[barnstenchfartface]

Without trying to say much about it, this is one reason I think watching the Rogue specials before this point would have been a good idea. They don't explain...all this, exactly, but they do give a little more insight into Gen's character overall.

Either way, I agree. It's not a shift you really see coming in any way, but I think the show and the character makes it work well. I was never really into Gentoku as a character much when he was a villain, but he meshes with the hero cast so well, much better than you would expect in the early show. The back and forth is just great. Even little bits like Sento going "I always thought he was a 'Gen-san,' but you know, he was trying to kill us and everything" is just fun, group and character-building stuff.