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Still, it's evident Yuusuke is in need of a new ride. That's why the police finishing up development on the brand new BeatChaser 2000 would be great news, if Unidentified Lifeform #4 being involved with a massive explosion a while back wasn't putting pressure on them not to give it to him.

Now I wonder the reason TryChaser can't stand up to Badaa, is it because the speed, or the strength of the bikes (as they strike each other with the bike a lot like it's hand-to-hand combat!), or the skill of handling the bike? And regarding the Kuuga turning the TryChaser into Kuuga setting, isn't it just similar as Kuuga Dragon/Pegasus/Titan turning other objects into his weapons? I probably think Kuuga's main power, like Yusuke itself, is transforming others into objects Kuuga can use. Too bad Kuuga can only change the colors of TryChaser, not turning it into Kuuga weapon (Gouram is another thing).

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The central dramatic thrust for this episode is, of course, Ichijou trying to sort this mess out.

So the episode really shows Ichijou's prominence. All this time I thought he's just one of the many cops working, just that he's the only one who knows about Yusuke as Kuuga (and having Sasayama crushing on him). Ichijou's the one who's in charge here with the plan, with him having the most knowledge about Yusuke. I guess there's a difference with Badaa and Gyarido, that Gyarido only uses ordinary transportation, but Badaa is using a motorcycle that also has a Grongi properties (beating TryChaser who makes stairs like joke is a starter) so that it feels like an actual supernatural threat.

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Ichijou is a little busy running the show and trying to talk the higher-ups into giving the BeatChaser to Kuuga, however, so this episode pulls the interesting twist of having Yuusuke hang out with Sugita, of all people.

Finally yeah, Yusuke interacting with cops other than Ichijou. Gruff as he be, something better he has is that he immediately consider #4 as an ally right after he saved him, unlike Ichijou who was hard to Yusuke at first. Probably I'm mistaken, but I wonder why TryChaser only responded calls from Ichijou all this time, I mean it's also cop's creation? All this time, it's practically Ichijou acting as Yusuke's personal "Sasayama" (and Yusuke always responded, so it's not a disturbing thing to include that in Yusuke's bike too).

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And then to top it all off, the episode ends with Badaa stealing the TryChaser?! Are you kidding me?! This episode rules!

Lol yeah, Badaa stealing TryChaser really caught me. Kuuga should've used the chance to steal back Badaa's superior bike though. Also for a minor thing, why Badaa stop posing for changing in the bike like Yusuke did. I know that Kuuga talks about how Gouram won't help with the Badaa bike's agility (motocross type), but I still would like to see the bike clashes in Gouram. TryGouram has the same max. speed as Badaa's bike at 400 km/h.

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So, at this point, there's really no getting around it. Kuuga needs the BeatChaser to stand up to Badaa. Which is why it's good everybody's doing their best to make that happen.

I thought at first it was Matsukara who insists to distance away from #4 and stop helping him/considering him an ally. It's a relief he's on their side too and he goes to the other party who wants to shut down #4.

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One other cool thing here is that after losing his bike, the first thing Yuusuke does is try to think of a plan that works around that.

Does no one know about the name of Kuuga's Forms, in-universe? Yusuke only talks about the colors of Kuuga forms he has. Also yeah a clear indication, being super powerful doesn't equal being intelligent (those 2 have the same impact on toku world though). If he's a genius too, he should be able to do even the research institute's job too. What's the speed of flying Gouram though? I want to know so I can think up about keeping up with Badaa's bike (400 km/h).

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Once he and Sugita arrive at the next location Badaa is headed for, there's another cool moment, where Yuusuke heads off on a mass-production TryChaser (actually asking permission to borrow the bike this time!), and after Sugita hands him his gun to use for Pegasus Form, Sakurai realizes who Yuusuke is as he's driving away.

Yep, this time, he asked for permission, so it's borrowing and not a criminal act. So Yusuke acknowledges Pegasus' time limit, do the other forms also has time limit? (Rising Titan reverts when fighting Gamego).

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As amazing as the action is in these episodes, there's also some supremely solid character building going on to, with the scene of Yuusuke and Sugita chatting in the car after the failed attempt to use Gouram being a highlight of the entire two-parter.

How did Yusuke guess about Sugita's daughter though? As he just met him today. Also Sugita, heroes aren't only polices, that's the reason Yusuke fights! There should be many heroes in the world that fight for others, and Yusuke's one of them, just superpowered one.

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After this, Ichijou comes bearing some good news for Yuusuke.

I want to see if Ichijou actually spots Badaa in BeatChaser 2000. As it's about bike combat (Badaa doesn't seem to physically attack much, but well, his Grongi body would prevent cops from killing him), I wonder what will Ichijou do. Sugita's pretty much one of the biggest #4 fans (he's also puzzled before why they can't see #4 is good).

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So yeah, the BeatChaser 2000. I'm not going to lie, the TryChaser will always be my favorite of the two out of sheer sentimental value, but it's not like this bike is any less cool. It's debut can't quite top the absurd stunts of the TryChaser's final stand, either, but it's a cool showdown in its own right, with a much greater sense of speed. So much speed, in fact, that the BeatChaser comes equipped with its own parachute to slow it down. Kuuga uses this ability to race far ahead of Badaa to where it's safe to blow him up, and hits him with a Rising Mighty Kick, bringing an end to to their epic rider rivalry.

BeatChaser 2000 only has 420 km/h max. speed though, 20 km/h ahead of Badaa's bike. IMO it shouldn't need the parachute. But yeah there are no bike combat this time, I would like to see a demonstration of BeatChaser other than speed too. Also Badaa wasn't trying to turn when Kuuga kicks him? All I say is, I'm glad that Rising Mighty's kick still has the same power and destruction behind it, not that it perished away after debut.