(Aug. 28, 2011 8:50 PM)LeonTempestXIII Wrote: By that do you mean, just thier character relationships help Kyoya overcome it? Actualy, has Kyouya even shown legit signs of the Dark energy like Tsubasa was right before he got taken over? I may have seen some foreshadowing for Tsubasa in the first few metal masters episodes, now that I think about it. (but of course, the dub made it sound awful)
Actually in Shocking Wild Fang, Kyoya makes a reference about the "old Kyoya" versus the "new" one and Tsubasa also notes the feeling Kyoya has as the same one that nearly destroyed him. So it might be foreshadowing.
I think we see Tsubasa have the most problems with it because it's not his nature to be hyperaggressive, rely on power or to lose control whereas Kyoya doesn't have a problem with power.
I am bothered by it- there should be a country full of hyperaggressive bladers who also had their spirits drained from them during Battle Bladers.