, also called Multiple General Node Combine System or Mu.Gen.Bine is a Japanese transforming robot toyline first released on 27 December 2003 by Bandai. Designed by PLEX, Mugenbine is the successor of the Machine Robo line of transforming toy robots.
About Mugenbine Mugenbine is a term derived from the words mugen, which is Japanese for 'infinite', and the English word 'combine', which is the theme for the series. Mugenbine uses numerous interlocking pegs and sockets to attach and remove components and relocate them in order to form different modes. While all robotic figures have at least two official alternate modes and most have official combinations with one to three other robot figures, the concept of the line is to allow you to assemble your own animal and machine creations.
Core figures The majority of the series consists of robot figures called Mugenroids, basic block-proportioned figures that can contort and fold into various shapes, most notably a cube, to form the core of its various modes. While they generally look identical aside from color scheme, each Mugenroid has a different head sculpt. Most sets come with six to ten components called 'bine parts' that attach via the many pegs and holes on the Mugenroid, as well as on each other, to create other forms. At first, each figure featured an animal and vehicle mode only, but later sets expanded to include larger robot modes as well, and some even later sets did away with the vehicle mode. As the toyline expanded, new cores were created. Most notable is the Turboroid, which can't bend as many ways as its predecessor, but already has wheels attached to help form vehicle modes and included completely unique heads that could rotate. Others used no core figure at all, instead coming with a Mugen Engine that allows spinning gimmicks. Later figures use new core bots called Buildroids that are formed from parts themselves and feature small pilot figures called Roiders.
Toy List
Mugenbine Alphabet Gattai Robot series (ムゲン合体シリーズ) The basic series of toys are referred to as "Mugen Gattai" (fusion) figures. The initial release of these figures came alphabetically, as well as having most Mugenroids (ムゲンロイド) feature a matching letter on the side of their head. This initial series is often called the "Letter" or "Alphabet" series for these reasons. The toyline is known for running themes for its figures. The toys Teiouryu, Uzumakidori, Wanrikiguma, and Yuutenma were called Ridebines (ライドバイン), as their vehicle modes don't require the Mugenroid to form its core, rather the parts formed a vehicle for the Mugenroid to ride on. The figures Quest Knight, Save Gunman, and Razor Ninja were referred to in commercials as the Three Musketeers and are designed after historical warrior types, a knight, a cowboy, and a ninja respectively. The various dinosaur figures, likewise, were considered their own subgroup. The series also introduced larger, deluxe figures. These included Victory Leon, an upgrade of Air Leon, and Zord Elephant.
English name Japanese name Animal Machine Robot? Combiner Type Color Class by alphabet Class by number Air Leon エアレオン Lion Jet No Mugen General 3 (ムゲンジェネラル 3), Mugen General 5 (ムゲンジェネラル 5), Mugen General 7 (ムゲンジェネラル 7) Mugenroid Red & White A 01 Build Giraffet ビルジュラフト Giraffe Crane No Mugen General 3, Mugen General 5, Mugen General 7 Mugenroid Yellow & White B 02 Carry Eagle キャリーイーグル Eagle Pickup Truck No Mugen General 3, Mugen General 5, Mugen General 7 Mugenroid Blue & White C 03 Dig Kong ディグコング Gorilla Excavator No Mugen Kaiser 4 (ムゲンカイザー 4), Mugen General 5, Mugen General 7 Mugenroid Green & White D 04 Evo Rhinoce エヴォライノス Rhino Tunnel Driller No Mugen Kaiser 4, Mugen General 5, Mugen General 7 Mugenroid Orange & White E 05 Fang Tiger1 ファングタイガー Tiger Jet No Mugen Kaiser 4, Mugen General 7 Mugenroid Cyan & White F 07 Galaxy Rex ギャラクシーレックス Tyrannosaurus Shuttle w/ Rockets No Mugen Dino Double (ムゲンダイナーダブル), Mugen Express Double2 (ムゲンエクスプレスダブル) Mugenroid White & Scarlet G 08 Heat Tricera ヒートトリケラ Triceratops Locomotive No Mugen Dino Double, Mugen Express Double Mugenroid White & Persian blue H 09 Iron Beetle アイアンビートル Rhino beetle VTOL No Mugen Sector Double (ムゲンゼクターダブル), Mugen Mantis Double (ムゲンマンティスダブル) Mugenroid Black & Lava I 10 Junk Stagg ジャンクスタッグ Stag beetle Bulldozer No Mugen Sector Double, Mugen Mantis Double Mugenroid Black & Royal blue J 11 Kaiser Condor1 カイザーコンドル Condor Dump Truck No Mugen Kaiser 4 Mugenroid Bright green & White K 12 Launcher Saurus ランチャーザウルス Allosaurus Space Shuttle No Mugen Launcher Saurus (w/Mugen Fire and Mugen Police) Mugenroid Black & White L None Mach Ptera マッハプテラ Pterodactyl Race Car No None Mugenroid White & Blue M None Needle Stego ニードルステゴ Stegosaurus Helicopter No None Mugenroid White & Orange N None Overligan3 オーバーライガン Liger Drill Vehicle No None Turboroid Gold O None Power Nose3 パワーノーズ Elephant Crane No None Turboroid Maya blue P None Quest Knight3 クエストナイト Dragon Fire truck w/ Gateway Yes Mugen Jyushi 3 (ムゲンジュウシ 3) Turboroid Maroon Q None Razor Ninja3 レイザーニンジャ Sawfish Car w/ Stoplight Yes Mugen Jyushi 3 Turboroid Blue R None Save Gunman3 セイブガンマン Bull Truck w/ Gas Pump Yes Mugen Jyushi 3 Turboroid Green S None Teiouryu テイオウリュウ Dragon Motorcycle Yes Mugen Ride General 3 (ライドジェネラル 3) Mugenroid White T None Uzumakidori ウズマキドリ Eagle Jetski Yes Mugen Ride General 3 Mugenroid Blue U None Victory Leon ビクトリーレオン Winged lion Truck w/ Base Yes None Mugenroid Red & Blue V None Wanrikiguma ワンリキグマ Bear GoKart Yes Mugen Ride General 3 Mugenroid Yellow W None Xenonbine ゼノンバイン Dragon/scorpion Jet/Tank Yes None Mugenroid Violet X 06 Yuutenma4 ユウテンマ Pegasus Hang Glider Yes 4 Mugenroid White & Yellow Y None Zord Elephant5 ゾードエレファント Elephant Flatbed Truck Yes Mugen General 75 Mugenroid Grey & Red & Yellow Z None
1 Fang Tiger and Kaiser Condor were reengineered from Air Leon and Carry Eagle respectively. 2 Galaxy Rex and Heat Tricera also combine in animal mode as Mugen Brachio Double (ムゲンブラキオダブル). 3 These figures are Turboroids and thus do not feature their assigned letter on their head sculpts. 4 Yuutenma combines into extra parts for all three of Teiouryu's modes 5 Mugen General 7's figures can also combine into a super animal mode.
Some of the more popular figures were released a second time in new color schemes and usually with new weapon parts. Figures that officially combine were repacked like this as well.
Name Originally Changes Air Leon (II) Air Leon Repainted into black and gold. (Proto) Air Leon Air Leon Repainted into white and red. Packed with Build Giraffe and Carry Eagle repaints1 (Proto) Build Giraffe Build Giraffe Repainted into red and white. Packed with Air Leon and Carry Eagle repaints1 (Proto) Carry Eagle Carry Eagle Repainted into red and white. Packed with Build Giraffe and Air Leon repaints1 Assault (Air) Leon Air Leon Repainted in blue and black. Two new gun bine parts included. Energy (Evo) Rhinoce Evo Rhinoce Repainted in dark grey and black. Two new cannon bine parts included. Great (Galaxy) Rex Galaxy Rex Repainted in red and white. Two new sword bine parts included. Lead (Launcher) Saurus Launcher Saurus Repainted in blue and black. Two new gun bine parts included. 2 Inter (Iron) Beetle Iron Beetle Repainted in maroon and gold. Packed with Jab Stag.3 Jab (Junk) Stagg Junk Stagg Repainted in black and silver with a new head part. Packed with Inter Beetle.3 (Armed) Quest Knight Quest Knight Repainted in white and blue. Packed with Razor Ninja and Save Gunman repaints.4 (Armed) Razor Ninja Razor Ninja Repainted in black. Packed with Quest Knight and Save Gunman repaints.4 (Armed) Save Gunman Save Gunman Repainted in red. Packed with Quest Knight and Razor Ninja repaints.4 1 This set was also packed with Protoroid, a translucent green Mugenroid. 2 The additional parts allowed Lead Saurus an official robot mode. 3 This pack included five insect-based bine parts to form weapons and upgrades in the toy's various modes 4 This pack included three weapon parts that combined into a lion called Armed Leon
The Mugen Gattai series continued as more variations of Mugenbine were released, though the figures became simpler, and did away with machine modes. Instead of English letters, these figures were themed after katakana instead. They generally included official combinations with the larger Mugen Engine figures released at the time.
English name Japanese name Animal Combines with Color Katakana Impact Dile インパクトダイル Crocodile Arch Tiger Green & White イ Wing Bat ウイングバット Bat Arch Tiger Blue & White ウ Gear Tortoise ギアトータス Tortoise Guard Kong Red & Maroon & White ギ Spit Cobra1 スピットコブラ Cobra Arch Tiger or Saga Falcon Black & Orange & White ス 1 Spit Cobra is the only Mugenbine figure to include spring-launched missiles.
Another set was released that included three new Mugenroids recolored in translucent plastic. Spark Roid, Quick Roid, and Rush Roid came with only a few bine parts that acted as weaponry, or provided torso and head attachments to combine into Roid General 3.
Mugenbine Gattai Base Robot series (ムゲンベースシリーズ) Part of the Mugen Gattai series, these deluxe sized sets were released with Turboroids (ターボロイド) and along with animal, machine, and robot modes, also formed bases for the smaller Turoboid machines to use. Their bine parts also combine to form larger, big machine modes that the smaller machines can ride in. They're known for their large box components that form the bulk of their modes. Part of their design is to allow fans who want to build gigantic robots from their sets to accomplish them easier, as such all base figures come with an extra head for this purpose.
English name Japanese name Machine Big machine Animal Base Type Color Number Mugen Police1 ムゲンポリス Police Car Locomotive Tyrannosaurus Police Station Turboroid Blue 01 Mugen Fire1 ムゲンファイヤー Fire Truck Semi Truck Brachiosaurus Fire House Turboroid Red 02 Mugen Builder1 ムゲンビルダー Dump Truck Airship Mammoth Excavator Turboroid Orange 03 Mugen Hercules ムゲンヘラクレス Bullet Train Horse & Carriage Hercules beetle Station Mugenroid w/ Turboroid Black & Grey 04 1 Mugen Police, Mugen Fire, and Mugen Builder combine into Mugen Commander 3 (ムゲンコマンダー 3)
Mugenbine Gattai Engine Robot series (ムゲンエンジンシリーズ) Some figures released did away with the core robot completely. Instead, the toy's various forms were built around a Mugen Engine, also called a Tornado Engine. These engines use a series of gears and wheels to allow parts connected to it to spin when triggered, allowing some combinations with other Mugenbine toys as spinning weapons. While all figures have robot modes, some do not have machine modes. As with the later Mugen Gattai series, these sets have a katakana theme.
English name Japanese name Animal Machine Combines with Color Katakana Arch Tiger アークタイガー White tiger Super Police Car Impact Dile or Wing Bat White ア Guard Kong ガードコング Gorilla None Arch Tiger and Impact Dile, or Gear Tortoise Black & Red ガ Saga Falcon1 サーガファルコン Falcon None Arch Tiger or Spit Cobra Red (Saga Falcon) & Blue (Sig Sphinx) サ (Saga Falcon) & シ (Sig Sphinx) Turbo Animal Force ターボアニマルフォース Two Lions (Blue & Red), an Elephant, and a Hawk2 VTOL Helicopter Arch Tiger Black & Red & Blue & Violet タ, チ, ツ, テ, ト (Turbo Animal Force, and each of its animal components, respectively) 1 Saga Falcon included a lion-based robot named Sig Sphinx (シグスフィンクス) which combined with it for its robot mode. 2 Named Chienojishi (チエノジシ), Tsuwamonojishi (ツワモノジシ), Tekkenzou (テッケンゾウ), and Toukondaka (トウコンダカ), respectively.
Mugenbine Build Gattai Robot series (ビルド合体シリーズ)