[henshinzero]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

#2 is probably too similar to Fourze for the time being.

I think #5 would need a bit more to set it apart from every other KR series. After all, KR is a like a live action MK, SF, TK, and DBZ already.

Then how would you bring out the constellations in Kamen Rider? Saint Seiya Omega style?

Too similar from Fourze. Well, something needs to change. In Fourze, they didn't have a zodiarts rider to be the secondary rider to begin with before Meteor.

If that appeared instead of having two riders, we'd still have the "rider is actually a monster in disguise" routine. He'd be like Chalice/Joker.

KR didn't have any racing, so why not combine the constellations into racing?

Main rider: Twelve signs of the zodiac
Secondary rider: Chinese zodiac
Third rider: Japanese zodiac with the four beasts

It can go Agito style.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

I thought Kiva was a cool show, but a lot more haphazard than other Kamen Rider series. And the ending was pretty disappointing. But they handled the timelines really well (yeah, I'm even a fan of the time travel).

But I am biased... I will always love a Rider who's forms are powered by a Vampire, a Frankenstein monster, a Wolfman, and a swamp Creature.


You bring up a cool angle, though. It would be cool to have a group of Riders, each one with forms that represent a different culture's traditional monsters.

There could be the American/Euro monsters (Vamps, Frankenstein monster, Werewolves, etc) Rider. Then riders based on monsters from China, Japan, India, Russia, Africa, Scandinavia, etc. I'd love that.


I'd also be into an "Adventurer"/Indiana Jones-style motif. But only so long as the main Rider had an Indiana-style fedora and whip. (I think we all know how cool KR Skull looked with a fedora.)

That really makes me want to give Kiva another chance.

[henshinzero]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

I thought Kiva was a cool show, but a lot more haphazard than other Kamen Rider series. And the ending was pretty disappointing. But they handled the timelines really well (yeah, I'm even a fan of the time travel).

But I am biased... I will always love a Rider who's forms are powered by a Vampire, a Frankenstein monster, a Wolfman, and a swamp Creature.


You bring up a cool angle, though. It would be cool to have a group of Riders, each one with forms that represent a different culture's traditional monsters.

There could be the American/Euro monsters (Vamps, Frankenstein monster, Werewolves, etc) Rider. Then riders based on monsters from China, Japan, India, Russia, Africa, Scandinavia, etc. I'd love that.


I'd also be into an "Adventurer"/Indiana Jones-style motif. But only so long as the main Rider had an Indiana-style fedora and whip. (I think we all know how cool KR Skull looked with a fedora.)

I'd see the monster rider the next OOO.

Go Castlevania & Devil May Cry style.

A vampire, werewolf, mummy, merman & frankenstein. And an angel to be its final form.

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Locke

That really makes me want to give Kiva another chance.

Kiva is an odd duck, and it's not for everyone. For one, it only pays off about 5 of the 1,000,000 elements it introduces. So the ending is kind of unsatisfying. But if you're not expecting everything (or much of anything, really) to be explained, you'll be better off than I was.

But the ride is really fun, and the way they handle the dual time periods leads to some really well written episodes.

It's definitely a YMMV deal, but I had a lot of (pretty mindless) fun with the show.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Locke

That really makes me want to give Kiva another chance.

Go for it. Some praise it as the epitome of KR, others decry it as the worst of Heisei. Opinions are split so much concerning Kiva that I'm curious what you have to say over it.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Go for it. Some praise it as the epitome of KR, others decry it as the worst of Heisei. Opinions are split so much concerning Kiva that I'm curious what you have to say over it.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

Kiva is an odd duck, and it's not for everyone. For one, it only pays off about 5 of the 1,000,000 elements it introduces. So the ending is kind of unsatisfying. But if you're not expecting everything (or much of anything, really) to be explained, you'll be better off than I was.

But the ride is really fun, and the way they handle the dual time periods leads to some really well written episodes.

It's definitely a YMMV deal, but I had a lot of (pretty mindless) fun with the show.

I dunno whether you remember Matrix but I checked Kiva out before, but promptly dropped it after a few episodes where shit was just happening randomly and all the effects were horrible.

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Locke

I dunno whether you remember Matrix but I checked Kiva out before, but promptly dropped it after a few episodes where shit was just happening randomly and all the effects were horrible.

The first few episodes definitely toss you in the deep end with absolutely zero explanation of what's going on. But I really love how batshit insane that makes everything feel. If you just turn off your critical faculties and let the jarring craziness wash over you, it can be really fun... even though you have to work really hard to piece together the random weirdness at first.

But yeah. I was incredibly confused for the first like 4 episodes.

I think episode 4, where Kiva first uses his Garuru (Wolf Man) power up, is the point where I realized that the narrative conventions of this show weren't going to be quite like any other. For better or worse...

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

The first few episodes definitely toss you in the deep end with absolutely zero explanation of what's going on. But I really love how batshit insane that makes everything feel. If you just turn off your critical faculties and let the jarring craziness wash over you, it can be really fun... even though you have to work really hard to piece together the random weirdness at first.

But yeah. I was incredibly confused for the first like 4 episodes.

I think episode 4, where Kiva first uses his Garuru (Wolf Man) power up, is the point where I realized that the narrative conventions of this show weren't going to be quite like any other. For better or worse...

I guess I can give it a five episode challenge and see if I wanna take it any further from there.

[henshinzero]

We've seen cards, whistles, usb drives, medals, switches, rings & locks.

How about...
- fossils
- discs/disks
- batteries
- power cells
- orbs
- keys
- wheels
- spinning tops
- marbles

[GoseiWonder]

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Originally Posted by henshinzero

We've seen cards, whistles, usb drives, medals, switches, rings & locks.

How about...
- fossils
- discs/disks
- batteries
- power cells
- orbs
- keys
- wheels
- spinning tops
- marbles

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