 This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Gaim.
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Farewell, Beat Riders (さらばビートライダーズ, Saraba Bīto Raidāzu) is the eighteenth episode of Kamen Rider Gaim. It features the debut of Zack as Kamen Rider Knuckle.
Synopsis[]
Mai tries to host a dance contest to bring everyone's morale up, but none of the teams will participate. Mai tries to get Kouta to convince Team Baron to join, but he is not sure that he will dance either. It is only the appearance of Oren who changes the minds of the others, as he turns their friendly dance competition into an outright fight.
Plot[]
The members of Team Gaim invite the members of other teams to perform an All Teams Dance Event in order to regain the public trust. However, all other teams refuse to participate given their hatred towards Team Baron, who do not attend the meeting. Mai then attempts to convince Kaito to join as well but fails to do so. After Mai leaves, Kaito decides to quit Team Baron as well, claiming that he has other objectives in mind, presenting his fellow dancer Zack with a Sengoku Driver before leaving. Kouta then confronts Kaito and learns that he did that to have his teammates join the event as well. Meanwhile, Oren learns about the event from Jonouchi and starts making plans against it. Back at the Yggdrasill Corporation, Ryoma analyzes the results of Marika's fight with Gaim and decides to test his new invention as soon as possible. On the day of the event, only Teams Gaim and Baron appear and few spectators gather, thanks to Oren's campaign against it, but they decide to keep dancing nevertheless. This prompts Oren to sortie a group of Inves summoned by Jonouchi at them. Kouta confronts Oren with Zack who becomes the new Armored Rider Knuckle Kurumi Arms. As news about the event is streamed live by DJ Sagara, all the remaining teams decide to join as well. When discovered by his teammates, Jonouchi is dragged to dance with them, too. Baron arrives to help Knuckle against the Inves while Gaim transforms into Jimber Lemon Arms to fight Bravo. The event becomes a success; the Inves are destroyed, Gaim defeats Bravo, and the Beat Riders' public reputation is restored. However, Kouta is later approached by one of the Genesis Armored Riders who challenges him to a duel.
Cast[]
- Kouta Kazuraba (葛葉 紘汰, Kazuraba Kōta): Gaku Sano (佐野 岳, Sano Gaku)
- Mitsuzane Kureshima (呉島 光実, Kureshima Mitsuzane): Mahiro Takasugi (高杉 真宙, Takasugi Mahiro)
- Mai Takatsukasa (高司 舞, Takatsukasa Mai): Yuumi Shida (志田 友美, Shida Yuumi)
- Chucky (チャッキー, Chakkī): KANON
- Rica (リカ, Rika): MIINA
- Rat (ラット, Ratto): Ren Ozawa (小澤 廉, Ozawa Ren)
- Kaito Kumon (駆紋 戒斗, Kumon Kaito): Yutaka Kobayashi (小林 豊, Kobayashi Yutaka)
- Zack (ザック, Zakku): Gaku Matsuda (松田 岳, Matsuda Gaku)
- Peko (ペコ, Peko): Saku Momose (百瀬 朔, Momose Saku)
- Oren Pierre Alfonzo (凰蓮・ピエール・アルフォンゾ, Ōren Piēru Arufonzo): Metal Yoshida (吉田 メタル, Yoshida Metaru)
- Hideyasu Jonouchi (城乃內 秀保, Jonouchi Hideyasu): Ryo Matsuda (松田 凌, Matsuda Ryō)
- Takatora Kureshima (呉島 貴虎, Kureshima Takatora): Yuki Kubota (久保田 悠来, Kubota Yūki)
- Ryoma Sengoku (戦極 凌馬, Sengoku Ryōma): Tsunenori Aoki (青木 玄徳, Aoki Tsunenori)
- Yoko Minato (湊 耀子, Minato Yokō): Minami Tsukui (佃井 皆美, Tsukui Minami)
- DJ Sagara (DJサガラ, Dī Jei Sagara): Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (山口 智充, Yamaguchi Tomomitsu)
- Sengoku Driver Equipment Voice (戦極ドライバー各種アイテム音声, Sengoku Doraibā Kanren Aitemu Onsei): Seiji Hiratoko (平床 政治, Hiratoko Seiji)
- Genesis Driver Equipment Voice (ゲネシスドライバー各種アイテム音声, Geneshisu Doraibā Kanren Aitemu Onsei): Shin-ichiro Miki (三木 眞一郎, Miki Shinichirō)
- Narration (ナレーション, Narēshon): Hochu Otsuka (大塚 芳忠, Ōtsuka Hōchū)
Guest cast[]
- Mei (メイ): Meiya Yuma (遊馬 萌弥, Yūma Meiya)
- Team Leader: Naoki Abe (阿部 直生, Abe Naoki), Ryota Ueyama (上山 良太, Ueyama Ryōta)
- Dancer: Kamen Rider Girls
Lockseeds[]
First appearance of Kamen Rider Knuckle
- Lock Used:
- Gaim:
- Orange, Pine, Lemon Energy
- Baron:
- Banana
- Gridon:
- Donguri (Fake)
- Bravo:
- Durian
- Knuckle:
- Kurumi
- Duke:
- Lemon Energy
- Gaim:
- Arms Change:
- Gaim:
- Baron:
- Bravo:
- Knuckle:
- Duke:
Errors[]
- Although Zack's Sengoku Driver is the silver-strap mass produced version, it glows yellow like the other prototype Drivers when it materializes around Zack's waist.
- When Baron is shown to activate his Sengoku Driver Cutting Blade Function once while charging at the Seiryu Inves with Knuckle, it is assumed he pressed it down three times off screen due to the fact that "Banana Sparking!" is heard in the background after "Kurumi Sparking!".
Notes[]
- As part of Super Hero Time, starting this week, this episode aired alongside Ressha Sentai ToQger
episode 1, Starting Station: Let’s Ride the Limited Express Train
. - Viewership: 4.7%
Armored Rider Gaim's Lockseed Collection: 6
- Closing Screen Lockseed Collection:
- Kamen Rider: Gaim
- Lockseeds: LS-05 Pine, LS-06 Ichigo, LS-07 Orange, LS-10 Suika, ELS-01 Lemon Energy, LV-01 Sakura Hurricane
- This episode aired on the 40th anniversary of the premiere of Kamen Rider X.
- Although it was said all the Beat Rider teams appeared at the dance, Team Red Hot is not seen in this episode, possibly due to their status as a villainous group.
- The comments from Beat Rider supporters have references to the two previous Kamen Rider series, Wizard and Fourze. It also references the catchphrases of Candelilla and Aigaron from Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.
- If look closely, the video style which involves comments floating on the screen is a reference to Nico Nico Douga.
Oren's (in)famous flying kick scene
- The scene where Oren jumps and performs a flying kick at Hideyasu has been made into various Japanese Internet memes.
- This marks the return of Gaim's Pine Arms form since episode 8.
- The Kamen Rider Girls guest stars in this episode as a members of Team POP UP.
- This makes the third appearance for Kamen Rider Girls as the guest stars. They're first seen in Kamen Rider Fourze Ep. 26, Perfect Round Dance as members of Light Music Club and second in Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land as female street performers.
DVD releases[]
Kamen Rider Gaim Volume 5, DVD cover
Kamen Rider Gaim Volume 5 features episodes 17-20: The Peach Rider, Marika, Descends!, Farewell, Beat Riders, The Gifted Secret Weapon, and The Invasion Begins with the End of the World. [1]