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07-30-2022, 02:51 AM | #591 |
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And here’s the solution for the “Only the president can become Zero-One” problem. It’s… fairly iffy. Asis the the fact that Hiden are building and selling a product that’s revealed to not even belong to them, as this meme puts it.
And here we come to what probably my new favourite Progrisekey jingle (thought the chances of me owning it are slim to none). Progrise: The Stern, Military Soldier! Invading Horseshoe Crab! Heavily produced battle armor equipped with extra battle specifications. |
07-30-2022, 05:56 AM | #592 |
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I mean, he did jump in front of her to protect her. And remember, Izu can't be backed up. For the same reason Waz was never revived.
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07-30-2022, 07:46 AM | #593 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 30 - “I’M PRESIDENT KAMEN RIDER AFTER ALL”
It’s a campaign that’s going to require more than just him, and it looks like his support system is growing to include both Fuwa and Jin. This is, by far, the most Ex-Aid move this show could make, and I love it. Ex-Aid was a show about, amongst other things, how to work alongside people you don’t like; how to separate teamwork from friendship. So here are Fuwa and Jin, two characters that are desperate to take down ZAIA, but absolutely not for the same reasons. Jin is a freedom fighter who wants to liberate Humagears from human oppression, while Fuwa’s aimed (too soon?) his limitless rage at the company that ruined his life and views people as tools. These are two characters aligned in their targeting, but not in their intentions. That sort of team, with Aruto as angel and Horobi as devil, is incredibly fertile storytelling terrain. And regarding Fuwa's crusade against actually rightful target, ZAIA (instead of Humagears), there's a difference in how Fuwa and Yua are handled, shown in Fuwa immediately reaffirming his decision to change for the better by fighting the right target to Yua, while Yua before, never gave proper answer other than her not being a tool (not literally, but still following ZAIA's orders without good reason). I guess this'd be an actual writing difference, instead of Yua having different views and priorities to him. Quote:
There’s a reaffirmation here to the Izu/Aruto partnership that was as thrilling and warm as it was sort of redundant. I love these characters! I love their energy! But this story was… I don’t think it said anything new? There’s a ton of cleverness to Izu’s standard Beat The Enemy By Doing Paperwork problem-solving, but I already knew that Aruto and Izu supported each other at all times. (Honestly, I’m mostly just shocked that Aruto quit Hiden, knowing that there was a very real chance that Izu would be killed. Good thing Jin thought to rescue her! No wonder he was so skeptical about Aruto’s claims of benevolence…) Of the entire episode, this was the part that felt the most perfunctory, coasting on the electric connection of the actors to elevate an already-established dynamic. Crowd-pleasing scene-work, but sort of hollow in the aftermath.
I'd say too that Aruto never cared about being a President, he just accepted it because it was the only way he could become Zero-One and fulfill his wants to protect all types of people. If he's no longer president, then he'd do it another way in creating Hiden Manufacturing, whose purpose is to rebuild and defend all Humagears after Hiden Intelligence recalls the robots. Though it's also Aruto's development after his experiences and the Humagears he's met, which culminates in him starting his own path. And the Humagears Keys protecting him here of course, with Mamoru still being great as a security guard even as a key! Tbh, Jin has no place to be skeptical about Aruto's claims or be praised for it, as while Aruto may be neglectful to you here for once, Jin was someone who previously controlled his "friends", much worse offense, and only changed to properly taking care of Humagears due to Aruto. Quote:
KAMEN RIDER SABER SO-DO BOOK 01: FIGHTING JACKAL RAIDER
I dislike the Fighting Jackal suit for a few reasons, but the main one is that it’s emblematic of everything I dislike about Yua’s character by this point in the show. It’s a suit that very specifically says she’s Evil now, a bad guy lieutenant in spirit and in form. But, like, why is she wearing it in Episode 30, beyond the weird narrative protection of her previous Good suits? Before, it was clear that Gai wanted to publicly demonstrate the effectiveness of the consumer-grade Raidriser. She’s back in charge of AIMS now, though; are all the Valkyrie keys busted or something? Rushing Cheetah and Lightning Hornet have proven effectiveness against both Humagears and Vulcan, while Fighting Jackal is 0 for 2 – and they were not close fights. Everything Yua does and says seems to be driven by plot demands and thematic coherence, not because there’s any recognizable psychology to her character, and this suit is the exact same thing.
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07-30-2022, 11:41 AM | #594 |
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I really like the characters in this one, with Aruto reaffirming that he sees HumaGears as equal to humans, and Jin, who isn't really an enemy anymore as he and Aruto share pretty similar beliefs at this point and him even getting Izu back, even if it was for his own reasons.
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And, the whole backup situation, I just figured that Izu couldn't be backed up to the satellite, since it could be hacked. A physical backup is a different situation. Aruto clearly backed her up to a Progrise Key; that's how he was able to reactivate her! Quote:
When Gai argues that all Humagear and AI technology are patented to Hiden Intelligence, Izu reveals that they are patented to Korenosuke and he passed it on to Aruto, meaning they are not Hiden Intelligence property. This not only allows Aruto to own and manage the Humagear technologies without violating the patent law, it also ensures that the technology will not fall into the wrong hands should Hiden Intelligence fall. Meaning Gai's move of buying out Hiden Intelligence izu completely moot, as not even Zea will obey him. Zea declared Gai as not a rightful Hiden Intelligence president in how Aruto can still henshin.
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Tbh, Jin has no place to be skeptical about Aruto's claims or be praised for it, as while Aruto may be neglectful to you here for once, Jin was someone who previously controlled his "friends", much worse offense, and only changed to properly taking care of Humagears due to Aruto.
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07-30-2022, 11:46 AM | #595 |
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Man, you say that, but I have NEVER had a good time tracking down an Armada Airazor for a good price
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07-30-2022, 11:58 AM | #596 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 30 - ?I?M PRESIDENT KAMEN RIDER AFTER ALL?
But that?s nice? I thought it was a nice episode. Aruto only became Zero-One to protect people, and now he?s becoming Zero-One again to protect all types of people: human and Humagear alike. ZAIA?s a clear threat, with their plan to scrub the Earth of Humagears, so Zero-One?s protection has to expand beyond emotional support and advocacy, and into the Armed Resistance phase of societal change. Aruto?s always going to want to reach hearts and minds, but his current campaign is a lot more superheroic than it used to be. Quote:
KAMEN RIDER SABER SO-DO BOOK 01: FIGHTING JACKAL RAIDER
I dislike the Fighting Jackal suit for a few reasons, but the main one is that it?s emblematic of everything I dislike about Yua?s character by this point in the show. It?s a suit that very specifically says she?s Evil now, a bad guy lieutenant in spirit and in form. But, like, why is she wearing it in Episode 30, beyond the weird narrative protection of her previous Good suits? Before, it was clear that Gai wanted to publicly demonstrate the effectiveness of the consumer-grade Raidriser. She?s back in charge of AIMS now, though; are all the Valkyrie keys busted or something? Rushing Cheetah and Lightning Hornet have proven effectiveness against both Humagears and Vulcan, while Fighting Jackal is 0 for 2 ? and they were not close fights. Everything Yua does and says seems to be driven by plot demands and thematic coherence, not because there?s any recognizable psychology to her character, and this suit is the exact same thing. Quote:
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Gai also refers to Isamu as a stray dog, so he has to be doing this on purpose.
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07-30-2022, 12:03 PM | #597 |
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Furthermore, Aruto is starting from zero as the president of his own company, Hiden Manufacturing. Without having to worry about meddling shareholders anymore, he can focus on delivering the product and service he believes in, which is rebooting all the HumaGears that humans were depending on. I feel like he was taking inspiration from Isamu before, that can Find A New Life and keep fighting for his dream in his own way. This is a much cooler and independent version of Aruto now, coming back from his defeat even stronger than before.
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07-30-2022, 12:41 PM | #598 |
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But basically, a lot of items in Rider nowadays are sometimes Candy Toy/Gashapon/Lotto/Movie Ticket/Toysrus Exclusive, so there's a much more limited stock when they're released that way and thus people are able to bring up the price due to the demand for wanting to own one. With the Raider's and their keys specifically, they're P-Bandai releases aside from a few that got some Candytoy/Gashapon releases I believe. Invading Horseshoe Crab is one of them. And P-Bandai only makes toys to order, so basically however many toys were ordered is how many they'll make. It's basically a safety net and it's gotten slightly stupid in more recent years. |
07-30-2022, 01:31 PM | #599 |
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Whoops, been busy and almost forgot! It's Episode 30!
-Aruto and Jin, now that's a fun dynamic to check up on, considering Aruto kickstarted this new stage of Jin's! I think it's a great one dynamic to look on, since I think they're the more idealistic members of their respective groups? -I think I asked a question awhile back. "What will happen when one group-Humans and Humagears-outgrows the other?" I think this a solid answer to that question: if the human soicety rejects the Humagears, their existence as a product to heighten the human quality of life being denied, then why not let the remaining Humagears themselves decide what they want to do for themselves? Even if the answer is a simple "I want to keep doing the same thing I always have!", isn't that better than forcibly shutting down something that has sentience? -........Not saying what it is of course, but I'm making a personal note that there's a line in particular that I want to look back on later. -Aruto starting from stratch after the Job Arc is one of my favorite story beats in 01? Like, besides the actual battles themselves, the Job arc also served to give light to the role of CEO and what it entails, through Aruto and Gai. (like any ol ep of 01 gives a spotlight to the Career of the Week, just spread out) Gai is technically the "best CEO" here: his company is massively successful due to his guidance, and he does everything he can to protect and polish the company's image, and they're growing and popular as a result. But...A career bulit off a throne of exploitation, lies and manipluation is not anyone should strive for, even if you end up becoming a multi-billionaire? (And while they're probably far less..Blantantly Evil than ZAIA, I imagine the seat Aruto inherited from Korenosuke as its own set of not-so-pleasant baggage!) It's honestly for the best to cast all that aside a start from scratch, becoming a President that truly matches the dreams and ideals Aruto wants to reach? -The number is never exactly mentioned, but I wonder how many Humagears are in circulation if Aruto can cleanly wrap all their data around him? |
07-30-2022, 04:24 PM | #600 |
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Furthermore, Aruto is starting from zero as the president of his own company, Hiden Manufacturing. Without having to worry about meddling shareholders anymore, he can focus on delivering the product and service he believes in, which is rebooting all the HumaGears that humans were depending on. I feel like he was taking inspiration from Isamu before, that can Find A New Life and keep fighting for his dream in his own way. This is a much cooler and independent version of Aruto now, coming back from his defeat even stronger than before.
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