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Originally Posted by SideswipePrime

That's a good point, but sometimes Riders don't show up until the monster has already done damage (as it takes time to get to wherever the monster is). I saw the Superman comparison, and it's, from a powers standpoint, apples and oranges. Back to the whole saving thing...if a Rider saves everyone, but then need to avenge the one person who died. I feel it would give that death more of an impact as well.

But it isn't apples and oranges. They are both superhero shows 'Superhero Time!' yet I can count on one hand the times that Riders have been actual superheroes. They let people die, get mad people die and then hunt down the monster. What do they do while the monster is killing people? Drink milk? Play the piano? Go to school?

A big part of American Superhero comics is their real lives are constantly at risk, because they are always out there fighting crime. They don't just deal with the guy who can throw buildings, they protect people from muggers, or stop bank robberies or anything. Quite often they are forced to put real lives on hold, just to save people they've never even met before, they sacrifice selflessly for the greater good. HEROES.

We never see Rider's do these things. Maybe it adds more power to the punch when they are avenging, not saving, but the punch is lost when they are avenging EVERYONE because of their own lack of initiative. It's more a hero complex, than actual heroics.