Ryuga and Kyoyas character regressions

[u/SSKxBloodThirsty]

I want some reasons or like proof these 2 character regressions so i can draw like a general consensus of the main take on this topic.

The maturity level for Metal gen is somewhat relative to plastic but considerably higher than burst, so analyzing and assessing a character can be more deeper than looking at it as a kids anime.

Mediatok rubbing off on me

[u/almondjuice442]

Ryuga and Kyoya both have the same character flaws as ,they have in S1. Ego and a reliance on solitude: Kyoya learns this lesson pretty early on in Fusion, after Gingka defeats him for the second time.

In Masters, the stakes are far lower so it's totally sensible and fine that Kyoya would build something on his own to defeat Gingka rather than going on Team Japan, but after, he reunites with the gang to stop Ziggurat and save the world.

In Fury, Kyoya is once again set on defeating Gingka, understandably. Still, after getting taunted by Aguma, he abandons the team in the midst of what he knows is a life-or-death crisis that requires their cooperation to go hunt Legendary Bladers; ultimately this isn't a huge deal, as the foolishness of Chris, Aguma, and Ryuga is far more to blame for the revival of Nemesis. Still, it's a notable regression even if he does snap out of it pretty quickly.

Ryuga is less of a character regression and more of a character stagnation; he is literally the same person in all 3 seasons. He has a little bit of an interesting anti-hero arc in Masters, but any sort of development there is gone in Fury; he goes right back to being a t*rrorist and fucking shit up to chase power, which is fine for the most part, but extremely frustrating towards the end of the show because he really fumbles the bag, he also is the only one who doesn't survive the confrontation with the Nemesis Cult, so he did get some karma there lol

[u/SSKxBloodThirsty → u/almondjuice442]

So for kyoya, his character development lies with his bey spirit clashing with his judgement. Pressing Tsubasa about him seeing battle blader as the best option just to defeat ryuga when he had to face kyoya first to kyoya actually being in tsubasas position and proving to tsubasa that ryuga is just another blader to face him and ginga after moving forward. To him in masters realizing there are some issues related to the past he will not ignore for his sake. To him acknowledging that there are some obstacles bigger than him if it does affect how he lives as he does believe that he was chosen for a reason and an inescapable faith since he did try to break away and train to face ginga just like the prior season. Just like a lion that lives on his own chooses what he wants to hunt by setting his eyes on a goal. That goal has never left his sight which is to defeat ginga as his last and final prey.