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Originally Posted by KaijuUltraFan

ok a few more episodes and I'm starting to see why people get annoyed with Fiaz. It's one thing to be stoic, it's another thing to be sort of dumb and uncommunicative. He needs to tell them that 'purple rider #2' is a bad guy who's scheming. But he's not saying anything to anyone.

I really don't understand why so many of the Heisei Riders are honestly just dumb.

Rider #1 Hongo had like a 600 level IQ and was still "cool", "brooding", "stoic", "tough",..etc.

Riders v1,v2,v3, Black, ZO, J, Shin,..none of them were dumbasses.

Then I watch Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, W, OOO's,...and I just don't understand why all the Main Heisei Riders are so goofy and stupid. I mean I like the shows and I like the costumes and the higher visual quality (compared to Showa era), but with the exception of Build (Sento is smart), I don't understand why so many Heisei Riders are just goofy and simple-minded.



I love the look and quality of the Heisei shows, but I seem to like the actual Riders (when they're not in costume) a lot more in the Showa era because they just act like 'Guys',..not 'Simpletons.' Though I admit Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki,W,..they weren't unlikable characters,..but they were definitely simpleminded compared to someone like Hongo.

Hopefully Gaim, Ex-Aid, Blade, Drive,..some of the other Heisei shows I haven't seen yet don't all continue this trend of goofy simpletons as Riders.

With most of the Heisei era shows the main Rider tends to be the more hot-blooded and passionate guy who tends to rush into things or make mistakes. They usually aren't as dumb as they seem, but they tend to act without thinking a lot of the time. The secondary Rider is usually the guy that's more serious, primarily to serve as a contrast. There are exceptions (Wizard is the big one that comes immediately to mind), but it seems this is just what Japan wants in their heroes right now.

Of course, if you think characters like Shouichi or Shinji are bad, try watching a modern Sentai sometime and see what the Reds are usually like.