#Valvarad

[silver-maggie]

Can't believe I haven't seen anyone else do this yet

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Lachesis: *thinking* Hello, Spanner.

Lachesis: *out loud* God, you’re so pathetic… but I love it .

Spanner: …I think your thoughts and words are mixed up.

[gaykamenriderdreams]

Ok so like. Everyone and their grandmother who watches Gotchard knows that Kurogane Spanner thinks Chemies are "just tools". Like, he just straight up says it, here it is, badda bing

But like. And hear me out on this one. I think this is more complicated than just "oh the rival character is a bastard who thinks puppies don't have feelings and therefore it's okay to go around kicking them all day"

Because I think Spanner thinks of himself as "just a tool" too.

(I am physically incapable of writing a post that doesn't get long so the rest of this is going under the cut. Spoilers up to episode 14)

I mean, just from a design standpoint, the guy has a wrench for a face half the time. There's definitely something to be said for Valvarad's mask being representative of how Spanner presents himself, or even thinks about himself (especially since Spanner created the Valvarad suit single-handedly, apparently????)

Also just like. The guy's first name. Is freaking Spanner.

Like, one of these??? And that's just his name???

Like I mean a bit on the nose but alright. Also, if he picked that name himself (and with a name like that, it seems likely). What motivated that. I simply must know.

(Diversity win! Local Trans Man absolutely hated by Every Area Teen because he's just such a bastard at all times!)

Also, for all his talk about Chemies being tools, he really doesn't treat them poorly. Like he DOES say that he really doesn't care about collecting them, he's just doing his job (performing his function, you could say)--

But like, this is also the same guy that has three Vehicle Chemies that are just his that he does not like being apart from even for less than two minutes

Like we all done been knew that Sabimaru has a special interest in Occult-type Chemies, you can just SAY you're only interested in Vehicle Chemies.

Or he could just, y'know. Have three Chemies that he really cares about and be content with that. Like those pokemon NPCs with six Magikarp and no interest in getting anything else.

And it's extra odd because we've been told that higher number Chemies are just plain stronger than the others (at least when used by regular alchemists for combat), but none of Spanner's Chemies are level 9. And he doesn't need to use number combos like Ichinose does- so why doesn't he just have three 9s and call it a day? Even IF Valvarad only works with Vehicle Chemies, why doesn't he have Golddash and Steamliner (7 and 9) instead of Gekiocopter and Madwheel (4 and 6)? We just don't know. But it could be because he cares about His Three Chemies Specifically, as much as he verbally denies it.

And another thing. Even when things go wrong, he doesn't take it out on his Chemies!

When Gekiocopter hits their altitude limit and can't take Valvarad any higher, he doesn't express any frustration towards his Chemy. I feel like if he really hated Chemies in general, he'd get mad at Gekiocopter and replace them with a higher-flying Chemy as soon as possible. But he doesn't.

Sure, Gekiocopter is "a tool"... but you don't get angry at a tool for asking it to perform past its specs. It's your fault in the first place for not respecting its limitations when you chose to use it. All the pressure and vitriol in the world won't suddenly make the impossible possible. (I wonder, is this empathy? An understanding of what it's like to be pressed to the breaking point? From one alchemist's tool to another? Surely not.)

And with episode 14 hinting that some things previously assumed to be part of his personality may be "just following orders..." And with how useless he's got to be feeling, losing over and over again despite having spent so much time and effort forging himself into a weapon for the alchemists to use as they see fit... aghhhhh I'm soooo curious where they're going with all this. THERE'S POTENTIAL.

Anyway. All this is not to get anyone to like the guy (though as you can tell, I'm a big fan). I just really wanted to express my thoughts about how there could be more than just "generic jerk" going on under the hood for this car crash of a human being.

TLDR: Kurogane Spanner is a massive tool (derogatory) (complimentary)

[salsmayonise]

Lachesis and her valvaradog

[mangolon]

Lachesis has 99 problems and wanting Spanner is like 70 of them.

[boingo-rider]

some screen shots i grabbed of Kamen Rider Gotchard Ep17 for video review

[getterkuma]

Valvarad getting some divine retribution for his edge lord ways.

[hamvases]

for christmas, some bits and bobs for you.

[inveriiy]

Kamen Rider Gotchard ep. 3

[visforvictini13]

Name: Supana Kurogane / KR Valvarad

Trainer Card Number: 717

Gender: Male

Series of Origin: Kamen Rider Gotchard

Type Specialty: None

Whirlipede & Revavroom: Madwheel / Wheel Malgum

Diggersby: Gutsshovel

Corviknight: Gekiocoptor

Hydrapple: Jyamatanoorochi

Togekiss: Angelead

[ivanthemild]

Day 28: There, all clean!

...Kinda wanted to draw him, didn't wanted to add all the dirt...

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How it started

Lachesis: Fuck that hound… *biting her thumb and plotting Spanner’s demise*

How it’s going

Lachesis: Fuck, that hound… *biting her lip and plotting their first date*

[kamenridercorn]

[salsmayonise]

Valvarad and Kamen rider Valvarad

[mangolon]

Gotchard is amazing because the fate of the world depends on two high school students and an edgy graduate of their school who stalks and bullies said students.

[boingo-rider]

Just what happens when you aren't allowed to heal from your trauma? well lets see what happens to Spanner in Kamen Rider Gotchard Ep 20