[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

I tend to dislike it when final form suits get too busy, but this one swung too far in the opposite direction for me.

Understandable! In Heisei, this would've probably been a mid-season upgrade form: a slight power boost before the more ornate late-series suit. In Reiwa, though... we're really going to keep getting Final Forms that are just Base Form Plus, and I guess I'm okay with it? I almost always like the Base Form suits the best, so I can't really complain about them being given a new lease on (repainted) life. I certainly like Xross Saber better than Realizing Hopper, I'll tell you that much.

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Originally Posted by r4bbitdragon

also my favorite wolfbugskull guy got himself a new sword <3 love to see it

It'll be interesting to see what Desast does with Falchion's sword. I have literally no idea where this story could go, which is a nice feeling!

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

Alright, I promised you big, and I mean big.

Dang! Thanks so much for providing all of that info!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

It'd probably be better if Touma's speeches is about Bacht venting his sadness in a less destructive way, especially to others.

Ha ha, I actually sort of liked his rant to Bacht? The speeches I dislike are usually the ones that are more... like, emotional pleas to ignore evidence in favor of believing impossible outcomes. It's all thematically appropriate, but it tends to consist of a lot of shouting (A LOT OF SHOUTING) and very little that would sway me, personally. It's very earnest and emotionally vulnerable, but I tend to just think You Are Not Offering A Real Alternative Here. I usually want something a little more than just a rallying cry.

The Bacht speech was sort of fun, because there are occasionally people where Touma's just like Quit Being A Selfish Baby, and I find that hilarious. Touma is furious that Bacht would spend a thousand years not changing or growing, to the detriment of his own mental health. The idea that you wouldn't take ownership of your own sorrow and find some way to either push past it or use it to help others... like, that is a red line for Touma.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

In general, I remember the conversation between father and son with its touching and soulfulness.

It's the best! I've been waiting for Kaido to make his inevitable return to the series for a long while, and it did not disappoint.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Give it an even bigger headsword, which I'm sure Die really appreciates too!

Is it? So much of the battle was at night that I didn't even notice! That, or I'm coming down with some sort of headsword-related Stockholm Syndrome and I can't even get mad about those elements of the suits anymore...

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I adore the way Bacht is given the real emotionally weighty confrontation, and how that contrasts with Solomon being exactly the false swordsman I made him out to be, someone who dresses himself in the same way superficially, but is the fundamental antithesis of all these people, all at once.

Yeah, as much as I didn't care for Touma's big All Swordsmen speech to debut Xross Saber, I kinda liked how the initial point was that Solomon wasn't even worth debating or deconstructing, because he doesn't have a coherent philosophy or point of view. He's literally not worth engaging with, just defeating. That is one of the sickest burns you can get in Kamen Rider!

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Originally Posted by weedle013ZiO

Seiken Sefirot tree and corresponding PToH (Why did I do this)
Kaiji - Malkuth - Morgana
Kurayami - Yesod - Futaba Sakura
Hayate - Hod - Ann Takamaki
Nagare - Netzach - Ryuji Sakamato
Ikazuchi - Tiferet - Yusuke Kitagawa
Suzune - Gevurah - Haru Okumura
Rekka - Chesed - Makoto Niijima
Kyomu - Da'at
Noroshi - Binah - Sumire Yoshizawa
Gekido - Chokmah - Goro Akechi
Saikou - Kether - Ren Amamiya

Thanks! I don't get the significance, but I appreciate the info!

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

You don't like the sword?! Haouken Xross Saber is the first Final Form weapon in years and it even uses the same awesome sliding feature as the Zanvat Sword! I know I said Suzune was my favorite Seiken Sword, but really, that's excluding Xross Saber, as that sword is just too awesome to be in the same league. Even its name is cool, making clever use of the kanji in Saber's name. What don't you like about it?

I just... I don't like the sword toys. I just don't. Drivers, collectibles? Yes, maybe too much. But DX weapons, I can't really get into. So seeing Saber debut the Hot New Toy and all of its functionality... not for me! I don't care about it.

Purely subjective, and nothing I can justify more than saying that it doesn't excite me. Sorry if you were hoping for something deeper!