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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Clotho mentioned about a Level 10 Chemy in Kyoto, not long after the UFO rumors started. Surely it has to be UFO X. If Clotho could use it to become a Malgam, she'd probably be very strong!

I concur.

I think episode 10 will be the (very appropriate) on-screen debut of a Level 10 Chemy, most probably UFO X. It will very likely fall into The Sisters' hands and will be used to overwhelm Gotchard for several episodes until episode 12. This is because based on the information from Bandai's website here, the DX X Gotchalibur will be released on November 25, a day before episode 12 broadcast. Although I think, like you said, the X Gotchalibur is not necessarily the same item that Atropos is creating in this episode. It might come from somewhere else.

I can't wait to see Gotchard's Level 10 form(s). I hope they look better than the majority of ordinary forms. I also hope the writers can provide a good, logical reasoning why Level 10 RCC's have identical rear sides.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Happyclover Malgam using Bambamboo as an arm basically makes her the Plant Chemy equivalent to Valvarad's Vehicle Chemy. There are at least 3 gunslinger-type Chemies, as Rinne once used Pilets in the Chemy Riser to gain a flintlock pistol.

Ah yes. I totally forgot about Pilets. Too many Chemies, too little screen time. Haha. Bambamboo is closer to a mini cannon than a gun/rifle to me. My girlfriend said that it looked like a bamboo cannon.

I think in each category there are several Chemies that function as gauntlet/power-type weapon, gun/rifle/cannon/projectile launcher/long-range weapon, sword/knife/melee weapon, poison/neurotoxin-type weapon (including the antidote), flight capability, distraction/illusion/audiovisual trickery, giant-sized forms, etc, though they don't necessary pair.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Looks like it has a card slot on the left side and maybe the big circle is an LED display. The whole unit is pretty big, like it could function as a Driver on its own. There's a rumor that Rinne's getting some kind of Henshin attachment, which sounds like it might be a Mega Ulorder type of device. Who knows? I agree that it probably has something to do with those Level 10 Chemies.

I concur. It does look like a watch, though it would look very clunky if worn on wrist. If it is indeed equipped with (many) LED's in the center display, then it's potentially a P-Bandai release. This could be this season's Demons Driver/Vision Driver. But I doubt it.

I think its vague appearance in this episode might be just a red-herring. It doesn't necessarily have something to do with Level 10 RCC's. There's a rumor several weeks ago that Rinne will get a Driver and she will henshin into a fox-themed Rider. There's a fox Chemy named Ninetail (Occult category, no. 9), which is appropriate for her because her surname is written with the kanji for nine. And it's paired with, surprise surprise, Happyclover (Plant category, no. 1), which I called a Precure mascot in the episode 8 thread. Though I think that her Driver doesn't necessarily use 2 cards like Gotchardriver do. It could only require 1 RCC to henshin.

Or, it could be a Driver for Spanner... Or one of The Sisters... Or Glion.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Fun cosplay parallels with Houtarou and Rinne. While Rinne is a Shinsengumi who obeys the rules of Tokugawa Bakufu, Houtarou's kimono and Western boots combo is their rival Sakamoto Ryouma's signature look, which is a good fit for Houtarou's belief that Renaissance is a guy who chases dreams.

If Renaissance is the protagonist who chases dreams, then Dark Age is the villain who destroys dreams.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

BatKingrobo is huge! Awesome how he can use the GotcharDriver on his chest like Iron Man! However, the cost of this OP form is that it depletes his energy fast. Next episode, in addition to GoldMechanicer, HiikesRose will also appear in suit, which reminds me of Fourze Fire States.

Looks like huge forms like Batkingrobo or Spiclewhale have energy innefficiency problem. I wonder if Level 10 form(s) and other upcoming advanced forms will drain Houtarou's energy even faster than these do, or even pose a danger to him. I prefer if the writers keep this internal logic. I like it when an upgrade or final form not only give the ultimate power but also the ultimate danger. And by danger I mean actual life-threatening danger, not memory loss like in Revice or exhaustion like in Geats.

And can Houtarou or other AA alchemists use an RCC's power directly with only The Ring, without additional tools like Chemy Riser, Valvarusher, or Gotchardriver, similar to eating Helheim fruits? Is the use of raw power of RCC's forbidden by the AA due to the potentially fatal side effects to the user? Or will it simply transform them into Malgams? I hope the writers can answer these simple yet logical questions. Oh, and Houtarou still has not combined 2 mismatched RCC's for curiosity's sake, yet. Haha.

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

In other events, I'm guessing that other criminal is Hijiri's brother, mainly because she mentioned him, I kind of doubt it's another boyfriend, but then again, I could be wrong.

Another boyfriend? Is Kajiki the official one?