[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by FreshToku

Also goodbye Alternative. I always thought they were a really cool both as a concept and as a character that maybe didn't get to do enough before Tiger cleans them both up.

For Professor, I wonder how much of it was trying to swerve the audience. Having Toujou rise up and take out his mentor, it's both a powerful moment for his character (huge emotions!) but also a pretty nice surprise. Professor's a dude who seemed like he was the shape of the endgame, someone who'd be influential in resolving the core dilemma of the show. Instead, nope, bumped off in 42. It's sort-of up to the viewer if that surprise factor (and what it does for Tiger) is worth losing a pretty intriguing character.