[Kamen Rider Lucha]

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Originally Posted by Bionichute

i haven't watched the episode, but maybe them being assholes is... the point? because it sounds like them being assholes is going to be the point and they're going to stop being assholes eventually.

can yall not understand character flaws and set up for growth

It's literally the entire point. And they explain their philosophy explicitly (spoiler: it's The Trolley Problem).

Like, guys, they're not supposed to be likable or sympathetic at this point. And that's okay. It's only episode three. We've got like, 45 more episodes to go.

Maybe we're just too conditioned to expect all sentai heroes to be noble, flawless paragons of justice. I think it's SUPER interesting that Towa and Banba are not that (yet).

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Originally Posted by Kurona

It's another thing entirely to cross the line into instantly wanting to kill an innocent person with not only no remorse, but with a smile on your face. It actually makes them come across as worse than the villains and does nothing to make you want to see them get redeemed; it just kind of makes you go "wow. What an unhinged pair of psychopaths".

Um... I think you're being extremely hyperbolic here. I did not get the vibe that either of them was excited about killing Ui. They were way more matter of fact about it than malicious or gleeful. Which makes sense: in a pre-Kishiryu world, killing the Minusaur's host was their only option for defeating giant monsters that would literally kill thousands of people if left unchecked.