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Kamen Rider Zi-O Episode 5
Apr. 15th, 2019 01:28 pmIf you're wondering, an "U.M.A." (ooh-mah) is an "unidentified mysterious animal". The sort of thing you might hear an urban legend about.
I thought the two Kamen Rider Club members looked really familiar, so I went back to Movie Taisen Ultimatum, and there they were! As that was set five years after Fourze, it is plausible that those two were still in high school in 2018.
What confuses me is that Fourze gave up his powers in Ultimatum, and actually needed to borrow them from his past self at one point. So is there even a Fourze in 2018 to begin with? It's a moot point since Schwartz has changed the timeline, but still...
I'm curious to know what powers the Another Fourze guy had before he even met a Timejacker, and how he got them. One thing that's often confused me about Toei's toku shows, especially ones which crossover with others, is why the villains always go to normal humans as pawns. If you want a strong villain, why not give an existing villain extra power? Why not, I dunno, approach Kamen Rider Fifteen and give him the Another Kuuga powers? I wonder if Schwartz targeted this guy because he was desperate, or because he already had powers? The former seems unlikely, since he wasn't trying to persuade him as Uhr and Ora needed to.
I'm very curious about what change was made to the 555 era that enables Kusaka to still be alive.
The whole episode felt very nice. The characters were nice, the story was nice.
Fun fact: I've kinda started dressing like Sougo. I already did a bit, but I'm making a point of it now. I hope he and Woz become friends at some point, they're both so lovely.
I thought the two Kamen Rider Club members looked really familiar, so I went back to Movie Taisen Ultimatum, and there they were! As that was set five years after Fourze, it is plausible that those two were still in high school in 2018.
What confuses me is that Fourze gave up his powers in Ultimatum, and actually needed to borrow them from his past self at one point. So is there even a Fourze in 2018 to begin with? It's a moot point since Schwartz has changed the timeline, but still...
I'm curious to know what powers the Another Fourze guy had before he even met a Timejacker, and how he got them. One thing that's often confused me about Toei's toku shows, especially ones which crossover with others, is why the villains always go to normal humans as pawns. If you want a strong villain, why not give an existing villain extra power? Why not, I dunno, approach Kamen Rider Fifteen and give him the Another Kuuga powers? I wonder if Schwartz targeted this guy because he was desperate, or because he already had powers? The former seems unlikely, since he wasn't trying to persuade him as Uhr and Ora needed to.
I'm very curious about what change was made to the 555 era that enables Kusaka to still be alive.
The whole episode felt very nice. The characters were nice, the story was nice.
Fun fact: I've kinda started dressing like Sougo. I already did a bit, but I'm making a point of it now. I hope he and Woz become friends at some point, they're both so lovely.
