[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Blade Raider

Nay, Agito just expects you to think and clearly people around here don't like to think (that explains the Wizard fans).

This was rather nasty and uncalled for.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

W, again, did this best IMO since the drivers aren't magical or the most amazing things in the world. They're devices built by the people who made the memories to filter out the damaging effects of memory use.

Boom, no convoluted or overdramatic, enigmatic history, no ignoring that it exists. Just a simple, practical explanation that makes perfect sense.

It made a lot of sense as well, so the Dealer's could enjoy the power without the nasty side effects. Practical, fitting and satisfying.

[Blade Raider]

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Originally Posted by Locke

This was rather nasty and uncalled for.

I'm not saying anything that's not true.

[ZeoRangerV]

Alright, knock it off now.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Locke

It made a lot of sense as well, so the Dealer's could enjoy the power without the nasty side effects. Practical, fitting and satisfying.

I think that's why I generally prefer tech-based Riders, because the belts generally have the underlying idea of "oh, well someone built it obviously." I just wish more series gave a viable explanation.

[Powerman293]

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Originally Posted by Battlizer

Ryuki 3

Well that missing brother subplot came back up faster than I expected. I definitely knew he wasn't gonna be just missing, but I never expected him to be so closely tied into the plot. Including inventing the cards that give people superpowers. Where does one get the, uh...'technology' to make that stuff anyway.

If you really wanted to know the slightly less vague details on the belts' and Advent cards origins but don't mind spoilers from the endgame:

Shiro created the Rider belts in lab along with Kagawa making the Alternative belts in the same lab. We find out later on that Yui can survive in the mirror world without any nasty side affects like other people who usually dissolve. Along with the fact that Kanzaki shiro is also a ghost with no physical form and appears in the Mirror world with Yui, it could be inferred that Shiro used either his or Yui's DNA to create the Rider Belts and Kagawa used that DNA as a base for the Alternatives. Its not completely crazy since all the contract monsters are all reminiscent of child Yui's drawing's

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I think that's why I generally prefer tech-based Riders, because the belts generally have the underlying idea of "oh, well someone built it obviously." I just wish more series gave a viable explanation.

Plus Japan just seems better at sci-fi in general. I've yet to see a fantasy toku series with a coherent and thought out mythology.

[Battlizer]

Hibiki 12

Asumu accidentally discovers the Hibiki-Cave, and soon discovers more about the battles between the Makamou and the Oni.

Oh and hey! Proper explanations for disc animals! Also, Midori turns out to be way more important than I thought.

Asumu finds more similarities between himself and Hibiki. Feeling bad about a situation he couldn't stop. Hibiki shows these souped-up Makamou why you can't just get by on a power-up without training!

Then he defeats what appears to be a giant mollusk-tree. Bizarre. And Mochida becomes friends with Ibuki's sidekick, who I never realized was going to same school as Asumu and Mochida. Maybe it wasn't mentioned before...

[Battlizer]

Hibiki 13

Asumu's got a bad stomach ache it seems. And the Makamou got themselves another power-up. One which incites cannibalism, which I assume also makes the cannibal-Makamou stronger. Oh hey, a new Oni! He didn't stick around for too long, though.

So, Asumu has appendicitis? Hmm.

Ryuki 4

Shinji works...at a weird place. Anyway him followig Ren down the street, calling him Ron for five minutes was hilarious.

So Shinji, believes Ren is up to no good, but the chick assures him that Ren may be a shithead, but his hearts in the right place.

So Shinji and Ron become sort allies it looks like. Have a cool tag-team fight at the end against those two monsters too.

Ah and the first hint of another rider! They didn't show much of him, but I'd say he looks pretty crabby.

[SPLIT LIP]

Yeah, the next Rider's contract monster is Mr. Krabs.

Spongebob! Make more Krabby Paties!

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Yeah, the next Rider's contract monster is Mr. Krabs.

Spongebob! Make more Krabby Paties!

Can he also start fires under water?