That's a good point. I also keep wondering if the others in team Gaim know about Micchi's family.bluegreen wrote:I'm confused. After 19 episodes, I can't figure out if Kaito knows who Micchi is? They are supposed to be good friends so he should know his friend's surname, and from that it should be a small step to Yggdrasill. I have a hard time believing he wouldn't be more suspicious if he made that connection.
On the other hand, Micchi now knows that "the white Rider" isn't actually a threat to Kouta (or Kaito, but I doubt he cares quite as much about him), but not only is Helheim a danger in and of itself, but he's actively trying to prevent Kouta from finding out about Yuuya. So, in essence, Micchi telling Takatora that they were trying to break into Yggdrasill was yet another ploy to protect Kouta. Manipulative? Yes. Betrayal? Not quite.dancercotillion wrote:I wouldn't exactly say that Micchi betrayed Kouta this week. He's trying to play a dangerous game, refusing to take either side for real. If he didn't narc to Yggdrasil about Gaim and Baron coming to say hi, he would expose himself as not being on the company's side or, worse, being useless as an inside man. Either way, he'd be done. So to protect his freedom to be with his friends, he has to set Kouta and Kaito up. It's unfortunate, but he's going to have to make worse choices the longer he refuses to pick a side.
Once his friends find out he's kid brother to the white Rider and part of Yggdrasil nobility, shit will hit the fan.
I absolutely believe this too. I feel for the kid, though. I keep coming back to this on my (extensive) Tumblr meta, but for all of the talk Sid and Youko do about how ~adults~ behave versus how ~children~ behave, Kaito and Kouta and probably the rest of the Riders too are all adults in a cultural sense, by age anyway. Micchi is the only one who is still in fact technically a 'child', though he's a teenager he's definitely not an ADULT.dancercotillion wrote:Yeah, exactly! Micchi's in a tough spot, making hard choices. His life would be easier if he would just pick a side, but he's unwilling to do that, and it's because he's still a kid. Kids hate giving things up because kids are selfish; both Kouta and Takatora, men Micchi looks up to in some way, are behaving selflessly like adults with a wider perspective often do. Micchi believes he's doing the same, but he's really keeping secrets from Kouta because he's scared he'll lose his friendships with Team Gaim. He only came cleanISH to his brother because he got caught. He wouldn't have come forth on his own.
It's selfishness. And it's going to lead him to a very bad place before a good one.
I dunno. Almost every character in Gaim has some sort of traits that can be considered "immature", but I wouldn't use that alone to call them "kids". For instance, Kouta being irresponsible about jobs and easy to indulge in power, Kaito being overly confident in his power (lately he's always been losing), Bravo pretty much the bully, Sid easy to let his temper get over him... Takatora even believed that after using the Beat Riders to take the blame for the Inves, he could convince them to stay in custody, in a sense that's as naive as his brother.butyoumight wrote:
I absolutely believe this too. I feel for the kid, though. I keep coming back to this on my (extensive) Tumblr meta, but for all of the talk Sid and Youko do about how ~adults~ behave versus how ~children~ behave, Kaito and Kouta and probably the rest of the Riders too are all adults in a cultural sense, by age anyway. Micchi is the only one who is still in fact technically a 'child', though he's a teenager he's definitely not an ADULT.
RIDER HEADBUTT!!! Yes, this is all very true and I think significant also. But the point I was making is that out of all the Driver users (with the possible exception(s) of Jounouchi and Zack?), Micchi is the only one who hasn't "come of age"/reached the Age of Majority that is the magical 20 years old mark. He is NOT an adult in a legal sense.squashy wrote:I dunno. Almost every character in Gaim has some sort of traits that can be considered "immature", but I wouldn't use that alone to call them "kids". For instance, Kouta being irresponsible about jobs and easy to indulge in power, Kaito being overly confident in his power (lately he's always been losing), Bravo pretty much the bully, Sid easy to let his temper get over him... Takatora even believed that after using the Beat Riders to take the blame for the Inves, he could convince them to stay in custody, in a sense that's as naive as his brother.butyoumight wrote:
I absolutely believe this too. I feel for the kid, though. I keep coming back to this on my (extensive) Tumblr meta, but for all of the talk Sid and Youko do about how ~adults~ behave versus how ~children~ behave, Kaito and Kouta and probably the rest of the Riders too are all adults in a cultural sense, by age anyway. Micchi is the only one who is still in fact technically a 'child', though he's a teenager he's definitely not an ADULT.
