[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

I really hate people insisting that Kamen Rider ISN’T formulaic, when even at its best, it’s MORE formulaic than Sentai ever is.

Don’t believe me? Let’s compare.

Ryuki, Kabuto: Massive number of Riders, some of them confined to movies. The main two have a red and blue colouration and a Jerkass and nice guy relationship. The third rider has a gun as his weapon of choice, the dark rider is purple-coloured and wields a sword and the direct evil counterpart to the hero is an evil twin in a black version of his suit. There’s an unstoppable golden rider who has the source of his power stolen to give the hero his super mode, the monsters of the week become less and less relevant as time goes on, instead focusing on conflict between humans

Kuuga, Kiva: Both focus on monsters attacking and killing people en mass, with a group fighting to stop them. Our main hero has a stronger red base form, a faster blue form, a gun wielding green form and a bulkier purple form, with all of his form changes activated by weapons. His super mode gives him the ability to use enhanced versions of all these weapons, and his final form is so unstoppable that the ultimate villain is an evil counterpart with the same unstoppability.

I... won't deny that Rider is more formulaic than people give it credit for (I think in particular things have felt very samey recently), but these examples are really stretching and are mostly based on superficialities. At the point you're saying "Kiva's forms being the same colours as Kuuga's are a sign of being formulaic" I don't think you've got much of an argument.

... man, you really got me defending Kiva...