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04-06-2014, 01:36 PM | #10131 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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So far out of suit Strike has been really well handled, Dragon Knight has a handful of side characters who are non-Rider's but they all add to the plot and make themselves worth being around. But when it comes to showing him in suit it's just kinda bad. Strike's first in suited appearance literally involves him just stepping into frame, I'm not over simplifying that...he just walks on set and stands there.
His first action of substance is venting Thrust, killing off a Rider is obviously a big deal but there is pretty much zero context for the death as Strike basically stumbles across him by chance and randomly changes his focus to him and kills him, before changing his focus back to the guy he was originally fighting. If anything, given that Torque was reprimanded for Venting the utterly useless Camo, it makes even less sense that Strike is able to get away with randomly Venting a Rider out of nowhere, who had firmly decided to stand on Xaviax's side to serve his own personal interests.
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04-06-2014, 01:38 PM | #10132 |
I'm an agile cat.
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Yeah, Ouja killed Gai (Thrust) just out of nowhere as well, to show HE'S SUPER SERIOUS BRO DON'T MESS WITH HIM. (But Gai was utterly horrible. He was this weeny little shrimp puff with bad acting and attitude as his only weapons, so I was actually pro-Ouja when he first showed up for that alone)
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04-06-2014, 01:41 PM | #10133 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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It's disappointing because Thrust's death is visually really awesome, first the guy is used as a human shield and then Strike reveals a pretty awesome Final Vent, even if the flappy leg thing looks silly but without context it doesn't serve any purpose.
Especially given Brad is around for so little, you feel sorry for Brad because Xaviax really backs him into a corner and it makes Brad feel human that he's happy to knowingly fight on the wrong side to better himself - I mean why should he care about a bunch of strangers when his career and life is on the line? - but just when it feels like we're getting to know him, he dies...
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04-06-2014, 03:24 PM | #10134 |
Uh oh
Join Date: Mar 2012
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At episode 30 of Ryuki. I started this series months ago and stopped because I thought it was boring in the beginning. Got back into it, and man, this is a good one.
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04-06-2014, 03:25 PM | #10135 |
「蝙蝠騎士の魔界<ブラム>」
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I just love all of this Ryuki/Dragon Knight talk. Ryuki is my favorite season so seeing discussion about it makes me a happy Winston.
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04-06-2014, 05:08 PM | #10136 |
I'm an agile cat.
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After hearing Locke talk about Xaviax, I looked up a random episode of DK just to see what he looks like. I didn't find him, but I gotta say the show ain't bad. The acting my be a bit wooden, but I feel like Ryuki's dialogue was so canned and melodramatic, it's not a downgrade. In fact I already like Strike more than Ouja, just because he's not as juviniley (word?) one-track. Ouja felt like a bad fanfic character. Always the center of attention and doing "cool" stuff, but not actually being cool. There was even an episode where a younger girl fell in love with him that seriously felt almost like a self-insertion story. He was just painful. Strike feels maybe a bit bland, but so far he's not enraging.
Pretty much the only real problem I have with the show is everybody in-suit kind of sounds a bit similar at times. EDIT: Heh, I like how they used a shot that was originally of Ryuki and Knight squaring off before they fight eachother as a dramatic shot of them preparing to leap into battle. Clever, and somehow cooler than them fighting. I also like how Odin (Wrath) is an actual character who does shit, not some pseudo-epic demigod who's really a hired shmuck in a smoke-and-mirrors game. Last edited by SPLIT LIP; 04-06-2014 at 05:43 PM.. |
04-06-2014, 09:56 PM | #10137 |
Super Sentai Eien ni
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Location: Germany
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I wish I could join, but there's still quite a bunch of Heisei Riders I have to watch before that (still busy with Hibiki). But once I get there, let's talk about Ryuki again, okay?
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04-06-2014, 10:26 PM | #10138 |
Death by Glamour
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Just don't expect all 13 riders and beware of confusing plot threads, and you'll be alright.
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04-06-2014, 11:59 PM | #10139 |
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Xaviax is one of the three things I can definitely praise Dragon Knight for.
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04-07-2014, 12:14 AM | #10140 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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I love his actor so much, the ADR when he transforms is kinda shitty, but William O'Leary appears to be having THE time of his life playing that character and it's really fun to watch.
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