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Originally Posted by Locke

I was trying to avoid specific examples but whatever.

Takatora is a good example of the failings of the characterisation in this show, at least for me. When first introduced he was just entirely there for the purpose of 'shit got real' but as the series developed it turned out he was actually a misguided man with a lot of heart and honour - basically a hero.

This is all fine, albeit very clichéd, but with so many Riders in this damn show pretty much all of Takatora's most important character moments happened off screen so each time he actually did appear on screen he was basically another character entirely. Everything that has happened to Takatora has been more profound for him, than it ever has for the audience.

We were forced into filling in the blanks ourselves. Your own imagination has probably made you believe Takatora is a better character than he actually is, and if you go back and watch it from the start you'll see just how many leaps his character arc has, rather than smoothly playing out.

Micchy is as unclear as Kaito at this point, who is my favourite piece of irony as the man obsessed with strength is the character who gets his ass beat most often.

I think that's a strength for Gaim, not necessarily a weakness. Like the poster above said, Gaim is very much show, don't tell and I feel like Takatora is expertly handled since he still maintains this kinda mysterious, badass presence but you see that he's less of a straight up bad guy, and more of a good guy who's making the wrong decisions. Plus I think it helps in making the characters not too predictable.

In the case of Kaito, I think that's the whole point of his character. He's obssessed with strength, but has a flawed perspective on it. I mean it's telling that probably his strongest moments occur when he's working alongside someone. And to be fairly honest, only a few Riders seem objectively stronger than him at this point.