[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Shirou isn't even that interesting as a movie villain, compared to bad*sses like Gaoh and Negataros. His whole motivation is that his girlfriend died and while that is definitely sad, I don't think it's something that would necessarily push most people to inverting time. Kamen Rider Yuki is also the reason why the awesome Gaoh suit doesn't exist anymore, so I'm a little bitter about that.

Man, I'll say it: I think Shiro is my favorite Den-O movie villain to date?

I like him for the same reason I like Kai, in that his motivation seems to embody some of the uncertainty of the producers. Shiro's a meta villain to me. He's desperately trying to cling onto someone who's already gone, and he's willing to risk destroying his happy memories to do it. Putting a villain like that in the last Ryotaro story (for a while, at least), when we're maybe 1 to 2 Ryotaro stories too many already, feels more vital than some train warlord or weirdo crime drama.

Like, this movie feels real nervous about losing Ryotaro, and it feels real nervous about trying to tell more Den-O stories, and Shiro's the best villain to explore that anxiety.