[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

From previously one of the cooperative primary and secondary pair, now Daiji and Ikki has standard hostile rivalry that is often done with primary and secondary Riders, he now has bleak worldview he forces to others and looks down on hopeful worldview, which is what many secondary Riders often do too. The family resemblance is also done this late, that Daiji is the one that resembles Junpei, being a pure raging berserker in his Holy Live fight. Daiji does have those self-loathing, jealousy, fear, resentment, and pessimism, but it's only now that he acts upon it, previously he was fine.

I mean, he wasn't fine -- that's where Kagerou came from! All of this stuff was in him the whole time, and the stress of trying to be a source of stability for both his family and his job has led to a pretty major relapse.