[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Seems like the plot decided Taurus needed one more despicable deed to make his hypocrisy clear, but unfortunately it came at the expense of Meteor who was robbed of the victory he had earned. The rooftop confrontation scene followed soon after anyway, so I was definitely disappointed that poor Ryusei had to go through all that training only to get brainwashed and deprived of what contribution he should've had.

It's especially weird, because if the story needed Meteor to win while still not defeating Taurus, they already had a perfect way to do it: have them tie. The story was set up to do just that, but Taurus misses his shot through just, like, missing the shot, no larger complication or thematic significance, and then he declares the contest null and void. Why not just have them tie, and then Taurus retains a little bit of the nobility that Gentarou sees in him, while creating a loophole -- contract stuff! -- where Taurus can still just do his villainy as normal? It's a weird choice that fumbles two different plots.