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Originally Posted by FreshToku

Honestly as much as I like watching Faiz, this is probably the Rider with plot I would least want to actually participate in.

I think while I was watching, I was wondering why the characters (and the show as a whole) kept trying to make this plain guy who just wants to go home into a rider. I know it's a common cliche to get an unwilling hero into action but like, there's not only no reason why it specifically has to be him, but you're also not currently lacking for options!

It's crazy how often watching Kamen Rider makes being a Rider look awesome and a burden at the same time. Imagine yourself in this hypothesis. Firstly, you would need to die or be injected with mutagen in your heart to revive as an Orphenoch which is an unlikely event. If successful, Smart Brain would be hunting you down to kill you. By chance, you find the Faiz Gear which you can use to fight back. So, you're Faiz and that seems pretty cool at first, but now you're a priority target and if that's not bad enough, it's taxing on your body. At least Faiz is less dangerous than the other Gears. It would probably be the least of your worries.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

The most askance I've ever looked at Kusaka is when he was screaming at Mihara that he can't go home, that they have to fight, that they won't have a home until they defeat the Orphnochs.

And I'm just like, no? It doesn't seem like the Ryusei School alumni (at this point in the story, because I'm sure Secrets Abound) are getting picked off by Orphnochs. It seems like they're throwing themselves into dangerous situations and then getting murdered. Like, it definitely feels like Mihara could work some office job, get a drink on the weekend, rewatch Parks and Rec, and do all of that without fearing for his life.

When Kusaka's berating him for not embracing a life of mortal combat, it felt like Kusaka was in the throes of whatever brain fever keeps the other Ryusei students from having a goddamn ounce of self-preservation. I don't think all of Smart Brain is desperate to end the life of some dude who just wants to get through the new season of Westworld! I mean, it's not a great season, but they probably won't kill him for watching it.

I'm indifferent to Mihara. He's not a detriment to my enjoyment of the show, nor does he enrich it. Kusaka trusts his Ryusei School friends the most and for some reason he thinks Mihara specifically is the most fit to be Delta. Their numbers may be dwindling but Rina's still alive and she doesn't seem opposed to fighting. It's not like anything is stopping Mihara from giving Delta Gear to someone who actually wants it. Maybe he doesn't want to cause problems for others. He doesn't want to fight, but he will if it means his friends won't have to. That seems to be the only motivation he could have.