This is prob a very unpopular opinion, but I legitimately think Giff is preferable to Bocca as a villain, especially if Bocca ends up being the final villain. Don’t get me wrong, Giff fucking sucks, but I legitimately think Bocca is even worse in some ways.
Don’t get me wrong, Giff is a terrible villain, but in my opinion, Bocca’s arguably even worse in some ways.
Like, Giff had build up, before his resurrection the show was about his followers and their attempt to revive him, plus his weird vagina pillar gives him some physical presence. The whole plot is about stopping his resurrection/killing him. Bocca meanwhile shows up out of nowhere in the last third and hijacks the entire plot with no buildup whatsoever.
Giff also has a very personal connection to the Igarashi siblings since their demons are direct descendants of him, and Vail was created directly from him. Bocca has no meaningful connection to any of our heroic Riders at all meaning there’s less of a personal conflict with him.
Lastly, Giff, while not very active, is responsible for a lot of what happens in Revice in some form or another, the Demons, the Stamps, and Fenix and the Deadmans all have ties to Giff. Bocca meanwhile’s biggest contribution to the plot is making Stomach Inc. more active to fulfill his Dark Treat order and actually making Lango get off his ass.