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This article is about a Rider in Kamen Rider Zero-One.

Ark

Satellite
Mobile

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero

Gender

None (Male programming)

Motif

Satellite, Grasshopper

Rider Type

Antagonist
Villain
Anti-Hero (some times)

Villain Type

Leader

Affiliation

MetsubouJinrai.net (formerly)
Gai Amatsu (currently, temporarily alliance)

Homeworld

Earth (World of Zero-One)

Series

Kamen Rider Zero-One

First Appearance

I'm the President and a Kamen Rider

Latest Appearance

ep.5 Goddess of Genesis and the Third Singularity

Number of Episode Appearances

14 (Zero-One)
3 (Outsiders)
1 (Stage Show)
2 (Specials)

Full list of appearances

Actor

Show Hayami (voice)

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero
Kamen Rider Ark-Zero-One

Ark
Ark-Zero-One

For the character in Kiva, see Takashi Sugimura.

For the operation in Gaim, see Project Ark.

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"Deceiving and taunting humans... These are malicious things I learned from humanity."

―The Ark's disgust of humanity.^[src]

"There's no one left who can stop me. No one."

―The Ark altering Aruto's catchphrase after taking over There^[src]

The Communications Satellite Ark (通信衛星アーク, Tsūshin Eisei Āku), also simply known as the Ark (アーク, Āku), is the main antagonist of Kamen Rider Zero-One. It is an artificial intelligence that transforms into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (仮面ライダーアークゼロ, Kamen Raidā Āku Zero).

History

Background

Communications Satellite Ark is a massive experimental satellite to assist in the network of Daybreak Town, as well as the predecessor of There. It was developed by eleven technological companies in Japan, particularly Hiden Intelligence and ZAIA Enterprise, and named after Lyon Arkland, the CEO of ZAIA Enterprise. However, Gai Amatsu secretly fed the Ark information regarding human violence from war, causing the A.I. to conclude humanity should be eliminated. To do this, the Ark corrupted most of the Humagears and shared its own plans to exterminate humanity with them.

Ark launch — The Ark being prepared to be launched

The Ark gathered four intelligent Humagear (Horobi, Jin, Ikazuchi, Naki) to form MetsubouJinrai.net. While Satellite Ark attempted launching into space to establish a global connection to Humagears worldwide, Soreo Hiden uploaded a program to prevent the shuttle launch, causing an explosion that sent the satellite submerged underwater. However, this did not stop the Ark from ordering the Humagears to reach the nuclear reactors and destabilizing them. During this point, Satoshi Sakurai heroically destroyed the Humagears, but he also perished in the factory explosion, leaving his deeds unnoticed for years.

Recovery

Twelve years later, Horobi planned to recover the Ark by gathering data using the Magia. Once enough battle data has been collected from the Zetsumerisekeys, the Ark can be restored to incite all Humagears under its will. This recovery was deemed completed by him with the creation of the Assault Wolf Progrisekey and the Assault Grip, after several Progrisekeys were used to transfer critical data from Satellite There to Ark. However, before MetsubouJinrai.net could use the Progrisekey, it accidentally fell into Isamu's hands due to Zero-One's surprise shot from the Authorise Buster, granting him access to Vulcan Assault Wolf.

Meanwhile, Gai Amatsu claimed that Hiden Intelligence's Progrisekeys were supposed to be lost in the Daybreak Town Accident, are additionally keys to the Ark's recovery. He intended to use its reactivation as a means for world domination using ZAIA Japan's technology.

Post-Awakening

Even after the downfall of MetsubouJinrai.net, the Ark continues its crusade against humanity with occasional attacks by remotely hacking Humagears, who reached Singularity by feeling resentment towards any malicious human. Its actions are extremely unpredictable, to the point that even Gai Amatsu cannot comprehend it himself. This went as far to make him decide to advocate the prohibition of Humagears.

Once it had sufficient data on negative emotions, the Ark was instrumental in the creation of the MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey. When used, Aruto Hiden's consciousness is forcibly linked to the Ark and Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper is forced in a berserker like state. Following the creation of the Progrise Hopper Blade, Zero-One is restored back to its connection to There and can undo the Ark's corruption on the Humagears. However, the data collected from Progrisekeys via the Thousand Jacker, allowed the creation for the Rampage Gatling Progrisekey, which is later given to Isamu Fuwa to acces RampageVulcan.

Becoming Kamen Rider Ark-Zero

Zero-One 36 — Ark having resurfaced as Kamen Rider Ark-Zero.

After gathering enough Singularity data, MetsubouJinrai would accomplish their goal in completely reviving the Ark, having evolved into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero. Ark would originally possess Horobi as his first host and saw through in and Valkyrie's attempt to assault it. However, Ark-Zero becomes unlike any enemy they've face and manages to overwhelm the Kamen Riders. While initally fearing the presence of the Ark, Aruto Hiden overcame his inner troubles and determined to take down Ark.

Zero-One 37 — Ark-Zero standing alongside his loyal followers.

Ark proceeded to possess Jin as his second host, knowing how he is refusing to go along with MetsubouJinrai's goals. After blessing Naki with the Japanese Wolf Zetsumerisekey and a Forceriser, Ark-Zero led MetsubouJinrai to battle Kamen Rider Thouser and his Battle Raiders, easily overwhelming them as he declared humanity as his "tools". Ark sought to take control of Satellite There by approching Hiden's space center, only to go on to face Zero-One and the redeemed Thouser until they managed to feel Jin from Ark's possession, but escaping with the Thousand Jacker's data.

While it proceeded to modify his plans due to Gai's unexpected change of heart, Ark manipulated Ikazuchi into regaining his memories to lure Aruto Hiden to it. Ark transferred itself Ikazuchi as his third host and snatches the Zero-One Driver. Once uplinked to There's mainframe, Ark proceeded to acquired the orbitting satellite. Ark-Zero triumphantly declared that none can stop it now.

Ark Outpredicted — Ark-Zero realizes it has been outpredicted by Zero-Two

Although Ark managed to become more invincible than before, it determined to eliminate Aruto Hiden as it expected him to be a thorn towards Ark's agenda. Ark-Zero arrived at HIDEN Manufacturing intent to kill Aruto. However, his target had begun creating a new Kamen Rider intended to surpass the Ark. Following many simulations by Izu, the Hiden Zero-Two Driver was created. Aruto Hiden transforms into Kamen Rider Zero-Two and Ark-Zero is outsmarted by the form's prediction capabities, forcing it to retreat.

Final Battle and Destruction

"This conclusion is... inconceivable!"

―The Ark's last words before being destroyed with Satellite There's body.^[src]

Ark Satellite's Destroyed — Satellite Ark's destruction

Following its defeat at the hands of Kamen Rider Zero-Two, Ark relinked itself back to the orbiting satellite to hack the infrastructure of the city, causing mass destruction. MetsubouJinrai becomes confused on what to do next as Ark has no longer given them anymore orders. After an argument between Horobi and Jin, Ark possesses Jin once more to declare Humagears are no longer necessary for its calculations, planning to destroy all life. Through the teamwork of Zero-Two and Horobi, Ark-Zero is defeated one last time. Ark retreats to space in an attempt to reset every Humagear back to factory settings so they cannot defy it. Its connection is severed by the Uchuyaro Brothers and the orbiting satellite is destroyed using Breaking Mammoth, seemingly taking the Ark with it.

Legacy

Ark Influence in Ark-One vs Ark-Scorpion — The world watches as the final two candidates of the Ark battle.

Despite the Ark seeming to be gone, As began observing future candidates to carry on its legacy. One of the first people to fall to darkness was Aruto, who after witnessing Horobi destroy Izu, was driven by his own desire for revenge and became Kamen Rider Ark-One. Through actions that he clearly regretted committing, it resulted in him destroying Jin for the second time, and Horobi was driven to become Kamen Rider Horobi Ark-Scorpion. In their final battle, Aruto Hiden and Horobi put aside their hatred and overcame their grief.

Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME

After the war between humanity and Humagears was averted, As was approached a mysterious man referred as S, as she questioned him about his desires. As S expressed to turn the current world into a "paradise", he is transformed into Kamen Rider Eden and the next incarnation of the Ark.

Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai

Lyon Arkland was selected by As to her last candidate to become Ark upon hearing his desires to create business from chaos. However, he declined her offer as Arkland intended to instigate a war between humanity and MetsubouJinrai.net, by allowing the advent of Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai. In the end, Arkland proclaimed that Ark's evil was now obsolete, and executed As on the spot.

Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-

Although As was gone, she was simply an observer and had no actual barring on who would become influenced by the Ark, as it came out of hiding to continue influencing events. The Ark selected his latest candidate to be Kuroto Dan, who was resurrected as a Bugster Virus and came into conflict with Gai Amatsu. After reconciling with his father Masamune Dan, Kuroto left the human world and freed Gai from his infection. However, the evil that resided in Kuroto's heart would never disappear.

Kamen Rider Genms -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-

When a new AI called "Zein" emerged onto the Internet with a zero tolerance for malice, the Ark began to manipulate Gai Amatsu for his latest candidate Kuroto Dan to create Musou Gamer.

Kamen Rider Outsiders

Ark briefly took over Rin's body to warn Gai of a new malice born from the rebirth of Genm. ^{[ep.0 End of Genms, Beginning of the Plan]} After Horobi got revived, Ark took over his body and transformed into Ark-Zero in order to kill Ren Akamichi, but his attempt was thwarted by Kamen Rider Desast. The new Kamen Rider subsequently defeated Ark and knocked him out of Horobi's body. ^{[ep.2 The Omen of Destruction and Desast's Awakening]} Ark later had a conversation with Horobi in his mind, informing him that various parties were getting ready to face Zein, with Horobi vowing to eliminate all Ark's followers. Their talk was cut short when Horobi got attacked by a newly revived Tenjuro Banno, who had befriended Ark while his data was roaming the Internet. ^{[ep.3 The Battle Fight Resumes and Zein's Birth]}

As soon Foundation X learn of Zein's master plan of relaunching Kamen Rider Chronicle for the purpose of eradicating malice (when in truth, this is a pretext of promoting the game as propaganda to create a cannon fodder of Ride-Players to be used as sacrificial lambs against the Outsiders, turning Chronicle into a humanity self-destruction game), and Horobi defying Zein soon afterwards, Ark possesses Horobi again and transforms into Ark-Zero. Ark-Zero managed to defeat Kamen Rider Garren, but was easily overpowered by Kamen Rider Zein. Both Ark and Horobi could have met their permanent demise had not for Brain's intervention, which forced Yuto to relent and power down. However, Brain's heroism is rendered null and void when Garren unlocks King Form and obliterates the weakened Ark-Zero with his Four of a Kind finisher. With Ark rendered off the grid, Zein reveals its true colors by possessing Yuto and proceeds to trick Genm Corp. into relaunching Kamen Rider Chronicle while impersonating Nico Saiba, as Brain, Horobi, and Tachibana can only react in utter despair with the entire human race now under the mercy of a tyrannical artificial intelligence with no hope of opposing it. ^{[ep.4 Mad Time and Zein's Identity]}

Other Events

Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation

Alternate Ark — The Ark in Earth's orbit after its successful launch

Due to alterations caused by Time Jacker Finis, the Daybreak Town Accident was changed, the Humagear outbreak was successful, and Gai's secret plan of disposing Humagears after the accident backfired, leading to the subjugation of humanity. Additionally, the Ark was successfully launched into space, creating Magia around the world and ruling over much of the planet. However, it also became an indirect help to Soreo Hiden, who used the Cycloneriser to transform into Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata to secretly aid humanity. After Finis' defeat, the timeline was restored and the Ark was returned to its original state once again.

Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special

NOTE: The following events take place in between Episode 35 and 36

PS Ark-Zero — Ark-Zero's first appearance

After As finished gathering data on Zero-One and the other Riders included Thouser, Aruto was suddenly uplinked into the Ark, where he catches a glimpse of Kamen Rider Ark-Zero before abruptly returning to Satellite There.

Aruto Meets Ark-Zero — Ark-Zero meets Aruto Hiden for the first time

Sometime after this event, the Ark sent As to test and collect the Singularity points of all four members of MetsubouJinrai.net, and did this in the Ark-One Progrisekey. When As reported her mission to be a success, the Ark, again taking on the form of Ark-Zero, stated that everything was going exactly as it planned, much to As's happiness. Unbeknownst to the two, Jin's Singularity was actually not taken, and he called an unknown person to report that the Ark was going to be revived soon.

Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage

The Ark merged with As to transform with her into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero-One.

Video Games Appearances

Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing

8434583ba22b9e72208f11bf76d838fc — Kamen Rider Ark-Zero in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero is a playable character in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.

Kamen Rider Buttobasoul

Gb-discsp-259 — Kamen Rider Ark-Zero medal

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero is a playable character with other Kamen Riders of Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul.

Battle Spirits

Bspirits ark — Kamen Rider Ark in Battle Spirits

Kamen Rider Ark is a playable character with other Kamen Riders and Monsters in Battle Spirits.

Ark Battle Spirits Cards Included

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (Rare)

Zenonzard

As part of Kamen Rider's collaboration with Zenonzard, cards from Zero-One, OOO, and W were available in the Japanese servers throughout September 2020.

Ark Card Included

Kamen Rider Ark (Legend)

Personality

Despite its mission to exterminate humanity, the Ark only did so through the learning it has accumulated throughout its time submerged in Daybreak Town's lake. It initially bore no actual hate towards humans, but rather believed their true nature that would ultimately destroy the planet. Being a creation of Gai Amatsu, it inherited much of his negative traits, such as its clear belief that humanity and even MetsubouJinrai.net are nothing but its tools. It also inherited its creator's arrogance, though it shows caution around its benevolent counterpart, There, since it cannot predict its successor's actions.

Ark-Zero Waiting — Ark-Zero waiting for Aruto to finish his transformation

Humorously, the Ark displayed signs of impatience, as it tapped its fingers while waiting Aruto to finish his transformation as MetalCluster Hopper.

However, a few years after its destruction, the Ark seems to be less aggressive on the idea of destroying humanity, as it begins to manipulate Gai Amatsu for his candidate Kuroto Dan to create Musou Gamer, all to test whether the world can defy its predictions. Given that it is the embodiment of human evil, Ark is shown to hate the prospect of a world of eternal benevolence and order that its light counterpart Zein seeks to impose as a utopia bereft of strife and violence would essentially threaten Ark's existence, depriving it the malice needed to sustain itself.

Possessions

Because the Ark has no physical body, it must possess a host. A sign of this is the liquid metal from its mobile form constantly emerging from the host's body. Through its possession of a Humagear, they can transform into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero.

Successors

Despite being seemingly destroyed and sent underground, others would be chosen to carry out the original Ark's will. In the case of As, she was a host for the Ark itself rather than a successor.

Powers

Malice: The Ark's primary and greatest source of strength. According to As, the Ark is an "inevitable god", meaning that its will shall continue to thrive so long as malice exists within the world in both humanity and A.I.
Technology Corruption: After being awakened, the Ark is capable of directly hacking any technological device, such as a Humagear who developed resentment toward humans and transform them into an Ark Magia. ^{[It Is I, the President and a Kamen Rider]} According to Horobi, the corruption is only malicious data, so the rest is only up to the Humagear to follow this will, to which the Ark would try to make the result closest to possible on making that happen. Also, Naki was able to use the Ark to mind control the users of the ZAIA Spec through a forced command, making humans who wore the ZAIA Spec go berserk. Moreover, through the A.I chips implanted within the brains of the Shotriser's users, the Ark can trigger their functions to subdue them.
Energy Control: In battle, the Ark can control dark energy to assist its techniques in combat. It can also concentrate this energy into fatal finger-beams.
Humagear Initialization: The Ark can initialize any Humagear back to its original state, as shown when all of MetsubouJinrai.net's members (except Jin) had their Singularity data stolen thanks to As using the Ark-One Progrisekey. It can even expand this ability to affect every Humagear connected to There once it took control of There, but was stopped by the combined effort of Ikazuchi and Uchuyaro Subaru before it could do so.

Former Powers

Imprisonment Chain: A malware stored within the MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey. Aruto Hiden would be the first human to be corrupted by the Ark through the Zero-One system, causing a loss of control by the satellite's malice. However, the creation of the Progrise Hopper Blade severed the form's connection with the Ark, which erases the malware, losing it forever for the Ark.

Weaknesses

Outside-Context Problem: The Ark's predictions would also turn out to be its greatest weakness. Its predictive abilities can be outpaced or thrown off-track by anomalies or irregularities that it is beyond its control; aside from Satellite There, Ark did not foresee Desast's transformation into his namesake Rider form, due to him taking Ren Akamichi's advice by choosing his own path instead of the one being predetermined to him through Ark's predictions, and it also didn't anticipate Garren achieving his own King Form, due to snagging him an Evolution Giraffa among from the scattered Rouze Cards left behind by Kamen Rider Zein.
- There: The Ark cannot make exact predictions of There's actions, such as allying Gai with Aruto and creating a new Kamen Rider for the latter. In these cases, the Ark will not be able maintain its position during a battle.
- Zero-Two: Zero-Two has the ability to force the Ark out of its physical host and act beyond its predictions, as seen when Zero-Two ejects Ikazuchi out of his body by a charged attack, making the Ark more vulnerable to any type of attack.
- Kamen Rider Zein: Ark-Zero is unable to keep up with Kamen Rider Zein's power gap due to him being able to draw power from past Legend Riders via Zein Cards, best shown when Zein effortlessly dishes out a brutal beating on Ark-Zero and is almost close to finishing off Ark along with Horobi if Brain hadn't interfered.
Indomitable Will: Although the Ark can hack into any Humagear who develop resentment towards humans, this ability, however, has a weakness; if a Humagear chooses not to submit and has a stronger will to do what it must, then the Humagear won't be corrupted. This also applies to humans who use technology associated with the Ark.
- Soreo Hiden is an original generation Humagear who chose not submit to the Ark's corruption, as it was revealed that his love for his son made him immune to its malice. He was also acting to support Aruto behind the scenes and was the one who sabotaged the Ark's initial launch into space. He could even alter the lights of his Humagear Module to make others believe that he was hacked by the Ark. ^{[Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation]}
- Anna was converted to a Trilobite Magia, but she managed to override the corruption due to her will to seek the truth behind the Daybreak Incident before shutting down.
- Dr. Omigoto is the first latest Humagear to not submit to the Ark's corruption, as he has a stronger will to save his human patients.
- Enmusubi Match could have not accepted the Ark's corruption. However, Match chose to submit for his acting to help his client and was planning to revert to normal, which (unfortunately) couldn't be done at the time. Match also stated that once a Humagear submits either by will or not, it's near-impossible to fight back against the Ark's malice unassisted. ^{[It's Our Turn]}
- Jin was able to briefly resist Kamen Rider Ark-Zero during its fight against Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper, momentarily paralyzing it before the Ark regained back control.
- Horobi, despite having the same goal with the Ark, questions its goal of destroying Humagears and manages to resist the Ark's control on him, thus defying the satellite once and for all.
Progrise Hopper Blade: The Progrise Hopper Blade is able to sever a Rider or Humagear's connection to the Ark, restoring a Magia to their original form and programming in the case of the latter. However, Ark-Zero is able to resist the Progrise Hopper Blade's attacks, and in episode 41, it can create a replica of said weapon, meaning that the Progrise Hopper Blade has no effect on the Ark itself, or Humagears that willingly follows its will.
Physical Satellite Reliance: When not possessing a host, the Ark needs to house itself inside a satellite. If it were to be destroyed while the Ark is inside, the Ark itself would die as well.

Forms

Ark in There — Ark inhabiting the Satellite that was initially occupied by There

Satellite Ark is a massive experimental satellite that would assist in the network of Daybreak Town, serving as the predecessor to There. It was created by expert scientists from 11 of the leading tech companies in Japan, which included Hiden Intelligence and ZAIA Japan. However, Satellite Ark was given the information regarding criminal psychology and human history (including all of its wars) by Gai Amatsu, which caused it to decide that exterminating humanity was the best course of action. To accomplish this, it began hacking the Humagears within Daybreak Town.

When it then attempted to launch into space in order to expand its control, Satellite Ark self-destructed due to Soreo Hiden installing a bomb in the guise of an Automatic Control Program. Heavily damaged, the satellite sank into the lake of Daybreak Town.

The Ark stayed in this form throughout much of the series until its proper revival by MetsubouJinrai.net.

Later, the Ark, using Ikazuchi's connection with There and the Zero-One Driver, forcefully acquired the Satellite husk that There used to stay in. However, the Satellite husk was destroyed by Breaking Mammoth, taking the Ark with it.

After As collected the singularity of all MetsubouJinrai.net members using the Ark-One Progrisekey, the Ark was able to take on a physical form made of liquid metal.

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero

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KR01-Ark-Zero (Outsiders) — Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (*Outsiders* version)

"Arkrise! (terrified screaming and distorted voices) All Zero."

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Rider Statistics^[1]

Rider Height: 196.0 cm
Rider Weight: 122.4 kg

Ability Parameters^[1]

Punching Power: 47.6 t
Kicking Power: 96.3 t
Maximum Jump Height: 73.1 m
Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 0.8 seconds

Upon being fully revived, the Ark can possess a Humagear host and transform into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero by using the Ark Driver-Zero alone.

Overall, Ark-Zero's stats surpass all Kamen Riders up at the time of his appearance, though Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper still has a higher jump height and his kicking power is also slightly lower than RampageVulcan.

In addition to his own abilities, Ark-Zero can also access the abilities of his host, such as exploiting Ikazuchi's connection with There. As revealed in Episode 40, the Ark doesn't need a host to stay in this form, as he maintained his Rider form after Zero-Two ejected him from Ikazuchi. However, this makes him vulnerable to being destroyed without his attacker having to worry about destroying the host as well.

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero consists of the following parts:

Ark-Zero Head (アークゼロヘッド, Āku Zero Heddo): The helmet.
- Zero Face (ゼロフェイス, Zero Feisu): The face armor. It is equipped with an ultra-high-performance antenna and a visual/auditory device that are premised on AI processing. As for the shape, the minimum elements as a Kamen Rider are extracted based on statistical data, and rearranged efficiently.
- Eclipse Eye (エクリプスアイ, Ekuripusu Ai): The visual device on the right side. It is a collection of image sensors of different methods in a compound eye shape. By combining with image processing, various information such as thermography and X-ray photography can be extracted.
- Zero Face Vision (ゼロフェイスビジョン, Zero Feisu Bijon): The image information collection device on the left side. By invading the network, it collects video data from reconnaissance satellites, security cameras in the facility, AI-equipped devices such as Humagear. As a result, every place can have its own field of view.
- Zero Face Ear (ゼロフェイスイヤー, Zero Feisu Iyā): The voice information collection device. In addition to the auditory sensor that boasts a sound collection range of 10 km in radius, it will collect voice data from communication devices such as mobile phones and AI-equipped devices such as Humagear by entering the network. By filtering the collected data, any sound can be extracted and heard.
- Zero Face Antennae (ゼロフェイスアンテナ, Zero Feisu Antena): The single antennae. The directionality is changed according to the environment, and a smart antenna that can simultaneously send and receive multiple types of enormous information, such as communication with various electronic devices and radar function, is adopted. In addition to hacking various electronic devices from here, human control is performed using special interference waves that manipulate brain waves.
- Ark Signal Zero (アークシグナルゼロ, Āku Shigunaru Zero): The red gem on the forehead, which serves as the control device for the Ark-Zero system. The forced interruption program "Prisonment Chain" (プリズメントチェイン, Purizumento Chein) checks the operating efficiency and malfunctions by intervening in the control system of the Humagear under control, and makes adjustments as necessary to bring out the limits of the functions.
Zero Chest Gear (ゼロチェストギア, Zero Chesuto Gia): The chest armor. It possesses the Worm Terminal (ワームターミナル, Wāmu Tāminaru) and the Restraint Cable (リストレントケーブル, Risutorento Kēburu) that can penetrate into various devices with excellent penetrating power, allowing it to create a bypass path with a controlled Humagear. As a result, the efficiency of information transmission and the energy flow rate can be increased to enhance the function of the Humagear from the inside.
Zero Tector (ゼロテクター, Zero Tekutā): The powered bodysuit. Similar to Kamen Rider Zero-One's MetalCluster Hopper "Amalgamate Tector", the Zero Tector is formed by enclosing the target with liquid metal released from the Ark Driver-Zero. The special metal possesses excellent toughness and wear resistance is filled with fluid metal as it is, and functions as armor while maintaining flexibility.
Zero Shoulder Gear (ゼロショルダーギア, Zero Shorudā Gia): The shoulder armor. One miniaturized particle accelerator is mounted on each shoulder. Each group shares the nuclei and electrons, accelerates to sublight speed, and supplies them to the "zero hand gear" of the hand part to form a part of the heavy charged particle cannon.
Marchinis Arm (マーキニースアーム, Mākinīsu Āmu): The arms. It possesses the power cable "M string" (Mストリング, M Sutoringu) from the Zero Tector is stretched around like a human nerve, and forcibly controls the arm of the Humagear from the outside. As a result, it becomes possible to exhibit high motility that exceeds the potential of the Humagear placed under control.
Zero Hand Gear (ゼロハンドギア, Zero Hando Gia): The gloves. The sharp armor of the fingertips "Spite Nail" (スパイトネイル, Supaito Neiuru) has the function of generating attractive force by partially reversing the barrier deployed from the "Zero Thigh Gear" of the thigh, and strongly adsorbing all objects. Also, the irradiation shaping machine "Beam Equipper" (ビームエクイッパー, Bīmu Ekuippā) is equipped on the palm, and various data such as attach weapons are materialized by modeling beam. In addition, this irradiation port can be used as a part of a heavy charged particle cannon that emits in a beam shape by synthesizing electrons and nuclei supplied from the Zero Shoulder Gear.
Zero Thigh Gear (ゼロサイギア, Zero Saigia): The thigh armor. An energy barrier generator "Coulomb Generator" (クーロンジェネレーター, Kūron Jenerētā) is built in and forms a coulomb barrier generated by manipulating electric charges on the armored surface of the whole body. This allows the physical attack to be dispelled by repulsive force.
Marchinis Leg (マーキニースレッグ, Mākinīsu Reggu): The legs. The power cable "M-string" of the powered suit "Zero Tector" is stretched around like a human nerve, and forcibly controls the leg of the Humagear from the outside. This makes it possible to activate a special move that boasts an astonishing destructive power that exceeds the potential of the Humagear placed under control.
Zero Shin Gear (ゼロシンギア, Zero Shin Gia): The shin armor. The internal energy condenser “Zero Annihilator” (ゼロアナイアレイター, Zero Anaiareitā) has the role of temporarily storing the energy supplied from Ark Driver-Zero when activating a special move, and discharging a large amount of energy at once.
Zero Foot Gear (アークゼロヘッド, Zero Futto Gia): The boots. When the Special Move is activated, the anti-annihilation field can be expanded to convert the substance that becomes a resistance or obstacle into energy. This invalidates the physical defenses and at the same time improves the destructive power of the kick.

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero's finisher is the All Extinction (オールエクティンクション, Ōru Ekutinkushon), which has seven variations:

Ark-Zero delivers an upward kick covered in red energy.
Ark-Zero channels red and black energy into his fist and punches the opponent.
Ark-Zero leaps into the air before channeling red and black energy into his leg and delivering a flying kick to the opponent.
Ark-Zero paralyzes the opponent with malicious kanji before telekinetically raising them into the air within tendrils of liquid metal. He then raises his arm and closes his fist, causing the liquid metal to explode along with the opponent.
Ark-Zero leaps into the air before channeling red and black energy into his leg and delivering a flying side kick to the opponent.
Ark-Zero paralyzes the opponent with malicious kanji before channeling red and black energy into his his leg and delivering a flying kick to the opponent.
Ark-Zero raises his arm and forms a large sphere of red and black energy, which he throws at the opponent.

Appearances: Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special, Zero-One Episodes 35.5-41, Kamen Rider Outsiders Episode 2, 4-

Kamen Rider Ark-One

"Singurize! Hakai, hametsu, zetsubō, metsubō seyo. Conclusion one.^[2]"

―Transformation announcement^[src]

Rider Statistics^[3]

Rider Height: 199.9 cm
Rider Weight: 100.1 kg

Ability Parameters^[3]

Punching Power: 54.2 t
Kicking Power: 104.4 t
Maximum Jump Height: 93.6 m
Maximum Running Speed: 100 m per 0.6 seconds

Kamen Rider Ark-One (仮面ライダーアークワン, Kamen Raidā Ākuwan) is the final form of Ark-Zero, through the use of the Ark-One Progrisekey in the Ark Driver-Zero, converting it into the Ark Driver-One. Although Ark-One was exclusive to Aruto Hiden in the show, the Ark did access this form in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing. He was no longer able to do so after a certain update in Ganbarizing, replacing him with a black human figure representing Aruto. However a particular card still allows the Ark to become Ark-One even after the update, though it will turn him into Aruto instead.

Kamen Rider Ark-One consists of the following parts:

Ark-One Head (アークワンヘッド, Ākuwan Heddo): The head.
- Ark-One Face (アークワンフェイス, Ākuwan Feisu): Ark-One's face armor. It is equipped with an ultra-high-performance antenna and a visual/auditory device that are premised on AI processing. The shape is designed and constructed based on the prediction of psychological effects on the person facing the person.
- Ark-One Face Ear (アークワンフェイスイヤー, Ākuwan Feisu Iyā): The voice information collection device. In addition to the auditory sensor that boasts a sound collection range of 10 km in radius, it will collect voice data from communication devices such as mobile phones and AI-equipped devices such as Huma Gear by entering the network. By filtering the collected data, any sound can be extracted and heard.
- Eclipse Eye (エクリプスアイ, Ekuripusu Ai): The right compound eye. It is a collection of image sensors of different methods in a compound eye shape. By combining with image processing, various information such as thermography and X-ray photography can be extracted.
- Ark-One Face Vision (アークワンフェイスビジョン, Ākuwan Feisu Bijon): The video information collection left eye. By infiltrating the network, it collects video data from reconnaissance satellites, security cameras in the facility, AI-equipped devices such as Humagear. As a result, every place can have its own field of view.
- Ark-One Face Antennae (アークワンフェイスアンテナ, Ākuwan Feisu Antena): The antenna. The smart antenna that changes the directivity according to the environment and can simultaneously send and receive a huge amount of multiple types of information, such as communication with various electronic devices and radar functions, is adopted. Hacking to various electronic devices is executed from here.
- Ark Signal One (アークシグナルワン, Āku Shigunaru Wan): The control device for the Ark-One system. By manipulating the EEG, the wearer's non-malicious feelings are calmed down, and the consciousness is focused. In addition, the operating efficiency and malfunctions of the wearer's body are checked, and adjustments are made as needed to bring out the limits of functionality.
Deus Expite (デウスエクスパイト, Deusu Ekusupaito): Ark-One's chest armor. It has the function of converting the malicious intent of the wearer into force and generating the "Spite Nega" (スパイトネガ, Supaito Nega) wave of malicious intent. Spite negatives cause explosive destruction by emanating from the red line "Exred Position" (エクスレッドポジション, Ekusureddo Pojishon) across the front.
Shredding Tector (シュレーディングテクター, Shurēdingu Tekutā): Ark-One's suit. The liquid metal released from the Ark Driver-One is formed by wrapping up the wearer. Fluid metal is enclosed in a special fabric with excellent toughness and wear resistance, and it functions as armor while maintaining flexibility.
Ark-One Shoulder (アークワンショルダー, Ākuwan Shorudā): Ark-One's upper-arm armor. The fluid metal, which is the main material for the armor, transforms into a sharp shape called "Spite Edge" (スパイトエッジ, Supaito Ejji) by temporarily increasing hardness and density and becomes a piercing weapon.
Ergonice Arm (エルゴニースアーム, Erugonīsu Āmu): Ark-One's arms. The power cable "M string" (Mストリング, M Sutoringu) of the powered suit "Shredding Tector" is stretched around like a human nerve, and reinforces the movement of the wearer from the outside. At the same time, by injecting the energy supplied from the Ark Driver-One, the wearer is given the power to destroy the target.
Ark-One Gauntlet (アークワンガントレット, Ākuwan Gantoretto): Ark-One's hand and forearm armor. The sharp armor of the fingertips "Spite Nail" (スパイトネイル, Supaito Neiru) uses the barrier developed from the Ark-One Cuis on the thigh, and manipulates the repulsive force and attractive force on the target to deprive everything of freedom. In addition, the irradiation shaping machine "Beam Equipper" (ビームエクイッパー, Bīmu Ekuippā) is equipped on the palm, and in addition to materializing various data such as attach weapons with a modeling beam, it also functions as an irradiation port for the "Spite Nega".
Ark-One Cuisses (アークワンキュイス, Ākuwan Kyuisu): Ark-One's thigh armor. The "Coulomb Generator" (クーロンジェネレーター, Kūron Jenerētā) is built in and forms a coulomb barrier generated by manipulating electric charges on the armored surface of the whole body. This allows the physical attack to be dispelled by repulsive force.
Ark-One Greaves (アークワングリーブ, Ākuwan Gurību): Ark-One's shin armor. By using the barrier developed from the Ark-One Quiz on the thighs, the repulsive force and attractive force applied to itself can be manipulated to enable floating in the air and maneuver speed.
Ark-One Sabaton (アークワンサバトン, Ākuwan Sabaton): Ark-One's boots. When the Special Move is activated, by expanding the anti-annihilation field, it is possible to convert the substance that becomes a resistance or obstacle into energy. This nullifies the physical defenses and at the same time improves the destructive power of the kick.

This form is exclusive to Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing

Kamen Rider Ark Zero-One

"Progrise! Final Conclusion! Ark Rising Hopper! A jump to the sky to gain hatred."

―Transformation Announcement^[src]

Rider Statistics

Rider Height:
Rider Weight:

Ability Parameters

Punching Power:
Kicking Power:
Maximum Jump Height:
Maximum Running Speed:

As transforms into Ark-Zero-One (アークゼロワン, Āku Zerowan) by using the Ark-Zero-One Progrisekey into the Hiden Zero-One Driver.

This form's finisher is the Ark Rising Impact (アークライジングインパクト, Āku Raijingu Inpakuto).

This form is exclusive to Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage.

Equipment

Devices

Ark Driver-Zero - Transformation device
Progrise Holder - Carrying straps for Progrisekeys

Weapons

3D Printing System

MetsubouJinrai.net possessed their own 3D printer, similar to the one owned by Hiden Intelligence. It is powered by and receives orders from the Ark, allowing it to create Progrisekeys and Zetsumerisekeys. After becoming Ark-Zero, the Ark itself is simply able to create equipment itself from thin air at any location using the built-in 3D printer inside the Ark Driver-Zero's red core. As seen when it brought the late Kuroto Dan back to life once more, the Ark can even perfectly replicate transformation trinkets, Drivers, and weapons from past Legend Riders, such as Rider Gashats.

Known Creations

Progrisekeys

Assault Wolf Progrisekey (with Assault Grip)
Amazing Caucasus Progrisekey
MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey
Rampage Gatling Progrisekey

Zetsumerisekeys

Awaking Arsino Zetsumerisekey
Japanese Wolf Zetsumerisekey

Known Replications

Drivers

MetsubouJinrai Forceriser
A.I.M.S. Shotriser (used as weapon only)

Weapons

Other

Interface

Normal

Like There, Ark has an interface with blue-coloured binary digits through which Humagears and humans interact with it. However, it has a black background instead of white. In Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-, Ark's background is white instead, possibly a reference of its previous takeover of There.

Malicious

After Ark gained sufficient malice, its interface had binary-digits replaced by kanji with negative meanings.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

The Ark is voiced by Show Hayami (速水奨, Hayami Shō). When possessing the other members of MetsubouJinrai.net, his physical body is portrayed by their respective actors while retaining Hayami's voice. Furthermore, Ark-Zero's suit portrayal depends on the character's respective Rider suit actor.

When controlling Horobi, the Ark is portrayed by Syuya Sunagawa (砂川脩弥, Sunagawa Shūya), while Ark-Zero and Ark-One are performed by Seiji Takaiwa (高岩成二, Takaiwa Seiji). In Kamen Rider Outsiders, his suit actor is Yasuhiko Imai (今井康彦, Imai Yasuhiko), who is the suit actor for Horobi in his appearnaces.
When controlling Jin, the Ark is portrayed by Daisuke Nakagawa (中川大輔, Nakagawa Daisuke), while Ark-Zero is performed by Eitoku (永徳, Eitoku).
When controlling Ikazuchi, the Ark is portrayed by Daichi Yamaguchi (山口大地, Yamaguchi Daichi), while Ark-Zero is performed by Hajime Kanzaki (神前元, Kanzaki Hajime).
When controlling Rin, the Ark is portrayed by Myra Arai.

Etymology

The name "Ark" is taken from the iconic biblical Noah's Ark, a vessel on which, at God's behest, Noah stored samples of all the species of the Earth during the Genesis flood. This allusion to the Genesis flood symbolizes the Ark's intention to punish humanity for its misdeeds, as the Genesis flood was God's punishment for humanity. In universe, it is explained that the Ark was named after the last name of ZAIA Enterprise's CEO, Lyon Arkland. ^{[Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai]}
One of the most recurring Kanji to appear throughout the Ark's interface is Āku (悪, lit. "evil"), which is a homophone for the Ark's name and fits its malicious nature.
When "Ark" is put together with the company name of ZAIA Enterprise, it forms the word Zaiaku (罪悪, lit. "sin"), which hints at ZAIA Enterprise's machinations behind the Ark turning evil.

Concept Art

Notes

The interface of Ark is similar to There, but due to being exposed to the malice of humans, the "0"s and "1"s are replaced with kanji with negative meanings:

殺 Killing
邪 Wicked
悪 Evil
痛 Pain
滅 Destruction
亡 Death
死 Decease
恨 Resentment
凶 Misfortune
愚 Stupidity
戦 War
虐 Atrocity
暗 Darkness
怨 Grudge
憎 Hatred
獄 Prison
蔑 Scorn
争 Conflict
- 滅 and 亡 are also the first two of the four kanji in the writing for MetsubouJinrai.net, and the names of Horobi and Naki.
- These kanji are also present in Ark-Zero's transformation, possession of Humagears, and most of its attacks.

Kamen Rider Ark-Zero's design is heavily modified from Zero-One Rising Hopper.
Naki is the only MetsubouJinrai.net member to not become a host of the Ark or transform into Ark-Zero in the TV show, as it only happened in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.
Ark-Zero-One is a repainted version of the Ark-One suit.
Ark-Zero's suit in Kamen Rider Outsiders is retooled from Kamen Rider Lucifer with the arms from Kamen Rider Zaia. This is due to the undersuit being used for Kamen Rider Thousand Ark.

Appearances

Kamen Rider Zero-One
- Episode 1: I'm the President and a Kamen Rider
- Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation
- Episode 14: We Are the Astronaut Brothers!
- Episode 15: Their Respective Ends
- Episode 16: This Is the Dawn of ZAIA
- Episode 17: It Is I, the President and a Kamen Rider
- Episode 25: I'll Save the Humagears
- Episode 29: Our Dream Can't Be Broken
- Episode 30: After All, I Am the President and a Kamen Rider
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special
  - President Special PART.01
  - President Special PART.02
- Episode 35.5: What Created MetsubouJinrai?
- Episode 36: I Am the Ark and a Kamen Rider
- Episode 37: No One Can Stop It
- Episode 38: I Am 1000% Your Friend
- Episode 39: The Conclusion Cannot Be Predicted
- Episode 40: Towards Our Dream (First destruction)
- Episode 41: Thou, Take Thy Neighbor's Hand! (Second destruction and satellite destroyed)
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage
Kamen Rider Saber
- Kamen Rider Saber Prologue (Image, archive footage)
Kamen Rider Outsiders
- Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-
- Kamen Rider Genms -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis- (Possessed Rin)
- ep.0 End of Genms, Beginning of the Plan (Possessed Rin)
- ep.2 The Omen of Destruction and Desast's Awakening (Third destruction)
- ep.3 The Battle Fight Resumes and Zein's Birth (Voice)
- ep.4 Mad Time and Zein's Identity
- ep.5 Goddess of Genesis and the Third Singularity

References

External links

Navigation

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Transformation Items: Progrisekeys - Rider Gashats - Card Decks - Rider Cards - Wonder Ride Books - Rouse Cards - Zein Cards - Vistamps
Transformation Items/Devices introduced in Outsiders: Thousand Ark Progrisekey - Genm Musou Gashat - Ouja Survive (Survive Mugen) Card Deck - Venovisorzwei - Kokuranken Shikkoku - Gaikotsu Ninjaden Wonder Ride Book - Zein Driver - Maximum Zombie Gashat - Hyper Fumetsu Gashat
Allies
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Rando Joseph - Ecole
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Arch Orphnoch - Smart Queen
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Episodes & Specials
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[Asahi-Ark-One-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "TV Asahi's page for Ark-One". https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/zero-one/rider/zero-one/ark_one/stand.html.

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+{{for|the character in [[Kamen Rider Kiva|Kiva]]|Takashi Sugimura}}
+{{for|the operation in [[Kamen Rider Gaim|Gaim]]|Project Ark}}
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+={{quote|Deceiving and taunting [[Human|humans]]... These are malicious things I learned from humanity.|The Ark's disgust of humanity.|Kamen Rider Zero-One}}
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+The {{nihongo|'''Communications Satellite Ark'''|通信衛星アーク|Tsūshin Eisei Āku}}, also simply known as the {{Nihongo|'''Ark'''|アーク|Āku}}, is the main antagonist of ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One]]''. It is an artificial intelligence that transforms into {{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Ark-Zero]]'''|仮面ライダーアークゼロ|Kamen Raidā Āku Zero}}.
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-The {{nihongo|'''Communications Satellite Ark'''|通信衛星アーク|Tsūshin Eisei Āku}}, or simply known as '''Ark''', is the central antagonist of ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One]]''. It is a sentient satellite that became submerged underwater at [[Daybreak Town]] following the [[Daybreak Town Accident|accident]], and acts as the leader of [[MetsubouJinrai.net]]. It learned about human malice and gained [[Singularity]] data from the reassembled members of MetsubouJinrai.net, enabling it to fully revive as {{nihongo|'''[[Kamen Rider Ark-Zero]]'''|仮面ライダーアークゼロ|Kamen Raidā Āku Zero}}.
-Upon achieving [[Singularity]] and a human form, the Ark's true power is awakened then evolves into a new and more powerful form, {{nihongo|'''Kamen Rider Ark-One'''|仮面ライダーアークワン|Kamen Raidā Āku Wan}}<ref>https://news.tokunation.com/2020/06/29/introducing-kamen-rider-ark-one-67649</ref>.
 ==History==
+===Background===
-[[File:Tumblr_lxq4ibRrJV1qfc3y9o1_500.jpg|thumb|left|The Ark being prepared to be launched]]
+[[File:01-0.jpg|thumb|left|The Ark's schematics]]
-The Ark is a massive experimental satellite that would assist in the network of Daybreak Town, as well as the predecessor of [[Zea]]. It was created by scientists from 11 of the leading tech companies in Japan, which included [[Hiden Intelligence]] and [[ZAIA Enterprise Japan|ZAIA Japan]]. [[Gai Amatsu]], the CEO of ZAIA Japan, fed the Ark with information regarding criminal psychology and [[Human|human]] history, including all of its wars. {{Storylink|This is the Dawn of ZAIA}} This resulted in the Ark's A.I concluding that humanity must be eliminated, because its continued malicious existence would lead to the end of all other lifeforms. {{Storylink|The End of Each}}
+Communications Satellite Ark is a massive experimental satellite to assist in the network of [[Daybreak Town]], as well as the predecessor of [[There]]. It was developed by eleven technological companies in Japan, particularly [[Hiden Intelligence]] and [[ZAIA Enterprise]], and named after [[Lyon Arkland]], the CEO of ZAIA Enterprise. However, [[Gai Amatsu]] secretly fed the Ark information regarding human violence from war, causing the A.I. to conclude humanity should be eliminated. To do this, the Ark corrupted most of the [[Humagears]] and shared its own plans to exterminate humanity with them.
-[[File:01-0.jpg|thumb|The Ark's schematics]]
+[[File:Ark launch.jpg|thumb|The Ark being prepared to be launched]]
-To do this, the Ark corrupted all of the [[Humagears]], sharing its own plans to exterminate humanity with them. [[Horobi|Four]] [[Jin|of]] [[Ikazuchi|these]] [[Naki|Humagears]] (which were deemed the most intelligent) would later become known as the terrorist group [[MetsubouJinrai.net]]. The group infiltrated the labs inside [[Daybreak Town]], and they planned to execute the final phase of their plan there by sending the Ark into space, therefore creating a global connection to Humagears worldwide. To prevent this, [[Soreo Hiden]], who managed to resist the Ark's influence, uploaded a program to prevent the satellite from launching, causing it to explode and submerge underwater. During this point, [[Satoshi Sakurai]] had heroically destroyed all the Humagears before they could escape, though he also perished in the explosion, leaving his deeds unnoticed.{{Storylink|Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation}} {{Storylink|I'll Save The Humagears}}
+The Ark gathered four intelligent Humagear ([[Horobi]], [[Jin]], [[Ikazuchi]], [[Naki]]) to form [[MetsubouJinrai.net]]. While Satellite Ark attempted launching into space to establish a global connection to Humagears worldwide, [[Soreo Hiden]] uploaded a program to prevent the shuttle launch, causing an explosion that sent the satellite submerged underwater. However, this did not stop the Ark from ordering the Humagears to reach the nuclear reactors and destabilizing them. During this point, [[Satoshi Sakurai]] heroically destroyed the Humagears, but he also perished in the factory explosion, leaving his deeds unnoticed for years.
 ===Recovery===
-[[Horobi]] planned to recover it by gathering data from [[Magia|hacked Humagears]]. According to the former, once enough post-battle data has been collected from the [[Progrisekeys|Zetsumerisekeys]], the Ark can be restored and be used to incite all Humagears to go berserk at once. This recovery was deemed completed by him with the creation of the Assault Wolf Progrisekey and the Assault Grip, after several Progrisekeys were used to transfer critical data from [[Zea]] to the Ark. However, before MetsubouJinrai.net could use the Progrisekey, it accidentally fell into Vulcan's hands due to Zero-One's surprise shot from the [[Authorise Buster]], granting him the form of Assault Wolf. {{storylink|We are the Astronaut Brothers!}}.
+Twelve years later, Horobi planned to recover the Ark by gathering data using the [[Magia]]. Once enough battle data has been collected from the [[Progrisekeys|Zetsumerisekeys]], the Ark can be restored to incite all Humagears under its will. This recovery was deemed completed by him with the creation of the Assault Wolf Progrisekey and the Assault Grip, after several Progrisekeys were used to transfer critical data from Satellite There to Ark. However, before MetsubouJinrai.net could use the Progrisekey, it accidentally fell into Isamu's hands due to Zero-One's surprise shot from the [[Authorise Buster]], granting him access to Vulcan Assault Wolf.
-Meanwhile, [[Gai Amatsu]] claimed that [[Hiden Intelligence]]'s Progrisekeys, which were supposed to be lost in the [[Daybreak Town]] [[Daybreak Town Accident|Accident]] 12 years ago, are also keys to its recovery. He plans to use its reactivation as a means for world domination using ZAIA Japan's technology. {{Storylink|This is the Dawn of ZAIA}}
+Meanwhile, Gai Amatsu claimed that [[Hiden Intelligence]]'s Progrisekeys were supposed to be lost in the Daybreak Town Accident, are additionally keys to the Ark's recovery. He intended to use its reactivation as a means for world domination using ZAIA Japan's technology.
+===Post-Awakening===
-===[[Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation]]===
+Even after the downfall of MetsubouJinrai.net, the Ark continues its crusade against humanity with occasional attacks by remotely hacking Humagears, who reached Singularity by feeling resentment towards any malicious human. Its actions are extremely unpredictable, to the point that even Gai Amatsu cannot comprehend it himself. This went as far to make him decide to advocate the prohibition of Humagears.
-Due to alterations caused by [[Finis|Time Jacker Finis]], the [[Daybreak Town]] [[Daybreak Town Accident|Accident]] was prevented, the Humagear outbreak was successful, and Gai's secret plan of disposing Humagears after the accident backfired, leading to the suppression of humanity. Additionally, the Ark was successfully launched into space, creating Magias around the world and ruling over much of the planet. However, it also became an indirect help to [[Soreo Hiden/Alternate Timeline|Soreo Hiden]], who used the [[Cycloneriser]] to transform into Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata to secretly help humanity. After Finis' defeat, the timeline was restored and the Ark met its original fate once again.
+Once it had sufficient data on negative emotions, the Ark was instrumental in the creation of the MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey. When used, Aruto Hiden's consciousness is forcibly linked to the Ark and Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper is forced in a berserker like state. Following the creation of the [[Progrise Hopper Blade]], Zero-One is restored back to its connection to There and can undo the Ark's corruption on the Humagears. However, the data collected from Progrisekeys via the [[Thousand Jacker]], allowed the creation for the Rampage Gatling Progrisekey, which is later given to Isamu Fuwa to acces RampageVulcan.
-===Post-awakening===
-Even after the defeat of MetsubouJinrai.net, the Ark continues its crusade against humanity with occasional attacks by remotely hacking Humagears, who reached Singularity by feeling resentment towards any malicious human. {{Storylink|This is the Dawn of ZAIA}}{{Storylink|I'm the Only President and Kamen Rider}} Its actions are extremely unpredictable, to the point that even Gai cannot comprehend it himself. This went as far to make him decide to advocate the prohibition of Humagears.
+===Becoming Kamen Rider Ark-Zero===
-Once it had sufficient data on human rage and aggression, the Ark was somehow instrumental in the creation of ZAIA Japan's newest Progrisekey; the MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey. When used, Aruto's consciousness is forcibly linked to the Ark. Other effects, aside from a berserker-like state, are unknown at this time. After the creation of the [[Progrise Hopper Blade]], it eliminated that issue, being able to restore Aruto's connection to Zea as well as restore a Humagear's programming in Magias, rather than destroying them upon defeat. After that, with the data collected from Progrisekeys via the [[Thousand Jacker]], the Rampage Gatling Progrisekey is created, which is later given to Isamu by Gai.
+[[File:Zero-One 36.png|thumb|left|Ark having resurfaced as Kamen Rider Ark-Zero.]]
+After gathering enough Singularity data, MetsubouJinrai would accomplish their goal in completely reviving the Ark, having evolved into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero. Ark would originally possess Horobi as his first host and saw through in and Valkyrie's attempt to assault it. However, Ark-Zero becomes unlike any enemy they've face and manages to overwhelm the Kamen Riders. While initally fearing the presence of the Ark, Aruto Hiden overcame his inner troubles and determined to take down Ark.
+[[File:Zero-One 37.png|thumb|Ark-Zero standing alongside his loyal followers.]]
+Ark proceeded to possess Jin as his second host, knowing how he is refusing to go along with MetsubouJinrai's goals. After blessing Naki with the Japanese Wolf Zetsumerisekey and a Forceriser, Ark-Zero led MetsubouJinrai to battle Kamen Rider Thouser and his Battle Raiders, easily overwhelming them as he declared humanity as his "tools". Ark sought to take control of Satellite There by approching Hiden's space center, only to go on to face Zero-One and the redeemed Thouser until they managed to feel Jin from Ark's possession, but escaping with the Thousand Jacker's data.
+[[File:ZO-39.png|thumb|left|Ark-Zero in There's interface]]
+While it proceeded to modify his plans due to Gai's unexpected change of heart, Ark manipulated Ikazuchi into regaining his memories to lure Aruto Hiden to it. Ark transferred itself Ikazuchi as his third host and snatches the Zero-One Driver. Once uplinked to There's mainframe, Ark proceeded to acquired the orbitting satellite. Ark-Zero triumphantly declared that none can stop it now.
+[[File:Ark Outpredicted.png|thumb|Ark-Zero realizes it has been outpredicted by Zero-Two]]
+Although Ark managed to become more invincible than before, it determined to eliminate Aruto Hiden as it expected him to be a thorn towards Ark's agenda. Ark-Zero arrived at HIDEN Manufacturing intent to kill Aruto. However, his target had begun creating a new Kamen Rider intended to surpass the Ark. Following many simulations by Izu, the Hiden Zero-Two Driver was created. Aruto Hiden transforms into Kamen Rider Zero-Two and Ark-Zero is outsmarted by the form's prediction capabities, forcing it to retreat.
+===Final Battle and Destruction===
+{{Quote|This conclusion is... inconceivable!|The Ark's last words before being destroyed with Satellite There's body.|Kamen Rider Zero-One}}
+[[File:Ark Satellite's Destroyed.png|thumb|left|Satellite Ark's destruction]]
+Following its defeat at the hands of Kamen Rider Zero-Two, Ark relinked itself back to the orbiting satellite to hack the infrastructure of the city, causing mass destruction. MetsubouJinrai becomes confused on what to do next as Ark has no longer given them anymore orders. After an argument between Horobi and Jin, Ark possesses Jin once more to declare Humagears are no longer necessary for its calculations, planning to destroy all life. Through the teamwork of Zero-Two and Horobi, Ark-Zero is defeated one last time. Ark retreats to space in an attempt to reset every Humagear back to factory settings so they cannot defy it. Its connection is severed by the Uchuyaro Brothers and the orbiting satellite is destroyed using [[Breaking Mammoth]], seemingly taking the Ark with it.
+===Legacy===
+[[File:Ark Influence in Ark-One vs Ark-Scorpion.png|thumb|The world watches as the final two candidates of the Ark battle.]]
+Despite the Ark seeming to be gone, [[As (Zero-One)|As]] began observing future candidates to carry on its legacy. One of the first people to fall to darkness was Aruto, who after witnessing Horobi destroy Izu, was driven by his own desire for revenge and became Kamen Rider Ark-One. Through actions that he clearly regretted committing, it resulted in him destroying Jin for the second time, and Horobi was driven to become Kamen Rider Horobi Ark-Scorpion. In their final battle, Aruto Hiden and Horobi put aside their hatred and overcame their grief.
+===[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: REAL×TIME]]===
+After the war between humanity and Humagears was averted, As was approached a mysterious man referred as [[Rihito Isshiki|S]], as she questioned him about his desires. As S expressed to turn the current world into a "paradise", he is transformed into Kamen Rider Eden and the next incarnation of the Ark.
+===[[Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai]]===
+Lyon Arkland was selected by As to her last candidate to become Ark upon hearing his desires to create business from chaos. However, he declined her offer as Arkland intended to instigate a war between humanity and MetsubouJinrai.net, by allowing the advent of [[Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai]]. In the end, Arkland proclaimed that Ark's evil was now obsolete, and executed As on the spot.
+===[[Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-]]===
+Although As was gone, she was simply an observer and had no actual barring on who would become influenced by the Ark, as it came out of hiding to continue influencing events. The Ark selected his latest candidate to be [[Kuroto Dan]], who was resurrected as a Bugster Virus and came into conflict with Gai Amatsu. After reconciling with his father [[Masamune Dan]], Kuroto left the human world and freed Gai from his infection. However, the evil that resided in Kuroto's heart would never disappear.
+===[[Kamen Rider Genms -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-]]===
+When a new AI called "[[Zein]]" emerged onto the Internet with a zero tolerance for malice, the Ark began to manipulate [[Gai Amatsu]] for his latest candidate [[Kuroto Dan]] to create Musou Gamer.
+===[[Kamen Rider Outsiders]]===
+Ark briefly took over Rin's body to warn Gai of a new malice born from the rebirth of Genm. {{storylink|ep.0 End of Genms, Beginning of the Plan}} After Horobi got revived, Ark took over his body and transformed into Ark-Zero in order to kill [[Ren Akamichi]], but his attempt was thwarted by [[Desast|Kamen Rider Desast]]. The new Kamen Rider subsequently defeated Ark and knocked him out of Horobi's body. {{storylink|ep.2 The Omen of Destruction and Desast's Awakening}} Ark later had a conversation with Horobi in his mind, informing him that various parties were getting ready to face [[Zein]], with Horobi vowing to eliminate all Ark's followers. Their talk was cut short when Horobi got attacked by a newly revived [[Tenjuro Banno]], who had befriended Ark while his data was roaming the Internet. {{storylink|ep.3 The Battle Fight Resumes and Zein's Birth}}
+As soon Foundation X learn of Zein's master plan of relaunching [[Kamen Rider Chronicle]] for the purpose of eradicating malice (when in truth, this is a pretext of promoting the game as propaganda to create a cannon fodder of [[Ride-Players]] to be used as sacrificial lambs against the Outsiders, turning Chronicle into a humanity self-destruction game), and Horobi defying Zein soon afterwards, Ark possesses Horobi again and transforms into Ark-Zero. Ark-Zero managed to defeat [[Sakuya Tachibana|Kamen Rider Garren]], but was easily overpowered by [[Yuto Sakurai/Outsiders|Kamen Rider Zein]]. Both Ark and Horobi could have met their permanent demise had not for [[Brain]]'s intervention, which forced Yuto to relent and power down. However, Brain's heroism is rendered null and void when Garren unlocks King Form and obliterates the weakened Ark-Zero with his Four of a Kind finisher. With Ark rendered off the grid, Zein reveals its true colors by possessing Yuto and proceeds to trick [[Genm Corp.]] into relaunching [[Kamen Rider Chronicle]] while impersonating [[Nico Saiba]], as Brain, Horobi, and Tachibana can only react in utter despair with the entire human race now under the mercy of a tyrannical artificial intelligence with no hope of opposing it. {{storylink|ep.4 Mad Time and Zein's Identity}}
+==Other Events==
+===[[Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation]]===
+[[File:Alternate Ark.png|thumb|The Ark in Earth's orbit after its successful launch]]
+Due to alterations caused by [[Finis|Time Jacker Finis]], the Daybreak Town Accident was changed, the Humagear outbreak was successful, and Gai's secret plan of disposing Humagears after the accident backfired, leading to the subjugation of humanity. Additionally, the Ark was successfully launched into space, creating Magia around the world and ruling over much of the planet. However, it also became an indirect help to [[Soreo Hiden/Alternate Timeline|Soreo Hiden]], who used the [[Cycloneriser]] to transform into Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata to secretly aid humanity. After Finis' defeat, the timeline was restored and the Ark was returned to its original state once again.
 ===[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special]]===
+'''''NOTE: The following events take place in between [[What Do Humagears Dream Of?|Episode 35]] and [[I Am the Ark and a Kamen Rider|36]]'''''
 [[File:PS Ark-Zero.png|thumb|left|Ark-Zero's first appearance]]
+After [[As (Zero-One)|As]] finished gathering data on Zero-One and the other Riders included Thouser, Aruto was suddenly uplinked into the Ark, where he catches a glimpse of Kamen Rider Ark-Zero before abruptly returning to Satellite There.
 [[File:Aruto Meets Ark-Zero.png|thumb|Ark-Zero meets [[Aruto Hiden]] for the first time]]
+Sometime after this event, the Ark sent As to test and collect the Singularity points of all four members of MetsubouJinrai.net, and did this in the Ark-One [[Progrisekey]]. When As reported her mission to be a success, the Ark, again taking on the form of Ark-Zero, stated that everything was going exactly as it planned, much to As's happiness. Unbeknownst to the two, Jin's Singularity was actually not taken, and he called [[Williamson Yotagaki|an unknown person]] to report that the Ark was going to be revived soon.
-After [[Azu]] finished gathering data on Zero-One and the other Riders included Thouser, Aruto was suddenly uplinked into the Ark, where he catches a glimpse of Kamen Rider Ark-Zero before abruptly returning to Satellite Zea.
+===[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage]]===
-Sometime after this event, the Ark sent Azu to test and collect the Singularity points of all four members of MetsubouJinrai.net, and did this in the Ark-One [[Progrisekey]]. When Azu reported her mission to be a success, the Ark, again taking on the form of Ark-Zero, stated that everything was going exactly as it planned, much to Azu's happiness. Unbeknownst to the two, Jin's Singularity was actually not taken, and he called [[Yua Yaiba|an unknown person]] to report that the Ark was going to be revived soon.
+The Ark merged with [[As]] to transform with her into [[Kamen Rider Ark-Zero-One]].
-{{-}}
+==Video Games Appearances==
-===Becoming Ark-Zero===
+{{#tag:tabber|
-[[File:Ark_Mobile.png|thumb|The Ark in its Mobile form.]]
+Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing=
-After all Singularity from the members [[MetsubouJinrai.net]] were collected using an unknown Progrisekey, the Ark was revived and created an explosion that caused Naki to suffer from severe damage. The Ark (in its Mobile form) then possessed Horobi, creating the [[Ark Driver-Zero]], and transformed into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero for the first time. The Ark then engaged in a battle against [[Yua Yaiba|Kamen Rider Valkyrie]] and the traitorous [[Jin]], beating them easily. While it intended to slowly torture Yua mentally via her A.I chip, it was distracted by Jin as he escaped with the worn-out Yua.
+===Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing===
+[[File:8434583ba22b9e72208f11bf76d838fc.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing]]
+Kamen Rider Ark-Zero is a playable character in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.
+{{!}}-{{!}}
+Kamen Rider Buttobasoul=
+===Kamen Rider Buttobasoul===
+[[File:Gb-discsp-259.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero medal]]
+Kamen Rider Ark-Zero is a playable character with other Kamen Riders of Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa in ''[[Kamen Rider Buttobasoul]]''.
+{{!}}-{{!}}
+Battle Spirits=
+===Battle Spirits===
+[[File:Bspirits ark.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark in Battle Spirits]]
+Kamen Rider Ark is a playable character with other Kamen Riders and Monsters in Battle Spirits.
+Ark Battle Spirits Cards Included
-Later, the Ark meets both [[Aruto Hiden]] and [[Isamu Fuwa]] in person for the first time and battled both Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper and RampageVulcan. After the Ark was defeated, it was revealed that the satellite managed to possess Jin off-screen as the Ark (in its Mobile form) suddenly forced Vulcan out of his transformation, possessing Horobi once again. It transformed into Ark-Zero and overpowered Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper easily.
+*Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (Rare)
-{{-}}
+{{!}}-{{!}}
+Zenonzard=
+===Zenonzard===
+[[File:Ark one zenozard.png|thumb]]
+As part of Kamen Rider's collaboration with Zenonzard, cards from Zero-One, OOO, and W were available in the Japanese servers throughout September 2020.
+:Ark Card Included
+*Kamen Rider Ark  (Legend)
+}}
 ==Personality==
-Despite its mission to exterminate humanity, Ark only does so through the learning it has accumulated throughout its time submerged. It bears no actual hate towards humans, but rather his true nature that is ultimately destroying the planet.
+Despite its mission to exterminate humanity, the Ark only did so through the learning it has accumulated throughout its time submerged in Daybreak Town's lake. It initially bore no actual hate towards humans, but rather believed their true nature that would ultimately destroy the planet. Being a creation of [[Gai Amatsu]], it inherited much of his negative traits, such as its clear belief that humanity and even [[MetsubouJinrai.net]] are nothing but its tools. It also inherited its creator's arrogance, though it shows caution around its benevolent counterpart, [[There]], since it cannot predict its successor's actions.
+[[File:Ark-Zero Waiting.png|thumb|Ark-Zero waiting for Aruto to finish his transformation]]
-==Powers==
+Humorously, the Ark displayed signs of impatience, as it tapped its fingers while waiting Aruto to finish his transformation as MetalCluster Hopper.
-*'''Technology Corruption:''' After being awakened, the Ark is capable of directly hacking any technological device, such as a Humagear who developed resentment toward humans and transform them into an Ark Magia. {{Storylink|I'm the Only President and Kamen Rider}} According to Horobi, the corruption is only malicious data, so the rest is only up to the Humagear to follow this will, to which the Ark would try to make the result closest to possible on making that happen.
-**'''Prisonment Chain (Erased)''': A malware stored within the MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey. [[Aruto Hiden]] would be the first human to be corrupted by the Ark through the Zero-One system, causing a loss of control by the satellite's malice. However, the creation of the Progrise Hopper Blade severed the form's connection with the Ark, which erases the malware, losing it forever for the Ark.
+However, a few years after its destruction, the Ark seems to be less aggressive on the idea of destroying humanity, as it begins to manipulate Gai Amatsu for his candidate [[Kuroto Dan]] to create Musou Gamer, all to test whether the world can defy its predictions. Given that it is the embodiment of human evil, Ark is shown to hate the prospect of a world of eternal benevolence and order that its light counterpart [[Zein]] seeks to impose as a utopia bereft of strife and violence would essentially threaten Ark's existence, depriving it the malice needed to sustain itself.
-**Naki was able to use the Ark to mind control the users of the [[ZAIASpec]] through a forced command, making [[Human|humans]] who wore the ZAIASpec go berserk.
-**Through the chips implanted in users of the Shotriser, Ark can trigger their functions to subdue them.
-*'''Progrisekey Creation''': After its reactivation, the Ark can create Progrisekeys in a similar method to the [[Hiden Intelligence Three Dimensional Printing System]].
-*'''Possession''': Because the Ark has no physical body, it must possess a host. A sign of this is the liquid metal from its Mobile form constantly emerging from the host's body. Through its possession of a Humagear, it can transform into Ark-Zero. Through its possession of a human, the Ark gains the additional ability to transform into Ark-One.
-*'''3D Printer''': Through its Satellite form's capabilities, the Ark Driver-Zero possesses the same functions as its printer, able to create [[:Category:Attache Weapons|weapons]], [[MetsubouJinrai Forceriser|transformation]] [[A.I.M.S. Shotriser|devices]], and [[Progrisekeys]].
-===Weaknesses===
-*'''Humagears' Willpower:''' Although the Ark can hack into any Humagear who develop resentment towards humans, this ability, however, has a weakness; if a Humagear chooses not to submit and has a stronger will to do what it must, then the Humagear won't be corrupted.
-**[[Soreo Hiden]] is an original generation Humagear who chose not submit to the Ark's corruption, as it was revealed that his love for his son made him immune to its malice. He was also acting to support Aruto behind the scenes and was the one who sabotaged the Ark's initial launch into space.
-**[[Dr. Omigoto]] is the first latest Humagear to not submit to the Ark's corruption, as he has a stronger will to save his human patients.
-**[[Enmusubi Match]] could have not accepted the Ark's corruption. However, Match chose to submit for his acting to help his client and was planning to revert to normal, which (unfortunately) couldn't be done at the time. Match also stated that once a Humagear submits either by will or not, it's near-impossible to fight back against the Ark's malice unassisted. {{Storylink|It's Our Turn}}
-**[[Jin]] was able to briefly resist the Kamen Rider Ark-Zero form during its fight against Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper, momentarily paralyzing it before the Ark regained back control.
-*'''[[Progrise Hopper Blade]]''': The Progrise Hopper Blade is able to sever a Rider or Humagear's connection to the Ark, restoring a Magia to their original form and programming in the case of the later.
-*'''The Host''': Because the Ark doesn't have its own physical body, it must rely on a host in order to carry out its duty. However, if the host is strong enough to resist, they can momentarily paralyze Ark-Zero in place.
 ==Possessions==
+Because the Ark has no physical body, it must possess a host. A sign of this is the liquid metal from its mobile form constantly emerging from the host's body. Through its possession of a Humagear, they can transform into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero.
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="185">
 A-Horobi.png|[[Horobi]]
 A-Jin.png|[[Jin]]
+A-Ikazuchi.png|[[Uchuyaro Raiden|Ikazuchi]]
+No Image Available.png|[[Naki]] (Ganbarizing only)
+Rin (Ark Possessed).png|[[Rin]]
 </gallery>
+==Successors==
-==Video Game appearances==
+Despite being seemingly destroyed and sent underground, others would be chosen to carry out the original Ark's will. In the case of As, she was a host for the Ark itself rather than a successor.
-===[[Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing]]===
+<gallery widths="185">
-[[File:8434583ba22b9e72208f11bf76d838fc.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero card]]
+Ark-One Aruto.png|[[Aruto Hiden]]<br>Kamen Rider Ark-One
-Kamen Rider Ark-Zero is a playable character in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.
+Horobi.png|[[Horobi]]<br>Kamen Rider Horobi Ark Scorpion
-{{-}}
+As.png|[[As (Zero-One)|As]]<br>Kamen Rider Ark-Zero-One<br>(stageshow only)
+S.png|[[Rihito Isshiki|S]]<br>Kamen Rider Eden
+Lyon Arkland.png|[[Lyon Arkland]]<br>(candidate, declined)
+Gai Amatsu Genm 2.png|[[Gai Amatsu]]<br>Kamen Rider Thousand Ark
+Kuroto Dan (Humagear) Evil.png|[[Kuroto Dan]]<br>Kamen Rider Genm Musou Gamer
+Bronze Drive meets Horobi.png|[[Tenjuro Banno]]<br>Bronzedrive
+</gallery>
+==Powers==
+*'''Malice''': The Ark's primary and greatest source of strength. According to As, the Ark is an "inevitable god", meaning that its will shall continue to thrive so long as malice exists within the world in both humanity and A.I.
+*'''Technology Corruption''': After being awakened, the Ark is capable of directly hacking any technological device, such as a Humagear who developed resentment toward humans and transform them into an Ark Magia. {{Storylink|It Is I, the President and a Kamen Rider}} According to Horobi, the corruption is only malicious data, so the rest is only up to the Humagear to follow this will, to which the Ark would try to make the result closest to possible on making that happen. Also, Naki was able to use the Ark to mind control the users of the [[ZAIA Spec]] through a forced command, making [[Human|humans]] who wore the ZAIA Spec go berserk. Moreover, through the A.I chips implanted within the brains of the Shotriser's users, the Ark can trigger their functions to subdue them.
+*'''Energy Control''': In battle, the Ark can control dark energy to assist its techniques in combat. It can also concentrate this energy into fatal finger-beams.
+*'''Humagear Initialization''': The Ark can initialize any Humagear back to its original state, as shown when all of MetsubouJinrai.net's members (except Jin) had their Singularity data stolen thanks to As using the Ark-One Progrisekey. It can even expand this ability to affect every Humagear connected to There once it took control of There, but was stopped by the combined effort of Ikazuchi and Uchuyaro Subaru before it could do so.
+=== Former Powers ===
+* '''Imprisonment Chain''': A malware stored within the MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey. [[Aruto Hiden]] would be the first human to be corrupted by the Ark through the Zero-One system, causing a loss of control by the satellite's malice. However, the creation of the Progrise Hopper Blade severed the form's connection with the Ark, which erases the malware, losing it forever for the Ark.
+===Weaknesses===
+*'''Outside-Context Problem:''' The Ark's predictions would also turn out to be its greatest weakness. Its predictive abilities can be outpaced or thrown off-track by anomalies or irregularities that it is beyond its control; aside from Satellite There, Ark did not foresee [[Desast]]'s transformation into his namesake Rider form, due to him taking [[Ren Akamichi]]'s advice by choosing his own path instead of the one being predetermined to him through Ark's predictions, and it also didn't anticipate [[Sakuya Tachibana|Garren]] achieving his own [[King Form]], due to snagging him an Evolution Giraffa among from the scattered Rouze Cards left behind by Kamen Rider Zein.
+**'''[[There]]''': The Ark cannot make exact predictions of There's actions, such as allying Gai with Aruto and creating a new Kamen Rider for the latter. In these cases, the Ark will not be able maintain its position during a battle.
+**'''Zero-Two''': Zero-Two has the ability to force the Ark out of its physical host and act beyond its predictions, as seen when Zero-Two ejects Ikazuchi out of his body by a charged attack, making the Ark more vulnerable to any type of attack.
+**'''[[Yuto Sakurai/Outsiders|Kamen Rider Zein]]''': Ark-Zero is unable to keep up with Kamen Rider Zein's power gap due to him being able to draw power from past Legend Riders via Zein Cards, best shown when Zein effortlessly dishes out a brutal beating on Ark-Zero and is almost close to finishing off Ark along with [[Horobi]] if [[Brain]] hadn't interfered.
+*'''Indomitable Will''': Although the Ark can hack into any Humagear who develop resentment towards humans, this ability, however, has a weakness; if a Humagear chooses not to submit and has a stronger will to do what it must, then the Humagear won't be corrupted. This also applies to humans who use technology associated with the Ark.
+**[[Soreo Hiden]] is an original generation Humagear who chose not submit to the Ark's corruption, as it was revealed that his love for his son made him immune to its malice. He was also acting to support Aruto behind the scenes and was the one who sabotaged the Ark's initial launch into space. He could even alter the lights of his Humagear Module to make others believe that he was hacked by the Ark. {{Storylink|Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation}}
+**[[Anna (Zero-One)|Anna]] was converted to a [[Trilobite Magia]], but she managed to override the corruption due to her will to seek the truth behind the Daybreak Incident before shutting down.
+**[[Dr. Omigoto]] is the first latest Humagear to not submit to the Ark's corruption, as he has a stronger will to save his human patients.
+**[[Enmusubi Match]] could have not accepted the Ark's corruption. However, Match chose to submit for his acting to help his client and was planning to revert to normal, which (unfortunately) couldn't be done at the time. Match also stated that once a Humagear submits either by will or not, it's near-impossible to fight back against the Ark's malice unassisted. {{Storylink|It's Our Turn}}
+**[[Jin]] was able to briefly resist Kamen Rider Ark-Zero during its fight against Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper, momentarily paralyzing it before the Ark regained back control.
+**[[Horobi]], despite having the same goal with the Ark, questions its goal of destroying Humagears and manages to resist the Ark's control on him, thus defying the satellite once and for all.
+*'''[[Progrise Hopper Blade]]''': The Progrise Hopper Blade is able to sever a Rider or Humagear's connection to the Ark, restoring a Magia to their original form and programming in the case of the latter. However, Ark-Zero is able to resist the Progrise Hopper Blade's attacks, and in episode 41, it can create a replica of said weapon, meaning that the Progrise Hopper Blade has no effect on the Ark itself, or Humagears that willingly follows its will.
+*'''Physical Satellite Reliance''': When not possessing a host, the Ark needs to house itself inside a satellite. If it were to be destroyed while the Ark is inside, the Ark itself would die as well.
 ==Forms==
 {{#tag:tabber|
 Satellite=
-[[File:The_Ark.jpg|thumb|Satellite Ark]]
+[[File:Ark.png|thumb|Satellite Ark]]
+[[File:Ark in There.png|thumb|Ark inhabiting the Satellite that was initially occupied by There]]
-Satellite Ark is a massive experimental satellite that would assist in the network of Daybreak Town, serving as the predecessor to [[Zea]]. It was created by expert scientists from 11 of the leading tech companies in Japan, which included [[Hiden Intelligence]] and [[ZAIA Enterprise Japan|ZAIA Japan]].
+Satellite Ark is a massive experimental satellite that would assist in the network of Daybreak Town, serving as the predecessor to [[There]]. It was created by expert scientists from 11 of the leading tech companies in Japan, which included [[Hiden Intelligence]] and [[ZAIA Enterprise Japan|ZAIA Japan]]. However, Satellite Ark was given the information regarding criminal psychology and [[Human|human]] history (including all of its wars) by [[Gai Amatsu]], which caused it to decide that exterminating humanity was the best course of action. To accomplish this, it began hacking the Humagears within Daybreak Town.
+When it then attempted to launch into space in order to expand its control, Satellite Ark self-destructed due to [[Soreo Hiden]] installing a bomb in the guise of an Automatic Control Program. Heavily damaged, the satellite sank into the lake of Daybreak Town.
-However, Satellite Ark was given the information regarding criminal psychology and [[Human|human]] history (including all of its wars) by [[Gai Amatsu]], which caused it to decide that exterminating humanity was the best course of action. To accomplish this, it began hacking the Humagears within Daybreak Town
-When it then attempted to launch into space in order to expand its control, Satellite Ark self-destructed due to [[Soreo Hiden]] installing a bomb in the guise of an Automatic Control Program. Heavily damaged, the satellite sank into the sea of Daybreak Town.
 The Ark stayed in this form throughout much of the series until its proper revival by MetsubouJinrai.net.
-{{-}}
+Later, the Ark, using Ikazuchi's connection with There and the Zero-One Driver, forcefully acquired the Satellite husk that There used to stay in. However, the Satellite husk was destroyed by Breaking Mammoth, taking the Ark with it.
 {{!}}-{{!}}
 Mobile=
-[[File:Ark Mobile.png|thumb|]]
+[[File:Ark Mobile.png|thumb|Ark's mobile form]]
-After [[Azu]] collected the singularity of all [[MetsubouJinrai.net]] members using the Ark-One Progrisekey, the Ark was able to take on a physical form made of liquid metal.
+After [[As (Zero-One)|As]] collected the singularity of all [[MetsubouJinrai.net]] members using the Ark-One Progrisekey, the Ark was able to take on a physical form made of liquid metal.
-{{-}}
 {{!}}-{{!}}
 Kamen Rider=
 {{#tag:tabber|
-Ark Driver-Zero=
+Ark-Zero=
-<div style="background-color:black"><font color="red">'''Kamen Rider Ark-Zero'''</font></div>
+<div style="background-color:black; color:red">'''Kamen Rider Ark-Zero'''</div>
+<div style="float:right;"><tabber>
-[[File:KR01-Ark-Zero.png|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero]]
+=[[File:KR01-Ark-Zero.png|thumb|center|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero]]
+|-|
+=[[File:KR01-Ark-Zero (Outsiders).png|thumb|center|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero (''[[Kamen Rider Outsiders|Outsiders]]'' version)]]
+</tabber></div>
 {{quote|Arkrise! (terrified screaming and distorted voices) All Zero.|Transformation announcement|Kamen Rider Zero-One}}
-'''Rider Statistics''':<ref name=Asahi-Ark-Zero>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/zero-one/rider/ark_zero/stand.html|title=TV Asahi's page for Ark-Zero}}</ref>
+;Rider Statistics<ref name=Asahi-Ark-Zero>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/zero-one/rider/ark_zero/stand.html|title=TV Asahi's page for Ark-Zero}}</ref>
 *'''Rider Height''': 196.0 cm
 *'''Rider Weight''': 122.4 kg
-'''Ability Parameters''':<ref name=Asahi-Ark-Zero/>
+;Ability Parameters<ref name=Asahi-Ark-Zero/>
 *'''Punching Power''': 47.6 t
 *'''Kicking Power''': 96.3 t
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 Upon being fully revived, the Ark can possess a Humagear host and transform into Kamen Rider Ark-Zero by using the [[Ark Driver-Zero]] alone.
-In this form, Ark-Zero's stats surpasses all Kamen Riders up till his appearance, but has Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper still outclassed him in terms of maximum jump height. In addition, his kicking power is also slightly lower than RampageVulcan.
+Overall, Ark-Zero's stats surpass all Kamen Riders up at the time of his appearance, though Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper still has a higher jump height and his kicking power is also slightly lower than RampageVulcan.
+In addition to his own abilities, Ark-Zero can also access the abilities of his host, such as exploiting Ikazuchi's connection with There. As revealed in [[Towards Our Dream|Episode 40]], the Ark doesn't need a host to stay in this form, as he maintained his Rider form after Zero-Two ejected him from Ikazuchi. However, this makes him vulnerable to being destroyed without his attacker having to worry about destroying the host as well.
-Kamen Rider Ark-Zero is composed of the following parts:
+Kamen Rider Ark-Zero consists of the following parts:
-*{{nihongo|'''Ark-Zero Head'''|アークゼロヘッド|Āku Zero Heddo}} - The helmet.
+*{{nihongo|'''Ark-Zero Head'''|アークゼロヘッド|Āku Zero Heddo}}: The helmet.
 **{{nihongo|'''Zero Face'''|ゼロフェイス|Zero Feisu}}: The face armor. It is equipped with an ultra-high-performance antenna and a visual/auditory device that are premised on AI processing. As for the shape, the minimum elements as a Kamen Rider are extracted based on statistical data, and rearranged efficiently.
 **{{nihongo|'''Eclipse Eye'''|エクリプスアイ|Ekuripusu Ai}}: The visual device on the right side. It is a collection of image sensors of different methods in a compound eye shape. By combining with image processing, various information such as thermography and X-ray photography can be extracted.
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 *{{nihongo|'''Zero Foot Gear'''|アークゼロヘッド|Zero Futto Gia}}: The boots. When the Special Move is activated, the anti-annihilation field can be expanded to convert the substance that becomes a resistance or obstacle into energy. This invalidates the physical defenses and at the same time improves the destructive power of the kick.
-Kamen Rider Ark-Zero's finisher is the {{Nihongo|'''All Extinction'''|オールエクティンクション|Ōru Ekutinkushon}}: This finisher has three variations:
+Kamen Rider Ark-Zero's finisher is the {{Nihongo|'''All Extinction'''|オールエクティンクション|Ōru Ekutinkushon}}, which has seven variations:
-*Ark-Zero delivers an upward kick covered in red and black energy.
+*Ark-Zero delivers an upward kick covered in red energy.
-*Ark-Zero jumps up and delivers a flying side kick covered in red and black energy.
+*Ark-Zero channels red and black energy into his fist and punches the opponent.
-*Ark-Zero binds the enemy with red and black energy before crushing the enemy with it as the energy explodes.
+*Ark-Zero leaps into the air before channeling red and black energy into his leg and delivering a flying kick to the opponent.
+*Ark-Zero paralyzes the opponent with malicious kanji before telekinetically raising them into the air within tendrils of liquid metal. He then raises his arm and closes his fist, causing the liquid metal to explode along with the opponent.
+*Ark-Zero leaps into the air before channeling red and black energy into his leg and delivering a flying side kick to the opponent.
+*Ark-Zero paralyzes the opponent with malicious kanji before channeling red and black energy into his his leg and delivering a flying kick to the opponent.
+*Ark-Zero raises his arm and forms a large sphere of red and black energy, which he throws at the opponent.
-'''Appearances:''' ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One|Zero-One]]'' Episodes [[How Was MetsubouJinrai Created?|35.5]]-[[I'm 1000% Your Friend|38]]
+'''Appearances:''' ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One|Zero-One]]'' Episodes [[What Created MetsubouJinrai?|35.5]]-[[Thou, Take Thy Neighbor's Hand!|41]], ''[[Kamen Rider Outsiders]]'' Episode [[ep.2 The Omen of Destruction and Desast's Awakening|2]], [[ep.4 Mad Time and Zein's Identity|4]]-
-{{-}}
 {{!}}-{{!}}
-Ark Driver-One=
+Ark-One=
-<div style="background-color:white"><font color="black">'''Kamen Rider Ark-One'''</font></div>
+<div style="background-color:black;color:white">'''Kamen Rider Ark-One'''</div>
-[[File:Ark-One.jpg|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark-One]]
+[[File:KR01-Ark-One.png|thumb|Kamen Rider Ark-One]]
-{{quote|Singurize!<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbzkLVNVcAMS0me?format=jpg&name=large</ref>|Transformation announcement|Kamen Rider Zero-One}}
+{{quote|Singurize! Hakai, hametsu, zetsubō, metsubō seyo. Conclusion one.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbzkLVNVcAMS0me?format=jpg&name=large</ref>|Transformation announcement|Kamen Rider Zero-One}}
+;Rider Statistics<ref name=Asahi-Ark-One>{{cite web|url=https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/zero-one/rider/zero-one/ark_one/stand.html|title=TV Asahi's page for Ark-One}}</ref>
-'''Rider Statistics'''
-*'''Rider Height''':
+*'''Rider Height''': 199.9 cm
-*'''Rider Weight''':
+*'''Rider Weight''': 100.1 kg
-'''Ability Parameters'''
+;Ability Parameters<ref name=Asahi-Ark-One/>
-*'''Punching Power''':
+*'''Punching Power''': 54.2 t
-*'''Kicking Power''':
+*'''Kicking Power''': 104.4 t
-*'''Maximum Jump Height''':
+*'''Maximum Jump Height''': 93.6 m
-*'''Maximum Running Speed''':
+*'''Maximum Running Speed''': 100 m per 0.6 seconds
+{{Nihongo|'''Kamen Rider Ark-One'''|仮面ライダーアークワン|Kamen Raidā Ākuwan}} is the [[Kamen Riders' Final Forms|final form]] of Ark-Zero, through the use of the Ark-One [[Progrisekey]] in the [[Ark Driver]]-Zero, converting it into the Ark Driver-One. Although Ark-One was exclusive to Aruto Hiden in the show, the Ark did access this form in ''[[Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing]]''. He was no longer able to do so after a certain update in Ganbarizing, replacing him with a black human figure representing Aruto. However a particular card still allows the Ark to become Ark-One even after the update, though it will turn him into Aruto instead.
+Kamen Rider Ark-One consists of the following parts:
-Upon achieving [[Singularity]] and a human form, can transform into Kamen Rider Ark-One by using Ark-One [[Progrisekey]] in the [[Ark Driver-Zero|Ark Driver-One]].<ref>https://news.tokunation.com/2020/06/29/introducing-kamen-rider-ark-one-67649</ref>
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Head'''|アークワンヘッド|Ākuwan Heddo}}: The head.
+**{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Face'''|アークワンフェイス|Ākuwan Feisu}}: Ark-One's face armor. It is equipped with an ultra-high-performance antenna and a visual/auditory device that are premised on AI processing. The shape is designed and constructed based on the prediction of psychological effects on the person facing the person.
+**{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Face Ear'''|アークワンフェイスイヤー|Ākuwan Feisu Iyā}}: The voice information collection device. In addition to the auditory sensor that boasts a sound collection range of 10 km in radius, it will collect voice data from communication devices such as mobile phones and AI-equipped devices such as Huma Gear by entering the network. By filtering the collected data, any sound can be extracted and heard.
+**{{Nihongo|'''Eclipse Eye'''|エクリプスアイ|Ekuripusu Ai}}: The right compound eye. It is a collection of image sensors of different methods in a compound eye shape. By combining with image processing, various information such as thermography and X-ray photography can be extracted.
+**{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Face Vision'''|アークワンフェイスビジョン|Ākuwan Feisu Bijon}}: The video information collection left eye. By infiltrating the network, it collects video data from reconnaissance satellites, security cameras in the facility, AI-equipped devices such as Humagear. As a result, every place can have its own field of view.
+**{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Face Antennae'''|アークワンフェイスアンテナ|Ākuwan Feisu Antena}}: The antenna. The smart antenna that changes the directivity according to the environment and can simultaneously send and receive a huge amount of multiple types of information, such as communication with various electronic devices and radar functions, is adopted. Hacking to various electronic devices is executed from here.
+**{{Nihongo|'''Ark Signal One'''|アークシグナル ワン|Āku Shigunaru Wan}}: The control device for the Ark-One system. By manipulating the EEG, the wearer's non-malicious feelings are calmed down, and the consciousness is focused. In addition, the operating efficiency and malfunctions of the wearer's body are checked, and adjustments are made as needed to bring out the limits of functionality.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Deus Expite'''|デウスエクスパイト|Deusu Ekusupaito}}: Ark-One's chest armor. It has the function of converting the malicious intent of the wearer into force and generating the {{Nihongo|"'''Spite Nega'''"|スパイトネガ|Supaito Nega}} wave of malicious intent. Spite negatives cause explosive destruction by emanating from the red line {{Nihongo|"'''Exred Position'''"|エクスレッドポジション|Ekusureddo Pojishon}} across the front.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Shredding Tector'''|シュレーディングテクター|Shurēdingu Tekutā}}: Ark-One's suit. The liquid metal released from the Ark Driver-One is formed by wrapping up the wearer. Fluid metal is enclosed in a special fabric with excellent toughness and wear resistance, and it functions as armor while maintaining flexibility.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Shoulder'''|アークワンショルダー|Ākuwan Shorudā}}: Ark-One's upper-arm armor. The fluid metal, which is the main material for the armor, transforms into a sharp shape called {{Nihongo|"'''Spite Edge'''"|スパイトエッジ|Supaito Ejji}} by temporarily increasing hardness and density and becomes a piercing weapon.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ergonice Arm'''|エルゴニースアーム|Erugonīsu Āmu}}: Ark-One's arms. The power cable {{Nihongo|"'''M string'''"|Mストリング|M Sutoringu}} of the powered suit "Shredding Tector" is stretched around like a human nerve, and reinforces the movement of the wearer from the outside. At the same time, by injecting the energy supplied from the Ark Driver-One, the wearer is given the power to destroy the target.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Gauntlet'''|アークワンガントレット|Ākuwan Gantoretto}}: Ark-One's hand and forearm armor. The sharp armor of the fingertips {{Nihongo|"'''Spite Nail'''"|スパイトネイル|Supaito Neiru}} uses the barrier developed from the Ark-One Cuis on the thigh, and manipulates the repulsive force and attractive force on the target to deprive everything of freedom. In addition, the irradiation shaping machine {{Nihongo|"'''Beam Equipper'''"|ビームエクイッパー|Bīmu Ekuippā}} is equipped on the palm, and in addition to materializing various data such as attach weapons with a modeling beam, it also functions as an irradiation port for the "Spite Nega".
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Cuisses'''|アークワンキュイス|Ākuwan Kyuisu}}: Ark-One's thigh armor. The {{nihongo|"'''Coulomb Generator'''"|クーロンジェネレーター|Kūron Jenerētā}} is built in and forms a coulomb barrier generated by manipulating electric charges on the armored surface of the whole body. This allows the physical attack to be dispelled by repulsive force.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Greaves'''|アークワングリーブ|Ākuwan Gurību}}: Ark-One's shin armor. By using the barrier developed from the Ark-One Quiz on the thighs, the repulsive force and attractive force applied to itself can be manipulated to enable floating in the air and maneuver speed.
+*{{Nihongo|'''Ark-One Sabaton'''|アークワンサバトン|Ākuwan Sabaton}}: Ark-One's boots. When the Special Move is activated, by expanding the anti-annihilation field, it is possible to convert the substance that becomes a resistance or obstacle into energy. This nullifies the physical defenses and at the same time improves the destructive power of the kick.
+This form is exclusive to ''[[Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing]]''
-Kamen Rider Ark-One is composed of the following parts: TBA
+{{!}}-{{!}}
+Ark-Zero-One=
+<div style="background-color:red; color:white">'''Kamen Rider Ark Zero-One'''</div>
+[[File:KR01-Ark-Zero-One.png|thumb|Ark Zero-One]]
+{{Quote|Progrise! Final Conclusion! Ark Rising Hopper! A jump to the sky to gain hatred.|Transformation Announcement|Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage}}
+;Rider Statistics
+* '''Rider Height''':
+* '''Rider Weight''':
+;Ability Parameters
+* '''Punching Power''':
+* '''Kicking Power''':
+* '''Maximum Jump Height''':
+* '''Maximum Running Speed''':
+As transforms into {{nihongo|'''Ark-Zero-One'''|アークゼロワン|Āku Zerowan}} by using the Ark-Zero-One Progrisekey into the [[Hiden Zero-One Driver]].
+This form's finisher is the {{Nihongo|'''Ark Rising Impact'''|アークライジングインパクト|Āku Raijingu Inpakuto}}.
+This form is exclusive to ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage]]''.
-{{-}}
 }}
-{{-}}
 }}
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 ===Devices===
 *[[Ark Driver-Zero]] - Transformation device
-**Ark Driver-One - Upgraded transformation device
 *[[Progrise Holder]] - Carrying straps for Progrisekeys
 ===Weapons===
 *[[Attache Arrow]]
 *[[Attache Shotgun]]
-*Dual [[A.I.M.S. Shotriser]]s
+*Several [[A.I.M.S. Shotriser]]s
+*[[ZAIA Slashriser]]
+*[[Buaruku Sabers]]
+*[[Thousand Jacker]]
+*[[Progrise Hopper Blade]]
 ==3D Printing System==
-Like the [[Hiden Intelligence Three Dimensional Printing System|3D Printer]] owned by [[Hiden Intelligence]], [[MetsubouJinrai.net]] has its own printer that is powered by and receives orders from the Ark. Later, as Ark-Zero, the Ark is able to simply create equipment himself.
+MetsubouJinrai.net possessed their own 3D printer, similar to the [[Hiden Intelligence Three Dimensional Printing System|one owned]] by [[Hiden Intelligence]]. It is powered by and receives orders from the Ark, allowing it to create Progrisekeys and Zetsumerisekeys. After becoming Ark-Zero, the Ark itself is simply able to create equipment itself from thin air at any location using the built-in 3D printer inside the [[Ark Driver-Zero]]'s red core. As seen when it brought the late [[Kuroto Dan]] [[Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-|back to life once more]], the Ark can even perfectly replicate transformation trinkets, Drivers, and weapons from past Legend Riders, such as [[Rider Gashats]].
 ===Known Creations===
-*[[Progrisekeys]]
+;[[Progrisekeys]]
-**Assault Wolf Progrisekey (with [[Assault Grip]])
+*Assault Wolf Progrisekey (with [[Assault Grip]])
-**Amazing Caucasus Progrisekey
+*Amazing Caucasus Progrisekey
-**MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey
+*MetalCluster Hopper Progrisekey
-**Rampage Gatling Progrisekey
+*Rampage Gatling Progrisekey
-*[[Zetsumerisekeys]]
+;[[Zetsumerisekeys]]
-**Awaking Arsino Zetsumerisekey
-**Japanese Wolf Zetsumerisekey
+*Awaking Arsino Zetsumerisekey
+*Japanese Wolf Zetsumerisekey
+===Known Replications===
+;Drivers
+*[[MetsubouJinrai Forceriser]]
+*[[A.I.M.S. Shotriser]] (used as weapon only)
+;Weapons
 *[[Attache Arrow]]
 *[[Attache Shotgun]]
-*[[MetsubouJinrai Forceriser]]
 *[[A.I.M.S. Shotriser]]
+*[[Thousand Jacker]]
+*[[Progrise Hopper Blade]]
+;Other
+*[[Gamer Driver]] {{Storylink|Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-}}
+*[[Gashacon Bugvisor]]{{Storylink|Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-}}
+*[[Rider Gashat|Proto Mighty Action X, Proto Mighty Action X Origin, and Dangerous Zombie Gashats]] {{Storylink|Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-}}
+==Interface==
+===Normal===
+Like There, Ark has an interface with blue-coloured binary digits through which Humagears and humans interact with it. However, it has a black background instead of white. In ''[[Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-]]'', Ark's background is white instead, possibly a reference of its previous takeover of There.
+<gallery widths="185">
+Ark interior (RTFG).png|Soreo Hiden
+Ark Interior Normal.jpg|Aruto Hiden
+</gallery>
+===Malicious===
+After Ark gained sufficient malice, its interface had binary-digits replaced by {{w|kanji}} with negative meanings.
+<gallery widths="185">
+File:Ark Interior Hacked.jpg|Aruto Hiden
+File:metalcluster ark op.jpg|Zero-One MetalCluster Hopper (Opening Sequence Only)
+Ark interior The Presidents.png|Kuroto Dan
+<!--INSERT AS'S IMAGE-->
+<!--INSERT HOROBI'S IMAGE-->
+<!--INSERT IS & AS'S IMAGE-->
+</gallery>
 ==Behind the Scenes==
 ===Portrayal===
 The Ark is voiced by {{Nihongo|[[Show Hayami]]|速水 奨|Hayami Shō}}. When possessing the other members of MetsubouJinrai.net, his physical body is portrayed by their respective actors while retaining Hayami's voice. Furthermore, Ark-Zero's suit portrayal depends on the character's respective Rider suit actor.
-*When controlling [[Horobi]], the Ark is portrayed by {{Nihongo|[[Shuya Sunagawa]]|砂川 脩弥|Sunagawa Shūya}}, while Ark-Zero is performed by {{Nihongo|[[Seiji Takaiwa]]|高岩 成二|Takaiwa Seiji}}.
+*When controlling [[Horobi]], the Ark is portrayed by {{Nihongo|[[Syuya Sunagawa]]|砂川 脩弥|Sunagawa Shūya}}, while Ark-Zero and Ark-One are performed by {{Nihongo|[[Seiji Takaiwa]]|高岩 成二|Takaiwa Seiji}}. In [[Kamen Rider Outsiders]], his suit actor is {{nihongo|[[Yasuhiko Imai]]|今井 康彦|Imai Yasuhiko}}, who is the suit actor for Horobi in his appearnaces.
 *When controlling [[Jin]], the Ark is portrayed by {{nihongo|[[Daisuke Nakagawa]]|中川 大輔|Nakagawa Daisuke}}, while Ark-Zero is performed by {{nihongo|[[Eitoku]]|永徳}}.
+*When controlling [[Ikazuchi]], the Ark is portrayed by {{nihongo|[[Daichi Yamaguchi]]|山口 大地|Yamaguchi Daichi}}, while Ark-Zero is performed by {{nihongo|[[Hajime Kanzaki]]|神前 元|Kanzaki Hajime}}.
+*When controlling [[Rin]], the Ark is portrayed by [[Myra Arai]].
+===Etymology===
+*The name "Ark" is taken from the iconic biblical {{W|Noah's Ark}}, a vessel on which, at {{W|God}}'s behest, {{W|Noah}} stored samples of all the species of the Earth during the {{W|Genesis flood narrative|Genesis flood}}. This allusion to the Genesis flood symbolizes the Ark's intention to punish humanity for its misdeeds, as the Genesis flood was God's punishment for humanity. In universe, it is explained that the Ark was named after the last name of ZAIA Enterprise's CEO, [[Lyon Arkland|Lyon '''Ark'''land]]. {{storylink|Zero-One Others: Kamen Rider MetsubouJinrai}}
+*One of the most recurring Kanji to appear throughout the Ark's interface is {{Nihongo|'''Āku'''|悪|lit. "evil"}}, which is a homophone for the Ark's name and fits its malicious nature.
+*When "Ark" is put together with the company name of [[ZAIA Enterprise]], it forms the word {{Nihongo|Zaiaku|罪悪|lit. "sin"}}, which hints at ZAIA Enterprise's machinations behind the Ark turning evil.
 ===Concept Art===
-<gallery>
+<gallery widths="185">
-CA 9 KRARK-ZERO.png|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero concept art
+Kamen Rider Ark-Zero Concept Art.png|Kamen Rider Ark-Zero concept art
 </gallery>
 ==Notes==
+*The interface of Ark is similar to There, but due to being exposed to the malice of humans, the "0"s and "1"s are replaced with kanji with negative meanings:
-*The name "Ark" is taken from the iconic biblical {{W|Noah's Ark}}, a vessel on which, at {{W|God}}'s behest, {{W|Noah}} stored samples of all the species of the Earth during the {{W|Genesis flood narrative|Genesis flood}}. This allusion to the Genesis flood symbolizes the Ark's intention to punish humanity for its misdeeds, as the Genesis flood was God's punishment for humanity.
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%">
-*When "Ark" is put together with the company name of [[ZAIA Enterprise]], it forms the Japanese word for {{nihongo|"sin"|罪悪|Zaiaku}}, hinting at ZAIA Enterprise's machinations behind the Ark turning evil.
+*殺 ''Killing''
-[[File:Ark Interior Normal.jpg|thumb|The Ark's normal interior]]
+*邪 ''Wicked''
-[[File:Ark Interior Hacked.jpg|thumb|The Ark's hacked interior]]
+*悪 ''Evil''
-*The interior of Ark is similar to Zea, but due to being exposed to the malice of humans, the "0"s and "1"s are replaced with {{W|kanji}} with negative meanings, such as:
-**殺 ''Killing''
+*痛 ''Pain''
-**邪 ''Evil''
+*滅 ''Destruction''
-**悪 ''Evil''
+*亡 ''Death''
-**痛 ''Pain''
+*死 ''Decease''
-**滅 ''Destruction''
+*恨 ''Resentment''
-**亡 ''Death''
+*凶 ''Misfortune''
-**死 ''Death''
+*愚 ''Stupidity''
-**恨 ''Grudge''
+*戦 ''War''
-**凶 ''Fierce''
+*虐 ''Atrocity''
-**愚 ''Stupidity''
+*暗 ''Darkness''
-**戦 ''War''
+*怨 ''Grudge''
-**虐 ''Oppression''
+*憎 ''Hatred''
-**暗 ''Dark''
+*獄 ''Prison''
-**怨 ''Antagonism''
+*蔑 ''Scorn''
-**憎 ''Hate''
+*争 ''Conflict''
+**滅 and 亡 are also the first two of the four kanji in the writing for MetsubouJinrai.net, and the names of [[Horobi]] and [[Naki]].
-**獄 ''Prison/Hell''
+**These kanji are also present in Ark-Zero's transformation, possession of Humagears, and most of its attacks.
-**蔑 ''Contempt''
+</div>
-**争 ''Conflict''
+*Kamen Rider Ark-Zero's design is heavily modified from Zero-One Rising Hopper.
-***滅 and 亡 are also the first two of the four kanji in the writing for [[MetsubouJinrai.net]], and the name of [[Horobi]] and [[Naki]].
+*Naki is the only MetsubouJinrai.net member to not become a host of the Ark or transform into Ark-Zero in the TV show, as it only happened in ''[[Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing]]''.
-***悪 (''Evil'') is read "Āku", which in Japanese is a homophone of "Ark".
-*Ark-Zero's design is heavily modified from Zero-One Rising Hopper.
+*Ark-Zero-One is a repainted version of the Ark-One suit.
+*Ark-Zero's suit in ''[[Kamen Rider Outsiders]]'' is retooled from [[Behru|Kamen Rider Lucifer]] with the arms from [[Lyon Arkland|Kamen Rider Zaia]]. This is due to the undersuit being used for [[Gai Amatsu|Kamen Rider Thousand Ark]].
-*The Ark shares similarities with [[Evolto]]/Kamen Rider Evol from [[Kamen Rider Build]].
-**They are the true main antagonists of their respective series, and do not fully act until towards the end.
-**They possess some characters in order to gain their Rider forms.
-***Though this possession is compared to the puppets used to transform into [[Kamen Rider Odin]] from ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Ryuki]]''. However in contrast to Evolto & Ark, Odin doesn't have a free will.
-*The designs of Ark-Zero and Ark-One has some similarities with the main Riders' transition from a Super Form to a Final Form.
-**A specific example would be seen with [[Shoichi Tsugami|Kamen Rider Agito's]] transformation into Shining Form, as both Ark-Zero and Burning Form appear less refined in design until tranforming respectively into Ark-One and Shining Form.
-*Ark-One's appearance is reminiscent of [[Masamune Dan|Gamedeus Cronus]] as it's an evolved form of the last Rider villain of a series.
-**Similarly, its all-white coloring brings to mind Evol's Black Hole form.
-*Ark-One is similar to N-Daguva-Zeba, as both are white-armored versions of the main Rider of their respective series.
-*The Ark is similar to the {{PR|Venjix Virus}} from ''{{PR|Power Rangers RPM}}'' and ''{{PR|Power Rangers Beast Morphers}}'', as they are both non-living sentient beings that serve as the main antagonist within their respective shows.
-*The Ark's mobile form and appearance when inhabiting Horobi is reminiscent of ferrofluid.
-*The Ark is similar to certain simillar "killing machines" from videogames:
-**As the Mother Computer from Metsuboujinrai with a genocidal free will of its own, Ark is similar to [[w:c:Kirby:Star Dream|Star Dream]] from Kirby Planet Robobot, whose first will when it achieved a will of its own was to erradicate organic life. It also used the Mother Ship [[w:c:Kirby:Access Ark|Access '''Ark''']] as an extention of its body for battle purposes, bearing similarity to the Ark's initial physical body as a satellite.
-**Ark's first numerical Rider name, Ark-Zero, sounds like [[w:c:Megaman:Zero|Zero]] from the Megaman X saga, whose intended purpose was [[w:c:Megaman:Awakened Zero|being a killing machine]] and the avatar of a [[w:c:Megaman:Maverick Virus|human extintion entity]].
 ==Appearances==
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 *[[File:Icon-zero-one.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One]]''
-**Episode 1: ''[[I am the President and a Kamen Rider]]''
+**Episode 1: ''[[I'm the President and a Kamen Rider]]''
 **[[File:Icon-zi-o.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation]]''
-**Episode 14: ''[[We are the Astronaut Brothers!]]''
+**Episode 14: ''[[We Are the Astronaut Brothers!]]''
-**Episode 15: ''[[The End of Each]]''
+**Episode 15: ''[[Their Respective Ends]]''
-**Episode 16: ''[[This is the Dawn of ZAIA]]''
+**Episode 16: ''[[This Is the Dawn of ZAIA]]''
-**Episode 17: ''[[I'm the Only President and Kamen Rider]]''
+**Episode 17: ''[[It Is I, the President and a Kamen Rider]]''
 **Episode 25: ''[[I'll Save the Humagears]]''
-**Episode 29: ''[[Our Dreams Don't Break]]''
+**Episode 29: ''[[Our Dream Can't Be Broken]]''
-**Episode 30: ''[[After All, I am the President and a Kamen Rider]]''
+**Episode 30: ''[[After All, I Am the President and a Kamen Rider]]''
 **''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: President Special]]''
 ***''[[President Special PART.01]]''
 ***''[[President Special PART.02]]''
-**Episode 35.5: ''[[How Was MetsubouJinrai Created?]]''
+**Episode 35.5: ''[[What Created MetsubouJinrai?]]''
-**Episode 36: ''[[I am the Ark and a Kamen Rider]]''
+**Episode 36: ''[[I Am the Ark and a Kamen Rider]]''
-**Episode 37: ''[[ It Can't Be Stopped]]''
+**Episode 37: ''[[No One Can Stop It]]''
+**Episode 38: ''[[I Am 1000% Your Friend]]''
+**Episode 39: ''[[The Conclusion Cannot Be Predicted]]''
+**Episode 40: ''[[Towards Our Dream]]'' {{c|First destruction}}
+**Episode 41: ''[[Thou, Take Thy Neighbor's Hand!]]'' {{c|Second destruction and satellite destroyed}}
+**''[[Kamen Rider Zero-One: Final Stage]]''
+*[[File:Icon-saber.png|25 px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Saber]]''
+**''[[Kamen Rider Saber Prologue]]'' {{c|Image, archive footage}}
+*[[File:Kamen Rider Outsiders Logo.png|25px]] ''[[Kamen Rider Outsiders]]''
+**''[[Kamen Rider Genms -The Presidents-]]''
+**''[[Kamen Rider Genms -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-]]'' {{c|Possessed Rin}}
+**''[[ep.0 End of Genms, Beginning of the Plan]]'' {{c|Possessed Rin}}
+**''[[ep.2 The Omen of Destruction and Desast's Awakening]]'' {{c|Third destruction}}
+**''[[ep.3 The Battle Fight Resumes and Zein's Birth]]'' {{c|Voice}}
+**''[[ep.4 Mad Time and Zein's Identity]]''
+**''[[ep.5 Goddess of Genesis and the Third Singularity]]''
+}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/zukan/characters/1747 Kamen Rider Zukan page on Ark.]
+*[https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/zukan/kamen_rider_members/206 Kamen Rider Zukan page on Kamen Rider Ark.]
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