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I find it kinda cute, and endearing that Gai decided to name his Rider Form after his former robo dog, the only thing that really brought him joy in life.

But it's also very hilarious that that's the case. Also it makes me really not like the 5th choice in this poll because like... we have two Thouser's now. And the fact that I can legitimately say, "Wow Thouser's a neat dude." and it be in context of the dog, is great.

But yeah it's funny how everyone was overblowing this redemption, no one's forgiving him just yet, and at least on image previews it seems Yua and Fuwa are severely annoyed/skeptical of him this coming Saturday. Gai's just kinda realized that, you know, he's been a shit and he wants sort of, work to being a better person. We just finally really got the backstory that made him who he is, and it's a completely understandable backstory too! It's just something we probably should have gotten hints about way earlier!

The idea of someone being mentally abused into being perfect, to the point where their forced to believe their only way of comfort from that is just a weakness, is seriously messed up. Like when you contextualize events, you realize just how messed up Gai's childhood ended up being in regards to things he does. 1000% was basically something that belittled him his entire childhood. And Thouser is basically a tribute to his lost friend, the thing that brought him out of despair temporarily. And it's just intriguing to see these two conflicting things be a part of Gai's character early on. Does that excuse everything he did? No. It does at least give us context as to why he's as messed up as he is though. But it's clear that he seemingly wants to try and be better. Of course like others have said, Karma will likely bite him in the ass.

But that's all about Thouser, can I just say, closing this off that I loved how we got the bike again? Also Rising Hopper just bouncing forward back and forth on both sides of the bike as it drove forward was really cool for a transformation.