User blog comment:KrystalLBX/Noboru vs Shido (character discussion)/@comment-6102960-20141129180248

Aye, this arguement discusion is a bit flawed. You have to remember that being a villain is NOT a bad character trait, for one thing. Let me try to give some fair critique of each character.

Noboru: When Gao was starting to get stronger than him, he was starting to whine and get angry just because Gao was getting stronger (*cough*Sasuke Uchiha*cough*). He was always bitter in his attitude when on-screen, and barked back at people when they were trying to talk to him (basicly). He was salty as heck when he lost...not to mention that he was going against the then-ranked-lowest Buddyfighter he knew as a "warm up". Praying on the newbies is A-Hole territory. Believe me, I've been there. I'm not proud of it, but I've been there. Not to mention that as far as him being social goes...he's pretty much just competitive. Dragonic Destroy ass-pull.

On the other hand, he learned the value of following his own way of doing things, and managed to stand up to Shido, who was a mental challenge for Noboru after what happened in the past. And he was shown to actually start to really value the friendships he had with everyone...to some extent.

However as much development he may have gotten, the development happened in one episode (VS Shido) and then Noboru left the show (VS Gao). If he stayed with the cast and had more on-screen development, he could've been much better...but they went with the background development threatment...

Shido: He is quite cocky and arrogant, and he is quick to blame others for his faillures. He is shown to be quite the coward like when he was hiding under the table at the boat, seemingly afraid to face the crowd or something. He also doesn't seem to care for those around him, and is quick to ditch those he deems as weak and useless to him. (The whole way he treats Terumi.) And he cries to his daddy. (As cute as I can imagine this whiny kid...mo, doesn't help him here...)

However, he is shown to be quite good at scheming up plans to further his ideas (eliminating Genma wouldn't have mattered anyway. Look at how the tournament went.), and after his battle with Genma (after Sengoku), his villainous side really started to shine through. He is also, despite his track record, a very skilled Buddyfighter. And since he actually got into Disaster, he must have done SOMETHING that impressed Kyoya...

What's keeping Shido back is the lack of a Backstory to back his attitude up. If we had a reason or catalyst behind how he behaves, he could be one of the better developed villains. And some more interactions with Gallows would be nice. I think we can have one of the best Buddy x Fighter relationships with them. (in a non-pairing way, of course)

Conclusion: Shido and Noboru. There is no defined way to say who is the better developed character, because as of now, the only thing that seperates them in our eyes is how people can actually stand them. Some like Tiger Shirt, some like Daddy Boy...

Though Shido has more screentime, and it pushes the scale in his favor, but just barely.