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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 25 - ?I WILL SAVE THE HUMAGEARS?

It?s basically a clip show, something that leverages tons of old footage (including, sadly, a bunch of content from the Reiwa First Generation movie) to recap the surprisingly complex and sprawling plot of this series, as well as the journeys of individual characters.

It was? Well, that explains why the only part I remember about this episode was Jin's return and the intriguing interactions between Aruto, Isamu and Gai. Seriously poor timing for a recap though, coming before the 6 week hiatus, Recap City.

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Jin?s literally broken the chains of Humagear servitude, in look as well as in function. He doesn?t have to hide his identity from anyone anymore. He proudly displays his former bondage, to emphasize that it?s former. When he talks to Aruto about his future plans, it?s confident and clear: to free Humagears from humanity?s grasp. He?s going to save his people as Kamen Rider Jin. He?s not a villain, he?s a freedom fighter. His motivation is a twisted form of Aruto?s own heroism, and it?s incredibly intriguing. Horobi?s nonsense was always too smug and sinister to feel like it was a legitimate ethos, and Gai?s whole thing is about toxic egotism as a singular vision, so it?s nice to get Jin back as a sort of empathetic terrorist. Time?ll tell if he just degenerates back into a giggling psychopath, but I?m totally into this version?s point of view.

He was once Jin The Boy. But now he's Jin The Man. I think this new upgraded side of him is pretty cool, where his mission to liberate HumaGears from their human oppressors is the same, but his methods are now his own. He's not just following his father's orders and throwing tantrums anymore, he's thinking for himself and actively thinking about what HumaGears need to feel happy in this world.

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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE SO-DO AI 07: KAMEN RIDER JIN - BURNING FALCON

I like the Shotriser-esque revamp of Jin?s suit. It?s got the same Angry Silver Tummy of the AIMS suits, but a more cohesive version of their animal motifs. It?s a neat twist, with this new Driver having some of that AIMS DNA while still giving it a unique outcome. The more symmetrical suit for Jin communicates that he?s in a less chaotic space, mentally. There?s a clarity of purpose to this design, which meshes well with his reintroduction to the series.

He also has his own Progrise Key now, instead of stealing Aruto's, so this is a totally ethical Kamen Rider. I agree that it takes all the exciting parts of the AIMS suits and I think that the burning red and silver makes him look cool and heroic. His ZAIA Slashriser (Presented by ZAIA! .... And Premium Bandai!) when it's unsheathed kind of resembles one of his razor sharp feathers and functions like a precursor to the Seiken SworDriver.

Anyway, this is the last of three non-job episodes in the Job Competition arc. The oasis in the desert.