[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

This scene is fun, but I think, this kinda undermines the potential personal rivalry between them both (unlike what comes after this), other than fighting in their alias (W and Nazca), including their faces being covered by the towels, until those come off from their face. I think by that, their clash is only limited here iirc to Kirihiko explaining about himself being the distributor of Gaia Memory which he sees as a path for human evolution, which as Shotaro pointed out, he's doing the opposite of Fuuto love with making the city cry instead for distributing evil tool. Nazca also still proclaims his love of Fuuto, not listening to W's protest about him actually making the city cry; he's deluded to consider his actions - he's the bad guy (yes, doing bad things for good cause is also an example) counterpart of Shotaro.

Sure, but the point in this episode is that Kirihiko has a perspective that's not that dissimilar from Shotaro's; both men care about Fuuto. Kirihiko is more than just a sneering villain or haughty foil, he's a gigantic nerd that designed the city's mascot. That's arguably tougher for Shotaro to overcome than Nazca!