Clock Up

This article is about an ability used primarily in Kamen Rider Kabuto.

Clock Up (クロックアップ, Kurokku Appu) is the super-speed ability utilized by the Riders and the Worms of Kamen Rider Kabuto.

Clock Up

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"Clock up!"

―Start-up announcement

"Clock over!"

―Deactivation announcement

Clock Up allows the user to reach speeds at approximately Mach-3, or around 2300mph, which, relatively speaking, is as fast as a traveling bullet fired from a gun.

However Clock Up technically doesn't increase the speed of its user, rather it slows down time from their perspective. This is done through compression of the tachyon particles that are circulating around them. However in return, the particle compression puts an immense amount of strain onto the user's bodies, which the Zecter will detect and remove them from Clock Up, in a process hence known as Clock Over (クロックオーバー, Kurokku Ōbā). The exact time limit one can stay in Clock Up is not made clear, as it has differed significantly each episode.

In Kamen Rider Decade, Sohji's Zecter was damaged which removed the strain that the compression exerts onto his body, thus making it impossible for him to Clock Over.

Known Users

• Worms
• Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Kamen Rider TheBee
• Kamen Rider Drake
• Kamen Rider Sasword
• Kamen Rider Gatack
• Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto
• Kamen Rider KickHopper
• Kamen Rider PunchHopper
• Kamen Rider Ketaros
• Kamen Rider Hercus (Ability shown in-game only)
• Kamen Rider Caucasus (Never used on-screen)

Hyper Clock Up

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"Hyper Clock up!"

―Start-up announcement

"Hyper Clock over!"

―Deactivation announcement

Hyper Clock Up (ハイパークロックアップ, Haipā Kurokku Appu) is an upgraded version of Clock Up and an ability exclusively bestowed upon users of the Hyper Zecter. By activating the slap switch, the Zecter compresses twice the amount of tachyon particles compared to Clock Up and spreads them across the user's entire body.

From the perspective of users employing Hyper Clock Up, everything in the surroundings appears frozen in place, with only those using Clock Up able to move in slow motion. For instance, Kamen Rider Kabuto from an alternate future, replaced Hiyori after she transformed into Sisyra Worm with a Salis Worm just before Kamen Rider Kabuto from the main timeline killed her with a Rider Kick. During this event, the surroundings, including Kamen Rider Kabuto, were frozen in place. Kamen Rider Gatack, who was not using Clock Up, was frozen in mid-air while falling, while the Cochlea Worm, who was using Clock Up, attacked Kamen Rider Gatack in slow motion. Kamen Rider Kabuto and Kamen Rider Gatack, using Clock Up, were moving in slow motion while Kamen Rider Caucasus was attacking them.

From the perspective of normal humans and even Clock Up users, they are completely unaware of someone using Hyper Clock Up. Everyone believed Kamen Rider Kabuto killed Hiyori after she transformed into Sisyra Worm, completely oblivious to the fact that she was replaced by a Salis Worm. Kamen Rider Gatack and Kamen Rider Sasword, while using Clock Up, had no idea what caused the Salis Worms to suddenly explode. Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto, using Clock Up, attempted to attack Kamen Rider Kabuto while they were both falling to the ground. Just before he could attack, Kamen Rider Kabuto seemingly teleported to the ground and had already prepared for his final attack.

Additionally, Hyper Clock Up tremendously enhances the user's attack power, surpassing that of Clock Up by numerous times. No one has ever successfully dodged, blocked, or countered the attacks during Hyper Clock Up, even those who use Clock Up. Kamen Rider Kabuto from an alternate future was able to easily kill several Salis Worms simply by running past them, causing Kamen Rider Kabuto and Kamen Rider Gatack to be sent flying in the air and knocking them down. Later, Kamen Rider Kabuto, Kamen Rider Gatack, and Scorpio Worm were sent flying in the air and knocked down again. Kamen Rider Caucasus was able to easily kill Kamen Rider Hercus with just one hit using Hyper Clock Up and inflicted severe damage on Kamen Rider Kabuto and Kamen Rider Gatack, even though they were both using Clock Up, sending them flying in the air and knocking them down.

Moreover, Hyper Clock Up is unaffected by gravity devices. Kamen Rider Caucasus was able to move as fast as usual even after Kamen Rider Gatack activated the gravity device in the space station, despite the device being strong enough to pull Kamen Rider Kabuto and Kamen Rider Gatack to the ground and prevent them from getting up.

This also allows them to travel much faster than the speed of light, enabling instantaneous time travel to both the past and future. For example, Kamen Rider Kabuto was able to travel back in time seconds before Kamen Rider Gatack was killed by the Cammarus Worm, and also traveled back in time moments before Kagami was killed by Kamen Rider Caucasus. Additionally, Kamen Rider Kabuto traveled seven years into the past while transporting the Worm-infected meteorite, colliding it with the original Shibuya meteor and altering the timeline. Kamen Rider Kabuto was even able to instantly travel to the edge of time and space several times through involuntary Hyper Clock Up.

Known Users

• Soji Tendo/Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Soji Tendo (Future)/Kamen Rider Hyper Kabuto
• Soji Tendo (God Speed Love timeline)/Kamen Rider Kabuto
• Arata Kagami/Kamen Rider Hyper Gatack
• Issei Kurosaki/Kamen Rider Caucasus
• Sohji/Kamen Rider Kabuto (World of Kabuto)

Imitations

As Clock Up and Hyper Clock Up are abilities unique to the Kabuto Riders, there have been other characters beyond the Kamen Rider Kabuto-continuity who have imitated them through various means.

• Decade
• Another Kabuto
• Zein
• Legend

"AttackRide: Clock Up"

―Activation announcement

Kabuto Clock Up Attack Ride Card

Kamen Rider Decade can utilize Clock Up by using its associated Attack Ride Card. Decade is required to Kamen Ride into Kabuto first before he can use the card, though this restriction was seen to be bypassed in Violent Emotion form.

The origins of the card are explored in the novel Kamen Rider Decade: The World of Tsukasa Kadoya ~The Garden Inside the Lens~, where it was in originally in the possession of the original Soji Tendo before he gave it to Tsukasa.

In the Decade S.I.C. story World of Stronger, Decade is also in possession of a Hyper Clock Up AttackRide Card which he uses to access said ability.

Decade as Kabuto using Clock Up

Another Kabuto Another Ridewatch

The user in possession of the Kabuto Another Ridewatch can transform into Another Kabuto, who has all the abilities of Kamen Rider Kabuto stolen through time, which includes Clock Up.

Another Kabuto uses Clock Up

Kabuto Hyper Form KamenRide Card

Kamen Rider Zein can utilize Clock Up by using the Kabuto Hyper Form KamenRide Card in the Zein Driver, which gets immediately shredded afterwards. He can also use Perfect Zecter and utilize Hyper Clock Up.

The card was created through Soji Tendo willingly allowing Zein to temporarily access his powers.

Zein using Clock Up against Zero-Three

Zein using Hyper Clock Up against Zero-Three

Kabuto Ride Chemy Card

By using the Kabuto Ride Chemy Card, it transforms Kamen Rider Legend into Gorgeous Kabuto, allowing him to perceive super-speed fights and utilize Clock Up.

Legend as Gorgeous Kabuto using Clock Up against several Kasshine.

Counters

Though Clock Up is a powerful skill, it is far from infallible, with several Riders such as Soji Tendo/Kamen Rider Kabuto, Daiki Kaito/Kamen Rider Diend, and Tsukasa Kadoya/Kamen Rider Decade having countered it with pure skill alone. Furthermore, there are several characters who possess an optimal counterattack or way of achieving a speed equal to that of Clock Up:

Note: This list will only include methods that have actually been tested on-screen against Clock Up.

• The Cassis Worm can stop time, which can stop both Clock Up and Hyper Clock Up.
• Kuuga's Pegasus Form can allow him to track and target foes moving at Clock Up speeds, as shown with Decade's use of the corresponding Form Ride Card.
• Kamen Rider Ixa's in-helmet terminal can pinpoint targets moving in Clock Up.^{[The Grandma Way of Taste]}
• In the World of Kabuto, there exists a Clock Down (クロックダウン, Kurokku Daun) generator which can prevent Clock Up from being activated or force users in the vicinity into a Clock Over.^{[The Grandma Way of Taste]}
• Decade transformed into Kamen Rider Faiz Axel Form was able to rival the ZECT Riders' in speed.^{[Warning: Kabuto Running Amok]}. The original Faiz achieved the same results with the original Kabuto.^{[The Kamen Rider Rings]}
• Red Buster matched Decade as Kabuto using Clock Up in speed.
• Kamen Rider Stronger can send a stream of electricity onto the ground, damaging Kabuto and forcing him to Clock Over. ^{[Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai]}
• Kamen Rider Mach matched Kabuto and Faiz in speed.^{[Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3]}
• Zi-O II can perceive and counter against PunchHopper's Clock Up.
• Woz Futuring Shinobi and GeizRevive Shippu can match the Worms, ZECT Riders, and Another Kabuto in speed. Woz specifically has an ability to remove the gravity from an unspecified radius around him, forcing Another Kabuto to Clock Over.^{[2006: Next Level Kabuto][2019: Kabuto's Choice]}
• Kamen Rider Zero-Three's A.I. supercomputer abilities which are combined from both There and Ark can counter counter Zein's usage of Clock Up, but not Hyper Clock Up.^{[Ep.5 Goddess of Genesis and the Third Singularity]}

Decade as Faiz Axel against TheBee

Faiz Axel and Kabuto working together to take down 2 Worms

Red Buster against Decade as Kabuto

Kabuto shooting himself in the foot against his fight with Stronger

Faiz VS Kabuto in Rider Grand Prix

Woz GingaFinalyWakusei against Another Kabuto

Zero-Three counters Zein's Clock Up

Notes

• The physics concerning Clock Up are never fully explained. For instance, in several episodes, the Riders and Worms can interact with the outside world without an issue, whereas in other situations, they appear to have some limits placed.