[Locke]

Decade 13.

Yusuke is so frustrating, because he's probably one of the best characters in all of Kamen Rider. As a person at least. He's this really lovely, mature, smart dude who has the perfect attitude for a hero. He is just insanely likeable. Yet when it comes to him as a Rider he sucks...he really really fucking sucks. Like actually worse than Godai sucks.

He has one of the most powerful, and versatile power sets in all of Kamen Rider and this episode is the first time he's fought in about ten episodes. That is a third of the series. And although yes, he does fight again, does he use his actual powers? NOPE. Does he achieve anything? NOPE.

Like I really want to enjoy him, especially with the way he makes Tsukasa grow as a person but it's hard to enjoy a Rider who literally does nothing relating to the fighting. Sure he may help every episode in some way or another, but all of his actions pale beneath the fact that he has fucking super powers, a friend constantly battling monsters...and he only ever gives him motivational speeches. If I was Tsukasa I'd be like 'Fuck dude! Transform and fucking help me!'

Coming a close second for worst Rider in this show is Shouichi. Basically the one twist for Agito's world is there are three Riders in it...and they're all the same person. Not only that, but G3-X is the only one that has any real context, both the Gills and Agito powers that Shouichi gains are never explained and come out of nowhere. Not to mention the fact that the most interesting powers out of the three both become former powers for the least interesting. Well that sucked, I hope Den-O is better.