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I know this is a little late as the reset happened before this episode, but what was the point of Keiwa's wish to revive those who died in the DGP? Sure, we got a few new Riders and the re-death of Keiwa's parents, but literally every Rider that had some significance around their death was nowhere to be found. Shirowe, Ginpen, Letter, and even Michinaga's friend (who's death by the way, was literally the entire basis for Michinaga's motivations), literally are not even mentioned. Why didn't Buffa have at least a small portion of an episode dedicated to finding his friend? Why didn't Ginpen show up to illustrate some contrast with the way Keiwa was at the start of the series versus the way he is now? Letter and Shirowe kind of just showed up to die, so they didn't have a whole of relationships with the others in the show, but to not show up in any capacity?

Seriously, this arc was a bit of the breaking point for me in the show. Why would a bunch of gangsters immediately attack and kill someone after being revived? Like, even if they were revived with memories of what happened in the DGP up until that point, there was literally no reason for them to attack anyone yet as the DGP specifically had rules about attacking anything other than a Jyamato. Even weirder is how they would have had the means to attack anyone, as they would be regular people without belts. Except, if they were brought back with their belts, wouldn't literally every other Rider who died have them as well? Given the reaction to both Danpan and a lesser extant Merry, Riders who would outright attack another player was a rare occurrence, and would have been disqualified before having the change to get killed in the DGP, so how could any actually murderous rider have any odds of overcoming literal hundreds of other Riders who, you know, don't want to die? Plus, the Gang Riders would be completely unarmed (who knows where they got weapon buckles), but if they were revived with their previous gear, Letter would have Propeller, Shirowe and Ginpen would have Arrow, and Togetchi would have Zombie. A lot better odds than just Armed Hammer or Armed Chain Array.