[The Chaos Entity]

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Originally Posted by Tokumonkey

You're probably right to be concerned, as this material is highly flammable. (Long story short: your perspective will resonate with some people and will do whatever the reverse of resonating is with other people. I'm happy to talk about it via PM.) It's probably best to steer this conversation back to Kamen Rider ZiO as quickly as possible.

Yeah...I think I'm just going to skip over how accidentally (I hope) misogynistic that post is, despite how much it upset me to read, and just focus on Zi-O themself.
Although I love the term 'whatever the reverse of resonating is', I have to say.

I think a female main rider would be fantastic. As a girl who enjoys Kamen Rider, I'd love to be able to identify more fully with the main character for once (well, to an extent. The chances of us getting a female main rider are very small - the chances of one being both a girl and a lesbian are less likely than Putin and Trump stepping down at the same time. Annuga's not the only LGBT girl on this board, damn it! *shakes fist dramatically at Toei*).
On the other hand, I'm not certain the 20th Anniversary would be the best time. Like...? I don't know, it'd feel a bit weird to have the last Heisei Rider be a girl when the previous nineteen were male. The first Rider of the next era may fit a bit better - especially if Zi-O will only last until the abdication - but honestly, I'll just be happy if Kamen Rider's still here in another ten years - a female Main Rider would just be a nice little cherry on top.

Speaking of, though, I do wonder if that wrist brace really is his transformation trinket? The last non-belt-using Main Rider was Hibiki...and that was a decidedly un-Kamen Rider show, aesthetic-wise. Zi-O looks far more traditional, so it'll be interesting to see how things go there.