Originally Posted by Kurona (Post 771231)

Zolda gets the minotaur 'cos minotaurs are cool

Originally Posted by Kurona (Post 771231)

I really like how the choice of animal or mythical creature for each Ryuki rider says or reflects a lot about them.

Gai gets the rhino -- because he's a berserker set on causing as much chaos as possible.

Raia gets a stingray; a creature that's generally pretty peaceful, but holds fatal and devastating power. Tezuka as a Rider is essentially a pacifist holding a gun, so I think this fits quite well.

Ouja gets a giant cobra, because of course the serial killer gets a giant terrifying poisonous bastard that'll eat you if you so much as look at it funny!

Ryuki getting the dragon is one of the handful that's very interesting to me, because... well, okay, fictional creature so I can't exactly say something definitive here; but in a general sense, dragons are often regarded as something really cool and awesome but at the same time are horrifically destructive creatures with a hairtrigger temper capable of claiming many lives in an instant - a bit like Shinji's view on Kamen Riders versus the reality of the battle royale he's thrown himself into.

Knight getting the bat is something I feel is core to his personality, and something that's also reflected in his inherited Kamen Rider design trait being the mouth. To talk about that for a second, at first from the initial episodes of Ryuki you'd think it's because he's vicious -- he's the most outwardly antagonistic Rider even in a series full of pretty terrible people, he's always getting into fights and he's all about taking up that battle to do what's necessary. The twist though is that the mouth doesn't signify his bite; it signifies his bark. Ren will talk a big game about being able to do what he must, he'll say Shinji's a coward for not being willing to take lives; but he's got the same moral compass in his back pocket preventing him from taking that advantage.
As for how this connects to bats? Well, bats often have this conception attached to them that they're these dark, terrible creatures of the night; especially in how they tend to be associated with vampires and are horror movie staples in general. But in actuality a lot of them are very sweet creatures who aren't much more predisposed towards killing than any other animal.

Zolda gets the minotaur 'cos minotaurs are cool

Originally Posted by DreamSword (Post 771287)

And yeah, killing Kitaoka became a very coveted goal for Asakura, and had things gone his way, Asakura would definitely have won the Rider War should he had ever succeeded in killing Kitaoka. The sound and power of the Minotaur is also often thought to be inspired by earthquakes, which End of the World definitely showcases.

Originally Posted by DreadBringer (Post 771331)

This should be put somewhere, probably a place like TVTropes' Fridge page for Ryuki. Not even AkinoAme's analysis featured this. But there's an irony for Raia, the stingray is named Evildiver.... when he's the only other clear-cut good Rider.

Originally Posted by DreadBringer (Post 771331)

Oh don't overrate Asakura like that. In most series with a There Can Be Only One format, he'd likely have been the central antagonist, but Shiro using Odin means he never had a chance of winning the Rider War (Odin can be killed, but he can return, and reminder he curbstomped Survive Riders who curbstomped Ouja) and in the end is largely Shiro's pawn (in a literal sense, Shiro relies on him to kill other Riders, giving him supports. Asakura is the most benefical Rider for Shiro).

Originally Posted by DreamSword (Post 771346)

I have absolutely zero doubt in my mind that atleast 1 of the 13 timelines was one where Asakura won and just wished for the War to happen all over again.

Originally Posted by TheSituAsian187 (Post 771568)

Very apprehensive about starting Hibiki, how far of a difference is it where it started and where the behind the scenes stuff changed?

Originally Posted by TheSituAsian187 (Post 771568)

Very apprehensive about starting Hibiki, how far of a difference is it where it started and where the behind the scenes stuff changed?

Originally Posted by ShiShiLeo (Post 771684)

Which final form ride did Decade use the most?

I'm actually wondering what "vehicle" other than his bike did he use the most? Is it Agito?

Originally Posted by Deepsea (Post 772053)

Hey is Kamihoriuchi Kazuya (is that the proper syntax for his name?) still doing stuff with toei or has he moved on to different things?

Originally Posted by GrandComplete (Post 772054)

According to the Japanese Wiki Kamihoriuchi is still working with Toei and Tv-Asahi directing the 3rd season of Prosecutor 9 a detective drama show.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 759029)

Well, considering most of us are all English speakers talking about characters whose names are in Japanese, it's to be expected.
Especially when they use English words and then mispronounce them in Japanese :lol

Originally Posted by Deepsea (Post 772164)

Hey do you think Nazca/ Sudo Kirihiko would've got a V-Cinema had double got a third one? What do you think it would've been like?

Originally Posted by Magnugiga (Post 772204)

.....who the hell was that?

Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich (Post 772216)

I just went and watched the scene, and it seems pretty clear to me it's Gai's voice. If it sounded a little more high-pitched than usual, it might have something to do with the fact he's being strangled. It's less "calm" and more "barely able to get the words out".

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 772956)

Who do you consider to be the main secondary rider in OOO? Date, who had a longer tenure as Birth, or Gotou, who was a main cast member for far longer and was Birth by the end?

Originally Posted by DreamSword (Post 772958)

Goto. Far more(and better) character development, had more of the typical tropes associated with Secondary Riders, and all in all he earned the Birth Suit and made it his own.

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 773539)

So I was wondering, how many series feature a protagonist that doesn't have a direct connection to the villain, mainly power wise. Like, the only one I can think of is Agito, since Agito was made to counter the Lords, but otherwise, I can't think of many (Especially since I have borderline no knowledge on Showa)

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 773539)

So I was wondering, how many series feature a protagonist that doesn't have a direct connection to the villain, mainly power wise. Like, the only one I can think of is Agito, since Agito was made to counter the Lords, but otherwise, I can't think of many (Especially since I have borderline no knowledge on Showa)

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 773879)

Den-O is a technicality. Den-O's powers come from Ryoutaro being a singularity point, but in the series proper, everyone who transforms uses an Imagin as an aide.
So it's skirting a line since he doesn't need the Imagin, but he never gets results without them.

Also, I was wondering. Switches. Fourze uses them, the Zodiarts use them. But are they really similar in powers or just similar in gimmick? It's not as closely knit as Gaia Memories and Medals were in the proceeding series. Are the Switches in Fourze really tied to the villains?
(Note: I haven't watched Fourze since it's aired, so it's been a while)

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast (Post 774572)

I was wondering, when you picture Hikawa/the secondary Rider from Agito, do you see him as G3, or G3-X?

Personally, when I think Agito, I think G3-X since that design had a stronger lasting impression on me, but G3 was around for quite some time (Even debuting before Agito himself), so I was wondering.

Originally Posted by Switchblade (Post 774574)

Honestly, I picture him out of the suit. That's the iconic version of Hikawa for me.