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  • Ass Pull: Dr. Noroi is the true Big Bad. A character introduced in the final moments of the final episode with no foreshadowing, who's stated to be the manipulator behind it all, and to have been a key enemy to Keisuke's father, inspite of never have being mentioned.
  • Awesome Music: Totsugeki Kamen Rider X plays during the Apollo Geist vs. X fight.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Apollo Geist was this, to the point that they chose to bring him Back from the Dead in lieu of creating a new character. He later became the Dragon-in-Chief in Kamen Rider Decade.
  • Heartwarming in Hindsight: The Romance on the Set between Ryo Hayami and Naoko Miyama which blossomed into a marriage with two children, especially considering the tragic fates of Keisuke's fiance Ryoko and her twin sister Kiriko. There's also the likelihood that this all may well have never happened had Hayami been successful in securing the lead role of Tetsujin Tiger Seven earlier.
  • Memetic Mutation: See this page for examples.
  • Narm: Starfish Hitler has to be seen to be believed.
  • One-Scene Wonder: Starfish Hitler only appeared in one episode as a Monster of the Week, but he is one of the best-remembered things from this show and is often cited as a shining example of how weird Showa-era Kamen Rider can get.
  • Squick/Nightmare Fuel: In the manga, a female friend of Jin's gets squished by a boulder thrown by a GOD kaijin in EXTREMELY gory fashion.
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: After his father is killed, he uploads his brain onto a computer, and becomes a new base for Keisuke. By episode 2, the computer realizes he's holding Keisuke back too much and blows himself up, never to be mentioned again.
  • They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: The series actually started out with a fairly compelling mystery surrounding Keisuke, his father, Ryoko and Kiriko. It's all rushed and concluded by episode 8, with Ryoko's betrayal and subsequent reveal as The Mole having no bearing on the remainder of the series. The three are barely mentioned afterwards.
  • Values Dissonance: Akuninkaijin are Lord Dark's genetically created minions using the DNA of evil historical figures. One of these figures is Geronimo, a famous Native American who fought against United States most famously in The Battle of Littlehorn. For the longest time, in the United States at least, he was not seen in a sympathetic light, but even when X was airing that started to change. Today stating he was a straight up villain would cause major outrage.

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