[ComicGuy89]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Something's really been eating me about Gaim. We know now that the first scene with the armies is a flashforward, not a flashback. And there's one particular bit in the opeing, near the very beginning, when Kota is locked behind the gate while another version of him holds the lock and ignores his frantic screaming.

This, obviously, is symbolising a part of him, maybe his future self in hindsight or whatever, screaming in vain to his past self to not accept the lock seed. Yet the show itself, in the first three episodes, shows Kota having tons of fun as Gaim. And when not-Mai warned him, he accepted without seriously considering her words because he was in mid battle.

What do you think is going to happen to make Kota regret becoming Gaim so badly? The creators, specifically Urobuchi, said the show is going to take a dark turn...

Urobuchi seems to want to emphasize the "forbidden fruit" aspects of Kamen Rider. While some shows touched on how the Rider powers are often from evil sources, Gaim might be the first one (at least as far as I've seen) that really explores this concept.

It seems clear to me that the whole Rider business is corrupt, and so is the Invess game. Kouta was introduced as a very likable guy, so perhaps the whole Rider business will start to creep up and change him. We've seen bits of that already in episode 3. The show will be about how Kouta holds on to his goodness in spite of the evil around him. That's what I'm guessing anyway.