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Kamen Rider Die watches Kamen Rider Zi-O
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05-16-2022, 08:10 PM
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Enchilada645
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So let's start off with some small stuff.
Man, Tsukuyomi continues to not be good at decision making and planning, like I get what she was going for here but it did not work out in the long run if I'm being honest. I don't mind this appearance of the Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi suit too much because we are going to be seeing a lot more of it. And compared to say something like Kivala who also shows up last minute, they really make as much use as possible of Tsukuyomi's Rider Suit in future project.
Also Grand Zi-O here was definitely operating at 50% capacity when it comes to its abilities. Not as insane as it could be but it was definitely its best showing since its debut and I appreciate them going a bit all out with it for its last in show appearance.
That being said, I remember mentioning in the Decade thread that something caught me off guard when seeing that'd pop up way later. It was the stock footage of the dark cloud flying out into the city that Daguva made here, that I forgot was in Decade first. Toei reuse at its finest. It was also nice seeing a healthy platter of Heisei Final Bosses even if most of them were Phase 2 and more recent than not.
It was also incredibly satisfying watching Oma Zi-O tear through all of them with ease. Especially Evolt, ESPECIALLY Evolt! Dude was such a cockroach during Build and like the endgame surrounding him that it felt satisfying to see Oma Zi-O pretty much punt him out of existence.
I really loved Geiz's scene and while the execution was a bit muddy, him finally calling Sougo by name was real good, and it's then when I realized I really loved him as a Secondary Rider. Like I liked him before but that moment of him telling Sougo to become Oma Zi-O and that he believes in him, is so, so good. I love it.
Speaking of Oma Zi-O, let's start talking about him or rather Sougo 2068 who during these final episodes has made me appreciate him a lot more than usual. And it's also why I really dislike when people boil him down to like a plain Saturday morning cartoon villain in their depictions of him. He's an excellent antagonist though, a well intentioned kid who wanted to save the world, become a King. Shit went wrong, the memory of the Heisei Riders was erased, and all that was left was a large monument that depicted him the person who seemingly destroyed the world alongside 19 other armored random people.
Because let?s be real, it's clear he was never in control of the Dai Mazines with what we learn from Over Quartzer and the show doesn't bother to touch that plot point so this is what I'm going with. But that's how people viewed history as it was, it being Sougo 2068's fault because he was the only super powerful person left. So Sougo 2068 just took all that hate and became an Overlord over what remained of the Earth. And like, in these last episodes beyond all the bravado, beyond all of his boasting.
I see a man, a tired and worn out man who likely has some regret in how things turned out. Like we joke about him being a helicopter dad for Sougo but like, he didn't have to confront Sougo. If he was fine with Sougo going on the path he was now he could've just avoided him entirely during the trip to 2068. But Future Sougo chose to meet his younger self, chose to act with all the bravado he could, despite knowing that Sougo likely wouldn't take it well at all. He even risked his entire existence on a choice Sougo would make, and while he was certain that Sougo wouldn't give up his dream, he had to have been aware their meeting would have made some impact on his younger self. And he pushes and nudges Sougo again, and again, barely, but just enough. And by the time Trinity beats him, he figures that enough has changed for Sougo to change the outcome once destiny runs its course.
And see, that's the thing about why I'm calling him Sougo 2068 and Future Sougo, that's who he really is. While Oma Zi-O is easier to short hand and very much a way to tell us who is who, Oma Zi-O isn't a person, isn't an ideal, isn't a scary future that Sougo may choose. That's Future Sougo, not Oma Zi-O. Oma Zi-O is an inevitability, a power that was destined to be Sougo's from birth and something that Sougo would one day obtain. But that's the thing about power, it can go either way and it's up to the person with their experiences and interactions with others, to choose how to use it. And at the end of the day, Oma Zi-O is a form title, a power that Sougo will obtain. How the future goes from there, the future of Sougo 2068 that everyone was trying to prevent, is now up to the present Sougo to decide. And because of his experiences with Team Zi-O, every other person along the way he met, and a better understanding of Heisei Riders by just a bit, we see what Sougo chooses to do with his powers.
Now we already did a reset ending of sorts with Build, but I feel like, given post series specials, Zi-O still does it better than how Build handled it in the end. But like, the ending of Sougo deciding, I'll give up my dream to be King, this power, if it means giving everyone a chance to start over without all of this time nonsense, is like the most Sougo thing I can think of him doing. Is it selfish, in a sense yeah? Could he have given himself the ability to butter toast better? Yes.
But I ended up really liking this ending for Zi-O, how Sougo was able break the cycle by his experiences dictating what he'd do once he obtained the power of Oma Zi-O.
Wow, that was a lot. Um, here's a music video I made and posted to video to celebrate the end of Zi-O!
https://vimeo.com/357276939
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