[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Surprisingly, no-one was willing to give my theory that Tendou himself set up Kagami to become Kabuto as a ply to give the demon king kid his watch the time of day back when this first aired.

I will allow it! It honestly sounds exactly like the kind of convoluted, vaguely-insulting confidence boost that Tendou was famous for.

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Originally Posted by TheRaizin

My brain honestly turned off when Kagami received the Zecter. It's not narratively correct for him to have it, but just for this one time thing, to help the new rider, it kind of felt right. Plus it was fun to see the (disrepaired) Kabuto suit move in a way that's not Tendou.

Oh, for sure. I don't think what they're saying about Kagami's motivations or his relationship with Tendou tracks at all with how the show went, but I don't mind them letting Kagami make use of the Kabuto Zecter for a minute. I just wish they'd figured out a different reason for it to happen?

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Though as you said Kabuto's about someone being their own's best selves, and it'd can be done by Kagami evolving as Gatack (he did have Hyper Gatack) which should be the one I prefer too by performing a feat equal to Tendou as Gatack (and there can be more badass showings than taking other Zecters), but I guess it's the purpose of making Kagami become Kabuto.

If they ever do a Kabuto reunion special with Tendou and Kagami, I want Kagami to proudly tell the story of this episode so Tendou can get INCREDIBLY MAD at how little Kagami thinks of his own achievements. This is the sort of thing that always frustrated Tendou about Kagami! How he needed some outside validation, or for someone else to set the bar for success!

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

But Zi-O and Woz destroying the Worm Meteor was a great scene, and Fourze wasn't forgotten! Which I love how they still found it in themselves to reuse some of the old forms instead of making them obsolete whenever a new form debuted.

It's very fun to see so many bits of gear become useful to this story, instead of the easy/typical route of Only The New Powerup Matters. (Like, the Kabuto Zecter really only matters for defeating Another Kabuto, who is the third-most important threat that Team Zi-O is facing this episode?) The little robot helpers, the Fourze Ridewatch... yeah, fun when a show can make the older items relevant for a story.