History Fridge / KamenRiderDouble

**** The only problem with this thought is that Shotaro is the '''left''' side not the right, and Philip is the '''right''' side not the left.

**** The only problem with this thought is that Shotaro is the ''left'' side not the right, and Philip is the ''right'' side not the left.

***** The only problem with this is that Shotaro is the 'left' side and Philip is the 'right' side

* How come they reuse the Dopant Memories from the beginning of the show in the finale and in one of the spin-offs? Because there's no one to make more Gaia Memories, so unless you happen to have a Gaia Memory ''before'' the crackdown (like the Commander Dopant), find a rare one ''after'' the crackdown (like the Energy Dopant), or, in the most common case, get one of the ''many'' mass produced Memories, which happen to be the ones seen in the beginning.

** Moreover, unlike most {{BifurcatedWeapon}}s the Prism Bicker's component parts are completely different from one another. The [[InfinityPlusOneSword Prism Sword]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Bicker Shield]] both have their own special abilities, but it's only when they're combined that their true power emerges; just like how Shotaro's and Phillip's different personalities combine to form a Rider that's more than the sum of its parts.

* [[spoiler:It's easy to imagine Ryu becoming just like the Commander Dopant if Philip and Shotaro weren't there for him. On the subject, what in the world was Commander planning to do with his upgraded powers?]]

* Shotaro's favored Memory, '''Joker''', is said to possess the inherent power of the "trump card". Why should this be considered PersonalityPowers? [[spoiler:Shotaro is actually the ''wild'' card, being the outlier in both {{The Chessmaster}}s' plans. What's the wild card in most card games? '''Joker'''. Being the metaphorical Joker is what ''makes'' Shotaro the trump card, as his [[{{Determinator}} sheer determination and devotion to]] [[{{Nakama}} his friends]] allowed him to pull off the impossible and shake off the paralyzing fear inflicted upon him by Terror and defeat Utopia single-handedly without transforming.]]

** He starts off as more of a ''wild'' card, being the one piece in the game that Shroud didn't anticipate or have any power over. What's the wild card in most card games? '''Joker'''. Beyond that, the fact that he's an outside factor ''makes'' Shotaro the trump card in {{The Chessmaster}}s' plans, as his [[{{Determinator}} devotion to]] [[{{Nakama}} his friends]] allowed him, a normal human, to overcome both Terror and Utopia, two insanely powerful Dopants that beat Shroud's original champion (Terui) like he was nothing.

** Actually, the T2 Memories have silver tips, while the Joker Memory from the last episode is shown multiple times to have a gold one.[[hottip:* :Yeah, I bet you didn't know you could [[FridgeLogic put a gold tipped Memory in a silver slot]].]]

*** Philip could've looked it up one time and went "Better keep Shotaro from trying this.".

* FridgeBrilliance: Why is the Maximum slot on the right side of Double when most of the time it's for the Joker Memory, a left-sided memory? [[spoiler:To discourage Shotaro from pulling a Twin Maximum Drive like he did in "The D Was Seen"]].
** Double (W) becoming Xtreme (X) while fighting the Beast (B) Dopant. The show's theme is called W-B-X.
*** Alternately, Double ('''W''') + Xtreme Memory ('''B'''ird) = '''X'''treme.
** W [[spoiler:letting go of half itself (i.e., Philip disappearing) after destroying Utopia (U).]]
** How did Kamen Rider Skull take on the Terror Dopant without being terrified in the Nobody's Perfect PV? He's hard-boiled, as in unswayed by emotions. Fear is an emotion.
*** Whereas his apprentice is terrified because he is ''half''-boiled.
** Why does TheMovie have so many names? [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Double Forever, A-to-Z, The Gaia Memory Of Fate]]. It doesn't. It just has one: (Kamen Rider Double) Forever A-to-Z: The Gaia Memory Of Fate.
** Shotaro's favored Memory, '''Joker''', is said to possess the inherent power of the "trump card". Why should this be considered PersonalityPowers? [[spoiler:Shotaro is actually the ''wild'' card, being the outlier in both {{The Chessmaster}}s' plans. What's the wild card in most card games? '''Joker'''. Being the metaphorical Joker is what ''makes'' Shotaro the trump card, as his [[{{Determinator}} sheer determination and devotion to]] [[{{Nakama}} his friends]] allowed him to pull off the impossible and shake off the paralyzing fear inflicted upon him by Terror and defeat Utopia single-handedly without transforming.]]
*** This also extends to the movie: [[spoiler:Daido assumed that Shotaro was out of the picture without Phillip or Double, only for him to receive the Lost Driver from Sokichi, gain the T2 Joker thanks to his affinity for its powers, and [[StormingTheCastle storm the castle]] in order to rescue his partner and protect his city.]]
*** He starts off as more of a ''wild'' card, being the one piece in the game that Shroud didn't anticipate or have any power over. What's the wild card in most card games? '''Joker'''. Beyond that, the fact that he's an outside factor ''makes'' Shotaro the trump card in {{The Chessmaster}}s' plans, as his [[{{Determinator}} devotion to]] [[{{Nakama}} his friends]] allowed him, a normal human, to overcome both Terror and Utopia, two insanely powerful Dopants that beat Shroud's original champion (Terui) like he was nothing.
** Philip's favored Memory, '''[[color:green:Cyclone]]'''. The two people capable of accessing the Gaia Library are Philip and [[spoiler: Wakana]]. [[spoiler: Wakana's]] signature Memory, [[spoiler: Claydoll]], represents [[DishingOutDirt the power of the earth]]. The [[color:green:Cyclone]] Memory represents the exact opposite, namely the power of the sky.
*** In fact all three of Philip's base Memories can be associated with the sky. '''[[color:gold:Luna]]''' obviously represents the Moon, while '''[[color:red:Heat]]''' represents the Sun (compare with Magma, a Memory with [[PlayingWithFire similar powers]] that draws its strength from the heat of ''the earth'').
** Xtreme may look like a silly way to spell extreme but it makes sense when you realize that Cyclone Joker Xtreme is the evolution of Double and X is the letter after W.
*** It's also a punny name, based off Double's Cyclone Joker finisher, Joker E''xtreme''.
** Why is the Prism memory in Cyclone Joker Xtreme's arsenal? because it allows Double to combine the colorful memories for powerful attacks.
** Why is Mick the cat Ryubee's most trusted hit man? Because as a pet he is totally loyal to his master unlike the rest of the family and Isaka.
** Claydoll's MagikarpPower may seem like it came out of nowhere, but it's actually a brilliant use of MeaningfulName. [[spoiler: ''Gaia'' is the Greek Goddess of Earth. Taken 100% literally, a ''Clay Doll'' is a human figure made out of earth. In other words, Claydoll represents the power to make man one with the earth, turning the user into a literal Gaia.]]
** From "L on the Lips", Jimmy's "Spik" singing style tends to be pronounced like "speak", which helps to explain how he still manages to win the judges' respect in round 3 despite the cacophony. Yes, he wasn't singing, but ''speaking'' to them.
** ''Movie Wars Core'' reveals that Narumi Sokichi was not only a Kamen Rider but had his own heavy equipment like the [=SkullGarry=] on hand. Clearly the detective agency's ElaborateUndergroundBase was built ''well before'' Begins Night, and not within the year between that and ep. 1.
** Shotaro taking on Dopant cases alone (especially with Akiko spending more time with Ryuu) for the whole year between #48 and #49 seems more likely when you consider that he's using the ''T2 Joker Memory'', already shown to be immune to Memory Breaks.
*** Except all of the T2 Memories were destroyed at the same time Eternal was.
*** Actually, only the eternal memory was shown to break, and that was most likely from having absorbed so much power.
** Isaka absorbed a huge number of Gaia Memories into his body, something that should be impossible. However, his Weather Memory was apparently used to prevent this (somehow keeping the others in check). All the powers he used were weather-like in nature, so it makes sense. [[spoiler:When the Weather Memory finally broke, he was suddenly consumed by Living Connectors. Without the Weather Memory to keep them in check, the Gaia Memories he absorbed killed him.]]
** From ''Movie Wars Core'', the Spider Dopant's special ability caused the victim to inadvertently kill the person they loved the most. A common term for someone who kills their lover is '''BlackWidow'''.
* FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:Speaking of which, how did both Shotaro and Philip have the knowledge of doing a Twin Maximum drive, and it's consequences? They tried it before.]]

** In the ''Forever A to Z'' Net Movies, it's revealed that the Queen Memory can turn anyone into Queen - could the reaction over the actual Queen trying to use the T2 Queen Memory in the movie a justified attempt at averting DivideByZero?
** In the 11th Delusion Diary, Shoutarou imagines the future of the agency in the year 2060. Shoutarou and Akiko are old, but Philip hasn't aged. Which is funny until you realize that [[spoiler:Philip will stay young forever even as the others around him grow old and die, leaving him alone in the agency. Poor kid.]]
*** It's never been stated that [[spoiler: Phillip doesn't age]]. In fact, since he [[spoiler: fell into the Gaia Memory well when he was just a little kid, the fact that he's now a teenager should be proof that he ''does'' age]].
** Isaka killed off other people to evolve Gaia Memories, which he then absorbed himself. He has dozens of Living Connectors all over him. If each of those is from a Gaia Memory he's absorbed...
** [[spoiler:It's easy to imagine Ryu becoming just like the Commander Dopant if Philip and Shotaro weren't there for him. On the subject, what in the world was Commander planning to do with his upgraded powers?]]

** Isaka killed off other people to evolve Gaia Memories, which he then absorbed himself. He has dozens of Living Connectors all over him. If each of those is from a Gaia Memory he's absorbed...

He starts off as more of a ''wild'' card, being the one piece in the game that Shroud didn't anticipate or have any power over. What's the wild card in most card games? '''Joker'''. Beyond that, the fact that he's an outside factor ''makes'' Shotaro the trump card in {{The Chessmaster}}s' plans, as his [[{{Determinator}} devotion to]] [[{{Nakama}} his friends]] allowed him, a normal human, to overcome both Terror and Utopia, two insanely powerful Dopants that beat Shroud's original champion (Terui) like he was nothing.]]

** From ''Movie Wars Core'', the Spider Dopant's special ability caused the victim to inadvertently kill the person they loved the most. A common term for someone who kills their lover is ''BlackWidow''.

** Shotaro's favored Memory, '''Joker''', is said to possess the inherent power of the "trump card". [[spoiler:He starts off as more of a ''wild'' card, being the one piece in the game that Shroud didn't anticipate or have any power over. What's the wild card in most card games? '''Joker'''. Beyond that, the fact that he's an outside factor ''makes'' Shotaro the trump card in {{The Chessmaster}}s' plans, as his [[{{Determinator}} devotion to]] [[{{Nakama}} his friends]] allowed him, a normal human, to overcome both Terror and Utopia, two insanely powerful Dopants that beat Shroud's original champion (Terui) like he was nothing.]]

** Xtreme may look like a silly way to spell extreme but it makes sense when you realize that Cyclone Joker Xtreme is the evolution of Double and X is the letter after W

** Isaka absorbed a huge number of Gaia Memories into his body, something that should be impossible. However, his Weather Memory was apparently used to prevent this (somehow keeping the others in check). [[spoiler:When the Weather Memory finally broke, he was suddenly consumed by Living Connectors. Without the Weather Memory to keep them in check, the Gaia Memories he absorbed killed him.]]

** In the 11th Delusion Diary, Shoutarou imagines the future of the agency in the year 2060. Shoutarou and Akiko are old, but Philip hasn't aged. Which is funny until you realize that [[spoiler:Philip will stay young forever even as the others around him grow old and die, leaving him alone in the agency. Poor kid.]]

** In the ''Forever A to Z'' Net Movies, it's revealed that the Queen Memory can turn anyone into Queen - could the reaction over the actual Queen trying to use the T2 Queen Memory in the movie a justified attempt at averting DivideByZero?