995: Iron Thorns

Other than maybe Jugulis, Thorns here feels like the most straightforward of the Futures. But I feel like if anyone is owed a played-straight robotization, it's Tyranitar. Iron Thorns is, yeah. A Tyranitar but with a chrome finish. Called "Thorns" because of the electric or hard-light spikes emitting from its back that can be turned off like Typhlosion's fire. Guess that's where it earns the Rock/Electric typing. It's simple but still cool, feeling a lot like a Mecha Tyranitar 2 just like how there was a Mecha Godzilla 2. Just my bugbear being if we're only getting so many Robomons, maybe we shouldn't get one that's a repeat of a concept that already existed in the franchise.

It's cool, even if it isn't exactly blowing my mind. If it was an overpriced hunk of plastic like Godzilla collectable figurines tend to be, I would be tempted.