[DreadBringer]

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Episode 20: The Terrifying Phantom Weapon

Episode 21: The New Satria Named Torga!

You've got one of the Death Phantoms gaining final boss status, a repeat move of the finale of BIMA with the townsfolk giving the Satrias their energy, the stakes being higher than ever, and one of the best theme tune powerups!

For some reason, Bima had the major antagonists not shown to be really strong, at least in their early appearences, with Topeng Besi being slain by OG Bima's Helios, as well as how the Death Phantoms fare to current Bima-X's forms such as Earth Mode in its debut. Topeng Besi was even seen as a failure by Rasputin, and in his infighting with Azazel, Azazel just (literally) curbstomps him without problem.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I actually wasn't expecting Draconer to be the super boss here, given his rivalry with Iron Mask. I was actually expecting Mossa to be the first of the Phantoms to go. Let alone that he'd subject the Garuda Strias to 12 hours of torture via giant drills of light through their chests. And it's in Draconer becoming the first to fall that we're introduced to his replacement in the news: Tom Malkis.

This is an even better way for how the people managed to know the Satrias' fate and pray for them, rather than them just viewing the destruction and the heroes being on the verge of losing.

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Adding to that, despite what the title of the second part might suggest, Torga isn't actually the big hero in all of this. Oh sure, he shows up, and he's super cool, but he's there as support to our heroes, not to overshadow them. He gets his own time to shine via styling on some mooks and offering a piece of his power to Bima-X and Azazel. The only complaint I have in his arrival is how his suit is primarily Yellow, which calls into question why exactly his main Power Stone was made Orange.

Guess this is something that doesn't commonly happen in Kamen Rider regardless of the KR series' quality. And yeah, with how the previous thing has said Power Stone being referred as Power Stone Yellow.