[FairyKing]

In my personal opinions:

1. Geats IX. Not only is it a great-looking form in its own right, its elegant design also perfectly matches Ace's stylish confidence. The way he obtains it feels like a fitting climax to his character arc, and its power to recreate whatever gets destroyed in the fight shows both how powerful Ace is as the God of Desire and how he uses that power to protect the world. I keep rewatching its first fight against Suel because it's probably the best final form debut I've ever seen.

2. Zero-Two. Probably the best execution of the "improved base form" concept, and the process of Aruto obtaining it highlights his and Izu's dedication to each other. It only loses to Geats IX because some parts are bulkier than I'd like and the special effects around its powers were a bit of a letdown, I get that it's to show Aruto outwitting Ark's predictions but just ducking offscreen looks so much less cool than what Shining Hopper did.

3. (tentatively) Over & Master Modes. Might go up or down depending on its performance in the show, but from the images I like them as an evolution of Poppin Gummy and the assist gummies. I hope Over Mode is more of a penultimate form and Master Mode as the true final form, since my biggest complaint is Over Mode's unmoving fists.

4. Ultimate Revice. The zigzag teeth motif, bolder versions of the base colors, and the two looking almost identical (except for Vice's tail) are all really cool ideas in theory, even if the final result ends up looking a little cluttered. The magnetism powers do make sense in a way, but it's a stretch and they're underwhelming for a final form. I also don't remember how they got it (did George just build it for them?) which doesn't bode well for its place in their character arcs.

5. Xross Saber. It is pretty, but being mostly just a recolor makes it look lazy (which is sad because behind-the-scenes it's really impressive, the whole suit was hand-painted!), and the new colors even obscure the details that made Brave Dragon cool. Plus, copying the powers of all the other riders doesn't make Saber cooler, it just makes the others less cool, but I guess it represents Touma uniting the whole Sword of Logos or something.

6. Rainbow Gotchard. Even this one has good points, like the eyes (except that sticky-out middle bit), chest furnace and lovely shade of blue, but it's too bulky, the Gotcharbrothers take focus away from the actual riders, and it sidelines Houtaro's beloved partners Hopper1 and SteamLiner in favor of some new Chemy. What really drags it down is that Platina Gotchard already hit most of the same beats in a more satisfying way.