Idk how likely this is, but it's so interesting to me how the Legendary Bladers were pretty much set up to fail. Here's a list of people the Star Fragment went to:
Gingka and Kyoya who cannot agree on a single thing for most of Metal Fury
Ryuuga who would never work together with anyone
Chris who simply does not care
Yuki who, in the beginning, was definitely not hero material and had to learn it the hard way
Aguma who refuses to put the world before his clan until Nemesis has already been revived
Dynamis is the only person who makes sense and he got corrupted and possessed because he was the biggest threat at the moment
King who was barely ever allowed to battle before this and is so unconnected from it all that he thinks simply declaring yourself a Legendary Blader is enough
Tithi who is a small, meek child who would probably have never worked up the courage to fight had it not been for Yuu
And Rago who is literally trying to destroy the world
I think I saw a similar post before saying that, reasonably, the Legendary Bladers should not have succeeded. It's like fate itself was trying to help Rago.
And it's also interesting how the side characters play a huge part in recruiting a lot of the Legendary Bladers
King only learns of the Legendary Bladers from Masamune's bragging, he only activates his Star Fragment during a fight with Masamune and the others in the Destroyer Dome, and had he and Masamune — and the others by extension — not become such good friends, Johannes could have easily manipulated him into joining their side as well
Yuki was able to grow into his role as a Legendary Bladers with the influence of Gingka and the others. Had it not been for them, Yuki would have been beaten up (more than he was in canon) and possibly kidnapped by Johannes so they could use his Star Fragment against his will
And we all know that Kenta being Kenta is the reason why they won in the first place. Because if he had not chosen to follow Ryuuga around then Ryuuga would not have entrusted his Star Fragment to him in the end and there would have been no Legendary Blader of Summer
Chris's whole perspective was changed by Gingka and that's the reason he turned to their side by the end
Aguma is convinced to join when his loss to King and Tithi shakes up his belief that Beylin Fist is the strongest ever and after Dynamis tells him the complete truth about his ancestors, all of which helps history repeat itself when Aguma joins the good guys
Tithi would never have left his "home" with Kyoya or activated his Star Fragment in the first place without Yuu being there and he would have been even easier to manipulate/intimidate then King
Even Kyoya is convinced to rejoin the group and accept his duty as a Legendary Blader after he leaves briefly by Yuu and Tithi
Dynamis is the only one who was ready and willing to be a Legendary Blader from the beginning, and he is the one the villains choose to corrupt immediately because he's the only one who can't be swayed with deception. And his curse is broken by Kyoya during their battle, who is only there because Tithi and Yuu helped him realize that he needs to be here. So indirectly, Yuu is the one behind recruiting — or re-recruiting in Dynamis's case — three Legendary Bladers
Not to mention, the only reason the protagonists know where they need to go is hrough the help of almost every person they've met throughout the series.
It's interesting how the thing that help them win despite all odds seemingly against them is the bonds and relationships they all form with each other. In a way, the power of friendship helped them defeat fate itself.
Or was fate always on their side by allowing them to form these connections in the first place?
