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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

I'm simply not buying the Beowolf thing. It is clearly the product of fans searching "geats" in English Google, seeing that the word relates to Beowolf's Swedish clan as literally the first hit, and then drawing the laziest possible conclusion that this Rider must be Beowolf-themed.

But I've been around in Tokusatsu fandom long enough to have seen this exact same cycle play out every single time a Sentai or a Kamen Rider show has a not-easily-discernable title. And what is almost certain to happen is that "Geats" will mean something far less cool and much weirder than Beowolf, and fans will feel betrayed because they had all these badass ideas for a Beowolf Rider, and it will sour the perception of the show before it's ever released.

Mark my words. This happens pretty much every year.

I don't believe in the Beowulf theory myself. Moreover, I believe that even if the Geats are a reference to the Germanic tribes, then the Nibelungs are much more suitable for the plot with many Riders. But I don't think it's all that pessimistic. For example, last year there were many rumors that the Zenkaigers would be based on insects. But when it turned out that this was not the case, somehow no one was particularly sad, everyone switched to new theories. It's just that right now nothing is known about Rider, and people want to talk about him. So, I'm sure, as soon as even a logo appears, the Beowulf theory will be forgotten or postponed until the next similar case.