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* AssPull: [[spoiler: Tachibana abruptly showing up alive and well in the final episode in spite of his HeroicSacrifice in episode 47. No explanation is given for this aside from him just mentioning that Karasuma saved his life in the nick of time.]]
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* {{Narm}}: There's a ''lot'' of this in the first ten episodes of the series, mainly due to Kenzaki's actor slurring a lot of his lines as mentioned above. Some standout examples include the aforementioned scene in episode 1, and Kenzaki's reaction to Tachibana telling him that [[spoiler: the Rider System will eventually destroy both of them]] in episode 3.
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* {{Narm}}: There's a ''lot'' lot of this in the first ten ''first ten'' episodes of the series, series alone, mainly due to Kenzaki's actor slurring a lot of his lines as mentioned above. Some standout examples include the aforementioned scene in episode 1, and Kenzaki's reaction to Tachibana telling him that [[spoiler: the Rider System will eventually destroy both of them]] in episode 3.
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* ItWasHisSled: Thanks to the ending's status as a major meme combined with how it is referenced directly in the majority of Blade's reappearances in subsequent material, TheReveal that [[spoiler:Hajime is actually the Joker Undead having undergone a HeelFaceTurn prior to the events of the main story]], and that the series itself ends in [[spoiler:Kenzaki turning himself into a Joker Undead and ending the battle in a permanent stalemate]] are fairly well-known twists in the ''Rider'' fandom.
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* {{Narm}}: There's a ''lot'' of this in the first ten episodes of the series, mainly due to Kenzaki's actor slurring a lot of his lines as mentioned above (Though, this is only noticeable if the viewer knows Japanese). Some standout examples include the aforementioned scene in episode 1, and Kenzaki's reaction to Tachibana telling him that [[spoiler: the Rider System will eventually destroy both of them]] in episode 3.
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* {{Narm}}: There's a ''lot'' of this in the first ten episodes of the series, mainly due to Kenzaki's actor slurring a lot of his lines as mentioned above (Though, this is only noticeable if the viewer knows Japanese).above. Some standout examples include the aforementioned scene in episode 1, and Kenzaki's reaction to Tachibana telling him that [[spoiler: the Rider System will eventually destroy both of them]] in episode 3.
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* VindicatedByHistory: During its airing, ratings and toy sales in Japan dropped to a huge low for Heisei Kamen Rider, with people citing the poor character development and stiff acting from the lead actor during the first half of the series (with the "Ondulish" meme being made largely to mock the latter). It wasn't until the 2010s when people started to look upon the series more favorably in retrospect, especially since the second half (which had a switch in writers and improved acting) was seen as GrowingTheBeard.
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* VindicatedByHistory: During its airing, ratings and toy sales in Japan dropped to a huge low for Heisei Kamen Rider, with people citing the poor character development and stiff acting from the lead actor during the first half of the series (with the "Ondulish" meme being made largely to mock the latter). It wasn't until the 2010s when people started to look upon the series more favorably in retrospect, especially since the second half (which had a switch in writers and improved acting) was seen as GrowingTheBeard. It also helped that the series was now available with high-quality sound on streaming services, making the infamous "Ondul language" easier to understand from the get-go; in fact, it was a common occurence for a Japanese fan to watch it on streaming services for the first time and express confusion at why people were making such a big deal about it.
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** [[AGodAmI Hiroshi Tennoji]] serves as the series' true BigBad and absolutely reeks of [[ItsAllAboutMe obsession for self-preservation]] and world domination by any means necessary. As the head of BOARD, he creates the Battle Fight by releasing the Undead and manipulating his contracted Kamen Riders to take them out. As the battle progressed, he invented the Trials and the Titan Undead, all so he could buy himself time to create Kerberos, an artificial Undead with DNA from all 53 Undead that could surpass the Black Joker itself. Tennoji's invention kills the entire BOARD staff upon being born from the Stone of Sealing before he seals the artificial Undead to create a new Change Card. He uses the card to transform into Kerberos II before revealing his dream: [[TheCaligula to create a new world order with himself as its ruler]]. Wishing to [[InTheirOwnImage remake the world under him]], his actions would produce countless tragedies throughout the series.
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** [[AGodAmI Hiroshi Tennoji]] serves as the series' true BigBad and absolutely reeks of [[ItsAllAboutMe obsession for self-preservation]] and world domination by any means necessary. As the head of BOARD, he creates the Battle Fight by releasing the Undead [[Characters/KamenRiderBladeUndeads Undead]] and manipulating his contracted Kamen Riders to take them out. As the battle progressed, he invented the Trials and the Titan Undead, all so he could buy himself time to create Kerberos, an artificial Undead with DNA from all 53 Undead that could surpass the Black Joker itself. Tennoji's invention kills the entire BOARD staff upon being born from the Stone of Sealing before he seals the artificial Undead to create a new Change Card. He uses the card to transform into Kerberos II before revealing his dream: [[TheCaligula dream to create a new world order with himself as its ruler]].ruler. Wishing to [[InTheirOwnImage remake the world under him]], his actions would produce countless tragedies throughout the series.
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* FanNickname: [[spoiler:Fans on both sides of the Pacific refer to Kenzaki's unseen Joker form as the Navy Joker, after the primary color of the Blade suit. The S.I.C saga DID show a Joker form for him, but it was just the same color as Hajime's, although this was later contradicted by the Novel, which described it as being more akin to the Beetle and Caucasus Undeads. Most prefer the Navy Joker.]]
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** [[BloodKnight Isaka]]/[[AgentPeacock Peacock Undead]] exemplifies how low [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative bastards]] can go. As the first Category Jack Undead, he designed Rider System 3, a belt that allows the user to transform into Kamen Rider Leangle. Unfortunately, that same belt requires using an improperly sealed Ace card that contains the Spider Undead, meaning that its user would be mentally enslaved by the Undead (as later seen with Mutsuki). After designing the corrupted Rider System, he brainwashed many people that he was going to use as expendable slaves to create his "Ultimate Rider". When this plan failed, Isaka turns his attention to Sakuya Tachibana and attempts to retrieve him as a prototype user. Isaka knows about Tachibana's subconscious fear and takes advantage of it to [[CurbStompBattle curbstomp]] him. Isaka tricks his defeated opponent to getting addicted to [[FantasticDrug Schuld Ketsner seaweed]], lying that the aggression-inducing plant would eliminate fear. [[spoiler:When Tachibana's girlfriend Sayoko notices her lover's addiction, Isaka smugly kills her for attempting to clean up her lover.]]
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** [[BloodKnight Isaka]]/[[AgentPeacock Isaka]]/[[MadScientist Peacock Undead]] exemplifies how low [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative bastards]] can go. As the first Category Jack Undead, he designed Rider System 3, a belt that allows the user to transform into Kamen Rider Leangle. Unfortunately, that same belt requires using an improperly sealed Ace card that contains the Spider Undead, meaning that its user would be mentally enslaved by the Undead (as later seen with Mutsuki). After designing the corrupted Rider System, he brainwashed many people that he was going to use as expendable slaves to create his "Ultimate Rider". When this plan failed, Isaka turns his attention to Sakuya Tachibana and attempts to retrieve him as a prototype user. Isaka knows about Tachibana's subconscious fear and takes advantage of it to [[CurbStompBattle curbstomp]] him. Isaka tricks his defeated opponent to getting addicted to [[FantasticDrug Schuld Ketsner seaweed]], lying that the aggression-inducing plant would eliminate fear. [[spoiler:When Tachibana's girlfriend Sayoko notices her lover's addiction, Isaka smugly kills her for attempting to clean up her lover.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovilFvQ8_Y BLADE BRAVE]], which really reels you into the mystique of Blade, with chord progressions reminiscent of [[Anime/SailorMoon Moonlight Densetsu]]. The chorus especially carries that "Sailor Moon"-esque spirit, which makes it all the more alluring.
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* CargoShip: [[NonActionGuy Kotaro]] X [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Milk]]. There's at least one lemon fanfic involving it.
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* MemeticMutation: Easily the most memetic Kamen Rider show in Japan. It has spawned many parody vids, and most Kamen Rider parody videos will often refer to memes from this show.
** A relatively unknown meme in the West [[LostInTranslation (for obvious reasons)]], the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
*** A meme concerning this scene does exist in considerable parts of the English speaking fandom, though not for the same reasons. It concerns the line: "Tachibana, why are you watching? Are you a traitor?". This stems from the fact some found it very hard to take the scene seriously, and it grew from there.
** Another aspect of this meme are the ''Blade'' emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" (a mondegreen from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary BattleCry).
*** And then there's (^U^) for Kamen Rider Glaive, though rather taken from the rider suit like those other emoticons, it is taken from his actor. And even then, it is based on the A. R. version of ''Missing Ace'' from ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' (there called [=DiEnd=] World as it also ties to his backstory). There Glaive is donned by Junichi Kaito (as with other A. R. Worlds, he is based on a character from the main world, this one being Junichi Shimura, although this time he is played by the same actor). His acting there is very memetic to the Japanese due to the mix of SlasherSmile and StepfordSmiler, hence the happy emoticon. Because the character is played by the same actor and that the A. R. World is based from a movie of ''Kamen Rider Blade'', this emoticon (along with the other memes associated with the character - like the dissonant smiling and repeated phrase of "Brother!") have been treated as some sort of CanonImmigrant to ''Blade'' memes. It's telling that whenever he is included, they usually refer to the ''Decade'' version than the ''Missing Ace'' version.
** Tachibana / Kamen Rider Garren is ''rife'' with this.
*** A famous one is the shot of Garren looking out silently behind a wall from episode 1. Whenever there is a Blade related fanart, be sure to look out for this.
*** The set-up for the meme above (Garren half-peeking through a wall) is pretty much a meme of its own. When scenes from shows, usually from other tokusatsu, have a character or group of characters peeking through a wall, expect someone captioning it with "Did you really betray <group>?"
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfW-7bwEog8 ORE NO KARADA WA BOROBORO DA!!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Tachibana screams this in an over-the-top fashion that it sounds more hammy than dramatic. The line translates to "My body is breaking down!"[[/labelnote]]
*** SAN!![[labelnote:Explanation]]In episode 21, where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when the Trilobite Undead approaches him is very infamous.
*** While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPJd8DBWrQ Rebirth]] is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, MemeticMutation is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
*** [[DivingKick DROP!]] [[PlayingWithFire FIRE!]] [[DoppelgangerAttack GEMINI!]]
*** '''''[[SayMyName SAYOKO!!!]]'''''
** Kamen Rider Chalice has some that is used a lot.
*** Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"[[labelnote:*]]I will kill you![[/labelnote]] is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils. Hajime's expression was popular enough that one of the designers for [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Another Riders]] used this expression as the basis for Another Blade's face.
*** In one point in the series he became amnesiac and is switched roles with a look-alike (Ryo Mikami, played by the same actor) who happens to be a heir to a takoyaki stand. Later in the episode Ryo puts on a hilarious armor called [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/5/50/TaiyakiMaster.png/revision/latest?cb=20150409120217 Taiyaki Master]] that improves takoyaki cooking. He even yells "ULTIMATE FORM! SPECIAL TURBO!" that doubles his speed in cooking (as fans joked as a pre-cursor to [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Clock Up]]). It doubles as a ShoutOut to Series/KamenRiderKuuga, particularly his Ultimate Kuuga form as they share colors even. Now even though the character Hajime never wore it, his actor did, and so using this image and meme is attributed to him.
** Kamen Rider Leangle has some too.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abF4adZ4th0 GO AFTER HIM, MUTSUKI!]]
*** SAIKYOU DA!![[labelnote:Explanation]]His obsession with being the strongest makes him utter this line (it means "I'm the strongest!") many times to the point that it's his meme catchphrase[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw7tSJghRM These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DGqKYubsE videos]] should ultimately summarize the whole insanity of the memes this show produced.
** [[BlindIdiotTranslation "IS HOPE ACUTE?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]TV-Nihon's translation of the series is riddled with tons of translation errors and awkward phrasing, even by their standards. This particular bit, from their translation of the first opening, is the most infamous (A more accurate translation of the line in question would be "Is it hope or despair?").[[/labelnote]]
** THE BENCH. [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive TearJerker.[[/labelnote]]
** A relatively unknown meme in the West [[LostInTranslation (for obvious reasons)]], the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
*** A meme concerning this scene does exist in considerable parts of the English speaking fandom, though not for the same reasons. It concerns the line: "Tachibana, why are you watching? Are you a traitor?". This stems from the fact some found it very hard to take the scene seriously, and it grew from there.
** Another aspect of this meme are the ''Blade'' emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" (a mondegreen from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary BattleCry).
*** And then there's (^U^) for Kamen Rider Glaive, though rather taken from the rider suit like those other emoticons, it is taken from his actor. And even then, it is based on the A. R. version of ''Missing Ace'' from ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' (there called [=DiEnd=] World as it also ties to his backstory). There Glaive is donned by Junichi Kaito (as with other A. R. Worlds, he is based on a character from the main world, this one being Junichi Shimura, although this time he is played by the same actor). His acting there is very memetic to the Japanese due to the mix of SlasherSmile and StepfordSmiler, hence the happy emoticon. Because the character is played by the same actor and that the A. R. World is based from a movie of ''Kamen Rider Blade'', this emoticon (along with the other memes associated with the character - like the dissonant smiling and repeated phrase of "Brother!") have been treated as some sort of CanonImmigrant to ''Blade'' memes. It's telling that whenever he is included, they usually refer to the ''Decade'' version than the ''Missing Ace'' version.
** Tachibana / Kamen Rider Garren is ''rife'' with this.
*** A famous one is the shot of Garren looking out silently behind a wall from episode 1. Whenever there is a Blade related fanart, be sure to look out for this.
*** The set-up for the meme above (Garren half-peeking through a wall) is pretty much a meme of its own. When scenes from shows, usually from other tokusatsu, have a character or group of characters peeking through a wall, expect someone captioning it with "Did you really betray <group>?"
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfW-7bwEog8 ORE NO KARADA WA BOROBORO DA!!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Tachibana screams this in an over-the-top fashion that it sounds more hammy than dramatic. The line translates to "My body is breaking down!"[[/labelnote]]
*** SAN!![[labelnote:Explanation]]In episode 21, where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when the Trilobite Undead approaches him is very infamous.
*** While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPJd8DBWrQ Rebirth]] is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, MemeticMutation is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
*** [[DivingKick DROP!]] [[PlayingWithFire FIRE!]] [[DoppelgangerAttack GEMINI!]]
*** '''''[[SayMyName SAYOKO!!!]]'''''
** Kamen Rider Chalice has some that is used a lot.
*** Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"[[labelnote:*]]I will kill you![[/labelnote]] is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils. Hajime's expression was popular enough that one of the designers for [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Another Riders]] used this expression as the basis for Another Blade's face.
*** In one point in the series he became amnesiac and is switched roles with a look-alike (Ryo Mikami, played by the same actor) who happens to be a heir to a takoyaki stand. Later in the episode Ryo puts on a hilarious armor called [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/5/50/TaiyakiMaster.png/revision/latest?cb=20150409120217 Taiyaki Master]] that improves takoyaki cooking. He even yells "ULTIMATE FORM! SPECIAL TURBO!" that doubles his speed in cooking (as fans joked as a pre-cursor to [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Clock Up]]). It doubles as a ShoutOut to Series/KamenRiderKuuga, particularly his Ultimate Kuuga form as they share colors even. Now even though the character Hajime never wore it, his actor did, and so using this image and meme is attributed to him.
** Kamen Rider Leangle has some too.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abF4adZ4th0 GO AFTER HIM, MUTSUKI!]]
*** SAIKYOU DA!![[labelnote:Explanation]]His obsession with being the strongest makes him utter this line (it means "I'm the strongest!") many times to the point that it's his meme catchphrase[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw7tSJghRM These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DGqKYubsE videos]] should ultimately summarize the whole insanity of the memes this show produced.
** [[BlindIdiotTranslation "IS HOPE ACUTE?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]TV-Nihon's translation of the series is riddled with tons of translation errors and awkward phrasing, even by their standards. This particular bit, from their translation of the first opening, is the most infamous (A more accurate translation of the line in question would be "Is it hope or despair?").[[/labelnote]]
** THE BENCH. [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive TearJerker.[[/labelnote]]
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* MemeticMutation: Easily the most memetic Kamen Rider show in Japan. It has spawned many parody vids, and most Kamen Rider parody videos will often refer to memes from [[Memes/KamenRider See this show.
** A relatively unknown meme in the West [[LostInTranslation (for obvious reasons)]], the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net moviespage for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
*** A meme concerning this scene does exist in considerable parts of the English speaking fandom, though not for the same reasons. It concerns the line: "Tachibana, why are you watching? Are you a traitor?". This stems from the fact some found it very hard to take the scene seriously, and it grew from there.
** Another aspect of this meme are the ''Blade'' emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" (a mondegreen from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary BattleCry).
*** And then there's (^U^) for Kamen Rider Glaive, though rather taken from the rider suit like those other emoticons, it is taken from his actor. And even then, it is based on the A. R. version of ''Missing Ace'' from ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' (there called [=DiEnd=] World as it also ties to his backstory). There Glaive is donned by Junichi Kaito (as with other A. R. Worlds, he is based on a character from the main world, this one being Junichi Shimura, although this time he is played by the same actor). His acting there is very memetic to the Japanese due to the mix of SlasherSmile and StepfordSmiler, hence the happy emoticon. Because the character is played by the same actor and that the A. R. World is based from a movie of ''Kamen Rider Blade'', this emoticon (along with the other memes associated with the character - like the dissonant smiling and repeated phrase of "Brother!") have been treated as some sort of CanonImmigrant to ''Blade'' memes. It's telling that whenever he is included, they usually refer to the ''Decade'' version than the ''Missing Ace'' version.
** Tachibana / Kamen Rider Garren is ''rife'' with this.
*** A famous one is the shot of Garren looking out silently behind a wall from episode 1. Whenever there is a Blade related fanart, be sure to look out for this.
*** The set-up for the meme above (Garren half-peeking through a wall) is pretty much a meme of its own. When scenes from shows, usually from other tokusatsu, have a character or group of characters peeking through a wall, expect someone captioning it with "Did you really betray <group>?"
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfW-7bwEog8 ORE NO KARADA WA BOROBORO DA!!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Tachibana screams this in an over-the-top fashion that it sounds more hammy than dramatic. The line translates to "My body is breaking down!"[[/labelnote]]
*** SAN!![[labelnote:Explanation]]In episode 21, where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when the Trilobite Undead approaches him is very infamous.
*** While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPJd8DBWrQ Rebirth]] is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, MemeticMutation is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
*** [[DivingKick DROP!]] [[PlayingWithFire FIRE!]] [[DoppelgangerAttack GEMINI!]]
*** '''''[[SayMyName SAYOKO!!!]]'''''
** Kamen Rider Chalice has some that is used a lot.
*** Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"[[labelnote:*]]I will kill you![[/labelnote]] is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils. Hajime's expression was popular enough that one of the designers for [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Another Riders]] used this expression as the basis for Another Blade's face.
*** In one point in the series he became amnesiac and is switched roles with a look-alike (Ryo Mikami, played by the same actor) who happens to be a heir to a takoyaki stand. Later in the episode Ryo puts on a hilarious armor called [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/5/50/TaiyakiMaster.png/revision/latest?cb=20150409120217 Taiyaki Master]] that improves takoyaki cooking. He even yells "ULTIMATE FORM! SPECIAL TURBO!" that doubles his speed in cooking (as fans joked as a pre-cursor to [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Clock Up]]). It doubles as a ShoutOut to Series/KamenRiderKuuga, particularly his Ultimate Kuuga form as they share colors even. Now even though the character Hajime never wore it, his actor did, and so using this image and meme is attributed to him.
** Kamen Rider Leangle has some too.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abF4adZ4th0 GO AFTER HIM, MUTSUKI!]]
*** SAIKYOU DA!![[labelnote:Explanation]]His obsession with being the strongest makes him utter this line (it means "I'm the strongest!") many times to the point that it's his meme catchphrase[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw7tSJghRM These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DGqKYubsE videos]] should ultimately summarize the whole insanity of the memes this show produced.
** [[BlindIdiotTranslation "IS HOPE ACUTE?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]TV-Nihon's translation of the series is riddled with tons of translation errors and awkward phrasing, even by their standards. This particular bit, from their translation of the first opening, is the most infamous (A more accurate translation of the line in question would be "Is it hope or despair?").[[/labelnote]]
** THE BENCH. [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive TearJerker.[[/labelnote]]examples.]]
** A relatively unknown meme in the West [[LostInTranslation (for obvious reasons)]], the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies
*** A meme concerning this scene does exist in considerable parts of the English speaking fandom, though not for the same reasons. It concerns the line: "Tachibana, why are you watching? Are you a traitor?". This stems from the fact some found it very hard to take the scene seriously, and it grew from there.
** Another aspect of this meme are the ''Blade'' emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" (a mondegreen from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary BattleCry).
*** And then there's (^U^) for Kamen Rider Glaive, though rather taken from the rider suit like those other emoticons, it is taken from his actor. And even then, it is based on the A. R. version of ''Missing Ace'' from ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' (there called [=DiEnd=] World as it also ties to his backstory). There Glaive is donned by Junichi Kaito (as with other A. R. Worlds, he is based on a character from the main world, this one being Junichi Shimura, although this time he is played by the same actor). His acting there is very memetic to the Japanese due to the mix of SlasherSmile and StepfordSmiler, hence the happy emoticon. Because the character is played by the same actor and that the A. R. World is based from a movie of ''Kamen Rider Blade'', this emoticon (along with the other memes associated with the character - like the dissonant smiling and repeated phrase of "Brother!") have been treated as some sort of CanonImmigrant to ''Blade'' memes. It's telling that whenever he is included, they usually refer to the ''Decade'' version than the ''Missing Ace'' version.
** Tachibana / Kamen Rider Garren is ''rife'' with this.
*** A famous one is the shot of Garren looking out silently behind a wall from episode 1. Whenever there is a Blade related fanart, be sure to look out for this.
*** The set-up for the meme above (Garren half-peeking through a wall) is pretty much a meme of its own. When scenes from shows, usually from other tokusatsu, have a character or group of characters peeking through a wall, expect someone captioning it with "Did you really betray <group>?"
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfW-7bwEog8 ORE NO KARADA WA BOROBORO DA!!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Tachibana screams this in an over-the-top fashion that it sounds more hammy than dramatic. The line translates to "My body is breaking down!"[[/labelnote]]
*** SAN!![[labelnote:Explanation]]In episode 21, where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when the Trilobite Undead approaches him is very infamous.
*** While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPJd8DBWrQ Rebirth]] is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, MemeticMutation is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
*** [[DivingKick DROP!]] [[PlayingWithFire FIRE!]] [[DoppelgangerAttack GEMINI!]]
*** '''''[[SayMyName SAYOKO!!!]]'''''
** Kamen Rider Chalice has some that is used a lot.
*** Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"[[labelnote:*]]I will kill you![[/labelnote]] is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils. Hajime's expression was popular enough that one of the designers for [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Another Riders]] used this expression as the basis for Another Blade's face.
*** In one point in the series he became amnesiac and is switched roles with a look-alike (Ryo Mikami, played by the same actor) who happens to be a heir to a takoyaki stand. Later in the episode Ryo puts on a hilarious armor called [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/5/50/TaiyakiMaster.png/revision/latest?cb=20150409120217 Taiyaki Master]] that improves takoyaki cooking. He even yells "ULTIMATE FORM! SPECIAL TURBO!" that doubles his speed in cooking (as fans joked as a pre-cursor to [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Clock Up]]). It doubles as a ShoutOut to Series/KamenRiderKuuga, particularly his Ultimate Kuuga form as they share colors even. Now even though the character Hajime never wore it, his actor did, and so using this image and meme is attributed to him.
** Kamen Rider Leangle has some too.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abF4adZ4th0 GO AFTER HIM, MUTSUKI!]]
*** SAIKYOU DA!![[labelnote:Explanation]]His obsession with being the strongest makes him utter this line (it means "I'm the strongest!") many times to the point that it's his meme catchphrase[[/labelnote]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etw7tSJghRM These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7DGqKYubsE videos]] should ultimately summarize the whole insanity of the memes this show produced.
** [[BlindIdiotTranslation "IS HOPE ACUTE?"]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]TV-Nihon's translation of the series is riddled with tons of translation errors and awkward phrasing, even by their standards. This particular bit, from their translation of the first opening, is the most infamous (A more accurate translation of the line in question would be "Is it hope or despair?").[[/labelnote]]
** THE BENCH. [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive TearJerker.[[/labelnote]]
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** Another aspect of this meme are the ''Blade'' emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" ({{Mondegreen}} from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary BattleCry).
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** Another aspect of this meme are the ''Blade'' emoticons — ( 0w0), ( 0M0), ( 0H0), (<::V::>) — and chibi Blade's going "Wa~y!" ({{Mondegreen}} (a mondegreen from the original opening theme's "BLADE BRAVE" line, and his primary BattleCry).
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*** While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPJd8DBWrQ Rebirth]] is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, MondeGreen is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
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*** While not technically Garren per-se as the song is used even when Blade is doing something, the insert song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdPJd8DBWrQ Rebirth]] is attributed to him as his actor Hironari Amano sung it. Part of the end of the chorus is the line "GOTTA BE STRONG!" repeated twice. However, MondeGreen MemeticMutation is in full effect and Japanese fans have taken to call it as "KARA-MISO!" (a brand of spicy curry).
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* GameBreaker: King Form due to the fact that it allows Blade to use all 13 of his Rouse Cards, not to mention its most powerful finisher '''''[[FinishingMove ROYAL STRIGHT FLUSH]]'''''.
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* EvilIsSexy: Pretty much the three female Royal Clubs.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Yazawa/Capricorn Undead, despite only being around for two episodes, tends to be well-known by Japanese fans of this show, especially with his [[EvilIsHammy mannerisms]].
** Noboru Shima/Tarantula Undead, in spite of his short tenure, tends to be liked for being the TokenGoodTeammate of the Royal Clubs and being a helpful ally to the heroes.
** Ryo Mikami, Hajime's human lookalike, tends to be remembered for his LargeHam moments, ranging from his scream at the end of #29 to being Taiyaki Master Ultimate Form in general.
* EvilIsSexy:Pretty much the All three female Royal Clubs.Clubs. To wit:
** Miyuki Yoshinaga/Orchid Undead wears a lightly-colored dress with a noticeable skirt and heels in human form and is shown to be attractive in general.
** Azumi/Serpent Undead is shown to be sleeveless with long black pants and heels in human form.
** Hikaru Jo/Tiger Undead wears some feline-print clothing and leather in human form, which showcases both her might and attractiveness.
** Yazawa/Capricorn Undead, despite only being around for two episodes, tends to be well-known by Japanese fans of this show, especially with his [[EvilIsHammy mannerisms]].
** Noboru Shima/Tarantula Undead, in spite of his short tenure, tends to be liked for being the TokenGoodTeammate of the Royal Clubs and being a helpful ally to the heroes.
** Ryo Mikami, Hajime's human lookalike, tends to be remembered for his LargeHam moments, ranging from his scream at the end of #29 to being Taiyaki Master Ultimate Form in general.
* EvilIsSexy:
** Miyuki Yoshinaga/Orchid Undead wears a lightly-colored dress with a noticeable skirt and heels in human form and is shown to be attractive in general.
** Azumi/Serpent Undead is shown to be sleeveless with long black pants and heels in human form.
** Hikaru Jo/Tiger Undead wears some feline-print clothing and leather in human form, which showcases both her might and attractiveness.
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* GameBreaker: King Form.Form due to the fact that it allows Blade to use all 13 of his Rouse Cards, not to mention its most powerful finisher '''''[[FinishingMove ROYAL STRIGHT FLUSH]]'''''.
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*** SAN!![[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when an Undead approaches him is very infamous.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when an Undead approaches him is very infamous.
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*** SAN!![[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode 21, where Tachibana is training Mutsuki, they were practicing in those automated baseball field and he has Mutsuki call out the number of the approaching ball. He shows off by catching an incoming ball and shouting three (hence "SAN!!") before revealing the ball to Mutsuki. The way he shouts it became a meme word for fans of him.[[/labelnote]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] whenan the Trilobite Undead approaches him is very infamous.
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMTCcKlhro His over-the-top scream]] when
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** Tachibana's scream when approached by an Undead made audiences not to take the scene seriously, as this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjKZYbTeQw&ab_channel=%E3%81%82%E3%81%82%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E6%94%B9%E9%80%A0 video]] attest.
* NightmareFuel: The Leangle belt leaks ''spiders,'' which should creep anyone who has arachnophobia out.
** Also, children could get easily freaked out by Mutsuki when the Spider Undead possesses him.
* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayal of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2020.
* NightmareFuel: The Leangle belt leaks ''spiders,'' which should creep anyone who has arachnophobia out.
** Also, children could get easily freaked out by Mutsuki when the Spider Undead possesses him.
* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayal of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2020.
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** Tachibana's scream when approached by an the Trilobite Undead made audiences not to take the scene seriously, as this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjKZYbTeQw&ab_channel=%E3%81%82%E3%81%82%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E6%94%B9%E9%80%A0 video]] attest.
* NightmareFuel:The Leangle belt leaks ''spiders,'' which should creep anyone who has arachnophobia out.
** Also, children could get easily freaked out by Mutsuki when the Spider Undead possesses him.
[[NightmareFuel/KamenRiderBlade See here for examples.]]
* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayal of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of2020.2021.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Kei Karasuma) later voiced Emperor Yodon from ''Series/MashinSentaiKiramager'' over 16 years later.
** Mika Hijii (Miyuki Yoshinaga/Orchid Undead) later starred as Kaoru Mitsuki in ''Series/{{GARO}}'' several months after ''Blade'' ended.
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** Also, children could get easily freaked out by Mutsuki when the Spider Undead possesses him.
* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayal of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Kei Karasuma) later voiced Emperor Yodon from ''Series/MashinSentaiKiramager'' over 16 years later.
** Mika Hijii (Miyuki Yoshinaga/Orchid Undead) later starred as Kaoru Mitsuki in ''Series/{{GARO}}'' several months after ''Blade'' ended.
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* TheWoobie: Kotaro is not only mistreated by both Amane and Hajime, but he also got his heart broken and ultimately struggles into being helpful, especially since he is incompatible with any of the Rider Systems, which he becomes upset about at one point.
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** As noted on the main page, the series plays with the GottaCatchEmAll trope. The first episode of Blade with English subtitles was uploaded to Toei's official Youtube channel on February 27th, 2021 (aka the 25th anniversary of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'')
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*** Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"[[labelnote:*]]I will kill you![[/labelnote]] is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils.
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*** Him threatening Kenzaki and shouting "MUKOROSU!"[[labelnote:*]]I will kill you![[/labelnote]] is his meme catchphrase (a kin to the "traitor" phrase of Blade and "body is broken" phrase of Garren). Japanese fans also take note of his face, complete with hilariously popped out eyeballs and widened nostrils. Hajime's expression was popular enough that one of the designers for [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Another Riders]] used this expression as the basis for Another Blade's face.
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** Tachibana's scream when approached by an Undead made audiences not to take the scene seriously, as this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjKZYbTeQw&ab_channel=%E3%81%82%E3%81%82%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E6%94%B9%E9%80%A0 video]] attest.
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* AscendedMeme: Many if not all of the memes mentioned below the MemeticMutation section have been referenced by different Kamen Rider media like video games and stage shows.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
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* AscendedMeme: Many if not all of the memes mentioned below the MemeticMutation section have been referenced by different Kamen Rider media like video games and stage shows.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
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* BrokenBase: Who is the real SecondRider of ''Kamen Rider Blade''; Chalice or Garren?
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* BrokenBase: Who is the real SecondRider second Rider of ''Kamen Rider Blade''; Chalice or Garren?
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** A relatively unknown meme in the West (for obvious reasons), the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
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** A relatively unknown meme in the West [[LostInTranslation (for obvious reasons), reasons)]], the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
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* EvilIsSexy: Pretty much the three female Royal Clubs.
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* MemeticLoser: Despite all the hype of being the “Strongest Ruder”, Mutsuki not only proves himself easily manipulated, but never gets a Jack or King form. This has not gone unnoticed.
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* MemeticLoser: Despite all the hype of being the “Strongest Ruder”, Rider”, Mutsuki not only proves himself easily manipulated, but never gets a Jack or King form. This has not gone unnoticed.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayl of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2020.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayl betrayal of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2020.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwsrQOitTI4 Rider Chips version of the song]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwsrQOitTI4 Rider Chips version of the song]].
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**SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaMp3Q51Fo Kakusei]], sung by Ricky of Rider Chips.
** The[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwsrQOitTI4 [[https://youtu.be/VTN5HDQp7p8 Rider Chips version of the song]].
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** A meme concerning this scene does exist in considerable parts of the English speaking fandom, though not for the same reasons. It concerns the line: "Tachibana, why are you watching? Are you a traitor?". This stems from the fact some found it very hard to take the scene seriously, and it grew from there.
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* MemeticLoser: Despite all the hype of being the “Strongest Ruder”, Mutsuki not only proves himself easily manipulated, but never gets a Jack or King form. This has not gone unnoticed.
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** ''Kamen Rider Chūshingura'' stageshow: [[MadScientist Doctor Kira]]/[[StrawNihilist Kamen Rider Killer]] is the [[ItsAllAboutMe egotistical]] BOARD researcher responsible for the dangerous Killer System. Believing that everyone else was jealous of his superior intelligence, Kira happily guns down a co-worker for having judged him, and enslaves three Orphnochs, using them as attack dogs to distract Kenzaki and Aikawa while he programs the Killer System. Having been betrayed by his assistant, Oishi, who steals the [[Series/KamenRider555 Faiz]] Driver from him, Kira sends the Orphnochs to kill her. After the Orphnochs are defeated, Kira ignores Oishi's attempts of convincing him to cancel the Killer System, and uses it to mutate himself into Rider form, easily overpowering the other Riders and trying to kill Oishi. When given a chance of redemption, Kira completely [[RedemptionRejection rejects it]], considering the world "full of lies".
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* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayl of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2019, nearly 15 years later.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Tachibana's betrayl of BOARD hasn't been forgotten by the fandom even as of 2019, nearly 15 years later.2020.
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** Bench. [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive TearJerker.[[/labelnote]]
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** Bench.THE BENCH. [[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers)]]Whenever discussions about Blade occur, people usually post pictures of the bench that Kenzaki was sitting on in the final episode due to it being a massive TearJerker.[[/labelnote]]
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** A relatively unknown meme in the West (for obvious reasons), the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from protagonists, Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
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** A relatively unknown meme in the West (for obvious reasons), the Japanese have had a lot of fun with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. ''Onduru-Go'' (roughly translated as "The Ondul Language" or "Ondulish"), is a meme originating from protagonists, Kenzaki's fairly heavy-handed enunciations. The meme name comes from the first episode where Kenzaki is supposed to be saying, ''Hontou ni uragittan desuka!?'' ("Have you really betrayed us?"), but ended up sounding like, ''Onduru ruragittan disukaa!?'' Since then, it's reached a fair amount of popularity as a Japan-based net meme and has in fact received reference within the Blade AlternateUniverse episodes of ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', as well as a shout-out in ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu]]''. It got another nod in the net movies for ''Let's Go Kamen Rider'' (the 40th anniversary movie), where the phrase that inspired the meme is the title of the episode that focuses on Blade. Kenzaki, for his part, has since been labelled the ''Kenjaki, the Prince of Ondul Planet''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53yVExTTnYQ Here it is in video format]].
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** Sakuya Tachibana/Garren supporters point out the aesthetic contrasts between Blade and Garren that in any other show would be the ideal Primary Rider-Second Rider dynamic. Not only are their powers both based on the BOARD-designed Rider System (Chalice's originates from his nature as the Joker Undead, while Leangle's Rider System was designed by an Undead), there's also the contrasting nature of their animal motifs ([[JapaneseBeetleBrothers Kenzaki's Rhinoceros Beetle to Tachibana's Stag Beetle]]) and the [[RedOniBlueOni blue-red]] contrast of their suits. Additionally, Tachibana's EnsembleDarkhorse status and the fact that he is the second Rider to appear in the series proper (as well as having the first arc of the series being essentially devoted to him) provides extra fuel to the argument.
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** Sakuya Tachibana/Garren supporters point out the aesthetic contrasts between Blade and Garren that in any other show would be the ideal Primary Rider-Second Rider dynamic. Not only are their powers both based on the BOARD-designed Rider System (Chalice's originates from his nature as the Joker Undead, while Leangle's Rider System was designed by an Undead), there's also the contrasting nature of their animal motifs ([[JapaneseBeetleBrothers Kenzaki's Rhinoceros Beetle to Tachibana's Stag Beetle]]) and the [[RedOniBlueOni blue-red]] contrast of their suits. Additionally, Tachibana's EnsembleDarkhorse BreakoutCharacter status and the fact that he is the second Rider to appear in the series proper (as well as having the first arc of the series being essentially devoted to him) provides extra fuel to the argument.
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*** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' doesn't clear anything up. Garren tends to be the one included when related material shows groups of secondary Riders, but the show's actual tribute to ''Blade'' features Blade's relationship and conflict with Chalice.
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*** Ultimately, ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' doesn't clear anything up. Garren tends to be the one included when and related material shows groups of conclude Garren as the Secondary Rider, who is often included with the secondary Riders, but Riders. Despite the show's actual tribute to ''Blade'' features Blade's relationship featured the return of Blade and conflict with Chalice.Chalice, not all the Legends who returned in the season had to be primary and secondary riders.
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** Notably, Toei itself seems uncertain as to who is Blade's SecondRider. In the [[VideoGame/KamenRiderClimaxHeroes Climax Heroes]] and [[VideoGame/KamenRiderBattrideWar Battride War]] games, Garren is treated as the Second Rider. But in the Ganbaride games, promotional cards featuring the Primary Rider in tandem with the Secondary Rider depict Chalice as the Secondary Rider.
*** Although the UpdatedReRelease of the [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Diendriver]] for ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' suggests that Toei leans towards Garren, since it highlights him alongside the other secondaries.
*** This is further complicated as the Blade arc heavily features Kamen Rider Chalice, and even introduces his Ridewatch to the series; an honor seemingly reserved only for both the Primary Rider and Secondary Rider of each series (with the notable exception of Genm)[[note]]it's worth noting that the Chalice Ridewatch was only made as a result of winning a fan vote (the top 5 got Ridewatches; the other winners being [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy, Chronus]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Eternal]], and [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz Axel]]), whereas the Garren Ridewatch was one of the ones made it in without said fan vote[[/note]].
*** However since Ryuga (not counting Rider Time Ryuki) and Todoroki returned in the show, it seems like the returning riders don't have to be Primary or Secondary Riders, although neither Ryuga nor Todoroki had their Ridewatches featured in their respective series' anniversary episode. Additionally, several tetriary riders also got Ridewatches (Necrom, Delta, Zolda, Gills), which makes it difficult to truly determine which side Toei (or at least, the writers of Zi-O) takes.
*** Promotional material for Series/KamenRiderZeroOne put Chalice with other secondary Riders and Garren with other tertiary Riders, supporting the idea that it really is Chalice.
*** Then promotional material for the first [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Zi-O]] V-Cinema which shows Geiz (the secondary from that series) getting Geiz Majesty, his equivalent to [[SuperMode Grand Zi-O]], with [[TransformationTrinket the Ridewatch]] showing all the secondary riders...and Garren represents ''Blade''[[note]]given that ''Kuuga'' has no Secondary Rider, they could've chosen to TakeAThirdOption by starting with G3 from ''Agito'' and had ''both'' Garren and Chalice on the watch, but instead only chose to have the former and have Geiz present in his base form where ''Kuuga'' would have a rep[[/note]], suggesting that Toei ''still'' hasn't made up their mind.
*** Although the UpdatedReRelease of the [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Diendriver]] for ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' suggests that Toei leans towards Garren, since it highlights him alongside the other secondaries.
*** This is further complicated as the Blade arc heavily features Kamen Rider Chalice, and even introduces his Ridewatch to the series; an honor seemingly reserved only for both the Primary Rider and Secondary Rider of each series (with the notable exception of Genm)[[note]]it's worth noting that the Chalice Ridewatch was only made as a result of winning a fan vote (the top 5 got Ridewatches; the other winners being [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy, Chronus]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Eternal]], and [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz Axel]]), whereas the Garren Ridewatch was one of the ones made it in without said fan vote[[/note]].
*** However since Ryuga (not counting Rider Time Ryuki) and Todoroki returned in the show, it seems like the returning riders don't have to be Primary or Secondary Riders, although neither Ryuga nor Todoroki had their Ridewatches featured in their respective series' anniversary episode. Additionally, several tetriary riders also got Ridewatches (Necrom, Delta, Zolda, Gills), which makes it difficult to truly determine which side Toei (or at least, the writers of Zi-O) takes.
*** Promotional material for Series/KamenRiderZeroOne put Chalice with other secondary Riders and Garren with other tertiary Riders, supporting the idea that it really is Chalice.
*** Then promotional material for the first [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Zi-O]] V-Cinema which shows Geiz (the secondary from that series) getting Geiz Majesty, his equivalent to [[SuperMode Grand Zi-O]], with [[TransformationTrinket the Ridewatch]] showing all the secondary riders...and Garren represents ''Blade''[[note]]given that ''Kuuga'' has no Secondary Rider, they could've chosen to TakeAThirdOption by starting with G3 from ''Agito'' and had ''both'' Garren and Chalice on the watch, but instead only chose to have the former and have Geiz present in his base form where ''Kuuga'' would have a rep[[/note]], suggesting that Toei ''still'' hasn't made up their mind.
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** Notably, Toei itself seems uncertain as to who is Blade's SecondRider. Second Rider.
*** In the[[VideoGame/KamenRiderClimaxHeroes ''[[VideoGame/KamenRiderClimaxHeroes Climax Heroes]] Heroes]]'' and [[VideoGame/KamenRiderBattrideWar ''[[VideoGame/KamenRiderBattrideWar Battride War]] War]]'' games, Garren is treated as the Second Rider. But in the Ganbaride ''Ganbaride'' games, promotional cards featuring the Primary Rider in tandem with the Secondary Rider depict Chalice as the Secondary Rider.
***Although the UpdatedReRelease of the [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Diendriver]] for ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' suggests that Toei leans towards Garren, since it highlights him alongside the other secondaries.
*** This is further complicated as the Blade arc heavily features Kamen Rider Chalice, and even introduces his Ridewatch to the series; an honor seemingly reserved only for both the Primary Rider and Secondary Rider of each series (with the notable exception of Genm)[[note]]it's worth noting that the Chalice Ridewatch was only made as a result of winning a fan vote (the top 5 got Ridewatches; the other winners being [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy, Chronus]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Eternal]], and [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz Axel]]), whereas thedoesn't clear anything up. Garren Ridewatch was one of the ones made it in without said fan vote[[/note]].
*** However since Ryuga (not counting Rider Time Ryuki) and Todoroki returned in the show, it seems like the returning riders don't havetends to be Primary or Secondary Riders, although neither Ryuga nor Todoroki had their Ridewatches featured in their respective series' anniversary episode. Additionally, several tetriary riders also got Ridewatches (Necrom, Delta, Zolda, Gills), which makes it difficult to truly determine which side Toei (or at least, the writers of Zi-O) takes.
*** Promotionalone included when related material for Series/KamenRiderZeroOne put Chalice with other shows groups of secondary Riders and Garren with other tertiary Riders, supporting but the idea that it really is Chalice.
*** Then promotional material for the first [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Zi-O]] V-Cinema which shows Geiz (the secondary from that series) getting Geiz Majesty, his equivalentshow's actual tribute to [[SuperMode Grand Zi-O]], ''Blade'' features Blade's relationship and conflict with [[TransformationTrinket the Ridewatch]] showing all the secondary riders...and Garren represents ''Blade''[[note]]given that ''Kuuga'' has no Secondary Rider, they could've chosen to TakeAThirdOption by starting with G3 from ''Agito'' and had ''both'' Garren and Chalice on the watch, but instead only chose to have the former and have Geiz present in his base form where ''Kuuga'' would have a rep[[/note]], suggesting that Toei ''still'' hasn't made up their mind.Chalice.
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*** This is further complicated as the Blade arc heavily features Kamen Rider Chalice, and even introduces his Ridewatch to the series; an honor seemingly reserved only for both the Primary Rider and Secondary Rider of each series (with the notable exception of Genm)[[note]]it's worth noting that the Chalice Ridewatch was only made as a result of winning a fan vote (the top 5 got Ridewatches; the other winners being [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy, Chronus]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Eternal]], and [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz Axel]]), whereas the
*** However since Ryuga (not counting Rider Time Ryuki) and Todoroki returned in the show, it seems like the returning riders don't have
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*** This is further complicated as the Blade arc heavily features Kamen Rider Chalice, and even introduces his Ridewatch to the series; an honor seemingly reserved only for both the Primary Rider and Secondary Rider of each series (with the notable exception of Genm)[[note]]it's worth noting that the Chalice Ridewatch was only made as a result of winning a fan vote (the top 5 got Ridewatches; the other winners being [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy, Chronus]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Eternal]], and [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Dark Kiva]]), whereas the Garren Ridewatch was one of the ones made it in without said fan vote[[/note]].
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*** This is further complicated as the Blade arc heavily features Kamen Rider Chalice, and even introduces his Ridewatch to the series; an honor seemingly reserved only for both the Primary Rider and Secondary Rider of each series (with the notable exception of Genm)[[note]]it's worth noting that the Chalice Ridewatch was only made as a result of winning a fan vote (the top 5 got Ridewatches; the other winners being [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy, Chronus]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Eternal]], and [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Dark Kiva]]), [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz Axel]]), whereas the Garren Ridewatch was one of the ones made it in without said fan vote[[/note]].
