Kamen Rider Gaim 08

Episode 08; Baron's New Power, Mango!; バロンの新しき力、マンゴー
	Kamen Rider Gaim episode
Writer	Urobuchi Gen; Nanashino Toriko
Director	Nakazawa Shojiro
Action Director	Ishigaki Hirofumi
Original air date	December 1, 2013
Viewership	5.4%
Forum Thread	Thread
Episode chronology
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Kamen Rider Gaim
< Ep 07	Baron's New Power, Mango! バロンの新しき力、マンゴー	Ep 09 >
Aired with Kyouryuuger Brave 39

Important things that happened

A matador fighter themed Rider. His horns are turned forward and bull themed. He also has a cape like a matador.

Class A

Arms - Mango Arms

Followup sound - Fight of Ham~mer! (ファイトオブハンマー！)

Owner - A Baron Lock Seed

Weapon - Mango Punisher マンゴパニッシャー (Mace)

Owners - Baron, Ryugen

セイリュウインベス

Another of China's four divine beasts. First Byakko, now Seiryuu makes his appearance.

His hard body makes Gaim and Baron's normal weapons bounce off.

The theme song Never Surrender plays when Baron transforms into Mango Arms. This song is sung by Team Baron.
Mango is matador themed. His giant mace weapon might be inspired from this monster in Monster Hunter.
Both of Baron's forms have horns on the helmet. For Banana Arms, his horns are bananas which are turned up. For Mango Arms, his horns are bull horns that are turned forward.
Tokyo is mentioned, so this story could take place in the real world.
Movie footage is shown in the opening for the first time.
Kouta applies to a part-time job at a restaurant. The pay is 1000 yen per hour.
They start referring to the zipper openings between worlds as Tears, like the ones from Bioshock Infinite.
Micchi is seen with the Watermelon Lock Seed, but the lock has turned grey and black. It won't open, so Micchi theorizes that it won't open again till its colors are restored.
When using the Pine Lock Seed, Kouta uses the phrase pinepine as a sound word for smashing the enemy.