Kamen Rider Zi-O Complementation Project
Episode 1.5: What's in the name?
What's in the name?
At last, Kamen Rider Zi-O was born.
However, Geiz opposes him.
With that, the battle between the two Riders has begun.
"Oh, what am I to do?"
Tsukuyomi thought with apprehension.
For his part, Tokiwa Sougo was also filled with doubt.
What doubt could this carefree guy possibly have?
You told me I would become a vile overlord in fifty years.
What did you call me?
Oma Zi-O!
But you see, this overlord Oma Zi-O...
The name "Oma" is just an anagram of "mao", which means overlord?
Overlord (mao) -> Oma
Are you really going to be an overlord?
Stop sweating over small details.
No, wait.
He might be planning to stop our attack by confusing us!
Isn't it funny?
You get the name Zi-O if you take "king of time" (ji-no-o) and make it look like "20".
(ji-no-o) x 20 = very simple
It's that simple.
What are you saying?!
We are celebrating 20 series of Heisei Kamen Riders, you know?
Commemorating 20 Series of Heisei Kamen Rider
Let's look at Tsukuyomi. What does her name mean?
"Counting moons". In other words, a god of counting time.
This is big. This is huge!
This story spans the entire history of the Heisei Riders, from the very beginning to the far future!
It's truly fitting for our grand adventure!
Commemorating the first transformation of Tokiwa Sougo
So, what about Geiz?
Huh? What's that?
What about your name?
Oh, well, you see...
I think it had something to do with German...
Don't go off-script.
Well, your character wasn't quite established in episode 1.
Oh... come on, you can't say that...
"The king!"
Woz, why are you here?
This book explains that Geiz also means "king".
King?
King
In ancient cultures, a king was often regarded as a gateway.
A gateway between gods and people, between the future and people.
Gate
For example...
For example, Egypt has the figure of the pharaoh, and Japan has the Mikado...
Pharaoh
The Great Gate
Mikado
The High Gate
And if we put it in English, we have...
"Gates."
Wait, why did you use English for that?
Plus, shouldn't it just be "Gate"?
That's huh? What?
Why did you make it plural?
No, that's...
I'm not sure you've thought this through.
No, that line...
Wait, hold on, I thought... Huh?
No, you see...
I guess his character hasn't been established, either.
No, look, "Gates" rolls off the tongue better.
It makes you sound like a millionaire.
It really is that simple?!