[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by r4bbitdragon

Also, as someone who watched Kabuto after Saber, I do like the compare and contrast between the two duos. I get the obvious comparison, they both reject the protagonist-centric spotlight of the narrative through their partnership, but while the Hellbros instantly knew what they were about, which was being a garbage crab bucket that'd keep pulling each other down to wallow in hell, Ren and Desast are still aiming for... Something, together. Maybe they haven't figured it out yet. We'll just have to see!

Oh, for sure. Each pair is reacting to the themes of the main narrative, and the themes of Kabuto and Saber are very very different. Yaguruma and Kageyama are helping the show explore individual achievement and validation in a world that wants to codify and rank those things; they're dealing with a world where Tendou exits. For Saber -- and I don't 100% know where this Ren/Desast thing is going -- I see it more being about a belief that doesn't have anywhere to live, a sense of hope that doesn't have an end result. These two aren't the hilarious nihilists of Kabuto, but they definitely have a similarly wayward, violent charm to them.