(Mar. 04, 2022 1:08 PM)p0l1w4g06 Wrote: Am I the only person who is backstabbed by Rashad? He felt so much like Ghostfreak's whole arc (now that you thnk abt it+Ben 10 nostalgia)
To be honest, most of us saw his downfall coming eventually, he was built up to become the potential final opponent, and every final opponent in Burst (not counting Valt in Chouzetsu) are villainous or jerks in some way. Rashad does have a nice guy attitude at first, which makes him a bit more different, but being a major rival, he was either gonna be a Delta like character or the main "villain".
I get what you mean, but I think for Ghostfreak, despite his freaky nature, we never expected them to become evil, as we weren't aware certain forms had their own mind. It's only when we look back on all the original series appearance of Ghostfreak where we sorta see hints and even bits of dialogue (where Ben as Ghostfreak always said stuff or acted way too out of character even for Ben) which foreshadowed him being something else. Burst was easier to see coming because it was following a somewhat strict story formula.