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11-15-2021, 12:15 PM | #31 |
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Ikki needs to renegotiate his contract with Fenix so he can get one of those useful motorcycles.
#NiceVice though! He's saying exactly what Ikki needs to hear and getting to the point of the problem. Ikki is kind of a control freak with how much responsibility he gives to himself. If there's a problem, he wants to be the guy who fixes it, but the problem with that is, sometimes people need to fix their own problems. People need to feel validated and have a purpose in life, so Ikki inserting himself in Daiji's life has been spoiling and suffocating Daiji, making him feel useless. So I have to give credit to Vice for getting Ikki to confess his error and see Daiji and Kagerou more for what they are, rather than his own distorted image. Three Brachio Deadmen merging in to one. Hmm, Zi-O Trinity reference? Daiji's return and debut as Live was cool, seeing how he previously displayed his shooting skill with the Gundephone and that's also his preferred fighting style with his primary weapon being the aptly named Livegun (did George let Shinnosuke name these?). It's clever how they hinted at his skill before he officially became a Rider, makes his immediate mastery as Live more plausible. Quote:
Aguilera! With Kagerou getting forced out of action for a while, Aguilera's resuming her search for more stepchildren to revive Gif. Looks like Julio might have an unrequited crush on her, with how he wishes her a safe trip and gets ignored. But Aguilera has promised her heart to Gif, so curious to see if that escalates in to a love triangle. Quote:
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Though I personally think I do want for them to show what trait does Vice's ghostly body have, I feel like Vice going into Daiji/Kagerou's head is in line with Vice going to Kudo's (corrupt lawyer) storage to prove that he had a ViStamp, being supernatural means you're intangible and can accomplish tasks that involves something hidden due to him being able to phase through things, but due to that he can't protect Ikki even if he wanted too outside Revice, as seen in ep. 8 when Kagerou attacks Ikki. I think what really holds them back is Vice's self-centered personality instead of power limitation.
Regarding Vice's incorporeal form, my biggest question is still how he's supposed to eat? Anyway, Revice Brachio Genome debuted here and I think it's smart how the finisher had the clock effect flipping from 49 to 50. A square number followed by a round number. However, the Remix has yet to appear, so I won't mention the Machine parallel yet.
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11-15-2021, 09:20 PM | #32 |
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I'm going to miss Evil. Much cooler suit design than Live, in my opinion.
So a small detail that I loved: the Mole stamp that Hiromi was using made a drill that had Amazon's colors and stripes. Not only does that mean we finally have a Showa power up, but it's one where the animal actually makes sense for the Rider: the Mole Beastman was Amazon's longstanding, if begrudging ally. Also, I am officially done with Vice. Most annoying comic relief character since Ghost. |
11-15-2021, 09:29 PM | #33 |
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Do you mean Onari or Yurusen?
I feel like Vice is on another level compared to the two of them. For one, Vice's interaction outside of transformation is limited to Ikki as opposed to Onari/Yurusen being able to interact with the rest of the cast. Also, they don't break the fourth wall needlessly. Also, Yurusen is voiced by Aoi Yuuk- |
11-15-2021, 10:02 PM | #34 |
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Do you mean Onari or Yurusen?
I feel like Vice is on another level compared to the two of them. For one, Vice's interaction outside of transformation is limited to Ikki as opposed to Onari/Yurusen being able to interact with the rest of the cast. Also, they don't break the fourth wall needlessly. Also, Yurusen is voiced by Aoi Yuuk- |
11-15-2021, 10:33 PM | #35 |
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So a small detail that I loved: the Mole stamp that Hiromi was using made a drill that had Amazon's colors and stripes. Not only does that mean we finally have a Showa power up, but it's one where the animal actually makes sense for the Rider: the Mole Beastman was Amazon's longstanding, if begrudging ally.
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11-15-2021, 11:01 PM | #36 |
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I've been intentionally avoiding upcoming suit and toy reveals because the generally arbitrary nature of what stamp equals with tribute means that I never know what the next form is going to be until the stamp gets used. It was nice to see a case where the form actually makes sense, though.
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11-16-2021, 12:04 PM | #37 |
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Ignoring that one Vice scene, Hiromi continues to get more and more interesting for me for out-of-place he is in a series where family is the central theme and all the other Riders are part of the same family. He has no family of his own, he's not a villain and he's not even ideologically opposed to anything (outside of not believing in Daiji as much in this arc), he's just a dependable ally who happens to be completely out of line with everything else going on thematically. And that SOUNDS like a criticism, but I'm just really interested to see where they go with him; especially since he wasn't originally supposed to live past one episode! Will he be revealed to have family of his own? Will he have doubts, or feel alone? Will he be found family through his bonds growing with the rest of the Riders in battle? I genuinely have no idea where he's going to go and I'm just growing more interested in what they plan to do with him!
This arc was also okay. Wish it happened later and Vice sucks but whatever. 6/10
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11-16-2021, 12:36 PM | #38 |
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Wait, he wasn't supposed to live past one episode?
Here I thought he had enough presence to be considered the secondary rider, but apparently he wasn't even supposed to survive this long?
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11-16-2021, 01:28 PM | #39 |
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I think that this is for the best, because, by taking Shova Riders, he helped Revice, who already has at least 24 forms. Last edited by Mesnick; 11-16-2021 at 01:32 PM.. |
11-16-2021, 01:30 PM | #40 |
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I still don't get why people think he's the secondary rider. He didn't even appear before Evil and it's not like he's got a presence comparable to Chalice; this is baffling me
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