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06-04-2020, 12:59 AM | #451 |
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Did you hear about that Delta? I heard he has an eight-pack and can blow up the planet with a single Rider Kick.
I remember Sawada and his silly gimmick of lighting a thing on fire before fighting. As long as he keeps his murdering limited to the other Ryusei alumni, I think you might end up rooting for him the most out of anyone at this rate! |
06-04-2020, 01:26 AM | #452 |
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Especially because, man, I really thought we’d get a lot with Team Orphnoch this time out. The first scene with them is priceless, as Yuuji attempts to ignore/console a despondent Kaido. It’s terrifically framed, a neat little piece of physical comedy, as Kaido croaks out a request for Sour Kelp. But then Yuuji’s run to get Kaido some Sour Kelp is interrupted by Houjou, and it all goes a bit sideways.
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On a quick side note, I did look up Sawada's first appearance from the TV version and the scenes really do play better with his rap music. It's a pity they went with something that had to be edited out. |
06-04-2020, 04:38 AM | #453 |
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They’re just addicted maniacs, constantly screaming about getting more of their sweet, sweet dr-- Delta belt. There are no levels to the performance, it’s just them loudly saying DELTA DELTA DELTA, DELTA IS AWESOME, I WANT DELTA. They’re rabid dogs, and their schtick is so abrasive and unlikeable that it’s no surprise that Takumi just Nopes right out of this plot in the first scene. It’s terrible. These kids suck, and the high point of the episode is when they’re murdered.
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「お前らを見てればよくわかる」 This cutting remark should be more along the lines of "That's obvious enough looking at you two". Kusaka is saying this in response to Kyousuke and Arai, who have become total jerks after using the Delta Gear, talking about how Delta's power, like, totally chaaaanges people, man! Kusaka is mocking them for being petty degenerates. Which I know is rich, coming from him, but that just lets you know how low these guys have sunken.
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06-04-2020, 05:25 AM | #454 |
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My favourite part about this is that you'd think the music had to be edited out due to the colourful language... but, no, it turns out that it's actually because of copyright reasons. It's so funny to me for some reason.
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06-04-2020, 06:52 AM | #455 |
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This is your brain on the SB-333 Delta Gear. Any questions?
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06-04-2020, 09:47 AM | #456 |
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Delta Gear is weird. Not even I can explain how it works. Chronologically, it's the first Gear developed by Smart Brain and an unfinished prototype since it's not supposed to be compatible with everybody. It's probably not supposed to turn people in to evil Cole MacGrath wannabe junkies either. These side effects don't even come up again after this arc. Delta Gear generates thrice as much Photon Blood as Faiz Gear, it's the most taxing to use and yet it not only doesn't kill humans but actually gives them residual powers. That's weird as hell! What's powering this thing?!
Kusaka was already aware of Delta from his road trip between Episode 18-21 and he seems surprised to see how his friends have suddenly became evil. You know how screwed up they are when Kusaka is repulsed by their behavior. Kusaka thinks Orphenoch and Smart Brain are the worst evil but these guys are way worse. They're worse than Devon when he was high on Fury Cells. However, despite being compatible with everybody, only those with strong will can negate Delta Gear's insanity. The two Ryusei School guys who abducted Mari weren't fit to be Riders. Delta's Greek letter is, well.... delta. It's not a goroawase pun like the others. It's also a triangle which is symbolic for leadership and supremacy, referencing how it outclasses basic Faiz and Kaixa in raw power. It's like the alpha, except it's delta.
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06-04-2020, 10:31 AM | #457 |
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Turns out the Photon Blood isn't just energy this time, it's heroin with some cocaine blended in for the white colour.
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06-04-2020, 11:59 AM | #458 |
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It's understandable to enjoy talking about the stuff that works but, would that be negated (like I would do, in this section of my reply here, which I wouldn't be comfortable to do due to that) if you also want to hear what people's thoughts, like being curious about something not working to you, or those that disagree with you? I mean yeah Ryusei Cram School cast isn't meant to be a huge player, but I'm not asking about them, but, I ask about why everything in a story should be made with as much effort as the main casts? Why create something like, victims to MOTW then? Also other than Kusaka to Mari here.... there's also everyone to Keitaro and Murakami to other Smart Brain.
As for the benefit of making a rich, three-dimensional cast at every level... I mean, why wouldn't you? Some of the most memorable Kamen Rider episodes are the ones where a guest star gets a compelling arc, or a victim becomes deeper than you'd thought. I'm not sure the shows that have a forgettable set of victims or a bland monster know they're doing that, though. I think (hope?) every creative team is trying their best. It's just, sometimes it doesn't work as well as they'd hope.
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06-04-2020, 12:15 PM | #459 |
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Did you hear about that Delta? I heard he has an eight-pack and can blow up the planet with a single Rider Kick.
I remember Sawada and his silly gimmick of lighting a thing on fire before fighting. As long as he keeps his murdering limited to the other Ryusei alumni, I think you might end up rooting for him the most out of anyone at this rate! Sawada is by far my favorite Ryusei School alumnus, since he wants to murder all of the Ryusei School alumni. It's the most direct heroism we've seen on this show yet! Quote:
Yeah, they get a bit sidelined in this arc because of all the focus on the Ryusei kids, the introduction of Delta, and bringing in some new villains in the forms of Sawada and Baby Ray Fujita (minor 28 spoilers). The bit with Keitaro and Kimura seeing Yuka at the crosswalk was fucking GOLD, even if it was her only contribution to this story.
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Delta Gear is weird. Not even I can explain how it works. Chronologically, it's the first Gear developed by Smart Brain and an unfinished prototype since it's not supposed to be compatible with everybody. It's probably not supposed to turn people in to evil Cole MacGrath wannabe junkies either. These side effects don't even come up again after this arc. Delta Gear generates thrice as much Photon Blood as Faiz Gear, it's the most taxing to use and yet it not only doesn't kill humans but actually gives them residual powers. That's weird as hell! What's powering this thing?!
Kusaka was already aware of Delta from his road trip between Episode 18-21 and he seems surprised to see how his friends have suddenly became evil. You know how screwed up they are when Kusaka is repulsed by their behavior. Kusaka thinks Orphenoch and Smart Brain are the worst evil but these guys are way worse. They're worse than Devon when he was high on Fury Cells. However, despite being compatible with everybody, only those with strong will can negate Delta Gear's insanity. The two Ryusei School guys who abducted Mari weren't fit to be Riders. Delta's Greek letter is, well.... delta. It's not a goroawase pun like the others. It's also a triangle which is symbolic for leadership and supremacy, referencing how it outclasses basic Faiz and Kaixa in raw power. It's like the alpha, except it's delta. The Delta name... is it too straight-forward? It's not as weird as the other two, but I feel like this show already established Weird as the way it generated names? I don't know. It's fine.
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06-04-2020, 01:06 PM | #460 |
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It was sort-of inevitable that the Ryusei School alumni, already so heavily influenced by the X-Men, would get mutant powers at some point. It doesn't keep them from getting instantly killed by Sawada, though! It's not my favorite part of the story. It's just one more Delta Is Awesome thing in an episode that definitely had too many Delta Is Awesome things in it.
The Delta name... is it too straight-forward? It's not as weird as the other two, but I feel like this show already established Weird as the way it generated names? I don't know. It's fine. Its simplicity isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sure, it's fine. But it doesn't follow the goroawase convention of the other names. Its number is 333 for the reason of triangles rather than puns. Maybe they could've done something with 180, the total of angles in a triangle and the highest score in darts.
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