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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Battle Hopper is one of the biggest bros in the history of Kamen Rider.

That was cool when he came rolling up without even being called, even after he'd been run down by the Rhino.

Black is a really solid series, but there's some weird choices made. I cna forgive the effects, obviously, but why give a rhino a high-pitched whine? That completely undermines the monster and makes what could have been a cool fight feel utterly daffy. Black is a pretty serious show, so this contrast REALLY sticks out. But overall it's really solid. I can see why Shotaro likes it.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

That's actually why I'm curious to watch Black. It sounds interesting to have a hero who does more than hit things really hard.

Honestly he only ever seems to get in a fight near the end. And he only transforms to fight the monsters or if he's literally about to die, (like getting tossed out a window from twenty stories up) even if he's getting swarmed by brainwashed townsfolk with pitchforks and torches. Plus he's always jumping in to save people, almost without a second thought. Honestly I don't get why more rider series don't do this. It's not like the new riders react differently so much as they're never written into situations like this. When has Ryoutaro ever had to save someone from jumping off a roof? I sure he would, but he's never had to if you get what I'm saying.

Also he never wastes time. He always runs instead of walks, he never does super-dramatic pauses. In that example above he didn't stand and gawk at the girl who was about to jump, he immediately ran full-sprint up, like, thirty flights of stairs and grabbed her in ten seconds.