Yeah, I don't hate it. I think it works well in the context of Rocket States and the finale's brightly-colored aesthetic. It's a bunch of flat colors, and Fourze's bright orange, so they look like they're in the same narrative space. And also literal space, so the suits are more legible.

I don't think Super TaToBa is my favorite OOO suit or anything, but it's exactly right for the end of this movie.

Tons of Legend Rider collectibles for both Saber and Zero-One, YES!

Had to reread the whole post and man this was funny. Did you plan this?

Yup! After they took a bit of a strange break after Gaim into will-they-or-won't-they Premium Bandai territory, Zi-O being the bestselling Kamen Rider toyline ever - with possibly a side of Ultraman Z being the bestselling New Gen Ultra - seems to have convinced Bandai that, yeah, maybe they should just put this stuff into retail again. As such both Saber and 01 provided most of the Heisei Riders as normal retail DX releases, with only a few relegated to SG and GP

Neat! Now I just gotta wait for everyone else to realize that Cross-Z Charge is secretly the best Cross-Z...

That doesn't sound great!

I mean, calling it a "plan" makes it sound like something that required conscious effort on my part, but seeing that pogo stick again definitely played a legitimate role in making me realize that, exactly like I said there, I'd been away from Fourze far too long. (Episodes 3 and 4 were fantastic, by the way, but then, so were all the rest so far.)

Oh boy, Movie War Mega Max! I actually really enjoyed this- *Director's Cut* Well, jokes on me. Looks like I'll just talk about the normal version.

The OOO portion: For context, when I first watched this movie, I had never seen OOO, yet that didn't prevent me from enjoying this section. Kamen Rider Poseidon is one of my favorite Movie Rider designs, and the fact that he follows OOO aesthetic was a really neat detail, given that Kougami gave him those (what a guy), of course, Aqua being a souped up, water-themed Ichigo is also great (Jet Ski Rider!). I did rewatch this when Toei Tokusatsu World uploaded this during their 50th anniversary celebration, so I was able to appreciate this so much more. I really should get around to the OOO movies...

The Fourze Portion: I can't dislike Gentarou. Ever. Heck, the whole cast is impossible for me to hate, especially after having seen Fourze so long ago. I was watching Fourze at this point right when the movie would air during the show's run, so that was fun. After learning the cast is reference to the Showa Riders, the whole Kamen Rider club performance made so much sense to me now (I still love Gentarou doing Stronger's transformation pose when they noticed JK was missing). Nadashiko was a fun addition, despite how simple the plot was, but when it comes to Fourze, all of this just fits so well. I still love the scene where they're all pursuing Foundation X trying to recover Nadashiko, seeing the supporting cast stand alongside the main Rider is just golden.

The W portion: I also never saw W at this point in my first watch, and I still can't get used to short-haired Phillip. But I wasn't too taken aback by Joker, since I saw the W and Decade movie with Skull.

Mega Max: I know it was at the beginning, but seeing the Showa Riders is always something I enjoy, despite having never completed any of the Showa shows. Maybe it's because I like their goofy designs as the Showa nutcase I am, or maybe it's just seeing such classic designs continue to have a presence all this way (Imagine if Marvel stayed with their original designs for the MCU :p).

Getting back on track, the final boss looks dumb, even during my first watch, I've tried figuring out if his design was based on any previous Toei work or something, since many of Fourze's opponents seem to be, but never got around to it. Anyway, seeing W, OOO, and Fourze together getting to know each other will always be some of my favorite interactions in Toku (amazing how a Highschool boy is taller than a self-proclaimed Hard Boiled Detective). But boy is the action tons of fun, from seeing the three Heisei Phase 2 Riders using all of their forms to blast at hordes of enemies, to the Showa Riders showing the new kids they can still take out the villains, and of course, the obligatory Movie forms. I'm going to be that guy and say that I love Super TaTo Ba, which might have been the inspiration for the first Power-Up forms used by some of the later seasons (like RabbitTank Sparkling), and Rocket States is a fun form, whose color scheme I actually really like.

Overall, it's a fun movie, maybe it's not the best, maybe the Showa Riders are just shoe-horned in because it's the 40th Anniversary (Which they are), but I enjoyed this, even as one of my early Rider movie experiences.

You would be right in it being a previous Toei reuse. There's a reason his name is specifically Super GingaOh because GingaOh already existed. He's from the Showa Film, Eight Riders vs. GingaOh. Funnily enough, Skyrider gets left out of Megamax despite GingaOh pretty much being his movie villain.

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Wow, so it is! Funny enough, his old design looks better. While I know Skyrider isn't part of the Seven Showa Flagship Riders, it is still interesting they decided to use a character from a season whose Rider is absent from the action.

Who knows? Maybe one day we'll get the Skyrider Reboot we never knew we wanted.:lol

Yo I love this design!

Movie War Megamax is usually seen as the best Movie War film, and for good reason. It's probably one of my favorite Rider films, and one of my favorite crossover films. I also could never get enough of "Samurai Strong Style" which I feel like summed the movie up quite well.

Aqua and Poseidon were never actually named? That makes me wonder how many Kamen Riders are never actually referred to by their Rider names in-universe. Kind of giving me MCU vibes with how sometimes your lucky if a characters' codename even gets said out loud.

I forgot about the Kamen Rider Club dressing up as the Riders they're named after, just as I constantly forget the KRC were actually named after Showa Riders. Showa Riders who are actually in the movie!

I remember when Rocket States first showed up in the actual show how unexpected and exciting that was. Like you see Gentaro look at the Switch and solemnly say "Nadeshiko..."and then transform, and it's surprising because of how rare it was for movie forms to show up outside the movie. Now the Mid-Season Upgrade tended to show up first in the Movie War, which didn't happen here, but it was really cool for me when I was watching Fourze for the first time.

(Super TaToBa is still my preferred OOO Final Form).

Fun fact; the homage to "8 Riders vs GingaOh" continues by having Aqua join the Showa Riders in the fight montage at the end!