[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by TheRaizin

I mean, I think that was the point, right? By introducing the secondary characters first, struggling from Oma ZI-O, we're thrown into their point of view as they meet Sougo. And it's the point that his idea of becoming king is absurd, ridiculous, and unfit of the current era he is in. And considering this is a Shirakura show, I think it's not the right idea to go into this analyzing every bit of of Sougo's psyche on why he wants to be king. At least not now and not at this level. He wants to be king, much to the dismay of his relatives and social life.

Even in his debut as a Kamen Rider, it's mostly not treated as this thing that is supposed to be good. It doesn't feel right that Sougo should have these powers.

Well, it's treated by Tsukuyomi and Geiz as something bad -- the first step towards becoming Oma Zi-O -- but I'm not at all sure the show is treating it as something bad? It gives Sougo this big heroic speech, complete with stirring music and beautifully-shot Henshin, and that's not the sort of thing you do unless you want to tell the audience how to feel. It definitely comes across as though we're supposed to be moved by Sougo's heroism.

And good, bad... not really what I'm most upset about? The idea that power doesn't necessarily have a moral coordinate is a standard Kamen Rider philosophy. Using Darkness To Bring Light, and all that. I got nothing against a story that wants to weigh the good Sougo could do in the present against the evil he might perpetrate in the future. It's more that there's no rational or relatable explanation for Sougo's desire to be a king, so the story just acts like there's no counter-argument beyond Potential Future Armageddon. I feel like there are plenty of other things you could put in the Con column!