[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by SanoBaron

I don't think Gaim's ending is bad, just radically different from other Kamen Rider endings. And it can't be worse than 555's ending which is no ending at all. And I like that micchy had a redemption story. I mean, if you're gonna hate on that them you might as well hate Riderman.

The problem was that it's not so different. Blade did a similar ending years earlier. The bigger issue is that it didn't have to happen how it did. Kouta chose to go that path "Because."
The hero sacrificing everything for their friends isn't a very unique ending for KR. Gaim just rushed into it.

The redemption story's issue was that it came out of left field. Micchy destroyed so many people's lives, and suddenly we're supposed to feel bad for him and root for him? Just because the villain decides to stop being evil doesn't make him a complex or sympathetic character.

Concerning Riderman, you have to keep in mind that many people watching KR hasn't seen V3, so they only know Riderman from how Toei presents him today (Being a virtuous hero of justice with a chip on his shoulder...Sometimes). It's hard to hate on a character you don't know.