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Kamen Rider Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail

Part 5

So how Vail was defeated and came into contact with Demons Driver was answered here, Masumi used the Driver both to seal Vail while also saving Genta to atone for himself. That also revealed how Masumi decided to wear a mask all the time, as he set himself on fire while doing so. Honestly, shows even if someone had committed unforgivable sins and genuinely felt remorse, better try to atone it even if it's not enough, rather than letting yourself die like what Masumi did at the beginning. Who'd seal Vail at that time?

I joked before about present Masumi resembling Two-Face, but now it's implied he even has the same reason for his half-and-half appearance. Yeah, I think it's a good moral that no matter what you've done in the past, the first step to atonement is showing remorse and making an effort to change for the better. Not sure why he decided to make Weekend look like a stereotypical shady organisation though, if he wants people to have faith in his reformed character.

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After Genta chooses to live a fulfilling live (if he survived), Vail seems to be running out of ideas on what to do, likely the first time, he just tried to persuade Genta to rule the world together with him... as if Genta ever had a wish to rule the world lmao. That's Vail's weakest manipulation yet in the series so far, but it seems that Vail also has similar views on demons against humans, to think they'd be instantly tempted by stock villainous goals.

Oh yeah, now that you mention it, I wonder how Vail managed to possess Genta during the sento fire incident when he was supposed to be sealed in the Demons Driver. Devils in general do seem to have a totally different and hedonistic culture compared to humans who are fettered by principles and relationships. Even Vice's moral ad-Vice to Ikki is based on acting more rationally and not lying to yourself.

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Agariyama met his end here as expected, but it was more brief than I thought, Agariyama just carries himself a gun to confront Vail, which predictably, had Vail just impaling him with his arm. I thought as someone in military who had several scientists (more shown here than Masumi) under his control, he'd have some trump card to deal with Vail, either supernatural devices like ViStamp or even military vehicles like tank, but no. That'd still mean Agariyama isn't a coward type to face Vail like that however, not that him being brave would reduce his wrongdoings.

Considering how NOAH let all of their experiments escape, I doubt that Agariyama would have had much more intelligence than his scientists. This dude thought he could play with devils and manipulate people to do what he wants like some kind of evil mastermind. But in the end he was just an incompetent human hiding behind a gun. So I would call him a coward and a fool.

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So Genta's face was really altered, and while the reason is typical fugitive one, it makes more sense now to alter his face, so that he's harder to be tracked by NOAH, Yukimi wasn't the only one to 'change' his identity by naming him Genta. And at that time, I guess even someone as noble as Yukimi (had a bit irrational side at first, but it shines more in real tragedy), when she gets a shot at happiness after the tragedy ended (temporarily), took the opportunity to make a decision solely for herself too. The selfish decision, to put it bluntly, though it's a harmless and a deserved one, by stringing Genta along as her husband, done likely before their official marriage in credits, which'd mean technically still a lie albeit Genta would happily oblige.

Of course, it's okay to be selfish, as long as it doesn't harm others. Genta also wished to become Yukimi's family, even if he doesn't remember it anymore, so Yukimi is helping him find the happiness he wanted. I think it would've made more sense if Yukimi claimed to be his fiancee instead though, since then she would've been able to marry him properly. The time placement of the wedding is confusing if it happened before Genta's face change, if it even happened at all.

Overall, I enjoyed this prequel about Yukimi and Genta falling in love. Curious to see who the second installment of Revice Legacy will focus on. I heard it might be Daiji and Kagerou, which could be interesting since Kagerou is the second most popular character in a Japanese poll.