[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Tachibana throwing in with Hirose's da... actually, first, can I just take a second to mention how frustrating it is both of these characters are referred to largely by their family name? Like I'm pretty sure the first time around I didn't even remember Hirose's name was Shiori by this point. It's like, imagine if Kenzaki's brother showed up, and everyone just also called him Kenzaki. Total madness!

What's that? I should just start calling him Undad? Good idea! Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Anyway, I think Tachibana throwing in so readily with Hirose's dad is really just a testament to both how deeply he secretly craves an authority figure to work under, and how fear is the easiest way to motivate him to do anything. Despite the unfortunate tendency to assault his bosses (the one time Karasuma refused to immediately leave a room!), it's pretty obvious to me he kind of can't help but be tempted by the idea of having someone to do all that pesky decision-making for him. His whole life is basically one big quest for a sense of normalcy and structure, and Hirose's dad dangled two pretty big carrots in front of him (Kenzaki is in danger/the literal end of the world) to take advantage of that. Uncertain futures are scary! The status quo is good! Tachibana needs to protect the status quo from the scary future! He's basically the original Ryugen, I'm realizing as I write this! (!)

Yet another thing about Tachibana that's pitiable is that he craves structure, and then inherently chafes under and destroys that structure. He'll work for, clearly, anyone with a plan, no matter how sketchy they act and clearly are. (I joke about no one vetting Tachibana before they offer him a job, but will someone please show Tachibana how to set up an account on Glassdoor!) But, like, Tachibana is only anywhere between one and five episodes from getting so massively disillusioned with the hierarchy and goals of an organization that he commits numerous felonies. For a dude who wants to be told what to do, he sure doesn't like being told what to do!