[Zolda]

I have several new (outlandish) hypotheses:
- The reason why Commander Zero was a recurring character in Baku's crazy dreams (prior to episode 1 @ 10:20) is because Baku was already agent #7 of CODE. He somehow went MIA, or had an accident during his previous mission, or was captured and mindwiped (and then made to live the false life of a failing loser with Guinness-level bad luck via a memory implant) by the mastermind villain of the story that made him forgot his connection to CODE and his mission as a CODE agent #7.
- Baku's case could be similar to what likely happened to Nox, although in Nox's case it's worse because he has likely been trapped in the dream realm ever since his failed mission, while Baku was just having recurring dreams that always feature a secret agent theme with him as CODE agent #7 and Commander Zero as a recurring supporting character. Like I elaborated in my previous post in this thread, this trope about a mindwiped secret agent protagonist having recurring dreams/lingering memories about his previous mission/life is quite similar to what happened in Total Recall (1990) where the protagonist Douglas Quaid who was a mindwiped secret agent (or to be exact, a mindwiped double agent) often had had recurring dreams involving an unknown, mysterious woman (Melina) who had actually been his sidekick when he had defected from Vilos Cohaagen/the mastermind villain's order.
- Nox is a former agent of CODE, likely #6 (or #5), before he was deemed MIA and replaced by Baku (#7). Even worse than what likely happened to Baku, Nox was not only captured and mindwiped/mind-controlled by the mastermind villain, but was also made to work as a Nightmare general/enforcer. This could've likely happened because Nox had already penetrated to a far, far deeper layer of the dream realm than Baku did, so the mastermind villain probably thought, "This guy has already made it this far into my world and has almost lost his mind. I might as well turn him into my enforcer/field general and make him do my bidding." Nox's case could be similar to what happened to Chase/Roidmude 000/KR Proto Drive in KR Drive. In earlier episodes (3-15), he would likely transform into an anti-hero/dark hero form or even a corrupted version of his CODE Rider form, and the reveal of his identity as a former CODE agent would likely be revealed before or at the same time with his transformation into a Rider, which could be the same form he assumed when he was a CODE agent (similar to KR Proto Drive) or an entirely new form (similar to KR Chaser).
- Like I elaborated in my previous post in this thread, the fact that Minami is seemingly planting a mental block inside Baku's mind by scolding him and telling him not to dream in the real world (and that he has a world-level bad luck and he's not blessed by God) makes me wonder if that's her actual job. Her character could be a composite/amalgamation of the characters Lori and Harry in Total Recall. Harry was Douglas' best friend/co-worker who always told him to be satisfied with his (false) life as a lowly construction worker; and Lori was Douglas' wife in his (false) life who had always told him similar things, and later it was revealed that Lori was also a secret agent that was tasked by the mastermind villain (Cohaagen) to keep Douglas at bay. A possibility I can see with her character arc is that she's actually also an agent of CODE (albeit likely illegal/unofficial/unlisted/unnumbered) that's part of a top-secret parallel operation or disinformation campaign by one of CODE's top brass, which means that she could be a secret secret agent, haha. I see quite a high possibility (>50-55%) that she'd likely transform into the 3rd CODE Rider or even a Nightmare Rider in later episodes, likely between 17-20 or after 20.
- This CODE top brass could be Commander Zero or someone else higher in rank than him, and he's been conspiring with the Nightmares for his own gain. Like I hypothesized in my previous posts, this rogue leader who has been conspiring with the enemies (Nightmares) could be the founder of CODE, similar to Alpha/agent A in the Men in Black cartoon (1997) who was was the first agent and the founder of the Men in Black organization. He could be the mastermind villain or a co-conspirator.
- Baku would very likely keep his transformation into KR Zeztz (and the Driver and other gears) secret from Minami. She'd likely think that he's still just living a false life, while he's actually gradually gained his memory of his previous mission.
- I hypothesized in my 5th post here that the plot twist that could later appear is the supposed top-level reality that the protagonists are said to be living in is actually just also another layer of dream, and Nemu has been looking for Baku there, which means that the one who is trapped inside the dream realms is not only Nox, but also Baku. Like I've hypothesized since my previous post in this thread, I see another possibility that the plot twist could be that Baku's entire life has just been a false life, and his entire memory has been a false memory that was implanted by the mastermind vilain (who could also be a CODE top brass). This would likely be revealed almost at the same time with the reveal of Minami's true identity as a secret secret agent between episodes 17-20 or after 20.
- I hypothesized in my previous posts that Nemu is likely of the same species as the Nightmares, but I think there's another possibility. It's quite possible that Nemu is of a species that's the benevolent version of the Nightmares. Perhaps the dream realm is inhabited by both benevolent and malevolent dream-dwelling creatures, and these creatures have the ability to manipulate many aspects of the real world, like what's been demonstrated by the Gun Nightmare and Nox (a human who had penetrated too far into the dream realm and gained minor ability of reality-altering/bending/manipulation power). Perhaps Commander Zero is also of the same species as Nemu, and that's likely why the Zeztz Driver, the Physicam Impact Capsem, and Zeztz Phone materialize in the real word when Baku completes his mission and wakes up from his nightmare at the end of episode 1. Another possibility is that Nemu could've been Baku's partner or rescue target in the previous mission before he went MIA and mindwiped, and that could explain why he always has crazy dreams about being a secret agent that saves her. If she's Baku's former partner, then she's similar to Melina from Total Recall (1990) like I mentioned above.
- So far, the Nightmares have never shown that they're able to assume a human form or mimic one or several humans, although they're able to create projections of humans. Perhaps that's just low-level Nightmares. Elite/high-level Nightmares who possess shapeshifting ability would likely appear later. The CODE top brass (who could be the mastermind villain or a co-conspirator) that I mentioned above could be one of the elite/high-level Nightmares who killed the original person and steal his identity, similar to the Chameleon Deadman who impersonated Commander Wakabayashi of Fenix in KR Revice.
- Like I elaborated at the end of my previous post in this thread, the Nightmares are likely planting negative/destructive ideas into humans' mind in order to manipulate humanity with the endgame of transforming their imaginary existence into the real one (and completely taking over the real world).
- The most outlandish hypothesis I have is similar to my 3rd post here: Baku could be a lucid dreamer God/deity that created everything in this story. Everything, including the real world, the dream world, all the characters, CODE, and even the Nightmares. Now that's peak absurdity, haha.

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Originally Posted by pokey9513

for the love of god please spare us another year of your essays nitpicking literally everything you don't like and just stop watching if you dislike it all so much

Spare you? You think my weekly posts are directed to you? You think my weekly posts are intended to change your mind? If you think so, then you're 1000000000000000000000% wrong, dude.

Look how cute the Geats/Yuuya cultists when defending their master Yuuya "The Indefensible" Takahashi. They're so adorable!

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Originally Posted by skyh0und0028

Some of those responses prove that certain users have nothing else to do in life. But I get what you mean

Yes, you're 1000000000000000000000% right. I totally have nothing else to do in my pathetic life. I have no day job, no side hustles, no social life, no other hobbies, and no other things to do in my life. That's why I usually post only once or twice a week during weekend (or at night during weekdays, to the lesser extent). My life only revolves around posting in this forum and trashing the latest KR series. That's why I'm the only member in this forum who has the highest post count of 382, including this post.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Nobody's forcing you to read them (I assume; I don't know your life).

This. You hit the nail right on the head. Some people on the internet are just soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thin-skinned that they misconstrue even the most harmless comments/posts as personal attacks.