History Trivia / KamenRiderGhost

* PropRecycling: The Eyecon world in TheMovie has sprouted [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Helheim plants]] all over the place.

* NamesTheSame
** Ganma was originally a name for a RockMonster that appeared in ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX''. Here, it is a name for a species of evil ghosts.[[note]]In ''BLACK RX'', the monster's name is 岩魔 (rock-devil). In ''Ghost'', they are 眼魔 (eye-devil).[[/note]]
** [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger The Rider's name is Takeru, he has a form based on a famous ancient Samurai, and said Samurai form is red]]. The ghost parka even says "Going forth!"
** [[Anime/DigimonXrosWars The female lead's name is Akari; she's childhood friends with the hero, is at loggerheads with the Lancer yet pulls through for them when the chips are down, and some among the fanbase find her annoying]].
** The Nobunaga wannabe is running a MegaCorp called ''Sengoku'' Corporation. [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Raise your hand if you thought it was really a certain mad scientist instead of a Ganma at fault.]]
** Adel, brother of Alain, is not to be confused with [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Sorceress Adel]].
** Admit it, you read the title and thought of ComicBook/GhostRider

* DummiedOut: As usual, the DX Ghost Driver has Eyecon sound bytes that will likely never see toy shelves. Unusually, however, the DX Gan Gun Saber and Cobra Cellular have a perfectly functional combination form, including a Omega finisher tied to said combination[[note]]noted as "Omega Crash"[[/note]].
*** Subverted, though, in that most of the Eyecon sound bytes have had releases.

* RunningGag: Some toy reviewers will try to combine Ghost's Ghost Gadgets with the Gan Gun Hand, but fail thanks to the latter's design working very much against it.
** Also, as of Episode 37, Akari [[ArmorPiercingSlap bitch-slapping]] Igor for apparently no reason other than her disgust towards him.
** Zigzagged with the Spider Lantern. While it can combine with the Gan Gun Hand, there are no new sounds unlocked.
* ShoutOut
** The "tesla coil" used to create the Denki Ganma is a rod sticking out of a boxy base, which when viewed at the right angle looks more like {{Film/Thor}}'s hammer!
** Episode 4 is titled ''[[Anime/CastleInTheSky Castle in the Sky]]''.
** The facial pattern for Ghost Newton Damashi looks very similar to a [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger Kyoryuger.]]
** So Specter's talking Eyecon is [[spoiler:containing the soul of his dead younger sister, which wound up like that after they were both dragged into a hellish dimension.]] Guess we moved on from ''Madoka'' to ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist''.
** The Superior Ganma vaguely resembles an evil Series/{{Ultraman}}.
** [[StockShoutOut A shameless one in ep. 17]] when Onari apparently TookALevelInBadass by [[Film/TheMatrix bending over backwards to dodge a barrage of shots.]] Even the background music changes!
** In ep. 22, how Alain was exiled from the Ganma Kingdom as a {{Fallen Prince|ss}} by Adel is a reference to ''Anime/CrossAnge''.
** VictimOfTheWeek Yuki ends up getting possessed by the Houdini Eyecon, and covered in chains on top of her schoolgirl uniform, making her look like something out of ''Manga/SukebanDeka''.
** Alain winds up battling the Parka renditions of Goku, Gojyo and Hakkai as they play martial arts keep-away with a box of takoyaki, bringing to mind ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' or Creator/JackieChan's early movies.
** Speaking of old school references, the Sanzo Eyecon possessing the idol girl VictimOfTheWeek references Sanzo being a CrosscastRole in the classic ''{{Series/Monkey}}''.
** Goemon in TheMovie actually takes his appearance from the WidgetSeries anime ''Ganbare Goemon''.
** Also from the movie, Pythagoras Eyecon's attack involves making his triangles fly around like [[{{Franchise/Gundam}} Funnels.]]
** The Eyecons are like the class cards from Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya, due to the concept of collecting them to make a wish, the usage of them allowing the user to transform into forms relating to their respective card and their source of power coming from an alternate dimension.
* ShownTheirWork:
** Benkei's form is a well representative of the legend surrounding the warrior monk. His persona mask has five of Benkei's seven weapons, save for his sword and hammer, which are represented by the Gan Gun Saber. Furthermore, his Omega Bomber summons spectral versions of his seven weapons and hurls them at his foes.
** Look close at Sanzo's Parka and you can spot a monkey, pig, and kappa, all referencing his legend.
** TheThemeParkVersion: Unfortunately, Tutankhamun is the opposite. The Eyecon's jingle proudly mentions pyramids, and pyramids also factor in its Omega Drive, when pyramids as a burial ground for pharaohs were loooooooooong out of fashion before Tut's time, as people realized that pyramids were pretty much easy prey for tomb robbers, hence the choice for burial tombs became the Valley of the Kings. Ironically and incidentally, the intact nature of Tut's (hastily cobbled-together and inelegantly located) tomb is his biggest claim to fame, arguably more than anything else he did in his short life. That and the "Curse" that came about when Howard Carter's benefactor, Lord Carnarvon, died from an infected mosquito bite a few days after the tomb's opening. [[UsefulNotes/RamsesII Ramesses the Great]], who was a few pharaohs after Tut, and a historical figure with a long list of concrete accomplishments, might have been a much better candidate for "Egyptian-themed Damashii", even if pyramids still would be out of place[[note]]Though ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', which also erroneously links pyramids to him, argues that 1) As the most successful pharaoh, he is the best representative of the Pharaohs' accomplishments, given his own long list of building projects, and 2) Pharaohs had a habit of taking credit for their predecessors' accomplishments and monuments, even those from centuries before their reign, to solidify their godhood and prestige, even to the point of erasing the names of previous pharaohs and replacing them with their own names.[[/note]]. It would even tangentially fit the scythe mode of the Gan Gun Hand used in this form, since Ramesses is typically portrayed as the Pharaoh of the Exodus.
*** Similarly, little is mentioned about UsefulNotes/ThomasEdison's practise of stealing his assistants' credit for inventions and being known as the "King of Lawsuits", as well as the damage he caused to UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla during his life.

* ActorAllusion:
** Mari's story is a rehash of her actress' appearance in ''[[Series/KamenRiderW W Returns: Accel]]''.
** Tenkuji Ryu and his EvilFormerFriend also draw upon the main plot of ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman.''
** Of all our heroes, Shibuya is the first to fall victim to Ganma Eyecon possession - could it be because it was naturally drawn to him like some other 'demons' were, being a [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Singularity?]]
*** Episode 31 shows that he's actually rather timid and wimpy, just like Ryotaro Nogami. The real kicker is when his own mom is aged down to a kid, but still capable of kicking his ass [[spoiler:just like Hana!]]
** The fact that Yurusen has the voice of [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]] really hits home when it realizes that Specter has a special Eyecon that's really a SoulJar with a little girl voice, and adding "she sounds cute..."
** Meta-example with the appearance of [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Koyomi]] in ep. 36 - not only is she a StrangeGirl again, but her real life idol career led to her going OutOfFocus in ''Wizard'' to begin with.
** In episode 30, guest character Yuki is a high school student who wears a yellow jacket in her normal attire. She's played by Arisa Komiya, aka [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Yellow Buster]] and [[Anime/LoveLiveSunshine Dia Kurosawa]].
** In episode 38, Onari offers Javel a lunch consisting of Onigiri and Menchi Katsu, a TrademarkFavoriteFood of [[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Ken Hisatsu]], aka Geki Chopper.[[note]]Both Javel and Ken are portrayed by Sotaro Yasuda.[[/note]]
** The actor playing Musashi's human form in #46, previously played another [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger master samurai.]]
** Creator/SayakaOhara not only voices [[LightNovel/FateZero a corrupted form of a wish-granting device, she also momentarily voices the main character's mother]].
** Looks like the [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight King of Heroes]] (Tomokazu Seki) is voicing all the heroes in this season...
* BilingualBonus: The helms Ghost uses in Rider form are given the general prefix in their names of "Persona". Persona in Latin means "Mask".

** Hacking the DX Ghost Driver revealed a sound for an unrealized ''VideoGame/KamenRiderBattleGanbarizing Ganbarizing]]'' Eyecon. Both ''[[Series/KamenRiderExAid Ex-Aid]]'' and ''[[Series/KamenRiderBuild Build]]'' would realise a trinket based on the arcade game in their toyline, with the former even playing a role in an on-screen spin-off.
** In addition, hacking the Proto Mega Ulorder revealed sounds for other Ganma Eyecons which Igor did not use on-screen. These included the remaining [[Main/MonsterOfTheWeek MOTWs]][[note]]Katana, Yari, Denki, Insect, Planet, Gazai, Katchu and Hikoki[[/note]], [[Main/{{Mooks}} Commando]], Assault[[note]]Which is confusing, since Assault is the generic Ganma body without a unique Parka.[[/note]] and [[Main/{{Kaiju}} Gundari]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Hacking the DX Ghost Driver revealed a sound for an unrealized ''VideoGame/KamenRiderBattleGanbarizing Ganbarizing]]'' Eyecon. Both ''[[Series/KamenRiderExAid Ex-Aid]]'' and ''[[Series/KamenRiderBuild Build]]'' would realise a trinket based on the arcade game in their toyline, with the former even playing a role in an on-screen spin-off.

* ShownTheirWork: Benkei's form is a well representative of the legend surrounding the warrior monk. His persona mask has five of Benkei's seven weapons, save for his sword and hammer, which are represented by the Gan Gun Saber. Furthermore, his Omega Bomber summons spectral versions of his seven weapons and hurls them at his foes.

* TroubledProduction: The show's severe decline and current status as the black sheep of the Neo-Heisei era can mostly be pinned on this. ExecutiveMeddling diverted the budget from this series to production of ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons''. In addition, the series head writer Takuro Fukuda would regularly be absent within the construction of the series, leaving Keiichi Hasegawa (And to a lesser extent Noubhiro Mouri) left to pick up the pieces and try and introduce character arcs and lore… which would only end up being contradicted when Fukuda would return… solely to write filler episodes until the series reached its climax. Coupled with the show's pacing issues and arbitrary plot points introduced and then forgotten which were caused by mandates to meet each movie event deadline, several scenes required to understand the ongoing storyline and character development were left on the cutting room floor, only to be recollected into the ''Legend of Hero Alain'' home video minisodes.

** [[Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger The Rider's name is Takeru, he has a form based on a famous ancient Samurai, and said Samurai form is red]].

* MythologyGag: In Episode 4, the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Ganma of the Week]] hatches a plan that involves encircling a certain area with energy, not unlike the moment from the [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider OOO]] summer movie- indeed, the scenes use StockFootage from that movie.
** Kamen Rider Specter is [[Series/KamenRiderDecade a light blue Rider whose first act is to steal the Nobunaga Eyecon.]]
** As mentioned below, Ghost Benkai Damashi can [[Series/KamenRiderGaim summon a bunch of floating weapons that fly at the enemy.]]
** Takeru entering the VictimOfTheWeek's mind to end things with a CooldownHug is really less like Series/KamenRiderWizard in the Underworlds, and more like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Newtype conversations.]]
** There is also a final form based around infinity in Wizard, the crystalized hope, Infinity style.
** Guess what Takeru said when he entered the space using Captain Ghost that will make [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Gentarou]] proud. He even does the signature pose!
-->[[spoiler: '''Takeru''': UCHUUNI KITAAAAAAAAAAAAA!]]
** [[spoiler: Grateful Form's materialization is reminiscent of [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Blade King Form's.]]]]
** The stage of Harp+y 4 is decorated with cutouts of [[Series/KamenRiderWizard donuts]].
** Adel's OneWingedAngel form is a robed figure with a pointy red head that 'blossoms' open to reveal a more regular-looking white head, referencing the [[Series/KamenRider Shocker Great Leader]]'s true form.
** [[spoiler: Eadith's transformation posing in Episode 47 is a giant one to the original ''Series/KamenRider'' complete with the same intonation of "Rider... Henshin!"]]

* FanNickname: From the moment the world saw the suit, he was doomed to be known as Kamen Rider SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}.

** Keeping in tradition with superhero fan names, they begin calling Edison Damashii the [[Film/AntMan Yellow Jacket Damashii]], due to the light bulb pattern on the face plate resembling that of a yellow jacket's face.

* {{Tuckerization}}: Probably unintentional, but we've had two victims of the week named [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Sonoda and Mari.]] Note who [[Creator/AoiYuuki voices]] Yurusen again.

** This isn't the first time Creator/SayakaOhara voices [[LightNovel/FateZero a corrupted form of a wish-granting device]].

** The Nobunaga wannabe is running a MegaCorp called ''Sengoku'' Corporation. [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Raise your hand if you thought it was really a certain mad scientist instead of a Gnmma at fault.]]

** TheThemeParkVersion: Unfortunately, Tutankhamun is the opposite. The Eyecon's jingle proudly mentions pyramids, and pyramids also factor in its Omega Drive, when pyramids as a burial ground for pharaohs were loooooooooong out of fashion before Tut's time, as people realized that pyramids were pretty much easy prey for tomb robbers, hence the choice for burial tombs became the Valley of the Kings. Ironically and incidentally, the intact nature of Tut's (hastily cobbled-together and inelegantly located) tomb is his biggest claim to fame, arguably more than anything else he did in his short life. That and the "Curse" that came about when Howard Carter's benefactor, Lord Carnarvon, died from an infected mosquito bite a few days after the tomb's opening. [[UsefulNotes/RamsesII Ramesses the Great]], who was a few pharaohs after Tut, and a historical figure with a long list of concrete accomplishments, might have been a much better candidate for "Egyptian-themed Damashii", even if pyramids still would be out of place. It would even tangentially fit the scythe mode of the Gan Gun Hand used in this form, since Ramesses is typically portrayed as the Pharaoh of the Exodus.

** Of all our heroes, Shibuya is the first to fall victim to Gamma Eyecon possession - could it be because it was naturally drawn to him like some other 'demons' were, being a [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Singularity?]]

*** [[spoiler:The nickname becomes more fitting when it turns out that Necrom has a time limit for his transformation as well. Except he has the option of recharging his transformation by absorbing Gamma Commandos.]]
* MythologyGag: In Episode 4, the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Gamma of the Week]] hatches a plan that involves encircling a certain area with energy, not unlike the moment from the [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider OOO]] summer movie- indeed, the scenes use StockFootage from that movie.

** The Nobunaga wannabe is running a MegaCorp called ''Sengoku'' Corporation. [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Raise your hand if you thought it was really a certain mad scientist instead of a Gamma at fault.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: After Sayaka Ohara's departure in episode 34, Akihiro Mayama gets to fully voice the Gammaizers...until episode 48 where Sayaka Ohara returns.

** The "tesla coil" used to create the Denki Gamma is a rod sticking out of a boxy base, which when viewed at the right angle looks more like {{Film/Thor}}'s hammer!

** The Superior Gamma vaguely resembles an evil Series/{{Ultraman}}.

** In ep. 22, how Alain was exiled from the Gamma Kingdom as a {{Fallen Prince|ss}} by Adel is a reference to ''Anime/CrossAnge''.

* TroubledProduction: The show's severe decline and current status as the black sheep of the Neo-Heisei era can mostly be pinned on this. Resources and time meant to go to the series were instead usurped with the sudden production of ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'', leaving the dead center of the show without the suits it needed to progress it's story. Only ''three'' Total new suits were seen in the show during the period Amazons was being concurrently made. [[SuperMode Mugen Damashii]] in particular didn't actually premiere in the show until two episodes AFTER it was introduced because the suit was not done in time for filming as the company responsible for them, Blend Master, had been ordered to prioritize the ''Amazons'' suits over what was needed for ''Ghost''. In addition, the series head writer Takuro Fukuda would regularly be absent within the construction of the series, leaving Keiichi Hasegawa (And to a lesser extent Noubhiro Mouri) left to pick up the pieces and try and introduce character arcs and lore… which would only end up being contradicted when Fukuda would return… solely to write filler episodes until the series reached its climax. Coupled with the show's pacing issues and arbitrary plot points introduced and then forgotten which were caused by mandates to meet each movie event deadline, several scenes required to understand the ongoing storyline and character development were left on the cutting room floor, only to be recollected into the ''Legend of Hero Alain'' home video minisodes.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The show's severe decline and current status as the black sheep of the Neo-Heisei era can mostly be pinned on this. Resources and time meant to go to the series were instead usurped with the sudden production of ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'', leaving the dead center of the show without the suits it needed to progress it's story. Only ''three'' Total new suits were seen in the show during the period Amazons was being concurrently made. [[SuperMode Mugen Damashii]] in particular didn't actually premiere in the show until two episodes AFTER it was introduced because the suit was not done in time for filming as the company responsible for them, Blend Master, had been ordered to prioritize the Amazons suits over what was needed for Ghost. In addition, the series head writer Takuro Fukuda would regularly be absent within the construction of the series, leaving Keiichi Hasegawa (And to a lesser extent Noubhiro Mouri) left to pick up the pieces and try and introduce character arcs and lore...which would only end up being contradicted when Fukuda would return...solely to write filler episodes until the series reached its climax. Coupled with the show's pacing issues and arbitrary plot-points introduced and then forgotten which were caused by mandates to meet each movie event deadline, several scenes required to understand the ongoing storyline and character development were left on the cutting room floor, only to be recollected into the Legend of Hero Alain home video minisodes.

** Of all our heroes, Shibuya is the first to fall victim to Ganma Eyecon possession - could it be because it was naturally drawn to him like some other 'demons' were, being a [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Singularity?]]

*** [[spoiler:The nickname becomes more fitting when it turns out that Necrom has a time limit for his transformation as well. Except he has the option of recharging his transformation by absorbing Ganma Commandos.]]
* MythologyGag: In Episode 4, the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Ganma of the Week]] hatches a plan that involves encircling a certain area with energy, not unlike the moment from the [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Kamen Rider OOO]] summer movie- indeed, the scenes use StockFootage from that movie.

** Ganma was originally a name for a RockMonster that appeared in ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX''. Here, it is a name for a species of evil ghosts.

** The Nobunaga wannabe is running a MegaCorp called ''Sengoku'' Corporation. [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Raise your hand if you thought it was really a certain mad scientist instead of a Ganma at fault.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: After Sayaka Ohara's departure in episode 34, Akihiro Mayama gets to fully voice the Ganmaizers...until episode 48 where Sayaka Ohara returns.

** The "tesla coil" used to create the Denki Ganma is a rod sticking out of a boxy base, which when viewed at the right angle looks more like {{Film/Thor}}'s hammer!

** The Superior Ganma vaguely resembles an evil Series/{{Ultraman}}.

** In ep. 22, how Alain was exiled from the Ganma Kingdom as a {{Fallen Prince|ss}} by Adel is a reference to ''Anime/CrossAnge''.

** In episode 38, Onari offers Javel a lunch consisting of Onigiri and Menchi Katsu, a TrademarkFavoriteFood of [[Main/JukenSentaiGekiranger Ken Hisatsu]], aka Geki Chopper.[[note]]Both Javel and Ken are portrayed by Sotaro Yasuda.[[/note]]

** In ep. 22, Alain was exiled from the Ganma Kingdom as a {{Fallen Prince|ss}} by Adel is a love letter to ''Anime/CrossAnge''.

** The talking Eyecon [[spoiler:that may be Specter's DeadLittleSister.]] With the existence of an Ore Eyecon, some fans have taken to naming it the LightNovel/OreImo Eyecon.

** So Specter's talking Eyecon is [[spoiler:containing the soul of his DeadLittleSister, which wound up like that after they were both dragged into a hellish dimension.]] Guess we moved on from ''Madoka'' to ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: the show's severe decline and current status as Neo-heisei Black Sheep can mostly be pinned on this. Resources and time meant to go to the series were instead Usurped with the sudden production of the Amazon Prime/Toei collaboration series "Kamen Rider Amazons", leaving the dead center of the show without the suits it needed to progress it's story. Only THREE Total new suits were seen in the show during the period Amazons was being cocurrently made. Mugen Damashii in particular didn't actually premiere in the show until Two episodes AFTER it was introduced because the suit was not done in time for filming; as the company responsible for them, Blend Master, had been ordered to prioritize the Amazons suits over what was needed for ghost. In addition, the series head writer Takuro Fukuda would regularly be absent within the construction of the series, leaving Keiichi Hasegawa (And to a lesser extent Noubhiro Mouri) left to pick up the pieces and try and introduce character arcs and lore...which would only end up being contradicted when Fukuda would return...solely to write filler episodes until the series reached it's climax. Coupled with the show's pacing issues and arbitary plotpoints introduced and then forgotten which were caused by mandates to meet each movie event deadline, several scenes required to understand the ongoing storyline and character development were left on the cutting room floor, only to be recollected into the "Legend of Hero Alain" home video minisodes.