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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

And even--

(deep, bitter, sigh)

--even that's just all cobbled together from other, better characters? Kotaro's unlucky streak is something he inherited for Ryotaro, which means we got a funnier version of it back in the main series. (There's a gag/"gag" in this movie, where Kotaro keeps getting hit in the back of the head with soccer balls, and it's just a lesser version of a longer, better gag from the TV show. And this one ends with Kotaro getting pooped on by a bird, which is... man, is that the best Kobayashi's got at this point in the franchise?) Teddy's the quiet, reserved, deferential butler (and I like Teddy okay!), and it's all in service to a grumpy, prideful boy. But it's not funny or fresh, like that dynamic was with Yuuto and Deneb.

I just... I just find Kotaro (and Teddy, to a lesser extent) to be a sad reminder of earlier, better characters, which is richly ironic after the last movie's Airi/Yuuto storyline.

This makes me think, characters like tsukasa, tendou, and sento are all prideful but flawed, but dont irk you like this. So I'm guessing the grumpiness and lack of respect towards others are the bigger reasons for not liking him.

I think, I think the most apt comparison I can make to Kotoro is Gou from Drive (and a character from saber). They're both show offs who are actually using that confidence to cover up for their feelings of inadquecy (and hate/guilt in Gou's case). I feel like early Gou pulls off that confidence better because he feels more human/kind, while still kind of being a shit. I dont know, what do y'all think?