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Originally Posted by henshinzero

Best Final Form Ever?
Worst Final Form Ever?
Best Secondary Rider Final Form Ever?
Worst Secondary Rider Final Form Ever?

Okay, a little background first on what I think makes for a good final form: a good final form is one that comes with some kind of inherit drawback. There should be some negative side effect of using the ultimate form to both prevent it from being the immediate go-to in any situation and to provide more drama for the moments when it has to be used. Shows like Blade, OOO, and Gaim did a good job of providing these negative consequences of the ultimate forms. On the other hand, you have shows like Hibiki, Kiva*, and Ghost, where the base form essentially disappears once the power-up debuts (stop and think - how many times have you seen Ghost use the Ore Soul in the last ten episodes). So, with all that said:

Best Final Form: King Form Blade. Not only is it a gorgeous suit, but it also provides a lot of dramatic moments during the last quarter of the series and very much drives the ending of the show.

Best Secondary Rider Final Form: G3-X, although it's more of an upgrade than a traditional "form." Again, it's a fantastic suit and its existence is the pay-off of long-running story beats.

Worst Final Form: Emperor Kiva. The poster child for final form spam*. Not only was it horribly overused but, like a lot of things in Kiva, it never really got much in the way of proper explanation. Tatsulot lived in the wall of Castle Doran and then randomly decided to burst out and help Wataru. Where did he come from? Why was he sealed up? How and why did you break loose? Forget it Jake, it's Kiva.

(and, on a side note, I really dislike the yellow gold that suit uses - it looks really fake and would be much improved by a more metallic shade)

Worst Secondary Rider Final Form: Meteor Storm. Go home, Fourze costume designers, you're drunk.



* Yes, I know all about the production issues that led to Kiva using Emperor form exclusively.