[Paladin]

The Ministry has issued an immediate recall of "Kamen Rider Chronicle," but multiple Gashats remain in public control. While trying to confront & control the Ride Players, some startling new transformations occur...

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[AgileSiamang7]

We need to have a talk about what the fuck happens in this Tokimeki Crisis Dating Sim game...

[VoidinToku]

When did Emu ever care about Poppy? She's always the background character wirh little character development and a nurse that's use for comedy relief and suddenly Emu is all worry about her without any build up.

[AgileSiamang7]

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Originally Posted by VoidinToku

When did Emu ever care about Poppy? She's always the background character wirh little character development and a nurse that's use for comedy relief and suddenly Emu is all worry about her without any build up.

Emu cared about Dan, and he's an asshole who's been fucking with his life since apparently Day 1.

But you're asking why he cares about the co-worker who approached him with the driver in the first place, and who unlike Hiro and Taiga hasn't attacked him until recently, and even then she was altered to do so?

Because despite her comedy role, Poppy has been friendly with him throughout.

Hiro only just started warming up to him.

Taiga is still a grumpy puss.

Kiriya was a liar at first.

Poppy had to be mentally changed to become antagonistic.

So yeah, he wants his friend back.

Why the hell would he care about her "character development", he's not an audience member valuing a person by how prominent they are.

[ZX22]

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Originally Posted by VoidinToku

When did Emu ever care about Poppy? She's always the background character wirh little character development and a nurse that's use for comedy relief and suddenly Emu is all worry about her without any build up.

Did you skip prev episodes ?

[MaskedRiderAsakura]

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Originally Posted by AgileSiamang7

Emu cared about Dan, and he's an asshole who's been fucking with his life since apparently Day 1.

But you're asking why he cares about the co-worker who approached him with the driver in the first place, and who unlike Hiro and Taiga hasn't attacked him until recently, and even then she was altered to do so?

Because despite her comedy role, Poppy has been friendly with him throughout.

Hiro only just started warming up to him.

Taiga is still a grumpy puss.

Kiriya was a liar at first.

Poppy had to be mentally changed to become antagonistic.

So yeah, he wants his friend back.

Why the hell would he care about her "character development", he's not an audience member valuing a person by how prominent they are.

What this guy said. Emu was even worried about Nico, who absolutely hated his guts.

[VoidinToku]

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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

What this guy said. Emu was even worried about Nico, who absolutely hated his guts.

I'm not saying he shouldn't care about his friends, but there's barely any character developments between the two. Almost all toku heroines are shoehorn for comedy relief or damsel in distress like W and Drive. There should have been an episode or two covering or foreshadowing their friendship and Poppy/Asuna bugster origins/background in details. The writer love to tease about something important like Poppy being a bugster in the Christmas episode and never bought it up for almost 15 episodes. I felt the show is limiting the itself a lot by trying to becoming more kids friendly comparing to the early Heisei era. After Dan's death, Pallad raise the stakes, but it doesn't feel as threatening as I expected especially with the same weak revived busters and disposable common ride players.

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Originally Posted by AgileSiamang7

Emu cared about Dan, and he's an asshole who's been fucking with his life since apparently Day 1.

But you're asking why he cares about the co-worker who approached him with the driver in the first place, and who unlike Hiro and Taiga hasn't attacked him until recently, and even then she was altered to do so?

Because despite her comedy role, Poppy has been friendly with him throughout.

Hiro only just started warming up to him.

Taiga is still a grumpy puss.

Kiriya was a liar at first.

Poppy had to be mentally changed to become antagonistic.

So yeah, he wants his friend back.

Why the hell would he care about her "character development", he's not an audience member valuing a person by how prominent they are.

Btw why wouldn't you care about their chracters' development. If they already have a strong establish friendship then you would feel more emotional when Poppy switch side to fight Emu. This way it wouldn't feel like writers just come up with an emotional plot and stuff it down our throat.

[MaskedRiderAsakura]

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Originally Posted by VoidinToku

I'm not saying he shouldn't care about his friends, but there's barely any character developments between the two. Almost all toku heroines are shoehorn for comedy relief or damsel in distress like W and Drive. There should have been an episode or two covering or foreshadowing their friendship and Poppy/Asuna bugster origins/background in details. The writer love to tease about something important like Poppy being a bugster in the Christmas episode and never bought it up for almost 15 episodes. I felt the show is limiting the itself a lot by trying to becoming more kids friendly comparing to the early Heisei era. After Dan's death, Pallad raise the stakes, but it doesn't feel as threatening as I expected especially with the same weak revived busters and disposable common ride players.

Except...the reveal that Poppy was a bugster wasn't that important at all. In fact, it was intentionally played up as anti-climatic because 1. it was incredibly obvious and 2. there were MUCH more important things going on in the story than Poppy being a bugster. Sure, now Poppy's bugster background is being given more plot relevance, but that's because Poppy is more relevant in the story now.

Also, Kamen Rider is a kid's show, but even ignoring that, how is any of this relevant to the show becoming too "kid-friendly"?

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Btw why wouldn't you care about their chracters' development. If they already have a strong establish friendship then you would feel more emotional when Poppy switch side to fight Emu. This way it wouldn't feel like writers just come up with an emotional plot and stuff it down our throat.

Nobody's saying they don't care. You just seem to have this idea that Emu can't mope over Poppy's betrayal unless they've already had a Godai/Ichijou level bromance, nevermind that Emu reacted similarly to when Kiriya, a guy he's barely known for a day or two, also lied to/deceived him.

[VoidinToku]

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Originally Posted by MaskedRiderAsakura

Except...the reveal that Poppy was a bugster wasn't that important at all. In fact, it was intentionally played up as anti-climatic because 1. it was incredibly obvious and 2. there were MUCH more important things going on in the story than Poppy being a bugster. Sure, now Poppy's bugster background is being given more plot relevance, but that's because Poppy is more relevant in the story now.

Also, Kamen Rider is a kid's show, but even ignoring that, how is any of this relevant to the show becoming too "kid-friendly"?

Nobody's saying they don't care. You just seem to have this idea that Emu can't mope over Poppy's betrayal unless they've already had a Godai/Ichijou level bromance, nevermind that Emu reacted similarly to when Kiriya, a guy he's barely known for a day or two, also lied to/deceived him.

I'm trying to say it goes way too light hearted and it kind of overshadow the seriousness of the show. I don't need the show to be like KR Amazons, but it's definitely a level below Gaim. I don't know why some people still think Ex aid is similar to it. It's still better than Ghost though.

I wonder if the show would be better if Brave or Snipe is the main protagonist instead of ExAid. However, nowadays the main rider and red senshi needs to be the unrealistic and positive all out nice guy.
Guess Emu needs to be Mary Sue. He's heroic and shiny at the same time.

[LockonStratos]

Emu is a Mary Sue...

Just because you're an honestly kind person doesn't make you an unrealistic character. Like... what the heck? And that's before we get into how much shit they put him through on a regular basis and the out and out frustration that would come from having your only potential allies being a pair of anti-social, arrogant jerks who belittle you at every opportunity.

Fuck, I'd say I've met more people like Emu than I've met Taiga or Hiiro, and I'm one of those people who kvetches about being surrounded by idiots and assholes on a regular basis. The fact that he's in a career path that naturally attracts idealists and kind-hearted folks for the most part, even if it might chew up that innocence at some point, actually makes it more realistic.

That and his severe lack of all-mightiness or having everything go his way...

Do you even know what a Mary Sue IS?