NG, or No Good, is a term that Japan uses for outtakes and other non-usable footage/idea/item. Kamen Rider Black didn’t always look the way he does now, as you can see above. This suit was actually used for live shows at the Tokyo Toy Show (for how long is a mystery). Our hero dons a super-shiny suit reminiscent of newer Riders like Kabuto and Den-O, silver joints instead of the organic brown veins, and a yellow circle around his neck. This look wouldn’t have fit the role very well (looks a little too pretty), but it’s a pretty modern look for the late 80s – look at that gloss!
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I think this suit is better. It just meets the requirements of Black being a cyborg. In my opinion, the leather KRB suit was used most of the time because of the stunts.
I loved the leather, didn’t care for the cloth suit worn for the action scenes. The shininess is definitely way before its time, very modern. I’m sure it would have been tough to keep clean and new looking since they didn’t use as many computer generated explosions back then.
Hmmm I don’t like it because of the silver joints. The brown, organic veins look more kaizo ningen to me. After all, the spurce of power of Kamen rider black is the Kingstone, a magical artifact. Or not?
Well yeah, I dont like the silver joints also. The brown, organic, and smoking veins were much better :p
The thing that I like in this suit is that it is so shiny… so metal… like the “other” Century King
I kind of liked the nature (Black) vs. machine (Shadow Moon) kind of contrast, but this Black could definitely hang with the new generation Riders
I wonder if there were any more suits made…interesting stuff.
It’s kind of purdy. Maybe if Nobuhiko got away instead of Kotaro, this would be the result.
That’s an interesting idea, Mazinkaizer: “What if Nobuhiko got away instead of Kotaro?”
Never thought about that. Sure would make an interesting comic/fanfic.
What if, what if…