#banno

Banno is a close second!

The difference for me was length of screen time.  We had to put up with Kusaka and his manipulative, vindictive, possessive, superior attitude for FAR longer than we had to deal with Banno.  Also, Banno was a clear villain, the heroes could just kill him and finish the problem but Kusaka was nominally an ally and Takumi couldn’t just off him without being as bad as the other Orphenochs, especially in Mari’s eyes.

Sure, Banno had the more intimate connection to two of our heroes, being their Father and he did kill my favorite character in the series so seeing him finally get his at the end of the weapon used by the hero he killed was really satisfying. 

EXCEPTIONALLY SATISFYING!

However, Kusaka’s death was the ultimate karmic comeuppance, his own superior, smug attitude’s just desserts.  He may not have been as obviously villainous but we in the audience (and Takumi) knew how bad he really was and how much of the jerk dude who can’t take no from a girl for an answer. Seeing him die on that beach, powerless and with that smug look finally gone from his face, was fantastic in ways that words cannot express.

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