[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by ShyGuy

All that said though, I consider Blade one of my favorite seasons, and I think I have a relatively easy time forgiving the shitty villains because at the end of the day, Blade isn't a show that revolves around heroes vs. villains. Of course it still has to have some role for villains, because, well, it's Kamen Rider...a franchise all about guys in hero costumes fighting guys in villain costumes! But it definitely feels like the villains were little more than an afterthought, especially since they could never play a major role at the very end.

The thing that makes characters like Tennouji and U.N.D.A.D. so much more frustrating to me is how unnecessary they are, since this series didn't hurt for interesting antagonists! Tiger Queen, while eventually filling more of a mentor role, has a fascinating perspective on the Undead and Battle Fight. Scissors Undead isn't the deepest character, but he's got ten times the flair that Tennouji had. And King! A hateable villain that gives Kenzaki one of his biggest victories!

I guess what I'm saying is that the Undead were generally really fun, while the human (or "human") villains in the second half were just a great big snooze. (Trenchcoat Mastermind sort-of splits the difference. I never loved his obsession with numbers going up, but I think he adds a lot to Tachibana's story. A little dull, for sure, but a worthy antagonist.)