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02-11-2021, 09:58 AM | #411 |
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Oh, so 界賊 instead of 海賊. Nice wordplay. FYI the TwoKai of TwoKaizer is a wordplay on tsuukai(痛快) which mean thrilling or delightful depending on nuiance. But fundoshi for an Ohranger tribute form? That's kinda weird. I mean it would make sense if it was Maskman but for Ohranger? Odd.
Nope. Judging by Gokaiger being the main motif I would say TwoKaizer is most likely a reality-hopping pirate since most likely the Kai in Kaizoku this time is not the kanji for sea(海) but world(界). If TwoKaizer was a phantom thief the motif would be Lupinrangers and the wordplay would be kaito(界盗) as opposed to the commonly used 怪盗. That said, kinda disappointed they are not going with the Hurricanger motif and the tsuika not being green with gold armor to pay tribute to Shurikenger and Dragon Ranger but hey, this sounds cool too. Sounds like a thrill-seeking badass type. But then again, they could make him/her an abundant resource for memes. Who knows, maybe TwoKaizer could be Onari 2.0 and those two chibi robots could be the Shibuya and Narita of the show. |
02-11-2021, 10:49 AM | #412 |
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Oh, I see, thanks for bringing this up! I thought from the name alone, he was going to be Zenkaizer II, but hearing about the wordplay thing, I get it now. But either way, he sounds cool. Speaking of Shurikenger, that's on my watch list, which I need to get around to, along with Gokaiger.
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02-11-2021, 04:07 PM | #413 |
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Anyway, I have a theory for why Zenkaizer looks different to the others. The Kikainoid rangers have powers based on past Sentai, while Zenkaizer has powers based on the Zenkaigers. This means that Zenkaizer is an anomaly to the Zenkaigers as Zyuran (or Juran apparently) is to the Zyurangers.
Zenkaizer's analogue is Akarenger/Gorenger... not the Zenkaigers. That's really not up for debate. |
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Goranger Gear is numbered 1. The Gear that Zenkaizer uses to morph is numbered 45, the season number of Zenkaiger. All the Zenkaigers use the powers of all past Sentai via the Gears, as seen with Zyuran using Goggle V. But the special Gears they use to morph are numbered based on the seasons since it was established that Ryusoulger's number is 43 instead of 44. Zenkaizer's main power is Zenkaiger. It's in his name.
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Yeah, it is true Zenkaizer's suit draws inspiration from Akarenger and to an extent Big 1 but technically if the DX Geartlinger toy package is of any indication the Zenkaiger gear is used. Because of the design choices it is easy to assume Gorenger gear is used and I do not fault you for that Lucha. But I think it is best for now until we get further confirmation the reason we get a Akarenger + Big 1 mash-up for Zenkaizer himself is because for starters it is a milestone show and also because Kaito is human and the only two teams that never had a robot other than huge aircraft being Gorenger and JAKQ Dengekitai, I guess that is how things clicked for the creators when coming up with everything. Again, we will have to wait and see but Sh Ranger does make a good point for now I think.
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02-12-2021, 12:21 PM | #418 |
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Uh, no, he doesn't. I definitely have to debate this.
Goranger Gear is numbered 1. The Gear that Zenkaizer uses to morph is numbered 45, the season number of Zenkaiger. All the Zenkaigers use the powers of all past Sentai via the Gears, as seen with Zyuran using Goggle V. But the special Gears they use to morph are numbered based on the seasons since it was established that Ryusoulger's number is 43 instead of 44. Zenkaizer's main power is Zenkaiger. It's in his name. Even so, he has no design similarities to any of the other Zenkaiger. Meanwhile, the Zenkaiger are clear references not only to their gears’ mech but also to their corresponding Sentai member’s civilian outfits. The point is Zenkaizer doesn't draw his powers from the other Zenkaigers. The Zenkaiger gear has his face on it. He's an "original," unlike the others, who are analogues of past Sentai warriors/mechs. Last edited by Kamen Rider Lucha; 02-12-2021 at 12:33 PM.. |
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Sorry, I was mistaken, so many gears have been thrown around since the initial reveals.
Even so, he has no design similarities to any of the other Zenkaiger. Meanwhile, the Zenkaiger are clear references not only to their gears’ mech but also to their corresponding Sentai member’s civilian outfits. The point is Zenkaizer doesn't draw his powers from the other Zenkaigers. The Zenkaiger gear has his face on it. He's an "original," unlike the others, who are analogues of past Sentai warriors/mechs. The civilian outfit factor may not be applicable in this case since Kaito is a human rather than a Kikainoid and therefore his outfit is based on himself (I think it looks similar to Lucky's outfit, but that's probably unintentional). Regarding the mecha motif, it's difficult since there are two different Zenkai Ohs but the Q1 magazine implies that he's responsible for performing the Gattais. Regarding Zenkaizer's face on the Zenkaiger Gear, the other Zenkaigers also have their unique faces color-coded on their personal Gears, instead of Tyranno Ranger, Gao Red, Magi Red and Bouken Red.
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Oh, I see, thanks for bringing this up! I thought from the name alone, he was going to be Zenkaizer II, but hearing about the wordplay thing, I get it now. But either way, he sounds cool. Speaking of Shurikenger, that's on my watch list, which I need to get around to, along with Gokaiger.
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