History Series / KamenRiderGotchard

* LighterAndSofter: This show was made as a stark contrast to [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne the three]] [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Reiwa]] [[Series/KamenRiderGeats era]] entries in the franchise, as the tone of the show is more in line with the early Phase 2 Heisei entries as well as ''[[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider Skyrider]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderSuper1 Super-1]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-O]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderGhost Ghost]]'', and ''[[Series/KamenRiderSaber Saber]]''. However, as episode 2 shows, just because it's more bright and upbeat doesn't mean it's exempt from real life horrors. This is no longer applied once the BigBad shows up, however.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite its light-hearted beginning, the series explores the concept of human malice and how it corrupts people, as the majority of the villains are seen willing to commit horrible acts that are similar to those in real life, even if some of them are not inherently evil. Once the third arc kicks in, the story takes on a much darker turn and gets [[FromBadToWorse even worse from there]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite its light-hearted beginning, the series explores the concept human malice and how it corrupts people, as the majority of the villains are seen willing to commit horrible acts that are similar to those in real life, even if some of them are not inherently evil. Once the third arc kicks in, the story takes on a much darker turn and gets [[FromBadToWorse even worse from there]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite its light-hearted beginning, the series explores the concept of human malice, as the majority of the villains are willing to commit horrible acts that are similar to those in real life, even if some of them are not inherently evil. Once the third arc kicks in, the story takes on a much darker turn and gets [[FromBadToWorse even worse from there]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite its light-hearted beginning, the series explores the concept of human malice, as the majority of the villains are willing to commit horrible acts that are similar to those in real life, even if some of them are not inherently evil. Once the third arc kicks in, the story takes on a much darker turn, and it's FromBadToWorse.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Despite its light-hearted beginning, the series explores the concept of human malice, as the majority of the villains are willing to commit horrible acts that are similar to those in real life, even if they're not inherently evil. Once the third arc kicks in, the story takes on a much darker turn, and it's FromBadToWorse.

* CentralTheme: Going off with the themes of human malice from ''[[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne Zero-One]]'' and ''[[Series/KamenRiderOutsiders Outsiders]]'', we humans are always capable of evil-- by choice or against our will; no matter how hard we try to suppress them, especially when absolute power corrupts absolutely. ''Outsiders'' deals with an [[TheComputerIsYourFriend A.I.]] trying to cull down malice [[HobbesWasRight through totalitarian methods]], this series has the villains preying on the malice of people to turn them into monsters.

%%* DarkerAndEdgier: {{Downplayed|Trope}}: While it's still lighter than ''Geats'', ''Revice'', and ''[=Zero-One=]'', the tone of the show became more intense once the third arc kicks in.

* LighterAndSofter: This show was made as a stark contrast to [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne the three]] [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Reiwa]] [[Series/KamenRiderGeats era]] entries in the franchise, as the tone of the show is more in line with the early Phase 2 Heisei entries as well as ''[[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider Skyrider]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderSuper1 Super-1]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-O]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderGhost Ghost]]'', and ''[[Series/KamenRiderSaber Saber]]''. However, as episode 2 shows, just because it's more bright and upbeat doesn't mean it's exempt from real life horrors.

%%* DarkerAndEdgier: {{Downplayed|Trope}}: While it's still lighter than the 4 previous Reiwa era entries, the tone of the show became more intense once the third arc kicks in.

->''Chemies: miraculous artificial life-forms created through the art of alchemy.\\
When the seal on the Chemy Cards is broken, destiny itself rests upon the shoulders of one young man!''

* LighterAndSofter: This show was made as a stark contrast to [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne the three]] [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Reiwa Reiwa]] [[Series/KamenRiderGeats era]] entries in the franchise, as the tone of the show is more in line with the early Phase 2 Heisei entries as well as ''[[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider Skyrider]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderSuper1 Super-1]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-O]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderGhost Ghost]]'', and ''[[Series/KamenRiderSaber Saber]]''. However, as episode 2 shows, just because it's more bright and upbeat doesn't mean it's exempt from real life horrors.

* LighterAndSofter: This show was made as a stark contrast to [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne the four]] [[Series/KamenRiderSaber previous]] [[Series/KamenRiderRevice Reiwa era]] [[Series/KamenRiderGeats entries]] in the franchise, as the tone of the show is more in line with the early Phase 2 Heisei entries as well as ''[[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider Skyrider]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderSuper1 Super-1]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-O]]'', and ''[[Series/KamenRiderGhost Ghost]]''. However, as episode 2 shows, just because it's more bright and upbeat doesn't mean it's exempt from real life horrors.

** Played straight with Gotchard's transformation mechanism, which turns Houtarou into a chimera-like being called the Ride Chemy Doll. The only other use of the word "doll" in a meaningful context is in reference to the homunculi-like figures used to create Cosmic/Fantastic Malgams and which the Dark Sisters may or may not be made from, indicating this trope.

* ''Kamen Rider Gotchard: What's That!? Hotaro and Rinne [[FreakyFridayFlip Switched Places]]!!'', a [[invoked]]BonusEpisode distributed with ''Magazine/TeleviKun'' magazine.

** Much like ''[[Series/KamenRiderBlack Black]]'' and unlike the vast majority of the franchise, ''Gotchard'' does not have any {{mooks}} in the main series.

** Unlike the vast majority of the franchise, ''Gotchard'' does not have any {{mooks}} in the main series.

* PhlebotinumRebel: Inverted. As far as we know, the Chemies weren't made as tools for good ''or'' evil (they're described as being an accidental byproduct of some alchemic transmutations), but they are innocent creatures. They can easily be corrupted into monsters by human malice, a reversal of how most Kamen Riders take villains' powers and use them for good.

* HenshinHero: Hotaro transforms into Kamen Rider Gotchard by fusing with any two sealed Chemies. You also have Spanner turning into a "masked warrior", Valvarad.

* EvolvingCredits: #17 debuts a new opening sequence that features Rinne's and Supana's Rider forms, as well as a remix of [=CHEMY×STORY=] performed by BACK-ON alongside FLOW, featuring the second verse.

*** '''Fantastic:''' 1: Gigabaham (Bahamut), 3: Unicon (unicorn), 5: Inphoenix (phoenix), 6: Yoacerberus (cerberus)
*** '''Cosmic:''' 4: Neminemoon (the moon), 5: Firemars (Mars), 7: The Sun ([[ShapedLikeItself the sun]]), 9: Kuroana (black hole)

* BreakingOldTrends: [[spoiler: Continuing the trend of expanding female roles, Rinne becomes the first female Secondary Rider as Kamen Rider Majade]].

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: A regular trope for the franchise, but stronger than usual here: while the Chemies are described as disruptions to the natural order, they're generally peaceful; while the catalyst that forms Malgams is ''human'' malice. Hotaro wants to protect everyone, but he tends to emphasize protecting the Chemies from evil humans as opposed to the other way around.

* ''Kamen Rider Gotchard: What's That!? Hotaro and Rinne [[FreakyFridayFlip Switched Places]]!!'', a BonusEpisode distributed with ''Magazine/TeleviKun'' magazine.

* CoolBike: One of the Chemies is a motorcycle named Golddash, which Gotchard uses as his ride.

* SwissArmyHero: Gotchard can access many different forms based on combinations of two of the 101 Ride Chemy Cards. The [=GotcharDriver=] toy indicates that he has at ''least'' 55 potential forms (110 if you count their Wild variations), and possibly many more.

** Gotchard uses the [=GotcharDriver=] belt, which takes the powers of two Ride Chemy Cards with a combined value of 10 and fuses them. He can later add a plugin called the Exgotchalibur that allows him to add single Rank 10 cards for various Super Gotchard forms, and another called the Gotcha Ignitor to become Fire Gotchard.
** Valvarad uses a greatsword-rifle called the Valvarusher with the Madwheel card, and can alter his armor with other Vehicle cards (Gutsshovel and Gekiocopter are the ones shown in the show so far). He later adopts a Valvadriver belt (similar to the Gotchardriver with the Gotcha Ignitor built in) to become Kamen Rider Valvarad.

** Kamen Rider Gotchard Daybreak uses a red "Daybreak version" of the Gotchardriver with fiery "Daybreak" versions of the Chemy cards, and has his own Fire Gotchard form using the Gotcha Ignitor.

* ExponentialPotential: With 101 Chemy cards, Gotchard has a lot of potential combinations to use. From the [=GotcharDriver=] toy and available cards, we know that it only recognizes specific combinations; with the current pattern indicating that the 100 regular cards can create 55 total combos (45 two-card combos and ten Rank 10s). Factor in their Wild versions, and that's 110 forms. In theory, though, ''any'' mixed-category combination totaling 10 could be valid in the show, which would make 415 possible combinations (830 with Wilds).

* XMakesAnythingCool: The Rank 10 Chemies all have noticeable [=Xes=] in their names and character designs ([=BeetlX=], Exceedfighter, X Wizard, Lixion, X Fortress, Xeggdrasil, UFO-X and X-Rex). The card backs also have a giant X in place of the normal design, and Gotchard can use their power with an X-shaped add-on to his Driver.

[[caption-width-right:799:''"Grab it! The ultimate Gotcha!"'']]

* ''Kamen Rider Gotchard: What's That!? Hotaro and Rinne [[FreakyFridayFlip Switched Places]]!!'', a BonusEpisode distributed with ''Magazine/TeleviKunMagazine''.

* ''Kamen Rider Gotchard VS Kamen Rider Legend'', a two-episode spinoff that aired on November 5 and 26, 2023.
* ''[[Film/KamenRiderGotchardXGeatsTheStrongestChemyGotchaGrandOperation Kamen Rider Gotchard × Geats — The Strongest Chemy Gotcha ☆ Grand Operation]]'', the winter movie set to be released on December 22, 2023.

** Gotchard uses the [=GotcharDriver=] belt, which takes the powers of two Ride Chemy Cards with a combined value of 10 and fuses them. He can later add a plugin called the Exgotchalibur that allows him to use single Rank 10 cards.
** Valvarad uses a greatsword-rifle called the Valvarusher with the Madwheel card, and can alter his armor with other Vehicle cards (Gutsshovel and Gekiocopter are the ones shown in the show so far).

** Kamen Rider Dread uses the [=DreaDriver=] with Dark "Repli-Chemy" Cards.

*** '''Cosmic:''' 4: Neminemoon (the Moon), 5: Firemars (Mars), 7: The Sun ([[ShapedLikeItself the sun]]), 9: Kuroana (black hole)