And back...ish.
I've had covid the past 10 days and finally feeling like my former self. I'll give my feedback on missed KWCs in a bit but first, lets dive into the survey as i didnt influence any of these questions.
First up, hybrids. Don't see the any reason to split the FW kaiju up. Don't think they're strong enough or original enough which is why we fused them originally. Meanwhile, Baragon M is really an upgraded showa. And while fusing them isn't too difficult, might be more trouble than it's worth like unfusing the Gigans. Sure they could be separate, but since we have canon material showing Showa being upgraded into his later incarnation, it may actually limit the character more than it benefits. Also, fixing past matches to reflect the change would be a headache and a half for Josh. The interesting one is really Mothra M and Showa which makes sense thematically and canon-wise. All for that change!
As for Shin Ultraman, adding reps makes sense (Just maybe not everyone). As for hybridization, while they share powers, I've read plenty to support Shin being his own separate being from Showa. No expert with Ultraman, but to me it seems like fusing Heisei and Showa Ghidorah. Sure, same powers and appearance but they have different origins. I'm sure if people can write Shin Godzillla X Shin Ultraman, they for sure will.
As for the additions, no one really caught my eye but I'll throw a vote Mt. Lady's way to appease Ditto and can't argue with the Gotengo or Super-X
Themes are cool. Up for any more banners.
Lastly, Garuda. Egh.... Him being his own combatant isn't too crazy, but it's track record is really lacking compared to the Gotengo or Super-Xs. Or if it was fused with Mechagodzilla, having a Mechagodzilla match where its just Garuda and it wins feels like a Kiryu match where we follow a Shirasagi kill a monster without the mech. Sure, it can be done but
should it? Having Garuda stay as an assist I think balances that tightrope with its only limitation being it can't have the final kill while detached.
I think that covers everything but looking forward to the new themed month.
"...A great love is a lot like a good memory. When it's there, and you know it's there, but it's just out of your reach, it can be all that you think about. You can focus on it, and try to force it, but the more you do, the more you seem to push it away. But if you're patient, and you hold still, then maybe... Just maybe... It will come to you."
—Epsilon