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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 9 - ?PUT THAT LIFE IN THEIR HANDS?

That idea of multiple conflicting inputs creating options to alter destinies, we even get that in the resolution to Fuwa?s front-to-back, top-to-bottom ass-whupping from last episode. Fuwa was nearly killed by Humagears twelve years ago, but he was saved by a Humagear today. He can?t lean on the All Humagears Are Evil thing anymore, because he?s proof that they aren?t. He gets to choose which input ? Evil or Good ? he gives the most weight to. And, yeah, he might still pick Evil! One good robot doesn?t outweigh an army of killer ones, and that?s his choice to make. But now he?ll have to reckon with the possibility of Humagears being worth protecting, and that?s a step in the right direction.

It's a clever dynamic between the main 5, how Isamu and Yua are on the side of humanity, Horobi and Jin are on the side of HumaGears and Aruto is stuck in the middle of the conflict, trying to preach the good in both sides. This episode really tackles the disease of prejudice and how unhealthy and unfair it is to judge an entire race over unfortunate past experiences. Isamu takes a big step towards becoming a wiser person here, acknowledging to Aruto that there might be some good in HumaGears, even if he still sees the evil in them with much more lucidity. Defeating prejudice takes time, it's something we've all had at some point, it's difficult cause we often don't know it's even there. But with an open mind, people can get there eventually.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE SO-DO AI 02: KAMEN RIDER VULCAN - PUNCHING KONG

It?s Fuwa?s first form change, and I like how it denotes its power. It?s bulky and dark on top, slim and white on the bottom. It?s not the slight vertical asymmetry of Shooting Wolf, it?s a massively powerful upper-half and nothing else. The red lines help break up the blocks of black, and reinforce the raw power of the design. It looks like it?s going to hurt you, even more than Shooting Wolf?s barely-restrained fury.

I like the concept more than the execution here. I understand the reason why it's so top-heavy, to emphasis the raw gorilla power. But visually, it kind of looks like he dressed up for winter but forgot to put on pants and boots. It's also weird that this form has the distinction of being Vulcan's only non-wolf form.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

Second brings us a touch of delusion, as it's based on Deluknight, from Akibaranger's Season 1.


And third, the one I actually forgot the origins of, may be proof of how AI and robotics got so advanced in such a short time scale. As the History Channel would say - Aliens. Anyway, it's a reworking of the Megahex suit from the Gaim/Drive Movie Wars.

It's been almost 3 years and I never noticed these details before. Thanks for bringing this up.