[EnerPrime]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

He's actually everything that makes Double interesting, minus the baggage.

Philip is cool, but Shotaro manning up and going alone without the crutch of super-smarts makes him cool. Shotaro himself is also just far more interesting than Philip ever could be.

And the suit is anything but bland. It's slick as hell. Wheras Skull is sleek and black except for the helmet, Joker is sleek and black all over. The only visible features of the helmet is the V-crest and those big, blazing red eyes.

But the whole point of Double is that 'manning up and going it alone' is not a good way to do things. Shotaro is stronger with Phillip and his friends beside him then he could ever hope to be on his own. Ryu finally starts to heal and be happy again when he stops being a loner and lets the Narumi Detectives into his life. Living the 'hard-boiled' loner life got Sokichi Narumi killed and buried under a building while his apprentice spends ages trying not to admit that to his daughter. The Sonozaki family is so messed up because they're all constantly hiding things from each other and plotting to take power for themselves. The whole damn show is about the fact that being a loner is stupid and you need people in your life.

Saying Shotaro is better on his own is like saying Gentaro would be better without all those friends, or that Haruto would be better if he gave up on hope. It misses the entire point of the character and the show they appear in.

As for the suit, that's a matter of personal taste. I just don't think the Double suit looks as good without the sharp colour contrast of the two halves.