(Nov. 14, 2018 4:47 AM)yukenta Wrote: In a way, yes, though Shu's Storm Spriggan breaking was less of a selfish/egotistical act on his part and more of Shu's tendency to feel the need to push himself, as if you'll remember in early season 1 when his arm was injured, he continued to unreasonably Beyblade despite the major risks involved instead of simply waiting for it to heal and for another tournament to battle Valt. He goes through that same struggle once Spriggan gets the crack and makes the same mistake, except only now he isn't as lucky with the results.
In this scenario the result was much more from Aiga's misunderstanding and warped perspective, not an evil one, but one that is certainly misguided, and it finally blew up in his face. I'm really looking forward to the future because I think this is going to be a major turning point for his character's growth and in a really interesting and good way. I really like the direction they're going with this and am eager to see how things play out in the anime. I feel bad for Aiga, he's been through a lot for someone that was really just super competitive, but I'm hopeful this will be for the better of him. It was really moving to see him cry at this and especially when you consider how happy and determined he was when he first made Achilles (the lyrics of Chouzetsu Muteki Blader even reference this) "Piece by piece, I made a Super Z Bey! Swearing to "become strong", I jumped out to the world!". It's a really sincere feeling that genuinely makes me tear up lol.
This event is really making me love Aiga a lot more than I already did, and I really hope some of the people that didn't like him so much will come to as well from this instead of just pointing and laughing at him.
Ok. The one thing both battles have in common is they pushed themselves too far and paid the price. Shu pushed himself and Spriggan past the literal breaking point while Aiga tried to master a power beyond him.
Aiga was like icuras, he gained wings to fly but flew too close to the sun. Aiga tapped into the dark power but let it consume and change him in a pursuit of power and victory. Only after starting from scratch would he learn.