 This article is about a weapon/transformation device in Kamen Rider Drive.
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- "Ultimate Lupin!"
- ―DX toy activation announcement[src]
- "Lupin! (ルパン！, Rupan!)"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
- "Gun! (ガン！, Gan!)"
- ―Gun Mode change announcement[src]
- "Break! (ブレイク！, Bureiku!)"
- ―Break Mode change announcement[src]
- "Tune Lupin Blade! (チューンルパンブレード！, Chūn Rupan Burēdo!)"
- ―Lupin Blade Viral Core insertion announcement[src]
- "Blade! (ブレード！, Burēdo!)"
- ―Blade Mode change announcement with Lupin Blade Viral Core[src]
- "Ultimate! Lupin Stlash! (アルティメット！ルパンストラッシュ！, Arutimetto! Rupan Sutorasshu!)"
- ―Finisher announcement[src]
The Phantom Thief Dagger Lupin Gunner (怪盗短剣 ルパンガンナー, Kaitō Tanken Rupan Gannā) is the pistol-like transformation device of Kamen Rider Lupin, created by stolen data from Mashin Chaser's Break Gunner. Unlike the Break Gunner, the Lupin Gunner has more strange abilities than the original version, and the announcement is very suave.
It has an additional Blade Mode (ブレードモード, Bureido Mōdo) that is accessed via the Lupin Blade Viral Core. [Kamen Rider Drive: The Challenge from Lupin] In this mode, by pressing and releasing the Muzzle Converter, Lupin can launch a colorful energy beam to slash his enemy.
After Lupin returned and helped to defeat Roidmude 100, the Lupin Gunner was left behind and later came into the possession of the Special Investigation Unit. [Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~] After the destruction of Gold Drive and Sigma Circular, it was among the Kamen Rider arsenal locked beneath the Drive Pit alongside Krim Steinbelt himself. [Who Will You Entrust the Future to, My Friend?]
Components[]
The Lupin Gunner is composed of the following parts:[1]
- Filmetal Guard (フィルメタルガード, Firumetaru Gādo): The special metal frames. It functions as a guard part to protect the loaded Lupin Blade Viral Core.
- Gunner Crystal (ガンナークリスタル, Gan'nā Kurisutaru): The power amplifier. It has the ability to amplify the energy inside the Lupin Gunner using the vibration of special crystals to enhance the shooting and striking.
- Viral Landing Panel (バイラルランディングパネル, Bairaru Randingu Paneru): The recognition panel located at the top of the Lupin Gunner. It can read information from the loaded Lupin Blade Viral Core and shift the Lupin Gunner into Blade Mode.
- Ingot Cluster (インゴットクラスター, Ingotto Kurasutā): The armor that protects the entire Lupin Gunner. Its structure combines a specially coated pure gold panel with highly resilient material, providing the defensive power to withstand an impact of 30 tons.
- Muzzle Converter (マズルコンバーター, Mazuru Konbātā): The muzzle. By pressing this muzzle, the weapon goes into standby mode for transformation or special attacks. A data particle conversion device is built into the muzzle, which can release capture energy to convert matter into data particles, which can then be incorporated into the Lupin's shoulder frames. It can also release and restore captured data.
- Direct Pike (ダイレクトパイク, Dairekuto Paiku): The muzzle. The striking spikes when using the Lupin Gunner as a melee weapon. By amplifying the energy generated by the user's physical strength and concentrating it on the three spikes, the destructive power of the strike is greatly increased.
- Dependence Trigger (ディペンデンストリガー, Dipendensu Torigā): The trigger used for firing shots, launching special moves, etc. It has a user recognition function, so only registered users can pull the trigger.
- Hard Thief Grip (ハードシーフグリップ, Hādo Shīfu Gurippu): The grip. It is formed of super-hardened metal and cannot be destroyed even by Lupin's maximum grip. Inside the grip is a super-high-speed bullet generator that converts energy absorbed from the user's palm into bullets.
The Lupin Gunner (Blade Mode) adds the following parts:[1]
- Lupin Blade (ルパンブレード, Rupan Burēdo): The blade equipped on the Lupin Blade Viral Core. It can instantly break down and cut off substances with which it comes in contact. It can also be used as a long sword by deploying Lupin's power aura onto the blade, delivering deadly slashes.
Functionality[]
To transform, the user firmly holds the Hard Thief Grip and slams their hand on the Muzzle Converter spring-like button, holds it for a few seconds, then lets go and aims the Lupin Gunner above their head, causing the device to announce "Lupin" (ルパン, Rupan) while a series of jewels projects out of it to surround the user and combine with the user's body, thus ending the transformation sequence into Kamen Rider Lupin.
By pressing and releasing the Muzzle Converter, Lupin can also activate the Lupin Gunner's Gun Mode. Pressing the Muzzle Converter once again activates its Break Mode as well. It also allows him to use the Lupin Gunner as a knuckle duster with the Direct Pike empowering the blow.
Lupin can only "Tune" (チューン, Chūn) up using his personal Viral Core by inserting it into the Viral Landing Panel behind the Filmetal Guard, a silver spoiler. Pressing the Muzzle Converter while the Lupin Gunner is in Blade Mode will reactivate its Gun Mode once more, allowing Lupin to snipe his target by pulling the Dependence Trigger.
Once his Lupin Gunner is in Blade Mode, Lupin can use a finishing attack called Ultimate Lupin Stlash (アルティメットルパンストラッシュ, Arutimetto Rupan Sutorasshu), which is a jewel-shaped energy slash. It is activated by pressing and holding the Muzzle Converter before pulling the Demolition Trigger once more.
Users (chronological order)[]
| User | Kamen Rider | Episode Obtained | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoruku Tojo | Kamen Rider Lupin | Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle | N/A |
| Roidmude 100 | Kamen Rider Lupin | Type LUPIN: ~Lupin, The Last Challenge~ | N/A |
Gallery[]
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Notes[]
- In the DX Lupin Gunner, when anything other than the Lupin Blade Viral Core is inserted, it will make the following sounds:
- Drive's normal Type Change Cars, Tire Exchange Cars, Special Side of Shift Next Special, and Shift Speed Wild Technic: Drive System (ドライブシステム, Doraibu Shisutemu)
- Mach and Chaser's Signal Bikes, Shift Deadheat, Tridoron Key, and Next Side of Shift Next Special: Next System (ネクストシステム, Nekusuto Shisutemu)
- Shift Formula, Shift Tridoron, and Pit Crew Shift Cars: Advanced System (アドバンスドシステム, Adobansudo Shisutemu)
- Viral Cores: Viral System (バイラルシステム, Bairaru Shisutemu)
- Any other Shift Cars or Signal Bikes inserted will cause the DX Lupin Gunner to make an error sound.