[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Nakamura is the only one with different motivation from them as he only wanted to get revenge, also is the one threatening his teammate Toujou (he's abrasive too to his teammates...really dark reflection of Ren!), and almost (ironically) went Yui on Room 401. Nakamura's different motivation of revenge is the one getting him killed because of the revenge motif, hence "he's not a hero". Kagawa instead is a dark reflection to Shinji that both wants to stop the Rider War, but Kagawa's an extremist.

Interesting analysis! I think, for me, it's more that the three of them are on a spectrum, with Sato being caught in the middle between Revenge/Anger and Duty/Sacrifice. He's internalized both motivations, and it leads to the memorable conclusion from this episode.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Toujou is the one becoming the temporary MVP of Atori between strangers (instead of Ren with waiter background), but Shinji, you only wanted to live there right? Not doing waiter's job shouldn't be a problem if you still live. There goes Shinji's chance of stopping the war knowing the truth of SSSS. What makes this one different for Shinji compared to previous episode where you compained about him merely asking for SSSS help again?

This one worked better for me because Shinji's maybe still not effective on a plot level, but he's enormously effective on a moral level. His scenes with Sato had great performances, character-driven conflicts, and a chance for Shinji's specific brand of heroism to get the spotlight in a really rewarding way. It just worked great for me.