Kamen Rider Gaim Episode 23 "Take the Field! Kachidoki Arms!"
 

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This raw!!!

The movie footage in the credits continues to be a terrible tease. As usual, Gaim is much harder to get the gist of without translation than ToQger is. So, simply general impressions to follow. Kouta seems to be hitting himself hard over the Yuya situation. Micchy continues to be a slimy bastard. Kaito seems to have biten off more than he can chew, but it was nice seeing Mango again.

Sagura, what the heck are you? Making Lock Seeds out of fruit? What was the in-between form bridging fruit and seed? What did blonde not-Mai and he discuss?Holy crap. Kachidoki arms. Seriously. I'm wondering if we'll be having the debate after the series is over whether this should have been the final form, over whatever actually is. It looks incredible and the power level seems obscene.

Kouta really kicked some serious tail this week. Takatora's "Onore" made me chuckle more than it probably should have, knowing what next week brings. Sadly, no Narutaki in the preview for next week. I think I'm more excited for this sub to hit than any of the last few weeks.

Sagara....what the hell?

Also, anyone else got a bad feeling about Kachidoki Arms?

What sort of bad feeling?

The 'man the way Kota got this power seems more than a little shady and it might have a side effect' sort of bad feeling. Though I could be wrong. I'll probably need the subs to know for sure...

So you're thinking of something on the lines of OOO's Putotyra, or Blade's King form kind of bad, or perhaps something on the lines of adverse effects on health?

It'd be disappointing, since I really like the design of Kachidoki Arms, but there's probably a reason Kiwami Arms is the final form, aside from just being stronger.

This is perhaps my favorite episode so far. I absolutely love love love a good OP fight. And this was one hell of a fight!

I kinda do too. Kota was just... not himself once Kachidoki Arms showed up. He seems more vicious now and I have a feeling his mind is now one of steel.

Holy shit.

I need an SHF of Triumphant Arms NOW.

It totally fucking rocked didn't it? Even the bizarre almost turntable gimmick worked. Kachidoki is officially best mid-tier rider form ever.

I like how the turntable isn't some ridiculous "yeah come on kids dance at home!" but rather basically the reload button.

I was really afraid of how it would be executed. But I'm more than pleased with how it turned out.

The more I see of Kachidoki Arms, the more I'm digging its' design. At first, I was meh, but now it's up there with my favorite forms.

Also, the whole disc thing was something between a reload and mode change, from semi-automatic, to automatic, to something between a shotgun and rocket launcher.

I really can't wait to see more of it.

Must. Have. Subs... Ugh...

Kachidoki's full appearance. Spoilers, obviously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9xeOwnkNTs

I saw the debut battle of Kachidoki Arms a couple more times while listening to Run DMC's It's Tricky and MC Hammer's This is what we do. IT'S GLORIOUS.

No word can describe what just happened. Still the best show on TV.

Watched the RAW. Man this show just keeps getting more and more interesting.

My Predictions:

-Sagura is the forrest's champion from the other word. Either that or he's Kouta from the future/parallel dimension
-The more powerful Kouta becomes the more 'evil' he will get.
-Baron will become the mirror opposite in every way to Kouta
-Our minds will be blown several more times

Jesus. Fucking. Christ. That's beautiful.

That may be a top 10 suit design

No order

Skull
Abyss
Knight
Kachidoki
Infinity
All dragon
Gaim
Zangetsu

Can't think right now

Its easily my favorite new form intro ever. And what a debut battle, just a fierce form

It's a tank.

There's gotta be some kind of catch. No way can he just be this powerful.

Ditto!!!!

I honestly hope there is no drawback. I hate the old crux that some final or upgraded forms are detremental to the user. That they need a handicap. When the hero is this OP? I just want to see him tear open new assholes for every rider he comes across. Cant wait to see Micchy get owned soon too, hopefully by Kouta, and also hopefully right before Baron kills him :lol

Kachdoki's pretty sweet! That was a smart move on Kouta's part destroying Yggdrasil's death ray. Also, dang dude! He went nuts on those Kurokage troops!

If it counts Kachidoki's running speed is really poor, plus his jumping height is worse than the Jinba forms due to how bulky the armor is. I believe that when we get Kiwami Arms all of Gaim's stats will increase without a notable drawback: E.G: Cosmic's all around boost versus Magnet's immense firepower counter balancing its slow footspeed and crappy jumps.

Apart from that we'll have to wait and see if there's more to this Lockseed that meets the eye.

Subs are up !

SUBS ARE LIVE!

http://t.co/9krlsjhjMg

Correction. It's a FRUIT TANK.

It's just a tank, dude.

Don't spoil the coolness.

http://www.toysrus.com/graphics/prod...15737841dt.jpg

You rang? :lol

Yes, Kachidoki Arms is a tank, outside of Suika Arms, it is both the strongest and slowest of all the Arms. It's even slower than Pineapple and Mango Arms.

In fact. Kachidoki is probably the slowest of all the Arms since Suika has the Gyro and Odama mode for faster movement.

It's biggest drawback is that it's so slow that Zangetsu-Shin and the like could probably run circles around Kachidoki Gaim. Still, it can tank like a boss.

Still props to Aesir for their almost always speedy subbing.

Once again, I'm gonna have to wait for the SD unless I can clear some space eon my comp. Sigh.

DJ Sagara.....WHAT ARE YOU!?!?!?

And that Henshin for Kachadoki arms....and the DJ Gun.....and using the flags as weapons.....

So much more can be said about this episode but those were the stand outs to me.

Geez. Mitchy, you just get more and more villainous. That was one scary look he had at the end of the episode. Speaking of the end, it's really nice to see Ryouma lose his cool for once. It'll be interesting to see if he'll have some sort of villainous breakdown.

Moreover, Takatora really is a bad judge of character. At this point, he probably knows less about what's going on than anyone else. That's really gonna bit him in the ass soon.

To me the best part was not Kachidoki Arm's debut, but the conversation between Sagara and Kouta. It really seems that Sagara wants Kouta to get his Übermensch on. More to the point, I'm seriously hoping that Kouta doesn't get too close to that slippery slope.

Also, more mysterious blond girl, who I shall henceforth call Hajimari no Onna, or Girl of Beginning, even if it isn't her exact title.

Fantastic. Really moving the story forward and some great action too.

I hadn't paid attention to Katchidoki merch prior to this so seeing him "record-scratch" to fire was a bit weird but I love that suit design.

Also, I'm calling bullshit on Sagara's story. HE'S the one who first found the Overlords & is manipulating Kouga further to serve their needs. He might even be one of them for all I can tell right now.

I have even more questions about the Girl in White....

What a freaking amazing episode! Week after week, Gaim manages to surpass itself and this week's episode was no exception. Kachidoki Arms is gorram beautiful. Everything about it oozes sexy. I also like the steely conviction Kouta now possesses. Hopefully this will be the last time he gets all mopey and wants to quit fighting. I honestly wonder how the ToQger crossover is going to fit in next week with how heavy the last couple of episodes have been. Guess we'll find out!

Man each week this show just gets better and better. So glad I got back in to Kamen Rider with this series!

Man, man, man! Not holding back from SPOILERS here, so scroll pass!

What an explosive episode! That was just mind-blowingly amazing. Seriously, seriously amazing!

DJ Sagara is no human, that's for sure. Who the heck is he? And he knows the girl in white, and apparently she's the one who chooses the "chosen one".

Kouta has finally one-upped Yggdrasil with his power. One of the best parts of the episode is seeing the usually smug Ryouma finally shocked at something he doesn't know. Serves him right!

And it's great that Kouta finally has an objective. Find the Overlords, and beat Yggdrasil and Kaito to them. Could he really find a third option that doesn't involve sacrificing 6/7 of the world? An option that doesn't result in the deaths of billions of innocents?

Could I be anymore pumped for a show?

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