#rvt

Friede just let his found family believe that he was dead just for the writers to turn it into a joke at the end, and that just feels so wrong to me. We saw the emotional effect of seeing Friede fall and thinking he was gone took on the crew, especially Orla. But the only one who actually expresses anger at Friede is Cap, in a scene that kind of feels like it’s supposed to be funny.

LI’m sorry, there is NO good reason for Friede to have not contacted the crew as soon as he got out of Rakua. He could have chased after the Brave Asagui, he could have called any of them at any time, he still had his phone. He could have called Professor Lucca, or literally anyone. He could have gotten in contact with Geeta through Steven. But he didn't.

This situation feels very similar to Valka from the HTTYD franchise. It damages their character and muddies our view of them, because there were people who loved, and cared about them, who thought they were dead, and they never made the effort to reach out. Granted, Friede’s situation is even worse than Valka’s to me because it feels like checking on his crew and kids to know if they made it out safe and letting them know that he was alive and well never even crossed his mind. Like he genuinely forgot.

But let's be honest. How in the world do you forget to get in contact with your family after you went through a near death situation that they witnessed? If I were the RVT I would take Friede to take a brain scan ASAP, there is no way he doesn't have a serious memory problem.

And yes. I know it's a recurring joke on the show. But it stopped being funny when the situation became so serious.

Also, it’s ridiculous to say that Roy gathered the RVT back together when Liko and Dot were literally there the entire time??? What do you mean? Why does Roy get to be the leader, and battle Friede in a climactic battle while Dot and Liko, the other two protagonists who were there every single step of the way doing just as much important things as Roy did, just watch by the sidelines?

I also dislike that Friede got two megas, Roy has a mega, Ult has two megas, and the girls have NOTHING. Liko, Roy and Dot are supposed to be a trio, the soul, the heart and the brains. And it just doesn't feel that way anymore. And Friede really was acting like an ass during the second episode. He left these guys in the dark for a year, yells at them when they want him to take his post back (one I don't really think he deserves after these two episodes), and then leaves again immediately, leaving Cap so that Roy may continue to be the Ash rip-off he has been cursed to be by the narrative.

He could have been a prisoner to rescue, so that the kids could protect him like he had once protected them. He could have been a brainwashed enemy, so that the kids would actually have stakes when battling him with their new power.

I’ve always had complicated feelings about Friede. I heavily dislike the way he treated Amethio in the first seasons, but overall, to fulfill his narrative role well. He was a mentor and father figure that the kids could look up to and strive to be like. But now that the kids are at his level (or at least Roy is, because Liko and Doy are never given the chance to battle him), what role does he have in the story?