 This article is about an event in Kamen Rider Drive.
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- "I finally achieved my goal! All that's left is to begin the true Global Freeze!"
- ―Gold Drive began plotting the second Global Freeze[src]
The Global Freeze (グローバルフリーズ, Gurōbaru Furīzu) was a global phenomenon that occurred on April 8, 2014[1], in which Heavy Acceleration was activated across an entire quarter of the world. Although the event primarily affected the northern region of East Asia (North & South Korea, China, and Russia), Tokyo, Japan served as the epicenter and origin of the phenomenon.
It was instigated by Tenjuro Banno who became a "hivemind" of sorts to the Roidmudes and sent them on a rampage across the globe. Their devastating global attacks caused massive damage to major cities and an untold amount of civilian injuries/casualties. The event was eventually thwarted by Banno's arch-rival Krim Steinbelt, who sent his ex-protege Chase as the Kamen Rider Drive at the time to quell the damages.
On the same night, Shinnosuke Tomari accidentally injured his partner in a terrible accident while on the job. [Why Did My Time Stop?]
Aftermath[]
Roidmude 001 to 009 decided to initiate the Global Freeze
Proto Drive arriving to stop the Roidmudes
Six months later, the Special Investigation Unit has called this phenomenon the Heavy Acceleration (重加速, Jūkasoku), while the public has dubbed it the Heaviness (どんより, Donyori). In order to prevent the Global Freeze from happening again, the Tokyo PD urged citizens via billboard PSAs and special phone apps to contact emergency services if they see any signs of the Heavy Acceleration effect in progress. Though, despite this being a phenomenon complete with these PSAs and apps, there are still skeptics who doubt its existence, presumably because of the lack of evidence that would've pinpointed to the Roidmudes otherwise thanks to a mole inside the police.
Second Global Freeze[]
"Eternal" Global Freeze
Some Roidmudes do seek to create a second Global Freeze for reasons unknown. Among some who do wish to make a new one would be Roidmude 108/Paradox, who wished to fuse with his past self to create an "Eternal" Global Freeze.
The Global Freeze activated by Banno
It was later presumed by Banno, in a similar way he made the Roidmudes to do so during the first incident by igniting all four of Over Evolved Roidmude's Core Driviars but in the fashion of the whole world being consumed instead of a portion of it. After powering up the Sigma Circular and Brain's sacrifice to save Medic, Banno reveals his true intentions as he is planning to reset the Global Freeze but unlike the first one (which affected only the quarter parts of East Asia), this time it will affect most parts of the world.
As Krim stated about Banno's plot in the Global Freeze, when the said incident takes effect, all the humans within the Global Freeze zone will be converted into data. Once the Sigma Circular and Banno's true Promised Land (technically, the headquarters of the Special Defense Center), it will become a devastation for Banno's creation of Sigma as a tool of human subjugation. [What is a Roidmude's Last Dream?]
Notes[]
- Global Freeze occurred some time before Kamen Rider Gaim's epilogue.
- The plan of the first Global Freeze was leaked by Roidmude 005.
- It seems the Global Freeze partially affected the climate of the world, as whenever the Global Freeze is initiated, the affected areas seem to rain at the same time.