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Spanner: "Friendship is for chumps, Ichinose!"

Houtarou: (points at Episode 13 title)

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And they're all middle aged man, so I don't think they will transform into Riders, haha.

I mean, they have become more common recently. Masamune, Shinobu, Gai, Genta, etc.

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Originally Posted by Zolda

They prioritize capturing all 101 Chemies above anything else.

Which is weird, since it's literally written in Chemy Law that Level 10s cannot be subjugated and yet one of those execs is like, "you haven't even subjugated a single Level 10!"

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Originally Posted by Zolda

From Houtarou's dream, it seems like directly using the X Gotchalibur to defeat KR Dread will result in Sabimaru dying along with the destruction of the Dreadriver. Clotho says @ 07:16 that Sabimaru could be dead the next time he transforms into Dread. Lachesis says @ 07:22 that an alchemist at Sabimaru's level can barely use the Dreadriver. Does this mean that an alchemist with a much more advanced level skills can use it well? Perhaps Spanner, Minato, or Licht could be the permanent/final user.

The surprising part about Houtarou's nightmare is how close it resembles the future reality, even down to the seemingly random appearance of Kajiki saying, "A black Kamen Rider!", despite Houtarou having little reason to dream about him specifically in that scenario. Makes me wonder if X Gotchalibur can actually predict future possibilities, similar to Kurayami. I can totally relate to Houtarou sleeping through English class, so he's lucky to have (had) such a chill teacher who'll allow him to do that.

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What I got wrong was where the Level 10 RCC would be inserted. I thought that the Level 10 RCC would be inserted into the front slot, but it turns out that it's inserted into the top slot. No wonder all Level 10 RCC's have no helmet patterns on their rear sides, only an identical X pattern. So, the Level 10 RCC's can be used in tandem with any normal RCC combination. Super Gotchard Cross UFO-X has arguably the goofiest armors in the whole history of this franchise.

I didn't even know the X Gotchalibur had a top slot until watching this episode! While Level 10s can hypothetically Gotcha-N-Go with any pair of cards that Houtarou has high synchronization with, I'm not sure if we'll get to see anything other than SteamHopper as the base, since there are so many standard forms left to show off. Super Gotchard Cross UFO-X is just as goofy in action for sure, but I can still appreciate the goofiness for its charming quality and unique design, even though I agree that X-Rex is much cooler. I also like the difference in how UFO-X gives extra armor to the arms and X-Rex to the legs, while the SteamHopper base armor ensures that everything still looks interesting.

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Originally Posted by Zolda

And how the heck is Sabimaru still connected to Isaac?

Seems like Isaac has some kind of empathic ability, allowing him to sync with Sabi's emotions in close proximity and translate them in to words. This would explain why he sounds a lot more expressive whenever Sabi experiences a strong emotion like anger, stress or despair. I recall he also briefly expressed happiness in Episode 5, when Houtarou complimented Sabi.

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Next episode: Clotho and or Lachesis will transform into KR Dread. I hope Toei will use an actual female suit actor, not male one, and make actual female-sized suits and armors, like when they made the female KR Calibur. I think their altered physique is more suited for the Dreadriver. Houtarou will get a new Level 10 form, Cross Rex. At least this one doesn't look goofy like the Cross UFO-X.

The usual male suit actor for female Riders recently is Fujita Satoshi, who I think would be good at portraying Clotho-Dread's more macho fighting style, while Miyazawa Yuki who acted for Sophia-Calibur and Na-Go would be a good fit for Lachesis-Dread's elegant swordsmanship. Alternatively, Gomi Ryoko hasn't had a main role in Sentai since Kirama Green (another sword user), so Toei could make use of her in Rider. I feel like Miyazawa might end up as the main suit actress for the rumored Rinne Rider anyway, considering the visual similarity between Na-Go's magic and Rinne's alchemy.