Direct
Keep up
Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
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Which is in direct contrast to Jayden's Samurai Sentai Shinkenger counterpart; Takeru Shiba, who is somewhat of a subversion by the fact that he appears to try and keep up the trappings of a Standardized Leader but eventually slips more and more as his backstory is revealed.
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Between Grayson, Omega Men, and The Vision, writer Tom King is known for going light on direct exposition, and expecting the reader to keep up with themes and character development that are hidden beneath the surface.
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While Numbuh Two of Codename: Kids Next Door manages to keep up with the rest of his team of kid badasses fairly well, he's the most likely of the Five-Man Band to be left out of the direct action and the most easy-going of the main male characters.
Source: Non-Action Guy
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