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Published: 2016-10-04 21:00:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 30641; Favourites: 108; Downloads: 278
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Description *Updated 11/10/17 with Famista Quest!*

Brave is our knight themed second rider of the series, themed around RPG video games.  If the "knight rider" pattern holds from Ryuki and Gaim, Brave is (1) gonna be the prideful/pompous rival and (2) along with Ex-Aid will be the last two riders standing/fighting.  Don't get too attached to anyone else. 

All in all, Brave might be my favorite design so far.  I really like how they merged his knight motif on the shoulders and helmet into the design and the shade of blue/azure is great.  The one thing I'm not super fond of is the shield attached to his left forearm.  Just seems odd for it to be attached, but whatever.
   

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Comments: 36

ShahiirAris [2017-09-14 12:03:14 +0000 UTC]

Very Nice but where is Kamen Rider Brave lvl. 01 ...

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Taiko554 In reply to ShahiirAris [2017-09-14 23:24:52 +0000 UTC]

FAQI thought it might be a good idea to make a FAQ so I can just link this rather than answer each time these type of questions come up.  I think the below is a decent list of catch-all questions I tend to get a lot, but if I think of others I've missed, I'll add them later.
How do you make the images/which programs?  I use two different programs, Paintbrush and Acorn.  Any program that allows you to edit pixel-by-pixel will get the job done.
Can you teach me how to___?
  Not really, the only general teaching advice I have is take your time and pay attention to details.  If you rush, it’s obvious and will look bad.
Can you help with___?
  So long as you can take constructive criticism and you don’t expect me to do any actual pixel work, sure. 
Can I use___?
  No.  I am very protective of my work.
Are you taking requests/trades/commissions?
  Requests are a no.  Trades are a no as well. 

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albert1614 [2017-09-06 03:05:04 +0000 UTC]

Nice buddy

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AlexisBaudens [2017-04-03 17:47:36 +0000 UTC]

Damage that there are not other Gashacon weapon for Brave, Snipe, Lazer, Genm and Para-DX on the fanart representing them.

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sonicwe23 [2016-12-24 06:54:12 +0000 UTC]

cool

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Taiko554 In reply to sonicwe23 [2016-12-24 18:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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ZeratulVergil [2016-10-22 01:21:11 +0000 UTC]

I like this design, better than ex-aid in my opinion..

funny thing is.. somehow secondary rider (or other riders) has cooler design than primary rider.. still just my opinion..

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Taiko554 In reply to ZeratulVergil [2016-10-22 02:20:31 +0000 UTC]

I do too.

I think that all comes down to preference.  But, sometimes, the secondary riders are designed to be sharply contrasting to the rounder "good guy" look lead riders have.  Which some people like more, it varies.

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pikatwig In reply to Taiko554 [2016-11-13 06:34:50 +0000 UTC]

I kind of agree with that, plus I have a soft spot for RPGs.

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Devikaa [2016-10-19 16:44:43 +0000 UTC]

I think the shield would be weirder for him to hold. It works for Lv.1 but its to small for Level 2

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NetGreen123 [2016-10-06 15:46:24 +0000 UTC]

Badass job on Brave!

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Taiko554 In reply to NetGreen123 [2016-10-06 20:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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gokyr586 [2016-10-05 08:16:14 +0000 UTC]

When I first saw this guy I nearly mistook him for Gaim's Bravo a few times(mainly the face, not the colors). Heck even the shoulderpads look just like those of Durian Arms.

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Taiko554 In reply to gokyr586 [2016-10-05 10:25:18 +0000 UTC]

In a very, very general sense, they share similar helmet and shoulder spike designs.  But the similarity is only that Brave has spikes in the a comparable place, not number of spikes, not length of spikes, not number of spikes.  That's like saying they're similar because they're names are one letter off; sure, it's true, but the two words have different definitions. 

That's all to say I cannot understand how you 'nearly mistook him for Bravo'.  At all.

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hamn8r [2016-10-05 01:54:38 +0000 UTC]

hmm. pretty cool. very blue. seems like he might be the secondary rider. since quite a few are blue

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Kamen-Zero [2016-10-05 01:20:56 +0000 UTC]

Brave's design is good, but I can't help myself from liking Snipe's design more. Though I do dig Brave's color scheme, it defiantly has a very heroic vibe.

As for the shield...it might be trying to be a type of Buckler (small shield that gets strapped to the forearm). We see him hold it like an actual shield in the LV 1 form, so maybe in this mode it's just stuck to his arm as a form of storage?   

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Taiko554 In reply to Kamen-Zero [2016-10-05 02:51:12 +0000 UTC]

I'm just not a fan of Snipe's "hair strand" on one side of the helmet and the cape thing.  I do like his navy coloring though.

Yea, I saw that and it's just a weird decision to me for it to be held in one state, then attached in another.

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Kamen-Zero In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-05 03:47:17 +0000 UTC]

I can see where you're coming from there. I could take or leave the emo hair, but I think the cape gives him a bit more of a unique silhouette to the other Riders, which I enjoy. The color scheme is also pretty awesome.

It's defiantly an odd design choice, but I don't feel it drags the entire design down. At least it's not two giant mobility hampering tiers hanging off of his elbows with even more movement resistant armor on his chest.  

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Taiko554 In reply to Kamen-Zero [2016-10-05 04:14:39 +0000 UTC]

The hair also seems to flip up during his level 3, which fine OK, but it's pretty damn goofy to me.

I'm also still trying to understand what Snipe's helmet "STG" means.  I haven't seen any kind of actual official explanation for that and it's been annoying me since his reveal.   

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Kamen-Zero In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-05 06:37:36 +0000 UTC]

To be fair though, he isn't the only one who looks a bit goofey. 

That's been bugging me too. I looked it up, and it's apparently an abbreviation for Shoot 'Em Ups. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot_%2…

I don't know how they got STG out of Shoot 'Em Ups, but at least it has a meaning.

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Taiko554 In reply to Kamen-Zero [2016-10-05 10:17:43 +0000 UTC]

Ew, boo, I do not like that abbreviation for that phrase.  Well I guess it just adds to my non-love of Snipe's design, then.

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Kamen-Zero In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-05 17:32:07 +0000 UTC]

Well it's not as bad as putting "Shmup" on his head. That'd just be silly. 

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Taiko554 In reply to Kamen-Zero [2016-10-05 18:55:06 +0000 UTC]

But also not nearly as good as just not putting letters on the helmet.  Especially with a helmet that cluttered with the hair, red sniper lens, and side sensor things. 

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Kamen-Zero In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-05 22:17:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, the design doesn't really need the letters there. But at least his helmet isn't as cluttered as Grateful's. 

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Taiko554 In reply to Kamen-Zero [2016-10-06 01:02:32 +0000 UTC]

That's a silver lining, fair enough.

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Kamen-Zero In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-06 01:13:29 +0000 UTC]

Yep. It doesn't help that the Ex-Aid Aesthetic is visually more interesting then Ghosts. They don't have to stick to that face change gimmick, so the helmets can be a bit more complex.

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Thunderstudent [2016-10-04 23:15:11 +0000 UTC]

THIS is how EX-Aid should look! The second series in a row now that the secondary riders look better than the primary rider!

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Taiko554 In reply to Thunderstudent [2016-10-05 02:49:16 +0000 UTC]

I mean, your opinion is fine, but likely not shared by everyone.

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TheZero759 [2016-10-04 22:48:16 +0000 UTC]

If the preview of Episode 2 is anything to go by, then yeah: Brave's gonna be a bit of a prick. He apparently treats his patients like "Objects" if Emu's outburst is to be believed. So yeah, the Knight Rider Tradition continues.

That said, this is my favorite design as well. Love the colors, love the weapon, love his Henshin Tune, this is a great design all around. 

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Taiko554 In reply to TheZero759 [2016-10-05 02:48:27 +0000 UTC]

Yup, fair enough.

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TheZero759 In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-05 03:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Though something I do find a bit odd is the fact that they have two Riders who're primarily blue in color, Snipe and Brave. Granted, they are significantly different shades of blue, but there is a part of me that wants every character to have a unique color to them that starts to cry whenever it sees Snipe and Brave together.   

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Taiko554 In reply to TheZero759 [2016-10-05 04:11:46 +0000 UTC]

I think the riders so far (Ex-Aid, Brave, Snipe, and Genm) are more mainly colored around print cartridges (they use gaming cartridges as the gimmick, so hey) color model CMYK: cyan, magenta, yellow, black.  Although these main colors used aren't perfect hue translations of the CMYK model's colors, Ex-Aid is magenta, Brave is cyan, Snipe is yellow, and Genmn is black.  Their secondary colors are more random in my book with Ex-Aid's green; Brave's white; Snipe's deep navy blue; and Genm's violet. 

It's kinda the same thing people originally assumed was gonna happen color-wise with Decade, especially after Diend was revealed.  I remember a few people really thought there'd be a yellow rider that year, but nope.

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TheZero759 In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-05 04:18:27 +0000 UTC]

That's actually pretty interesting, I never would have thought about it like that. 

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MimicZeThird [2016-10-04 22:04:20 +0000 UTC]

We know for sure there's 5 riders. One of them is a bike.... but he's still a rider. There's 10 games at the end, but I think half of them are like the secondary games for the main riders and they unlock their level 3 forms. So, 5 riders, each with 3 forms (so far)

Nice work on his level 2 form.

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Taiko554 In reply to MimicZeThird [2016-10-04 22:31:23 +0000 UTC]

At this point in Gaim, we knew of the same amount.  And just look how that number increased like crazy.

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MimicZeThird In reply to Taiko554 [2016-10-04 23:30:53 +0000 UTC]

True true.

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