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Jello · 12-01-2020, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Yeah, the Smash... never really did it for me, I have to say. They really felt like an afterthought to an otherwise awesome season; very generic monsters. It's a shame really, for the season that really went for being an update to Rider '71, the episodic Kaijin could have been better.

To get some positivity started -- the Greeed have always, always been my favourite. Deeply sympathetic tragic villains that aren't doing what they're doing because of some villain complex, but because it's all they know what to do and are left clawing and scraping for an imagined 'complete' life. Beautiful. Other favourites would be the Grongi and the Douji & Hime; who each are a huge part of their seasons' iconography and is impossible to imagine them without.

Design-wise, I adore the Grongi, and I'm gaining a newfound appreciation for the Ganma. The Unknown are phenomenally freakish and terrifying; otherworldly corruptions of the earth's creatures well beyond what any other season has done. And, damn, I really just can't not mention how consistently awesome the (non-CGI) Another Riders were, huh?

Greeed were great.
Never watched Kuuga.

Another Riders ranged from great designs with suits that reflected a twisted version of the rider they represented (Double being two people fused together, Den-O basically being an Imagin with armor, Wizard having empty eye sockets) to... whatever Build and Ex-Aid were supposed to be.

12-01-2020, 06:25 PM	#455
Jello King of Souls Join Date: May 2020 Location: Georgia Posts: 841	Quote: Originally Posted by Kurona Yeah, the Smash... never really did it for me, I have to say. They really felt like an afterthought to an otherwise awesome season; very generic monsters. It's a shame really, for the season that really went for being an update to Rider '71, the episodic Kaijin could have been better. To get some positivity started -- the Greeed have always, always been my favourite. Deeply sympathetic tragic villains that aren't doing what they're doing because of some villain complex, but because it's all they know what to do and are left clawing and scraping for an imagined 'complete' life. Beautiful. Other favourites would be the Grongi and the Douji & Hime; who each are a huge part of their seasons' iconography and is impossible to imagine them without. Design-wise, I adore the Grongi, and I'm gaining a newfound appreciation for the Ganma. The Unknown are phenomenally freakish and terrifying; otherworldly corruptions of the earth's creatures well beyond what any other season has done. And, damn, I really just can't not mention how consistently awesome the (non-CGI) Another Riders were, huh? Greeed were great. Never watched Kuuga. Another Riders ranged from great designs with suits that reflected a twisted version of the rider they represented (Double being two people fused together, Den-O basically being an Imagin with armor, Wizard having empty eye sockets) to... whatever Build and Ex-Aid were supposed to be. __________________ Selling stuff, check out my stuff.