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Originally Posted by henshinzero

Ryuki: Not learning how to fight well
Den-O Sword, Rod & Axe: Pathetic fighting style
Fourze: Over his head on how to fight

I personally don't think not being able to fight WELL has nothing to do with the quality of the rider. These suit actors are obviously talented, so if the character they're portraying beneath the suit isn't a good fighter, the reason for the lack of style or know-how isn't because of bad direction. It's instead the other way around. I think it's surprisingly hard for an actually skilled person to act believably unskilled.

Because of that, when a rider doesn't know what they're doing I think the action can actually be better. It connects me to the character more and makes the situations more believable. Shinji is just an everyday shmuck with no training who happens to come across his power, Gentaro is a highschooler with a similar lack of experience so it only makes sense he'd be over his head, and the learning curve for Kouta in the first few episodes of Gaim was brilliant.

BUT. I realize that's not really the question asked, and can agree with your list in most cases.