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mofffun · 11 months
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Rita showing Gira their face when he's king implies the rest of the monarchs know what Rita looks like? Thoughts? Personally, I've always thought Rita has kept their face hidden from the other kings and their face would be revealed in universe in a fun filler episode
hmmm I don't think kingship is a condition necessary for Rita to reveal their face. So far the implication is they are dressing this way since young, so the coverings has more to do with a personal reason than a duty-related one. Common sense might say unmasking has more to do with how close they are with someone, while the fact is they haven’t shown it outside of their room or to Morfonia (so how close are they!).
Rita's mask gives me more a utilitarian vibe of so others can't read their emotions or engage in idle conversations. There's absolutely no rule against unmasking, they just prefer not to unless it's absolutely necessary. The mask can also be a tangible switch into work mode, because they do keep it on inside their room sometimes (re: examining evidence,16 and zipping up at Dethnarok's blackmail video,6) So what's so important that can cause a a violation to that rule? How confident are they to win over Gira in a silly expression contest if breaking the rule is worth it?
But your question proposed if the other kings has seen Rita's face in the context they underwent the same test.
Since it sounds like a thing Jeramie made up on the spot, I don't think they have to had gone through the same test, but depending on who, they might've known what Rita looks like ≠ Rita took initiative to show them
I’m a fim believer in "Himeno doesn’t know". Oh she wants to, but even if she has doctor’s authority, I don’t think she would take that choice away from Rita. For the test, she is coronated about the same time as them and Rita probably has enough to manage when they first take over.
Kaguragi's coup happened in the year following and that's a whole can of worms on whether that falls under Rita's jurisdiction. Long story short, I think it's believable Kagu has seen it in passing/a long time ago/by spying.
Yanma could've gone through the same tests, it looks like his term is the shortest. I'm not so sure. He's definitely the 'they un-kinged my ohgers' crowd.
Young Racules/Gira could’ve very well met young Rita at official events.
HC-wise, I’m a sucker for baby Rita befriending all Gokkan cryptids so yeah, they had definitely met the Masked Spider.
There's still the question whether the other kings are in the room during Gira and Rita's contest! (I don't think Rita would let them stay 😂) It'd make good comedy to watch everyone find out for the first time. And well, we still can't be sure it's not a "mask underneath another mask" situation right
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