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Originally Posted by Insane
I think we could’ve gone without introducing Sugou as the new antagonist right away. That was pretty fast and pretty in your face.
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Eh I don't particularly agree considering SAO's story seems to be largely driven by
"The Villain Makes the Plot" trope. Considering if it wasn't for Kayaba, nothing like this would have ever happened in the first place. In tandem, if it wasn't for Sugou, Kazuto probably wouldn't know what he had to do to save Asuna.
My problem is that I think Sugou was a bit exaggerated as an antagonist. He didn't necessarily need to be a slimeball in order for him to get in Kazuto's way. Just the fact he's engaged to Asuna in the first place should to be more than enough reason for Kazuto to want to save her from whatever is going on considering their relationship.