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon is scheduled to ship in May 2027.","The Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon has four light modes that reproduce SAM's four transformation states and plays lines from Firefly and SAM.","The Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon is recommended for ages 15 and up and includes a lithium-ion battery."]}