[Locke]

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Originally Posted by TheFightingSpirit

Don't get me wrong, I totally agree Locke. I just prefer characters with a little more, I don't know what to call it... x factor? umph? The stoic, silent, moody, as-emotive-as-a-plank thing really doesn't do it for me. And yeah, even when it's put on for the part (as it obviously was in Garo's case).

I mean there are certain levels of tsudere-ness I can handle, but sometimes that kind of character just comes off as lame for no reason and never seems to carry the story as easily as a bombastic personality can. Just personal taste there really.

Sentai analogy time: Right got me far more engaged with Toqger early on than ShinkenRed did (Even though I reeeeeeally prefer Shinkenger at the moment... but we'll see how that works out).

In terms of Kouga, I really had to push through the early moments of Garo to get the reward, if you see what I mean. The story itself can be fantastic and really well written, but with out an early hook I find it quite tough to get invested at the end of the day. The more difficult it is to get interested in a character the more likely I am to put the series down for a month or two and move on to something else.

I get what you mean. I don't usually like Kouga's style of arc that much either, but that is usually because there is no reward. As GARO was fine tuned and well realised enough, Kouga actually went somewhere, and what a great place we all ended up. It's probably the only time I've really seen that character arc done well, other than with maybe Len in Dragon Knight.

I'm not a fan of bombast at all though, Right to me just feels like Alata with all his nuance and complexity stripped away. But Alata is my all time favourite Ranger so I guess Right had no chance.