[Locke]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

That's actually why I liked Phoenix.
The cold, calculating, stand around, never react, never emote villain (Medusa) is an even more boring cliche. While they're both generic villain tropes, at least Phoenix was interesting to watch.

And he had that bitchin sword.

I liked Phoenix until he got killed in the same episode Haruto met Father Christmas and I just realised he really is awful.

I actually really like Medusa, although she is clichéd, she is also completely badass and isn't trapped by her gender. Most Toku I've watched never does much of a service to female characters but Medusa seems to have made it out okay.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KRX

I actually liked the Beelzebub arc. I think Haruto really develops as a character in this one. Beelzebub is my favorite Phantom, though the fact that he was a music conductor bothers me, given his Devil motif.

Stick around for the finale of this arc. You might be a bit disappointed, but... well, just stick around.

Haruto hasn't really grown at all yet but that is okay, I hate this obsession with 'real heroes' which basically means they need to be useless and flawed. Haruto is an old school superhero, all about doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do. He also does that without steam rolling through everything to boredom levels like the Kyoryuger do, Wizard really strikes a good balance with an old school character like Haruto and I really like him.

The Phantoms in general have really bothered me throughout the series, normally their human forms have a much more interesting motif and personality than their Phantom forms do, with very few having any stand out abilities or attacks or even really designs. I dunno if it's just because it's HD but this show has some of the tackiest and cheapest looking suits I've seen.

Also, I'll wait and see how all this plays out.