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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE 01HERS: KAMEN RIDER VULCAN AND VALKYRIE

Fuwa? it?s so funny, to see Fuwa as the mediating voice in a MetsubouJinrai rampage. That?s a cute final story for him, trying to tell violent Humagears that they?ve warped the message of a Humagear terrorist organization. Like, the deranged lunatic of the early Zero-One episodes is the one fighting for the soul of his former enemies. That?s a neat summation of Zero-One?s goals as a story, that we need to better understand the next generation (of technology, or of people) rather than resort to aggression and mistrust. Fuwa?s this story Working As Intended, but he?s still too violent to stick around.

I don?t know if his melancholy death worked for me. Him or MetsubouJinrai, honestly. The metaphor, that old ideas need to give way to new ideas, is solid. It?s the end-point of this story of generations. But MetsubouJinrai is all inference here, with Fuwa going Here?s What They?re Saying, and that keeps it from feeling like a mutual acceptance of obsolescence. He?s just detonating a rampaging piece of technology, which sort of undercuts the supportive speech he gives the Swords.

It adds a new light to the last conversation between Isamu and Horobi, that foreshadowed this climactic moment. Horobi was spared before, by Aruto, so despite his guilt over his past deeds, he Found A New Life, continuing as the leader of Metsuboujinrai except reformed as vigilantes with the mission to eliminate the remnants of Ark. This gave him the chance to be a better father to Jin as well.

Now though, before going on the road to hell against Arkland, he needed someone he could trust to stop their redemptive efforts from being undone. Not Aruto's kindness of mercy, but Isamu's kindness of preserving honor through death. Even though they used to be arch enemies, they've always been similar in their dedication to fighting, a source of mutual respect and the reason why Horobi was able to find peace in the path he chose, knowing that Isamu would have the strength of will to finish what he couldn't.

Regarding Isamu's honorable death scene, sure it's melancholic, but I also thought it was profoundly executed and certainly a death worthy of such a brave and heroic man who fought for his principles until the end. Not sure if he knew it was going to be his last fight, but even if he did, I imagine he would've done the same thing anyway. It's who he was. Even though he hated the word, "justice", he was ironically a powerful example of it, doing what he believed was right without letting the world define it for him. He died as he lived.

There's a lot of cool Norse symbolism here as well, with the last person Isamu interacted with being a Valkyrie, an omen of death by combat and subsequent entry to Valhalla. This is further depicted in the post-credits as him fading in to light and moving on from his past regrets.

Lastly, a brief question, what was your opinion of Daimonji? Personally, I think he's totally lacking any redeeming qualities, he's disrespectful to Yua and obsessed with slandering HumaGears and claiming they have no value or place in humanity. He's probably the most despicable person in the entire Zero One story for how far he goes with his discrimination.

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

I still have to get around to watching these movies...

Then again, maybe I don't, since I hear these aren't as popular. But I love the new forms for Vulcan and Valkyrie. Metsuboujinrai, I like the helmet, but the body could have been better at least to me.

I second Die's advice, go watch 01hers. While it's got a bad rep, it's really not as bad as people claim. It takes a lot of risks, doesn't play safe, so naturally, that kind of approach is going to be divisive, but I personally think that mostly works in its favor and I'd encourage everybody to check it out for sure!

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

Now I know we're arguing semantics here... but Geats is very much more like Fall Guys.

With the urban city setting of Warzone!

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Originally Posted by Frontier

Yeah, but he's always going to be seen as just the Ichigo, and I think he feels more at home as Zero-One.

Yeah, but like, that's another reason why I don't like it. Not only does it deprive me of the opportunity to see more of him using the cool suit I enjoy, but it's also antithetical to the show's message about the importance of identity, how people can dream to be more than what others tell them to be. Aruto fashioned himself a new Rider identity to personify his new ideals as the president of Hiden Manufacturing, but then Soreo's ghost comes along all like, "no, Son, you're going to be Zero One forever now, it is the will of Bandai."