[Byg42]

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Originally Posted by ShinGi

The Game World also appears in Chou Super Hero Taisen, and the Gorider special. http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Game_World

The Game World presented here is cleary different from the one presented in those specifically the fact that Bugster are apparently the only ones able to enter it.

[Diamondmatter]

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Originally Posted by Dormamu

Yes, but his character has been portrayed, even in the specials as this perfect doctor who is the pinnacle of all. It's only been now that his underlying motive has become a hurdle for Emu. You're right, he isn't being chastised for his desire, but they're also being a little too accommodating. AgileSiamang, I like that last part of your statement.

He's the most skilled doctor, not the perfect doctor. Caring about the patient has always been a point of contention between him and Emu, landing Hiiro in an antagonistic light in the past (antagonist being the antithesis of Mary Sue).
Hiiro's character arc has always been about the way he tries not to care but cares a lot in reality - too much, perhaps. That's the harsh irony of his betrayal. The fact that he's good enough to surgically remove pancreatic cancer doesn't mean he's not flawed.

[GoldenXtreme]

So gooooooood!
*This was another episode where the entire cast had great moments. We get to see the Bugsters working on a plan of their own, Taiga reveal that having Hiiro hate him was his own way of making up for his guilt, Dan is starting to work on the Muteki Gashat, Hiiro revealing just how flawed and guilt-ridden he is, and Emu continues to be faced repeatedly with traumatizing situations. *Cronus using Pause in the rain gave such awesome Kabuto vibes.
*Kiriya is back! I'm really wondering just HOW Cronus managed to brainwash him though. I assume we will find out soon.
*Interesting that Taddle Legacy seems to be provided by Masamune. I am having increasing doubts that Hiiro is going to escape this situation unscathed.
*Hiiro and Ren are painfully similar. I actually like Hiiro unlike Ren though, so they must be doing something right.

[Fish Sandwich]

Great episode. Hiiro's still more or less my favorite Rider in the show (though Emu's worked his way back up there and with Kiriya coming back he's liable to steal my heart all over again), so it's nice seeing him get all this attention.

It turns out his betrayal was indeed a legit betrayal, but his reasons make a ton of sense for his character. He's clearly in an extremely unstable place emotionally right now, and while he seemed to start to make some peace with the situation after Graphite "died", his angst over Saki was always portrayed as the one thing that could distract him from his usual principles, so, especially since they've been heavily building it up for a while, it's totally reasonable he'd come to the conclusion he did. He always was kind of a hypocrite about this. You know, basically the exact opposite of a Mary Sue?

As for complaining I can actually get behind though, the "Game World"? Ex-Aid, how many times do I have to tell you can't just throw these concepts out there and then not actually explain them? When you abruptly cut to Parad and Graphite going on a wacky VR adventure and saying they've found Gemdeus' data I'm just left sitting there going "oooooooookay then". It's not the smoothest storytelling. Like I'm not saying it's doesn't make sense, it just doesn't make sense to me, the viewer. Basically the point I'm trying to make here is WHAT THE HECK EVEN IS THE STAGE SELECT I MEAN SERIOUSLY?!

Whatever, can't wait for somebody to try justifying this stuff as some brilliantly thought out, topical tribute to the early days of video gaming where most of the background information was in the instruction manual.

Anyways, I'm getting so sarcastic I'm not even sure which parts of this post are meant to taken seriously so before I go too crazy I should probably get to the minor stuff:

- One last bit of nitpicking first though. Why are they asking to borrow Shin-chan's Driver? Is that even an option? I assumed, with how big a deal the show has made about there being five Gamer Drivers and that's it, that his new one was just some kind of like, virtual construct tied directly to him now that he's a Bugster. Can he just take it off? I mean it's a non-issue now but dang it why does this show always have to raise these questions?

- Speaking of Shin-chan, I must admit it's a cute twist having the hero's nemesis be the guy to make his last power-up.

- Also I've been meaning to mention this for a few weeks now but I don't know how I feel about the numbers spelling out his name in his "room". That's Nago-san's shtick, man, get your own!

- Hey, I thought Chronus controlled time, not weather? Is he the guy who made it rain back when Kiriya "died", too?!

- On that note, it's a tribute to how great Kabuto's visuals are that its take on a battle in the rain from over a decade ago is still cooler than this.

[Pineapple924]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

One last bit of nitpicking first though. Why are they asking to borrow Shin-chan's Driver? Is that even an option? I assumed, with how big a deal the show has made about there being five Gamer Drivers and that's it, that his new one was just some kind of like, virtual construct tied directly to him now that he's a Bugster. Can he just take it off? I mean it's a non-issue now but dang it why does this show always have to raise these questions?

Actually, I'm pretty sure Dan's Driver is an actual Gamer Driver. Poppy found it along with the Proto-Proto Mighty Action X in a treasure chest in the Dan's abandoned hideout.

[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by Pineapple924

Actually, I'm pretty sure Dan's Driver is an actual Gamer Driver. Poppy found it along with the Proto-Proto Mighty Action X in a treasure chest in the Dan's abandoned hideout.

Oh, right. Forgot about that. Now I feel stupid. I'm still never letting Ex-Aid off the hook for the Stage Select though.

[GoldenXtreme]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

- Hey, I thought Chronus controlled time, not weather? Is he the guy who made it rain back when Kiriya "died", too?!

I'm pretty sure he literally just made enough time pass until it happened to rain. A rather unique use of time powers to be sure.

[MaskedRiderAsakura]

The Game World to me was always one of those sort of self-explanatory things.

It's the world that's contained within the Gashats and the world that Bugsters inhabit.

Since Dan came back as a Bugster, it can be assumed that humans that die as a result of the Bugster virus (or from being killed by another Rider, as seen with Kiriya) become the data used to create a Bugster version of the person.

It can also be assumed that each Gashat has its own self-contained Game World since Parad and Graphite specifically use Kamen Rider Chronicle to get to Gemdeus.

[GreenPsychoRanger]

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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

The Game World to me was always one of those sort of self-explanatory things.

It's the world that's contained within the Gashats and the world that Bugsters inhabit.

Since Dan came back as a Bugster, it can be assumed that humans that die as a result of the Bugster virus (or from being killed by another Rider, as seen with Kiriya) become the data used to create a Bugster version of the person.

It can also be assumed that each Gashat has its own self-contained Game World since Parad and Graphite specifically use Kamen Rider Chronicle to get to Gemdeus.

And how Poppy found Dan in MAX.

[Switchblade]

I didn't get a really good look at him, but was this week's victim the same guy who played the science dweeb on Ultraman Orb?