[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Chasing

Ichigo really doesn't make a lot of sense, especially for a comic book store in the US. A lot of people haven't even seen it, let alone Showa. While I respect the past, I wouldn't exactly call Ichigo an icon in the west.

Neo-Heisei is the perfect era to represent here, IMO. You also have every right to be selfish here, so you might as well.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I mean, you’re having a Rider in your window because you want one rather than representing anything you sell, right? So it wouldn’t matter in the first place what you’re representing and what’s most iconic when the goal of the Rider being there isn’t really for customers.

Yeah, I'm not sure we're getting a ton of Kamen Rider foot-traffic off of this. If they do come in, though, I got an Ichiban Den-O and an Ichiban Geiz to sell 'em.

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

Also if you pick Ex-Aid, it's gotta be either Level 1, or Hyper Muteki. No in-between.

Ha ha! Of the two, it'd definitely be Level 1, which the art team would kill at. Still, it's looking to be Action Gamer Lvl 2.

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Originally Posted by Kiwami

Maybe that's just me but I was assuming something similar to the thing he has now would happen and to me it would be weird to use the like 27th Rider alongside OG Superman or Batman ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Wrong assumption on my part I guess. If it's just random characters with the theme being what the owners want on there then Ex-Aid is as good as a fit as anyone else.

I mean, you're not wrong in your assumption. Our guidelines are to incorporate recognizable characters (Batman, Superman, that blasted wallcrawler), but we also sprinkle in some of our favorites, deep-cuts, whatever the artist likes drawing... it's like 50-60 characters, so there's plenty of room for levels of popularity.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Well, my single favorite thing about Ghost's design is his big Mark Bagley Spider-Man eyes, so, uh... kinda an easy pick for me!

For you, though, yeah, Ex-Aid is probably the simple and easy choice. It's a striking design just like Double (and from every angle, to boot), and I have to imagine, on a personal level, you'd be way happier to have your boy Emu greeting you when you walk in the door every day than Haruto.

I mean, my instinct was to tell you Double since I think that's one of the best Rider designs ever, and you literally live in the Windy City, but for something you're planning on committing to for at least half a decade, sentimental value seems like the right thing to prioritize.

The thing is, they're all great choices, and I'm probably going to be slightly bummed at whatever didn't make the cut. Double is so good, and that suit is so fantastic, and YES the Windy City, and and and. No wrong answers.

Thank you guys so much for the feedback! It's going to be months before this is all done (we literally got a quote from the artists earlier today, which set off this quandary), but I'll be sure to show it off when there's something to show off!