[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I think it’s very funny that Blade is the only season that has any real debate over who the secondary rider is because it just continues the streak of Tachibana being the most pathetic man on the planet. Dude can’t even get people to trust that he’s the secondary hero!

90% of Tachibana's heroism is him just showing up to things even though he has no idea what he's doing and he's often a distraction that keeps other, more talented people from succeeding, and I find that intensely relatable. Maybe he's the Primary Rider?

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Originally Posted by Kurona

Jokes aside, “Chalice is the secondary” is very much “Tajador is the final form”. In a pure literal sense of marketing and Toei’s definitions and a bunch of other media mentions and cameos, yes, obviously Garren and Putotyra wear these roles. But spiritually, emotionally; in terms of what strikes a chord with people especially in the context of the final episode, what it means to the characters, and how we think of these terms beyond just the hard boxes we place things in? Tajador is Eiji’s greatest power of his own that represents everything good about him and the relationships he’s forged over the course of the series, and Hajime is the second main protagonist of Blade whom the story is about.

I think I'll always have a tough time slotting Chalice in as the secondary Rider, because I don't think his story is subservient to Kenzaki's in any way. If anything, his arc is the dominant one for the show! I view Chalice as existing outside the Blade/Garren/Leangle structure (which has an indisputable hierarchy), and more of a parallel Primary. That's maybe splitting hairs, though!