Exceedraft E41, like E13, features a "fake" Ken who clarifies what's good about the "real" Ken.
E41 is one of the episodes with Ken's name:
E13: '禁断の地獄拳!' - 'Kindan no jigoku Ken' ('The Forbidden Fist of Hell!')
E27: '拳のラブストーリー' - 'Ken no rabu sutori' ('Ken's Love Story')
E41: '対決! ふたりの拳' - 'Taiketsu! Futari no Ken' ('Showdown! Two Kens')
E13's "fake" Ken is the debt-ridden character that Ken acts as to fool the episode's villains into thinking that he's desperate enough for easy money from participating in their illegal fights. E41's "fake" Ken is Ken's double who perpetrates identity theft by pretending to be Okuma Ken. Both the “fake” Ken and the actual Ken are similar in their liking for the public’s attention and admiration.
E41 begins like a classic doppelgänger plot with the actual Ken suffering the consequences of the "fake" Ken's mischief. Shimizu Chiyomatsu, Ken's double, takes advantage of the civilians' trust in Draft Keace Okuma Ken to enable him and his 2 brothers to freely dine to eat for free at restaurants and borrow cash from strangers. Ken’s own display of pride and confidence in attracting the admiration of others through his work as Draft Keace is clear in E10 when he boasts of his contributions during a discussion of a newspaper write-up of Exceedraft's work as a team. But even while Ken's looking and acting smug, the influence of Hayato and Kosaku keeps Ken from being too full of himself.
Unlike Ken's teammates, Chiyomatsu's brothers fully supports and joins Chiyomatsu in enjoying the special treatment that Chiyomatsu is given while stealing Ken's identity. As Chiyomatsu acts on Ken's desire to be seen as special, Ken is as if punished through Chiyomatsu's misdeeds for the pride of his "real" self.
Just as Chiyomatsu mirrors Ken's pride, E41 mirrors E13 in featuring another newspaper article which focuses on Ken's achievements.
Ken appears impressive in both articles yet unlike E13's article that focuses on Ken standing out as an individual by winning consecutive karate tournaments, E41's article has the downside of focusing on Ken while giving less attention to the efforts of the other two Exceedraft members.
Another downside of the sole focus on Ken in E41's article is that the photo of Ken's face enables Chiyomatsu to exploit Ken's image. Just as the newspaper article highlights only Ken’s role in resolving a case, it's only Ken who takes the "credit" for Chiyomatsu's wrongdoing.
E41 gets more interesting when the "fake" Ken becomes more like the "real" one. An encounter with arms dealers awakens Chiyomatsu's conscience, causing him to realise his powerlessness in the face of dangerous criminals which then converts his pride to humility.
The "confrontation" in E41's title refers to not just Ken's confrontation of Chiyomatsu, but also Chiyomatsu's confrontation of the good and bad parts of being Okuma Ken. While Ken enjoys the admiration of others, it's only after he has earned it through entering dangerous situations for which the lives of himself and many others are at stake.
Chiyomatsu may be physically and mentally weaker than Ken, yet he manages to win against the villains in the short term by taking on Ken's trademark personal approach to fight with his fists. Initially, Chiyomatsu saves his own hide by sucker punching the arms dealer, but later gets captured by the criminals when he fails to equip himself with Draft Keace's armour in the Scrumhead.
He tries in vain to equip himself with a method exclusively for Exceedraft's captain, bringing some comedy and a subtle reminder that Keace is not Exceedraft's most important member. As Chiyomatsu, the “fake” Ken, only gains a temporary advantage against the forces that threaten him by thinking and acting like the actual Ken, his small victory results in his partial redemption.
Draft Keace’s equipment, which the actual Ken wears, reinforces the difference between the “real” and “fake” Ken. The removal of Ken’s helmet in a scene with him and Chiyomatsu standing face to face emphasises the part where their identities overlap.
E41's resolution features Ken confronting Chiyomatsu in the full set of his Try Jacket, emphasising his role as Draft Keace, a police officer granted the right to take in hand the wrongdoings of those who break the law. In contrast to their confrontation, Ken shows his face when Chiyomatsu talks of them being alike in having two brothers who support them. While Chiyomatsu has his biological brothers, Ken has the brotherhood that he shares with Hayato and Kosaku. The heartwarming ending of E41 with Ken flanked by his "brothers of one soul" contrasts against his isolation towards the end of many Exceedraft episodes centred on Ken.
Throughout the show, Ken shares an affinity with various sets of siblings — Chiyomatsu and his brothers in E41, the Kogure brother and sister pair in E13 and the 'Gin and Kin' brothers in E15.
E41 reveals that Ken himself is an only child. His affinity with siblings suggests his desire for someone close to him like family who'd also be his "equal" (unlike a parent) and who'd know him well enough to accept both the good and bad in him. As Ken’s impostor becomes a little stronger through actually acting like him, their confrontation also brings some good to Ken in clarifying the fulfilling quality of the brotherly support that he receives in taking on the role of Draft Keace.