#though I will note that I have not seen season 3 of sonic prime so I’m missing a large chunk of context
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The thing that bugs me about the many conflicts of interest that happen between sonic and shadow is that no one in the fandom seems to consider that the fact sonic was wrong doesn't mean shadow was right
This is such a good point. Say it louder for the people in the back!
Sonic and Shadow fundamentally butt heads because of how they both view their responsibilities to protect the world.
The most pointed example of this for me is the inciting incident in Sonic Prime. I’ve already said a while back that I think Shadow is equally to blame for shattering the crystal because he was the one who prevented Sonic from doing what he had to do. I got some pushback saying that Sonic was the instigator of Shadow’s aggression, but I have a hard time believing that when Shadow literally greeted Sonic with a punch. Yes, Sonic still made a lot of mistakes that I acknowledged in my original post, but Shadow immediately set the tone for that encounter and it was NOT positive. My point in bringing this up again is to say that they both fucked up, but Shadow, the show itself, and much of the viewers blame exclusively Sonic because Shadow somehow stole the moral highground.
More nuanced, however, is the discussion around Sonic’s moral code as presented in the IDW comics (which are canon to the mainline series, btw, if anyone didn’t know. They are the same picture).
In issue 7, Sonic and Shadow argue over whether Eggman should live freely as Mr. Tinker. Shadow states that Eggman deserves to pay for all the pain he’s put Sonic through (among the other harm he’s caused). While Sonic agrees, he hinges on the fact that Eggman isn’t around anymore. Sonic doesn’t want to punish Mr. Tinker because he doesn’t want to be an arbiter of justice.
Yes, Sonic was “wrong,” but was Shadow really right in this case? Everyone in-universe gets upset with Sonic for not knowing something he reasonably had no way of knowing (literally who tf would have predicted Starline? lol) but what they’re really upset with is the fact that Sonic didn’t mitigate the risk.
I really feel like you can’t ascribe moral boundaries to these things. One isn’t good while the other is bad and vice versa. It’s all shades of gray.
#anything underlined is a link to another related post!#it’s like a reward#I’m sorry this took so long to come out it’s been sitting in my drafts for like half a year because I died#I don’t remember exactly why this came up in the moment#I think there was general discussion around how babied shadow is as a character#but I really don’t remember#overall I still agree with this take#though I will note that I have not seen season 3 of sonic prime so I’m missing a large chunk of context#sonic the hedgehog#sth#sonic#shadow the hedgheog#sonic prime#idw sonic#sonic idw#idw shadow#molina asks#molinaskies
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10 Things I Enjoyed in 2020 that Aren’t Fairy Tail
Well... it’s almost over? With all the crazy stuff that’s happened this year, it’s hard to remember that there were some good things to come from this year. So instead of 7, here’s 10 things I enjoyed throughout this year.
#10. Sonic the Hedgehog
Not unlike many people, this would be the last film that came out this year I would see in theaters before everything shut down earlier this year. While I have gone out to watch movies throughout this year since, this happens to be the only movie I’ve been looking forward to that came out this year. Since the release of Detective Pikachu last year, the fraught history of video game movies has started to look a lot better. For all intents and purposes, I think this film is better than that one, and I’m a much bigger fan of Pokemon than Sonic. If certain spoilers are a sign of anything, a future sequel will be interesting to see and greatly anticipated.
#9. Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
One of the blessings-in-disguise of being locked down with extra money is the ability to get and enjoy things you haven’t gotten the opportunity to before. In my case, I was able to play through some of the Pokemon games I’ve been waiting to play through. My favorite of the bunch has been the second installment of the Pokemon Ranger series. The Ranger games have been greatly underrated and overlooked by fans. I was reintroduced to the original last Christmas and believe it to be a solid game, but this easily blows it out of the water. While this year also marked the sad end of the 3DS cycle, I’m glad that this game came my way.
#8. 42
With the unfortunate passing of its lead actor, Chadwick Boseman, and the racial tensions which came to a head after the death of George Floyd, it makes sense theaters would reopen with this movie. Jackie Robinson’s story is one that’s interested me as the talks of integration and racism have gone on this year. He became the first African American MLB player because of both his talent on the field and his character off it. He wasn’t just skilled in stealing bases. He didn’t allow the anger he rightly felt towards racism control him.
#7. Bakuman
The famed writer and artist duo behind Death Note teamed up to deliver another smash hit manga for Weekly Shonen Jump. This time, about... a writer and artist duo who team up to make a name for themselves by delivering a smash hit manga to Weekly Shonen Jump. As I read Bakuman, I was struck with the genius of its construction. It’s one thing to read the information about Shueisha and WSJ this series shares in a book. It’s another for that information to be shared within the confines that the series itself describes. Special shout-outs go to Ayakashi Triangle and Phantom Seer which started in WSJ this year.
#6. Power Girl: Power Trip
Oh? Were you perhaps expecting to see some other female character owned by Detective Comics Comics who graced the silver screen take this spot? Well, maybe next year, depending on how things go. I love my comic book heroes with healthy doses of snark and existential crisis. While I might have gone in expecting the former, I wasn’t expecting the latter as much. If you know about Power Girl, you may know about her famous “boob window“, which is in lieu of a real symbol. It turns out that she was originally thought to be Superman’s cousin, but has recently been proven to be otherwise. I’m not so against DC that I’m unwilling to admit when they make books that I like.
#5. Carole and Tuesday
Carole and Tuesday holds a special spot as becoming the latest 10/10 anime I’ve seen. This is easily one of the most diverse anime that I’ve ever seen. It’s not just a matter of showing people of different walks of life, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. It’s also showing artists different music styles from folk to jazz to rap to electronic to new age to operatic rap. And none of it feels forced or unnatural, though some of it might come off as offensive. If you’re on as big a planet as Mars, you’ll expect to see all kinds of people and hear all kinds of music as long as you’re willing to listen. Shinichiro Wantanabe is one of anime’s best directors and this might be his best work yet.
#4. Lupin III: The First
If you told me a few years ago that one of the best anime movies would be a fully CGI film, I would have looked at you like you were insane. Nevertheless, this movie exists. I was skeptical about the idea of a fully CGI movie for a character like this. But when I saw a clip from the movie, I could tell they knew what they were doing. This movie is by no means anywhere as good looking as Spiderverse, but it looks amazing in its own right. Content wise, this serves as a great heist film for anyone regardless of proximity to the series. Arsene Lupin III makes It makes a fine introduction to the world of one of anime’s most longstanding series, and a good launching point for his earlier antics. Props to Weathering to You for keeping this slot warm. (Ironic considering things...)
#3. John Byrne’s run on Sensational She-Hulk
So I wasn’t going to say this talking about Power Trip, but I need to say this here. American comics are at a weird spot. In attempts to reach a wider audience, they’re not doing a great job of keeping the fans they have. Or make actually new ones. The current run of Savage She-Hulk has been no exception to this. Though it wasn’t always like this and John Byrne’s runs on Sensational She-Hulk is proof positive. Byrne took Jennifer Walters with more fun than I’ve seen any author write any comic book with. This especially shows in one of the more notable abilities of She-Hulk, breaking the fourth wall. I was very worried when I heard Marvel Studios was going to do a series with Shulkie. But with this as inspiration, maybe there’s hope for this project after all. (Please be good!)
#2. Burn the Witch
Tite Kubo is back, baby! This spot doesn’t go to any of the sets of chapters to be published in Shonen Jump. Rather, his collaboration with Studio Colorido is my choice for anime of the year. Burn the Witch tells the story of a different Soul Society than Bleach fans may be familiar with. It’s almost cheating to compare this mid-length film to the other shows to come out this year, even if it was broken up into three episodes for streaming sites. However, film or otherwise, no other anime grabbed my attention as much as this did. This also marks the best anime from WSJ I’ve seen this year. Surely I’m not forgetting anything big to come out recently in saying this, especially from this year with everything that got delayed. Honorable mentions go to TONIKAWA: Under the Moon, Bofuri, BNA, Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!, and Misfit of Demon King Academy for nearly taking my spot.
#1. Skullgirls
This year has been a tough year for a lot of people, companies, and fandoms. Though, I’d be hard pressed to think of a fandom that has had a worse year than this indie fighter. One of its founders was revealed to be terrible, one of its parent companies went under, and a prime opportunity for the spotlight in EVO Online being cancelled, it wouldn’t be a mistake to say things aren’t going well. Thankfully, the fans and dev team have done everything they can to keep this game alive before and that didn’t stop this year. It feels somewhat on-brand for this series to have survived the kinds of situations that would normally kill a game off. This game would have made the top spot by virtue of being the most fun game I played this year. I’m proud to put it at this spot knowing everything that’s surrounded it this year.
For extra honorable mentions, Pokemon’s seventh generation of games, especially the Ultra versions, were fun to finally experience and they have the best stories of the 3DS era of Pokemon. Cobra Kai was a fun series and almost definitely would be here if I were more emotionally attached to the Karate Kid series. I rewatched Neon Genesis Evangelion and it’s better than I remembered originally. Finally, I’d move heaven and earth to add Oregairu or Hilda on this list, considering new seasons came out this year, but I know better.
As usual, check my list for EZ, which also has 10 things, and be glad we’re almost done with this year. See you!
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My fandoms and fave stuff(Updated):
Long ass post below listing fandoms, shows/movies, and games I like so be wary! In no particular order other than memory:
Shows, Webseries & Movies:
Promised Neverland
Mirai Nikki
Devilman Crybaby
Death Parade
Nichijou when the dub comes out
A bit of Fruit Baskets
Red vs. Blue
RWBY/RWBY Chibi
Camp Camp
Nomad of Nowhere
Gen:Lock
Dreamworks Dragons Franchise(I have yet to read the books but I know some about them)
Rise of the Guardians
Trollhunters(Tales of Arcadia in general, so including 3Below and Wizards)
Steven Universe
Gravity Falls
I need to finish Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Gumball
The Dragon Prince
ROTBTD(Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons, a bit out of it but I still love content for it)
Secret Trio and the shows within it(small, barely there, but I love it anyway <3)
Bratz
Trollz
Winx
Ninjago
Monster High
Barbie is cool, Mariposa doesn’t get enough love
She-ra and He-man, both old and new
Jane & the Dragon(and a bunch of other Qubo and childhood shows)
TMNT(all versions)
Porkchop & Flatscreen/Chubby Mermaid(It’s a really cool web series created by Emezie Okorafor.)
Stickman Can’t Fight(also a cool web series made by Guitan11)
Sonic X, Sonic Underground, The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Marvel stuff, I’ve seen almost every movie. TBH, just list a show and I’ll see if I watched it.
DC stuff like Teen Titans and Young Justice
Transformers (Transformers Prime, Transformers Animated, and the Micheal Bay movies excluding The Last Knight[that was trash])
Bleach
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Elfen Lied
When They Cry(I’m praying they one day dub season 2)
Konosuba
Seven Deadly Sins
Every Studio Ghibli film ever
Tinkerbell(everything, I wish it got more attention nowadays)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil(still need to finish)
Ben 10(original up to Ultimate Alien)
Attack on Titan(still have yet to watch season 3)
My Hero Academia
Madoka Magicka(it’s okay, but I still like it)
Assassination Classroom(aka Ass Ass Nation Classroom)
Pretty much every Disney Princess movie
Lord of the Rings(only saw the movies)
Code Lyoko(I’m still in the process of rewatching it)
Avatar the Last Airbender
Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Chat Noir
I have a shit ton of movies I love, but there’s no way I’m listing them all(psst, watch Mune Guardian of the Moon, tis good)
Stranger Things
Sleepy Hollow(found out where to watch it, ya yeet)
Under the Dome(was it cancelled?)
Other misc shows you can ask or just guess by what I post(I don’t read manga and mainly watch dub).
Games:
Slay the Spire
Sims 4
Love Nikki(I’m hella addicted)
Always Sometimes Monsters
Smash Bros
Pokemon
Legend of Zelda(I’ve only played Hyrule Warriors so far, but I love the lore of it and the characters)
Hollow Knight
Cinders
Brilliant Shadows
Cardinal Cross
Ascension
Who Am I: The Tale of Dorothy
...and more visual novels
I will never ever in my whole life touch a horror game, but if the story interests me enough I’ll research it and maybe watch it(i.e. Resident Evil, Until Dawn, Little Nightmares etc)
I never played Fallout or Skyrim(I doubt I’d ever play Fallout) but I love learning about the lore of them.
Note: I really can’t physically play a horror game or a game that just bothers me. I’ll feel sick, panicky and be unable to sleep for a few days, it’s that bad. Same for horror movies. Horror books I’m kinda fine with. Though this isn’t super specific because I do have exceptions. Horror anime I can handle depending on how crazy they get. Certain elements in games can also get to me, like having a super dark night cycle with no music(I’m looking at you Stardew) to being a first person open world all by myself(Firewatch). It’s just weird for me and hard to explain.
#tazzykiki#long ass post#fandoms#dreamworks#disney#gaming#other stuff#just made this so people have an idea of what i'm into#never know if we share a love of something
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Theory: Peridot will grow; Amethyst is stuck; Pink’s a kid
This is actually a theory I’ve worked on since before I started seriously watching SU, around the start of season 3.
When I was first checking SU out, I basically started by watching whatever eps, clips, and minisodes I could find that were legally free. One of these minisodes was How are Gems Made? where Amethyst says the following:
“Being a weak baby would be a pain, so we suck up all the good stuff from the ground so we pop out all big and strong.”
The minisode just about states that Gems absorb minerals from the ground so that they can skip over childhood. They’re probably designed to do so because the Diamonds want Gems to be able to get to work right away, and said Diamonds don’t want to spend time and energy raising their Gems first. This could also be why Gems are designed to emerge with full knowledge of their purpose.
Where does this leave Peridot?
Peridot’s small size, apparent weakness, and childlike behavior led me to believe that she really is just a kid, and that Homeworld was growing too barren to create fully-grown Gems. Then in Too Short To Ride, Peridot said the following:
“Resources are dwindling on Homeworld. They can’t make Gems like they used to. That’s why they give Era 2 Peridots technological enhancements. Because we… don’t have powers.”
So Peridot confirmed one of my theories and lent credence to another. Though recall that Peridot’s limb enhancers not only gave her more power, but they added to her size, elongating every part of her body - including her face, which helped make her look older.
I believe that the enhancements bring her up to the rough strength and size of an Era 1 Peridot. The size she would have had if she’s got the nutrients she needed. The size she might obtain given a few thousand years or so.
That said, I do wonder if the limb enhancers stifled her growth, since it seems they probably drew power from her Gemstone. If so, it might partly be so the enhancers keep the Gem in question at her intended height. And maybe to keep Gems from knowing that they could grow.
At any rate, this could explain why she’s sensitive about her height: because (unlike Amethyst), she knows what she was supposed to look like. It could also be part of why she suddenly discovered metal powers, and why said power seems to keep growing stronger: because gaining powers would be part of a Gem’s natural growth.
What about Amethyst?
Amethyst’s problems seems almost inversed from Peridot’s: all her powers seem intact, but she’ll probably never reach the size of your average Amethyst.
Amethyst can summon a weapon, she can shapeshift (very easily), she can curl into a ball and make like Sonic (as can Jasper)... It seems she’s already got her full range of abilities.
While the Prime Kindergarden looks pretty barren, I don’t think it’s at risk of running out of resources. At least, Pearl implies in Marble Madness that the Kindergarden would still work, maybe even still drawing nutrients from the Earth as long as the Earth has something to draw from.
“Is she trying to reactivate the Kindergarden? Doesn't she know it’ll destroy all life on Earth?!”
So if anything, Amethyst may have drawn in more nutrients than the others.
And it’s suggested time and again that the real reason Amethyst ended up small because she was forced into a smaller shape, being too close to the floor when she emerged. Even the Beta Quartzes ended up malformed because their holes weren’t right.
Also consider that Amethyst is around 5,000 years old, and still fits in her hole perfectly.
Peridot might grow, but all signs point to Amethyst’s size staying where it is.
Could eating or sleeping help Gems grow?
I suspect that making like a human could help a Gem grow faster. Consider what Pearl says about eating in Fusion Cuisine:
“We get all the energy we need from our Gems, and while our ‘human’ constructs are capable of eating, I find it very uncomfortable.”
So Gems don’t eat (and probably sleep) because their Gemstone’s power goes into maintaining their forms. But what if they needed more than just maintenance?
If a Gem ate, she might be able to take in some of the nutrients she missed during incubation. If she slept, maybe some of her energy could be directed into growing her form, rather than just maintaining it.
We don’t really have any evidence for this one. I will note that eating and sleeping hasn’t impacted Amethyst (or Garnet, or Lapis), so I don’t think it would affect adult Gems. However, Peridot hasn’t shown interest in either of those things (aside from in a deleted scene that I don't think has seen the light of day), so I guess she’s decided they’re not for her.
Still, if Peri joined a slumber party, I wonder if she just might wake a bit taller.
What about the Diamonds?
Gems skip childhood because the Diamonds designed them to. The Diamonds, however, probably had no say in their own development. I believe that the Diamonds might have started out as babies (or at least toddlers) and grown up.
In several shots, Yellow appears taller than Blue.
Granted, this might partly be because Yellow wears high heels, and their relative size varies a lot. Still, it doesn’t look like the heels would compensate that much. Also, Yellow tends to use deeper stances, which would actually make her look shorter than she otherwise would. And the fact that the height difference shows up at all, particularly as often as it does, leads me to believe that this is an intentional detail.
It could be that Yellow’s (relatively speaking) a little older than Blue. Or maybe they're both full grown and Yellow just ended up a bit taller.
Yellow and Blue’s heights might not indicate much, but Pink has a palanquin MUCH smaller than Blue’s, suggesting she’s a lot smaller than the other Diamonds.
This could be why Pink only had one planet (way fewer than the other Diamonds), and why many from Homeworld (especially Blue) act as if Pink was especially precious: because she’s literally the baby sister of the Diamond family.
I can see this tying into Gem mythology/theology: if Diamonds grew in size and power while their Gems typically stayed the same, it could add to how the Diamonds seem special. It could also explain why an enhanced Peridot would remain small when an unenhanced Peridot might not: the Diamonds (at least White, Yellow, and Blue) might want to keep the trait of growth for themselves.
Whether it might be canon or not, I love the idea of a baby Pink causing (mis)adventures for the other Diamonds.
#SU#steven universe#steven-universe#theory#theories#peridot#steven universe peridot#amethyst#steven universe amethyst#the diamonds#steven universe diamonds
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Kamen Rider 45th Anniversary File: Ghost
2016:
The WORST YEAR IN RECENT RECORDED HUMAN HISTORY- The End
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Okay, that’s a little unfair to you guys, let’s start over..
2016:
Ultraman Orb aired, concluded and is available on Crunchyroll.
Ultraman turns 50, having begun back in 1966.
Kamen Rider Amazons, a modern reimagining of the 1975 show Kamen Rider Amazon, premieres on Amazon Prime Japan two days before the date of Kamen Rider’s 45th Anniversary on April 1st. It is considered one of the darkest entries of the Kamen Rider franchise and is the first online exclusive Kamen Rider show.
The Magical Girl Genre, of which Sailor Moon, Cutie Honey, Pretty Cure and so many other super heroines are a part of, is now 50 years old thanks to Sally the Witch who was created way back in 1966 by Mitsuteru Yokoyama.
Go! Princess Pretty Cure ends and Mahou Girls PreCure! debuts.
Super Sentai reaches its 40th Season and 2,000th Episode with Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger! Anthropomorphic Animal Rangers fight to defend the Earth, with the help of a human zoologist. Also, we get a new version of Super Sentai Hero Getter and the Gokaigers make a guest appearance!
Anno, get in the chair! Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame takes control of the Godzilla franchise as Toho decides to start making Godzilla movies and media again locally with Shin Godzilla. This creates an interesting cinematic paradox where both Japan and America are making Godzilla simultaneously and both are successful and will have follow ups in the future.
Garo gets animated in 2015 and comes to America for the first time in 2016 on DVD courtesy of Funimation. (Thanks guys!)
Garo also gets an omnibus series in Garo: Makai Retsuden, collecting tales of supporting characters in the Garo franchise rather than focus solely on the Golden Knight (though a few bearers of the armor do appear in a few bits including Kouga!).
Toei declares the anniversaries of Kamen Rider and Super Sentai to be a “Super Hero Year” and dedicates the year doing projects to celebrate the occasion, including bringing back Hiroshi Fujioka as Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 in a crossover movie with a brand new look!
On April 3, 2016, a staple of Japanese pop culture turned 45 years old. Then again, 2016 was a red letter date for anniversaries as so many things we loved hit a milestone number.
Given that, Toei decided to set a theme of “History” and the “Wonders of being alive” for the next series. So they chose a dead guy for their next hero...wait what? The overall theme was famous figures from history (and one fictional one) giving their powers to the heroes. So think Kid Eternity meets Danny Phantom.
Ghost did have interesting designs, courtesy of Kamen Rider and Ishinomori super-fan and manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto and his studio Big Bang Productions as well as Blend Master (though from what I could gather they got shafted when it came time for Mugen form). The Rider Ghosts all wear hoodie jackets and their method of transformation is a variation on Gaim where the “ghost parka” floats around the user before descending onto the armor.
Yes, but see, Ghost is the first series I kind of...stopped watching. It had promise and a likable hero, but fell flat in the last third as it meandered its plot around. As it turns out, we have our old “pal” Shinichiro Shirakura to thank for that, as he let go of the writers halfway into the show and had them replaced (Ep. 24 is where things started to change). You would think he would learn to leave well enough alone, but because Toei was running two Rider Shows at once, cuts apparently needed to be made.
A noticeable cut was the dropping of motorcycle helmet manufacturer Shoei as a sponsor, as Toei went with its competitor Arai. This was a bit shocking given that Shoei has supported the series since the late Showa Era by providing safety equipment.
Also not helping was that Bandai kinda went nuts on the shilling of merchandise and didn’t give this series much room to breathe, making some of the forms or devices the Riders used feel tacked on or just filler after being seen just once.
Still the show had its good moments, the messages about life, how an individual’s life impacts others and living it are inspiring. I have even heard whispers of some who thought of committing suicide saying that this series inspired them to keep on living and not give up.
One especially touching story of the power of Takeru Tenkuji was written in the Asahi Shimbun about a sick toddler who was afraid to take his medicine. However, seeing Kamen Rider Ghost face danger head on and a special message from Shun Nishime inspired the adorable tyke to take his medicine. It showcases the kind of impact this “silly superhero show” as some deride it as has had on generations of Japanese citizens as a franchise. Being a super hero in acting sometimes rubs off and makes the person playing them aspire to live up to that symbol or be better people.
It should be noted that this series also has a few winks and nods to the Kamen Rider Series. The mailman who delivers packages is named Mr. Onodera (the birth name of Shotaro Ishinomori), a computer in the wall of the basement of Tenkuji Temple is a prop used for Shocker bases, a continuity nod to the preceding series is shown in a flashback and one company in the world of the series is the Sengoku Corporation.
But let’s move on...
LIFE! BURN BRIGHT!
DAI KAIGAN! FILE OMEGA DRIVE!
(The late Mr. Tenkuji, circa 2016)
Real Name: Takeru Tenkuji (I love Marvel Style alliterative names, so amusing.)
As the opening narration every episode informs viewers:
“My Name is Takeru Tenkuji, on my 18th birthday I was killed by a Gamma and I became Kamen Rider Ghost.”
Takeru Tenkuji is the son of a famous Ghost Hunter, Ryu Tenkuji, and during one of his hunts, Ryu is killed by a ghost. This leaves Takeru an orphan and is taken in by a disciple of Ryu’s temple, the monk Onari (who has taken a vow of Ham instead of silence or singing). Takeru also grows up with Akari, his childhood friend, whom grows into more of a scientist with a skeptical view on ghosts.
Takeru is trained by Onari to be a Ghost Hunter and on his 18th birthday receives a strange package from Mr. Onodera, a gift from his late father that contained an eyeball-like orb. He has no time to investigate, as something invisible begins attacking them: The Gamma, evil spirits from another dimension.
Takeru manages to fend off these monsters for a bit to protect Akari and Onari, but the Katana Gamma slices Takeru up and he dies.
But death is not the end of our hero as a mysterious figure and a talkative snarky spook appear and the old man offers the boy a chance to live again. Sennin, as he calls himself, bestows Takeru with a belt like device and says he can return to life for 99 days as a ghost and regain his life permanently by finding the 15 Heroic Eyecons of famous people and can become a Kamen Rider to stop the Ganma from getting their hands on them. If Takeru fails, he dies for good.
He is sent back and defeats the Gammas,using his own soul as a source of power in an Eyecon for the Ghost Driver to become Kamen Rider Ghost. Yurusen tells him the rules of being a ghost and eventually lets Onari and Akari in on what is going on. They help him find the heroic Eyecons, with Onai setting up a paranormal investigation and elimination agency (No, not that one, though we do get Akari acting kinda Egon-ish at times.). Akari creates ghost-busting equipment to defeat the weaker grunts of the Gamma or hold them off until Takeru arrives, though she is still skeptical on the supernatural and believes that Ghosts can be explained scientifically . Together they fight the Gamma, collect the Eyecons, meet new allies and enemies!
During one event, Kamen Rider Drive was in his final battle and had a near death experience. Somehow entering the realm of the dead, Ghost told Shinnosuke not to go into the afterlife (resembling a black void). Drive’s old foes come out of the void and Ghost fends their “ghosts” off (why do androids have ghosts? Meh, Comics.) while Shinnouske goes toward the light, which wakes him up. He later encounters Ghost again during a case and this directly ties into the series as it involves the Newton Eyecon (though canonicity is a bit wobbly).
Despite my “meh” attitude on the series now in its later end, looking back Takeru is the most likable Rider as he goes above and beyond what it means to be a hero, selflessly giving to save others even at the risk of his own soul when he himself has so much he could lose. He perfectly encapsulates what a Kamen Rider is at times.
Powers:
Like any classic ghost of standard media, Takeru can walk through walls, disappear and fly (well, more like floating and super agility until Mugen form). Takeru can also read a person’s soul/mind and see their memories by touching them or their soul if it is removed from the body. He also has a sorta “Rider Sense”, as he can sense some powerful evil spirits. Since he is already dead (*insert Fist of the North Star Joke here*), Takeru cannot be severely harmed in any way and is near invulnerable, but not invincible. Spirit mediumship allows him to talk to ghosts.
Takeru can become solid like a human being if his emotional state is positive and he can create powerful barriers when he is in an emotional state where he does not want to be bothered by anyone.
Eyecon Powers:
Musashi: Skilled Swordsmanship
Edison: Electricity Generation/Absorption and elemental weapon augmentation. Enhanced thinking ability via electrical stimuli
Robin Hood: Expert Marksmanship, barrier shield, Energy Arrows, Cloning ability.
Issac Newton: Gravity manipulation pulses on a very powerful scale, as it can levitate heavy landmasses. Able to attract or repel objects and deliver powerful blows or immobilize targets.
Beethoven: Sound and music manipulation, literally as it creates constructs of music notes made of pure sound. Sonic blasts.
Billy the Kid: Expert Gun marksmanship, More Dakka, sniping abliity.
Benkei: Super strength, weapon mastery, energy constructs, concussive hit, localized seismic generation, Stop, Hammer Time!.
Toucon Boost: Kill it with Fire (generation powers)
Goemon: Super speed.
Ryoma: ???
Himiko: Magic abilities
Ikkyu: Levitating, able to summon stuffed Tigers from paintings to bite Gamma.
Mugen: High defense, flight via rainbow wings and maximum attack power
He can utilize his emotions as weapons in Mugen form, feeling a specific emotion will allow him to execute a certain attack.
Weaknesses:
Ghost still can die if time on his life extension runs out or his Ore Eyecon is destroyed as that contains his soul.
Despite being immune to most damage, Takeru can still feel pain as spirit and the overwhelming sensation of intense pain could cause him to pass out. He also suffered from a bit of self-confidence issues at first but later improves. If the Heroic Spirits refuse to work with him, this could weaken him or render his powers in Grateful form unbalanced at best or to shut down at worst. The Eyecons can be swiped and used by other Ghost Drivers, even making the spirit inside the Eyecon act against their will in some cases.
Ghost is also not immune to electricity in certain forms such as Musashi, as he becomes a walking lightning rod. Though Edison negates this due to its powers. If a mystical barrier is up, Takeru cannot phase though an object.
His ability to talk to the dead is a bit problematic, as nobody but him can see them and as a result he looks beaucoup cuckoo to muggles as it looks like he’s talking to himself. (Though Akari comes up with a way for normal humans to see ghosts and whomever is mortal that holds a Ghost Eyecon can see them as well)
Now that he can use his powers as a living person, he can die again using any of the conventional means.
Gear:
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost_Driver
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost_Eyecons
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost_Gadgets
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Gan_Gun_Saber
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Newton_Damashii_Gloves
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Machine_Ghostriker
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Ghost
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Iguana_Ghostriker - Don’t ask me what Ghosts have to do with Iguanas, it is what it is.
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Eyecon_Driver_G
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Sunglasseslasher
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Deep_Slasher
Enemy:
The Gamma
http://kamenrider.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Gamma
The Gamma are a race extra-dimensional beings that are like ghosts. They have several objectives, one is to find Eyecons to grant themselves greater power. If they cannot find one, they try to create one by corrupting a human until they go mad and extract their soul to create an Eyecon.
The last one is to turn the human world into another Gamma World so that a “Deathless utopia” can come...by killing the original world’s inhabitants or converting them into Gamma. Gamma are actually humans who wanted to escape death, but their plans didn’t work out.
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Just watched Doctor Who: Extremis, the latest episode of Doctor Who, aired a couple of hours ago on BBC 1, to air in a few hours on BBC America … lots of things to think about and talk about. Spoilers of course, what were you thinking?
1. A Long Time Ago – But Not In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
This is how the Doctor swore an oath. Who he swore an oath over. What’s in the vault. And how Nardole got involved in it all. The story arc of the show gets its beginning told, and it’s nature explained. No waiting till the end, here we go – oh and be aware that we’re starting another arc as well. This series of Docto Who is not so much structured as knitted…
And no, no Star Wars reference. But we do get Star Trek.
2. How To Kill A Time Lord
In an earlier episode, Missy put herself at the mercy of UNIT with gunmen aimed at both her hearts and two on her brain stem. Looks like she wasn’t as helpless as we thought, it is now revealed that Time Lords have three brain stems as well as two hearts. Add it to the list.
This is the Doctor after he left River Song on Derrillium. The River who then goes on to meet her death in Silence In The Library – only to be resurrected in a virtual world as an electronic memory of herself. Funny that.
3. Finally, A Reason For The Sonic Sunglasses
It’s common for blind people to wear sunglasses, not so much for them but for the sensibilities of others. And to stop those sensibilities getting in the way. Here the Doctor wears his often criticised sonic sunglasses, sign of a mid-regeneration crisis, not only a signifier for his blindness and an attempt to hide that from the world, but also as a device to help cover his condition, giving him a readout of the world around him. And those in front of him. Even if it stubbornly only goes so far. There’s none so blind as those who cannot get a proper readout on their sonic sunglasses.
4. Pope, Minus A Thousand Years
The actual Pope Benedict IX had one hell of a history. For a start, he was Pope on three occasions between October 1032 and July 1048. Aged approximately 20 at his first election, he was one of the youngest popes in history. The only man to have been Pope on more than one occasion and the only man ever to have actually sold the papacy. He was briefly forced out of Rome in 1036, but returned with the help of Emperor Conrad II, who had expelled the bishops of Piacenza and Cremona from their sees. Bishop Benno of Piacenza accused Benedict of “many vile adulteries and murders”. In September 1044, opposition to Benedict IX’s “sodomitic lifestyle” (lovely) forced him out of the city again and elected John, Bishop of Sabina, as Pope Sylvester III. Benedict IX’s forces returned in April 1045 and expelled his rival, who returned to his previous bishopric. Doubting his own ability to maintain his position, and wishing to marry, Benedict decided to abdicate, and consulted his godfather, the pious priest John Gratian, about the possibility of resigning. He offered to give up the papacy into the hands of his godfather if he would reimburse him for his election expenses. Gratian paid him the money and was recognized as pope in his stead as Gregory VI. Benedict IX soon regretted his resignation and returned to Rome, taking the city and remaining on the throne until July 1046 – although Gregory VI continued to be recognized as the true pope. At the time, Pope Sylvester III also reasserted his claim.
In the world of Doctor Who, it appears that Benedict was a woman. And the Doctor spent a night with her… “I knew she was trouble.”
Jean de Mailly’s chronicle, written around 1250, contains the first mention of an unnamed female pope, and it inspired several more accounts over the next several years. The most popular and influential version is that interpolated into Martin of Opava’s Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum, later in the 13th century. Martin introduced details that the female pope’s birth name was John Anglicus of Mainz, that she reigned in the 9th century, and that she entered the church to follow her lover. The legend was universally accepted as true until the 16th century, when a widespread debate among Catholic and Protestant writers called the story into question; various writers noted the implausibly long gap between Joan’s supposed lifetime and her first appearance in texts. Pope Joan is now widely accepted to be fictional, though the legend remains influential in art, literature, drama, and film. But the idea that Pope Benedict was female would fit Jean de Maiily’s original writings.
Also, is it planned that she will be played by Angelina Jolie at some point?
5. The Pope And The Lesbians
Doctor Who can do many things. Crash history into history, world against world, culture against culture. This may be the first time such a show has had the Pope walk in on a first lesbian date right in the middle of talking about possible guilt. Ridiculous, wonderful, very very silly and utterly brilliant.
As for Penny? There was a Penny, you know. A planned companion by Russell T Davies who eventually was written out and replaced by the returning Donna Noble. But those who read The Writer’s Tale still occasionally wonder…
In a story about discovering that you are nothing, absolutely nothing, it’s good to have a giggle.
6. The Truth Makes For A Lack Of Faith
We have devout translators who commit suicide on learning the truth. Not that there is no God, not that there is no Heaven, but that there is no… anything, The ultimate in nihilist revelations. But… I’m not sure I buy it. The simultaneous and exact random number simulations fights against that there are all individual characters being created and recreated. Who would come up with their own random numbers based on stuff happening in their lives. Just as the characters are doing and thinking different things, so they would come up with different numbers, even if created artificially.
7. Lost In Translation
Why does the Doctor need a translation from Italian? Why does Bill when the TARDIS is meant to do that, such as The Fires Of Pompeii? Or could this be a sign regarding flaws in the fake reality that everyone is experiencing? It would be a useful get out clause… maybe they couldn;t quite get the TARDIS right.
Talking of which, Monty Python’s Flying Circus had the funniest joke in the world that killed anyone who read it, which scientists attempted to weaponise to fight the Germans in World War II, though it was rather dangerous to the translators. Is this a rather different take on that episode?
Though this is a game. Say has anyone been watching the Fourth Doctor episode The Android Invasion? The one in which the Doctor lands on a fake village on a fake Earth, created as a place to gameplan a real invasion?
But no, just as Bleeding Cool has seen a Douglas Adams reference in every episode this season, could this be to the pocket universe utilised by Zarniwoop in order that Zaphod Beeblebrox might survive the Total Perspective Vortex? Too much of a stretch?
8. Quite The Spectacle
Nardole without the glasses becomes someone else. Both in the hood, and then standing up to Bill, he’s not quite the doormat he’s been portrayed as. And allows Matt Lucas to throw in a few of his list of characters and voices along the way.
9. Borrow From The Future
What future could this version of The Doctor steal? Does it have a future to steal from? Or is this a sign that the story of this version of the Doctor exists beyond a sent e-mail? And what price will he have to pay for these moments of sight? Time to bring in Matt Feazell. Or, if I could fins that strip reprinted in Understanding Comics at this exact moment, I would…
So instead, let’s look at all the names who work at CERN. Doctor Who actors and staffers all…
10. Just Another Dead President
Slipping in between the panels of the comic book pages, Doctor Who likes to kill Prime Ministers and Presidents. Could they have taken a little more relish with this one?
Still, I’m not too happy about the idea of suicide as an escape from a reality you don’t want to face up to. There will be letters.
11. And Now The Big One
Are these aliens the Mondosian Cybermen yet to come? We know they are coming. The original Cyberman spoke by opening their mouths, for electronica style voice to pour out, without seemingly using tongues or lips, just like these creatures. These walking mummies, would look like they could do with a little cybernetic enhancement. Are these their earlier, withered forms? And will their invasion involve cybernetics?
Next week’s episode involving them does also involve a pyramid. I don’t suppose that could be a… tomb of the Cybermen?
Next week… Doctor Who gets later. Starting at 7.45pm on BBC 1. Tonight’s episode will air on BBC America at 9pm ET.
Eleven Thoughts About Doctor Who: Extremis – The Game Of The Rose
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