Review
Giganotosaurus Jurassic World Rebirth Danger Pack Review
The Re-Imagined line has been one of Mattel's more inspired ideas in recent years, taking the Jurassic World Dominion designs and presenting them in throwback to the good old days releases. This two-figure Legacy Collection set pairs the two biggest combatants from Dominion's climactic final sequence: a Real Feel Giganotosaurus with wire tail and sound effects, and a newly painted Therizinosaurus. The Giga alone makes this set essential. Everything else is a bonus.
How Does It Compare to the Dominion Version?
The original Dominion Giganotosaurus was notorious for one thing: an action feature embedded in the midsection that split the figure’s body and completely disrupted the sculpt. It made the figure functionally unappealing for display despite decent overall detail. The Re-Imagined version removes that problem entirely — the body is uninterrupted, and the result is immediately superior.
Head-to-Head: Dominion Giganotosaurus vs Rebirth Giganotosaurus
Dominion Giganotosaurus
- Weirdly cut in half for a gimick action feature
- Sound effects
- Green + gray color scheme
- Unstable to pose
Rebirth Real Feel Giganotosaurus
- Wire poseable tail
- Articulated jaw (both jaws)
- Sound effects (multiple)
- Swallow feature
- Green + gray + red colorway
- Old toy aesthetic
About the toy
1. Sculpt
This is, without question, the best Giganotosaurus Mattel has ever produced. I hated the Dominion version of the Giganotosaurus so much, mainly because of the cross-section cut and the awful snapping action feature with half the body swinging from left to right.
The Real Feel rubber construction makes it feel much more like a quality product. The natural flexibility of the rubber makes it feel substantial and alive in the hand.
The head sculpt appears to be carried over from the original release, the weird-looking, wide, almost like a frog face shaped. Tons of scars around the face and the rest of the body make it look much more realistic and fierce.
The articulated jaw is so awesome, opening the mouth reveals a well-textured interior. Sharp but flexible teeth, which are completely safe for kids, as there is no way they can puncture their fingers while they play roughly with the toy.
The front limbs, or lets call them arms, are so detailed I caught myself looking at them and the very well-defined muscles to the very small detail.
The leg sculpt continues to impress as the rest of the figure. The thigh musculature is beautifully defined. The ankle swivels as well, which is not a very common feature, but it is a very appreciated one.
Last but not least, I have to mention the tail. It is a wire tail which lets you pose it as you like, and this is such a cool feature, I wish more dinosaurs were designed like this.
The figure also includes sound effects, activated separately, which are loud, clear, and genuinely impressive for a figure at this scale.
2. Articulation
The articulation is the best one possible for this type of dinosaur. Here is a list of the moving parts:
- Excellent neck articulation – smooth, expressive, wide range
- Wrist articulation
- Arms strike action feature
- Tail articulation
- Legs articulation
Verdict Should I buy it?
Yes. Since it is a playset of two you should buy it primarily for the Giganotosaurus, which is the definitive mainline version of this figure set. The Therizinosaurus is a pleasant addition, well-painted with excellent articulation but a bit smaller-than-expected scale will surprise collectors familiar with earlier versions.
Previous Therizinosaurus Releases
How to unlock
How to unlock Giganotosaurus Real Feel in Jurassic World Rebirth Collection?
Open up your Jurassic World Play App (previously known as the Jurassic World Facts App), press the Scan button and point it towards the DNA code here:
3. About the Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus (meaning “giant southern lizard”) or “Giga” for short, is a genus of theropod that lived in Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period. It is currently one of the largest known meat-eating dinosaurs and the largest species of allosauroid to ever exist. For many years Tyrannosaurus held that record, although bits and pieces of Carcharodontosaurus and Spinosaurus showed that they possibly could rival the giant coelurosaur in size. Then, in the late 1980s into the early 1990s, Argentine paleontologists Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado discovered and revealed the existence of a new meat-eater bigger than any known tyrant lizard. They named the giant dinosaur Giganotosaurus carolini.Dinosaur Toys
While determining exactly which theropod genus was the largest, metrics for Giganotosaurus have consistently placed it as larger than an average Tyrannosaurus rex and comparable to the largest known specimens of the Tyrant Reptile King. More specimens of the Giant Southern Reptile are required to provide a clearer picture of its size, as all species exist within a size spectrum. For now, it is safest to consider the likes of Giganotosaurus, Spinosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus comparable in size (though Spinosaurus is technically the longer animal, it is comparable in weight to Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus due to its more slender build in real life).
When Giganotosaurus was alive, the most common herbivores found in South America were the titanosaur sauropods such as Argentinosaurus, Dreadnoughtus, and Andesaurus, respectively. While a single Giganotosaurus was capable of killing a young titanosaur or a large ornithopod, it would take many Giganotosaurus to bring down a giant adult sauropod. Originally, there was no evidence that Giganotosaurus hunted in groups, but recent findings from slightly younger rocks show that their sister taxon (closest relative) Mapusaurus, may have formed coalitions similar to crocodiles or perhaps even family groups, given the large size variation and age differences between individuals. While not known if this was a true pack living behavior, these coalitions of 6 or more individuals would probably have been capable of coordinating attacks on targets of opportunity, such as a large sauropod.
