Characters that serve no purpose

Characters that serve no purpose

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>OP walking down an alleyway
>thugs surround him
>beat the shit out of him
>licenseless rider appears
>saves his candy ass
>"y-you serve no purpose, i-it's not like you saved me or anything! b-baka!"
>runs away blushing

>OP walking down an alleyway
>thugs surround him
>beat the shit out of him
>licenseless rider appears
>gets beaten up too
>wow really changed my world

>OP walking down an alleyway
>thugs surround him
>beat the shit out of him
>nobody appears
>becomes paraplegic

You should stop shitposting rider-sama, your injuries are not gonna heal properly with all tgat stress

>OP walking down an alleyway
>thugs surround him
>beat the shit out of him
>licenseless ride appears
>bikes past the thugs, picking up OP all the while
>outpaces thugs easily
>saves the day

Mumen Rider isn't that weak.

Why do autists need everything in a story to serve a "purpose"? Is being entertaining not enough?