[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by OmegaEclipse

I am glad you seem to be enjoying faiz; its a show I loved the concept of; but didn't like the execution. I wish we had more suits like the Faiz ones; as they are elegant, practical and awesome.

It's so easy to go over-the-top with suit designs. The Heisei era for suits definitely has a maximalist, more-is-more philosophy to a lot of them. Most of my favorite designs are base suits, before the designers start adding on a ton of Powerful additions. Faiz has a great color palette, with the black/silver base and eye-catching red highlights. It fits in my brain right next to Wizard's base suit, another design I really liked.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Well since we’re at Kusaka’s debut episode, I think now is the time to share this. Faiz is the only show where all three of it’s main Rider heroes (for a given value of “hero”) are also heroes in Super Sentai. Which is a distinction that very few can claim, so here’s a video compiling some of them (there’s a second one, but you don’t get that until you get to the third Rider’s debut) https://youtu.be/38stnKv6RtY

Also, that choice of picture to end your recap? As someone who’s seen the whole show, it’s darkly ironic. And that’s all I’ll say on that matter (unless you remember enough of Kamen Rider Taisen to know what I’m talking about).

I do remember a little bit of Faiz's story in that movie, and I'm trying real hard to forget it!

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I really can't hate these subs when it gave us one of the best 5 Kamen Rider screenshots. Absolutely legendary.

I will usually just grab a bunch of screenshots when I'm watching, funny lines or cool photography or stuff that feels relevant. Afterwards, as I'm writing, I'll choose two that work the best alongside what I've written.

This one, as soon as it happened, I'm like This Is It.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I was actually betting that the tennis fail scene would be one of your screencaps but I guess Takumi warning Kusaka not to get kicked by a horse and die (I guess insults are another thing he doesn't bother escalating) is an adequate contender. The tennis fail scene though is the most memorable comedic moment from the show, the way Takumi just walks in randomly and tries to show off which results in an epic fail. It's definitely an unusual way to do the introduction between the primary and secondary Riders.

And it's the perfect way to do it on this show. No matter what happens for the rest of this show, Takumi's going to know he embarrassed himself in front of Kusaka and it's going to eat him up inside. That's exactly what I want to be at the core of their relationship.

The bit where Takumi tells him he hopes he doesn't get kicked by a horse and die has a really on-point follow-up that I didn't talk about before. Right after Takumi says it, Kusaka's like Why Would You Say That To Someone Ever, and Takumi says that he's just being sarcastic. Which is what every asshole says when they get called out for being an asshole. It is a response that is one step away from I'm Sorry You Were Offended. It's an asshole trying to pretend you're the asshole for calling them an asshole. It's, again, perfect.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

So now the infamous Kusaka has appeared, the man behind Kaixa. There's a strong contrast between him and Takumi. They're both a**holes but as you may have noticed, unlike Takumi and Kaido who are pretty transparent about it, Kusaka does his best to maintain a good reputation, especially around Mari. He's also an ace, being captain of various sport clubs, including fencing. This finesse to his fighting style makes him a good match for the more difficult Kaixa Gear, in contrast to Takumi's attritive style as Faiz. Kusaka is a guy who clearly has a lot of experience in fighting which combined with the power of Kaixa gives him everything he needs to be a formidable opponent to anybody he deems a threat to his priorities, which I'll elaborate on later when they become more apparent.

Both Takumi vs. Kusaka scenes were great examples of their individual styles, strength against skill. Takumi definitely has some room to improve!