AH right. That was it. I guess I remembered the suit itself from a couple Decade episodes then? ANYWAY.

Actually, my thought was still along the same lines.

I thought it was weird that they used the card from the movie for a seemingly completely different purpose, especially when it seems to me like it could have been so easy to print an originally designed one. On top of that, it just didn't match the other Ace cards and was clearly from a different deck. Which begged the question: where are the other cards? Something obviously felt incomplete. (And I mean within the context of the series itself, ignoring the movie.)

Sure, but there's nothing to be done about it. So long as the constantly-changing forms and gimmicks sell, they'll keep doing it. Kamen Rider Gaim proved (arguably, of course; YMMV) that it's possible to have a truly involving narrative despite a highly-gimmicky toy line. I try to shrug and accept it, because this seems to be the shape of Kamen Rider for the foreseeable future.

Also, some people genuinely enjoy this element of the show. The constant form changes could be part of the fun. I confess that as a viewer it's kind of like watching a magic trick: I'm really impressed when they're able to either make the gimmicks part of the fun or write a story that I enjoy anyway. It doesn't look like an easy task.

Does Ghost look thunderingly heavy on the gimmicks? Okay, yeah, it does. Gaim with W's gadgets. Will the show suffer as a result? I wouldn't make that assumption at all.

From Logic Kamen Rider on FB. I got a good chuckle out of it.
http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...s/image_28.jpg

Not sure how official this is, but also from FB.
http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/...s/image_29.jpg

Well it is not particulary bad looking :D

Considering the Tridoron has been cut out via MS Paint (among other things) and Ghost is a pic of the gimmick toy instead of the real thing I'll say pretty fake.

That's obviously the Ghostriker toy Photoshopped into the Ghost picture there. Not sure what's going on with Tridoron either.

you are saying if this show was like kuuga or agito the show will flop because they have less gimmicks?

Kuuga is a bad example since he's had the third most number of forms of any Rider ever, only getting beat out by OOO and W.

Even Agito had 4 different riders, several alternate forms between the 3 main ones, a wide assortment of different weapons and a transforming bike. Not even including the usual henshin device.

Kamen Rider has been designed to sell toys for as long as I can remember, it's just that some shows are more subtle about it than others. That doesn't necessarily mean that the shows themselves are bad though.

You have to also remember that this show is 100% for kids, and kids love seeing all of the different alternate forms and collectibles. Just be glad Kamen Rider is mature enough to not insult their intelligence like many American kids shows.

Hopefully it doesn't look as bad as kiwami's chest plate on the figuarts.

So apparently, that blue faded out form from earlier isn't a form, but is Spectre. And he'll be using Nobunaga and King Tut, hence why they come together in a set. Also, some closer and less solid pictures of Tut and Beethoven where you can kind of make out the faces. Closer looks at the Eyecons too, showing that Nobunaga will be using a flintlock and Billy the Kid will be using a revolver?

http://40.media.tumblr.com/2f55a3f1c...85ho1_1280.jpg

http://40.media.tumblr.com/8be4d5036...85ho7_1280.jpg

http://41.media.tumblr.com/0cb69ac3b...j85ho8_500.jpg

One thing I like is that Ghost and Spectre are still subtly following the old beetle brothers motif. This is what, the fourth series with that? Either way, I like it.