 This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Zero-One.
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Is AI The Enemy? The Ally? (
Synopsis
Representatives Isamu Fuwa and Yua Yaiba from A.I.M.S., a special government agency that investigates AI crimes, pay a visit to Aruto Hiden, the new CEO of Hiden Intelligence. They are suspicious that Hiden Intelligence is trying to cover up the events that occurred over at the amusement park...
Plot
Aruto and Izu arrive in Hiden Intelligence HQ. Izu introduces herself as Aruto's Humagear assistant and guides him to the building. Inside, Aruto is halted by a security Humagear. Upon discovering that Aruto is the new CEO, the security backed off.
Meanwhile at Daybreak Town, Horobi claims that they're nearing a singularity and commands Jin to wreak havoc again with Zetsumerise Keys. Jin departs and forcibly transform a delivery service Humagear into Kuehne Magia to attack Hiden Intelligence HQ.
Izu takes Aruto to the CEO's office, his first task as the new CEO is to welcome the representatives of A.I.M.S, a government special force for AIs. They are Yua Yaiba, head of R&D and Isamu Fuwa, the force's captain. Fuwa directly accuse Hiden Intelligence at covering humagears' rampage at the amusement park, but Aruto with the help of Izu easily denies all accusation. To break the ice, Aruto tries to do his signature jokes, but as usual it's so lame no one reacting, beside Fuwa that is seemingly shaken with anger. Their conversation is cut short when an intruder is detected inside the HQ.
It turns out that Kuehne Magia enters the building and is wrecking havoc inside. As A.I.M.S personnels are engaging it, the security Humagear protects civilians inside. Fuwa tries to transform using Shooting Wolf Progrise Key but he cannot as Yua doesn't authorize it. Fuwa then battles Kuehne Magia using only his ShotRise. Izu tells Aruto to transform and he does so, and Zero-One enters the fray. But, Kuehne Magia escape using its wings... causing A.I.M.S to target Zero-One as they think he's a Humagear too. Zero-One nimbly escape and transforms back to Aruto, and then tricks both Fuwa and Yua.
Still, Fuwa takes Aruto away. He explains his hatred for Humagears, because as a little kid, he experiences the terror of Humagears in an incident at Daybreak Town, that decimated the town. The same incident when Aruto's father figure Humagear, Soreo Hiden, destroyed after protecting him from an explosion. After Fuwa departs, Aruto comes back to the HQ to search for security Humagear that protects the civilians before. Upon learning his name as Mamoru, Aruto tells him to search for maintenance as his body is wrecked by Kuehne Magia. But unbeknownst to them, Jin watches the exchange and then corrupts Mamoru.
Later, Jun Fukuzoe as the vice president of Hiden Intelligence held a press hearing about the incident before. He denies that the culprit is a Humagear from Hiden, but then Kuehne Magia reappears to attack again. Now ready, A.I.M.S personnels led by Yua force the Magia outside the building. Meanwhile, Jin arrives with Mamoru in tow. Jin introduces himself as a member of Metsubojinrai.NET and commands Mamoru to kill Aruto, transforming him to Ekal Magia. Izu explains that a corrupted Humagear cannot be restored to normal, thus Aruto must destroy Mamoru.
A.I.M.S successfully lure Kuehne Magia into an empty dock. But the Magia is too hard for normal bullets, until Fuwa arrives with ShotRise and a belt buckle. Fuwa forcibly opens the lock of Shooting Wolf Progrise Key and transforms to Kamen Rider Vulcan for the first time.
Back in Hiden Intelligence HQ, Aruto finally transforms into Zero-One and he begins to fight Ekal Magia. Zero-One overwhelms the Magia, until he decides to escape using a hacked motorcycle. Izu tells Aruto about the RisePhone's ability to summon the Rise Hopper bike, and Zero-One go after the Magia outside. He successfully thrown Ekal Magia from the bike, and they continue the fight in an empty dock.
Vulcan easily handles Kuehne Magia as Yua records his fight. He uses Shooting Blast to destroy the Magia as Zero-One defeats Ekal Magia using Rising Kaban Strash. As the two riders gaze at each other in curiosity, Zero-One vanishes.
The next day, the press are rushing at Jun Fukuzoe for the two incidents involving Humagears the day before. Both Fuwa and Yua are also there too. Aruto then comes in and introduces himself as the new CEO of Hiden Intelligence. He plays the recording from Izu about Jin and Metsubojinrai.NET, letting the press know about that terrorist organization. He claims that Humagears developed by Hiden Intelligence to realize humanity's dream while looking at Mamoru, now returned to normal. Then, a journalist asked about Aruto's past job as a comedian and he performs his joke, destroying the serious mood. Fuwa is seen shaken... because he tries hard not to laugh at Aruto's lame joke.
Cast
- Aruto Hiden (飛電或人, Hiden Aruto): Fumiya Takahashi (高橋文哉, Takahashi Fumiya)
- Isamu Fuwa (不破 諫, Fuwa Isamu): Ryutaro Okada (岡田龍太郎, Okada Ryūtarō)
- Izu (イズ): Noa Tsurushima (鶴嶋乃愛, Tsurushima Noa)
- Yua Yaiba (刃 唯阿, Yaiba Yua): Hiroe Igeta (井桁弘恵, Igeta Hiroe)
- Jin (迅): Daisuke Nakagawa (中川大輔, Nakagawa Daisuke)
- Horobi (滅): Shuya Sunagawa (砂川脩弥, Sunagawa Syuya)
- Jun Fukuzoe (福添 准, Fukuzoe Jun): Kazuya Kojima (児嶋一哉, Kojima Kazuya)
- Shester (シェスタ, Shesuta): Asumi Narita (成田愛純, Narita Asumi)
- Sanzo Yamashita (山下三造, Yamashita Sanzō): Arata Saeki (佐伯 新, Saeki Arata)
- MaGe Ana (マギアナ, Magiana): Mai Shimamoto (島本真衣, Shimamoto Mai)
- Soreo Hiden (飛電其雄, Hiden Soreo): Koji Yamamoto (山本 耕史, Yamamoto Kōji)
- Korenosuke Hiden (飛電是之助, Hiden Korenosuke): Tokuma Nishioka (西岡徳馬, Nishioka Tokuma)
- Zat (ザット, Zatto, Voice): Noriko Hidaka (日高 のり子, Hidaka Noriko)
- Hiden Zero-One Driver, A.I.M.S. Shot Riser: Maynard Plant (メイナード・プラント, Meinādo Puranto, Monkey Majik), Blaise Plant (ブレイズ・プラント, Bureizu Puranto, Monkey Majik)
- Narration: Kōichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一, Yamadera Kōichi)
Guest Cast
- Mamoru (マモル): Goro Yoshida (吉田 悟郎, Gorō Yoshida)
- Okureru (オクレル): Shogo Teramoto (寺本 翔悟, Teramoto Shōgo)
- Aruto Hiden (Child): Haruto Nakano (中野遥斗, Nakano Haruto)
- Isamu Fuwa (Young): Soshi Hagiwara (萩原壮志, Hagiwara Sōshi)
- Reporter: Toshiki Hata (畑俊樹, Hata Toshiki)
Suit Actors
- Kamen Rider Zero-One: Yuya Nawata (縄田 雄哉, Nawata Yūya)
- Kamen Rider Vulcan: Kosuke Asai (浅井 宏輔, Asai Kōsuke)
- Kuehne Magia: Shogo Teramoto (寺本 翔悟, Teramoto Shōgo)
- Ekal Magia: Danki Sakae (榮 男樹, Sakae Danki)
Forms and Collectibles Used
Progrise Keys
- Key Used:
- Zero-One
- Rising Hopper
- Vulcan
- Shooting Wolf
- Zero-One
- Form Used:
- Zero-One
- Rising Hopper
- Vulcan
- Shooting Wolf
- Zero-One
Errors
- Isamu already had his gun in his right hand, yet it suddenly became free when he uses the exact same hand to take his Progrise Key out and demand Yua to unlock it for him.
- During the motorcycle chase scene between Zero-One and Ekal Magia, the trailer conveyor that the bikes are on is briefly shown.
Notes
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
episode 25, Ep. 25: Dancing Kureon
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- Closing Screen Progrise Keys:
- Kamen Riders: Zero-One, Vulcan
- Progrise Keys:
- Zero-One: Rising Hopper
- Vulcan: Shooting Wolf
- Count at episode end
- Progrise Keys in Zero-One's possession: Rising Hopper
- Progrise Keys in Vulcan's possession: Shooting Wolf
- It is revealed in this episode that Aruto decided to keep his identity as Zero-One is hidden from the public, and a fact that only a close few know.
- The scene that Zero-One stops his bike is a reference to the 1988 animation film Akira.
External links
- TV Asahi's official episode guide for AIなアイツは敵？味方？
- KR Official's official episode guide for AIなアイツは敵？味方？