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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Yeah, this is kinda where I'm at, too. It's a nice throwback to the first episode of Kabuto, but it still feels kind of weird in a way that just never sat right with me. I'm not sure why, but your comment about Kagami's growth as Gatack does resonate with me.

Just guessing on why, but Kagami's growth is like, the highlight of early Kabuto(maybe even all of it!) in my opinion? Dude had to flail, struggle, and fight for every inch that eventually led to getting that Gatack Zecter. I'd wager that "underdog" story is what caused me and so many people really like the guy. So seeing this slew of recent tributes take such care in their references, for this one to go like "Uhhhhhh. Kagami really wanted that Kabuto Zecter once, right? Prove he was better than Tendou, or something like that?" felt a little...shallow? Like it ended up missing the forest for the trees in trying to justify it? (Kagami didn't become Gatack in an attempt to one-up or emulate Tendou, he's Gatack because he wants to help others! Gatack's debut ep is arguably all about that!) I'd be so bold as to say if they cut the part where Kagami talks about Tendou, the whole thing would feel a touch better in execution.