[AkibaSilver]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Aren't the previous berserk forms also aren't the Riders leaning on a crutch? It wasn't purposely done by the characters (Aruto is the only one doing this, not any of the others), the agency is all removed, or at best, only from how they're risking it all by activating those berserk forms (e.g. Sento using Hazard form, but what he directly did is only using).

I feel, if you wanted to make the crutch argument, Sento is the one to focus it around. Part of the Hazard Trigger arc is that dichotomy he sees between only being able to match Grease and Cross-Z charge by using it (and thus protect people/Banjou from them/himself), but also seeing it as something cursed that even thinking about using constitutes crossing a line and will render him as the villain. Whereas Aruto's driver gets gummed up the first time using MCH, and the drama centers more around his inability to sit back and not throw himself at someone he thinks needs help, even if the consequences have to be dealt with later.

I've been mulling over how these arcs compare and I'll probably do an attempt at analysis in a few episodes time but suffice to say it's interesting how they all get across different themes despite the superficial trappings.