[TheRaizin]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 17 - ?I?M THE TRUE PRESIDENT KAMEN RIDER?

Now that this episode is here, I must reiterate that I'm a huge Gai fan. I adore his actor, I was in love with the suit the moment we saw catalog leaks of it, I was always looking forward to Gai's debut as a Kamen Rider this was such a long time coming. I love the suit's royal aesthetic, I love the symmetrical belt that looks like a satellite, I love his weapon, I love that the undersuit is basically a recolor of Zero-One with a ton of armor on top of it, I love that lore-wise it technically can do everything Zero-One's currently strongest form can do, but focuses on it just being an absolute tank instead of speed. I love his soundtrack, just being a showcase of complete dominance.

Nachi Sakuragi does a great portrayal of Gai and I think it'd be really hard to find someone else who can say "1000%" as eloquently as he can.

The original design of Thouser did not have a black face, the mask was all silver with blue eyes, but I think them changing it to black and purple helped give it its status as a villain rider, without making it look too evil.

Bit of a personal tangent, but Thouser would actually be my second ever P-Bandai purchase. The first was Jin Flying Falcon, whom I picked over Horobi because I really liked episode 16, what a mistake that was! I've actually sold half of my Zero-One stuff, but Thouser (and Valkyrie, and Zero-One) remained.