[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Kirihiko's a complicated guy, and that's about it.

Well, I see character types like Kirihiko all the time. This type is common.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

KAMEN RIDER W EPISODE 20 - “I WON’T STOP - KAMEN RIDER STYLE”

Like, that last scene! It’s so good! It’s hyper-competent Terui being effortlessly cool, but specifically needling Shotaro because it’s fun to do. It all works because Terui clearly (and vocally!) respects Shotaro. He sees the value in Shotaro’s warmth and empathy – from the earlier scene where Shotaro outlines the difference between fighting crime and killing criminals, to the middle section when Shotaro takes a beat to let a scared mother know that he cares what happens to her son. Terui even clarifies that, as long as he’s in Fuuto, he does things Shotaro’s way. This is a guy who clearly sees the value in Shotaro’s methodology and value system.

For the half-boiled gag, kinda feel that it's a flanderization for Shotaro to fail so much in the mere basics of billiard, with him slipping the cue stick away. Feels like the usual secondary is much cooler and the primary gets humiliated here with how much Terui is, with the shilling that Terui gets like Jinno and Makura hyping him up, and after Terui paid, Akiko views Terui much more highly than Shotaro, expressing an interest in him. Terui also sees Philip as the useful one. Despite the talk about warmth and empathy, the hard-boiled stuff is the most sensitive topic to Shotaro. so much that he succumbs to negativity here, to irrationally and pettily kicking Terui (someone hard-boiled) out due to refusing to play second-fiddle to authorities. I'd think this part is one of the meanest Shotaro moments in the entire series, ironically, though, on a mission, Shotaro puts his irrational dislike of Terui away to cooperate with the clue, it's Terui's turn to be hostile being aggressive and refusing to hear his questions.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I don’t think the main mystery is anything to write home about, beyond a vague thing for Terui to see some specific pain in. (I think the first Terui case absolutely had to be about a family, for whatever that’s worth.) The sleight-of-hand reveal that the son is the culprit and the mom is trying to take the fall… like, it doesn’t hold up to the slightest scrutiny. It requires the mom to get into crime scenes before the police do, and plant clues that somehow lead the police to suspect her but not her son, which is sort of the opposite of diverting attention. It’s… this is not a great plot. It’s too convoluted, and requires the mom to be basically clairvoyant about her son. It’s too much.

Akiko won't waste this moment by actually enjoying the rides in the park, and turns out that, having fun doesn't mean that you'd fail, as Akiko's the one to find Makiko (Akiko with M added ~), who is also.. riding a merry-go-round. That'd mean Shotaro's too serious either being confused of grown-ups riding it or not approving of Akiko having fun. Other than that, Shotaro also feels like a forceful parent to a child to forbid kids to follow their interests (e.g. playing games) due to it being 'distractions', in Philip wearing St. Bernard costume due to following Wakana's radio show. This ironically also reveals Phillip's more 'human' side having his own hobbies and interests too, which is inherent in humans and can't be just taken away like Shotaro or those figures want them too - it can cause problems but the interest can be channeled into a more constructive path.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

(The fact that the mom’s plot does work on Terui is maybe more of an indictment of how deranged Terui has become, and less a vote of confidence in the mom’s strategy.)

Other than spying on the protagonist trio, Terui is egocentric and detrimental to force only 1 'hero' fighting in the city taking over W as they don't have what it takes, to the displeasure of Shotaro and Philip of his behavior. Like some other characters that are these type of jerks like, Yuuto from Den-O or Tsurugi from Kabuto. Even if W is less competent, Kamen Riders aren't omnipresent to help out somewhere else.

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Beyond that, it’s all setup for future plotlines. Saeko takes Wakana to meet the mysterious and dapper Weather Dopant, while Terui’s backstory includes the first of many semi-inexplicable Shroud appearances. The latter is kind of nothing to me at this point, but the former is a little more troubling. We were in a neat place with Wakana’s newly-discovered need for independence, and now we’ve just got her as Saeko’s protege. There’s really not a lot to connect the two plots, and so it just feels like Wakana and/or the show was like Eh Maybe Later. I don’t love it? It feels like it needed a more conflicted performance, or a scene explaining Wakana’s decision-making. Feels… undercooked.

Shroud gives him the AccelDriver in a metal suitcase surrounded by a ring of fire.They really should've named it AccelRider instead, it contains bike's handlebar and not steering wheel! Accel can rev the AccelDriver to release a fire from his body, freeing him from Iceage's freezing. Accel also can use Engine Memory in Engine Blade, turning it into flaming blade, which is based on one of the three engine types, representing jet type here (the other ones being steam and electriic). That'd mean Accel is stronger than HeatJoker, at least in their fire abilities (with W also shilling Accel's combat). As Iceage escapes, Accel shows another one of his ability, turning into a literal motorcycle in his BikeForm to chase Iceage down. After he catches up (and in reverse, Iceage releases a steam from its body to extinguish the flames on her like Accel before), Accel ends the fight with his Maximum Drive, Accel Glanzer, a spinning kick like Fang Strizer, but with skid-mark like trail. Accel was engulfed in flame before the kick, but it's not used at all in the attack...it suddenly disappears after he jumps.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

I love how Terui's debut shakes up the feeling of the show, both as a character and a Rider. He's such a bad*ss and easily one of my favorite Secondary Riders. In a way, he's also my first Secondary Rider, since Decade's abundance of Riders meant that Diend never hit the same way as Accel did for me, with Accel being literally second after Double. Despite his cool exterior and impressive detective skills though, he does let his emotions steer him for personal matters, with him acting as judge, jury and executioner to Iceage Dopant, showing that he's a loose cannon with no partner to slam the brake. It's an intriguing contrast to Double for sure. Humorously, the only member of Team Double who Terui actually takes seriously is Akiko.

So Terui being consumed by vengeance means him being clouded by his emotions. Usually in fanbase's eyes, letting emotions get in the way of your work is when you're "too empathetic" to not do what it takes because of compassion or empathy to the victim or especially the bad guy and upholding virtue... and that going after people without thinking twice is the logical and pragmatic approach. For the Akiko - Mei (has Kirihiko's surname) relations for Saber, with Akiko also fawning over the secondary like Mei to Rintaro, seems that for this one, said loose cannon is celebrated here for that, unlike Rintaro being one of the few nice secondaries.