[Kurona]

So I just got finished watching the 6 Legend Rider specials for Ghost (as in the ones before the anniversary movie and the DVD heisei eyecon special), and... for the most part there's not much to them; obviously like any of these sorts of legend rider specials they're just put out there as an extra bit of mindless harmless fun with a basic mystery to keep you hooked. It's a platform to sell some Premium Bandai toys and an excuse to get out some sick suits (W Damashii and Wizard Damashii are probably some of the best Legend Rider suits ever made).

... but then there's this.






This? This is fascinating to me. It's a happy coincidence, sure, but this specific line with its specific focus kinda shook me because it shows what a perfect villain someone like Wiseman could be for Ghost! It bounces off Takeru's personal philosophy in such an interesting and twisted way, and in a completely unique dimension that no other Ghost villain really has. The way that it completely recontextualises and refocuses Takeru's philosophy to re-inforce that it's not just the lives right next to him that he is personally connected to that matters, but all life everywhere; and that is what sets him apart from this villain.

It's not something I'm going to say was missing from Ghost or anything - I again think it handles its themes very well - and it's unfortunately not fleshed out here because, again, mindless 5-minute specials put out to promote some Legend Rider toys; but it's a moment I love a lot and it makes me appreciate that this was the last Legend Rider eyecon Takeru needed to get and that Wiseman was the last one he took down. It's so interesting and I would easily have bought someone like Wiseman being a mid-season villain or something for Ghost.