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This may or may not cheer you up Die, but...

Learning Ondul the Easy WEEEEEEI! (#2)

While the second episode had plenty of Ondul goodness in it, I think we'll keep this course on a fairly elementary level and skip right ahead to the memetic lines from episode 3, which are once again among the show's absolute most quoted. Although now that he's become a major figure in the story, I will mention here that (<::V::>) is the emoticon of choice for Kamen Rider Chalice. It's a little abstract, I know. Rest assured Hajime will get his time in the spotlight of these lessons soon enough.

For now though, Kenjaki and Dadi are back at it again with a one-two punch of greatness.



Tachibana's declaration of the negative effects the Rider System has is meant to be another in a series of dramatic revelations that keep the viewer guessing, but unfortunately, not a lot of people were taking Blade all too seriously this early on. I presume that's why, despite Tachibana's delivery only being mildly slurred (ore no karada wa boro boro da! -> odenokaradawabodobododa!), it's one of the most commonly memed lines from the entire show, simply for being hard to take seriously and also just plain fun to reference at every given opportunity. Even the bumpers for the Super Hero Time block Kamen Rider airs in with Super Sentai made a joke out of it, with Tachibana telling viewers that if they don't watch next time too, his body will fall apart!



Meanwhile, Kenzaki's reaction to this bomb being dropped (uso da sonna koto! -> uzodadondokodo-n!) is legendary in its own right for coming off as more hilariously over the top than actually dramatic. Once again, Kenzaki shows why he's the prince, as the line becomes less and less comprehensible with every syllable. This is another one where people legitimately had trouble figuring out what was being said. It's also my personal favorite phrase in all of Ondul! Worth noting is that the snowy mountain this scene takes place in was even dubbed Mt. Dondoko by fans in honor of the line.

That concludes today's lesson, but those looking to review the material on their own time can feel free to use this video of the scene in question that has nearly 3 million views.

https://youtu.be/YP5XpwToSH8