History Headscratchers / KamenRiderRyuki

** Kitaoka is known for always getting an innocent verdict. He probably took Asakura on as a challenge and reduced the price just for the sake of bragging rights - in fact, he let Asakura go because he got tired of the latter's attitude, not because Asakura was unable to pay him.

** I think it was because he was inexperienced. This was his first battle as a rider, and he may not have been used to using the deck. Or from a meta perspective, because it would have given away the surprise of who That particular Zolda really was.

* How did Asakura manage to afford having Kitaoka as his lawyer?

** In fact, in the beginning of the 13 riders special, Shinji ''is'' being attacked by a monster, there's ''already'' a Ryuuki before him, and he ''still'' manages to become a rider despite all of that, it's just seems that despite his best efforts, Shirou is still unable to eliminate Shinji regardless of what happens.

** To save one of their childhood drawings.

** According to the synopsis... To fix a broken vase. Yeeeeaaaah...
** It was actually to save one of their childhood drawings.

** ''Episode Final'' is written by ToshikiInoue, not YasukoKobayashi. Maybe he missed that part?

** According to the synopsis... To fix a broken vase. Yeeeeaaaah...

* What did Shiro actually do when we first saw Odin use Time Vent? I kept rewatching that episode but I don't see what caused Yui to not confront him in the following loop.

** He's picked homeless bums as Odin, so maybe the Odin deck needs someone easily brainwashed? On the other hand, since Shinji is not a handpicked rider, he might be impossible to mindwipe to become Odin, given his resistance to Time Vent. And then there's the danger of ending up with a variant of Ryuuga with Odin's abilities...

* Here's a better idea... Why doesn't Shiro turn Shinji into Odin?

** To turn your question back on you: how can you be sure that Shirou ''didn't'' try one of those tactics during a previous time loop?

** ....So by your logic, every accomplishment the human race has made thus far is no excuse for its inability to find a cure for death? Or to put it with less snark, being able to do one thing does not mean being able to do another. Is it awfully convenient that saving Yui's life is not within Shiro's ability? Yes. Does it defy any of the internal logic of the show? Not at all.
** It's also implied that, no, Shirou could ''not'', in fact, grant any wish possible, he could probably utilize his time manipulation abilities to grant some of them, such as making sure Eri never goes into a coma in case Ren wins, but something along the line of "eternal life" like Kitaoka wanted was probably impossible, and he was only promising something like that to get them to fight, and he was going to use their life force just as he planned in the movie.

* Ok, heres a good one: Seeing as Shinji is usually (That is, every time we've seen it, series, movie, special and SIC story) the biggest spanner in Shirou's plans... why doesn't he just send a monster or three after Shinji before he can even get near the deck? Or even better, send ODIN after him.

** I always got the feeling that that monster in 13 Riders '''was''' Shirou's attempt to get rid of Shinji.

** In fact, in the beginning of the 13 riders special, Shinji ''is'' being attacked by a monster, there's ''already'' a Ryuuki before him, and he ''still'' manages to become a rider despite all of that, it's just seems that despite his best efforts, Shirou is still unable to eliminate Shinji regardless of what happens.

** If the actual series is any indication, Shinji ''does'' have his limits and he ''was'' willing to participate in the War to save Yui's life. Granted Shinji got over it, but it's possible that if there was any participant in the Rider War who would've done just exactly what Shiro wanted, that is using the final wish to save Yui, then Shinji would have been the one.

** This is the good part of using a ResetButton. You get to experiment. I think at some point, he ''did'' considered other people, but felt like if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

** He probably doesn't expect Shinji to keep stumbling into the war. So every time he resets things back to the start of the war, Shinji just keeps ending up in the war. There's also the fact that Shiro may genuinely be unwilling to sacrifice more innocents than his absolutely ''has'' to in order to save Yui, and he knows that Shinji and Yui could become good friends if her life is saved. If Episode Final is in any way canon, he might be aware of the fact that Shinji and Yui were childhood friends and he wants them to meet again when Yui is safe, believing he might be good for her since she's fairly introverted, while Shinji is just lacking in self-confidence in some respects because he's new to the reporter game.

* Ok, heres a good one: Seeing as Shinji is usually (That is, every time we've seen it, series, movie, special and SIC story) the biggest spanner in Shirou's plans... why doesn't he just send a monster or three after Shinji before he can even get near the deck? Or even better, send ODIN after him.

** ....So by your logic, every accomplishment the human race has made thus far is no excuse for its inability to find a cure for death? Or to put it with less snark, being able to do one thing does not mean being able to do another. Is it awfully convenient that saving Yui's life is not within Shiro's ability? Yes. Does it defy any of the internal logic of the show? Not at all.

* Why did Shiro have to do ''any of this at all?! (Spoilers for show and movie endings here.)'' He had the power to grant apparently ''any'' wish, create the Rider powers, everything... surely he had the power to save Yui. It's ''all'' by his own power. With a plan like "(a) create the wish, however you do that, (b) create Rider suits that can channel the power of the monsters via trading cards, (c) get 12 people willing to fight for the wish (that's a big one. Each knows there's an 11 in 12 chance of getting killed rather than winning.) (d) use Odin to win the wish himself, (e) save Yui," you would think (a) through (d) would be skippable. The movie version is much less glaring (needing LifeEnergy to sustain Yui and using the Rider War to pick the strongest source) but you'd think even then, as time ran down, he'd just... pick somebody.

*** It's just a promo pic advertising ''13 Riders''.

** It ''was'' a picture from Ryuki. I believe it was either from 13 Riders or Episode Final.

* Why did Shiro Kanzaki always apparently choose the same people to be riders. Guys like Ren, Asakura, Kitaoka, etc. Shinj, Tezuka and and the alternatives don't count because they found their own way in, but the others riders were apparently the same guys chosen by Shiro everytime. Why?

* Why is the picture on the characters page from a different series? It's like using a Power Rangers picture for a Super Sentai series.

* Why did Shiro Kanzaki always apparently choose the same people to be riders. Guys like Ren, Asakura, Kitaoka, etc. Shinj, Tezuka and and the alternatives don't count because they found their own way in, but the others riders were apparently the same guys chosen by Shiro everytime. Why?

** I think it was because he was inexperienced. This was his first battle as a rider, and he may not have been used to using the deck. Or from a meta perspective, because it would have given away the surprise of who That particular Zolda really was.