[HiddenElephant]

Sadly, these next images are not completed, and they are unlikely to be completed. For whatever reason I could not work up the will to finish them, and I have noticed that I have that problem a lot.

First Up: A better American Stereotype than Starninger.



The hat on this fellow gave me the trickiest of times, and it's the part that I am least happiest with. However, I wanted this guy to be the thin one of the group. North is the bulky one, this guy is thin and stick-like, and the other two are supposed to be average. He's also a die-hard Gunslinger type. I gave him fancy boots with stirrups, though they are hard to see, a fancy hat, and as much West stuff as I could.

But he also differs a lot from traditional Rider design. Your average rider design tends to focus on the chest-plate, the helm, and the shoulder-pads. Here, the Shoulderpands are underdeveloped, and the chest-piece is covered. Mainly because I had no freakin' idea of what to do for it at the time.
I also wanted a pose where he was spinning the revolving portion of his gun. The concept is that in order to activate the finishing attack for West, he'd spin the...spinney thing. I am not a gun expert.

As a final note, each of the Cardinal Riders has an elemental theme attached to them. It may get more obvious with East, but North was water, even if it was Ice. West here is Wind.

And next: A lamer Samurai steretype than Gaim. Le Sigh... After Gaim, you just can't Samurider.



Sadly, the gravest error on this sketch is no logo. I didn't attach a name to him, though he is the blazing blade, Kamen Rider East!

I felt like I borrowed a bit too much from Gaim's design here, but Gaim is the ultimate Samurai Rider, and it's hard not to do a Samurai Rider that doesn't passingly resemble Gaim somehow.

This one is more traditionally designed for Kamen Riders, though. North was pretty heavily covered all the way around, and West wore more clothing-like stuff. However, East here has more of his armor as chestplate, shoulderpads, and a helm, as well as hip guard.

Another personal failure of mine is the Belt Buckle. Astute viewers will notice that each rider's belt isn't a gimmick piece, and more like a part of their clothing. North had a Viking Head, West had a Sheriff Star, but East? A sunrise. I don't know that much about Japan, so I don't know what would be a suitable belt buckle for East.

Anywho, his personal weapon is his katana, and his element is fire.