The Tale of Taddle

Such style...
Such elegance...
Such a Taddle Tale!


I mean that in the best way possible, since this is indeed the Tale of Taddle!

Taddle is a recent favorite with me, during the series I could never hear the call out and jingle clear enough to decide if i liked it or not. Then after getting my grubby mitts on it, discovered just how awesome the sounds were, and quickly followed it up with Fantasy and Legacy!

And now we're here, I do apologies :D

Themed after retro RPG games, the motif should be instantly recognizable to... older... gamers like myself, who cut their teeth on those classics!

You have the classic pose of the Hero looking grimly into the distance while holding something. This is usually an indicator that things are about to hit the fan and he/she is going to be in for a very very long haul to make things right again...

Ultimately, Hiiro Kagami (Kamen Rider Brave) had quite the adventure! Fighting against, then along side Ex-Aid, then teaming with [REDACTED] and fighting [REDACTED] then [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED]... ... ... Connection Lost...

Sorry too many spoilers there, I know it's been a few years but hell, there's always going to be someone who hasn't seen it yet!

It's not a rule, but I do try to keep the spoilers to a minimum! (he says laughing at himself knowing what else he has in the pipeline for review!)

So anyway, starting off we have Taddle Quest, the base form for Kamen Rider Brave. Themed after classic RPG game heroes, he comes at you sporting a very very nice sword with a fire/ice blade!

The Gashat itself is a good old single stack, with a bright blue/black case and a traditional white cartridge. The image on the front is the previously mentioned classic RPG styled Hero, the helmet is of course quite similar to Braves level 2 form helmet, i know, its a shock isn't it! :D and the sword is a very nice representation of his Gashacon Sword (not to be confused with Ex-Aids Gashacon Breaker) with its fire and ice blade.

Press the button once and you'll get the call out:

"Taddle Quest!" Followed by brief Orchestral Music, similar to a Royal announcement-

When inserted into the Gamer Driver you get your standard Rider form sounds.

"Gashat! Let's Game! Metcha Game! Mutcha Game! What's your name?! I'm a Kamen Rider!"

Open the Driver to hit Level 2

"Gachan! Level Up! -Orchestral Music- Taddle Meguru! Taddle Meguru! Taddle Quest!"

(As I had to with the last lot of Gashats I rambled about, I did have to go looking for that line...)

For the Level Up (Gashat in slot 2)

"Taddle Quest! -snappy gaming sounds-

While it's a LOT more upbeat than the Level 2 announcement, gotta say, not really a fan... Taddle Anything needs WAY more fanfare than that!

Now, around Episode 19 (fair warning!) we get our first power up for Brave! Taddle Fantasy!

Dual Gears work a little differently from standard Gashats, in that they are two Gashats put together, and in this particular case, you need to pick a side before inserting it into the Driver.

So, turn the dial on the front to pick your side, for now, Taddle Fantasy (Bang Bang Simulations was covered in another Review https://kamenriderreviews.blogspot.com/2019/01/kamen-rider-snipe-gashats.html)

After turning the dial, you'll get a standby sound, this time round it's more Orchestral music with "Let's going, King of Fantasy!"

Insert the Gear into the Driver and you'll get "Dual Gashatto"

Once inserted the standby will continue, open the Driver to level up!

"Gachan! Dual Up! Tadoru Meguru RPG! Taddle Fantasy!"

I love how Taddle is so consistent with Orchestral music, sounds so Regal and high standing...

Shame he's a bit of a jerk! :P

Close the Driver to start your Kimewaza!

You'll get a sudden "Kimewaza!" from the Gashat, followed by electronic standby noise and... "Taddle Critical Slash!"

As with Bang Bang Simulations, you get a Henshin sound from the Para-DX side.

"Dual Up! Satan appeared! Taddle Fantasy!"

Personally I don't see him as Satan, more of a... This Hero is about to kick your backside from one side of the game zone to the other!

With style!

Dual Gashats are by definition, chunky, they're two Gashats stuck together, so of course they stick out more than the regular counterparts.

As a change from the Taddle Quest Blue, you get a dark red and dulled silver with bright yellow on the dial. A definite change from Quest, but it does carry the theme that Para-DX had, but that had a darkish (royal?) blue case with a yellow dial. So maybe that would have been better suited for Fantasy to be in... but then you'd also have to wonder what case would be better suited for Perfect Puzzle...

OK forget i said anything about changing the Gashats colour, it's just fine as it is!

The picture on the side of the Gear has the same theme as Taddle Quest, however this time the Hero is looking a lot darker, with red tones, and instead of holding a Gashacon Sword, he appears to be holding a ball of light!

Can't help but think, the Hero is crossing over to the Dark Side a little here!

The Cassette that shows the Rider image inside the Driver is a little different from your single stack counterparts. Instead of showing a lit outline, it shows a lovely colour image!

But! Regardless of the side you choose, Fantasy or Simulations, you get the same image. That image being both Rider forms split top and bottom, with Fantasy facing up, and Simulations down.

And now... for our feature presentation! I give to you...

Taddle Legacy!

Gleaming white and glistening gold! you'd be forgiven for thinking it was some random Angel form!
If you just had visions of the Angels from Neon Genesis Evangelion, you're my new best friend!

The Legacy appearance is unique among Gashats. Not because of its colour scheme, Miho Kirishima, better known as Kamen Rider Femme from the Ryuki series, also had a white and gold scheme. But because of the very... hazardous appearance it has. I honestly don't know if its damaged, unfinished or trying to assimilate me! With exposed wiring and chunks of case missing, not to mention a blade like grip on the side, Legacy really does stand out! Maybe for all the wrong reasons, but personally I love how it looks.

Should mention though, the DX version released to the public, does look ever so slightly different from the screen version. On the screen version, the exposed sections and damaged parts are way more prominent, the wires are actually wires and the damaged areas look burnt and blistered. On the DX they're simply molded and have very limited paint jobs with very little definition...


Still not complaining though! It's a beautiful Gashat!

Onto the sounds!

To start, press the button!

"Taddle Legacy!" More Orchestral music!

Insert into the Gamer Driver

"Gashat! Let's Game! Metcha Game! Mutcha Game! What's your name?! I'm a Kamen Rider!"

Open the Driver, brace for level up!

"Gachan! Level Up! Tadoru Rekishi! Mezameru Kishi! Taddle Legacy!" With even more Orchestral in the background, I'm sensing a pattern here!

And Level Up some more!

"A Gacha! Tadoritsuita Sekai! Kamigami no Legacy!

I admit... I have to thank the Kamen Rider Wiki for those last two, I couldn't have attempted to spell those out myself...

For the Kimewaza, we have a very simple

"Taddle Critical Strike!"

Taddle definitely loves its Orchestral music! But it's all in keeping with the Gashat theme, that being a medieval fantasy hero with a passion for pointy things!
Just... what's not to love?

I definitely think that Taddle Fantasy and Bang Bang Simulations should have been individual Gashats, and Legacy should have had a Dual to itself (like Mighty Brothers XX, Mighty Doctor etc)
Legacy definitely could have done with some more praise, glitz and glamour.

But it was a great form for a jerk Rider who ended up with a heart of gold :)
Or rather, ended up being less of a jerk :P