[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Zatyme

So Kamen Rider Chalice’s insect theme is a mantis while his playing card theme is heart also known as the suit of cups, which a chalice is a type of. The fun part is that his rouser is the buckle itself (the heartrouser) which while not connected to cups is a heart and thus counts, while his weapon the Chalice Arrow requires the rouser to be removed from the belt and attached to it in order to scan cards.

Chalice! Okay, got it.

Some of these names, man...

Blade = He uses a bladed weapon.

Chalice = suit of cups, which is a bit of a deep cut, but whatever

Garren = ??? Guardian, I guess ???

Like, boy, you had one, and then it all got real weird real fast.

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Originally Posted by Zatyme

Regarding the show proper I feel like one of the problems is it’s one of thise works that’s not that good early on until you rewatch it with future context. And it also feels like it’s one of the most clear cut cases of this show fully learned from Faiz’s mistakes and is acting on correcting them similar to say a proper sequel to a video game in regards to fine tuning the gameplay.

I don't know, second episode worked pretty great for me! Definitely course-corrected from where I thought the first one didn't have enough moments, if that makes sense. This one's just a bunch of great moments.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

So, possibly the worst hot take I've ever seen on a Kamen Rider series (next to anyone saying "Oh man, this Onari guy is hilarious") was someone on another board who got, like, mortally offended that Chalice doesn't have the same design aesthetic as Blade and Garren. This is despite the fact that, as you'll see, there's a whole story about what he is and why he works that way.

Yeah, he feels like, BOARD Rider-adjacent. He specifically doesn't seem like a guy who's operating under the same rules as Garren or (especially) Blade.

Also, hey! Onari is super hilarious! When Alain plays him!

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Originally Posted by BagJo

That's what I love about this place. It's such a 180 from HenshinJustice (HJU in it's day was the spot, but it ended up messy).

Also now that Hajime/Heartbreaker is on the scene, this is where Blade really starts for me. Such a great suit design!

TokuNation is a good place. I'm a fan.

And, yeah, that new suit! A+ design! Best suit so far!