I hope Ex-Fighter will be has nice personality similar with Date (Birth).

The Rival or Evil Rider is Rider with power from various viruses....

Hmmm....about monster, it seems the human become monster concept (similar with Dopants and Orphnoch) can be used in Ex-Aid...

What I also hope is that Ex-Aid will show people with disabilities, cancer, etc.

Maybe this series can inspire doctors & people to find a way to cure such disabilities.

A lot of those names are written really bizarrely. Is there something I don't know about the way Japanese filenames are written?

EX-AID - Eguzeido
ZIPPER - Zippa
L-ZHA - Eruza
RAR-MEN - Ramen
BAT-KOI - Bachikoi
ISO-TCHI - Isotchi
DAT-NO-GTK - Dattogotoku
TMP-RA - Tenpura
DL-LU - Doruru
CAB-KICHOU - Kabukichou
M-SA-I - Musai
PN-GU - Piyangu
J-PEGDGREE - Pedigurijamu
AVI-Y - Aivi
O-GG - Ojinji
WMA-I-BO - Umaibo
M-P3ACE - Suripisu

...Are all of those food?

They're supposed to be representations of file types.

this is the latest rumor in the Ex-Aid thread on 2ch

"There's no way it's an emergency motif

The motif is entirely video games
Ex-Aid looks like a character from a fighting game
Head with compound eye-goggles that have pupils
Helmet has spiked hair
There are several underlying aspects and geometrical lines to the suit with pink and green"

They can be both. There definitely appears to be a food theme in addition to the file types. Stuff like Ramen and Tempura and Umaibo just seems way too obvious.

Anyway, I find this rumor more interesting than the emergency angle, but honestly that's what, 15 Riders listed? It's not believable if you ask me, especially this early. Unless they're more form changes, and even then...

Wasn't there a post that said the collectibles are supposedly viruses? It can work then since there are computer viruses.

I can’t tell from the Kanji, but isn’t Ex-Aid the only one titled "Rider"?

Maybe the others are just programs/NPC’s/enemies who’s names got trademarked.

Yeah. I don't buy this rumor, personally... but we'll see.

I mean if this is true it is definitely something I wasn't expecting. Kinda curious to see how this plays out.