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05-23-2017, 01:16 PM | #71 |
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Hiiros father was my least favorite character but they managed to make him very interesting in this episode. Im gonna miss Lovelica , his actor was very fun and the reaction of the Bugsters was pretty heartbreaking. Cronus, well he has to have the best debut of any rider ever.
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05-23-2017, 01:20 PM | #72 |
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That Clocking Rider Kick. Just that, that clocking rider kick.
And it makes sense that Dan Masamune would be Cronus. Unlike his son or Lovelica, he is a businessman. He runs his company to earn money and be a productive member of society. It is in the best interests of Genm Corporation to keep Kamen Rider Chronicle online. That revenue doesn't flow in itself, you know? And why compare him to Banno? Kuroto is Banno. Masamune actually has a solid goal even if it is to make money off a conflict between Bugsters and Humanity. But they really should give Graphite some more scenes. Last edited by Leo Novum; 05-23-2017 at 01:23 PM.. |
05-23-2017, 02:28 PM | #73 |
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That Clocking Rider Kick. Just that, that clocking rider kick.
And it makes sense that Dan Masamune would be Cronus. Unlike his son or Lovelica, he is a businessman. He runs his company to earn money and be a productive member of society. It is in the best interests of Genm Corporation to keep Kamen Rider Chronicle online. That revenue doesn't flow in itself, you know? And why compare him to Banno? Kuroto is Banno. Masamune actually has a solid goal even if it is to make money off a conflict between Bugsters and Humanity. But they really should give Graphite some more scenes.
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05-23-2017, 02:51 PM | #74 |
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Well they're both Dad's, taking the spot of the 2nd to last final boss (we think, unless Gemdeus has something even above it), they'e evil rider versions of the main character (Chronus' hair matches Ex-Aid's and Gemn), and both downplay their sons' abilities. And both of them have god complexes. Plus both of their sons have white rider forms, if we're going for weak examples.
But I can see that there are enough similarities between Banno and Masamune for your point to stand. Banno and Masamune both treated their wives harshly (well, I remember Kiriko from Drive saying that her mother would a sad look her face when her father mentioned but I have no further proof of Banno's behaviour towards his wife), both are connected to female lead ( Banno is Kiriko's father, Masamune is Poppy's host's husband ) and both spent a long time imprisoned (Banno was imprisoned in a tablet while Masamune was in the slammer) So yes, I see your point although I still believe that Kuroto is more to Banno than Masamune. |
05-23-2017, 05:14 PM | #75 |
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Not actually a picture from this week, but relevant nonetheless. Stellar episode, but again, I probably don't need to tell anyone that: - So when WAS the last time we saw Hiiro's dad? It was definitely before all this Kamen Rider Chronicle business started happening, right? I'm surprised they didn't make a bigger deal out of this than they did. Seriously, why was he gone that long? Was the actor doing something else? Because usually when that happens they actually write the character out of the show for a bit. Or did Yuuya Takahashi decide there was just no room for a clown like that in his serious, grim story that has never, ever, in its entire run, once been afraid to completely undermine its own tone with goofy nonsense (case in point: immediately cutting from Chronus' brutal killing of Lovelica to Hiiro's dad being happy for half a second and then cutting right back), because that doesn't add up at all. It all just strikes me as very odd. - You know, I'm actually really sad Shin-chan is right back to using Dangerous Zombie. When it showed up I thought I liked it more than his simple palette swap days but frankly now I think he not only looked cooler, but also more evil and intimidating that way. The whole bone white, spiky, cracked visor look is a definitely a better fit for the character, but only in that it reeks of trying way too hard to seem cool. Totally unlike me and my apparent need to be the dissenting voice on literally everything... - And Shin-chan's dad is Chronus! I guess the tree doesn't fall far from the apple! Wait... Well anyway that's actually a choice so obvious I'd completely glossed over the idea figuring they'd want to make it a surprise. Not a bad thing though. It always seemed like he'd have a bigger role to play eventually. I guess Shin-chan's whole family is just f***ed up, then? Maybe by the end of the series it will actually make sense to me why all these gaming company guys feel the need to rule the world. - Also, Chronus stole Wizard's coat, boo! Not cool, man. I guess there wasn't a spare Hurricane Style one lying around too, given the red. While we're on the subject of Chronus not being cool: making Parad sad. Absolutely unforgivable. And I didn't even like Lovelica! - Also also, Chronus is pretty cool. I like that Kamen Rider remembered you don't have to constantly have BGM playing for the first time in years to make his time pausing antics hit that much harder. - He's not even that tough though."Oh no, I can stop time guys! Watch out, I'm so cool!". Meanwhile Emu is over here like "Bro I can literally hack the game to work however I want. Assuming I can be bothered to remember that's a thing I can do..."
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05-23-2017, 06:39 PM | #76 |
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- So when WAS the last time we saw Hiiro's dad? It was definitely before all this Kamen Rider Chronicle business started happening, right? I'm surprised they didn't make a bigger deal out of this than they did. Seriously, why was he gone that long? Was the actor doing something else? Because usually when that happens they actually write the character out of the show for a bit. Or did Yuuya Takahashi decide there was just no room for a clown like that in his serious, grim story that has never, ever, in its entire run, once been afraid to completely undermine its own tone with goofy nonsense (case in point: immediately cutting from Chronus' brutal killing of Lovelica to Hiiro's dad being happy for half a second and then cutting right back), because that doesn't add up at all. It all just strikes me as very odd.
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05-23-2017, 07:47 PM | #77 |
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It does seem to me that Emu can sometimes struggle to get a clean hit in with his reprogramming ability, since it kind of needs to charge or whatever. Meanwhile pausing takes no time at all, so Cronus has the advantage there. It's kind of like comparing Kuuga and Kabuto, like sure if Kuuga got a clean hit on Kabuto he would probably explode violently, but that requires HITTING Kabuto. Just my thoughts on the matter.
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05-23-2017, 08:12 PM | #78 |
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Although when you give the hero an ability that's basically magic, I do wonder what exactly the limits are. Like, could Emu just reprogram himself to be completely invincible or something? Or maybe that's exactly how he'll get Muteki Gamer and I'm being prophetic again. I never know with Ex-Aid.
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05-24-2017, 12:21 AM | #79 |
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Banno and Kuroto both commit evil for the sake of their planet-sized egos while Masamune does it for his company. I think I've mentioned that already.
But I can see that there are enough similarities between Banno and Masamune for your point to stand. Banno and Masamune both treated their wives harshly (well, I remember Kiriko from Drive saying that her mother would a sad look her face when her father mentioned but I have no further proof of Banno's behaviour towards his wife), both are connected to female lead ( Banno is Kiriko's father, Masamune is Poppy's host's husband ) and both spent a long time imprisoned (Banno was imprisoned in a tablet while Masamune was in the slammer) So yes, I see your point although I still believe that Kuroto is more to Banno than Masamune. There are more similarities between Ryoma and Kuroto than Banno and Kuroto. Both Ryoma and Kuroto are geniuses that can't stand the heroes using something stronger and not created by them. They both want to create a perfect world that fits their ideals for themselves. Masamune is like Banno 2.0. They both act innocent and gave tips to the heroes at first, but they reveal their true colors after being released from imprisonment. They both gain a rider form that looks like an upgrade to the heroes' base form and both of their voices actually sound quite similar too. |
05-24-2017, 12:26 AM | #80 |
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There are more similarities between Ryoma and Kuroto than Banno and Kuroto. Both Ryoma and Kuroto are geniuses that can't stand the heroes using something stronger and not created by them. They both want to create a perfect world that fits their ideals for themselves. Masamune is like Banno 2.0. They both act innocent and gave tips to the heroes at first, but they reveal their true colors after being released from imprisonment. They both gain a rider form that looks like an upgrade to the heroes' base form and both of their voices actually sound quite similar too.
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