What is a Kamen Rider?

What is a Kamen Rider? (仮面ライダーとはなにか) is the second episode of Kamen Rider Drive. It is the debut Kamen Rider Drive's Type Speed Hunter, as well as the first appearance of Brain and Chase.

Synopsis
After transforming into Kamen Rider Drive and discovering the strange occurences throughout the city are caused by the Roidmude, Shinnosuke seeks out more information from his former colleague Hayase while the Roidmude named Heart revives Roidmude 029 after he has been defeated by Drive.

Plot
Mr. Belt dreamed himself on the night of his death. As three Roidmudes approach him, one of them transformed into a human and begin to killed Belt's human identity, Krim Steinbelt. Kiriko catched a slacking Shinnosuke with the help of Justice Hunter. Shinnosuke begins to doubt himself that using Mr. Belt's power, he could fight the Roidmudes, meaning all of them including the Shift Cars are from the same source. Heart met the Roidmude Commander Brain in a cafe and reported him of his deed: granting Roidmude 029 a new body. In an office, a Cobra Viral Core search through several people in the computer and remorphed back to Roidmude 029 once he got what he needed. Mr. Belt spied on Shinnosuke via Shift Speed Shift Car, whom visited his old friend Akira Hayase and still bore the guilt for the accidents 6 months prior. But Akira never minded it, instead told him to use that guilt as a motivation in his job. After Akira accidentally dropped his packet of painkiller pills, Shinnosuke finally identify the Roidmude's main goal. Returning to the Special Investigation Unit, Shinnosuke revealed that the victims are all mistake from the murder cases. The Roidmude's target was Nobou Masuda, and his main goal is to get healthy human bodies and the victims that turned red was all failures, evident by their medicine packets. Shinnosuke realised the first victim of the Roidmude had his girlfriend missing. With the help of the Special Investigation Unit members, they managed to search the Roidmude's base in a closed amusement park. Roidmude 029 appeared again, revealing that his desire is to collect ideal human parts to create his ideal human body. He evolved into the Iron Roidmude and sent a wave of Heavy Acceleration. Realised of his evolution, Heart and Brain quickly went to the scene. As Iron Roidmude went away, Shinnosuke chased them but stopped by Roidmude 093 and Roidmude 071 until Mr. Belt arrived and Shinnosuke transformed into Drive. He drove the Tridoron and chased them where they blocked him with several obstacles which he managed to get pass trough. With the help from Shift Cars Max Flare, Funky Spike and Midnight Shadow, they destroy 093 and 071. Drive pursued Iron easily with Type Speed Shadow and Type Speed Hunter, blocking his attacks with Justice Cage and killing him with JustiSmash. Iron asked him either he is a Kamen Rider before exploded and his Core vanished. Heart and Brain realised that 029/Iron was terminated and called Chase to find out the problem. In the Special Investigation Unit, Shinnosuke asked Kiriko what is the title Kamen Rider meant. She smiled, but try to deny the fact due to her known cold personality. Mr. Belt overheard the arguement and decided to call it as Kamen Rider Drive. At night, a woman distraught to find several ghosts flying in the sky and a mysterious Roidmude attack the woman.

Cast

 * Shinnosuke Tomari (泊 進ノ介): Ryoma Takeuchi (竹内 涼真)
 * Kiriko Shijima (詩島 霧子): Rio Uchida (内田 理央)
 * Jun Honganji (本願寺 純): Tsurutaro Kataoka (片岡 鶴太郎)
 * Rinna Sawagami (沢神 りんな): Rei Yoshii (吉井 怜)
 * Kyu Saijo (西城 究): Kenta Hamano (浜野 謙太)
 * Genpachiro Otta (追田 現八郎): Taira Imata (井俣 太良)
 * Akira Hayase (早瀬 明): Yukihiro Takiguchi (滝口 幸広)
 * Chase (チェイス): Taiko Katono (上遠野 太洸)
 * Brain (ブレン): Shota Matsushima (松島 庄汰)
 * Heart (ハート): Tomoya Warabino (蕨野 友也)
 * Krim Steinbelt / Drive Driver's voice (クリム・スタインベルト / ドライブドライバーの声), Narration (ナレーション): Chris Peppler (クリス・ペプラー)

Guest cast

 * Nobuo Masuda (益田 信夫)/Roidmude 029: Masafumi Yokoyama (横山 真史)
 * Iyo Sawai (澤井 伊代)/Roidmude 029: Maari (麻亜里)
 * Nina Kusaragi (如月 仁奈): Hitomi Isaka (井坂 仁美)
 * Satsuki Yamabuki (山吹 沙月): Mitsuki Endo (遠藤 三貴)
 * Housewife: Keiko Shinohe (しのへ けい子)

Shift Cars

 * Cars Used:
 * Type Change: Shift Speed
 * Tire Exchange: Max Flare (in Tridoron), Funky Spike (in Tridoron), Midnight Shadow (once in Tridoron), Justice Hunter
 * Type Used:
 * Type Speed, Type Speed Shadow, Type Speed Hunter

DVD releases
Kamen Rider Drive Volume 1 features episode 1-4: Why Did My Time Stop?, What is a Kamen Rider?, Who Stole the Woman's Smile? and What is That Prideful Chaser Thinking?.