[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Pineapple924

Well... he likes Karate (I think)... and ice cream.

Maybe. The fact of the matter is that we can only assume that. In fact, what was the point of having Sakura ask him before getting the costume, "Do you really like karate or did you do it to follow me?". And with any his answer, it would already be character development.
In fairness, in the last episodes, he is trying to revive the by competing with Hana, but it looks so toothless, as if he himself comes up with lines.
In no way am I a hater of a character, let alone an actor. In the end, my least favorite Ryder villain also became my favorite Ultraman. So Tomoya Oku can still please viewers in toku and beyond. But now I'm trying to remember the more unnecessary and nondescript Ryder in the franchise and I can't.