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07-02-2022, 05:52 AM | #251 |
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...I've always wanted to be more fond of Lightning Hornet than I am, on the other hand? I remember thinking it was the coolest just before it debuted, and then that feeling just sort of left me, and I only kind of know why. I think I just don't like it in action all that much? It's that thing I know Switchblade likes to say about modern Rider shows, where it's all people throwing CG at each other? The whole powerset of shooting swarms of insects around while standing still means it takes a lot more work on the show's part to make Lightning Hornet look as dynamic as Rushing Cheetah does. Which, to be fair, having rewatched the show lately, they're usually doing the work! I guess it really is just a "me" problem! Maybe I just like Rushing Cheetah way too much. Strictly as a suit, while I'm not overly fond of those little booties either, I definitely like it overall. I think making the colors a deep blue and gold especially was a brilliant choice to keep the hornet motif from stepping on Zero-One's territory while still being recognizable as a hornet, since dark blue often represents black, and gold is basically just a metallic yellow, with metallic colors already being the AIMS suits' whole thing to begin with.
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07-02-2022, 07:32 AM | #252 |
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I distinctly remember seeing the Lightning Hornet SO-DO for the first time and being immensely disappointed. Usually SO-DO nails the suit designs, and I understand why they couldn't this time; but... Lightning Hornet feels so off? The antennae are way too big, more like rabbit ears than anything; and then there's the thigh armour protruding out rather than being flush with the thigh, a lot of the body feels a bit small (partly due to the really annoying 'female body' mold)...
This was my favourite suit at the time (definitely have different opinions now!) so I was always a bit let down looking at the only figure representation it had
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07-02-2022, 10:55 AM | #253 |
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I think this was a really great Is episode, showing how she has developed from the beginning and is becoming more than just a cute robotic assistant for Aruto, why she's so important to Aruto and the whole Zero-One deal, and letting her really shine as a character. She even finally acknowledges her big brother!
I would've liked to have seen more Was but it does put some more emotional weight behind Shining Hopper. Gotta love how they hype you up for a form only for it's debut fight to be a wash because it's not ready...which makes it all the more satisfying when we get it's proper debut and it wipes the floor with a major villain in a satisfyingly flashy action sequence. I just love Zero-One's speed and fluid motion and how Shining Hooper takes that runs with it up to 11. RIP Assassin-Chan. You made Dodo's seem intimidating and were a nice quirky mini-boss. |
07-02-2022, 11:59 AM | #254 |
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Ep 13!
-Y'know....one of the things I was worried about the most when coming back to 01 is my perception of Izu. I remembered her being a good character, but I was worried somewhere along the way I had confused "character who fires off good gags every so often = geniunely engaging main character", yknow? Glad I seemed to be wrong. This is a very cool ep for her! -Even though I didn't mind at all, your complaints about Wazu's end in this arc are super valid, I admit. There was no way Wazu was leaving this arc without getting scrapped in my opinion, so better for him to do it on his own terms. -Man.....ngl I wish we got more with Zetto #5 and Lil' Assassin? Like I *guess* what we got is servicable but I personally wish we got more. -I honestly completely forgot they didn't actually show Hiden wrapping up that whole scandal or anything, feels a little weird since it was bulit up quite a bit. |
07-02-2022, 12:28 PM | #255 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 13 - ?BEING THE PRESIDENT?S SECRETARY IS MY JOB?
But then the solution to You Can?t Murder Izu In Episode 13 is Was taking her place, and that just doesn?t work for me? He?s got Zero-One combat data, sure, but he doesn?t know Aruto, not really. He just showed up that day! He?s seen Zero-One fight for maybe fifteen seconds! It not only ends up robbing the Shining Hopper Key of the specific bond that Was spends his dying breaths explaining to Izu, but it rushes the Was/Izu story into a quick resolution that it didn?t really need. They save the actor from 11, but they drop Was? Why couldn?t he have survived this brand-new process? I would've also talked about how it adds emotional weight to Shining Hopper, but then we both know that doesn't exactly mean a lot when the even cooler Shining Assault is just around the corner. Quote:
KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE SO-DO AI 03: KAMEN RIDER VALKYRIE - LIGHTNING HORNET
The design?s? I like it, but I don?t love it. I think it?s the antennae on the helmet? It looks a little too dainty, and I want Yua?s suits to have the same sense of power as Fuwa?s or Aruto?s. (The little blue booties do not help in this regard.) Still, I enjoy the crispness of the blue and gold and white. It sells Lightning as the main thing for this suit, and the honeycombed hexagons fill in the Hornet part. I also think it's underrated due to people not liking how this is basically Valkyrie's final form and therefore the extent of her power (while totally ignoring the fact that poor Horobi has only one form for the most of the show). Nevertheless, it's important to remember that she's still the first ever female Rider to get a second form. That's a big deal! People should really give more appreciation to this.
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07-02-2022, 01:09 PM | #256 |
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poor Horobi has only one form for the most of the show
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07-02-2022, 01:35 PM | #257 |
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He can definitely pull at the heartstrings when he needs to as well, for sure. But much like that scene in Double works so well because a year of goofy antics has made Shoutarou and Phillip into such an endearing duo, I think Wazu's sacrifice here works way better because of what a charmingly silly presence he was for so much of this two-parter.
Horobi is a real bad*ss for sure! Even in civilian form, he has that cool sword he uses to point at people intimidatingly. Honestly, I was mostly exaggerating about calling him "poor", just bringing up his general lack of other forms for the sake of comparison.
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07-02-2022, 03:13 PM | #258 |
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KAMEN RIDER ZERO-ONE EPISODE 13 - ?BEING THE PRESIDENT?S SECRETARY IS MY JOB?
And, let?s start with those rushed story beats: I feel like the Was sacrifice, along with the potential Izu sacrifice, sort of comes out of nowhere? The idea of the Shining Hopper Key being incomplete because the satellite doesn?t know what Aruto?s capable of in the same way Izu does, that tracks. This is a show about seeing past faces and descriptions and origins to get at the limitless potential within everyone, so we need there to be an obstacle that can only be cleared through the bond between a human and a Humagear. I could quibble about Izu deciding to sacrifice herself now, when the threat of MetsubouJinrai is far more terrifying than an errant Dodo, but, like, she?s had a rough day. Folks make bad decisions sometimes in the immediate aftermath of failure. Sure. Quote:
Besides that, though, I thought this was a pretty fun take on the First Upgrade Form story. I like that Shining Hopper is about Aruto?s ability to constantly (Prog)rise to meet any challenge, and his view of technology as a way to unlock power. Seeing him surpass a machine that was built to surpass him was an exceptionally smart way of illustrating not just Zero-One?s cool new overpowered ability that will be utterly negated within six episodes, but a great distillation of Aruto?s sense of his own untapped potential. I don?t love the suit a whole lot, but this episode certainly sold the concept of Shining Hopper to me.
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There?re a few other things that felt like they?d be discussion topics, but ended up not being utilized enough to bother. I was as excited as Aruto about him teaming up, officially, with Vulcan and Valkyrie, but then the whole fight is decided by Zero-One?s new form that everyone marvels at. Similarly, I thought the last Assassin-chan Humagear was going to get some screentime in the finale, but he?s just casually mentioned as being in custody, so I guess everything?s okay now? The pressure on Hiden Intelligence was what was motivating this entire story, and it?s sort of handwaved in a line of dialogue over the final scene. Not great follow-through?
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07-02-2022, 05:32 PM | #259 |
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Well, to celebrate Kamen Rider Zero-One I went and did the most Zero-One thing imaginable: I contracted COVID! Never say that I'm not fully dedicated to putting myself in the headspace of the original viewers of these shows. (I probably should've held off until the 20s, but you all know how much trouble I have slotting these things in to the right order.) It's a light case, and I'm vaxxed and boosted, but I still feel like I've taken a Sting Dystopia to my bones and organs. Forming thoughts and finding energy are two things that are a little slippery right now, so I'm going to post some responses to the last day's worth of comments, and then I'm probably going to be scarce for the next few days. Thanks for your understanding!
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For this time, the MetsubouJinrai.net actually got their just desserts of being rejected to team up with the Riders, even Aruto, due to the atrocities they've committed. Wonder if first watchers would think Aruto can never change his mind about MetsubouJinrai.net here or not.
The tease of a MetsubouJinrai/AIMS/Zero-One was fascinating to think about, and normally where a story like this would go (The Enemy Of My Enemy etc), but instead all three heroes immediately decline Horobi's offer by pointing out that they all hate him because he's a genocidal terrorist. While there'd be a lot of energy in seeing Fuwa have to work alongside Horobi, we're probably way too early in the series for that to feel viable for Fuwa's character, let alone Yua's or Aruto's.
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07-02-2022, 05:45 PM | #260 |
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Anyway I await that day in 2024 or so because I too have recommendations! Mostly Max as Switchblade has said! Though I might have a curveball too. Thankfully you really don't need to worry about finding subs and ways to watch with Ultraman. Stay healthy though! Drink lots of fluids also! |
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