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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

But the problem with this story is that Fuwa's incredibly unhealthy worldview -- which I think is moderately well established by this episode? -- is treated as helpful advice for a child who is getting bullied. There's a huge difference between Search For The Truth and Ignore Any Evidence You Dislike, or between Believe In The People You Love and Find Someone To Blame, but this episode never really digs into any of that. They just let Fuwa take some anxious child on an absolutely dreadful Big Brother outing, and then treat it all as a heroic lesson in perseverance. That seems like a weird thing to do?

I think it's more that just in this specific instance Fuwa's advice or worldview were relevant to what the kid needed to hear as it related to his own personal hangups and what they were personally dealing with. I don't think it's meant to justify the more negative aspects of how Fuwa sees the world, just why he and the kid were able to connect and further Fuwa plots.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

The kid is this episode was previously kid!Takeru in Ghost. What is it with him and dead dads? (Though he was also in a Wizard two-parter as the son of a Gate?)

So a perennial Kamen Rider kid, you could say.

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The mysterious Kamen Rider is suit-acted by Seiji Taikawa. This is because the producer wanted him to be the final boss, no matter how the plot progressed (kind of like how Gaim was always going to come down to Kouta vs Kaito and how it was always going to end with whoever won that fight still losing something important) to cement Yuya Takahashi as his successor. But since Taikawa didn?t WANT a successor, he suggested someone else audition for Saber?s leading suit actor.

I did not know that!

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The Onycho Magia is based on the Onychonycteris, an ancestor of bats.

I know it's not the traditional Spider-Bat-Cobra combo but we've got an insect (I know Spiders aren't insects but bear with me here) Magia (Berotha), a reptile Magia (Kuehne), and now a bat.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Of course, I don't literally deny Kamen Rider Zero One being the protagonist of Kamen Rider Zero One, even though there are others I've seen who will. Actually, I also get annoyed hearing people casually deny guys like Shinji and Tendo, due to them not being conventional enough, so maybe I should have phrased it better. If Isamu was hogging the screen and taking focus away from Aruto, then yeah, that would suck. I appreciate how the show makes time for both of them, since their characters shine brightest in contrast to each other.

I feel like you often see comments of the 2nd Rider feeling more like the main character (because they drive the plot, are sometimes the POV character, or are just generally pretty awesome) but I think that's just what makes them such a strong co-lead alongside the main Rider.

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Strong disagree here. Flying Falcon is my overall favorite form of Zero One and it's rare for me to say that about a basic form change! It was a curse for me back when the show was airing, due to [spoiler]. As a consolation, it got to be one of his five playable forms in Memory of Heroez and I'm pretty sure I mentioned how much I loved it in DS' thread for that game. I think the yellow and pink are a striking combination of bright colors, the design is elegant, the name is alliterative and the fighting style is enjoyable to watch!

I love Zero-One's forms. One of my main disappointments of Memory of Heroez is we didn't get to use all the base forms other than Rising Hopper and Flying Falcon.