[KyoryuBlue]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

He didn't insult you, just pointed out how factually incorrect your assesment was. I also agree with Matrixbeast that Ouja was one-track and boring.

Saying Ryuki doesn't care about everyone is the exact opposite of his entire being. He wasn't smart, but he had a very clear sense of morals and justice, and became depressed when he thought he had actually killed someone. When he died, I was shocked. Because he died not as a rider fighting another rider, but as a human trying to save people. His first instinct wa sto protect, not to fight, and he paid the price. Yet in a way, it perfectly capped-off is character. Many rider boldly claim to protect innocents no matter the risk, but Shinji lived it. He literally gave everything to save others. Very powerful message. He cared for human life more than almost any pre-Decade Heisei rider I have seen.

BUT I wholeheartedly agree with you on Zolda and Knight. Zolda was the stand-out character for me. Very multi-sided, very different. He was outwardsly bad, what with being a scummy lawyer and all, but had a strong bond with his "student," genuinely seemed to show interest and feelings for the reporter girl, and when his former bumbling assistant who gets on everyone's nerves shows up, he actually treats her with kindness when he believes she is about to die. Likewise he pays entirely for a sick mother's hospital bills despite not even knowing her. He may not be very sympathetic, but he is very empathetic. It's almost like selflessness brought about by selfishness, which is the most genuine thing I've seen rarely in ANY fiction EVER that I can recall. He was a human being in every sense of the word. He showed that even the most typically villainistic archtypes can be portrayed realistically and with genuine humanity in their imperfections and strengths. This extended to Gorou, who was likewise a former street punk who, at first sight appears punk-ish, but is really humble, dedicated and full of admiration.

Ren, on the other hand, was boring and redundant. He felt totally pointless in the grand scheme. Ouja as well was cartoonishly one-track, having no layers or tricks or hidden sides. He wasn't human, he was just a single baseless motivation and was hyper boring because of that. (but his death scene was INCREDIBLY well done. The whole first half of the last episode was amazingly shot and written)

Sir, I was asked for my opinion, and he belittled it. Though it may a different perspective? Undermining this opinon is considered an insult...