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Originally Posted by FreshToku

Vice is certainly Ikki's inner demon but now, this many weeks into the show's run, I feel like anybody claiming that Vice is intentionally meant to represent anything about Ikki's character or desires or subconscious or whatever is giving the show too much credit. He has only ever been just mascot who tells jokes at the camera, and while they can certainly choose to change that later on, there's no way it won't feel like a retcon to me.

Maybe you're not giving Vice enough credit? It's true that he's mostly comedic, but he's also shown on at least 4 occasions to be the voice of reason whenever Ikki is being ignorant.

(paraphrasing)

"You should give Daiji more love."
"Don't drink that poisoned beverage from the suspicious onsen staff."
"Even if you don't care about me, if you die, you won't protect anybody."
"You say you believe in Daiji, but that doesn't mean you actually believe in him."

Yukimi is a voice of reason as well, but there are things that parents can't convey to their children. So Vice can act as an advocate, as he lives inside Ikki's head and knows exactly what to say and how to get through to him by pushing his buttons.