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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

Neat! I've never really looked that closely at Violent Emotion before, but that's still nice to see the subtle differences to the suit. Also, I just realize this could be one of the basis for the Reiwa Final Forms.

Yeah, Decade was doing the whole "Base Form but better" thing before it was cool and I think it's still the best example of the concept! Violent Emotion is truly an intimidating form representing Decade's nature as the Destroyer of Worlds, as he becomes like an inescapable grim reaper to any Rider who's unlucky enough to be in his proximity. The only downside is that it makes Complete seem pointless.

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Originally Posted by Daikaijuman54

While I might rate W higher than Decade (depending, I might wait until I've seen more Rider shows first), I definitely agree Decade's endings could have been better, but overall, Decade was still an enjoyable show, not sure if that's just nostalgia or something, but I definitely see that.

Sorry if I was unclear, 6/19 means my sixth favorite out of 19 Heisei Rider shows that I've watched. So I also prefer W to Decade.

Decade was an enjoyable show for sure and even though I agree with pretty much everybody about how lame the ending was, I can't help but appreciate the journey. Maybe that nostalgia bias is also affecting my judgement, but it's hard for me to hold it against Decade the same way I would hold it against Hibiki or EX-Aid for similar problems. There's something about Decade, in how open-ended it is, that keeps the journey moving and fresh.