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Mission 7: A Hero's Heart and Plots a Plenty

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Izuku and Shiki stare at Toshinori in shock as he smiles at them. There is a long silence before it ends with Izuku's scream.

"All Might deflated!" Izuku screeches as he grabs onto Shiki.

Shiki himself does nothing but stare at Toshinori with wide, unblinking eyes. His face betrays nothing but close-mouthed shock as he silently stares at the skinny man while Izuku holds onto him and panics.

"W-wait! You can't be All Might! All Might is fearless and saves everyone with a smile. P-plus, he's huge!" Izuku shouts toward Toshinori, his mind refusing to believe what happened not even a minute ago.

"Nope, you're wrong. I am All Might." Toshinori sighs as he looks at the two.

Izuku joins Shiki in quiet shock as All Might continues.

"You know those guys constantly flexing and posturing at the pool? What I do is similar to that." Toshinori tells them, causing Izuku to scream.

"No way!"

Toshinori sighs before sitting down and leaning against the fence behind him.

"It's the truth. But make sure you don't write about it online, even accidentally." All Might warn them.

He then pulls up his white shirt and shows the two something that furthers Izuku's shock.

On the left side of All Might's abdomen is a nasty purple injury with various stitching that seems to converge into his body slightly.

"This is an injury I got from an enemy around five years ago. Half of my body's respiratory organs are missing, along with my stomach." Toshinori explains to the two.

Izuku doesn't know what to say. He can't believe what he's hearing. All Might, the Symbol of Peace and the strongest hero in Japan was gravely injured in a fight.

"Right now, I can only do hero work for about three hours each day," Toshinori reveals with a sigh.

After All Might says that, an idea pops into Izuku's head as to how he got that injury.

"Five years ago... Was that when you fought against Toxic Chainsaw?" Izuku asks as Shiki seems to get over his shock by blinking a few times.

Toshinori is surprised to hear the question and gives Izuku a slightly impressed look.

"You're well informed. But no, it was during a fight that was never revealed to the public. I didn't want it to be known because the Symbol of Peace should be undaunted against evil. Having criminals know I can be injured this badly may boost their morale." Toshinori tells them with a sigh.

"It makes sense. You're known across the world as the paragon of invincibility and peace. If people found out you could be injured, it would cause a lot of people biding their time to become bold." Shiki nods, speaking for the first time since Toshinori revealed his skinny form.

"Yes. That's why I smile. I smile to show the pressure of heroes and to trick the fear inside me." Toshinori tells them, shocking the two teens into silence again with his announcement of his fear.

"Pros are always risking their lives by fighting villains. You two have tasted that lifestyle with your Kamen Rider personas. However, I've spent far longer than either of you. So, believe me when I tell you, you haven't experienced anything yet." Toshinori tells them.

Izuku bites his lower lip when Toshinori says that, one question he's been asking all his life popping into his head.

"So, are you saying that someone Quirkless can't be a hero?" Izuku asks him, afraid of the answer.

Toshinori looks at him for a second before looking toward the sky.

"Had you asked me that question a couple of weeks ago, I would have probably told you it was impossible to become a hero without a Quirk and that you should aim for something like becoming a cop, firefighter, or another type of first responder," Toshinori tells them, causing Izuku and Shiki's hearts to clench slightly in pain and worry.

However, Shiki picks up on Toshinori's words and asks.

"And now?"

Toshinori gives the two a warm smile and says.

"I think there's a good chance one can still be a hero without a Quirk with the right equipment, enough training, and the heart to be one," Toshinori tells them, causing the two teens' hearts to skip a beat in happiness.

"What changed your mind?" Izuku asks him curiously.

"You did," Toshinori says while pointing toward Izuku.

Izuku looks shocked, while Shiki turns to his friend with a surprised face.

"M-me? H-how?" Izuku stutters, unable to fathom how he could have inspired the Symbol of Peace to change his stance on who can be a hero.

"Because of what you did when that other Kamen Rider was about to release his attack. You showed no hesitation as you ran towards him to try and protect those around you." Toshinori tells him, causing Izuku to blush and rub his arm in uncertainty.

"I-I didn't do that on purpose, though. M-my body reacted on i-its own. Before I realized what was happening, I was already getting closer to Kacchan." Izuku explains to Toshinori.

That response causes Toshinori to gain an even warmer smile.

"Did you know there's a story for every hero? In most of them, there's one thing they have in common. Their bodies move before they even have the chance to think, almost on their own." Toshinori tells them.

Realization and shock flash through both sets of eyes as Toshinori continues their speech. Izuku bends down as tears fill his eyes as he remembers his mom's words when they found out he may never gain a Quirk while Toshinori continues to speak.

"I'm sorry, Izuku. I'm so sorry."

"And that is what happened to you on that day," Toshinori tells him as Izuku begins to cry.

As this is happening, Shiki clenches his hands into fists, but Toshinori isn't done.

"And it wasn't just that moment that proved you two were heroes. It was also what you did today. Despite your injuries, you two willingly left your homes to head toward where you knew danger was. You both showed the heart of a hero when you did that, willing to throw yourselves into danger for the sake of others. When there was nothing for you to gain and everything for you to lose, rising to that challenge is the mark of a true hero." Toshinori compliments the two.

That causes Shiki to loosen his grip while Izuku cries tears of happiness. Shiki wasn't far behind him. His own memories surfaced.

"I'm sorry, Shiki. It's too dangerous for you to be a hero."

"Young Midoriya, Young Hikage. You both can be fantastic heroes." Toshinori announces, causing the dams to burst and them to cry waterfalls of tears.

Their crying isn't silent sobs like when they first met each other. No, it's full-blown ugly crying from happiness as their idol tells them they can be great heroes.

It takes almost fifteen minutes for the two to calm down and stop the tears. After calming down, they looked toward Toshinori with puffy red eyes as he patiently waited for them to finish.

"S-sorry, All Might. We d-didn't mean to take up your time like that." Izuku hiccups slightly as he apologizes to Toshinori, who waves their concerns off.

"Think nothing of it. I understand the feelings you're both going through right now. You both have the right to cry tears of joy." Toshinori tells them with a smile.

"S-so, what are you going to do with us?" Shiki asks, stuttering slightly as well.

"Simple. I want to help you two become great heroes by training you myself. You both have been doing a fine job handling the Nomu. However, you'll need training if you hope to get any further as heroes. You must improve upon your limits and surpass them. That is the essence of being a hero!" Toshinori announces while transforming into All Might at his last sentence... then coughing up blood and deflating again, causing Izuku to scream in worry.

On the other hand, Shiki gains a flat look when he watches Toshinori do what he did. The shock, happiness, and other emotions have worn off enough to where he can think calmly again. Being able to; he's able to see the strangeness of this situation and has a feeling he'll be dealing with a lot of strange, awkward, and comedic moments if this is how All Might act when not on the job.

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Katsuki has a frustrated look on his face as he walks toward his family's apartment while the sun is starting to fall. His 'training' started back at square one because of how he handled the situation with Mammoth Nomu and the other Kamen Riders. Slidin' Go was drilling him about how to work with the other Kamen Riders in public as if he needed them to handle being a hero. To add to his anger, he'd spent some of today looking through the comments about his latest fight against Mammoth Nomu and his action against the other Kamen Riders.

It's not like he cares about what the extras online say about him. He never cared about what others thought of him and was always hyperfocused on becoming the strongest as the number one hero. Because of that, he always acted in whatever way he wanted without a care about how others would see him. However, the threat of losing his ability to become a hero early because of Deku and his friend has left him silently stewing in a boiling rage.

"I can't believe after all these years, Deku is still getting in my way of becoming the number one hero. I'll show him and all the other extras that they can't stop me from accomplishing my dream." Katsuki silently promises himself inside of his head as he makes his way up the stairs.

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Unknown to him, he's not the only one feeling the effects of today's display. Shinonome is also having problems due to his actions and her choice of giving him the Hero Driver.

"What was that display, Shinonome? We can't keep helping you if your Kamen Rider continues to do actions such as today. He could have gotten some people seriously injured or killed by deflecting that attack aimed at the Nomu. You had better have him shape up or pick someone that isn't such loose cannon glory hound." Someone snaps at her on the phone while she's in her home office space.

"Of course. I'll get him to fall in line soon. I already have a trustworthy hero training him. It'll only be a matter of time before his more negative aspects are fixed. Thank you for being willing to stick with me and my decision for so long, sir. I promise it will benefit us in the end." Shinonome promises with nervousness and thankfulness evident in her tone as she ends the call.

After she ends the call, though, she immediately gets another one. She quickly looks at the caller ID and gains a nervous and horrified expression. She instantly picks up the phone and answers.

"Yes, sir?" She asks.

"Shinonome." The person on the other end, who was also the same person she spoke to in her car before, says in a tone that clearly displayed his anger.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, sir. I promise I am doing my best to rein him in." Shinonome immediately begins promising to the man on the phone.

"Do you know how much unnecessary risk you're placing on us with this attempt at power-grabbing?" The man asks her, causing Shinonome to start apologizing even more.

"I know, I know, but I promise I'm already taking steps to fix everything. I have Slidin' Go training the boy as we speak. I really think he's the best candidate because of his past with one of the other Kamen Riders. If you can give me more time, I promise I'll get you results; just a little more time." Shinonome tells the person on the phone, trying to barter with them.

"If something like this happens again, you will turn the device over to us so we can reverse engineer it or give it to someone more amicable to our cause." The man warns her, causing her to gain an even more horrified look.

"B-but, i-if I do that, all of my hard work will be for nothing. The Commission won't trust me with anything ever again. They may even do a deeper investigation and manage to pull something that could be detrimental to the cause." Shinonome tells the person.

"If you feel that strongly about it, then you should make sure that doesn't happen." The person on the other end tells her before hanging up the phone.

Shinonome looks at the phone as it shakes in her hand before letting out a frustrated scream as she throws her phone into the wall. She bends her body and rubs her knuckles into her skull while muttering.

"I'm screwed, I'm screwed, I'm screwed. I only have one more chance to get this right. That damn brat! I should have never chosen him. The mental advantage over Deku is not worth all of this." Shinonome mutters before taking a few deep breaths to try and calm down.

After a few minutes, Shinonome finally calms down and begins to go over her situation again.

"No, no, it's fine. This kid wants to be the number one hero. That means he won't want to lose his chance at being a hero early. I can set him straight by warning him that this is his last chance before I decide to go for another candidate. I may even be able to threaten his abilities to go to a hero school." Shinonome mutters as she goes over her options.

She picks up her thrown phone, seemingly undamaged from the throw, and speed dials Slidin' Go's number.

"Hey, Ms. Shinonome. I'm guessing the talks didn't go well after our ward's latest performance." Slidin' Go says, causing Shinonome to sigh.

"You have no idea. I'm down to my last chance before it's time for plan B. I need you to hurry up and get that kid to understand that he can't do whatever he wants." Shinonome orders him.

"And how do you propose I speed his training up?" Slidin'g Go asks.

"Tell him he's down to his last chance before I choose someone else for the Kamen Rider program. That should get him the behave the way we want him to. After that, try to bait him with strategies to get around this warning by exploiting a loophole, such as how I said he couldn't fight them in public. Maybe he'll finally understand that he has to play this smarter and follow our instructions." Shinonome explains.

Slidin' Go takes a few moments to think about this information on the other side of the phone before replying.

"That seems like a good plan on how to handle him. I don't appreciate how you're trying to order me around when we're both the same rank within the organization, though." Slidin' Go chastizes her. But it sounds more playful than anything else.

Shinonome smiles before it becomes a smug smirk.

"We may be the same rank in the army as spies. But don't forget; I'm the one on the Commission. That makes me your boss by association." She tells him.

"Hahaha, fair enough. I'll see what I can do. But friendly advice. I recommend preparing to disappear in case things go wrong in the end." Slidin' Go warns her before ending the call.

"Oh, don't worry; I already have a few plans to get out of here," Shinonome mutters before she hears a voice behind her.

"That's interesting. Would you mind sharing with me how you plan on doing that? I'm curious about this organization you're with other than the Hero Public Safety Commission." Giran's voice says behind her, causing Shinonome to turn around in fear.

That fear quickly turns into anger and suspicion as she glares at Giran.

"Who are you, and how did you get into my house!?" She shouts at him as she prepares to attack.

Giran grins toward her and pulls out his revolver-shaped lighter, causing Shinonome to attack him with her Quirk. She fires a mental blast straight into Giran's mind to disorient him. However, her mental attack meets the mental equivalent of a brick wall.

"He has a mental Meta Ability as well?" Shinonome asks inside her mind in shock when she realizes her attack can't get through.

"Your face says, 'he has a mental Quirk too.' You should work on hiding your emotions." Giran advises Shinonome as he lights the cigarette in his mouth.

"Who are you?" Shinonome asks again, this time more nervous than before.

"My alias would be Giran. Now that I've answered one of your questions. You have to answer one of mine. What is this organization you're a part of?" Giran asks her casually.

"And why would I tell you that?" Shinonome glares at him.

"Because I asked nicely and answered one of your questions. You should really pay attention to what other people are saying." Giran tells her with a smile, causing anger to bubble in Shinonome again.

"Don't screw with me, Asshole." Shinonome snaps at her as she tries attacking him again.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tries, none of her attacks can breach Giran's mental barrier.

"Alright, since you don't want to answer that question, why don't you tell me who you talked to on the phone today? I believe I heard you on three different calls. I'd like to know about your connections and see if I can dig anything up about this organization from them." Giran tells her while motioning for her to give him her phone.

Shinonome holds the phone close to her chest and glares at him in defiance.

"There is no way I'm letting you have my phone or check my contacts. Now, get out of my house!" Shinonome shouts at him as she grows more desperate with her attacks.

"Why must they always choose the hard way during these?" Giran sighs as he morphs into his Nomu form.

Shinonome stares in horror as Giran stalks toward her.

"No, stay away! Get away from me! AHHH!" Shinonome screams as Giran pounces on her.

Her scream is cut short when one of the tentacle's ends touches her head, though. She desperately tries to fight off whatever is trying to get into her mind with her Quirk, but nothing seems to be working. She soon enters a coma-like state as Giran rummages through her mind.

"Finally, I was afraid her screams would alert the neighbors. Now, let's see what you know." Giran's voice rings out throughout the room despite not having a mouth in this form.

After a few minutes of searching, Giran stumbles upon a shocking discovery.

"Oh, ho, ho. This is interesting. Dr. Garaki and the Master will be pleased when they learn about this." Giran's confident and excited tone rings throughout the room as he sets Shinonome down.

He keeps one tentacle on Shinonome's forehead as he gently sets her in her chair and takes her phone to browse through it. After a few minutes of memorizing all her contacts, Giran puts the phone back in her hand and moves toward the door, with his tentacle lengthening to keep attached to Shinonome's head while he gets further away from her. He soon morphs back into his human form and leaves the room. A full minute after he exits her house, Shinonome wakes up from whatever trance she's in and looks around the room in confusion.

"Ugh, what was I doing again? Right, dealing with the aftermath of that brat. Let's see, I covered handling my connections, and I already talked to Slidin' Go about what to do about his training. What's left?" Shinonome asks herself as she racks her brain.

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As Shinonome does this, Giran walks down the street with a grin as he calls Dr. Garaki.

"Yes, Giran?" Dr. Garaki asks when he answers the call.

"I did some digging using the source herself and found an interesting fact about her," Giran tells him.

"And I assume you'll tell me what this fact is?" Dr. Garaki asks him in a bored tone.

"Yes, it seems like Ms. Shinonome is a member of the Meta Liberation Army," Giran explains, only to gain a look of surprise when Dr. Garaki says in a bored tone.

"I'm already aware of that, I had one of the Nomu tail her, and they revealed this information to me already."

"And you didn't think to tell me about this while I was digging. Why?" Giran asks in a slightly annoyed tone.

"Because I was hoping you'd figure it out along with other information. So, what did you learn while in her head?" Dr. Garaki asks him.

Grian sighs at being brushed off but gets over it quickly to continue their conversation.

"Well, I found quite a few members are in relatively high places and where their base of operations is," Giran tells him, piquing Dr. Garaki's interest.

"Oh, good job, Giran. Where is it?" Dr. Garaki asks.

"You're not going to believe this," Giran warns Dr. Garaki.

"Try me." Dr. Garaki challenges.

"Well, this organization has been sneakier than you probably expected. They've been building their resources and members in a single city. Deika City, to be precise. You won't believe how much information I got from that woman. The organization is massive. It's surprising how well they kept it a secret. The people running this are pretty competent." Giran tells Dr. Garaki, surprising the man on the other side with this news.

"Interesting. Thank you for this new information Giran. I'll pass it along to the Master, and we'll decide how to handle this." Dr. Garaki tells him as he's about to hang up the phone before Giran stops him.

"Wait, don't you want to know about the names of its top brass?" Giran asks.

"You learned about that from her too?" Dr. Garaki asks.

"Yes, the leader is Rikiya Yotsubashi, the president of Detnerat. As for the upper echelon, we have the executive director of Shoowaysha Publishing, Kizuki Chitose, a board member at Feel Good, Inc., Chikazoku Tomoyasu, and the leader of the Hearts and Mind Party, Hanabata Koku." Giran lists off the members he knows about.

"Hmm, that would explain why Detnerat has been selling support gear on the black market as of late. It would also explain why Destro's autobiography continues to be printed. Not to mention how they've been able to stay hidden for so long. Good job, Giran. It would seem you've stumbled on an information gold mine with that spy." Dr. Garaki compliments the man, causing him to grin.

"No problem. I'll be leaving this city until the heat dies down, though. With those Kamen Riders, All Might, and police combing the streets for the Nomu source, this city has lost its profit for a while." Giran tells him.

"Very well, you can pull back for now. However, I want you to change your targets instead and get us into contact with this new Meta Liberation Army." Dr. Garaki orders.

Giran scratches his head and releases a sigh, the grin never leaving his face throughout the entire conversation.

"You know, you can be a real slave driver. That's a tall order with how many members it seems to have and the risks of moving in on a group like that." Giran tells him.

"I'm aware. However, their belief and cause make them the perfect group to further my research and have plenty of Nomu to attack the Kamen Riders. Working with them will be nothing but beneficial for us." Dr. Garaki informs him.

"Alright, I'll see what I can do. Just give me a few days." Giran requests.

"Take all the time you need. We're in no rush." Dr. Garaki tells him while ending the call.

Giran looks at his phone before putting it away and looking toward the sky. He releases a large puff of smoke and sighs.

"I guess that ancient saying still holds true today. No rest for the wicked." Giran says as he walks off toward the train station to leave town.

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Shiki and Izuku were dropped off by All Might and are heading up the stairs toward their apartments.

"Well, these last two days have been eventful. I can't believe this has all happened in a couple weeks." Shiki mutters next to Izuku.

Izuku can't help letting out a tired and nervous laugh when he thinks about his friend's words.

"I know. I didn't expect to have to go through so much so soon when I became a hero. It's surprising how fast our lives are changing." Izuku agrees with Shiki.

"Yeah, I've heard that a hero's life moves quickly. But I didn't expect it to be so literal. We went from two Quirkless teens that people said shouldn't be heroes to being trained by All Might of all people. That's probably the biggest change we can ever expect in our lives. Well, besides getting strong Quirks of our own." Shiki tells him.

"Yeah." Izuku agrees with his friend before they part ways. Shiki is the first to leave and heads toward his apartment.

When he enters, he immediately dives onto his couch and turns to look at the ceiling.

"Did you know there's a story for every hero? In most of them, there's one thing they have in common. Their bodies move before they even have the chance to think, almost on their own."

"I don't think I've ever been in a situation like that, even when I moved to protect Izuku against the shadow-controlling Nomu." Shiki thinks to himself.

"Does that mean I'll make for a bad hero? No, I've been training for this and have tread the ins and outs of the Hero Driver. Plus, I'll be getting extra training from All Might." Shiki mutters as he tries to tell himself that it doesn't matter.

"But all you've done is physically and strategically prepare, and those didn't help against K.E.M.," A part of his mind says.

"It's fine. All Might was still impressed with what he saw in me. I can still be a great hero despite never being in that situation," Shiki tells himself.

"He was more impressed with Midoriya, though. And he's in the same situation as you but with less training." His mind reminds him again.

Unable to sit still, Shiki stands up and opens one of the apartment doors to reveal a small gym. Putting on the gloves at the stand next to the door, Shiki walks toward the sandbag in the room and starts punching it.

"It doesn't matter. I'll be okay and be able to complete my dream." Shiki mutters as he continues to punch.

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The morning of the next day, the two teens find themselves met with the sight of All Might standing proudly in the parking lot.

"Hahaha, I'm glad to see you both. How are you feeling today?" All Might boisterously ask the two.

Shiki shakes his body a few times and feels most of the soreness gone, barring his hands, but Shiki ignores that.

"I feel okay. What about you?" Shiki asks his friend.

Izuku smiles and nods, although feeling more sore than Shiki.

"I'll be fine." Izuku nods, causing All Might to grin an even wider grin.

"Great. Then let's begin your training." All Might says as he grabs the two and flies off.

"Ahh!" Izuku shrieks in panic as Shiki's eyes widen in surprise and slight fear as they fly off.

The trio soon lands on a beach, and All Might drop the two on the sand.

"Welcome to Takoba Municipal Beach Park, boys." All Might shouts as the two look around to see piles and piles of junk. The area around them seems more like a junkyard than a beach.

"Um, All Might. What are we doing here?" Izuku asks his idol.

"Training, my boy! We'll be training your bodies by having you help clean up this beach!" All Might announces.

Izuku and Shiki look shocked as they stare at the mounds of trash and metal around them before looking toward All Might.

"We have to clean up all of this?" Izuku nervously asks as Shiki stands up and begins browsing through the trash.

"Yes. Of course, I don't expect you two to do this in the span of a day." All Might says before he suddenly deflates.

"This training will be through the rest of the year up until around its time for the UA entrance exams," Toshinori tells the two.

"The entrance exams?" Izuku asks in shock.

"Yes. You will be taking those exams and joining the UA hero curriculum." Toshinori announces.

"Are we going to be getting letters of recommendation from you?" Shiki asks curiously.

Toshinori quickly shakes his head no and looks at the two seriously.

"No, you two will prove you belong at UA without me. The most I'll do for you is give you two will be giving advice and training." Toshinori tells them.

Shiki looks slightly disappointed when he hears that but quickly shakes it off.

"Now then, I want you to begin clearing this beach." Toshinori orders.

The two Kamen Riders pull out their Hero Drivers, but Toshinori stops them.

"Not like that. I want you two to do this without your support gear." Toshinori announces, surprising the two.

"But wouldn't it be best if we got training with our Hero Drivers and Rider forms?" Izuku asks in confusion.

"Maybe, but I want you two to first train your bodies by working without them. Have you ever heard the saying, Quirks are like muscles? Well, we'll be training your muscles like heroes would be training their Quirks." Toshinori tells them.

This shocks the two, but they still follow Toshinori's instructions and begin picking up the garbage. Izuku begins his training by picking up the smaller pieces around the beach, while Shiki quickly goes for the more substantial items like car parts. While they do this, Toshinori watches them and analyzes their movements.

"Hmm, it seems like Young Hikage is more confident in his physical abilities than Young Midoriya. However, that could also be taken as Young Midoriya being the more tactical person by trying to finish the easiest part of this task before starting anything else." Toshinori thinks to himself as he watches the two go to work.

However, he soon notices the slightly uncomfortable and pained look on Shiki as he carries off some trash toward a nearby truck that Toshinori requested ahead of time. This causes Toshinori to monitor Shiki more closely and see the slight rawness of his knuckles for the first time.

"Did he injure his hands before coming here?" Toshinori mentally wonders.

Toshinori decides not to pry on it for now and moves on to watching Izuku.

Izuku is currently picking up items like bottles and cans but can't keep many in his arms at a time. He soon drops all the trash in his arms and looks disappointedly at the fallen recyclables.

"I need to find something to put these in." Izuku thinks as he looks around for something.

He quickly spots a paper bag underneath some trash and some sand. He digs it out and looks inside to see a few small holes, but not substantial enough to make holding things in it difficult. Using the bag, Izuku puts his recyclables in it and heads toward the nearest recycling. He then repeats this process by putting smaller pieces of trash and recyclables in before dumping them in their proper bin.

The two keep at their methods for hours with some quick breaks before Toshinori has them stop. He brings the two some water he bought from a nearby convenience store and lets them rest.

"Good job, you two. Now you'll be going on a run." Toshinori announces.

The two don't say anything and follow their trainer's instructions. So, the trio runs down the sidewalk next to the beach, with Toshinori following behind them on a moped. As they're running, it becomes clear that Shiki is better equipped to handle this type of training as Izuku is lagging slightly while Shiki keeps a constant pace. Seeing his training partner lag behind him, Shiki slows down to run near him.

"Are you okay?" Shiki asks.

"Y-yeah. Just *huff* not used to this kind of *huff* training." Izuku says between gasps and releases heavy breaths.

Toshinori drives onto the other side of Izuku and says.

"And that is exactly why we are doing this. Heroes must train daily to stay in top form while in the field. Your Hero Drivers may make up for your underdeveloped bodies, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't train yourselves up. With enough training, you'll be able to handle the strain from battles and overuse of the Hero Drivers. Plus, it'll improve your overall performance as heroes." Toshinori explains to the two before falling back to drive behind them.

Hearing this, Izuku seems to gain his second wind and tries hard to continue running with Shiki. However, this burst of energy soon ends, and he has to stop and rest on a bench while drinking from his water bottle. Shiki, who stopped with him to get a short rest, looks toward his friend with a raised eyebrow.

"You've really never trained before, have you?" Shiki asks him, causing Izuku to blush in embarrassment.

"You do realize the only school that lets people without Quirks take their hero course exam has a physical test? We may be able to take it once every year, but that doesn't mean anything will change if you only rely on your brain." Shiki says while placing a finger on Izuku's forehead.

Izuku groans as Shiki dresses him down.

"Sorry." Izuku apologizes.

"Young Hikage is right, Young Midoriya. While training your mind is important. You must remember to train your body too. Some say that exercise can help you learn." Toshinori encourages the boy.

"Sorry. I'll try harder, All Might." Izuku apologizes again before promising to do better.

"It's alright, my boy. That's what this training is for. And don't work harder than you have to. You both should follow these training plans I'm giving you to the letter." Toshinori announces as he hands the two small notebooks with notes on how they should train.

The two take a few moments to check their training regiment for the next few months before putting them away so they don't lose them. Though, Izuku looks slightly more green than usual when he realizes how much he must do.

"Remember, you must follow these regiments to the letter. We'll stop training here so you two can rest before tomorrow's training. I expect you both to be here bright and early tomorrow morning." Toshinori announces, causing the two to sigh in relief.

"Now, I'm off!" Toshinori shouts as he transforms into his muscle form and flies off.

The two watch him fly off, and Shiki tiredly sighs before walking away. Izuku quickly follows after him.

"So, what should we do now?" Izuku asks his friend.

Shiki looks at him boredly before saying.

"I've got to go buy all the food on this list. You can come to if you want." Shiki tells him.

Izuku blinks in confusion at his friend's words.

"Won't your parents be buying them? Actually, where are your parents? I don't think I've ever met them before." Izuku asks Shiki.

Shiki freezes at Izuku's words. However, he quickly shakes it off and says.

"I'm being taken care of by my grandpa," Shiki says in a tone that doesn't convey any emotions, and Izuku realizes he hit a sensitive topic.

"Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to bring up any bad memories." Izuku quickly apologizes.

"It's fine. You didn't know. Let's go." Shiki tells him as he leads the two to the nearest store.

The two walk with an awkward silence between them as they collect Shiki's groceries.

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As this happens, David Shield is coming out of customs at an airport with someone following close behind him.

The person following behind him is a young woman about a year or two older than Shiki and Izuku. She's tall with fair skin, light blue eyes behind black-framed circular glasses, and long wavy blond hair that reaches her back.

The young woman is wearing a white short-sleeve dress shirt under a dark raspberry pink waistcoat with an orange plaid bow, pale gray Capri pants, and brown boots that go up to her knees with pink plaid socks that reach her kneecaps.

"Are you excited to meet the others, Melissa?" David asks the young woman.

The now-named Melissa gives David an excited grin.

"Yeah. I can't wait to meet them. I also can't wait to see this Rider system you're so proud of." She tells David happily.

"Well, we'll be there soon. Your uncle told me he'll be picking us up." David tells her, causing Melissa's grin to grow.

"Uncle All Mi-" Melissa starts before getting cut off by David with a panicked palm to her mouth.

"Let's not say that out loud around here, Melissa. We don't need that kind of attention on us." David tells his daughter with a weak smile.

"Sorry, Dad." Melissa gives her father an apologetic smile, and David smiles at her.

The two soon exit the airport and spot All Might's car quickly. The reason for this is that it looks like a high-tech black supercar, and David was the one who built it for him.

"There's the Hercules," Melissa says, pointing toward the car.

The two quickly head toward the car and see Toshinori silently waiting for them in his skinny form. When he sees them in his rear-view mirror, Toshinori gains a bright grin and exits his car.

"Uncle Toshinori." Melissa excitedly says as she runs over and happily hugs Toshinori.

"It's good to see you again, Melissa," Toshinori tells her with a smile.

"It's great to see you too. It's been so long since we last saw each other." Melissa tells him while hugging him tighter.

"Hehe, sorry about that. I've been pretty busy over here lately. The wicked don't rest and all that." Toshinori apologizes to her, his smile turning slightly tired.

"Hopefully, the installation of the Hero Driver will help with your workload then," David grins at him while saying that.

Toshinori winches when David says that and gives his friend a strained look.

"About that, there's been an issue. We'll talk about it while I take you to your lab." Toshinori explains as he gets out of Melissa's grip and motions for them to get in the car.

The three quickly put Melissa's bags in the trunk, and Toshinori drives them toward the lab.

"So, what happened while I was gone?" David asks.

Toshinori releases a heavy sigh, causing David and Melissa's worried looks to intensify.

"While you were gone, someone in the Hero Public Safety Commission got their hands on a Hero Driver and gave it to a rather dangerous person," Toshinori reveals, causing the two other occupants in the car to widen their eyes in shock.

"What!" David shouts in shock.

"Yeah. I'm sure Midoriya and Hikage have been trying to call you." Toshinori tells him.

"My phone got destroyed while at I-Island, and I haven't been able to check my mail." David winches when he realizes how bad this looks for him.

"That's bad," Melissa says when she realizes her father may be in trouble.

"Yeah, I'm sure they think you may have something to do with it," Toshinori warns his friend.

"But I let Samuel and Hisashi know I'm leaving for I-Island to bring Melissa here. I even let Mrs. Yaoyorozu know I'd be away from her company's lab." David explains.

"Samuel's gone missing too. We still don't know where he is. I only know this because I asked a friend investigating his disappearance when you told me about who was in your group." Toshinori explains.

"You don't think Mr. Abraham gave out the Hero Driver? Do you?" Melissa asks her uncle.

"No way. Samuel and I worked on the Quirk-enhancing technology long before we started helping Hisashi with the Hero Driver. I know Samuel; he's a good person." David defends his teammate.

"I'm sorry, David. But while you have an alibi, it seems like Samuel doesn't. You, Midoriya, and he are the only ones who could create a Hero Driver. He probably went into hiding after seeing how destructive the person given it is." Toshinori explains to his friend.

David has a betrayed expression, and Melissa looks at her father worriedly.

"But it's not all bad. I met with the boy you told me about and took him and the chairman's grandson under my wing." Toshinori reveals to try and lighten the mood.

That helps David's mood, and he looks at his friend in surprise.

"Really. I thought you didn't want any more sidekicks after Nighteye and your injury?" David questions his friend.

Toshinori lets out a heavy sigh as he looks at his dashboard sadly.

"Let's just say; I'm starting to feel my age catch up with me, and it made me realize I may need to spend more time teaching," Toshinori says sadly.

David gives his friend a look of pity and understanding. Hero work is like that of an athlete. Eventually, your age catches up with you physically and mentally, progressively becoming harder to continue.

"I'm sorry to hear that." David apologizes to his friend.

However, Toshinori quickly stops him and smiles.

"It's alright. I still have enough years in me to finish everything I want to do. One of those things is to deal with these Nomu plaguing Japan." Toshinori tells him.

"Well, I'm glad to hear they're my juniors now," David says with a somewhat strained grin.

"I'm already working them hard by making them clean up my old favorite beach while going through tough training regiments." Toshinori laughs.

The conversations continue to move on to a more positive note as the three drive toward Uncountable Enterprises. Once they arrive at the gate, though. Things take a slightly different tone.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shield. But I need security to follow you in and stay with you until Mr. Midoriya or our boss says otherwise." Mr. Raccoon says as he alerts security about David's arrival.

David smiles at the man and says.

"I understand. There was a breach, and you're on edge. I'm sure I'll be able to clear this up soon." David tells the man, causing him to give David a thankful look.

The trio is let in and parks the Hercules. Afterward, they're led into the building by two security guards, with Melissa having a nervous expression. David quickly places a comforting hand on his daughter, relieving some of the tension in her.

They soon arrive at the lab floor and go through the hallway, hearing noises that bring a smile to Melissa's face as they walk.

*Grinding*

*Drilling*

*Burning*

*Bang*

"What are we doing wrong with this stupid A.I.? We've scanned the code multiple times!" A scientist screams in frustration.

The group soon arrives at the team's lab and rings the doorbell. Hisashi quickly opens the door, and his eyes widen when he sees David.

"Where have you been? I've been trying to call you, and you didn't respond to my emails!" Hisashi says as he motions for them to enter the room quickly before stopping security.

"I've got this handled. You can go." Hisashi tells them.

The two nod and leave. After they do and he closes the door, Hisashi turns around to glare at David before he notices Toshinori.

"What is he doing here?" Hisashi asks while pointing toward Toshinori, not knowing he's All Might.

The three's eyes widen in a slight panic as they realize this. However, David quickly covers it up and gives Hisashi a shaky grin.

"This is a friend of mine from back in America. I asked him to pick us up from the airport, and he drove us here since I told him about my work." David explains to Hisashi.

"Is that why he's been skulking around my apartment lately? He randomly appeared after my son and Hikage's grandson took down a Nomu." Hisashi tells David while narrowing his eyes at a nervous Toshinori.

"Well, he's another friend of All Might. So, I'm sure he was also scouting to see if they're worth training since I also told All Might about the program." David says while grinning nervously as Hiashi's eyebrow twitches.

"How many people have you been telling this secret program to?" Hisashi says, emphasizing the word secret while looking at his teammate and others.

"Not a lot, I promise. I thought I'd only tell some of the people it can greatly affect so they can help keep an eye on your son. I promise that nothing bad will come out of it." David tells Hisashi quickly.

"Well, I guess I should thank you for that, then. Apparently, All Might has taken our Kamen Riders on as his students. That'll help them in the long run. Especially with our latest problem outside of hunting the Nomu." Hisashi lets out a tired and angry sigh.

"Toshinori told me about that. So, someone got their hands on one of our Hero Drivers?" David asks worriedly.

"Yep. It's not just anyone, though. It's my son's old-school bully. You know, the one I told you about. And he's being protected by a rather annoying member of the Commission." Hisashi explains with a frustrated expression before he focuses back on David.

"So, where were you during all of this, David?" Hisashi asks him.

"I went back to I-Island to pick Melissa up. I told you about this before I left." David tells him incredulously.

Hisashi blinks and puts a hand to his chin as he racks his brain, trying to remember David telling him that. Finally, after what feels like hours, despite being far less, he remembers David telling him that while he was on one of his tangents.

"That's right. Well, I guess you may be in the clear. Possibly. We don't know when the Hero Driver was given out. So, you're still likely going to be under investigation." Hisashi warns.

David doesn't look happy about that, and neither does his entourage. However, Hisashi isn't done.

"However, you have a better alibi than Samuel since he's vanished. So, he's the main suspect, and you'll likely be safe." Hisashi tells his friend, causing everyone to calm down.

"Do you think that it's Samuel who sold the Driver?" David asks for Hisashi's opinion on the matter.

"I'm pretty sure, yes. He's the only one not here and hasn't given an alibi. It's either he sold one, or something happened to him. It may be both." Hisashi adds-on.

David gains a worried look along with Melissa and Toshinori, with Melissa muttering.

"Oh, Mr. Abraham."

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Samuel Abraham is not having a good time. He felt like he couldn't enter the lab after K.E.M.'s debut due to the destruction the Kamen Rider caused. He hadn't expected someone from the Commission to choose such a destructive person.

"What am I going to do? The others will kill me, and Chairman Hikage won't forgive me for putting his grandson in harm's way." Samuel panics in a hotel where he's been hiding out after watching K.E.M.'s debut.

"I shouldn't have gone through with this," Samuel mutters as he remembers why he did what he did.

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"What do you mean the sponsors may shut down our work?" Samuel asks David.

"I'm sorry, Samuel. I'm doing everything possible, but the sponsors think our device is too dangerous!" David shouts in frustration as he puts his hands on his head.

"What are we supposed to do?" Samuel mutters frustratedly.

"Well, I have a way we can work around this, but you may not like it." David sighs.

"What?" Samuel asks him desperately.

"I got an offer from another scientist in Japan who's heard about our work. He says the Commission has given him a job, and he's looking for people to join his development team. He says the project will involve dealing with a new type of villain that's risen in Japan. He'd like us to use our research to help him develop the device." David explains to him.

"So, he wants to use our research to complete his project with his name at the front?" Samuel asks in anger.

"It's not like that, Samuel. We'll all be getting the credit for where we worked. Besides, this project is supposed to be kept secret until the Nomus have been dealt with." David tells him.

Samuel looks frustrated when he hears that and stomps off.

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"I shouldn't have let David talk me into agreeing to this. Losing all our hard work is better than being a wanted criminal." Samuel mutters as he puts his head into his hands.

"What am I supposed to do now? Could I make it back to I-Island? I have a few friends in other places that may be able to help me with this situation." Samuel calms down as he pulls his phone out to see if anyone can help him.

As the phone dials, he mutters.

"I should at least try to get out of the city."

Next Chapter

#kamen rider #original kamen rider #kamen rider deku #my hero academia #mha #izuku midoriya #hisashi midoriya #original characters #samuel abraham #slidin' go #david shield #melissa shield

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cina-full-moon-xanadium · 1 year

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... Oh boy, then.

So. This is a bit of a big one.

I’ve watched every single bit of Kamen Rider media from Kuuga onwards. I’ve watched the original series in 1971 through to Black, and I have seen the three 90s movies in Shin, ZO and J. Do you know what that makes this? That makes Kamen Rider BLACK RX the very last show, the very last instalment in Kamen Rider that I have not seen. This is it. After this I will have experienced everything that TV has to offer me for Kamen Rider, and just about everything for movies to boot.

It’s... it feels weird! I was excited to get here, and I still am, but it’s still so wild to me. 31 full series at the time of this writing, most of them at around ~50 episodes; encapsulating a series I fell in love with 5 years ago at first for the immediate drama, action, funny toy belt noises and type of superheroics it had; and eventually the deeper running themes within of people losing their humanity and a proclamation of human connection and living in the world as the greatest triumph of life. It’s a show that’s meant so much to me over the years and which, despite some of the deep deep lows it has sunk to at times especially in the last few years; has given me so much and which I feel has really helped me pick up a few things about why I enjoy media and what I seek in drama and superhero themes. And... aside from what the future holds with Geats, Shin and beyond; this’ll be it.

Waxing far too lyrically over a silly kids’ superhero show aside, Black RX -- what do I know about this one going in? Oh boy far fucking more than just about any other Showa season so far. Between its infamous legacies as both a hashed out toy-led executive-mandated follow-up to one of the greatest triumphs Kamen Rider has ever achieved on TV and scrunching all its self-contained themes to dust, and then its hilariously bad Saban adaption as Masked Rider? Among past Kamen Riders it’s actually a bit hard to not know about several aspects of this season! It’s the first one where toys really became a big feature, it’s one of the only direct sequel series in Kamen Rider history (and even then in a far greater scope than the likes of V3 and ZX) with the previous lead staying on for another year, it’s one of the few Kamen Rider series to feature aliens as a big thing, it’s the first Kamen Rider to have auxiliary forms, it-- it has a fucking talking car! Shadow Moon shows up at one point dual-wielding shitty Satan Sabers!

And... without having watched even a second of it and knowing just a few things off the bat, I have for a while now constructed an entirely made-up series in my head based on a lot of badly-planned out things in it that happen to converge into a really lovely story about moving on from trauma and finding a family and people who love you once again after you’ve lost everything to one of the biggest tragedies someone can go through. It’s conjured images in my head for ages of an embittered, closed-off Kotaro Minami slowly learning to love again as more and more people surround him -- to remind him, as the ED sings; that someone needs him, someone wants him, somewhere, somewhere.

Do I think the show will actually live up to that? Hey, I doubt it! But let’s fucking find out anyway

#Son of Suns

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bebeprelovedzone · 1 year

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Shodo Kamen Rider Build Wolf Smartphone sodo so do vol 7 shf converge Price :. 100k #kamenrider #kamenridergeats #kamenriderzeroone #actionfigures #actionfigurephotography #toyslagram #toys #mainanmurah #mainanmurah #collectables https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpb5s-wy_VB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#kamenrider #kamenridergeats #kamenriderzeroone #actionfigures #actionfigurephotography #toyslagram #toys #mainanmurah #collectables

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honeyinthepot · 2 years

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THIS ARRIVED TOO IM NOTHING MORE THAN HAPPY NOW AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#kamen rider revice #kamen rider ooo #ankh ooo #tatoba combo #hino eiji #kamen rider evil #kagerou the currydemon #kamen rider live #igarashi daiji #converge kamen rider #sodo chronicle

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minitoyz · 5 years

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BANDAI - Converge Kamen Rider 15 “Kamen Rider Kuuga” 仮面ライダークウガ　マイティフォーム

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#converge kamen rider #kamen rider #kamen rider kuuga #仮面ライダークウガ #コンバージ

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egophiliac · 4 years

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welcome back to super hero time!!

#art #kamen rider #Zero One #spoilers #zero one spoilers #HEY DON'T SKIP 35.5 IT'S NOT JUST A CLIPSHOW #SOME IMPORTANT STUFF HAPPENS #legit i suspect they had to cut an episode or two #and kinda just shoved all the stuff like azu reveal and naki's backstory into this one #understandable but unfortunate #v excited to see everything starting to converge though #get hype for final boss

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Kamen Rider Converge Blind Alpha by Bandai

Taken by nuo2x2 with Vivo V19

I looove KR Alpha from the new Amazons web series...

but what I love more? Blind Alpha... a.k.a. Amazon Alpha from second season... what not to love... a battle worn veteran, with traumatic incident, loose to hunt the main riders...

#kamenrider #kamen rider amazons #amazon alpha #kamen rider amazon alpha #blind alpha #kamen rider blind alpha #bandai #kamen rider converge #bandai converge #converge blind alpha #toy photography #nuo2x2 #nuo2x2 toys #kamen rider amazon web series #wild #blind #alpha #amazon blind

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steelajeeg · 1 year

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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

- from Converge Kamen Rider

- by Bandai Shokugan

Quick Shot

A very quick one today.

I love Ex-Aid's design. The bright colors, the spiky hair, everything.

And that visor. I'm just a sucker for a Banpresto logo reference.

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pulaasul · 2 years

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Facing an Empress 2

Mitsuru executes Gai, this time with Artemesia.

Chapter 1

FFN I Ao3

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It's been a few days since Hiden Intelligence had a new president.

With Amatsu's new power, he turned his sights on Kirijo.

A hooded person had attempted to place a belt buckle onto Aigis but failed. She was able to defend herself from the supposed non-consensual equipping of things onto her.

"Are you certain of it Aigis?"

"Yes, Mitsuru-san," Aigis nodded. "Fuwa-san was the one who attempted to put those belt bucklers on me," She confirmed. "Although, he did not act like he was the same person."

"I also noticed an uncanny presence back when we first met the Kamen Riders." Mitsuru hummed. "It's like how we first discovered Minazuki as a different being than Sho before they merged."

"Amatsu may be worse than Ikutsuki than we originally thought."

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"Kirijo," Amatsu growled. "I have no business with you, scram."

"You really think yourself superior to everyone else, huh." Mitsuru observed.

"Of course, I always give 100%, no 1000% in everything I do." Amatsu scoffed.

"1000%," Mitsuru raised an eyebrow. "Awfully full of ourselves, are we?"

"Only successful people can give 1000% of everything," Amatsu gloated. "If that's all, I am in a hurry; I have two companies to run."

"We are not remotely done, Amatsu," Mitsuru brandished her rapier. "You had Aigis attacked by someone you've been controlling."

"And do you have your evidence, Kirijo?" Amatsu raised an eyebrow. "It is unbecoming of a CEO to accuse someone without evidence."

Mitsuru simply played video footage of Aigis's attack on a holographic screen she had purchased days ago, followed by a video clip of Amatsu forcing the same Belt Buckle onto a humagear.

"Fuwa Isamu, who wasn't himself, attacked Aigis, last night," Mitsuru gave the facts of her investigation. "Imagine my surprise that there was another sentient being trapped inside Fuwa's head."

Amatsu did not waste time and summoned his weapon and immediately threw it at Kirijo, specifically at the phone that had been playing the video footage a moment ago.

Kirijo saw it coming. She immediately sidestepped and dodged the projectile.

"Amatsu, without the armor, what are you?" Mitsuru questioned as she pocketed her phone and took out a gun.

"I'm a successful businessman, that will always give my 100%, no, my 1000% into all I do." Amatsu proclaimed.

"I see," Mitsuru closed her eyes as if trying to calm down. "Regardless, you attacked my friend and forced something on her, prepare for an execution!" Mitsuru declared as she unceremoniously pointed the gun to her head and pulled the trigger. "Artemisia, show no mercy!"

A masked lady in a ball gown appeared behind Mitsuru and immediately began spinning her whip as soon as she appeared.

A myriad of icicles began to appear in front of the Kirijo before they started flying towards the man.

"When the five horns cross, the golden soldier, Thouser, is born." A disembodied voice declared two animal constructs defended Amatsu from the ice projectiles before converging on him and turning into the man's golden armor.

Mitsuru paid no mind to the transformation as the giant lady behind her began lashing her whip all around.

Amatsu simply dashed forward, dodging the whip strikes along the way, before picking up the weapon he had summoned earlier.

"Jack Rise! Jacking Break!"

Amatsu pulled the knob on his sword and pushed it back down and slashed the air, summoning a bear construct that immediately charged toward Mitsuru before it turned into an icicle.

"Ice?"

Mitsuru stretched her hand and caught the icicle and threw it aside.

Before Amatsu could even react, Artemisia's whip straightened and performed a downward slash, forcing him to raise his sword and defend himself.

"H-heavy." Amatsu grunted before he angled his sword and deflected the straightened whip off of him.

"Are you just going to let your pet fight for you, Kirijo?" Amatsu taunted as he continued to defend and deflect the whips off of him.

"You have your abilities as a Kamen Rider, Amatsu, this is mine," Mitsuru stated. "However, this is not a fight, this is an execution."

"Or you're just weak that you can't fight yourself?" Amatsu taunted once more.

"If someone else heard that line, they would've fought you bare-fisted and still come out victorious." Mitsuru shrugged the taunt. "Finish this, Artemisia."

Artemisia withdrew her whip and swung it above her, separating it into several parts before it rained down on Amatsu.

Multiple purple energy constructs came flying out of Amatsu's weapon and formed a shield above him before using his weapon to block Mitsuru's incoming rapier.

Mitsuru continued her assault and kept thrusting her rapier at the golden-armored man, which left Amatsu with no time to counter-attack with his attention being divided by two attackers.

Mitsuru was successful in backing Amatsu towards a nearby wall. Once she was satisfied with her opponent's distance to the wall, she ducked and let a lone icicle pass through and hit the man's wrist, slamming his hand to the wall.

Amatsu soon found himself restrained to the wall via the ice that froze his limbs to it

"Let me go, this instant!" Amatsu tried to break free from his frigid restraints but to no avail.

Mitsuru ignored the man's protests and removed both of Amatsu's transformation trinkets from the belt, causing his armor to vanish, before dropping them to the ground.

"Next time you decide to attack Aigis or anyone connected to me, I'll have myself an ice sculpture of you displayed in my office, with you in it."

Mitsuru summoned Artemisia once more and created a large chunk of ice with its tip pointing at Amatsu's throat and promptly left the restrained man struggling to get himself free from his frigid restraints.

#mitsuru kirjo #kirijo mitsuru #kamen rider #persona 3 #kamen rider zero-one #kamen rider zero one #kamen rider 01 #gai amatsu #amatsu gai #aigis

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yeonchi · 3 years

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Kisekae Insights #19: Madoka Magica Part 2 (Yuki Magica)

(Art by アスカール)

In the last instalment, I talked about Takumi Kamijō and Madoka Magica’s involvement in my project, but I stopped after Gokaiger because things are about to get complicated; there is another story thread that I need to cover before we can continue.

In this instalment, I’ll be talking about another magical boy who became a GARO-esque Kamen Rider. He and his powers have their own backstories which would normally be impossible in the eyes of other Madoka fans (if Takumi’s story wasn’t crazy enough). Basically, I’m the Australian Shinichiro Shirakura and I’m breaking all the rules. Wait, was I supposed to save that joke for the Decade instalments? Oh well, anyway…

One man’s trash, another man’s treasure

In the sixth block of the 50th Anniversary Series, I made an adaptation of The Name of the Doctor but with Hiroki instead of the Doctor. When Hiroki’s timeline gets invaded by a vexatious villain (not the Great Intelligence), he makes a contract with Kyubey to save his past, present and future. He meets Goddess Madoka and becomes a magical boy similar to that of Madoka’s magical girl form. Calling himself the Loveshy Boy, Hiroki enters his own timeline and sends out splinters of himself across his timeline to repair the damage. Zhuge Shu and Nodoka Manabe were among those echoes, along with five individuals whose syllables of their names spelled the syllables of “Nodoka Manabe” and “Madoka Kaname”.

The only other time Hiroki used his magical boy form was in the ninth block when he fought Girl Power and his other enemies in Koshi Castle. He is shot and sent flying in a desperate attempt to save Akari and that is the last we see of Hiroki’s magical boy form – though Walpurgisnacht would influence his next (female) incarnation, he would no longer be a magical boy by the time he moved into his final incarnation.

But by some miracle, Hiroki’s magical boy powers would show up again in 2018, albeit utilised by someone else. How did that happen and why? You’ll find out very soon…

Yuki Yamaki: Secret Inside

Yuki’s timeline is a bit complicated to pinpoint, but it doesn’t matter since this project runs on wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff.

A note before I go on – Yuki’s name would usually be written as Yūki given his Japanese name and my usual habit of denoting long vowels with macrons as per Hepburn romanisation, however I only found his Japanese name recently in an old document I wrote ten years ago, with that same document denoting Takumi’s surname as “Kamijou”. Then again, I didn’t know much about the rules surrounding romanisation back then, so I’ll continue to write Yuki’s name as I have and not bother changing it for the sake of consistency.

Naisho no Tsubomi (Secret Tsubomi) is a manga series that covers topics centred around female puberty and sex education, with a different girl (named Tsubomi) featured in each volume. The first volume was adapted into a three-episode OVA in 2008 and was released in North America by Sentai Filmworks in 2018. Spoilers if you haven’t seen it (but given the premise of Kisekae Insights, you shouldn’t be surprised by now), but based from what I’ve read about in reviews and my own observations, it seems that the character of Saya Endō is likely to be the spirit of a dead girl who reincarnates as Tsubomi’s little sister, or Tsubomi’s little sister who died and came back into the past as a spirit or something. But that doesn’t really matter because this is Doctor Who, what did you expect?

Yuki was born in 2008, the same year as Tsubomi’s little sister, Saya, in a universe where the Third Doctor is the Prime Minister of Australia. In 2018, they joined their universe’s Torchwood at the age of ten and a year later, they were sent on a mission back to the year 2008 to investigate anomalies involving Tsubomi and Yuki’s cousin, Shisei Nagato (長遠志成). During that time, Yuki, Saya, Tsubomi and her friends came to the Doctor’s universe three times over five years from their POV (in our POV, they came once each before, during and after the Salacian Time War). It turned out that Yuki and Shisei are Parker and Hiroki’s counterparts in that universe and that Shisei was taking the place of Futoshi Kuki, who was exterminated by the Daleks. They were unable to find any conclusive evidence regarding the anomalies when they were called back to their time (2023) to fight the Beta Uprising.

Torchwood then sent Yuki and Saya on their second mission in the past, which was to kill Elliot Rodger on his Day of Retribution, 23 May 2014, and prevent the Beta Uprising. Their comrade, Alex Schmidt (played by Alex Williamson) was with them, but he disappeared by the time Yuki and Saya returned to their time. The two had fallen in love during their time together and by 2028, they decided to get married. However, when they were having yum cha with their friends, Alex came in with a group of Chads and revealed his betrayal to everyone; he went back to 2014 and helped Elliot Rodger with his Day of Retribution before spurring Chads and Stacies around the world to fight the incels (nerds basically). He killed Yuki in 2018 because somehow, he was the anomaly surrounding Tsubomi and Shisei that was motivating the incels to continue fighting – Tsubomi and Shisei were never the problem at all.

The 2028 Yuki was killed along with his fiancée and their friends and was taken back to 2018, where he was “fixed up” and prepared to be married to Hideko Kimihara (NOTE: The Kikuchi Clan were not involved in this incident). Kyubey arrives and offers to turn Yuki’s pain into power; Yuki accepts and makes a wish for someone to come and get him out of his mess. It is then that Hiroki, Kayley, Firerose, Narutaki and the Salacian Riders (including a future Yuki and Marcela) were brought to this universe through a dimensional hole. At the same time, Marcela (see #13) arrived to protect Yuki. It is then that Yuki transforms into his magical boy form, which is exactly the same as Hiroki’s Madoka-esque magical boy form (due to interdimensional genetic multiplicity, as Takumi would later speculate), by swinging his Soul Gem necklace in the air similar to how Barago transforms into Dark Knight Kiba in GARO.

(Hiroki and Yuki’s magical boy forms are based on that of Madoka’s magical girl form, albeit genderbent. Art by 黒野ユウ and Makarii)

Hiroki and the Riders from his world help the past Yuki and Marcela out by attempting to hide with one version of them (past or present) for two weeks, but they are captured after four days. While the Stacies brainwash Marcela, Yuki and Hideko are hooked up to the Progenitor, combining their DNA and making super-soldiers from them. Yuki begins to fall into despair, but despite Hiroki telling him not to give up, he transforms into his witch form, Legendorgarc, which is similar to Kamen Rider Arc’s Legend Arc form, freeing himself in the process.

After a few moments however, Yuki manages to change his despair into hope, allowing him to cast away his witch form and combine it with his magical boy powers into a stronger power. Yuki’s rose bow transforms into the bladed Barayumi Rose Bow (バラユミ), which he swings around him to transform into Kamen Rider Magica, similar to how Aguri Kusugami transforms into Sky Bow Knight Gai in GARO: Yami o Terasu Mono. Two of his signature finishers are the Rensha Ranbu/Rapid-Fire Attack (連射乱舞) and the Naginata Ranbu – Gōka Midaresaki/Naginata Attack – Luxurious Bloom (ナギナタ乱舞・豪華乱れさき). Magica’s Rider design takes inspiration from GARO and Kamen Rider Hibiki, particularly the latter as Magica was originally planned to take its place in Decade before being reinstated.

(Kamen Rider Magica logo concept. Art by aqmr)

Hiroki as Decade kills Alex and destroys the universe to get back with to his own universe with his friends and the Salacian Riders, taking the past Yuki and Marcela with them as well. The two, having lost their memories of what happened due to their timelines not being in sync, were left in the past and the only thing that they remembered was that they were enemies; Yuki blamed Marcela for killing his lover and destroying his world, while Marcela blamed Yuki for killing her family.

Decade Episode 7 happened and during the final battle, Decade’s use of the Magica Final Form Ride card allowed Magica to unlock his final form, Loveshy Form, upgrading his weapon into the Ultimate Barayumi Rose Bow in the process. Subsequent transformations only require Magica to squat down and draw a circle on the ground around him similar to how Takeru Jakuzure transforms into Flame Sword Knight Zen. In this form, Magica can split his Ultimate Barayumi in half and use it as a nunchaku or a pair of swords. One of this form’s finishers involves shooting an energy beam from his bow, with the first such usage being aided by Decade using the Magica Final Attack Ride card, breaking Marcela’s brainwashing in the progress.

Following that adventure, Yuki and Marcela reconcile and agree to help each other find the truth about their pasts. By the time they encounter their past selves again in their home universe, they have become a couple. Later, they would thank Hiroki and Narutaki for bringing them together, saying that without their help, they would have kept wandering the land fighting each other without realising their true feelings.

Soulbound and Magia Record

A few days after the last instalment was published, it was announced that there would be a new Madoka Magica film produced as a sequel to The Rebellion Story. This, along with the Magia Record game and anime, means that I can’t have a definitive happy ending for Takumi when my project ends this year, though I might be able to do something for Kamen Rider Zi-O.

Soulbound Series 3 is where Takumi and Yuki’s plot threads converge, with the Madoka Magica tribute being shared with the tribute for Sea Princesses (see Dark Sea Princess in #13).

Following the events of Gokaiger and Decade, Yuki and Marcela begin living in seclusion from humanity, working to protect it from various threats as the “rejected beings of their universe”. Meanwhile, with the rise of magical girls in nearby Kamihama, Takumi started becoming territorial and competitive towards other magical girls, including his own comrades. Despite his efforts to save magical girls from becoming witches, Takumi became frustrated that no matter what he tried to do, the universe seemed to rewrite everything and ruin the work he put in. Unbeknownst to Takumi, the Incubation Cleanser was sabotaged, leading to the continued appearances of witches and other evils; said device was taken out of the equation when the Doppel system came into effect. Takumi’s rivalry with Homura still continued, though they began siding with each other so they could fight warriors (including Kamen Riders and magical girls) for their own enjoyment. Takumi and Homura even attacked Yuki and Marcela, only to be saved by Mami and Hitomi.

At the start of the two-parter, the Barrier Base and SEPTAN crews arrive in Kamihama, where Kyōko and Sayaka, alongside Takumi’s twin sister, Kumiko Hayashi, ask them for their help in saving Takumi. When the Salacian Riders appear along the coast in response to a protest against the human exploitation of marine life, the Barrier Base crew and Torchwood Pleiades fight them. After a while, Takumi and Homura arrive and single-handedly defeat everyone, inviting them to bring more warriors to fight them next time.

Following the battle, the Salacian Riders agree to work with the Barrier Base crew, the SEPTAN crew and Torchwood Pleiades to defeat Takumi and Homura. After Torchwood Pleiades gathered up all the magical girls they could find (technically all the playable Magia Record girls released on the Japanese server up to the end of the Rumors in Disguise event in October 2019, not including Tart Magica or crossover characters), they all confront Takumi and Homura outside of the city. During the battle, a number of magical girls use the power of their Doppels and so do Takumi and Yuki; Takumi’s Doppel resembles Walpurgisnacht to differentiate it from Sayaka’s, namely Oktavia von Seckendorff (but also because he was somehow able to command Walpurgisnacht’s power), while Yuki can only use his Doppel, Legendorgarc, for a maximum of 99.9 seconds (like the Makai Knights in GARO) because he only became a witch for a very short time and as such, is unaccustomed to its power.

The negative emotions and minus energy gathering above them from the constant fighting manifests into the Despair Monster, Kanaderos, a sight observed by Kyubey as he thanks everyone for providing the universe with more energy. Hikaru Tomokaze transforms into Ultraman X while Yuki and Marcela transform into Gaia and Agul to fight Kanaderos. After Exceed X uses the Exceed X Slash to purge the despair from Kanaderos, he joins Gaia and Agul as they fire the Xlugger Shot, Photon Edge and Photon Crusher, but the monster is still standing because of the sheer amount of despair still powering it. Gaia powers up into Supreme Version while Hikaru switches into Ginga. The three Ultras finally defeat Kanaderos for good with the Sparion Beam, Photon Stream and Agul Stream.

After the battle, Kumiko convinces Takumi and Homura to stop fighting and work together to investigate what is going on in Kamihama. Following the two-parter, Takumi would appear again at the end of Arcs 11 and 12, while Yuki and Marcela would only return at the end of Arc 12 alongside the Salacian Riders.

Takumi gained further development in Soulbound Series 4 when he was featured in a two-parter at the end of Arc 13, which was just recently broadcast at the time of publishing this instalment. Due to an increase in dimensional fluctuations through the Cardiff Rift over the past 18 months (since the end of Series 3), Kamihama and Torchwood Pleiades disappeared from this universe and so did Takumi, however he resurfaced recently with his comrades nowhere to be found; he had been cut off from his friends and the magical girl circle. Whether Kyubey and the Incubators had anything to do with it is unknown, though even if they did, the most they would have done is indirectly manipulate events to achieve this goal.

Upon receiving a message from Torchwood in Cardiff notifying them of Takumi resurfacing, the Barrier Base crew head to Mitakihara to meet with Hiroki, Akari, the Doctor and Captain Jack Harkness. After encountering Yuki and Marcela nearby as well, the group heads to Porthcawl (one of the entrances to Kamihama) upon hearing that police have spotted Takumi there. When they get there however, Takumi had killed the police officers cornering him and it is then that Yuki realises that something is wrong. Takumi asks where his lover, his friends and his comrades are before taking his cutlass and transforming into his magical boy form similar to how the Golden Knight Garo transforms.

In the ensuing fight, Takumi summons another cutlass and uses it with his other cutlass to transform into Kamen Rider Serranon similar to how Rei Suzumura transforms into Silver Fanged Knight Zero. Serranon was created as a secondary Rider for Magica in response to Geiz Majesty (I had to create a Rider whose name rhymed with Zeronos so that I wouldn’t need to change the transformation tune because this wasn’t like Decade where I could just do whatever and get away with it). At the moment, I don’t have any plans for Serranon’s final form and it’s likely that he won’t be getting one. Takumi’s cutlasses transform into a set of twin swords called the Yanagiba Sōken (柳葉双剣) that can combine into the Yanagiba Ryūtō (柳葉流刀). His finishers are the Sōken Ranbu/Twin Sword Attack (双剣乱舞) and the Ryūtō Ranbu – Mugen Shinken Nuketsuki/Cutlass Attack – Blade of Infinity (流刀乱舞・無限真剣抜けつき), the latter being similar to the signature attack of Zodomas/Skatana from Gokaiger/Super Megaforce.

While the others fight the familiars that Takumi summoned, Yuki and Takumi fight in their Rider forms, resulting in the former being defeated. Takumi is later spotted at the Roald Dahl Plass, right above the Hub, with the intent of opening the Rift to find a way back to Kamihama. Though the Doctor, Jack, Hiroki and Akari try to stop him, he is only stopped when another villain, Doctor Wells Moreau, shoots him out of nowhere. Moreau later approaches Takumi and offers him a way to get back to Kamihama. Takumi is given a gun which he uses to transform into Galactron MK2 and attack Cardiff, but is defeated by Ultraman Ginga.

After the battle, Hiroki and the others convince Takumi to use his powers for good and so, he takes up Captain Jack’s offer to join Torchwood for the time being until his friends return. While the magical girls will be featured in Soulbound Series 4, they will have to part ways with Takumi again at the end of the series because of Magia Record and the fourth Madoka Magica film.

So this is it for the involvement of Puella Magi Madoka Magica in my personal project. I’d like to remind everyone not to worry if you’re confused at anything you’ve seen so far in Kisekae Insights; chances are that I will address it eventually.

#kisekae insights #puella magi madoka magica

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dangerouscommiesubversive · 4 years

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Okay but hear me out. Micchy & Woz + D (I literally have no idea how you can write so much)

I have heard you and had an idea that delighted me so much that you got to skip the entire queue, congratulations! (This isn’t even the Woz prompt I’m supposed to be working on, I’m going to be doing that one next.) The secret to how I write so much is that I have a very boring job with a lot of downtime and while I’m working from home nobody can stop me from doing with that downtime what I wish. Also, I hyperfocus to an occasionally dangerous extent.

D is for depth or darkness

The customer arrives in the early afternoon, carrying a small box in one hand. He’s young, unfashionably dressed, his hair is pulled back in a short ponytail, and he looks tired in a way that suggests either a secret sorrow or an upcoming examination. “Is this Kujigoji Hall?”

“It is, and welcome.” Woz steps out from behind the counter. “May I assist you?”

“I--I was told that this was Tokiwa Junichiro’s establishment, I have a watch that needs to be repaired.”

“Yes, sir. I’m his apprentice.”

“Oh.” The young man blinks. “I’m sorry, it just took me by surprise.”

“Entirely understandable, sir, I haven’t been studying with him long. Very few people expect me to be here.” Woz holds out his hands. “May I see the watch, please? Once I’ve taken an initial assessment I’ll get Tokiwa-shishou.”

The watch, when Woz opens the box, is very beautiful, and of such a level of quality that he’s almost hesitant to touch it. The needed repairs are simple, but he gets Junichiro nonetheless, and Junichiro very nearly coos. “This is an extraordinary piece, young man. Although self-winding is a little unusual for someone your age, if you don’t mind my saying so.”

“Thank you.” The young man smiles, briefly. “It was a gift from my brother upon my acceptance to the history program at my university. He said if I was going to be studying old things I should have something old-fashioned to go with them.”

At that, Junichiro beams. “I like that. History is my nephew’s favorite subject. Well, the repairs you need shouldn’t take long, no more than forty minutes. If you have time to wait--” The young man nods. “Then I’ll take care of this right now. Woz, if you’d get our guest some tea, please?”

“Of course.” Woz tucks his book under his arm and steps away from the counter again. “Right this way, please.”

He gets their customer seated in the dining room and makes tea, conscious of the young man’s eyes following him as he moves into the kitchen and back out. His book has to stay on a side table, so that it doesn’t get splashed, but once the tea is poured he retrieves it. The customer continues to watch him.

After another minute or two of staring he says, quietly, “May I ask to what I owe the honor of your visit, Kamen Rider Ryugen?”

The young man jumps. “Where did you hear that name?”

Woz taps his book. “I know a lot of names.”

“Well...” The young man eyes the book for a moment. “I mean, I guess that’s why I’m here. This store’s a little out of the way for me, really, but I came because I heard from--um, a friend of a friend, that you might be able to answer a question I had. Well, also I heard that Mr. Tokiwa was the finest watchmaker in Japan, and I do care a lot about that watch.” A beat. “Could you sit down, please? It makes me nervous to have you hovering like that.”

“Of course.” Woz sits.

“I’m Kureshima Mitsuzane.” The young man holds out a hand across the table. “Micchi, I guess. Only my brother and my academic advisor call me Mitsuzane.”

“Woz.” His grip is surprisingly steady, for someone who looks so nervous. “As I suspect you knew. What question can I answer for you?”

Micchi doesn’t answer for a long, tense moment, and then says, “I heard that you’ve got a lot of information in your book about...the future. And alternate timelines, and things like that.”

“To an extent. Its information on the future is no longer accurate, unfortunately, but some of its other contents still stand. I hope you weren’t expecting me to predict the future for you.”

“No, no. Not at all. I’m happy with where I’m going now. But I just, I need to know...” Micchi pauses to brush a stray piece of hair out of his eyes and take a sip of tea, looking uncertain and slightly sick to his stomach. “Is. Is there a universe where. Is there a universe in which I won?”

Woz blinks, taken aback despite himself, and doesn’t open his book.

He knows its contents from cover to cover, and much more besides. After all, he is linked--not entirely of his own volition--to all the history of Kamen Riders, and can summon most of it to mind with little effort. He knows the story of Gaim, and the rare fruit that was Gaim’s prize and very nearly his current guest’s downfall.

The information that he wants is not something that Woz can find in his book.

But--he meets Kureshima Mitsuzane’s dark-eyed gaze and looks into it, and reaches into himself. This information is not in his book, but on some level it is in him. He is, perhaps unfortunately, a convergence point for the ripples of the multiverse.

He looks into Micchi’s eyes for a long, long time until he feels the knowledge click, and then he says, “No. There is no universe in which you are a ruler.” There is no universe in which you are my king.

Micchi relaxes so suddenly that he nearly spills his tea, and then looks shocked. “That’s, wow. I hadn’t realized how much I was hoping you’d say that.” A sip of tea. “Thank you. That’s...comforting to know.”

“You have no desire to rule the world?”

“I thought I did, once. But then I found out what that meant, and also I nearly killed everyone I care about, and I kind of lost my taste for it.” Micchi takes another sip of his tea and makes a face. “And I still can’t drink orange juice.”

Woz isn’t sure he understands that one, and doesn’t ask. “Then I am glad to have brought you some peace.”

“I really appreciate it.” Micchi drains the last of his cup. “This is excellent tea, by the way, thank you.”

“You’re very welcome.” Woz stands up, feeling quietly unsettled to have been found so easily, and even more unsettled to have reached so deeply within himself. The knowledge of a multitude of alternate selves is a strange and terrible thing. “I’ll go check with Tokiwa-shishou on your watch, I imagine he’s nearly done with it. And please, have another cup of tea.”

He refills Micchi’s cup and walks back to Junichiro’s work table with his book tucked under his arm, as behind him Micchi sags with a breathless sob of, “What a relief.”

#kureshima mitsuzane #woz #tokiwa junichiro #fanfiction #anonamouse

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venus-says · 4 years

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Kamen Rider Movie Wars #1-#6

So... what is all this stuff?

When I decided on starting my Kamen Rider watch I was determined to watch as much as I could, everything seemed okay but there was always a huge problem: the movies.

I didn't know where to look at for information so most of my research was done in the Wikia and if you visit the Kamen Rider Wikia you'll see that the way they list the movies IS CONFUSING AS HELL so I set my mind in watching only the stand-alone movies and any extra released after the show ended that wasn't part of any crossover project.

I decided to do this way to try to avoid spoilers of the previous series that I haven't watched, not necessarily because I didn't want to know what exactly happened in those series, but because I didn't want to have a certain impression of a Rider before I could watch their own show and don't be so judgemental about it before actually knowing that character and the set of extras that'll orbit around it.

But then we cut to 4 months later and I'm watching a video on youtube about W and they comment about how in the crossover movie they explain the events of Beginning Night and I go "shit, these movies DO have necessary information, I think I'll need to watch them orz", so here I am.

Before I go talking about these movies let me just say I think they're all pretty stupid. Like, even calling them movies is a low move, they're extended episodes of each series that converge on an awful CGI battle scene at the end, it's not a lot of fun considering the thing that sells the movie usually don't last longer than 30 minutes. I think the thing that just really pisses me off is how they aren't very considerate of people who didn't watch these movies and they'll usually bring up in the show events that only happened in the movie to the show itself, don't explain them, and expect that the audience will already know what the things they're referencing means. I know it seems like a dumb complain since I'm watching these seasons after they aired so I can watch the movies in the proper time if I want to, the thing is I shouldn't need to watch a movie to understand a thing that happened in the show, the movies should be extra material. And I'm not saying these movies shouldn't be canon, but they shouldn't be integrated with the main continuity in a way that would exclude people who didn't get the opportunity to watch said movies to understand them.

But that's enough for my rant let's get to these movies.

Movie War 2010

So, for the original Movie Wars, I watched only the W's portion, I didn't watch either the Decade part or the conclusion because of the reasons I mentioned up there.

This movie was more or less just a huge flashback, this is also the movie that pisses me off the most because it introduced Skull and the Lost Driver that are things that would become key elements not just for the show but also for their movie and well I already made a huge paragraph about this issue so I won't repeat myself.

I honestly don't remember much about it, but as many problems as I have with this whole set up, I enjoyed this movie. Huge part of it was because Skull was there and he's cool as heck, I'll admit, but I had fun. Though nothing will change my mind that this should've happened in the show not isolated in a movie.

Movie War Core

The next one in line is Movie War Core, I had more fun with this one but this was still pretty bad.

W's portion of it was pretty decent, seeing more of Skull was great, and it was also nice seeing what would lead up to the events in the Accel movie. My biggest problem here is that Akiko never seemed so against the Kamen Rider before so it seemed a little off that she would freak out like that only now, but oh well, it was still nice seeing Skull, I wish we had a movie exclusive to him he's so cool he deserves it (I know it's probably late for me to ask for this, just let me leave XD).

Sadly from that moment on the movie got really boring. I wasn't interested in the attempt of reviving Nobunaga plot, I feel like things were happening way too fast in that, and also Kamen Rider Core was just awful as a final villain, I hated that.

Movie War Megamax

The Fourze x OOO movie is probably my least favorite of the bunch. I really didn't buy that thing of a Kamen Rider from the future coming out of a black hole after meteors were falling, the implication that the medals weren't destroyed in OOO's final battle kinda weakens the ending of the series and the fact they didn't explain Ankh being back just shows how this plot wasn't very well thought. Also, the Kamen Rider from the future coming back at the end just to give OOO the Super TaToBa medals was very dumb, that form also doesn't look good either.

And the Fourze portion was awful because they decide to "give" Gentarou a "girlfriend" and that was just the most stupid plot EVER. They gave the girl a rider form but even that they screwed up, it still baffles me they made the girl attack with her butt. I know this is a show that has primarily boys in mind but you don't have to make every female character like that, especially in a live-action where real people have to act that with their bodies.

Gosh, I hate this movie so much.

Movie War Ultimatum

The next movie wasn't as bad, it was just way longer than it should've been. I watched the director's cut and that is almost two hours, that's absurdly long for a movie where not a whole lot happens. This movie was also pretty weird to watch because they did a whole bunch of homages to older tokusatsu, and while having those didn't make the movie any less good or bad it was still off, you could tell those weren't creatures that originated in this world/franchise. I also wasn't really here for this time travel concept, especially in here it was done in a very messy way, it wasn't cute.

But you know, for the part while I was still paying attention I enjoyed it. The Fourze cast is way more bearable when they're not stupid teenagers, seeing them as adults was quite fun, I like how it started like an actual action movie with Ryusei and that girl from the Fourze movie doing some spy work, and I also like to see that he and the goth girl still have their thing. Gentarou as a teacher looked like a mess, but I like that they put him to be a teacher, it makes a good amount of sense for his character. The students were also a bit interesting so watching Fourze was actually fun for me for the first time! But once again Fourze was there being nasty and doing a whole bunch of close-ups in the girls' tights during the fighting while one of those two was supposed to be a teenager in school and that's just gross. Nadeshiko also comes back for this afterward and ew the butt attacks came back, she even jumped at a monster once where it looked like she was reverse cowgirling him and that was very uncomfortable to watch.

The Wizard portion was quite decent as well, I like the concept of the "farm of monsters", I wish they had used more of these smart ideas in the actual show, Poitrine was fun and I like the reveal that in the end, she was actually the Donut Shop keeper, but I think this portion was longer than it needed to be, especially considering they don't do much. But I guess this is the best way to describe this movie. The joint part was pretty bland, but I like that they had a good amount of out of suit fighting, that kept my attention for a while.

Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle

This was an odd one, kinda like Core this one had a decent first portion and a meh one for the current season but overall it was still pretty bland. It was good seeing an actual epilogue for Wizard, I wanna complain about jetpacking in this plot because Haruto was in Brazil for some reason and then in the next scene he was in Japan again, but he has a teleport spell so I can't call them out. But it sure was funny to see they randomly put a Rider on Brazil for the second time in this movie series. The thing of using a 3D pen to make another Koyomi and make her the villain was a fun twist, but I feel like it wasn't used at its fullest.

The Gaim portion was just awful, I didn't care for this parallel world where they revived a Sengoku battle, I feel like this is one of the things that works better with people who actually have knowledge of Japanese History, but I believe that even if you have knowledge this would still such because we're in those Gaim early days where the characters aren't very likable yet so it's really not enjoyable to watch.

This movie also introduced crossover power-ups and Holy Jesus, this is probably one of the worst ideas this franchise has ever made because none of them look good. And speaking of things that don't look good, they ruined a very good design Bujin Gaim had going on for it in order to make him this weird CGI flower thing that doesn't look good, neither intimidating, it was just awful.

Movie War Full Throttle

Last in the list is the Gaim x Drive movie and while this isn't the movie I disliked the most, this is the movie I less cared about, this is the movie I less remember about, which is weird because I watched it twice. I think my problem comes from the villains for this movie, I didn't buy the idea of this apparently alien race defeating an actual space god and capturing another one, I also didn't care for their designs they were pretty bland. But this movie gave Gaim an actual closure so I guess it wasn't so bad. The Drive portion was weird because it seemed very disconnected from the plot. I like this story and I like Lupin's design, but this should've been, if not an actual episode, a TV special, especially considering they give Krim's backstory about how he ended up being in the belt and nothing can change my mind that this should've been explained in the actual show.

Ironically enough, the part of the movie I remember the most is when Gaim and Drive use each other's powers and they get in those awful crossover forms. Again, this idea was a mistake, Drive's hat looks like a fucking trash can lid, it's awful.

Just like these movies. I had fun at moments, but I'm not gonna lie, I wish I could have those hours back, these movies aren't good, they completely drained my energy. I think I'm gonna wrap up for now, what are your thoughts on the movie wars, let me know in the comments. I'm gonna try to be happy again now. I'll see you guys tomorrow for the second Drive review.

#Kamen Rider W #Kamen Rider OOO #Kamen Rider Fourze #Kamen Rider Wizard #Kamen Rider Gaim #Kamen Rider Drive #kamen rider

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