[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Superhero shows would usually have the people who least deserve help getting help, by the righteous characters, but seems that many of real life people, even those who believe they're good people, would discourage it and wish for 'karma' for someone that deserves it, particularly villains they have a sympathy for, but also including those who make foolish decisions like said glutton V/MOTW.

That's what makes people like Eiji heroes!

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

He actually gets a couple more in there throughout the series, but it will never *not* drive me insane that OOO had such a cool Rider Kick and basically never got to use it in any standout moment. Like, if you're gonna do this subversion so early, at least make him finish off something in the first two episodes with it so there's something there to subvert!

Alternately, if you've already had two successes by coin-operated sword and in-built arm blades, and one failure by kick, that's maybe why Eiji doesn't go to the Rider Kick well that often! This is just the show providing context for the character to go a different way, maybe.

(I will also now carry with me the headcanon that as Eiji goes to finish off every Yummy from now on, he does a little mental calculus before he's about to leap into the air for a Rider Kick and thinks But What If Kazari Is In Hiding Somewhere, and then just cuts the monster in two.)