[Sh Ranger]

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Originally Posted by joedragon72

I like how the second rider is just a mix of white and normal milk chocolate. I wonder what that has to do with Gavv?s Chocodon form.

Gavv uses the milk Chocodan, while Valen uses the white Chocodon. Both Gochizous can be seen in the poster. I hope dark gets some representation as well.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

The teaser is cool and confirms the rumor that Shoma is an alien, as he tries to eat the towel. Regarding Valen, I don?t see either Chokodon or the previously often mentioned Galen in him. For him, it's more like Kamen Rider Drive with a chocolate shift car. Overall, I feel like the designers put all their creativity into the Chip Samurai and the Marshmallow Wrestler, and didn't have enough imagination for the basic rider shapes.

Valen doesn't have the belt organ or talons either, so I think he might be a human using an artificial Rider System, like the IXA to Gavv's Kiva. Regarding the design, I'll paraphrase what I said about Gavv, it's neither the best nor the worst of Reiwa. However, I do like the show's aesthetic more now that I understand some of the choices thematically.

Valen's name also contains a ヴ like Gavv, making him easier to distinguish from Balon, a fellow food-themed red Rider. I wonder if this will be consistent for Riders in this show, like how ド was consistent for Alchemy Riders.