[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

That all being said, I really, really love how the Faiz Accel is introduced. That simple shot of the watch smacking Faiz in the head, and him awkwardly just looking down at it sitting on the ground? There's just no way I can't love that. Again, Faiz is a show that loves to give the middle finger to tradition anywhere it can, so in that sense, it's a perfect introduction for the first real power-up to have. There's really no excuse for not cleaning up the "why?" of it, but the "how?", the show totally nailed in my book. Moments like these are why Kusaka is such a "lovable" character. The only way that could've been more characterful is if he tossed the watch straight into a nearby trash can instead.

Die's threads do some wonderful things, because I think right now I'm about to disagree with you in favour of Faiz?

Because I think the real beauty of how the Axel Watch is introduced, about how much it doesn't care as much as other powerups; would be heavily weakened by giving it some sort of explanation or origin. Like chucking it at Takumi's head would still be hilarious and memorable, but having no backstory or no reason for it to even exist just compounds the enigmatic egregious entity that the Axel Watch is. No Why. No How. Kusaka just gave Takumi the ability to Clock Up and we're never going to say why or bring it up ever again.