Kamen Rider Faiz Discussion

[Mr. Yellow]

Well since the old thread is gone now, here is a new discussion for Kamen Rider Faiz/555.

Continue to discuss here!

Open your eyes!

[Archangel]

What can I say about this season?

It's easily one of my favorite Kamen Riders...and it's the one of the few I can safely say that took me into the story from the start and kept me wanting more as I watched on. The only negative I can say about it is that, in my opinion, it ended too soon. Even with Paradise Lost, the Faiz movie, I still felt more should have been done for the season.

All of the characters are great and most of them are ones that you'll remember once you finish watching. Takumi is the definition of a true hero by the end of the show's run and Kiba is a sort of sympathetic protagonist in his own right. The battle of humanity versus the Orphenochs isn't a black and white subject and the fact that there are certain gray areas makes it just that much more complex and fun to watch.

Loved Faiz, every single drop of it.

[AoBlue]

As much as people hate him, Masato was awesome! He was the perfect anti-hero when it came to going against Takumi... especially in the beginning. It only got better toward the end of the series.

[Beast King]

KR Faiz, Is the ****!!!

[Archangel]

As much as people hate him, Masato was awesome! He was the perfect anti-hero when it came to going against Takumi... especially in the beginning. It only got better toward the end of the series.
That was the great thing about Masato...you loved to hate him, lol. He was the perfect contrast to Takumi and his slowly opening mind to the Orphenochs. He was a good fighter but his last moments still felt kinda sad. :(

[AoBlue]

His final days were sad one but I like how he used to try and act so innocent in the beginning whenever Mari and the other guy (his name escape me). Then when he and Takumi were alone, he was a complete jerk.

[Hears All]

His final days were sad one but I like how he used to try and act so innocent in the beginning whenever Mari and the other guy (his name escape me). Then when he and Takumi were alone, he was a complete jerk.

I think your talking about Mihara? Or maybe Keitaro?

My favourite hero is obviously Takumi, he is the perfect hero and he dosen't say or do cheesy things.

My favourite non-Rider is probably a tie between Mari and Yuka. Mari wasn't as influential later on in the season, but she still maintained her integrity. Yuka had such a tragic story that ended even more tragically for her :(

Kiba Yuji is a very complex character, the whole show he was one of the good guys, until his unexpected twist at the end. I agree with what people say about Kusaka, he indeed is a character you love to hate, he was a giant douche but he was probably one of the most efficient Riders

[AoBlue]

Let's not forget Paradise Lost... Psyga and Orga.

[TimeKaiser]

I loved Kamen Rider Faiz. I think it might have been the first Kamen Rider series I ever watched. Oddly, it was also the only world in Decade that I felt had a tad too bizzare of a portrayal for my taste (as in it seemed like they were trying to turn it into the first seasons of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers). And for the record, I didn't just simply hate Kusaka, I loathed him... and I even recall cheering wildly for Psyga durring the movie since he did what I always had wanted to do.

[Archangel]

You know what I really loved about Kusaka's death in Paradise Lost? When Psyga killed him and he's disintegrating, Kusaka maintains this weirdass grin on his face. A definite nod to his psychotic personality that wanted to break out. One of those few times you had to love the villain for killing off a supposed hero. Good on ya, Leo.

[Hears All]

You know what I really loved about Kusaka's death in Paradise Lost? When Psyga killed him and he's disintegrating, Kusaka maintains this weirdass grin on his face. A definite nod to his psychotic personality that wanted to break out. One of those few times you had to love the villain for killing off a supposed hero. Good on ya, Leo.

Kusaka was a giant idiot for the short time he was in Paradise Lost. Leo did a good job...plus he spoke English!! :D

[Archangel]

That really surprised me...I did not expect Kamen Rider to have an English-speaking rider like Leo, even if it was only a movie exclusive. Not enough time for him, though; my one grip with Psyga is that we never got to see much of him. I wanted to see him kick more tail, you know?

[Hears All]

That really surprised me...I did not expect Kamen Rider to have an English-speaking rider like Leo, even if it was only a movie exclusive. Not enough time for him, though; my one grip with Psyga is that we never got to see much of him. I wanted to see him kick more tail, you know?

Yea, i've never been a fan of movie-exclusive Riders since we never get enough time to know them

[finalbreak_flashend]

Certainly, one of the best stories so far, it incorporated a ton of themes...dystopia,man vs technology, man vs society, the evolution of fear of one's self, how to deal with coming of age, generally being different...

who is the real monster at the end of the story...and who are the one that are really wearing the mask...

Orphenoch or the humans...

I loved it...sometime or another via the movie or the series everyone had a chance to try on a driver and a belt...

Though, I also like Kabuto as well...maybe for the same reasons...the utilization of technology in the way that if we really wanted to go the extra step we could develop the drivers or zectors....or from out of left field here develop G3,G3-X,G4, or IXA suits and drivers...

Kiva should have been a sequel like story to faiz, at least in my opinion, it had all the same story elements...well the monsters were the same, conceptually...did not pan out that way because they made Wataru as a character too different than Takumi Inui...still like Kiva but dang it...had so much potential to be like faiz. I am not saying to do it exactly the same but, shoot, think of the possibilities, not to mention the one more chance they had when filming Decade...which alluded to Paradise Lost, on a closer inspection of the elements...

...but I digress...

and I do not this to be a 'missing the point' fallacy or non sequitar statement/argumentative point as well...

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Loved it...in my top 3 or four for the Heisei era... for Kamen Rider

[Mr. Black]

Okay, I have started to watch Faiz. I've only seen a few episodes and so far, it's amazing!! I love the premise of the show, I love the characters, and I love the action scenes. Can't wait to see more!

[Hears All]

Okay, I have started to watch Faiz. I've only seen a few episodes and so far, it's amazing!! I love the premise of the show, I love the characters, and I love the action scenes. Can't wait to see more!

Are you watching TV-N's DVD releases? Its the same as the one they already have up, its just much better quality

[Mr. Black]

Are you watching TV-N's DVD releases? Its the same as the one they already have up, its just much better quality

Yeah. The quality is great. But for now I just have to watch what's on the internet. :faiz:

[Mr. Gold]

I have Faiz as a prince, Delta as a warrior, Kaixa as a knight captain, Psyga (female!) as a knight, and Orga (female!) as a villain in my Kamen Rider fic. :D

[Beast King]

So far i am reaching the end of Faiz, after seeing the majority of it, all i can say is wow, just plain wow, but before i leave my report, i have to hope the finale won't disappoint me :D

[Hears All]

So far i am reaching the end of Faiz, after seeing the majority of it, all i can say is wow, just plain wow, but before i leave my report, i have to hope the finale won't disappoint me :D

I loved Faiz and the finale. However lots of fans feel the only dissapointing part of the entire series was the finale....you will have to judge for yourself lol

Looking forward to reading your report :D

[Mr. Black]

Hmm, it's been a while since anyone posted something here.

I'm up to episode 24 I believe, almost at the halfway point. Have to say the series is really good. Kusaka, IMO, seems like a jerk. Whatever. Going to open my eyes for more Faiz :faiz:

[Hears All]

Hmm, it's been a while since anyone posted something here.

I'm up to episode 24 I believe, almost at the halfway point. Have to say the series is really good. Kusaka, IMO, seems like a jerk. Whatever. Going to open my eyes for more Faiz :faiz:

Kusaka is a complex character, the only way to really talk about him is after you watch he entire season and analyze what he stood for

[Mr. Black]

Kusaka is a complex character, the only way to really talk about him is after you watch he entire season and analyze what he stood for

Will do. So far, I starting to get his true motives. But I'll just have to watch more episodes.

[samuraiking]

Faiz is simply one of my favorite KR shows, Showa AND heisei. It was a good nice mix of the old traditional KR themes (evil orginization, Altered humans, Rebelling creations.) while bringing in the dramatic styling of the newer shows (varying characters, Realistic sence of surroundings.)
I always felt people disliked faiz On the basis that the ending felt rushed and hackneyed, but that's a good description of the nineteen episodes of Kabuto too! yeah, there were alot of avenues that they didn't fully explore nor explain as well as they could but I don't critisize them for trying to take the original themes and taking them to newer and bigger highs then they had been at.
also, I think, besides Kuuga, I had heard a Toku use dialogue I could actually hear people really saying.

[Hears All]

Faiz is simply one of my favorite KR shows, Showa AND heisei. It was a good nice mix of the old traditional KR themes (evil orginization, Altered humans, Rebelling creations.) while bringing in the dramatic styling of the newer shows (varying characters, Realistic sence of surroundings.)
I always felt people disliked faiz On the basis that the ending felt rushed and hackneyed, but that's a good description of the nineteen episodes of Kabuto too! yeah, there were alot of avenues that they didn't fully explore nor explain as well as they could but I don't critisize them for trying to take the original themes and taking them to newer and bigger highs then they had been at.
also, I think, besides Kuuga, I had heard a Toku use dialogue I could actually hear people really saying.

We could be friends :D

The Faiz finale is the most complained about thing, but when you consider the other events that happened I think something that small could be overlooked

[samuraiking]

We could be friends :D

The Faiz finale is the most complained about thing, but when you consider the other events that happened I think something that small could be overlooked

Lol Sure! new to the forum so it'd be good to get a few friends up in here.

That's always been one of my pet-peeves really. Alot of people complain about Faiz ending and, though it was pretty rushed, it wasn't all THAT badly done. Kuuga had an equally insane ending and no one ever points that one out. You always have to see the flaws of a show but also look at the good points and Faiz had a ton of good points to it.

[Mr. Yellow]

Psychic Lover Cover! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH3ALBTyvzE

[Mr. Black]

At last, I have finished Faiz!!:D

My final opinion: It was spectacular. I enjoyed it a lot. I loved all the twists and turns, especially with Takumi. I do understand just about what Kusaka stood for, but it's kinda hard for me to explain. The show had some great action and an excellent premise. Without a doubt, this is one of the best KR seasons, as well as one of my favorites.:faiz:

Whew, what a season. My fourth completed KR season. Now, to continue with... :kabuto:

[NoodleZ]

Just finished Faiz and it was excellent I liked Kukasa at first but then he just turned into a big douchebag. I liked Kiba's resolve to use his powers to protect humans instead of siring more Orphenocs. It was a pretty great series kinda hard to start after finishing Den-O

[big_j_ny]

I loved Faiz, one of my top favorites most definitely. The reasons are love Faiz are the same reasons I loved the Kiva series, dramatic storylines are the key reason. Kiva did a horrible job @ it though, but Faiz did a great job maintaining their storyline until the finale with that infamous "What If?" left @ the end with the godforsaken Orphenoch King still alive

[Jedimon]

Faiz is definitely one of my favorite series. Takumi is a great character, and I tend to see people complain that the actor doesn't do that good of a job because he shows no emotion. I see it more as intentional rather than bad acting. Takumi has, before the show started, tried to live alone and separate from people and is really shut off and closed off. Through living with Mari and Keitaro, fighting the Orphenochs as Faiz, and befriending Kiba, he becomes more open, more friendly, and all in all more human. He regains what Kiba spends the whole series trying to hold on to. And Autovajin = epic win.

I like Kaixa and hate Kusaka. He was so closed minded to seeing the Orphenochs as anything but completely evil that it was at times frustrating. There were many times through the series I wanted to reach into the screen and wring his neck, which brings me to one of my favorite characters Kiba Yuji. I loved how he had the two different Orphenoch forms and that he got to use the Faiz gear later in the series. I found it amazing that Kiba and Takumi were almost always going through nearly the exact same thing at the same time (usually cause they were unknowingly fighting each other) and never found out each other's identity until late in the series. Even when he became a jerk at the end, he was still one of my favorites. His end was the only part of the ending that I didn't like and that was only because I would have liked to see how he would have moved forward after the fight.

Delta was pretty cool although JetSlinger looked so much like it was done by a computer as to not even be funny. One of the things I found strange is how Kitazaki would use the Delta gear even though his own Orphenoch powers were clearly superior (or at least they appeared so since Delta had a weak user), but I guess he just did it for some amusement. Yuka was another great character, and the way her and Keitaro always seemed to be next to each other sending messages and not realize they were talking to each other was another fun aspect to the show. She has to be one of my favorite females in KR. Kaido was great, and I loved his interaction with Keitaro especially when they both got makeovers.

Lucky Clover were great villains made even more so by the diversity of character personalities. Takuma the coward. Saeko the femme fatale. Kitazaki the insane youngest member, with two amazing forms, who could destroy things with a single touch. And finally Mr. J the big black man who loves above all else his tiny dog Chaco.

All in all a great series with well-developed characters and many great stories. It's what makes me glad TVN is doing DVD releases so now I can rewatch it with much better video quality. And now I will end this novel of a first post so that you may all go on with your lives and I may continue watching Blade.

[Hears All]

SPOILERS

^^ Faiz was amazing, what did you think of Yuka's death? She was my favourite non-Rider character :p

[Jedimon]

It was very sad. For one, she was finally starting a relationship with Keitaro, and it really spoke to his character to accept her as an Orphenoch and still want to be with her. Also, it made me want to give Saeko a nice swift kick in the *** for going after someone who was defenseless, but then again that is in keeping with who she is. I did find it touching that the last thing she does is send a final message to Keitaro.

[NoodleZ]

I loved Kusaka's death in the show at the hands of Kiba and in the movie at the hands of Leo. I mean Kusaka was sneaky underhanded and a total a-hole all around after Takumi and Kiba restarted their friendship after the whole your Faiz and your Mr. Horsey ordeal Kusaka goes and attacks Kiba as Faiz and then tells Takumi that Kiba knocked him out and stole his belt. I mean I understood he fought the orphenoc because he believed them to be monsters that wanted more than nothing to kill people because of what happened at the reunion and his deep unrequited love for Mari and that he wanted her all to himself

[Beast King]

SPOILERS

^^ Faiz was amazing, what did you think of Yuka's death?It destroyed everything i liked about Faiz, i felt so sad when it happened, plus the music wasn't helping matters!!

[Mr. Black]

I loved Kusaka's death in the show at the hands of Kiba and in the movie at the hands of Leo. I mean Kusaka was sneaky underhanded and a total a-hole all around after Takumi and Kiba restarted their friendship after the whole your Faiz and your Mr. Horsey ordeal Kusaka goes and attacks Kiba as Faiz and then tells Takumi that Kiba knocked him out and stole his belt. I mean I understood he fought the orphenoc because he believed them to be monsters that wanted more than nothing to kill people because of what happened at the reunion and his deep unrequited love for Mari and that he wanted her all to himself

I totally agree with that statement.

[Jedimon]

I admire his dedication. My problem with him (besides his a-hole tendencies) is his stubbornness to see everything as black and white as opposed to shades of grey.

[ifsoboy43]

The Checkmate 4 were great villains

But no, the Checkmate 4 were in Kiva. Faiz's was the Lucky Clover.

[Jedimon]

You're right. My bad, I had a large brain fart.

[Mr. Yellow]

Yeah, I liked Kaixa, but Kusaka not so much.

[Archangel]

At least the suit got some justice in the finale...Kusaka, though, was the perfect antagonist. As much as I hate him, he did his job right by actually making the viewer hate him immensely, so much so that you want to come through the screen and beat him down.

Of course, the likes of Takumi and Kiba as my favorites from Faiz trump Kusaka's *** easily.

[Mr. Yellow]

I was sad when they killed Autovajin in Paradise lost.

[NoodleZ]

I've been wondering how powerful Faiz Axel Blaster form would have been

[RatherOddRanger]

The suit to me feels like a Black RX homage only it's silver. It's just the way the belt looks to me in terms of design plus the fact he has a lightsaber/sword thing like Black RX.

[Hears All]

The suit to me feels like a Black RX homage only it's silver. It's just the way the belt looks to me in terms of design plus the fact he has a lightsaber/sword thing like Black RX.

Dont forget how awesome it is when his suit lights up in the dark :D