Mikan's regalia

[GravityZero]

While revamping the air gear wikia, i ran into this page again:
http://www.mv.sorascans.com/index.php?manga=Air%20Gear&chapter=206&page=009.png

Ok, so all the SF regalia are copies of the eight originals, which means that Gabishi, Om, and Mikan's regalia are also copies. After figuring this out, it was only mathematical to discover the rest:
Kiric - Gem - based on Gem
Ringo - Thorn - based on Thorn
Shiraume - Ring - based on Ring
R. Queen - Rumble - based on Rumble
T. King - Thunder - based on Thunder
Gabishi - Horn - based on Fang
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here's where it's guesswork. Om's regalia is a water regalia, and the only options left are Flame and Wind. However, comparing it with bagram and spit's reggy, it's kinda obv that Om's regalia is nothing like bagram, and a leap in logic could explain how it's similar to the flame reggy. so:
Om - Water - based on Flame
and this leaves:
Mikan - ??? - based on Wind

ofc, this could end up backwards, with Mikan having the degraded Flame and Water being based off Wind. But anyway, thoughts?

EDIT: Oh, and srsly, Sora needs to replace the Dontores portion of the OSF fight on OM with their own, because whoever did OM's translation of Don's infinite atmosphere was a fucking retard. From now on, I'm getting all of my info from Sora, kthnx.

[kermit]

My money is on here being an over road type like Benkei; that or flame...

[GravityZero]

I don't really think Benkei's an Over Roader, but she could be. Mikan seems kinda slow to be Flame, but the subreggy's core may not require the insane speed so that's a possibility. What's really interesting is that Mikan is the last SF member that we have no clue about, it's kinda strange. But Shiraume was the same way until chap 239. Mikan and Pyon are the only people who remain complete mysteries. Oh, and Genesis' flame king/queen.

[Ace Gale]

I think that Om's reggy might be subbed from the Gem. Because of the Rotation and vibration of the water to make it into bubbles though I might be wrong. Though judging from Mikan's fighting style, and how she dispersed the time Ronodo like Kilic did Kazu. She might be another Gem roader. Plus there is a possiblility of a Combo road.

[GravityZero]

True. Om is the biggest question mark, because her infinite atmosphere doesn't seem to descend directly from any of the 8 originals. It has to, at least according to that page, unless O!G changes his mind on something (wouldn't be the first time). But it does seem like Sora's side has gained access to the same techinique via Orca, which brings up a huge question: Exactly what the fuck is Lather Road and the Water Regalia based off of? Theories?

Ace thinks it's the Gem, because of the vibration/rotations. Which is plausible, and I'll add that both reggys incapacitate an opponent.

I think the Water reggy and the Lather Road are based on Flame Road and the Flame Reggy. I think the Flame reggy's relationship with the ground is very similar, and Infinite Inferno seemed to generate it's flames behind Spit. Since we don't have much info on the Flame core, i'm taking a blind guess.

[Ace Gale]

I surpose that it could be the flame reggy, seeing as they both do rely on friction though in different ways. Though it is possible that it is a combo of two or more roads seeing as It needs the friction and the vibrations.

Also on the Gem theory it maybe an indirect or unperfected spinoff as to create the bubbles Om was always still.

[skyburner]

OK this seemed like a good thread to bring up this suggestion. This idea may already have been considered, but I thought id mention it anyway

seeing as you guys narrowed it down to Mikan and Om being derived from either Flame or Wind, and we now know that Mikan is Wind, that leaves Om as Flame, if your right

so a strong point to support this would be that in the SF 'civil war' thingy between Sora and Kiric, it seems that there were counterparts for all members of Soras team -

Blackburn - Tape head guy
Dontores - Rumble chick in a suit
Falko - Gabishi (Horn is mentioned as derived from Fang)

That leaves Kiric to fight Sora, and Spitfire to fight Om. so if it panned out like that, it would be each rider fighting their counterparts (aside from kiric/sora obviously) which would suggest that Om's Lather Road is derived from Spits Flame

again, might have been mentioned before, but id like to know what people think :)

[Katsuomori]

Well they said that Mikan's road is the Gale Road which does sound strongly like a wind type road... so I guess her regalia should loosely replicates the wind regalia... well... not as close to it I guess...

[GravityZero]

Okay, so I was right then.

So Lather = modified Flame may also hold water (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IncrediblyLamePun).

[juanchoh]

I'm just wondering since its been revealed that Mikan is SFs Wind Rider but earlier in the story the Bagrams Core was missing and TTT couldn't make a wind regalia without it, is it possible then that Mikan does NOT have a regalia and therefore is not a King/Queen?

[GravityZero]

Sleeping Forest is comprised of 8 Kings. It's the first thing we learn about the newer team.

Moreso, the new team all have subregalia based on the original eight (which is why they can't handle their riders). My theory is that Sumeragi is creating an original ninth reggy, and to accomplish it needed the substance inside the original eight instead of whatever materials were used for the subreggies.

[Carnevil]

Sleeping Forest is comprised of 8 Kings. It's the first thing we learn about the newer team.

Moreso, the new team all have subregalia based on the original eight (which is why they can't handle their riders). My theory is that Sumeragi is creating an original ninth reggy, and to accomplish it needed the substance inside the original eight instead of whatever materials were used for the subreggies.

Kururu needed the Bagram cores because TTT didn't have access to the data required to build another Bagram, So they needed the original core to analyze to make Ikki's first regalia. Which now is in the regalia that is used by Sora.
Ikki's second regalia were going fine but Kururu needed the DG27 which is used in all regalia. It wasn't until she saw the rumble regalia that she thought about incorporating that core.

Mikan would have regalia because the tower would have the necessary information to create another wind core. Obviously TTT wouldn't be able to get that information because Kiric wouldn't allow it.

[GravityZero]

Kururu needed the Bagram cores because TTT didn't have access to the data required to build another Bagram, So they needed the original core to analyze to make Ikki's first regalia. Which now is in the regalia that is used by Sora.
Ikki's second regalia were going fine but Kururu needed the DG27 which is used in all regalia. It wasn't until she saw the rumble regalia that she thought about incorporating that core.

Mikan would have regalia because the tower would have the necessary information to create another wind core. Obviously TTT wouldn't be able to get that information because Kiric wouldn't allow it.

Somebody did their homework. :pirate:

Come to think of it, we probably know more concerning the previously-stated mechanics of these things than O!G himself.