Originally posted by: Pwas
WTF Kiras got no purpose in GSD, hes no longer the main character. A matter of fact i think Kira was only in GSD to be defeated by Shinn to show Shinns power. Hes got no purpose or else he would be the main character instead of Shinn. As for your comment on Shinn not being able to take out Kira, thats bs because he just did like in this episode proves. Kira doesnt have the faith of the world on his hands and protecting his love ones because hello this isnt GS this is GSD and hes no longer the main character. So go cry some more under your bedsheets that kira got his ass kicked !
Kira is not the main character, he is the Hero.

Shinn may not end up being the main villain, but he's certainly on the right track.

If you compare the characters, Shinn has been on the way down since the start of the series. He's gone from standard soldier to hardened, cocky, battle butcher. Directly opposite of Kira.

And in this series, Kira has grown into more of a Hero character than before. We dont see any of the doubt, or the confusion of the first series. Kira is confident in his decisions, and is not worrying about whether what he is doing is right. He believes his actions are right, and acts on them.

Think of this like Star Wars where Shinn is Anakin. This is the story of his fall, and Kira is like Obi Wan. His purpose is to be the hero, to protect the people, save the girl, and find the treasure. Or something like that.