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Originally Posted by JusticeMagnum

Okay guys big new rumors this time, so I've seen this float around a lot today and it's new info regarding potential staff, the most important being that the head writer could be Shoji Yonemura. For those who don't know his most notable works are being the head writer for Kabuto & writing the second half of Decade. There's also a brief summary of what could potentially Gotchards plot.

There's also another rumor that was said by a Chinese leaker who actually was correct about some Gotchard stuff before so take that for what you will, apparently Masahiro Inoue will be playing the 3rd rider of Gotchard (whether it'll be Decade or him just playing a new character is unknown). Also, supposedly we'll see the return of Rider-esque rival characters ala Mashin Chaser & Night Rogue/Blood Stalk.

Again this is all rumors so there's a BIG chance this could all be 100% incorrect but it's fun for discussion nonetheless.

Masahiro Inoue is so synonymous with the role of Decade, that it's pretty hard to imagine him playing any other role within the Kamen Rider franchise. However, it's not like Toei doesn't constantly use the same actors for different roles. It could potentially lead to some funny callbacks, and there's certainly potential for future crossover shenanigans.

I don't really know what to make of the summary. I guess it's that we've just had a game-based series in Geats, and the premise sounds pretty similar to previous shows in the same vein. The gimmick sounds very Build-like to me, what with apparently mixing the organic with the inorganic and finding the winning formulae. In contrast to Geats, it seems that the Riders are supposed to work together from the get-go, but almost every Rider show tends to go that way regardless.

If these rumors are true, the characters and the action are what will make or break the show for me. I do like Gotchard's design, though.

The fact that it sounds so derivative of previous shows is also what makes me doubt the validity of these rumors, even if I certainly wouldn't put it past Toei.