[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

He's also the first in a long line of Riders to not be some sort of asshole -- Scissors was a straight up murderer, Knight is aloofiest aloof lone wolf ever and Kitaoka is... well. Kitaoka. So having a Rider that's actually somewhat heroic is strangely a break from the usual.

Yeah, and (I've got to type this in the three minutes before my laundry needs to move to the dryer) I think the show did a good job of differentiating his drive to avoid Rider conflict with Shinji's. Shinji is a lot more Bull In A China Shop, barging into situations to declare what's right and what's wrong. It can come off abrasive, despite his heart being in the right place. Quarter, there's still a bit of that thing where he's inserting himself into a situation without much regard for boundaries, but it's in a way where he's trying to forge a connection, tell a stranger that he gets them, he sees them, and he wants to help them. Which, y'know, would be a weird thing for a stranger to tell you, and I can definitely see why Knight's answer to There Is A Better Way To Kamen Rider would be SWORD VENT TO FACE. (That's three minutes! Laundry time!)