METAL BUILD Strike Noir Gundam Returns With 20th Memorial Color
Bandai is marking the Stargazer anniversary with a recolor of an existing METAL BUILD mold rather than a new sculpt, and the only new tooling in the set is a pair of hand parts.
Key Facts
- Pre-orders for the METAL BUILD Strike Noir Gundam (20th MEMORIAL COLOR) begin at 4:00 PM on September 25, 2026 on Premium Bandai and the Tamashii Web Shop.
- The METAL BUILD Strike Noir Gundam (20th MEMORIAL COLOR) costs 39,600 yen including tax and is scheduled to ship in March 2027.
- The figure is about 180mm tall and is made of ABS, PVC, and die-cast.
- Bandai Spirits is releasing the figure as part of the 20th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73 -Stargazer-.
- The set includes newly sculpted hand parts with expressions for the Beam Rifle Shorty.
Reporting from 3 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside, Anime Anime.
Bandai Spirits will open pre-orders for the METAL BUILD Strike Noir Gundam (20th MEMORIAL COLOR) on Premium Bandai and the Tamashii Web Shop at 4:00 PM on September 25, 2026. The figure is a re-release tied to the 20th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73 -Stargazer-, with coloring changed to reflect the machine's on-screen appearance, including firearms finished mainly in black. The Strike Noir Gundam is the Strike E, an improved Strike Gundam, fitted with the Noir Striker pack and operated by the Earth Alliance's 81st Independent Mobile Battalion, Phantom Pain. The set keeps the Noir Striker configuration and adds newly sculpted hand parts with expressions for the Beam Rifle Shorty. It stands about 180mm tall, uses ABS, PVC, and die-cast, and costs 39,600 yen including tax. Shipment is scheduled for March 2027. The acceptance period may close early once the prepared quantity is reached.
The set contents were readjusted rather than carried over unchanged. The main body comes with a backpack, two Beam Rifle Shorty units, two magazine holders, an effect parts set, two anchor launchers, a joint parts set, support strut parts and a dedicated stand. Interchangeable hand parts run to six types for each hand.
The weapons listed for the Noir Striker configuration include the MR-Q10 Fragarach 3 Beam Blade, a large anti-ship sword with both a physical blade and a beam edge, which the sources note works against Phase Shift armor. The M8F-SB1 Beam Rifle Shorty is a compact close-combat rifle with high rapid-fire performance that can be mounted on both hips, with a detachable magazine and spare magazines mountable on the rear skirt alongside the beam saber. The MAU-M3E4 Twin Linear Gun is built for rapid fire and power savings.
The Strike E adds attitude-control verniers to the shoulders and carries the large-capacity Power Extender battery as standard equipment. The Grenade Launcher-Equipped 57mm High-Energy Beam Rifle fires both physical grenade shells and beams, and was carried by machines including the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam. Anchor launchers sit in the palms, both soles and the rear of the Noir Striker.
Pairing the Noir Striker with the Sword Striker produces Sword Strike Noir, and with the Launcher Striker produces Launcher Strike Noir.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.