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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

Micchy outright states that he likes being a Rider because it's given him a degree of control that he's never experienced before. As the plot goes on, that control has been gradually slipping away from him and he's made desperate attempts to gain it back. It becomes increasingly clear that he only cares about his friends in the most selfish way possible; for him they represent a status quo that must be protected at whatever cost possible, which means eliminating those who ruin his vision.

The point is not to agree with what he's done or even sympathize with it, but just because the plot doesn't reiterate how Micchy has got to this point every 3 episodes does not mean he doesn't have his reasons.

Only cares about his friends selfishly? He has one friend, Kouta, who he's been trying to kill for a while now because... reasons. So I dunno what show you're watching where it becomes "increasingly clear" that he's doing anything. My whole point is his motivations are increasingly unclear and the only reason he isn't difficult to follow is because he's so one dimensional.

Also why are we talking about plot reiteration every three episodes? We haven't had a single episode exploring this. Yeah we had the scenes of him being a bratty shit at the start, because boo-hiss his brother is successful but "to the man" but then we've had a giant gap of nothing and now he regularly talks to himself and tries to kill his friends. Pretty huge leap.

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Originally Posted by IXRollOutIX

As for Kaito. I thought they explained that his father's business was erased by Yggdrasill causing his family to become super poor. He was sort of taken aback by the amount of power they had which made him feel weak - something he never wanted to feel again. In favor of "helping others," they destroyed his life, leading to trust issues and lack of teamwork. Ever since, he's had this goal of becoming strong enough to overcome Yggdrasill by himself.

In a flashback so brief and so long ago, it was at a time when Bravo was still a threat. Considering his place in the story he deserves a bit more than that.