[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by BagJo

There's a few reasons. Firstly, as someone who is very aesthetic-conscious, I love his suit design, as well as the look of the actor. Fourze's design, while interesting, lacks a certain cool factor for me which Meteor has in spades. So the very moment he shows up my interest is piqued.

Where most characters in Fourze tend toward silly/zany, Ryusei came off as more serious to me, which I felt the show needed very badly. I don't need things to be Kuuga-Dark, but there's monsters about and peoples lives are in danger so the ultra-light tone chaffed me a bit. Ryusei/Meteor's goal of revenge (or maybe atonement would be more accurate?) for his friend/lover/whatever resonated with me far more than a guy who wants to form puddle-deep friendships with everyone. I also really like a character who hides his true nature (at least for a time) like Michi from Gaim. Ryusei's annoyance (and eventual acceptance) of the main cast mirrored my own feelings as the show progressed.

Also, I'm a huge fan of Bruce Lee and Fist of the North Star, so all his "Waaah, aaaah-tah!" stuff really did it for me.

All in all, I'm glad I gave Fourze a second chance as I ended up enjoying the show quite a bit. It'll never rank among my favorites, but (like all Rider Shows) there's still a ton there to enjoy. If it wasn't for Meteor's cool looking suit and dynamic fighting style, I may never have gone back for more.

Good points! As someone who never warmed up to Fourze's design, yeah, Meteor is a much more interesting suit. No argument from me on that one.

I wonder if me not finding a lot in Meteor is down to how invested I was in the cast, and Gentaro specifically. It was hard for me to separate the needs of the plot (gotta have some conflict in the group) from my interest in core group. Like, Ryusei sneering at their lack of focus and demeaning Gentaro's warmth, like, screw you I love these guys. I guess it's not that he didn't have point, so much as I cared more about the rest of the cast than some secret-agenda interloper. Or maybe I'm remembering liking him less to be contrary? I don't know. I feel like I'm being mean to Ryusei and I don't 100% know why. I thought he was a good Rider! Fourze's a good show! I maybe could've done without what felt like a very long field trip to Ryusei's school, but I think he's a cool enough Rider.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!