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Originally Posted by DreamSword

I wasn't lying! I have infact been watching Stronger!

I believe you! Stronger is my second favorite Showa season after V3, so I hope you'll enjoy it more later!

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Speaking of Shigeru, this dude has to be the template for the a-hole Riders we'd see in the future, right? He has so many moments of just being a total showboat-y jerk, but his actor is so charismatic that it comes across more comical than it does malicious. Though I could easily see modern viewers having a problem with the way he treats Yuriko half the time.

Jo's actor originally auditioned for the role of Akaranger, so I think maybe he used that as inspiration for his long roll call as Stronger. But yeah, Jo has a pretty big ego by Showa standards. He's the only one I know about that has his own Stronger-branded S shirts. I love how he tricks Black Satan in to making him a remodified human, admires his new hands while using them to casually destroy one of their soldiers and then immediately laughs at their misfortune. This also makes him one of the few Showa Riders who became a Rider by choice, instead of being experimented on against his will or as means to save his life.

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As for Yuriko, I do respect that she's (arguably) the first female hero/Rider in the franchise, but man, I feel so bad for her. Her track record is terrible -- so far having only two definitive wins in terms of fights, and alot of times serves as the jobber of the cast. And like I said, Shigeru treats her pretty poorly, like the time Tackle fell off a cliff and he didn't even care! He just left her there! I like the duo as characters but jeez man!

I liked the novelty of having Electro Wave Human Tackle as a sidekick for the main Rider, but sadly, she performs pretty much as badly as I'd expect from a female sidekick in the 70s. Her cool moments are sparse enough to be counted on one hand, but I assure you she definitely has some cool moments. Other than being a heroine, I like Misaki as a female lead, in a similar way that I like Junko from V3, or Mako and Chiko from X. She's generally likable, I guess. I think it's just nice to have Misaki as this character who's consistently involved in Jo's adventures, rather than mostly hanging around at Tachibana's place.