[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

One of my first exposures to Blade was a video review of some Motion Revive figures - an older, mid-00s precursor to the S(h)odo lines. The wave included several Kuuga plus Blade and Garren. The Garren figure was based off of this episode with the damaged helmet. It was a long time before I saw the scene in context and it was definitely a satisfying pay-off. It’s a brutal fight, especially the end where they’re just wailing each other at point-blank range. I like a good, flashy action scene, but sometimes a more minimalist approach can be even more effective.

It's such a good fight! It's really just tactics, and taking hits until you can hit back. Like, it does more to make Garren look good than any other fight. It's a thing where, if I ever go back and rewatch this series, I'm going to have it in my head that Garren is a bad-ass, not 160 lbs of failure crammed into a rubber suit.

And, honestly, I might love the Leangle/Garren fight more, 'cause he beats Leangle in one move!