Lock seeds don't play themes, though. Unless you mean the ones that match his motif. In which case yeah, but I wouldn't be surprised if we see lock swapping in the future, especially since we know the suits are interchangable.

Also, I forgot to vote, but I found this episode excellent. Strong character building, great action, thickening of the plot.

You say he's a main,yet Baron used 2 Gridon lock seeds in the battle against Ryugen in this episode.Any lock that has been shown to have more then one copy has become either a utility lock seed or an Inves.The only single lock seeds out there are Gaim's,Baron's,Ryugen's,and Zangetsu

Also,totally agree with you on the episode.Amazing character development,great action.Love that Ryugen's brother didn't look in the file after being offered to,and missed the chance to see that his brother was a rider Great building of plot right there.

Except you know that's not true, because one of the very first things we see in the show is the DJ guy with an orange lock seed, even though Kota hand picks his from a tree later. Plus Sid had a whole inventory of them.

There's multiples of all lock seeds. The entire cast could swap to orange at any time.

And even if that was true, it still doesn't mean Gridon can't be a main rider.

Either way,we'll find out.I just don't see them as main riders,they're just too bland.

Yeah, there are multiple versions of each Lockseed out there, but each one is a different "Class" referring to their power and "rarity". Gaim's Orange, Pine and Ichigo, Baron's Banana, Zangetsu's Melon and Ryugen's Budou are all Class A, meaning they are more powerful and can summon evolved Invess. Gridon's Donguri lockseed is a Class B, while Kurokage's Matsubokkuri lockseed is a Class C, so their lockseeds summon basic Invess, and therefore, they should be "weaker" compared to the other Riders.

Great episode and really early subs.

Ryugen is apretty subpar fighter right now, hope he improves. Ichigo was suprisingly fun, and I really liked the kunai as weapons.
Plus Griton! Heck Yeah!

Gridon and Kurokage showing up was a nice surprise. This show sure knows how to keep you hooked.

Good episode, although I'm still getting major Ryuki flashback vibes from this show. Kurokage and Griton look cool, but unless I'm wrong doesn't Kurokage have the same belt jingle as Gaim? Between that and the fact that he first appears five episodes in but wasn't in pre-release promos I'm guessing he's not long for this world. I'll be kind of surprised if he makes it past episode 10 and completely astonished if he's still around by 15.

Next week's new guy, Bravo, though? That dude has "first casualty of the Rider War" written all over him. No way he's not dead by episode 10.

I'll also say this: Kouta's transformation this episode has almost sold me on the idea that transformation sequences in this show can look dramatic. Almost.

Yup, Kurokage has the same jingle as Gaim, while Gridon has the same jingle as Baron

Another great episode! Strawberry is fun, turns invess into pin cushions. Haha. But yeah, Micchy is pretty useless at the mo and next week looks like it's going to be err... Interesting...

Dig that we found out a bit more about Sid and Ygdrassils plans/motives. More of that wouldn't go amiss though please!