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Originally Posted by Frontier

I think Nem and Nox are the same, whatever they are, that's why they're paralleled in the OP.

Similar to yin and yang?

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Oh yeah, I imagine we're totally jumping in to Minami's dream at some point! For comedic effect, the Baku of her dream could be a kid, since that's how Minami sees their hierarchy.

I can see that, but also because can see that episode explaining more of their background from his sister's perspective. I don't recall if they mentioned their parents yet, so that may play a key role.

If the parents are gone, Minami will probably view Baku (being her only relative) as somebody she wants to absolutely protect, even being overprotective. You usually get an overprotective sibling trope from the older one, not the younger one.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Especially since Baku is also a Nem fan, so he's just as excited as Miyuki to have her around, even though he knows (or rather believes) she's not real.

Nem could be some kind of guide or similar. Not sure yet. But I just learned that Baku was named after the nightmare-eating yokai of lore. And I found this part interesting:

"Legends say that the baku will come into the child's room and devour the bad dream, allowing the child to go back to sleep peacefully. However, calling to the baku must be done sparingly, because if he remains hungry after eating one's nightmare, he may also devour their hopes and desires as well, leaving them to live an empty life."

Considering one of the staples of the Kamen Rider franchise is that their powers are derived from the very monsters they defeat, I'm waiting for that shoe to drop.

If that makes sense.