Gashacon Sword

This article is about a Rider weapon in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid.

Gashacon Sword
Item Information
Type	Sword
Compatible Items	Rider Gashats
User(s)	Kamen Rider Brave
Series	Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
First Appearance	Another Prodigy with No Thank You?
Latest Appearance	TBA Full list of appearances

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"Gashacon Sword!"

―Gashacon Sword's summon announcement^[src]

"Ko Chīn!"

―Ice Mode's change announcement^[src]

"Ka Chīn!"

―Fire Mode's change announcement^[src]

"Gashat! Kimewaza! (Gashat name) Critical Finish!"

―Gashacon Sword's finisher activation announcement^[src]

"Kaishin no Ippatsu!"

―Gashacon Sword's announcement after finisher^[src]

"Gashun!"

―Rider Gashat deactivation announcement^[src]

The Explosive Freezing Gashacon Sword (爆炎氷結 ガシャコンソード, Bakuen Hyōketsu Gashakon Sōdo) is the personal blade Gashacon Weapon of Kamen Rider Brave who, being a doctor Kamen Rider who operates on patients afflicted with the Bugster infection, refers to it as his 'scalpel'. It is based on a knight's sword from fantasy RPGs, specifically Taddle Quest's Legendary Sword (伝説の剣, Densetsu no Ken).

Design

The Gashacon Sword consists of the following parts:

• Flame Eliminator (フレイムエリミネーター, Fureimu Eriminētā) - Gashacon Sword blade in Fire Mode (炎モード, Honō Mōdo). Flames can be shot out in this configuration and can burn Bugster Viruses.
• Blizzard Eliminator (ブリザードエリミネーター, Burizādo Eriminētā) - Gashacon Sword blade in Ice Mode (氷モード, Kori Mōdo). Extremely cold air can be shot out in this configuration. In this mode, it is possible to freeze-crush Bugsters and other opponents.
• Mode Transer (モードトランサー, Mōdo Toransā) - The rotating pole on top of the Attack Rush Pad that is placed in the center of the blade. Responsible for turning the blade and changing the element of the weapon from fire to ice and vice versa.
• Attack Rush Pad (アタックラッシュパッド, Atakku Rasshu Paddo) - The large hilt/control panel of the weapon. Contains the buttons necessary to change configuration.
• Gashat Slot  (ガシャットスロット, Gashatto Surotto) - The slot located behind the sword. It is used to insert a Gashat, which will start the finisher.
• Gashacon Trigger (ガシャコントリガー, Gashakon Torigā) - The trigger used for triggering finisher. When casting a finisher, first insert a Rider Gashat in the Gashat Slot. After that, by pulling the trigger, a reinforcement program built in the Gashat starts, and a powerful weapon finisher with its characteristics is activated.
• EXP Grip (ＥＸＰグリップ, EXP Gurippu) - The grip of the Gashacon Sword. It has a function to stabilize the behavior of sword at the time of attack, improving the rate of slashing. Also, it has a function to update the system data according to the fighting ability of the user, and to improve weapon performance.

Users

• Kamen Rider Brave
• Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (Ex-Aid Episode 9)
• Kamen Rider Genm (Ex-Aid Episode 19)
• Kamen Rider Cronus (Taiga Hanaya ver.) (Ex-Aid Episode 43, Brave & Snipe)

History

Brave originally wielded a simple, nameless sword in Quest Gamer Level 1 form, but it was destroyed by Genm. When he transformed again to face the Aranbura Bugster in the old church, the Legendary Sword was summoned by the game field, rusted and stuck in a stone. He triggered his Quest Gamer Level 2 transformation, prompting Aranbura to try and attack his hostage, but Brave rushed to the sword and pulled it from the stone, slashing Aranbura across the back to stop his attack. The sword then burst off its outer coating to reveal the Gashacon Sword Fire Mode. ^{[Another Prodigy with No Thank You?]}

The nameless sword

The Legendary Sword in the stone.

Gashacon Sword in its original form.

Gashacon Sword's original form wielded by Kamen Rider Brave.

Ex-Aid borrows the Gashacon Sword from Brave and finishes the Bugster Union dragon with a Mighty Taddle Critical Finish with the Gashacon Breaker and the Gashacon Sword. ^{[Beat Up the Dragon!]}

Genm steals the Gashacon Sword from Brave, but Brave manages to reclaim it soon after. ^{[A Sudden Fantasy!?]}

The Gashacon Sword is among the Gashacon Weapons wielded by Taiga Hanaya when he becomes Kamen Rider Cronus in the fight against Gamedeus Cronus. ^{[White Coat License]}

Modes

By pressing the A-button, Brave can trigger the blade to rotate, allowing it to switch between Fire Mode (炎モード, Honō Mōdo) which allows it to perform fire elemental attacks, and Ice Mode (氷モード, Kōri Mōdo) which uses ice elemental attacks.

Fire Mode

Ice Mode

Special Attack

By pressing the B-button, Brave can perform some special attacks.

• Pressing it once in Fire Mode allows Brave to perform the Fire B Slash.
  • When Brave in his Beat Gamer Level 3 form, it allows him to release a muscial slash.
  • When Brave in his Santa Beat Gamer Level 3 form, it allows him to release an enhanced muscial slash.
• Pressing it twice in Ice Mode allows Brave to freeze an enemy.
• Pressing it four times in Ice Mode allows Brave to release a freeze wave.

Fire B Slash

Ice B Slash (Twice)

Ice B Wave (Fourth times)

Fire B Slash (Level 3)

Fire B Slash (Level 3; Santa)

Finishers

• Critical Finish
• Critical Slash
• Critical Strike

The Gashacon Sword's finisher is the Critical Finish (クリティカルフィニッシュ, Kuritikaru Finisshu). To activate it, Brave (or Ex-Aid/Genm) must plug a Rider Gashat into the slot next to the B-Button on the weapon.

• Single
• Combination

• Taddle Quest
• Taddle Legacy
• DoReMiFa Beat

• Taddle Critical Finish (タドルクリティカルフィニッシュ, Tadoru Kuritikaru Finisshu, Taddle Quest)
  • Fire: Brave delivers a powerful fiery slash to the enemy.
  • Ice: Brave freezes the enemy and slides to the enemy to slash them consecutively.

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice)

• Taddle Critical Finish (タドルクリティカルフィニッシュ, Tadoru Kuritikaru Finisshu, Taddle Legacy):
  • Fire: Brave delivers a powerful fiery slash to the enemy that turns into a fire ball.
  • Ice: Brave shoots ice bullets at the enemy, freezing them on contact. Afterwards, the ice breaks and hurts the enemy.

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 1: Fire slash)

Taddle Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 2: Fire ball projection)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Step 1: Ice shooting)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Step 2: Freezing)

Taddle Critical Finish (Ice) (Step 3: Ice block broken)

• DoReMiFa Critical Finish (ドレミファクリティカルフィニッシュ, Doremifa Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Fire: Brave delivers some fiery musical slash to the enemy, ends with a single sword stabbing. The pattern of the strike's resembling a spinning G Clef note.
  • Ice:

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Fire) (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 1: Continuation slashing)

DoReMiFa Critical Finish (Fire) (Step 2: Stabbing)

• Mighty Action X/Taddle Quest
• DoReMiFa Beat/Jet Combat/Giri Giri Chambara
• DoReMiFa Beat/Jet Combat
• Taddle Quest/Drago Knight Hunter Z

• Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (マイティタドルクリティカルフィニッシュ, Maiti Tadoru Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Blade and Ice: Ex-Aid uses the Gashacon Sword to create an ice path toward his enemy, which also freezes the target. Then he slides on the path to charge at the target, and use both the Gashacon Breaker and Gashacon Sword to perform powerful slashes.

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Prelude - Ice Bridge)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Prelude - Screen)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Step 1: Gashacon Breaker slash)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Step 2: Gashacon Sword slash)

Mighty Taddle Critical Finish (Blade and Ice) (Step 3: Double weapons slash)

• DoReMiFa Jet Giri Giri Critical Finish (ドレミファジェットギリギリクリティカルフィニッシュ, Doremifa Jetto Giri Giri Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Fire: Brave, Snipe and Lazer, in their Level 3 forms, perform a combination of their finishers with their weapons (Gashacon Sword in Fire Mode, Gashacon Magnum in Rifle Mode and Gashacon Sparrow in Arrow Mode).

DoReMiFa Jet Giri Giri Critical Finish (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Jet Giri Giri Critical Finish

• DoReMiFa Jet Critical Finish (ドレミファジェットクリティカルフィニッシュ , Doremifa Jetto Kuritikaru Finisshu):
  • Fire: Brave and Snipe, in their Level 2 forms, perform a combination of their finishers with their weapons (Gashacon Sword in Fire Mode, Gashacon Magnum in Handgun Mode), firing a volley of fiery treble clefs and missiles at multiple enemies.

DoReMifa Jet Critical Finish (Prelude)

DoReMiFa Jet Critical Finish (Step 1: Weapon charging)

DoReMiFa Jet Critical Finish (Step 2: Firing Missiles and Music Notes)

• Taddle Drago Knight Critical Finish (タドルドラゴナイトクリティカルフィニッシュ, Tadoru Dorago Naito Kuritikaru Finisshu)
  • Fire and Arrow: Genm uses the Gashacon Sword and Gashacon Sparrow to fire a flaming Drago Knight Bugster Union at his enemies.

Taddle Drago Knight Critical Finish (Prelude - Buster Union summoning)

Taddle Drago Knight Critical Finish (Prelude)

Taddle Drago Knight Critical Finish

The Gashacon Sword's finisher when Brave assumes Fantasy Gamer Level 50 is the Taddle Critical Slash (タドルクリティカルスラシュ, Tadoru Kuritikaru Surashu). To activate it, Brave must close and re-open the Actuation Lever of his Gamer Driver. This finisher has two variations.

• Fire:
  • Brave delivers a purple energy X cross slash to his enemy.
  • Brave expands the tornado to surround his enemy and delivers a straight slash with the Gashacon Sword. ^{[Accomplished Rebirth!]}

Taddle Critical Slash (Cross ver.)

Taddle Critical Slash (Straight ver.) (Preldue screen)

Taddle Critical Slash (Straight ver.)

As seen in Reset Game!, Gashacon Sword's finisher when Brave assumes Legacy Gamer Level 100 is the Taddle Critical Strike (タドルクリティカルストライク, Tadoru Kuritikaru Sutoraiku). To activate it, Brave must insert the Taddle Legacy Gashat into the Kimewaza Slot Holder and press it two times.

• Fire: Brave charges his whole body and his Gashacon Sword Fire Mode with light blue and gold energy, before jumping up in the air and performing a powerful slash, which then turn into two light blue fireballs at the enemy.

Taddle Critical Strike (Taddle Legacy) (Fireballs) (Prelude)

Taddle Critical Strike (Taddle Legacy) (Fireballs) (Firing)

Taddle Critical Strike (Taddle Legacy) (Fireballs)

Ganbarider

The Gashacon Sword is also among the various Rider Weapons used by Ganbarider in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.

Behind the Scenes

Gashacon Sword dual-sided prop; note the orange edge on the left.

In filming, the Gashacon Sword (not counting its original rusty version) has three props: full Fire Mode, full Ice Mode, and a version with one attribute on each side for use during the scenes of Brave changing the weapon's mode and the blade spinning around.

A droopy Gashacon Sword?

In outdoor stage shows, the Ice Mode prop for the Gashacon Sword is actually a prop casing (most likely made out of rubber) wrapped around the Fire Mode blade portion of the prop. This becomes especially clear when the prop casing is not put on properly, resulting in the Gashacon Sword looking as if its blade was "drooping".

Notes

• Unlike any other weapons of Gamer Riders in Ex-Aid, the Gashacon Sword had to be retrieved from its starting location in the game field instead of appearing in the Rider's hand. After its first acquirement, it can be immediately summoned like other Gashacon weapons.
  • It being embedded in a stone references The Sword in the Stone, a well-known chapter in Arthurian legend involving a sword stuck in a stone that only the fated next king can remove, though similar tales also appear in other mythologies such as the Legend of Zelda game series with the Master Sword.
• Aside from its upside-down cross guard and non-segmented blade, the Gashacon Sword's original rusted form appears almost identical to Kamen Rider Kuuga's Titan Sword.
• The handle of the Gashacon Sword was later retooled for Gashacon Parabragun.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
  • Episode 2: Another Prodigy with No Thank You?
  • Episode 3: BANG, That Jerk is Coming!
  • Episode 4: An Operation Called Dash!
  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid "Tricks": Virtual Operations "Brave Chapter"
  • Episode 5: Everyone Gathers for a Clashing Crash!
  • Episode 6: A Hollow Beating in the Heart!
  • Episode 7: The Reason for Some Lies!
  • Episode 8: Men, Fly High!
  • Episode 9: Beat Up the Dragon!
  • Episode 10: Uneven Doctors!
  • Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders
  • Episode 12: Christmas Special: Targeting the Silver X mas!
  • Epiosde 13: Defined Destiny
  • Episode 15: A New Challenger Appears!
  • Episode 16: The Paradox Who Defeated M
  • Episode 19: A Sudden Fantasy!?
  • Kamen Rider Brave: ~Let's Survive! Revival of the Beast Rider Squad!~
  • Episode 20: Take Off Against the Direction of the Wind!
  • Episode 22: Engineered History!
• Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Chou Super Hero Taisen
• Kamen Rider Zi-O
  • Episode 4: No Continue 2016