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07-12-2023, 12:50 PM | #611 |
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If W were being filmed now, Mick would be a rider.
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07-12-2023, 01:25 PM | #612 |
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Funny you mention W, because I was just thinking the other day how I hope we get a season 2 of the anime, and how that'd likely be when the Fang alt forms get animated, and it got me thinking about how if W was done today he'd basically be Build.
Now I don't dislike Build's base design, but his other forms really highlight how gratuitous Rider gets. W had barely noticeable changes between his half form swaps. Literally just the trim and colours, and it worked very well and was quite classy. Build is what W avoided being, which is to say every half having its own physical differences that just get goofier, ugly, and clash harder with each other. There's no combo of W that looks bad, because the colours are smartly contrasted and his physical design changes very little. Even Xtreme, which I'm not the hugest fan of, is a pretty restrained take on the W design whilst still embellishing it. Contrast with Builds never-ending supply of super and final forms, it's a very efficient design that doesn't just do "base design but x10." I was really liking how Reiwa was kind of bringing that back, with Zero Two and Ultimate Revice being designs that are more revamps of the base form rather than just overdetailing the whole thing with more and more rubber bits hanging off. But then those final forms hardly matter when the real final form of every Reiwa Rider is just the base form with a different belt trinket, which I'm really hoping Geats doesn't do but it probably will. |
07-12-2023, 01:30 PM | #613 |
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Funny you mention W, because I was just thinking the other day how I hope we get a season 2 of the anime, and how that'd likely be when the Fang alt forms get animated, and it got me thinking about how if W was done today he'd basically be Build.
Now I don't dislike Build's base design, but his other forms really highlight how gratuitous Rider gets. W had barely noticeable changes between his half form swaps. Literally just the trim and colours, and it worked very well and was quite classy. Build is what W avoided being, which is to say every half having its own physical differences that just get goofier, ugly, and clash harder with each other. There's no combo of W that looks bad, because the colours are smartly contrasted and his physical design changes very little. As for the anime, I think we need an anime series based on Shinobi. |
07-14-2023, 08:03 PM | #614 |
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Y’know I’ve never really understood the Takatora/Zangetsu hype in Gaim, I always found him the least interesting of the main 4 Riders.
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07-14-2023, 08:13 PM | #615 |
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As the #1 Takatora simp, I find him interesting because he has such a different outlook on the whole situation from the kids. He's so busy with his noblesse oblige, the idea that because he has power he must take it upon himself to save the world, but the power also gives him the right to decide what must be done, it's a nice change of pace. Combine that with his arc of everyone he loves clowning on him, and some of the best suits in the franchise, and he's great.
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07-14-2023, 08:40 PM | #616 |
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I did always find it amusing that he counts as one of the main four despite being totally out of their league and hardly appearing (at least in his default form) that much as a Rider. He also looks amazing so there's that. |
07-14-2023, 10:42 PM | #617 |
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On the subject of W, I've really come to appreciate how that show handles its form changes over time. All of W's forms have distinct powers that make them feel useful and memorable. Even with upgrades like FangJoker and Xtreme they have aspects that make it so they never fully eclipse the earlier forms. I can tell you what powers all of W's forms have but I couldn't even NAME every best match in Build, let alone tell you what they do! I don't think any other Rider show handles its forms this well to be honest! Maybe Kuuga?
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07-15-2023, 01:31 AM | #618 |
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On the subject of W, I've really come to appreciate how that show handles its form changes over time. All of W's forms have distinct powers that make them feel useful and memorable. Even with upgrades like FangJoker and Xtreme they have aspects that make it so they never fully eclipse the earlier forms. I can tell you what powers all of W's forms have but I couldn't even NAME every best match in Build, let alone tell you what they do! I don't think any other Rider show handles its forms this well to be honest! Maybe Kuuga?
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07-15-2023, 04:50 PM | #619 |
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You're not wrong... related it's still kind of weird to me we didn't get a Nazca v-cinema. I'm not super mad about it, but I feel like having it star Yukie, or something would've been smart to keep Kirihiko dead would've been smart.
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07-26-2023, 02:13 AM | #620 |
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Not sure if it counts as controversial, but between the 2 more adult oriented Rider shows, I overall enjoyed Amazons (both seasons) more than Black Sun.
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