Just realised: Mix-and-Match of live and mechanical like in Build and Gotchard (presumably) is a way to bring riders closer to the original cyborg concept without offending people with prosthetics. Brilliant! And if we recall the artificial origin of Philip, then W can be added here. I apologize if I sounded something obvious, but I really just thought of it just now.

So this is the most obvious way to justify the return of a dead rider: to call on a version from a parallel world. Plus, has Ankh ever turned into a rider at least once?

Dude that is in Transformed only, they the actors didn't come back. I am talking about the actor WHO PLAYS THE CHAR not the suit actor THE ACTOR WHO PLAYS THE CHAR

All those riders you listed came back in suit form only

I don't think Kamen Rider Decade will show up in the show. Kamen Rider Arcade on the other hand...

Another fun fact: Gotchard clearly has a lot of 10/X attention and is the tenth main grasshopper rider in the franchise (not counting the adult remakes).

Dude the actor is done YES you can bring him back, but its not the actor who plays the char

The actor who plays the char is done thus no more spin-offs and no more appearance.

As I keep saying I'm talking about the actor themselves, not the suit actor.

And I keep saying that he may well come back. Shu Watanabe is alive, continuing his acting career and did nothing reprehensible. If he ever wants to return, he will return and no one will object to it.

Seeing the whole X imagery and especially with how the two arrows meet at the tips I am expecting the belt to say SET UP as a nice little tribute to Kamen Rider X. It doesnt have to be but if they make it happen that would be fun.

Alright guys here's an in depth recap of Gotchard toy leaks: First there was the leak regarding the driver and the end of Q1 power up. The first leak of the driver described it as a brick that you slot 2 cards into as seen in the image that approximates the look (keep in mind this leak came out before we got the image of Gotchard's suit/ driver and it turned out to be 100% correct so I think it's safe to trust this one), in that same leak/image it was also said that Gotchard's end of Q1 power up is a hazard trigger like attachment (not so much that it's a berserk form, just that it's a separate trinket unrelated to the gimmick that gives him a power up).

A recent leak we just got states that Gotchard will have an arrow sword (follows the theming of the gun) and a wrench gun that can turn into a sword (both can scan cards, the Decade card used as an example).

And lastly 4 listings for new toys. One describes a weapon for a Rider-esque rival character, two of them describe toys for Gotchard's 3rd Rider (new belt + rocket launcher weapon), and lastly just a listing for that hazard trigger like upgrade for Gotchard.

Keep mind with that listing for Gotchard's third Rider... it is yet another rumor that says he has something to do with Decade (describing him as Decade with an altered/new appearance). Assuming the Decade involvement is true, I have to wonder if next year being Decade's 15th anniversary has something to do with it.

Keep mind this is all still rumors, feel free to discuss away guys.

Interesting, so assuming this to be true, then Gotchard will be breaking modern Rider tradition: Normally the Tertiary is the one that gets shafted in terms of toys, but it appears this time it'll be the Secondary. :lol

In all seriousness;

• Gotchard having an Arrow Sword along with the gun we saw seems pretty likely.
  
• The additional Wrench SwordGun is a bit odd, but would make sense as a form exclusive or Q1 upgrade weapon.
  
• I'll wait for someone that can read the Listings to before I comment anything.
  
• Based on the earlier convos, I'll say "No comment" on the Decade stuff
  
• The third rider having a Rocket Launcher seems wild, but we haven't seen Jeanne's Turtle Bazooka in a while so... I'll believe it