(I’m probably be getting a lot of controversy/hate for this but whatever, I feel like I need to say this (also MASSIVE spoilers ahead))
(also please leave any messages about things you want me to fix since I don’t know about everything I’m covering (but read the entire thing before messaging))
A reason why people don’t like Ex-Aid (at least from what I’ve seen), is that it’s sexist towards its two main female riders, Poppy and Nico, because they don’t fight as much
And to me, that claim is utter bullshit
This is probably the best that Kamen Rider has treated female Kamen Riders right since Marika. Hell, Tackle was treated even better as she was fighting in almost every single episode since she was introduced
If you honestly think that Ex-Aid is sexist towards female riders, you must also think that these series are sexist too
- Agito (Yukina would transform into Agito, only to commit suicide)
- Ryuki (Miho/Femme appeared in a movie ONLY and was also killed in that same movie)
- 555 (Mari failing to transform into 555, and also Rina (i believe) failing in her first fight as Delta)
- Blade (Natsumi/Larc appearing in a movie ONLY and was also killed in said movie)
- Hibiki (Akira transforming to only get knocked out in like a few minutes and Shuki only being around for 2 episodes before dying)
- Kiva (Yuri and Megumi using IXA only for a short while (idk I haven’t seen Kiva yet, just going off what the wiki says)
- Decade (Natsumi ONLY transforming in one movie)
- Fourze (Nadeshiko ONLY being used in two movies)
- Wizard (Rinko/Mage was ONLY used in a movie and Mayu, well at least she was used often (idk I haven’t seen wizard, I’m just going off what here KR appearances were based off the wiki)
- Gaim (Marika was treated well and used in fights often… however Touka was only used ONCE in a movie and also died in the same movie)
- Drive (ok I know this is probably a no-brainer, Kiriko should have totally been a rider but wasn’t able to become one. This is also probably the one that is most sexist (imo))
- Ghost (Jey/Necrom Y was only used ONCE in the movie and also killed in the same one, and also appeared in a mini-series, and Alia/Necrom P was only used ONCE in a single episode (and also from what I’ve heard was only used for less than a minute)
Now looks at Ex-Aid, not only does it have two female riders established in the TV show and not in some movie/mini-series, the two riders appearances combined have appeared in 8 episodes (it’s better than the one and done female riders) and have lived through their series (sure Poppy “dies” in EP 44 but thanks to the True Ending movie she lives, but at least she went out sacrificing herself to save thousands if not millions)
Now, am I saying that the Ex-Aid FEMALES are treated right? No, because there are other female characters that are more developed and better than Poppy and Nico. Hell, even I agree that Nico and Poppy don’t really have that much character development as other female characters. But what I’m saying is that this series has been using female riders more constantly than other series.
So to people that say that Ex-Aid is Sexist for not having the female Kamen Riders fight as much, please note that either you haven’t looked at the past and see how much of an improvement that Ex-Aid has made, or you must think that all the noted above series are sexist and hate them for it.
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