[ShyGuy]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

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.)

That's a great point actually, it's the human villains that are the major problem. I guess since Tennouji and Hirose get so much screen time between them, it's just easier to remember how awful they are compared to the generally more interesting Undead villains. Which makes me wonder what it could have been like if the Undead were the only villains, and we just scrap Tennouji and Hirose entirely. Expand the roles and characterization of the Undead instead, giving the last few of them more time and relevance. Sure they still wouldn't be likely to show up on anyone's list of favorite Rider villains ever, but it probably would have been better than Tennouji and Hirose!