[Androzani84]

Well, this was the last episode I typed up thoughts for back in the day, so I’m going to have to remember my initial thoughts or just start making my own analysis of the episodes while discussing BTS info.

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Episode 5: I have to agree with Aguilera when she says the YouTube guy is totally unworthy. And I have to admit, the new guy looks intimidating. Though it remains (for me) to be seen if he’s the guy who got demoted in the first scene (are we sure FENIX’s President isn’t the real bad guy?) or Daiji, who as mentioned, has been going through the kind of insanity that only ends in one becoming a super villain. Also not too keen on the fact that all of Revice’s genomes but 1 are ready to go at a moments notice (remember when Ghost and Zi-O spaced out the search for their form change items?)

From what I’ve seen of the fandom at the time, pretty much everyone believed it was “Failed Henshin Oji-san”, as he was called back then, based on that one scene of Daiji holding up a completely different belt to the new guy’s in episode 3. Which just proves how much people read too much into these things, since I did point out I doubted that would be a regular release when I first saw it in out of context pics.

Anyway, the new guy. More thoughts on him later, but I will say, he is our secondary, despite what you end up thinking later on.

Ikki: It’s Ikki’s…

Vice: And Vice’s…

Both: Stamp Navi!

Ikki: And today’s stamp is this one!

Lion!

Roar! Get on! Wild beasts’ king! Lion! Watch me! This is my… cry!

Ikki: The Lion Genome can give us the power of fire to seriously burn the enemy.

Vice: It’s a super hot Vistamp.

George: Yes, super hot! Just like this guy.

Desire Driver: Kuuga.

Godai: Watch me! This is my… Henshin!

George: Kamen Rider Kuuga. A Rider from ancient times revived in the modern era. With the power of his Arcle, he took on the malicious Unidentified Life-form, Grongi. I hope to create a Rider that surpasses his power someday. But right now, my strongest effort is…

(The door breaks down, revealing the Mysterious Black Rider)

Ikki: You again! How did you get in here? Only FENIX staff have clearance to enter. (The figure starts making gestures with his hands) What’s he doing?

George: Oh, I deliberately omitted a voice filter from his Rider System to avoid any prolonged reveals. But it seems he’s using Japanese Sign Language to enforce one.

Vice: I’ve got the gist of what he’s saying. “Kamen… Rider… Revi… and… Vice…” Hey, that’s me! “Prepare to… truth”. (The figure slaps his face and makes the signal again) No wait, he’s saying “die”. “Prepare to die.” (The figure gives a thumbs up, before signing again) “We… hope… you… enjoy… the… next… piece.” (The figure growls and smashes a vial, causing a poorly rendered explosion, which clears to reveal that everyone now has a face full of soot, except for the figure, who has vanished)

And to give my own production notes, the Mysterious Black Rider not being referred to by name, speaking in a variant of Japanese and creating a PS1 quality explosion are all meant to reference the Grongi.