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Another Alternative

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This article is about a special episode in Kamen Rider Zi-O.
WARNING: This episode contains scenes of graphic violence, blood, murder, and sex. Viewer discretion is advised!

EPISODE 2: Another Alternative is the second episode of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki.

Synopsis[]

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Plot[]

As Kamen Rider Ouja is about to strike a helpless Shinji, Kamen Rider Knight appears and blocks the attack. Ouja then joins the fight with Kamen Rider Gai and Kamen Rider Scissors, while Knight tells Shinji to run. However, the two are stopped by Kamen Rider Raia. Kimura flees from the chaotic battle. Kamen Rider Zolda uses his Final Vent, causing an enormous explosion, forcing the combatants to retreat.

In a dimension full of broken mirror pieces, Shinji finds Dark Shinji, with the latter urging the former to merge with him so that "they" can win the Rider War. As Dark Shinji gets closer and closer to Shinji, making him terrified, the latter wakes up and realizes it is all a dream.

Shinji finds himself in a parking lot with Ren Akiyama. Ren knows Shinji's name, but Shinji mispronounces Ren's name as "Ron", just like in the past. The two wonder whether they have met before or not, with Ren not having any clue on the matter. Shinji thanks Ren for saving him earlier, but Ren states that he does not save Shinji because they seem to know each other. Instead, Ren remarks there is a voice in his head which keeps telling him to stop the Rider War. Shinji responds he also wants to meet a certain someone who has been appearing in his dreams ever since day one. He then asks whether Ren knows anything about the past, which ren admits he also has no clue about. Shinji voices his approval of Ren's goal to stop the War. Ren thinks Shinji just wants to stop the War because he is afraid of losing, which Shinji dismisses. Shinji then offers Ren a drink, which he has had with him since the battle at the beginning of the episode, only for Ren to spew the content on his face. Shinji states that the two may not be very close in the past, to which Ren agrees. As Takeshi Asakura is the only one with his memory still intact, the two decide to go and meet him.

In another place, Ishibashi, Jun, and Miyuki are preapring a barbecue. Ishibashi asks Miyuki for some spices to eat with his steak, only to be stabbed by the latter with a knife. He grabs Jun's hand for help, but he is stabbed another time by Jun. His body then disintegrates. Miyuki and Jun later have sex in private.

It is the 6th day of the Rider War, Takeshi is seen eating some food prepared by Goro. Takeshi is pleased by the food, but he still wonders why Goro is even serving him. He even remarks that Shuichi may "turn in his grave" if he knows Goro is serving his archenemy. Takeshi states he has never actually hated Shuichi, but, rather the other way around. He then tells Goro that hatred is a thing that "can be trusted". Ren and Shinji come and ask Takeshi about their past. Ren voices his distrust towards the mysterious woman's words, and that even if there is a winner, it will still be meaningless if no one can get out of the Mirror World. Takeshi only laughs, and says that their past is fighting and killing each other, and it is their destiny to keep fighting like that for eternity.

After having sex, Miyuki states that eventually, he and Jun will have to fight each other to decide the winner. Jun laughs, responding that killing each other is also a passionate way of expressing love, but he also adds that he does not wish to fight Miyuki. In the bathroom, Miyuki encounters Dark Shinji. Dark Shinji tells Miyuki that the traitor will eventually be betrayed, and that he should eliminate Jun to ensure his own safety. Later on, Miyuki and Jun fight against each other, with Jun disgusted at the betrayal. Raia uses his Final Vent in an attempt to finish Gai off, but Gai counters with a Confine Vent and his own Final Vent, mortally wounding Raia and knocking him out of transformation. Upon receiving the fatal blow, Miyuki starts to regain his memory of his previous friendship with Shinji. He leaves to look for Shinji.

Elsewhere, an outraged Ouja is looking for Shinji and Ren, telling them to entertain him more and more. He starts striking random objects in frustration, but the two are still nowhere to be found.

Shinji and Ren retreat to an abandoned house, with the former remarking that Takeshi is not the type that can be reasoned with. The mysterious woman appears before them and declares that the time remaining is one day. Both Shinji and Ren are irritated, asking the woman why she is doing all this. The woman starts to tell the two Riders her story: She is a woman named Sara. In the past, a man named Tatsuya Kano hits her with his car, putting her into the hospital. The man would then visit her frequently in the hospital, and the two start dating each other. However, the injury from the accident still does not allow her body to recover completely, and she is put back into the hospital again. Tatsuya, not wanting to lose her, becomes Another Ryuki and starts killing countless people in the real world in hopes that the lives he kills will be able to resurrect her. Not wanting Tatsuya to kill more people, her Mirror self restarts the Rider War. Because the real world Sara only has one day left to live, she says one day is the time remaining for the winner to be found. Shinji still wants to know more, but the woman vanishes.

Kimura brings a deceased Miyuki to Shinji, telling him that Miyuki has finally regained his memory just before dying. He relates Miyuki's messages to Shinji: that Shinji should still be himself, and that he should be careful of "another Shinji". As Miyuki's body disintegrates, Dark Shinji suddenly appears, and merges with the real Shinji.

Elsewhere, Jun is still looking for Miyuki, demanding him to come and "accept his love". Dark Shinji stops Jun on his way, saying that Miyuki is dead, and that he will "love" Jun in his place. Dark Shinji transforms into Kamen Rider Ryuga and effortlessly defeats Kamen Rider Gai. He kills Gai using his Final Vent, stomping his foot on Jun's body as it disintegrates. Ren and Kimura, having witnessed the whole event, are shocked and horrified.

Cast[]

Forms and Collectibles Used[]

Advent Cards[]

  • Cards used:
    • Knight:
      • Sword Vent (off-screen)
    • Zolda:
      • Final Vent
    • Gai:
      • Strike Vent, Confine Vent, Final Vent
    • Raia:
      • Swing Vent (off-screen), Copy Vent
    • Scissors
      • Strike Vent (off-screen)
    • Ouja:
      • Sword Vent (off-screen)
    • Ryuga:
      • Final Vent
  • Weapons/Powers summoned:
    • Knight:
      • Winglancer
    • Zolda:
      • Magnugiga
    • Gai:
      • Metal Horn
    • Raia:
      • Evil Whip, Metal Horn (Copy Vent)
    • Scissors
      • Scissors Pincer
    • Ouja:
      • Veno Saber

Ridewatches[]

  • Watch used:
    • Zi-O
      • Zi-O
    • Geiz
      • Geiz

Errors[]

Notes[]

  • Rider Deaths this episode -
    • Kamen Rider Scissors: stabbed in the chest by Miyuki Tezuka and Jun Shibaura.
    • Kamen Rider Raia: died due to wounds from his battle against Kamen Rider Gai.
    • Kamen Rider Gai: killed by Kamen Rider Ryuga's Final Vent.
  • Riders Remaining: 7/13
  • This is the first time in Kamen Rider history where there is a same sex relationship shown on screen.
    • This marks the second time two characters are explicitly shown to have sex in the franchise. The first time was in Kamen Rider Amazons S2 E21.
    • Tezuka's actor, Hassei Takano once said that he want to watch this episode but he can't because he is scared of this scene.[2]
  • Shuichi Kitaoka is confirmed deceased by Asakura in this episode, likely falling victim to his terminal disease from Kamen Rider Ryuki.
  • As of this episode, Shinji officially has all the same forms as his American counterpart Kit Taylor from Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, since Dark Shinji was the main host of Ryuga until now.
  • The word "torque" which is found in Kitaoka's book of six codes references Kamen Rider Torque, the American counterpart of Kamen Rider Zolda, from Kamen Rider Dragon Knight.
  • There are some scenes in the episode that paid homage to a few scenes in Ryuki:
    • Shinji mispronounces Ren's name just like their previous first meeting.
    • Among the dishes that Goro serves Asakura is a plate of gyoza. In episode 27 of the original series, Goro approaches Shinji for his gyoza recipe after eating the gyoza that Shinji originally made for Shuichi and finding it delicious.
    • Gai uses Confine Vent against Raia to disable Evildiver.
    • Dark Shinji took over Shinji's body like in Episode Final, with the same promise to become the strongest rider to end the Rider War, including the transformation sequence as the result of fusing.
  • When Miyuki Tezuka started to remember his former life, several scenes from the original series were reused in this episode.

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References[]

  1. ↑ https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/324116
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/hasseijackson/status/1116290030777978880
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