[Chasing]

Thoughts and hopes on what the Southern Base branch of Kamen Riders will be like? Quarter 2 is around the corner, so we're certainly getting new characters soon. I can't wait to see what's in store for us.

I think the reason Emotion Dragon works SO well is that design-wise, it's basically a 3-volume combo(despite the transformation trinket just being one book), yet it doesn't have a commit to a single color scheme. I love the idea of the 3-volume combos in the series, but the fact that Saber, Blades, and Espada all coommit to one color scheme kind of ruins it for me. It just looks a little too extra; to the point that I genuinely prefer all of their 1-volume forms. When everything is the same color, I find that I lose focus and don't appreciate all the little details as much.

Emotion Dragon works incredibly well because the middle and left parts actually match the color scheme of Brave Dragon. Even though the Brave Dragon side remains unchanged, it gives off the impression that the originally plain-looking black and white parts of Brave Dragon have been upgraded. I know it could never happen, but it would have been amazing to see Blades and Espada get something like this.

Something else that I really appreciate about Saber is the fact that Jaoh Dragon doesn't give Calibur a COMPLETE makeover. It just makes more sense this way, and is definitely easier on their budget since we know the suits they use are modular. This probably sounds mundane, but I think it's genius that both of Calibur's suits share everything below the chest. While we can appreciate Jaoh Dragon, it's nice to see that a lot of Jaaku Dragon is still there. I actually really hope that if Slash, Buster, and Kenzan get upgrades, they follow a similar pattern, because their suits have really great designs and ideas that shouldn't get completely shelved. I really don't believe that getting an upgrade or new form should warrant a completely new suit, at least for Kamen Riders that aren't the primary or secondary.