[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

If that's the case, then I imagine a Rider with a Gashapon belt whose form changes are random and out of his control... which could be fun.

It would be great. At the same time, it would be possible to play a little with the typical evolution of the protagonist. Just imagine how unexpected it would be if it turned out that the final form flashed for a moment somewhere at the beginning of the show.

[Frontier]

Wow, it's really that time of year huh? I guess we're probably going to see them debut in the Summer movie, so that makes sense.

a Gacha Rider would feel kind of surreal after Fortnite Rider.

[Omnikaiser]

romanization of the name look stupid as f*ck for a hero to me.
But the gacha idea, if that's what it is, is cool enough and kinda surprising Japan waited all this time to include that theme in a rider show.

[GreenPsychoRanger]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lucha

I think we can guess with a relatively high degree of certainty that the new Rider will be Gachapon/Gashapon-themed.

If that's the case, then I imagine a Rider with a Gashapon belt whose form changes are random and out of his control... which could be fun.

So we could be looking at, in simple terms for comparison sake, a more fancy Birth Driver, because if I'm not mistaken that was Gashapon based/themed?

[Tokumonkey]

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Originally Posted by Shin Henshin

I'd assume the name is a cross of gacha and card. Considering The Battle Ganba arcade series exists and got a new installation this year, safe to assume it could play into this if anything.

Clever! I suspect you're right. Maybe it's just fond memories of Decade that lead me to not-hate the idea of our first card-based Rider (no, Glare and Ziin, you do NOT count) in a while.

[Mesnick]

Still, I think that you all given too much role for the name. The name of the rider usually points to some catchy feature, but does not fully characterize him. The only exception among the main ones is Wizard and Shinobi. In addition, there are meta-titles (Decade, Fourze) and Geats, whose abbreviation for the stage has remained unjustified. My point is that Gotchard might be an arcada machine fan or his costume might be based on some game character, like Ex-Aid.

[Sh Ranger]

First thing I thought was the Tensouder from Goseiger. I think Goseiger as Kamen Rider could be a cool idea!

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

And taking into account the beginning of the name, all last year's assumptions about the Goths and the Viking rider can be safely "Ctrl + C" / "Ctrl + V" here. I even think Gotchard sounds a bit Scandinavian, or at least like Western European fantasy.

While I like how Geats turned out, I'd still totally love to see the honor-seeking bad*ss viking Rider whenever Toei decide to do that!

[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by GreenPsychoRanger

So we could be looking at, in simple terms for comparison sake, a more fancy Birth Driver, because if I'm not mistaken that was Gashapon based/themed?

I've been racking my brain trying to remember which belt was Gashapon themed! Yes, it's Birth. Thank you.

[Annuga]

Looking at the characters used, it's pronounced like 'gachaado' so I wonder if the gashapon theming is legit. I'd say we can expect pics and everything next month when Geats enters it's final stretch

[ShiShiLeo]

I love gachapon, I hope this will be a good one!