(UNLICENSED) unofficial Mexican Los Gatos Samurai bootleg set (year & manufacturer unknown)
What you have here is the (in)famous trio of Mexican resin bootlegs that show up on eBay every few months like seasonal allergies. They usually:
• Stand about 7–8 inches tall (WAY bigger than any official SPC figure)
• Are fully hand-cast resin
• Are hand-painted with… let’s call it spirited enthusiasm
• Come with Mega-Up (“Extra Topping”) armour with hilariously undersized wings.
• Feature helmets that pop on/off to reveal faces that look like they’ve seen things
• Are weirdly charming despite looking like someone tried to recreate ES Gokin from memory while being chased by bees.
• Are posted using “ES Gokin” as keywords (to draw in clicks), but have absolutely no affiliation with Action Toys.
⭐ Yattaro / Speedy Bootleg
• Battle-mode helmet looks like a Gundam kitbash
• Wings sculpted like a seraphim that failed art class
• The 7-inch noggin alone is 30% figure, 70% personality.
• Paint varies from potato-quality to “hey that’s actually kinda cute??”
• Always has that telltale chin paint rub.
💗 Pururun / Polly Bootleg
• Face ranges from “sweet anime girl” to “why am I alive?”
• Pink armor seems inspired by Power Rangers, bubblegum, and stress
• The battle helmet with horns is ABSOLUTELY unhinged
• Wings are pastel compared to Speedy’s, but still: chaos
• Paint application looks like they switched hands halfway through
💙 Sukashii / Guido Bootleg
• Somehow the strongest AND weakest sculpt??
• Helmet shape is actually pretty solid, but the proportions scream “Mega Man villain of the week”
• Yellow wings look like someone traced Speedy’s and said “eh, good enough”
• Battle mask vibes: “Cyberpunk plague doctor but make it feline”
• The blue/red paint ratio is 100% wrong but iconic
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🟡 Why Collectors Love Them (Even Though They’re Crimes)
• They’re huge.
• They’re utterly unique.
• The sculptor clearly had PASSION — and likely did this from memory.
• They are extremely consistent across sets, which says this was a real bootleg production, not one-offs.
• They’re a conversation piece.
• They sit in the uncanny valley between “fanart” and “illicit garage kit”.
• They’re surprisingly sturdy for resin chonks.
Also… they are basically affordable compared to other out-of-print merch, but still niche and bizarre enough that hardcore SPC collectors still buy them.
They’re the MissingNo. of Samurai Pizza Cats merch.
From what I understand, the build quality is poor, they’re fiddly, and the Mega-Up armour has a habit of falling off.
For a more in-depth review, you can watch this video by Undergroundtoys666:
