What is the role of Torotaro, who loves milk, in the plot of Kamen Rider Sword? Presumably, this question seems impossible for us to answer positively. As far as the plot is concerned, in addition to providing Kenzaki with shelter and necessary living material support, it seems that other aspects are very weak.
But in fact, if you delve into the plot, Torotaro is an indispensable supporting character in the Kamen Rider Sword plot, and his cognition can inspire Kenzaki at key moments, and can also trigger us to think about right and wrong through his performance. So in terms of plot development, what is the specific role of Milk Torotaro in the plot?
In the early stage, he was the logistical parent of the protagonist group, and he was the white moonlight of the orange seniors
Torotaro entered our field of vision in the first episode of the TV story line, and if it was more serious, he appeared before the TV story began. After all, he inherited his father's farm, and he didn't have a formal job, but relied on writing novels as a legitimate excuse, and the key is that the novel he wanted to write was about the rumored story of Kamen Rider fighting the undead in the mountains and forests.
So at the beginning of TV, when Tachibana-seni and Kenzaki were fighting the bat undead in the cave, Torotaro messed into the scene. It's not a coincidence, it's that he traveled to the mountains in search of the truth of the urban legend. And at this time, there is also a big background, that is, the undead beasts after being unsealed did not enter the scope of human life in the worldview at the beginning, but were hidden in the mountains and forests according to the characteristics of the race, and the related battles were also carried out in the deep mountains far away from humans. It's only in the early stages of the plot development that some undead beasts think that the worldview of human society today is evolving in the wrong direction, so they attack humans.
Based on the nature of Kenzaki's lack of wealth, there is the story of Torotaro taking in Kenzaki, but at the cost of providing Torataro with relevant information about Kamen Rider. It is such a plot arrangement that Torotaro officially became the resident character of the plot. At first, Torotaro simply provided food and lodging for Kenzaki and others, and driven by curiosity, he participated in some of Kenzaki's accompanying activities to fight monsters and upgrades.
After learning that Aikawa was not human, he decided to fight with Kenzaki. In this early-stage plot, Torotaro embodies the sincerity of an ordinary person to his friends, and when faced with powerless things, he recognizes reality and knows what he wants to do. The two most typical of these things are to become good friends with Kenzaki and Miss Hirose, and to give positive encouragement earlier than Kobako when Tachibana's seniors fell into deep self-doubt.
The classic line that Torotaro passed on to Tachibana's predecessors is: There is always fear and worry hanging above the head, which makes it look so cute, people who don't know who are afraid will not go all out to live, and people who don't have worries will not like others!
Although in terms of results, Tachibana-senpai has not changed anything, but this passage of Torotaro made Tachibana-senpai temporarily return to the battlefield to assist Kenzaki. Maybe the role of the senior orange is not much, but it makes him understand how to screen friendship!
It is the spiritual pillar of Kenzaki
Torataro once fantasized about gaining power so that he could protect his sister and niece, so he was briefly manipulated by the spider undead, but fortunately he was interrupted by Kenzaki to cast a spell and survived. Here we can guess that when Torotaro uses the scepter drive to transform in a controlled state, there will be two results, either he will be seriously injured by the moving barrier, or he will be directly taken away by the spider undead beast if he successfully transforms.
It is precisely with this experience that Torotaro recognizes the reality, and his ambition and consciousness make it impossible for him to become a Kamen Rider in his life, nor can he be impressive. So in the days that followed, his role was the same as that of Miss Hirose, using his expertise to assist Kenzaki!
For example, in his spare time, he cooks food for everyone, and when Kenzaki can't find the answer to some questions. Torotaro, on the other hand, listens as a friend, and gives Kenzaki his own views on these issues from an outsider's perspective. If you look at Torotaro from a normal point of view, then he is the existence of a car, a house and money, and on the premise that these are all abundant, he can also cook, and he is the perfect object in reality.
This kind of scene of recognizing one's own position and providing precise support is more fully expressed in the relationship with Kenzaki. For example, in the early part of the plot, when Kenzaki is caught in a battle for something, it is Torotaro who stands up and acknowledges Kenzaki's past and efforts, becoming his first friend. In the middle of the plot, through his own character, he gradually influenced Kenzaki, and from the perspective of others, Kenzaki grew rapidly.
In the middle and late stages of the plot, he can always do what he can at critical moments to help Kenzaki, and of course stabilize the transmission of emotional values more. For example, when Kenzaki couldn't eat because of the loss of the card of Shih Aikawa, it was Torotaro who told Kenzaki that only action could find the answer, and at the same time, when interpreting Director Karasuma's description of King form, Kenzaki helped Shishi Aikawa evolve Wild Calis through a deck demonstration and speculation. These are the key factors that affect the direction of the plot, if Kenzaki alone, it is impossible to accomplish it, or there will be a completely opposite result, which also reflects the fact that the seemingly mediocre supporting role of the protagonist group is indeed the key element to the success of the big protagonist.
On the eve of the finale, when Miss Hirose was busy spying on the black cockroach, Mutsuki was unconscious, and Kenzaki opened the emperor's sword to fight the little monsters, it was Torotaro who rushed to the scene for the first time and lent his shoulder to the extremely tired Kenzaki. This kind of scene is not only the embodiment of perfect friendship, but also the overflow of mutual trust. If there is no Torotaro in the plot, then Kenzaki and Miss Hirose are most likely going to live at the abandoned site of the Basic Research Institute!
In the plot, the performance that we see is that he can drink milk, his body is thin, and he even looks quite weak in character. But these are the elements that must be possessed in a loving team. As a friend, Torotaro carefully did his best to help his partner. At the same time, Toritaro, as a writer, has summarized the story through his deeds of fighting Kenzaki and them, and it was updated before the finale, so the story in the theatrical version is also well-founded, so as an ordinary person with good conditions, Torotaro has the potential to succeed.
If in our life, there is such a friend who loves to drink milk, has a weak personality, but can always take care of our feelings, then he must be the "milk Torotaro" that we must cherish!