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Anybody want to see a less "conventional" Rider protagonist in the future?
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10-16-2018, 06:32 PM
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Wizard still stands out to me to be one of the more "Jerk" riders. While he was compassionate, literally those first episodes the first thing he tried to do to his friends was test magic on them and put them to sleep. Right after they made that magic ring for him.
Out of all riders, he stands out even harsher than Decade. Even Sento didn't use his friends as Guinea Pigs without forethought of what could happen. (Which made it all the funnier the ring backfired.) Now granted Wizard was fighting to save lives and prevent what he went through happening again, but he masked it with an extra thick layer of "biggest jerk on the planet." Though did like his other aspects of non-judgementalness, and subtle aspects of all people are equal for being people and it's what they do that makes them bad if they are bad.
Tendo was arrogant, but Takumi still takes the cake on that as well. Takumi sells it more in his body language though in suit. The way the cockiness comes out with his hand flick, that "ready to cut loose" approach. Like he's always holding back in his human guise(which we find out why later), and even his use of the accel multi kick in one scene in particular where you can straight up feel the cockiness oozing off him like "screw this, you die now, I'm tired of playing." Whereas Tendo was more a man steeped in destiny and privilege. Takumi's arrogance was more in how he knew his capabilities. Tendo's arrogance was more in pre-destiny. But then there's also the faultering aspect of Tendo, where you see it's a facade he puts up. How he lets Drake defeat him, how he lets the hoppers defeat him. Because he knew they needed it. His arrogance wasn't what it seemed and was more an illusion or fatherly figure style of guidance. Kind of like Wizard in that way too, or Decade too in how he wanted to keep some at arm's length because of what he may need them to do someday.
Decade was definitely more forceful though too with how he manhandles other riders and treats them like his playthings. He and Wizard share similarities in that regard, but Decade did limit that to those that were in suit more often, whereas Wizard outright was a little more of a jerk because of how he was so openly ready to use untested gear on his own friends without even asking first.
Hibiki was interesting in that regard too as he was presented more as a father figure in the series. Someone to look up to. Which was interesting in the themes of the show about Asumu's choice, and the apprenticeship system.
Like I said, all riders are different and it really depends on their world and their story for what the story needs. But there are traits that are universal, but those traits need to be, because those are traits of what makes a hero. Self-sacrifice to save lives is something they all have in common. Whether it's the responsibility OOO's puts on himself, or the burden that Blade bears. This quality isn't something a lead rider won't have, because otherwise they won't be a hero. Even Decade at his worst, in his own way was pleading with others to stop him from becoming the villain others thought he'd become.
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