[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

(ie. The character is utterly evil, depraved and unsympathetic to a greater degree than other villains in the setting)

I don't know, this might get a vote from me after the first part!

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I feel wanting to save the world is a common trait in the franchise, or at least most of the main Riders. The fanbase also seem to view those main Riders as those who wants to save the world (and nothing else, character wise, for some). Maybe saving the world is about defeating something that threatens the entire world (those who can/want destroy the world), and by defeating them, the world won't be destroyed by them, thus is saved.

I would maybe push back on this? Most main Riders (the Heisei/Reiwa ones, anyway) tend to be more focused on the little ways you can change the world for the better, like what Eiji's been doing over the past dozen episodes. The goals are usually Protecting Journeys and Protecting Smiles and Making Friends and Making Positive Changes In Your Life, you know? Sure, a Rider's going to step up during an apocalypse, but that's not their everyday goal. If anything, the misguided Secondary Riders are usually the ones that come in with impossibly high-minded goals and need to learn empathy and humility from the main Rider, leading to an embrace of the main Rider's worldview. Which, y'know, Gotou...