[DreadBringer]

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Originally Posted by Jello

I think the difference is Gentaro was always the heroic type, and the Fourze gear just boosted and gave him the means to carry out his ideals.
Sougo cements the 'heroic kind' type deal as a result of being faced with Rider things

basically Gentaro is by nature good, Sougo is good as a reaction

Dunno which part of Sougo or journey do you refer here, but he does want to become a king so that he can protect his people (and I don't think it's a reason he gained midway, but just revealed later albeit predictable, ofc there should be a reason for him to be obsessively chasing after king position.... and Ohma Zi-O claimed he was protecting his people, though obviously his dark traits have consumed him to the point of delusion).

Otherwise, true that powers would be able to boost anyone to carry out their ideals. It applies to villains too, they're mainly dangerous due to the power they hold, not due to how evil they're, as, nobler villains like well-intentioned ones can create more damage if they're more powerful.

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Originally Posted by Mesnick

Too active kings often did more harm than good

Depends on what kind of active. Unfortunately, those positions don't exactly have an obligation to act good, like only doing the best for their people, or even their circle, everyone else be damned.