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[takenoko]

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Ratings for last episode: 4.22 of 5 stars (9 votes)

lol, how is everyone finding Fuuga's secret hidey hole? Everyone knows where it is

Damn it, how do you not spell it El Doragon?

Damn you Rinne, how do you forget to charge your phone, I mean ring. It's not even like she needs to wait for it, she has a literal charger back in the lab

Spanner, this is your fault lol. Hello, past guests. Hey, Kajiki and not his girlfriend. Are we going to see more of Sena's actress in another show? Again, just use your awesome magical powers to protect yourselves from the mob. Kid's show I guess

Even Gigist found them? At this point, it's less a hidey hole than a place to isolate characters who need to be picked off from the rest of the group. Will we see more of Valvarad Lakhesis? I feel like she's used that form once. I guess they needed to wash the colors off of it so that Spanner can use it

Ooh, good creepy moment having the bad guy in your house. lol, clearly they don't want to clean up the mess, or Geryon would be knocking those things off the shelf. I guess he'll knock over a pan or two

Oh come on, Lakhesis isn't going to transform? /me face palms

At this point Houtarou's secrets are putting his mom in danger

Wait, did the sisters not bleed red before?? I hate that they're just making stuff up as they go. Wait, did Lakhesis nkow that? Why didn't we get a reaction shot of that? Oh right, I forgot Klotho could turn into Dread. Seriously, let her turn into Valvarad. At this point it just feels like a cheap meta reason for why we aren't getting that

/me rolls eyes. I'm sure the guy whose power is to control black fire is going to die to this black fire. Why is anyone surprised that he dismissed the black fire with a literal wave of the hand. Gigist is the one that told him he has power over the same thing as him. It's bad writing like this that really frustrates me in the series

But these new silver cards!

I like the two swords on the back. Kind of a cool robot design

So I'm going to pause this combat and put on my script doctor hat and talk about why I don't like Spanner or any of the storylines he's linked up in. I do like Lakhesis and Kyouka, but whenever they exist as an extension of Spanner, they're inevitably sidelined the way his character is. Because the writers obviously don't care about this guy beyond doing the minimal work. We get his parents thing, he becomes a Rider... then he reluctantly goes along with Houtarou's philosophy, till they have their duel. This guy has zero interiority and thus no character growth. Gigist says Kurogane has the black flame, but we see them do nothing with that till this episode, where he immediately just changes it to a silver flame. I do like him and Lakhesis talking, but any hints of a love story between them would feel so perfunctory at this point, since besides clashing early on, they have no meaningful dialogue as characters. I wish they had just excised or not even had this character and given the time to make Rinne, the sisters, or the twins more interesting. This battle is between a hero we don't care about and a villain we don't care about. Both of whom were kept in the gum wrapper just to be brought out for this one battle. The story only exists to serve the fight scene, not the other way around. It's frustrating that in a series that got a full 50 episodes, that they weren't better able to tell these character's stories and arrange the spotlights better

Ahahaha, the image of Gigist having both swords under his arm pits

Another lame thing about Silver Vavarad is that he looks like Kamen Rider Chase

Awww man, are they really fridging Lakhesis?

Wow. Who would have guessed Klotho would be the last one standing?

Excuse me. Since when did we have a golden cube in the air like the borg is taking over?

Wow that's gaudy, but I guess fitting for Geryon

Oh shit, no one noticed Minato was missing. /me shrugs

Wow, last episode already. Are we ever going to find out about Houtarou's father and shit? I guess it's not that important

[TokuGeek1999]

I watched the episode, but I don’t understand Japanese, what was the context of Alisa who’s plays Lakhesis appearing in causal outfit?

[takenoko]

Just realized it sucks that on the episode Lakhesis dies, she doesn't even get to transform and die in battle. That only happens because she raised the death flags and then caught the random mcguffin. Why couldn't Geryon could have killed Spanner too?

Also, lame that Rinne doesn't transform after just getting her ultimate form

Kamen Rider Valvarad Kurogane is a dumb name for his silver form, since kurogane means "iron" and would literally be written out as "black metal". I also established back in Zi-O that I hate it when Riders are just their civilian name. Lacks imagination!

Edit: Where the hell did Fuuga go?

Wait, Tacchan isn't a creation of Gaelijah designed to stir up shit? I guess he's just a person that likes being a bad guy

Theories for the finale: Houtarou is his own dad and the googles are from Gotchard

[MaxHazard]

I wonder what will happen when Houtarou's mom turn on the lights then start calling Glion.. Otousan you are back... lol

Any of you happen to know what logo is written on Valvarad neww driver? previously is his mask printed on it, not sure what's on top of the driver

bad guys problem 101, Glion can red laser Lakhesis, but not doing that for the rest...

I hope they did a director cut version... this is really too rush, 1 boss 1 episode

so only Rinne have this issue, where can henshin after certain hours later?

Kinda feel back for Klotho, now only left herself alone

[Mxylv]

Yeah, the minute Spanner asked "So, what are you going to do once you're human?" it seemed pretty clear she wasn't going to make it. What's the point, though? It can't inspire or further motivate Spanner if he's already just wrapped up his character arc, so even as fridging it doesn't work. Everyone's also kind of dumb in this episode. Why didn't Spanner and Lakhesis transform at the same time? For that matter, why not have both of them and Klotho transform and attack at once? Why didn't they immediately run for Gigist's part of the philosopher's stone as soon as he blew up, since we know from last episode Glion would be watching like a hawk for such an opportunity?

I don't know. I liked what development Spanner did get, and I largely enjoyed the episode while watching, but the action scenes are full of problems in hindsight. I liked some of the quieter moments, in any case--Glion's home invasion sequence was one of the best bad-guy moments in the series, and it finally shed a bit more light on why he's as obsessed as he is with turning everything yellow and shiny. I wonder what would happen if he and Kamen Rider Legend met?

Any of you happen to know what logo is written on Valvarad neww driver? previously is his mask printed on it, not sure what's on top of the driver

I think it just said Valvarad, if I remember right

[takenoko]

>Any of you happen to know what logo is written on Valvarad neww driver? previously is his mask printed on it, not sure what's on top of the driver

Yeah, it just says Kurogane in English. You even seen them write it before you before they add it to the suit. You guys might need glasses or something lol




>so only Rinne have this issue, where can henshin after certain hours later?

it's definitely not because Toei sucks with lady riders

>Kinda feel back for Klotho, now only left herself alone

it is kind of weird storywise. She had the least story going on and only really wanted to be with the other sisters. If I thought the writing were better, it seems like being the last one alive were more poeticly tragic, but I'm sure this was just how the random and thoughtless storytelling shook out

>What's the point, though? It can't inspire or further motivate Spanner if he's already just wrapped up his character arc, so even as fridging it doesn't work.

Yeah, I did think it was weird how at least if they were going to do a fridging, at least have it serve a purpose? If she were the one who died, at least it would have motivated Spanner to improve. Although, that would have undermined him finally learning from Houtarou

>Why didn't Spanner and Lakhesis transform at the same time?

Have we seen the Valvarad suits at the same time? I think it's cause they just have the one suit...

>Why didn't they immediately run for Gigist's part of the philosopher's stone as soon as he blew up, since we know from last episode Glion would be watching like a hawk for such an opportunity?

Like you said, everyone has to act like an idiot for the story the writer wrote to happen. COme to think about it, didn't Geryon say he killed someone. Did he mean Minato (meaning he grabbed Minato as soon as Houtarou left the group, then rushed to the restaurant) or was he just lying to mess with Houtarou. If so, to what end? These guys really don't have any kind of storytelling reason to have anything to say to each other...

>I liked some of the quieter moments, in any case--Glion's home invasion sequence was one of the best bad-guy moments in the series, and it finally shed a bit more light on why he's as obsessed as he is with turning everything yellow and shiny. I wonder what would happen if he and Kamen Rider Legend met?

I guess that stuff did work individually

[FangTrigger]

I'm genuinely mad at this episode. All of this episode felt like one Deus ex after another and it did nothing to explain the black flames.

Correction; they (the writers) did explain the flames, but they crammed it down our throats in the span of like 2-3 minutes. Matter of fact, practically ALL of Spanner's story throughout the entire series feels like a poorly executed afterthought, with very little time dedicated to it. Doesn't really help that his final form feels more like a Mark-II knock-off rather than it's own thing. I mean, he has frickin repulser blasters on his palms! Maybe I'm just being petty here, but I feel like if there's a character whose whole deal is flames, shouldn't we have a fire theme for at least one of his forms

I guess I would be shocked a Lakesis' death, if I didn't know that her 'becoming human' and 'falling in love' weren't death flags that could be seen from across the planet. Oh well. Guess we needed a reason for Klotho to fight against Geryon in the finale.

Speaking of, my God is Eldorado ugly and gaudy. If you had told me that everyone's reaction wasn't out of fear, but just how hideous the suit was, I'd believe you.

Spoiler ahead, but

Spoiler

I firmly believe Geryon killed Houtaro's father, simply because his mom is still alive, and we've never seen his face, but what do I know?

As far as Kamen Rider series go, Gotchard has just been lacking all around.

[Connie_Edogawa]

it's definitely not because Toei sucks with lady riders

I've heard people claim that the original plan for this season was Rinne as Gotchard, with the argument that the series is Card Captor Sakura but Kamen Rider, but Toei execs shot them down because "no female main rider.".

I lack the ability to 100% verify that in any way, but I'd be willing to believe someone floated that idea. if they did, I can easily see the original idea being something like: Rinne is the excitable, fun to be around protagonist, like Houtarou is meant to be, since she's our "Sakura" in this scenario. the current Rinne and Spanner's characters are elements of what would've been a single, secondary rider, most likely a guy, who would be the Li of this version, so a more serious character who believes in the rules and their character arc is learning to loosen up a bit. further plot adjustments can be worked backwards from there, like giving the two alchemy senpais more to do.

>Kinda feel back for Klotho, now only left herself alone

it is kind of weird storywise. She had the least story going on and only really wanted to be with the other sisters. If I thought the writing were better, it seems like being the last one alive were more poeticly tragic, but I'm sure this was just how the random and thoughtless storytelling shook out

this is just making me wish they'd paced the story a bit better, because we got Atropos and Rinne being associated pretty decently, and Lakhesis is interacting with Spanner because she went off with Kyouka about halfway-ish through the season, so that's had time to build. meanwhile, that leaves Klotho and Houtarou if we're dividing the 3 sisters among the 3 riders, and while they've had time together before, it was really only like 2 or 3 times, and the last time I can remember them having an interaction together like that was back when they fought Handred just before Legend showed up to debut his final form.

also, I was going to comment that someone should remind Geryon that gold stuff tarnishes all the time, but I double checked to be sure, and pure gold doesn't, so he wins that round, I guess. >_>

[takenoko]

>I've heard people claim that the original plan for this season was Rinne as Gotchard, with the argument that the series is Card Captor Sakura but Kamen Rider, but Toei execs shot them down because "no female main rider.".

lol. That would have been great

>also, I was going to comment that someone should remind Geryon that gold stuff tarnishes all the time, but I double checked to be sure, and pure gold doesn't, so he wins that round, I guess. >_>

science! Thanks for that check lol

[darkmage02]

What drives me really, really mad about this series is seeing how much potential they got story-wise, and to completely squander it with bad writing.

Spanner's backstory got the legit makings of a great Kamen Rider tragic hero; boy lost his parents to the main villain since he was a kid, grew up a loner, had his philosophy challenged by those around him, slowly opens up to others, met Lakhesis who became his love interest only to have her killed by the same villain who killed his parents, and then he gain the power he needs to avenge them all. But no, instead we got Houtaro as the main character who HAVE to be the one to fight Geryon despite not really having any beef between the two (let's be real, their clashing ideologies is as believable as the legitimacy of Fuuga's hideout).

Houtaro wants a world where humans and Chemies can be friends and be happy, Geryon wants a world where everything is gold, the clash here being...? An effective buildup between a main protagonist and an antagonist is the direct opposite of their ideologies but here it's poorly written and felt forced. At this point, Spanner got more scores to settle with Geryon than Houtaro has, but alas he's not the main hero so Houtaro's gotta fight him.

As for this episode, I enjoyed the little moments between Spanner & Lakhesis. Sure, they didn't get enough buildup but whatever little they established between the two felt believable for me. The fights were pretty cool, new Kamen Rider Chaser looks sleek, and that finisher is quite badass. Now that Spanner's story arc is complete, it just infuriates me that we got too little too fast. The writers obviously are bad at pacing and padding the story out, so despite a full 50 episodes it felt like we only got bout 30+ of actual story.

[MaxHazard]

>Any of you happen to know what logo is written on Valvarad neww driver? previously is his mask printed on it, not sure what's on top of the driver

Yeah, it just says Kurogane in English. You even seen them write it before you before they add it to the suit. You guys might need glasses or something lol

Yes ... I can see that English word... what I am referring to is that whole silver thing on top of the driver

[Connie_Edogawa]

>Any of you happen to know what logo is written on Valvarad neww driver? previously is his mask printed on it, not sure what's on top of the driver

Yeah, it just says Kurogane in English. You even seen them write it before you before they add it to the suit. You guys might need glasses or something lol

Yes ... I can see that English word... what I am referring to is that whole silver thing on top of the driver

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not quite sure what the sealed thing is meant to be, but that's still his mask when it opens.

[Yaiba]

Gotchard only had to hold on for one more episode and it can achieve the status of "Not having a Rider as the final boss". Too bad.

The episode was incredibly rush. The writers were firing off all the remaining plot points with zero buildup to any of them because they're running out of time. Everything just jumped cut from one thing to the next.
- Angry mob against the heroes
- Friends made along the way reappears to support
- The final boss infiltrates the hero's base/home
- A character goes through self discovery then gains a power-up
- Blows up second-to-last boss
- The character also acknowledges his love interest
- Said love interest dies
- The final boss obtains the ultimate power
- Final boss also captures the team's mentor

I know Lakhesis had been displaying a lot of death flags, especially the huge red flag in the last preview, but that was such a random stupid way to die. Could they not at least give her a more impactful death? She even tried to transform! Let her fight!

The scene of Lakhesis's unfulfilled dream was filmed at the same spot where Valvarad fought Gigist earlier in the episode. It was just the stadium pretending to be a mall.

The father and daughter were from the X-Rex episode, which was ironic because the Gotchard X-Rex chest plate was repainted to Geryon's Rider suit.


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Production blog
https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/gotchard/50/

Notes from Producer Minato Yosuke

The three scriptwriters wrote one episode each for the final three episodes, so we held meetings with all three of them together. The scriptwriters added their own suggestions to each other's plots. We shifted the plot points among the episodes and we tried out best to create the best possible flow. In other words, episode 49, which is the middle of the three episodes, was the most difficult part to adjust. Veteran writer Keiichi Hasegawa was truly impressive for taking on all of that adjustment while also centering the drama of the Spanner.

Since Valvarad cannot repeatedly use various fighting styles like Rainbow Gatchard, I put all my efforts into the visual impact and the storytelling that goes into the design.
Whether the suit was a reuse or a new model, you should choose a design that matches the theme you wanted to express.

I designed Twilight Majade and Valvarad Kurogane at the same time.
- Twilight Majade: A form in which the powers of Rinne and Atropos are harmonized and combined beautifully.
- Valvarad Kurogane: A completely new body hand made by Spanner's handcraft that is covered by controlled black flames, which don't erupt but circulate inside the body and improve the user's abilities. He carries two Valvarusher, bearing Lachesis's desire to become human. None of the original Valvarad parts are used. The suit uses a unified color scheme and a system that allows the power of flames stored within the body to be emitted from the palm of the hand. The parts are selected to give a mechanical impression with the targeting scope on the mask and a rack to carry two Valvarusher on the back.

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Weekly blog

Gatchard, Valvarad, and Majade. Do you know the origins of their names?
There are a few elements to their names, basically they are the combination of onomatopoeic sounds.
Gatchard → Gatchanko
Valbarad → Bara bara (Fall apart)
Majade → Maze Maze (Mixing)

In other words, Valvarad was a warrior who "breaks things apart". He's a "Destroyer" who breaks things into pieces and a "Patcher" who puts the pieces back together.
The evolution of the three Valvarad forms were: Rusty "patches" => "armor" through the awakened flames => refined "metal".
The final form was not patched together, but melted and refine into one.


Lakhesis and Gigist

Before we started working on the final trilogy, I asked Sakamaki-san, who plays Lakhesis, "What do you want to happen?" There were many different routes, but I think the ending that Hasegawa-san wrote was the best. When Spanner picked up Lachesis' body, it's a scene that shows Spanner's respect for Lachesis. But there's another implication behind it. Rather than disappearing in a flash of light like other non-human villains, I wanted to make sure that Lachesis' body was left behind as proof that she died as a human.

Gigist seemed satisfied at the end, having found a successor who had found his path forward. Given the theme of "youth vs old" that had ran through this show, I feel like the way Gigist left the show was one answer to that.


Geryon

The theme of "youth vs age" also directly leads to the theme of "change vs constancy." Hasegawa-san had always wanted to depict that into a scene. That's the scene where Geryon visited Kitchen Ichinose.
I can probably say it now, the final boss of this show is Geryon. This was decided from a very early stage when we decided to introduce the Hades Kings.

Why is he the final boss? That's because Geryon is the polar opposite of Houtarou.

Youth is about change.
Youth is about moving forward.
Youth is about losing.

We wanted to place Geryon at the polar opposite of all of that.

He wants to stay like this forever.
He doesn't want to lose anything.
He hopes "the current moment" will continue into eternity...

What's wrong with that? This should be a very natural emotion for people to have. It's exactly why the idea is at odds with being young. "Gatcha" is the ability to get back on your feet even after losing everything.

What I'm trying to say is... Lord Geryon isn't just some old man who loves gold!!!!
That's what it comes down to!!!
(And he's so polite! I'm fascinated by Kamakari-san's amazing acting. It's a scene I can watch over and over again...)

It's not about gold, but rather his true nature is "The man who loves eternity".

...Can you deny this?
Can you say that there isn't a part of you like this?
That's why Geryon-sama's ideals are lofty and universal (Hey, I feel called out!)

Original Japanese Text

この最終３話に関しては、過去２週に渡ってお伝えしてきたように、ガッチャードを作り上げてきた３人の脚本家たちにそれぞれ１話ずつ書いていただいております。
なので、打ち合わせは全て３人一緒。
それぞれのプロットに、他の脚本家からも提案が加わったり、プロットに書かれた展開を別の話数にスライドさせたり、より良い形を目指して総力戦で作り上げました。
つまり、３話中の真ん中である49話は最も難しい調整どころ。
その調整を全て請け負いつつ、21話の続編とも言えるスパナのドラマを軸に据え、それを見届けたラケシスの結末まで描き切るとは、大ベテラン長谷川圭一さん、恐るべしです。（スパナが燃えてますわ…！のフリがまさか回収されるとは！）
改めて、本当にありがとうございました。

レインボーガッチャードのように様々な戦い方で何度も活躍させることが出来ない分、見た目のインパクト、デザインに載せる物語性に全力を注ぎました。
「スーツ流用であっても新規造型であっても、表現したいテーマに併せてデザインを選択すべし」
今回トワイライトマジェードとヴァルバラド黒鋼の２体を同時にデザインしましたが、
【トワイライトマジェード】
狙い→りんねとアトロポスの力が一つになった姿。マジェード＝りんねに、アトロポスのデザインが見事に調和されている。
デザイン→マジェードの元々のスーツを最大限活かすため、マスク、上半身と膝頭パーツのみ付け替え。下園さんの体系に合わせるため完全新規造形。
【ヴァルバラド黒鋼】
狙い→スパナがハンドメイドで作り出した全く新しいボディに完全に制御した黒い炎を纏わせ、炎が吹き出すのでは無く、体内を巡り全身の能力を向上させている。ヴァルバッシャーは"人間になる"というラケシスの思いも背負って２本持ち。
デザイン→元のヴァルバラドのパーツは一切使わず、統一されたカラーと体内に宿した炎の力を手の平から噴射できるシステムが表現可能なベーススーツを使い、全面的にスーツ流用。その上にスパナの手製であることを示すメカニカルなイメージを優先してパーツを選定、更に新規造形としてマスクにはターゲットスコープ、背中にヴァルバラッシャーを２本背負えるラックを作り、ロボ的なイメージに。

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ガッチャード、ヴァルバラド、マジェード。
彼らの名前の由来って、ご存知でしょうか？
いくつか要素があるのですが、基本的には
ガッチャード→「ガッチャンコ」
ヴァルバラド→「バラバラ」
マジェード→「まぜまぜ」
という、結合／分離系の擬音からネーミングを取っています。

つまり黒鋼スパナ、ヴァルバラドという人は
元は「バラバラ」の戦士。
バラバラにする『壊し屋』であり
バラバラを接ぐ『継ぎ接ぎ屋』だったわけです。
その錆びだらけの『継ぎ接ぎ』が
目覚めた炎によって『装甲』となり
そして最後は、精錬された『金属』（メタル）となる。
継ぎ接ぎではなく
融かしてひとつに『精錬』する。
この番組的にいえば、宝太郎＝ガッチャードに近いデザイン論なので

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実は最終三部作の制作に入る前に
ラケシス役の坂巻さんに「どうなりたい？」と相談したりするほどでした。
悩みに悩んで……色んなルートがあったと思いますが
今は、長谷川さんが書いてくれたこの結末が最も良い形だったと思っております。
こだわり、とまでは言えないかもしれませんが
ラケシスの躯をスパナが抱きあげるのは
スパナからラケシスへの敬意を示すシーンでもありつつ、もう一つ意図があります。
それはいわゆる人ではない悪役が退場するときにありがちな、キラキラ～～っと光となって消えていくのではなく
ラケシスが「人間」として散った証拠として
その躯を、しっかり〝残して〟あげたかったのです。

そして忘れてならないギギスト様も
今回でご退場。
進むべき道を見出した『後継者』を見つけ
どこか最後は満足そうだったギギスト様。
この番組がずっと敷いてきた
「若さvs老い」というテーマ的には
このギギストの退場の仕方というのも、ひとつの答えだったような気がします。

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「若さvs老い」というテーマはそのまま
「変化vs不変」というテーマにつながります。
そういう意味では
今回、ずっと本編で描きたかった部分を
長谷川さんが見事にシーンにしてくださりました。
それは
グリオンが「キッチンいちのせ」に訪れる場面。

そう、ここまで来たらもう言ってしまってよいでしょうが
この番組のラスボスはグリオンです。
これは、冥黒王を登場させようとなった時から
かなり早い段階からずっと決まっていたことでした。

なぜ彼がラスボスなのか？
それはグリオンが最初から宝太郎のアンチテーゼとして
宝太郎の対極として存在していたから。
若さとは、変わること。
若さとは、進むこと。
若さとは、失うこと。
そのすべての対極にグリオンを置きたかった。
ずっとこのままでいたい。
なにも失いたくなんかない。
この時間が『永遠』に続けばいい……。
――なにがおかしいのでしょう？
これは人の抱く、ごく自然な感情のはず。
だけど、だからこそ
それは「若さ」とは対立するのです。
すべてを失っても、そこから立ち上がろうとする「ガッチャ」とは。
つまり、何が言いたいかというと……

（しかもこの礼儀正しさ！　鎌苅さんの怪演惚れ惚れします。何度も見ちゃうシーンです……）

黄金ではなくどちらかというと本質は『永遠大好きおじさん』
……これ、みなさま一概に否定できますか？
皆様の中にこういう部分がないと言えますか？
だからこそ、グリオン様の理想は崇高で普遍的なもので――ってオイ！

[takenoko]

>not quite sure what the sealed thing is meant to be, but that's still his mask when it opens.

Maybe a wrench? That's the main motif of Spanner/Valvarad anyway

>The three scriptwriters wrote one episode each for the final three episodes, so we held meetings with all three of them together.

well slap whoever wrote this one lol. I can't think of an episode I voted lower

- Valvarad Kurogane: A completely new body hand made by Spanner's handcraft that is covered by controlled black flames, which don't erupt but circulate inside the body and improve the user's abilities. He carries two Valvarusher, bearing Lachesis's desire to become human. None of the original Valvarad parts are used. The suit uses a unified color scheme and a system that allows the power of flames stored within the body to be emitted from the palm of the hand. The parts are selected to give a mechanical impression with the targeting scope on the mask and a rack to carry two Valvarusher on the back.

A new form so bereft of new theming that they just called it the character name. Too little too late!

>Valbarad → Bara bara (Fall apart)

Isn't Barabara also the sound of an engine humming?

>I wanted to make sure that Lachesis' body was left behind as proof that she died as a human.

It's pretty unsatisfying because her journey to becoming human happened off screen with Kyouka

[Ruffinn Kein]

Good to know that I, someone who has barely watched Gotchard weekly has almost th same thoughts about Gotchard than the people who did watch it regularly. The main Riders are not good, to such an extent that the only thing that could possibly interest me in Gotchard is Kyouka, because it's Fukuda Saki playing it. I totally wish she was a bigger character and became a Rider, because she alone would be more entertaining than these bunch of barely decent characters.
There's really no right answer in these scenarios. But one thing's for sure, people expect better from KR. It's not entirely a kids' show, this has more adult viewers than SS. No reason why they can't put more effort in the writing when they can pay this many actors to be in the main cast