Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura (Post 386293)

It wasn't just Mai; that was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Micchy has been living his entire life up until the beginning of the series according to someone else's standards (Takatora's). He gets a taste of being a Rider, and enjoys the amount of control it allows him to have. He idolizes Kouta and Mai because of their ability to be adults and do what they want to do and believes that by becoming Ryugen, he'll be able to have control over things for once. Where Kouta and Mai only plan on having control over their own lives and typically use their gifts to help others, Micchy wants to control EVERY aspect of his life, including his friends. As the series goes on, his control starts gradually slipping (mostly as a result of Kouta's actions) and he takes more and more drastic measures to maintain it. Mai's slap made him snap because it made him realize that he no longer has control over anyone anymore.

Micchy leaps at the opportunity to help Redyue enslave the Earth because it means that he gets what he's wanted all along; control. And with Micchy's Ark, he finally gets a chance at his creepy, obsessive fantasy where him and all of his friends hold hands in a circle and dance around whimisically while Mai feeds him grapes or something.

Really, it's a classic case of someone gaining power and being afraid to lose it.

Originally Posted by Talisman (Post 386340)

He's essentially a deconstruction of the sort of superhero power fantasy all kids have at some point.

And many adults.

Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura (Post 386358)

Exactly. In fact, I feel like every Gaim rider, at least the main ones, is a deconstruction of this trope, but just different parts of it.

Originally Posted by Dr Kain (Post 386338)

I guess so. I guess though this is also the problem as to having a show once a week and with a lot of annoying breaks in between. I might prefer Bicchy's fall into the darkside better once I rewatch the entire show in a short time span.

Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX (Post 386392)

Episode 29 of Blade may just be one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura (Post 386395)

Yes! That episode was hilarious. The look on everybody's face when 'Hajime' is being upbeat and cheerful is priceless.

Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX (Post 386392)

Episode 29 of Blade may just be one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX (Post 386408)

Originally Posted by ElConvoy (Post 386418)

So twenty episodes into Kamen Rider Black and I´m still enjoying it. The overall story of the show moves rather slow but the individiual "filler" episodes are enjoyable enough that I dont mind. I mean who wouldnt enjoy an episodes that revolves around Golgom trying to steal tons of tuna? :lol