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Originally Posted by DaikaijuSokogeki01

I really couldn't care less about forms, I just want to see better writing. But the latter can't happen as long as Bandai rules over this series with an iron fist. You can cut half the Riders and forms out of the past four seasons of Kamen Rider, including Gotchard, and you would end up with better shows every time.

This. I can't agree more. Bandai's aggressive toyetic push severely impacts the quality of the story. It seems like they prioritize short-term profits over long-term profits.

Maybe the age of good writing in Kamen Rider is already over.

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Originally Posted by toughfighter83

if i remember correctly the toyline for spanner the toys that were released for him were labeled as villain. what happened with spanner was he was supposed to be a villain for most of the series that's why he's not around for much of the story since they probably had to scrap and rewrite his character as a hero

it's the same with rinnie since she wasnt supposed to be a rider and it was an add in and that's why she doesnt transform in some of episodes since she was supposed to be written as a side character and not a rider.

originally what i had heard that it was supposed to be focused just on houtaro aka kouga being the lone hero and i think they had to change everything that had to do with the poor toy sales in geats and toei/bandai probably stepped in and told the writers to change the script around which isnt easy to do especially when it comes to filming new suits and changing characters. that has to be frustrating for the writers.

Yeah, I've also heard those rumors. I think the cause is the basic script being revised several times. If true, then it confirms my suspicion I've mentioned several times in weekly episode threads about Gotchard having an identity crisis. To me, Gotchard feels like a story in quite a deep self-doubt, haha. It feels like there's something holding it back from realizing its true potential, which is huge.

I've also thought that Rinne was initially never planned to be a Rider. My suspicion arose when her debut in the Gotchard-Geats collab film felt very forced and also violated the film's internal logic. Basically, the film violated one of its own rules for the sake of making Rinne henshin into KR Majade. Another member in this forum mentioned that Rinne is badly written as a Rider, and I heartily concur with that statement.