I think if Ghost didn't burn through its main premise in 13 episodes it probably would have ended up a stronger show.

Much like how Tenkuji Takeru must contend with the Gamma, Kurona must contend with people chiming in with how Ghost actually sucks and unfounded facts about Amazon :v (I am people if it comes to the end of Ghost, or the last quarter in general.)

So correct me if I'm totally wrong, but I was always under the impression that Ghost is one of those shows that more or less forgoes the title 'Kamen Rider' much like most early-Heisei shows or Wizard and Gaim etc.

Yes, I know they say 'Kamen Rider Ghost' right there in the first episode, but I've always chalked that up to just an oddity due to not having quite ironed out all the lore yet. Outside of crossovers where they need to remind you of the brand, I don't recall anybody ever calling anyone a 'Kamen Rider'. In fact, I don't think Takeru is ever even called 'Ghost' by anyone? Unlike Specter and Necrom, I don't remember his transformed state being treated as an identity of it's own, he simply is always Tenkuji Takeru.

Assuming I'm remembering that all correctly, I just think it's neat even if like I said, the first episode and crossovers muddy it a bit.

Is the big boy Iguana in the first episode? If so, that automatically makes it good.

Not quite yet!

Sad times. Ghost isn't Ghost without his pet Iguana made from a Skeletal Horse bike and the Black Pearl.

(Seriously, what do Iguanas have to do with the theme? If anyone can tell me they're secretly a sign of death, I'll be impressed and satisfied.)

Only thing I found is that Iguanas are a symbolism for fulfillment in life?? Idk.

Alright, let me give this a try.

After a quick bit of looking around, the best I could turn up is that it probably doesn't have anything to do with ghosts at all. This is speculation on my part, but apparently Ghost went a bit into the planning phase before it was actually 100% about ghosts, so it might've just been some dumb idea they came up with that they got too attached to to give up on.

However, the inspiration for that dumb idea was, of all things, the equally rather dumb giant lizard Obi-Wan Kenobi rides in Star Wars: Episode III, and of course, Obi-Wan was a hero with a cool hood who came back from death as a ghost, so arguably, the Iguana Ghostriker has everything to do with the themes of the show... from a certain point of a view.

Yeah, uh, way more excited for episode 2 tomorrow then!

... GodDAMMIT they definitely should have introduced the iguana in episode 3. I'm mad now.

So he isn’t Ghost in 46 out of 48 episodes?

Hey, he's in four episodes! And the movie! Truly, a vital part of Ghost's group, where would they be without him?