[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Eh, "monsters need to be detonated, people need to be helped"? Aren't previous shows have a lesson about how it's not about it being a monster or human, but rather about the morality any living beings have regardless of the species type of them?

My avatar is of a sweet monster from Ghost that would rather make art than terrorize people; I am totally aware of the exceptions to the rule! It's just, those are exceptions to the rule. I'm partially being reductive for brevity's sake (I definitely think there's more nuance than Humans Good Monsters Bad), but the take 99% of the time is going to be that folks need a chance to redeem themselves and be forgiven, while a superhero is around to detonate the bloodthirsty monsters. Are there irredeemable people and redeemable monsters? Sure! But that's not the template, that's specifically a variation on the template.

Like, Cubi and Music Note are interesting because it shows us a version of the Ganma that aren't that into subjugating/destroying humanity. It's a fun thing to consider, and it plays into the show's themes. If the whole show was just sympathetic monsters and shades of grey, I'm not sure it'd work as a superhero show? You need monsters to detonate, and you can't be wondering afterwards if the Kamen Rider who did it is a remorseless murderer.