[FairyKing]

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Originally Posted by Bionichute

so the twist is that the evil bird is the actual villain right

Zenkaiser also has a robot bird companion, doesn't he? The one who looks vaguely like the Geartlinger but doesn't seem to transform into it. And they even appear to have some similarities in their designs! Maybe it'll just be for thematic contrast, but I'll bet it's more than a coincidence...
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/po...20210131020450
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/po...20210131061457
(I'm having trouble posting images here for some reason so links will have to do)