King Rouzer

This article is about a weapon in Kamen Rider Blade.

King Rouzer
Item Information
Type	Sword Gun Pole-arm Form-exclusive Weapon
User(s)	Kamen Rider Blade Kamen Rider Garren Kamen Rider Leangle Kamen Rider Zein
First Appearance	Category King
Latest Appearance	Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary STAGE&TALK Full list of appearances

The Heavy Rousing Sword King Rouzer (重醒剣 キングラウザー, Jūseiken Kingu Rauzā) is Kamen Rider Blade King Form's primary armament. Accessed when Blade transforms and forms within his hand, this sword allows Blade to perform Poker hand-themed attacks via his own collection of Rouse cards or lending from the other Kamen Riders.

Kamen Rider Zein is also able to summon the King Rouzer by scanning the Blade King Form Zein Card in the Zein Driver.

In each of Garren's King Form iterations in the S.I.C. Hero Saga and Kamen Rider Outsiders, Kamen Rider Garren gains a firearm version of the King Rouzer which features a similar functionality to Blade's, being able to perform his own set of Poker hand-themed attacks. Later, in Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary STAGE&TALK, after attaining his own King Form, Leangle would gain his own version of the King Rouzer, being a direct upgrade of the Leangle Rouzer which carries a similar functionality to the other King Rouzers.

Description

Unlike a regular Rouzers, it has an Auto-Rouse System (オートラウズシステム, Ōto Rauzu Shisutemu) that reads up to five Rouse Cards with automatic loading. When rousing, it read the Card Suits' Category, not the effect name of the card. Its Diamante Edge MAX (ディアマンテ・エッジMAX, Diamante Ejji Makkusu) blade is three times sharper than the Blay Rouzer. The Rouzer section is protected by an Absolute Shield (アブソリュート・シールド, Abusoryūto Shīrudo) created by an internal Barrier System (バリアシステム, Baria Shisutemu). Because it is a newly appearing sword after transformed into King Form, it can be used as a two-sword style with Blay Rouzer. Its initial AP is 9600.

Users

• Kamen Rider Blade King Form
• Kamen Rider Garren King Form
• Kamen Rider Leangle King Form
• Kamen Rider GrandZi-O
• Kamen Rider Zein

Kamen Rider Blade King Form wielding the King Rouzer

Kamen Rider Blade King Form wielding the King Rouzer and the Blay Rouzer

Kamen Rider Garren King Form wielding the King Rouzer

Kamen Rider Leangle King Form wielding the King Rouzer

Kamen Rider Zein wielding the King Rouzer

Rouse Combos & Effects

By inserting certain Rouze Cards into the King Rouzer, it allows Blade King Form to utilizes special attacks that are named after their equivalent hands in standard games of poker.

• Royal Flush (ロイヤルストレートフラッシュ, Roiyaru Sutorēto Furasshu, lit. "Royal Straight Flush")
  • Cards Required: Time Scarab (♠10) + Fusion Eagle (♠J) + Absorb Capricorn (♠Q) + Evolution Caucasus (♠K) + Change Beetle (♠A)
  • AP Cost: 10800 (♠10=1800, ♠J=2400, ♠Q=2000, ♠K=4600, ♠A=0)

Blade's strongest and most frequently-used combo. Once activated, the effects of this Rouse Combo imbues Blade with evolved effects of ♠10, ♠J, ♠Q, ♠K, and ♠A for the ultimate sword-strike which can also be fired as a beam from the King Rouzer.

• Straight Flush (ストレートフラッシュ, Sutorēto Furasshu)
  • Cards Required: Slash Lizard (♠2) + Beat Lion (♠3) + Tackle Boar (♠4) + Kick Locust (♠5) + Thunder Deer (♠6)
  • AP Cost: 4000 (♠2=400, ♠3=600, ♠4=800, ♠5=1000, ♠6=1200)

This Rouse Combo summons the Blay Rouzer to be used in addition to Blade's King Rouzer in a special dual-sword strike.

• Four of a Kind (フォーカード, Fō Kādo, lit. "Four Card")
  • Cards Required: Thunder Deer (♠6) + Fire Fly (♦6) + Tornado Hawk (♥6) + Blizzard Polar (♣6) + Evolution Caucasus (♠K)
  • AP Cost: 9400 (♠6=1200, ♦6=1000, ♥6=1400, ♣6=1200, ♠K=4600)

This Rouse Combo borrows the Category 6 Rouse Cards from all 4 suits and amplifies their effects with the ♠K: "Evolution Caucasus". Its combo effect imbues the King Rouzer with the evolved elemental powers of the Category 6 cards for a finishing strike.

• Four of a Kind (Zein's variation)
  • Cards Required: Evolution Caucasus (♠K) + Evolution Giraffa (♦K) + Evolution Paradoxa (♥K) + Evolution Tarantula (♣K) + Change Beetle (♠A)
  • AP Cost: 15400 (♠K=4600, ♦K=4000, ♥K=2800, ♣K=4000, ♠A=0)

A more powerful variation of Four of a Kind used by Kamen Rider Zein, which combines the powers of the Category King cards from all four suits for a finishing strike.

• Four of a Kind (Garren's variation)
  • Cards Required: Evolution Caucasus (♠K) + Evolution Giraffa (♦K) + Evolution Paradoxa (♥K) + Evolution Tarantula (♣K) + Change Stag (♦A)
  • AP Cost: 15400 (♠K=4600, ♦K=4000, ♥K=2800, ♣K=4000, ♦A=0)

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Unused

The following Rouse Combos are never shown in the series, but are seen in the DX King Rouzer toyline.

• Straight (ストレート, Sutorēto)
  • Cards Required: Bullet Armadillo (♦2) + Screw Mole (♣3) + Float Dragonfly (♥4) + Kick Locust (♠5) + Thunder Deer (♠6)
  • AP Cost: 4200 (♦2=400, ♣3=600, ♥4=1000, ♠5=1000, ♠6=1200)

Also known as Straight Tempest Crash, this is Blade's Rider Kick in King form. However, this is never seen within the series.

• Full House (フルハウス, Furu Hausu)
  • Cards Required: Any 3 same number cards + 2 other same number cards
  • AP Cost: Depends on the card

• Flush (フラッシュ, Furasshu)
  • Cards Required: Any 5 random cards of the same suit
  • AP Cost: Depends on the card

• Three of a Kind (スリーカード, Surī Kādo, lit. "Three Card")
  • Cards Required: Any 3 same number cards + 2 other random cards
  • AP Cost: Depends on the card

• Two Pair (ツーペア, Tsū Pea)
  • Cards Required: Any 2 same number cards + another 2 same number cards + 1 random card
  • AP Cost: Depends on the card

• Pair (ツーカード, Tsū Kādo, lit. "Two Card")
  • Cards Required: Any 2 same number cards + 3 other random cards
  • AP Cost: Depends on the card

• Five of a Kind (ファイブカード, Faibu Kādo, lit. "Five Card")
  • Cards Required: Metal Trilobite (♠7) x 5
  • AP Cost: 8000 (♠7=1600 x 5)

This Rouse Combo is never shown in the series, but is seen in the DX King Rouzer toyline as a secret card combo.

Later History

Decade

King Rouzer in Decade

Through the power of Kamen Rider Decade Complete Form, a copy of the King Rouzer can be summoned and wielded by a copy of Kamen Rider Blade King Form. It was used in a battle against Chinomanako and a copy of Kamen Rider Blade. ^{[Heretic Rider, Go Forth!]}

Zi-O

King Rouzer wielded by GrandZi-O

The King Rouzer is one of many Legend Rider Weapons that can be summoned by Kamen Rider Zi-O after assuming GrandZi-O form, he used it in a fight against an army of Kasshine. ^{[Kamen Rider Zi-O NEXT TIME: Geiz, Majesty]}

Ganbarider

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

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

Along with the Rouse Absorber and Wild Slasher, the King Rouzer was voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki (立木 文彦, Tachiki Fumihiko).

Merchandise

DX King Rouzer and King Plate

King Rouzer in Ultimate Kit.

The Heavy Awakening Sword DX King Rouzer (重醒剣 DXキングラウザー, Jūseiken DX Kingu Rauzā) is a premium toy replica of Kamen Rider Blade's iconic weapon, released in October 2004. True to its depiction in the series, the toy features an "Auto-Rouse System", enabling it to activate corresponding sound effects when specific card combos are played. Unlike other Rouzer toys, the DX King Rouzer does not include "Show Mode" (番組モード, Bangumi Mōdo) or "Unlimited Mode" (無制限モード, Museigen Mōdo).

The DX Kingrouzer comes with 13 exclusive Guild Rouze Cards, which are incompatible with other Rouzer devices. When standard DX Rouse Cards from previous releases are used with the King Rouzer, the toy recognizes the suit and produces generic sound effects (e.g., "Spade Card" (スペードカード, Supēdo Kādo) with sword clash sounds). However, it does register individual card numbers, allowing users to trigger combo sound effects using regular cards.

Additionally, the set includes the King Plate (キングプレート, Kingu Purēto), which can be attached to the separately sold Rouse Absorber to simulate Blade's transformation into King Form.

Aside from the DX version, a simplified version of the King Rouzer was included in the "Kamen Rider Blade Ultimate Kit" (仮面ライダーブレイド最強キット, Kamen Raidā Bureido Saikyō Kitto), a line of candy toy products released during the show's broadcast.

Notes

• Within the series itself, the King Rouzer is able to announce the suit name and number for both standard and Guild Rouse Cards. However, the DX King Rouzer toy only does this for Blade King Form's Guild Rouse Cards, instead announcing only "(suit name) Card" for any regular Rouse Cards that are scanned.

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Blade
  • Episode 34: Category King
  • Episode 35: A Dangerous Transformation!?
  • Episode 36: Strongest Form
  • Episode 37: Towards a New Destiny
  • Episode 38: One Who Takes Hold of Destiny
  • Episode 40: Parting With the Past
  • Episode 42: Leangle Revived
  • Episode 43: Foe or Friend?
  • Episode 44: Fourcards
  • Episode 45: The New Card
  • Episode 46: The Ruler's Seal
  • Episode 49: The Eternal Trump
• Kamen Rider Decade
  • Episode 31: The Destroyer of Worlds
• Kamen Rider Wizard
  • Episode 53: Neverending Story
• Kamen Rider Outsiders
  • ep.4 The Mad Flow of Time and Zein's Identity
• Kamen Rider Blade 20th Anniversary STAGE&TALK

External Links

• Kamen Rider Zukan page on King Rouzer.