[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

which is sorta what Takeru is and we know how people feel about him.

Hey, just because I'm named after food doesn't mean I'm not people too!

That being said, I'm just as much a sucker for jerk Rider protagonists as I am for Ghost, so I share the sentiment that we could use some more of those every now and then. Although Sento definitely did a good job scratching that itch, despite his personality being a lot more layered than someone like Tendou.

I have to admit, Sougo is the first Rider protagonist in years (and I mean, like, since I started watching Kamen Rider during OOO) not to immediately grab my attention, so even I have limits on how blandly likable a hero can be. But I don't think it'd be right to say it's because of some inherent problem with that kind of character.

Ultimately, what I think matters most is simply that the protagonists stand out enough from one another, and that can mean a lot more things than simply how much they fit traditional "hero" criteria. What I think makes Sougo so uninteresting so far, to me, at least, is simply that he lacks anything in his personality that's distinctly his.

Even with their consistently stronger moral compasses, post-Decade heroes still had just as much variety as before. No other lead is as hot-blooded as Shinnosuke. No one else has the outgoing exuberance of Gentarou. Nobody wants to be cool as much as Shoutarou. Say what you will about Takeru, even, but nobody but him has the kind of empathy for other people he has.

They're all pretty upstanding people who don't need much convincing to do good, but their exact motivations, and the way they go about it, differ substantially. As long as Kamen Rider keeps managing that, I'll be happy.