Volks A3 YF-22F Review

The Prototype of the TSF killing machine.


Since Muvluv Total Eclipse anime is airing now, i will be pushing more Review for my Volks A3 which i will provide some detailed information that i know with the relevant TSF. For the first one i will review the Volks A3 of YF-22  which are known for their deadliness in Anti-TSF combat and the prototype of F-22 Raptor which debuted in Alternative Coup d'etat arc.

YF-22 is a prototype TSF developed by Lockweed Mardin(Definitely not Lockheed Martin) around early 90s to determine the next generation of US Army TSF forces replacing F-15 Eagle. There are two models of YF-22 developed for the project YF-22X and YF-22F which have different engines for each model. The contender of the YF-22 is the YF-23 developed by Northrock Grumman. YF-22 possess Stealth technology which makes it harder to detect by other TSFs which give them great advantages in close combat with other TSFs. . In the end YF-22 wins the project despite YF-23 possess higher combat potential against BETA. This is because US Army considered that YF-22 will gives them more benefits compared to YF-23 once BETA are eradicated on Earth(which won't happen any soon in Altverse).

 

After owning couple of Volks A3 i guess i am rather tolerant with the Articulation capability of the lineup. YF-22 doesn't really have much accessories included in the package which makes me wonder if anyone bought this toy for the full price.

In terms of specs YF-22 have reasonably high performance all around and focused in ranged combat just like other previous US Army main TSFs. Average Eishis will not likely survived when they face against F-22 though in Alternative it is shown that Experienced Eishis are able to survive like Sagiri during coup d'etat arc(despite Walken's F-22 is rigged). There are also couple reason why YF-22 wins the project other than its Anti-TSF capabilities. At the the time of the project, Alternative is being drafted and F-22 is seen to be the matching TSF for the project where they serve as cleanup squad after BETA Hives are bombarded by G-Bombs. Ironically the Alternative V indirectly helps Alternative IV project to get XG-70 which Lockweed happened to be one of the developers.

During SImulation test in the project, YF-22 yields really high ratio of TSF kills with average 1:150 ratio against F-15 while YF-23 only managed to perform 20% of YF-22 performance in this department. So far there are no TSFs that able to match the performance level of YF-22 which makes F-22 to be the best TSF killer in Alternative timeline.

YF-22 would be an easier alternative if you are looking for Volks A3 F-22 because Mandarake always have YF-22 in stock from time to time with the price range of average 2500 to 3500 yen. I will definitely get YF-23 someday because Kotobukiya won't have anytime soon for one of the cooler TSF design. Probably in next few episodes of Total Eclipse we will probably get to see some F-22 in action