[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by GodSpeedLove

I actually like the idea of Ankh possessing Eiji! It's not a terrible way to keep both characters in the franchise while still keeping this movie relevant, and I like the tinge of blonde hair Eiji gets. I'm not sure why we couldn't just end with that? I'm not sure why Eiji decides he has to die, so Ankh can forever possess poor Shingo? Now Ankh can't use the OOO belt, Hina loses her brother, and the world is down a Kamen Rider to stop whenever King OOO decides to come back, because I guess that's just something he can do now.

If I squint, I can sort of see what the film is going for here -- Eiji wants his friend to be able to live his own life, not feel tied to Eiji's half-existence. It's sweet! It's also stupid in the same ways the rest of the movie is stupid.

-Ankh could potentially heal Eiji by possessing him, which is a win for absolutely everyone in the cast.

-Ankh wanted to spend time with his friend, and now he can't do that.

-If Ankh doesn't possess Eiji (to heal him) and can't form his own body, he's stuck possessing Shingo indefinitely for no benefit to Shingo, which was the entire dilemma of the end of the TV series that Eiji fought to prevent. (Did Shingo just become a gigantic asshole in the past 10 years, so everyone's okay with him being ganked by Ankh?!)

It's really a Big Hero Moment that falls apart if you think about it for even a second, which is at least true to the tone and concept of the movie. I appreciate them sticking to their idiotic guns!