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08-14-2022, 02:51 AM | #771 |
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Well, there isn’t really another chance for me to share this.
Progrise: I assist as vice-president. Secretary: Shesta. And we follow up with the suit everyone’s talking about. Progrise: The Roar of Victory! Japanese Wolf! Awakening the instinct of a beast long lost. And some BYS fights over their debut. In keeping with Naki being non-binary (heh, binary), the suit actor is Yuichi Hachisuka, a male suit actor who normally plays either female characters or petit male characters. This is only his second suit role for Rider (having previously been the female IXA suit actor in Kiva), with most of his roles being in Sentai. The guy playing Ikazuchi suggested on his YouTube that his character was the one who suggested they destroy Gai’s clothes. And Gai’s actor put on weight for the gag, since he’s 45 years old, and isn’t going to be in perfect shape, no matter how much plastic surgery he has to look younger. |
08-14-2022, 03:45 AM | #772 |
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Honestly thought Gai was going to die here, this seemed like perfect spot to end him. He was going to do the most heinous thing and sell the Raidrisers + Horseshoe crab set on P-Bandai! And I... I know he said that the ZAIA specs were going to go berserk on purpose on the day they release, it's a terrible act, mind you, but I also think that selling the Raidrisers by itself isn't a wholly terrible idea?
Hear me out here, we've seen time and time again the Humagears turn into murder machines quite quickly, so I'm in the mindset that having the Raidrisers as some sort of protection wouldn't be too bad of an idea? Would some get their hands on it for nefarious purposes, sure, but also everyone runs the risk anyway of losing their lives because someone gave a Humagear a snide remark and it turned into a terminator quickly. It's... really weighing this morality things. Also, Gai making it so the ZAIA specs go berserk is honestly pointless and just serves to make him look bad yet again, people have gone berserk already so they should know what it feels like and some would have the incentive to buy a Raidriser. I treat the Raidriser thing like a gun. A... really big gun. Ill-minded individuals will use it for bad things, but there are also who might have it just to protect their loved ones, personally I'd keep one for myself (not only cuz it'd be cool to be a pseudo Kamen Rider lol) if I live in a world where the robo-butler next to me suddenly turned into a mammoth murderbot just because I accidentally stepped on his toe. On other topics, oh hey Naki finally transformed. It looks... Fine, I guess. The lack of sizeable shoulder pads and short torso really make the arms look longer and awkward, but I guess I do kind of like how it's purposefully unisex in design. The S.H. Figuarts of it and various fanart does fix the awkward look of it, who knew extending the torso does it wonders. |
08-14-2022, 05:29 AM | #773 |
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I do kinda think Gai was meant to die here too. It makes too much sense -- his role as the last villain had ended (for quite a while, honestly), it demonstrates the threat of the Ark, it's poetic irony of his sins catching up with him, it's basically what's happening the entire fight until Ark needs to pull the last shot... like, I dunno, kinda feels like the need to sell Thousandrivers got in the way here.
Kamen Rider Naki!! I wish they got to do more in this form than be Ark's mook but their actual character development happened a while ago, so this is basically just giving me a sick Rider form for one of my favourite characters no matter the context. One of the relatively small handful of non-main Rider SHFs I picked up; they look even better there!
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08-14-2022, 10:36 AM | #774 |
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We cut to Gai and he suggests that the day the Raidrisers go on sale, that they'll have the ZAIAspecs lose control on purpose to get people to buy a Raidriser, and this is just something I can't even begin to describe in how it makes me feel, I know that Gai is technically a villain, but he's actually suggesting that many people die just so he can get more money, which is just, no, don't do that, that is such a horrible idea, what about poor people who can't afford Raidrisers, but might've gotten a ZAIAspec as a gift, are they just going to all die? He even says that letting people die is justifiable for the success of the Raidrisers, I completely forgot this was a thing that happened, I thought last episode's suggestion of putting the Raidrisers on sale was bad enough, but this, this is just terrible, I can hardly defend any of Gai's actions, you can't redeem murdering a bunch of people, simply to get more money, that's very clearly a crime, I'm going to move on, but I can't justify this.
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It's... really weighing this morality things. Also, Gai making it so the ZAIA specs go berserk is honestly pointless and just serves to make him look bad yet again, people have gone berserk already so they should know what it feels like and some would have the incentive to buy a Raidriser.
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08-14-2022, 09:26 PM | #776 |
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Good gosh, I need to catch up on this thread...
Let me read up on some of the episodes here and I'll be back tomorrow (hopefully). Also, be prepared for a long, long post.
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08-14-2022, 09:29 PM | #777 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 38 - “I AM 1000% YOUR FRIEND”
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I don’t really know much about Zero-One, really. I heard that an/the Ex-Aid guy was the writer for this season, which is great for me. I came in through Ex-Aid, so that guy has my undivided attention and eternal support. Other than that… robots? CEOs? We Named The Dog Indiana? Some very expensive Figuarts? It’s all a bit of a blank slate to me.
As I got to know Gai, it became an even funnier end-point to imagine. This merciless capitalist, this rapacious plutocrat, and he’s naming his superpowered alter ego after an Aibo or whatever? Now it’s not just hilarious, but it’s pathetic. They are going to make this dude a laughingstock, and I’m psyched to see it take place. I'm watching this episode, though, and... it’s honestly one of my favorite moments in Zero-One, because it’s beautiful. It’s perfect. I wasn’t laughing, but I was almost crying. I get that it’s probably not going to work for everyone. It’s a bold swing to follow last episode’s casual suggestion of multiple homicides with this episode’s attempt to resolve Gai’s childhood trauma. Gai’s seemed an absolutely irredeemable character, and I get it if this turn comes far too late (or far too random) to be convincing. For me, it worked perfectly. I love the mundanity of it all: how Gai was a kid with a shitty dad, and he couldn’t process those feelings of inadequacy, so he pushed himself to be a hyper-competent asshole. He had this one friend, an AI from Hiden Intelligence, and the loss of it became this psychic wound that warped him in the weirdest ways. His hatred of AI was the absence of a friend; his desire to take over Hiden was a chance for a connection to something that used to make him feel worthwhile; his push to grow its profits at any cost was proof that his affection for Thouser was reciprocal, and valuable. It’s all sort of pathetic, but it’s a recognizable kind of pathetic. Because horrible people don’t come from nowhere, and that’s worth acknowledging. Gai’s a terrible human being, but there were things from his past that made this terrible outcome feel right to him. It's everything this show's been talking about with intolerance and hatred, how they have a root cause rather than an innate presence. This isn’t an episode about forgiving Gai; this is an episode about understanding him, and maybe seeing if there’s anything to be salvaged. I will always give the benefit of the doubt to a Kamen Rider episode that wants to try and rehabilitate someone rather than destroy them. I love stories that don’t ask what punishment someone deserves, but what forgiveness they might earn. Bestoying just a bit of grace on Gai is worth doing if there’s a chance he could work to redeem himself. It’s not wiping the slate clean or anything – I’m not even sure if Gai could ever make up for all of the people and Humagears he harmed – but it’s allowing for the scales to be brought closer to balance. I found this episode to be enormously moving, and riveting in its attempt to sketch in Gai’s motivations. They’re ludicrous in isolation, but, y’know, so is Gai. It’s in the context of this wider story about how technology helps us reach our potential, and how we all need someone to see the best in us, that it actually becomes poignant and memorable. I can’t believe this is the episode I was laughing at a couple years ago when I read the description. I love this goddamn franchise.
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Remember how I said that Gai's actions from last episode were indefensible? Yeah, so this episode, this episode... Anyways, let's talk about Thouser (the dog), I love Thouser, as well as all other dogs in any form of media, I'm also looking for any reason not to discuss this episode, so let's talk about Thouser, both of the Thouser models are versions of Sony's AIBO robotic dogs, though if you want to buy the new model seen in the episode, it'll cost you nearly 3,000$ (so my hopes and dreams of owning a Thouser of my own are crushed). I rate Thouser 10/10, I love dogs so much that even just a robotic one fills me with joy. What about the episode? I believe that episode 37 is certainly an episode in the series Kamen Rider Zero-One, and it contains the character of Thouser, so I can say without a doubt, this episode does in fact exist. That is all I have to say. |
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08-14-2022, 09:47 PM | #779 |
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I rate Thouser 10/10, I love dogs so much that even just a robotic one fills me with joy. What about the episode? I believe that episode 37 is certainly an episode in the series Kamen Rider Zero-One, and it contains the character of Thouser, so I can say without a doubt, this episode does in fact exist. That is all I have to say.
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So, I get why and how people would be upset by this episode, and I understand this is not exactly the most solid of things given how rushed it had to be. Since well, they did say they were going to lead into a Thouser redemption Arc but that had to get truncated because well... Covid. That's basically what all the losses were leading up to this point, Gai just pushed to the breaking point where he sort of... just kind of... reevaluates things?
The one thing that makes this stick for me is the aftermath, we're not there yet but I'll make it clear on why I'm actually fine with this sort of turn with Gai in general. Anyway while I do love how merciless the Ark feels in action. I think the highlight of this episode is the Hiden Office fight. Just like the entire interaction where we see Aruto use the secret passage again, Aruto just belittling Gai's childish actions, and Gai deciding "Today is a good day for murder" while the Hiden Exec's just start yelling as he transforms. And then just the very claustrophobic battle with all the boxes and everything, real good stuff. Also good on Aruto just going directly for the belt! I feel like we don't see that too often. Aruto was not looking to humiliate Gai, just disable him as fast as possible. Anyway we get to Thouser one of my favorite characters in Zero-One. It's just a delight and the fact that Sony lent the crew their pristine robot dog is hilariously wholesome. |
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