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Episode 22: Torga's Identity!

Episode 23: The Protector and the Protected

Which brings us to the character angle in all of this. I get the general idea: Randy and Dimas come from totally different worlds, so of course their relationship is gonna be rocky at first. It's totally ruined though by the two never really coming to a proper understanding. In fact, the crucial advice that Randy imparts onto Dimas is never actually shown on screen, simply recalled in hindsight mid-fight by Torga. Which robs it of any sort of emotional sway it might've had.

I think it's intriguing how Dimas uses his position as president of his family company Akhsara Corp to support his mission as a Satria. He's also a goofy guy despite the cool feeling of his training scenes from before, as we see how his rich upbringing makes him totally confused that a common remote control television won't accept his voice input, kind of like Neon asking Sara where furniture comes from. While Dimas clashes with Randy here over his reckless methods as Torga, he does take the advice seriously and shows his strong sense of responsibility to live up to the Satria spirit. His relationship with Ricca is cute and humorous to watch.

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For those that don't remember, Iron Mask was the one who originally commanded the Blue Power Stone, so seeing him have a vision of being chosen by a Power Stone very much piqued my curiosity here, and got me thinking: Maybe, just maybe, my initial hunch of BIMA-X adding an eighth Power Stone to the mix might be correct? If instead the Yellow one wasn't retconned, and Iron Mask gets the power of Metal to help justify his new body? I'd be all for that.

The vision is certainly mysterious. Sure, we've seen monsters using Power Stones before with Topeng Besi and Shadow Crisis, but actually synchronizing with them and drawing out their full power is something that can only be done by a handful of people who can "become one with the Stones". The idea of somebody like Topeng Besi being chosen by one is ominous.

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Episode 24: Finding the Last Power Stone

Episode 25: The Unseen Power... Purple Bima-X!

But that's not the important part. The important part is that we not only acquire the Purple Power Stone, but learn what its element is: Magnets.

And yeah, thinking about it, I don't recall it ever being stated what element Purple actually was in the original BIMA. And I suppose magnetic powers would aid in making illusions seem all the more real.

The Rhino Monster also makes his debut here, and he's pretty fun. I not only thought the suit was nice, but I liked how a sledge hammer was his weapon of choice, and Mossa and Rexor having a backup plan with him planting sonars all around Indonesia incase the Stone acquisition went south was a very nice detail that leads us into our next arc.

Don't forget about Power Stone Ungu's other power: Catchy theme songs!

Magnetic Mode is a cool design, as the high tech aesthetic with rods and coils makes it stand out from the natural look of the others. Debuting it now after Torga is a good choice, as it lets Bima-X stay fresh and hip. I enjoyed how it managed to turn Magna's advantage in raw power against him, as expected from a wildcard type form like this. Once more, the jingle that introduces it is awesome, giving him this electronic techno feeling.