I agree. Even getting them at $23 each I still feel ripped. I got these toys because I liked the characters from the game -- but they are pretty weak toys. If I found these toys loose and I didn't know any better, I'd swear they were KOs or those nasty Made-In-China transforming robot toys (they're not KOs, but they're really BADLY made - you know, the kind you find at Paddy's Markets). Maybe the combined Bruticus mode will compensate for the weakness of the individual figures... I don't know yet (I'll probably combine them tonight).