Kamen Rider Proto-Drive

Six months before the events of Kamen Rider Drive, during the Global Freeze, a mysterious black-colored vigilante was responsible for fighting and dealing with the Roidmude outbreak. Referred to as Kamen Rider Proto-Drive (仮面ライダープロトドライブ), he wielded an earlier version of the Drive Driver alongside the Shift Cars to protect and save Japan from destruction. He also saved Kiriko Shijima and at some point afterwards, he was assumed to be dead.

Proto-Drive wielded similar abilities to the current Drive, but lacked the ability to destroy the cores of the Roidmudes, effectively meaning that he could not truly end their reign. After his assumed death, Shinnosuke Tomari takes up the mantle to become Kamen Rider Drive.

Types
Assuming that his powers function similar to Kamen Rider Drive's, Proto-Drive presumably has forms called Types (タイプ). Some Shift Cars alter the suit based on a certain attribute, whereas other Shift Cars arm Drive with a certain element or weapon, by changing the tire on Drive's suit for a Tire Exchange (タイヤ交換). These two types of Shift Cars can be used in conjunction with each other.

Note

 * Although Kamen Rider Drive is known as a Rider who doesn't use a motorcycle, Kamen Rider Proto-Drive rode one in the first episode.