[JusticeMagnum]

Hey guys, here to discuss a theory about how Buffa Maou could potentially awaken. Something that struck me as interesting was how in episode 40 Beroba asks Buffa what happened to his Rider destroying powers and his response is simply "I don't need them anymore". I'm honestly not sure whether he's just saying that and actually doesn't know what happened to them (maybe Ace took them away when he created his new world) or if he willingly gave them up since his enemies at the moment are no longer Riders and instead just the Jamato/Beroba.

If it's the former then I guess Ace could just be the one to grant him the power up, but if it's the latter (the more interesting route imo) then I imagine his powers will reemerge with a vengeance once his hatred of Riders returns and reaches a boiling point, and what better way for that to happen than with the downfall of Tanuki boy and the new gang Riders showing up.

Remember Buffa at the start of the show believed firmly that there were no good Rider and that they were all inherently selfish and would use/abuse anyone in order to get their wish. I can definitely see that original mindset being validated by Tycoon, who was seemingly the most noble and heroic Rider in the series, turn out to actually be a bad apple. Plus the emergence of the new gang Riders would add fuel to the fire. Also to add to the theory of Buffa's Jama God powers being dormant, in a recent issue of Uchusen when they talked about Buffa Musou they ended the discussion by asking "Did Buffa lose this power?", making it seem like it's up in the air.

One more interesting detail to note is that the sketch of the Buffa Maou buckle (keep in mind ALL of the final form buckle sketches have been accurate) shows that he has the Buffa Musou horns which according to the official Rider stats multiplies his attack damage by several dozen times when fighting a Rider (and for those curious the Musou cape gave him super armor against attacks from Riders).

So yeah that's the theory guys, I wouldn't be too surprised if it didn't turn out that way but Geats has been so consistently fantastic throughout it's whole run so far that I'm sure whatever route they go will be rock solid.