[DreadBringer]

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[CENTER]Episode 20

Meanwhile, one of my least liked episodes of Kamen Rider Revice are a two-parter in which a mother trying to save her deathly sick child is painted as a bad person and that the correct course of action was simply sick back and have faith that one day her child in desperate need of surgery will just magically get better through sheer will power.

Seiko? I'd wish that actually treating non-family or other beloved ones as garbage is more acknowledged as something terrible, rather than being glorified as you can get free pass to be biased on family only, others be damned. Series like Ryuki has the big bad willing to murder anyone for the sake of family (who doesn't even want it). Some of the common criminal cases happen due to this though, those who doesn't know the context or the direct victim will want worst outcomes to the culprit (not right but still...).

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

And while premises like this are things I'm usually a sucker for regardless, especially in terms of their real life parallels, the ultimate message that Ray as Bima imparts onto Dion(the child) is one that is every bit as practical as it is heartwarming: Faith and courage are things that are absolutely needed in order to live life to its fullest, but even so, everyone has big fears and obstacles that life will throw at them, and waiting around for others to save you while taking no action of your own isn't going to result in much of anything.

But even then, it's also unfair to talk down civilians for not being able to pull their own weight in battles (and, often got dismissed as useless and irrelevant, even though being superheroic is about protecting people). Their demise also can be just dismissed as numbers and statistics. Not everyone is made for fighting or can fight, it's not a cavemen era. Society works because people are split into different works. Leave the dangerous work to capable people, others can support in their own different way.

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Even heroes like Bima get scared, and even they can't always win every single battle, but if they gave up and ran away, nothing would get solved. Not only is the message itself a very realistic one, but I loved the touch to Ray's' character that tied into it; At first, Ray is simply saying all of this just to impart some hope into Dion, but the message ends up getting thrown back at him when the Crow Monster shows up. In a bit of an ironic way, Bima gives the lesson to Dion, who then in turn ends up imparting that same lesson onto Ray. And because this is Toku, it ends up resulting in a wicked powerup.

While they shouldn't give up if they can help it, folding 'em is still something good to think for a while and ensure that they're at their best. Because recklessness is not bravery. But it seems that the lesson to be given for someone idolizing and putting hope on someone is that the idols aren't perfect and they have to tamper their expectations...

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God Helios not only looks cool and grants Bima the power to fly, but it can also speak English! Like, I get the possibility that its early showing in the episode itself was probably just Ray's' own inner voice talking to him, but I do find it funny to think that Helios spoke English this whole time and just no one noticed.

Yeah, the upgrade for Bima is finally here, the weapon now turning into full suit, giving both offensive and defensive capabilities.