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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

I never really had a problem with Houjou. At least, not any problems the show didn't want me to have with him. I think his role, as cheap a drama tactic as it may be, works nicely to give the G3 team someone to bounce off of during their scenes, and there's always the clear undercurrent of "this guy is really just a giant loser" that makes him tolerable. The way his stint as G3 early on ends is great, for example. I honestly feel the show would be a lot more boring without him around.

Houjou's run as G3 is one of my favorite damn moments in the whole series. Followed fairly closely by the V1/G3-X encounter.