[DecadeW Climax]

I know this is the questions thread, but I've been thinking about Gaim's ending from that link, and now I have mixed opinions. GAIM SPOILERS BEWARE! (duh.)

In order to understand Gaim's ending, you have to think about the main themes of Kamen Rider as a whole, or at least the show Gaim took a lot from, Ryuki. (remember that rant? No?) It's about fate and tragedy. Me trying to wrap my head around this, found nothing. Then, thinking about OOO and remembering Ranbu Escalation, remembered another theme, power. Fate, tragedy and power, they are SO important to Kamen Rider. I made a really convoluted web graph connecting various elements and characters from Gaim and Ryuki and found all of them connected to at least two of these. The way I see it, people with power can create tragedy, tragedy makes people feel hopeless, making them crave power, this is a cycle, making fate. Just think about it, why did Kanzaki start the Rider War? To save Yui, which was a tragedy to him. Darkwing, who was created from his desire to gain the power to save Yui, sends Ren's girlfriend into a coma, compelling him to seek out power to save her. Kaito lost his home to the strongest power in Zawame, Yggdrasil, making him also crave power to take down those who bestowed tragedy to him. What words did I repeat? Fate, tragedy and power. Kouta may have failed his character and at being a Kamen Rider, a rebel who fights fate and those who use their immense power to bring tragedy to others, but he's basically the three words in a nutshell. Take one line from Ranbu Escalation from Kaito, "I should've crushed you when you were still a green fruit." Why didn't Kaito take down Kouta during their duel in episode 3? Why didn't Zangetsu finish off Kouta in episode 4? Why did they let him grow strong through the lemon raiment? Take the battle in the first episode. Gaim and Baron fight while Zangetsu and Ryugen watch. They were FATED to fight. Remember when Urobutchi said that Hase's death was supposed to be very important to the story as a turning point, this is true especially for Kouta. Remember that his parents died when he was young? Tragedy spurred Kouta to crave the power to help others. Also, who gave Kouta his powerups? Helheim, through Sagara. Helheim creates tragedy and gives power, and thus it creates fate.

Despite this, Kouta is not the bad guy.

Kouta fights the Inves to protect humans, not the other way around. He is an Inves. Kaito is an Inves. Inves are basically the authority. A popular saying is, "With great power comes great responsibility." There is no way that Kouta could've beat Kaito with his power close to Zenith's (Kiwami) power and his army of Inves. Kouta becoming authority by becoming the Man of the Beginning was the only way to beat Kaito and save those close to him. Kaito would've abused his powers, Kouta didn't. He killed tyrant Kaito, not sacrifice his human friend Kaito. So what Kouta didn't completely stop Helheim? He made a sacrifice to abandon his friends and sister. That pained him so much in the episode where he became an Inves and had to fight Yuuya. Remember the start of the show when Kouta traded adult responsibilities for street dancing? He doesnt want responsibilities so of course he doesn't want authority. Kouta isn't a Kamen Rider, he's an Armored Rider. Why would Urobutchi dump the iconic Kamen Rider name for Armored Rider? He's obviously a fan of Kamen Rider and knows what it means to be one. None of the riders in Gaim were ever masked heroes searching for vengence and justice, but this doesn't make Kouta any less of a hero.

So since this is the questions thread, how would you rewrite Gaim?