(Welp 4 day late reply on lane but eh)
Imo i feel like Lane wasn't handled the best here and there. Like he had a pretty solid set up (base foundation) with his high potential from his flare and Shu wanting to train him because of this. Lane definitely had a good start up as we see him training with Shu (aka the second best/strongest blader in the world) learning how to hone his skills to become a better and stronger blader that can go toe to toe with legends. But the thing i really don’t like about lane is how it doesn't feel like he’s strategically planning out what he wants to do or has a game plan. When lane battles it usually feels one sided as Variant wall or LBTE usually gives him a automatic win and even when hes backed against the wall for the majority of a battle he somehow finds a way to win by just using one of those 2 moves (ex: Lui vs lane. Lui was crushing lucifer against the wall with its full force and was pushing it around the entire stadium). Lane does feel powerful but powerful in the wrong way (hopefully that makes sense) like some to most of his wins just dont feel earned as he either gets caught in the corner for a majority of the battle and just wins or just one-siding the whole battle and the thing is for most of the time we dont see him train just sit there looking down on others. Do i dislike lane? No hes a pretty decent antagonist imo thats just me view on lane though.
Imo i feel like Lane wasn't handled the best here and there. Like he had a pretty solid set up (base foundation) with his high potential from his flare and Shu wanting to train him because of this. Lane definitely had a good start up as we see him training with Shu (aka the second best/strongest blader in the world) learning how to hone his skills to become a better and stronger blader that can go toe to toe with legends. But the thing i really don’t like about lane is how it doesn't feel like he’s strategically planning out what he wants to do or has a game plan. When lane battles it usually feels one sided as Variant wall or LBTE usually gives him a automatic win and even when hes backed against the wall for the majority of a battle he somehow finds a way to win by just using one of those 2 moves (ex: Lui vs lane. Lui was crushing lucifer against the wall with its full force and was pushing it around the entire stadium). Lane does feel powerful but powerful in the wrong way (hopefully that makes sense) like some to most of his wins just dont feel earned as he either gets caught in the corner for a majority of the battle and just wins or just one-siding the whole battle and the thing is for most of the time we dont see him train just sit there looking down on others. Do i dislike lane? No hes a pretty decent antagonist imo thats just me view on lane though.