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Originally Posted by FerrousMaelstrom

I was assuming form Ridewatches were toy-exclusive but then Tajador turned up so who even knows.

Weirdly they seem to be going by Zi-O having new weapons inspired by the previous weapons instead of just using their weapons, and several have weapons built into the suit. Even though it probably would have been easier to just give them the weapons they still have the props for.

Some are toy only. But a lot will be in the show. Toys sell better when they're used in show. Final forms in particular might be in show though. Other wider forms are hit or miss. Tajador is considered the main 'final' form for OOOs. Plus it has other BTS nods and inputs that make it and certain other elements of OOOs standout more for drawing on in Zi-O.

New weapons, it's a 20th series celebration. Reusing old weapons is too cheap. Though some exceptions are in play like Faiz, and maybe Ryuki, possibly Kabuto and Hibiki is a question in that regard too. Depends on the nature of the show itself and how the show worked. Like for Ryuki since the weapons are contract beast things, they may not have as much room to change stuff(though a Ryuki Time Maijn enhancement could be really interesting if one is made!). Same as for Faiz, the weapons are very suit integrated, with really only the faiz phone itself able to be redesigned(plus it's a sub-joke about accessory compatibility with technology, as technology and how it impacts society was a heavy theme of inspiration for faiz itself). For Hibiki it's a question because some of the early episodes focused on him making a new drum stick itself, as well as his emphasis on training and practice.

Zi-O follows a sub-theme practice kind of like how myths are retold. A thousand years later, by word of mouth, how would things evolve, and what stands out. Not quite to that full degree, but to give you a rough estimate of how much thought goes into each for how the designs are integrated and evolve by nature of their inherent show themes and concepts from all levels.

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Originally Posted by JettTheImperfect

Just gonna leave this here <3

Right in time for Christmas seems likely. Expecting a lot of cool stuff to follow as we go into Q3 later.