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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

So is Shinnosuke accidentally crippling his partner by taking a risky shot, or Takeru's surprisingly "real" speech ending with him flatly saying "I don't want to die..." as he, you know, dies. And they didn't even have to play either of those moments for incongruous comedy.

Shinnosuke's fluke was a bummer sure, but he was forgiven and his partner is fine in the end. And I'm sure we were all super worried that Takeru wouldn't make passed the first 10 minutes. I still don't think either scenario compares to the implications of what happened in Gaim.

That said, I do see your point. I still somehow get the impression that there's more potential for a grim turn here than I felt there was from Ghost or Drive right off the bat. I'm not sure exactly how to pinpoint what's giving me that feeling though.