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12-01-2020, 08:06 PM | #461 |
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Top tier Heisei monster designs for me have go right back to the start with the Grongi, who benefit from a ton of extra thought put into their designs and suits. Case in point, on top of reflecting their barbarian culture, those loincloths were there to hide obvious creasing around the suits' thighs when they move that would break the illusion you're looking at an organic creature.
After that, over time I've really grown to appreciate the way Faiz challenged itself to differentiate the Orphenochs entirely through their (often quite appealing) sculpts, while in contrast, I think the Undead are some of the most immediately memorable Rider monsters; Yasushi Nirasawa was very good at his job. And then on an even more personal level, I love the Ganma for being such goofy and characterful throwbacks to a simpler time (or a modern one, if you're Sentai I guess), and the Phantoms for just plain looking cool. To this day, Legion is actually more-or-less my favorite Rider monster ever, even! There's definitely at least a couple guys to love in any series though. Even the Smash get the Three Crows, you know?
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12-01-2020, 08:16 PM | #462 |
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I'm sorry for being so negativly torwards Build in this thread. The weird thing is I don't knkw why this of all things is making me negative despite knowing Build was more intreasted in the conflict between the 3 Nations and the Rider battles. It the monsters that I'm severly dissapointed in this show.
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12-01-2020, 08:29 PM | #463 |
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...I guess? Like with the Three Crows I like them but not because thier monster designs or anything to do with thuer monster forms. But rather the relationship with Katsumi. It honestly them being monster add nothing characters. Hell I think having them just be ordinary soldiers would've been even more impactful. Showing how loyal and brave they are volunteering despite having no powers.
I'm sorry for being so negativly torwards Build in this thread. The weird thing is I don't knkw why this of all things is making me negative despite knowing Build was more intreasted in the conflict between the 3 Nations and the Rider battles. It the monsters that I'm severly dissapointed in this show.
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12-01-2020, 08:30 PM | #464 |
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Hey, wait, I started out trying to say good things about the Smash, right? Man, this really is hard!
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12-01-2020, 08:32 PM | #465 |
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For me the best monsters were in Faiz. The pale drybushing really helped sell the cold deadness of the orphonochs, and even of they were all just one palette of grey with shading, they were each distinct and eye catching. Plus, they were fucking terrifying and really helped sell the inhuman nature of Faiz.
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12-01-2020, 09:10 PM | #466 |
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I shall be the one who defends the Smash! And by defends the Smash I mean, defends one aspect of them I enjoyed. Every single one's first appearance aesthetic wise. They're so weird and colorful, and nice to look at. They scream human experimentation. Hell I even love the 3 Crows because of how colorful they ended up being too.
Then we get the repeats, or rather, the four normal Smash (Strong, Press, Flying, and Stretch) who got repainted twice in boring drab grey colors and given different legs to show the Hazard and Clone versions. Even the Crow Smash ended up getting repainted over, their first forray into Hazard Smash was fine since they kept the colored legs, but then once they got to the Lost Smash phase we ended up getting boring gunmetal grey coloration with colors highlighting little pieces of their bodies. My issue with the Smash is simple, them getting repainted into boring dull colors, and them only doing it with four of them and making every time they showed up again yawn inducing. Anyway if I had to pick a favorite, that'd be tough, I honestly love a lot of them, whether it be the Fangire for their stain glassed motif, or the Another Riders for being nice twisted versions of their counterparts. A lot of monsters I really, really enjoy. |
12-01-2020, 09:40 PM | #467 |
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Another Ex-Aid looks like The Predator, because hunting people was his game (?) He looked badass though
Like its been said before, the Greeed are fantastic villains. But the Yummies are some of my favorite MOTW designs Just look at this nightmare fuel |
12-02-2020, 01:50 AM | #468 |
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Maybe not my favorites, but I'll throw a bone to the Fangires. I always liked the stained glass motif they had.
The worst are, of course, is the trash Toei pulled out of the unused costume bin for the second part of Hibiki. Not objectively bad, but clearly not made with any fidelity to the show's existing aesthetics. |
12-02-2020, 02:06 AM | #469 |
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I've always leaned more towards the motw with a unifying design aesthetic. The Orphnoch's monochrome colour scheme, the Fangire's glass motif, the Yummy's two faces, the Zodiart's constellation patterns, the Ganma all having the same blue-eyed face, the Another Riders all having their name and year pasted on them (though I really dislike how the ones in second half of Zi-O just all had 2019 pasted on them).
I even really like the Magears and Raiders. I get why people would find the fact that they're all just bits attached to the same undersuit to be cheap or boring, but I really just dig that consistency to them. Whenever one shows up, I just know right away "Ooh it's a Magear!!!" and maybe some thrifty part of me appreciates budget-conscious decisions like that. |
12-02-2020, 02:21 AM | #470 |
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Random thought that came to me, but I don't think Diend's making the best use of the Diendriver. His usual modus operandi is basically just steal something, get caught stealing and then summon Riders to fight his pursuers. I wonder if he ever thought of summoning multiple Riders to steal stuff for him or summon Riders so they can steal large or multiple objects at once.
I don't remember seeing this when I watched OOO but yeah, thanks, just what I needed to see tonight!
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