[Den-O]

Another round of magazine scans for your viewing pleasure! Today's scans reveal:

SPOILERS ahead for Kamen Rider Wizard!

• Kamen Rider Wizard Inifity versus what appears to be a powered up Gremlin Phantom wielding the White Wizards Hamel Cane Sword/Flute weapon
• Kamen Rider Gaim performing his rider kick, as well as some shots of his enemy monsters, a few lock seeds, and his bike the Sakura Hurricane
• Kyoryu Silver and Bragigas in silhouette and Kyoryuzin versus an apparently evil Torin?!
• UPDATE! now including Kyoryu Red Carnival and his full arsenal of Kyoryuzin-esque weaponry!

Credit: Orends Range

[Electric Turahk]

Well, looks like yet another massive list of people "calling it" is in order for Gremlin being the final big bad.

[Matrixbeast]

I'm seriously disappointed if Gremlin turned out to be the villain.
We build up White Wizard as playing everyone, and then it turns out the random mid-season villain was the true big bad? *Sighs*

[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I'm seriously disappointed if Gremlin turned out to be the villain.
We build up White Wizard as playing everyone, and then it turns out the random mid-season villain was the true big bad? *Sighs*

I've hated, HATED, Gremlin ever since his first appearance. It's incredibly disappointing that he steals the show at the end. Though I do like that it'll probably give a small bit of redemption to Fueki and his plan.

[Matrixbeast]

From a moral standpoint, Fueki always had that bit of humanity solely because his actions were to save his daughter, but having Gremlin turn out to be the big bad won't redeem him, it'll just make him a little more tragic.

[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

From a moral standpoint, Fueki always had that bit of humanity solely because his actions were to save his daughter, but having Gremlin turn out to be the big bad won't redeem him, it'll just make him a little more tragic.

Maybe I'm wording it wrong. But I won't hate Fueki the way I imagined I would now. He won't fight everyone and have to be killed by the good guys, he won't be the one in the way at the end. Gremlin will sort of unite the others to stand against him and make Fueki seem less morally ambiguous by comparison.

[Locke]

The whole Phoenix Gremlin thing was really oddly handled. Phoenix largely did nothing for most of the show, had a really cool battle, then died and was replaced immediately by a far more interesting Phantom, who basically stood around doing nothing just as often.

I just don't get why Gremlin wasn't just always there, and why even bother with Phoenix if they always planned to have him killed half way through the show and never mentioned again.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Maybe I'm wording it wrong. But I won't hate Fueki the way I imagined I would now. He won't fight everyone and have to be killed by the good guys, he won't be the one in the way at the end. Gremlin will sort of unite the others to stand against him and make Fueki seem less morally ambiguous by comparison.

Ahh. I see, now.
I was actually hoping the events would occur like that. I would've loved for the climax to be Wizard vs. White Wizard. After his spiel about how he doesn't care who gets hurt, who dies, etc, as long as Koyumi is brought back, it kind of ended any sympathy I held for him. Perhaps he'll be made sympathetic once more in the upcoming episodes, but as it stands now, I kind of want him to get axed.

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Originally Posted by Locke

The whole Phoenix Gremlin thing was really oddly handled. Phoenix largely did nothing for most of the show, had a really cool battle, then died and was replaced immediately by a far more interesting Phantom, who basically stood around doing nothing just as often.

I just don't get why Gremlin wasn't just always there, and why even bother with Phoenix if they always planned to have him killed half way through the show and never mentioned again.

That was kind of the point. Phoenix was always there to serve as the power bar for Phantoms, and Haruto killing him was to show how far Haruto had grown in power and ability.

That, and he had a bitchin' design.

[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Ahh. I see, now.
I was actually hoping the events would occur like that. I would've loved for the climax to be Wizard vs. White Wizard. After his spiel about how he doesn't care who gets hurt, who dies, etc, as long as Koyumi is brought back, it kind of ended any sympathy I held for him. Perhaps he'll be made sympathetic once more in the upcoming episodes, but as it stands now, I kind of want him to get axed.



That was kind of the point. Phoenix was always there to serve as the power bar for Phantoms, and Haruto killing him was to show how far Haruto had grown in power and ability.

That, and he had a bitchin' design.

Phoenix is still one of the best Phantom designs in the series.

[KamenRiderOOO]

My theory is just as Fueki is almost done with the Sabbath, Gremlin intervenes and absorbs/kills Fueki, adding his mana to his own, giving him his new form and Fueki's HammerCane.

Also, dat Goth Haruka Tomatsu/Canderrilla O_O <3