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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

He can definitely pull at the heartstrings when he needs to as well, for sure. But much like that scene in Double works so well because a year of goofy antics has made Shoutarou and Phillip into such an endearing duo, I think Wazu's sacrifice here works way better because of what a charmingly silly presence he was for so much of this two-parter.

Fair point. Like, I'm not totally averse to the dumber stuff in Double and Drive either. I guess it's a matter of personal preference. Sanjo can also sometimes write more refined comedy when he puts his mind to it and that's the kind of interaction I value a lot more than his usual slapstick shenanigans, where it makes the characters more endearing for those tragic moments to land later.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

"Poor" Horobi? Dude, Horobi survived a Rider Kick from a giant mammoth robot completely unscathed a few episodes before this one; I think he's okay with just the one form!

Horobi is a real bad*ss for sure! Even in civilian form, he has that cool sword he uses to point at people intimidatingly. Honestly, I was mostly exaggerating about calling him "poor", just bringing up his general lack of other forms for the sake of comparison.