* CommonKnowledge: It's commonly believed by fans that ''Amazon'' was CutShort due to complaints from parents about its BloodierAndGorier nature. In actuality it had more to do with a [[Main/ChannelHop change in networks.]]
* CompleteMonster: [[MultipleHeadCase Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos]] is the leader of Geddon and a brutal sadist with a taste for human blood--[[LifeDrinker which gives him power]]--and giving ironic deaths to his own Beastmen. A subordinate to the Garanda Empire, Gorgos initially operated in the Amazon and burned a tribe alive in search of the [=GiGi=] Armlet before following hero Daisuke Yamamoto to Japan. Aside from targeting Daisuke's friends, Gorgos punishes those who dare to [[YouHaveFailedMe fail him]], through such means as burning; consumption by vampire bats; and exposure to the sun. After kidnapping several students from an elementary school, Gorgos has them [[WouldHurtAChild tied to the ceiling and tortured with hot gas]]. Growing bored of drinking men's blood, Gorgos sends the Beastmen to capture young women, and later children, for him to drain their blood. Capturing a human criminal, Gorgos turns him into the Ant Beastman, praising him for his violence even after he had attacked his own allies. Before his ultimate defeat, Gorgos invaded a local university and slaughtered multiple people with acid.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Mole Beastman for being the first MonsterOfTheWeek to pull a genuine HeelFaceTurn and for his UglyCute design.
* HilariousInHindsight: The choice of StockFootage for the Condorer belt commercial ("Let's go, Porcupine!"[[note]]"Ikuze, Yamaarashi!"[[/note]]) becomes this when one remembers how [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]] handled the [[CurbStompBattle Porcupine Gurongi]].
* {{Moe}}: The fandom considers Amazon to be one of the [[UglyCute cutest]] Riders, both in and out of suit, despite the BloodierAndGorier nature of his show. [[SincerityMode Yep.]] Exaggerated in ''Kamen Rider SD'' and certain other spinoffs where ''all'' Showa Riders get SuperDeformed.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** Amazon punched a monster's head off once.
** Hell, Amazon in general, especially compared to every other Rider.
* {{Narm}}: It's difficult to watch the aforementioned final battle without being reminded of [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail the Black Knight.]]
** The snake beastman's roar was a high-pitched, obviously human "DOODLEDOOOOOOOO!"
** Gigi and Gaga are rather hilarious names for magic artifacts. [[HilariousInHindsight Especially]] [[Music/LadyGaga Gaga]].
** Amazon's belt buckle bears a striking resemblance to [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Eggman.]]
* NewerThanTheyThink: Some of Amazon's early signature attacks didn't have names at all (obviously, because he didn't know Japanese at that point); only the Daisetsudan (Big Slice) was properly named after he learned the language. The [[ManBitesMan Jaguar Shock]] and [[AbsurdlySharpClaws Monkey Attack]] didn't actually get proper names until 2009's ''All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker'', where voice actor Creator/TomokazuSeki ad-libbed them during Amazon's fight against Decade.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Quite a few of them, but probably the biggest is when Amazon fights Snake Beastman on a log-ride. He's clearly grappling with an empty monster suit.
** Also the main villain is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSBsQ0ci-Kk just laughable]].
* VindicatedByHistory: Though not one of the more popular Rider series in its own time (in no small part due to its BloodierAndGorier nature), in recent years, Amazon has seen a lot of attention from Toei, becoming a huge plot point in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' and recently getting a reboot series in ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons''. It is even available to watch on Toei's [=YouTube=] channel.