[FreshToku]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

The beauty of Oma Zi-O as a villain, and the thing that makes him maybe my favorite Heisei villain, is that he can't ever really be defeated.

I can confidently say he's my favourite bad guy too in the whole franchise, even despite everything (and there's a lot of everything)! He's so cool in design and voice, he so perfectly encapsulates and symbolises all the shows themes and conflict, he's so awesome that most people probably don't mind that his Figuart is nearly unposable...

That Oma Zi-O leaves such an impression only a few scattered appearances, and some really thought-provoking interactoins with Sougo, is pretty special. Like, he deserves every bit of hype the premiere gave him as this super duper evil all-powerful ruler of everything and everywhen ever.

I never thought or wanted for the show to ultimately end with Oma Zi-O going 'how can this be!!" and exploding. That he simply relents in his belief that his younger self only has one path ahead, the same path as himself, is already a perfect beat to leave on. Maybe Sougo might still turn into that overlord one day, but after everything he's been through, there's an optimism that he'll keep coming out on top at the end of the day, as many times as it takes.

I do wish the show realised or remembered that he is by far the most important and interesting aspect it could be focusing on, as opposed to... everything else its been doing! Feels like somewhere along the way, Sougo's metaphorical and literal battle with his future has become secondary to the Time Nonsense Apocalypse, when it really should be the other way around.