Musou Saber

This article is about a weapon in Kamen Rider Gaim.

Musou Saber
Item Information
Type	Dual Weapon Sword Gun
User(s)	Kamen Rider Gaim Kamen Rider Zangetsu Kamen Rider Bujin Gaim Kamen Rider Gaim Yami Kamen Rider Jam Kamen Rider Proto Gaim
Series	Kamen Rider Gaim
First Appearance	The Kamen Rider Rings
Latest Appearance	Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer Full list of appearances

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"Musou Saber! (無双セイバー！, Musō Seibā!)"

―Summoning announcement via Kiwami Lockseed^[src]

"Lock on! (ロックオン！, Rokku on!)"

―Lockseed locking announcement^[src]

"Ichi! Juu! Hyaku! (Lockseed name) Charge! (イチ！ジュウ！ヒャク！◯◯チャージ！, Ichi! Juu! Hyaku! (Lockseed name) Chāji!)"

―Standard finisher announcement^[src]

"Ichi! Juu! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Orange Charge! (イチ！ジュウ！ヒャク！セン！マン！オレンジチャージ！, Ichi! Jū! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Orenji Chāji!)"

―Gaim's Naginata Mode finisher announcement with Orange Lockseed^[src]

"Ichi! Juu! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Blood Orange Charge! (イチ！ジュウ！ヒャク！セン！マン！ブラッドオレンジチャージ！, Ichi! Jū! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Buraddo Orenji Chāji!)"

―Bujin Gaim's Naginata Mode finisher announcement with Blood Orange Lockseed^[src]

"Ichi! Juu! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Oku! Chou! Muryoutaisuu! Kachidoki Charge! (イチ！ジュウ！ヒャク！セン！マン！オク！チョウ！無量大数！カチドキチャージ！, Ichi! Jū! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Oku! Chō! Muryōtaisū! Kachidoki Chāji!)"

―Taiken Mode finisher announcement with Kachidoki Lockseed^[src]

"Ichi! Juu! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Oku! Chou! Fruits basket! (Lockseed name) Charge! (イチ！ジュウ！ヒャク！セン！マン！オク！チョウ！フルーツバスケット！◯◯チャージ！, Ichi! Jū! Hyaku! Sen! Man! Oku! Chō! Furūtsu basuketto! (Lockseed name) Chāji!)"

―Taiken Mode finisher announcement with any other Lockseed^[src]

"Lock off! (ロックオフ！, Rokku ofu!)"

―Lockseed removal announcement^[src]

The Musou Saber (無双セイバー, Musō Seibā, lit. "Unrivaled Saber") is Kamen Rider Gaim, Zangetsu, Bujin Gaim, Gaim Yami, and Jam's side weapon. It can also be summoned and utilized via the special ability of Kiwami Arms. Kamen Rider Drive can also use this weapon, alongside the Daidaimaru, when he transforms into Type Fruits. Kamen Rider Ghost can also use this weapon, alongside the Daidaimaru, when he transforms into Gaim Damashii.

The Musou Saber is a pistol sword resembling a Chokutō-pistol hybrid with a handle that requires one hand and a yellow or golden hammer. Being a side weapon for certain Armored Riders, it is carried in a holster located on the left side of their Sengoku Driver as part of their Ride Wear suit, with the exception of Jam who can simply summon the weapon from out of thin air. When Gaim transforms into Kiwami Arms, his holster is replaced with a second Lockseed Holder.

The Musou Saber can be used as both a sword, which is known as Saber Mode (セイバーモード, Seibā Mōdo), and a gun, known as Gun Mode (ガンモード, Gan Mōdo), at the same time. To activate the gun portion, the user pulls the Barrett Slide (バレットスライド, Baretto Suraido) tab in the back, allowing them to shoot at any range four times.

Design

A Musou Saber consists of the following parts:

• Hamon Edge (ハモンエッジ, Hamon Ejji): The blade section of the saber. It is a blade which analyzed the structure of some famous sword and demon saber of the world, greatly improved by modern state-of-the-art technology and improved sharpness and strength.
• Musou Muzzle (ムソウマズル, Musō Mazuru): The muzzle that fires a bullet in gun mode.
• Energy Chamber (エナジーチャンバー, Enajī Chanbā): The energy gauge of the saber. At high power, the chamber itself emits light strongly, and the remaining number of bullets in Gun mode is displayed.
• Drive Launch (ドライブランチ, Doraibu Ranchi): The storage bay for loading Lockseed. By setting the Lockseed, finisher can be released in Saber Mode and Gun Mode.
• Barrett Slide (バレットスライド, Baretto Suraido): The slide switch for bullet loading in gun mode. It is necessary to reload if remaining impact bullets are displayed in the energy chamber where remaining debris is displayed.
• Burai Trigger (ブライトリガー, Burai Torigā): The trigger used for triggering finishers and gun mode shooting.
• Power Cell Grip (パワーセルグリップ, Pawā Seru Gurippu): The grip part of the saber. A large capacity power cell is built in, and supplies energy to the saber.

Known Users

• Armored Rider Gaim
  • Kouta Kazuraba
  • Yuya Sumii (episode 40, dream only)
• Kaito Kumon (episode 2)
• Armored Rider Zangetsu
• Bujin Rider Gaim (Sengoku Movie Battle)
• Armored Rider Fifteen Gaim Arms (Kamen Rider Taisen)
• Armored Rider Gaim Yami (Golden Fruits Cup!, Final Stage)
• Armored Rider Jam (episode 47)
• Armored Rider Ryugen (Movie War Full Throttle)
• Kamen Rider Drive Type Fruits (Movie War Full Throttle)
• Kamen Rider Ghost Gaim Damashii (Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' Souls! (Wizard Chapter), Kamen Rider 1)
• Kamen Rider Specter Gaim Damashii (Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing)
• Kamen Rider Necrom Gaim Damashii (Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing)

Kouta Kazuraba wielding the Musou Saber in the opening

Gaim Orange Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Gaim Kachidoki Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Gaim Kiwami Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Gaim Kiwami Arms wielding the Daidaimaru Naginata Mode and the Budou Ryuhou

Gaim Kachidoki Arms wielding the Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode

Gaim Kiwami Arms wielding the Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode

Zangetsu Melon Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Zangetsu Watermelon Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Zangetsu Kachidoki Arms wielding the Musou Saber and the Melon Defender

Zangetsu Kachidoki Arms wielding the Hinawatenka-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode

Zangetsu Kachidoki Arms wielding the Hinawatenka-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode and the Melon Defender

Bujin Gaim Blood Orange Arms wielding the Musou Saber and Blood Daidaimaru

Fifteen Gaim Arms wielding the Musou Saber and Daidaimaru

Gaim Yami Black Jimber Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Jam Darkness Arms wielding the Dark Daidaimaru Naginata Mode

Ryugen Budou Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Drive Type Fruits wielding the Musou Saber and Daidaimaru

Combinations

For Gaim, the Musou Saber can combine with some of his Arms Weapons to become an alternate mode for more powerful attacks.

• Daidaimaru: Naginata Mode (ナギナタモード, Naginata Mōdo)
• Pine Iron: Kusarigama Mode (鎖鎌モード, Kusarigama Mōdo, lit."Chain Sickle Mode")
• Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju: Taiken Mode (大剣モード, Taiken Mōdo, lit."Great Sword Mode")
• Daidaimaru + Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju: Sojinto Mode (双刃刀モード, Sōjintō Mōdo, lit."Double-Blade Sword Mode") (toy only, never used on-screen)
• There is a possible combination of the Pine Iron and Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju (unseen in any media)

In Fresh Orange Arms, as Gaim is equipped with two Daidaimarus, he is also able to summon two Musou Sabers, allowing him to dual wield both Daidaimarus in Naginata Mode.

Daidaimaru Naginata Mode

Pine Iron Kusarigama Mode

Blood Daidaimaru Naginata Mode

Dark Daidaimaru Naginata Mode

Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode

Hinawatenka-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode

2 Daidaimaru Naginata Modes

Daidaimaru + Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju Sojinto Mode

Finishing attacks

By inserting a Lockseed into the Drive Launch (ドライブランチ, Doraibu Ranchi) and locking it in place, Gaim, Zangetsu, or Jam can perform a Fruits Charge (フルーツチャージ, Furūtsu Chāji) finishing attack, which is announced by the Musou Saber counting "1, 10, 100" (一、十、百, Ichi, Jū, Hyaku). The Musou Saber can count higher to "1,000" (千, Sen) and "10,000" (万, Man) while combined with the Daidaimaru, as well as even further to "100,000,000" (億, Oku), "1,000,000,000,000" (兆, Chō), and "Muryodaisu" (無量大数, Muryōdaisū, lit. "Immeasurable large number", which is the number Infinity in modern day mathematics) while combined with the Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju. The Musou Saber also has an unused finisher, the Musou Shot (無双ショット, Musō Shotto, lit. "Unrivaled Shot"), which is activated by pulling on the Pallete Slide beforehand.

• Musou Saber
• Daidaimaru Naginata Mode
• Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju Taiken Mode
• Sengoku Driver
• Shift Brace

• Orange Charge (オレンジチャージ, Orenji Chaji): By locking the Orange Lockseed, Gaim can execute the Orange Musou Zan (オレンジ無双斬, Orenji Musō Zan, lit. "Orange Unrivaled Slash"), where he charges the Musou Saber with orange-shaped energy producing an effect of sparks around it before he slashes the enemy.
• Ichigo Charge (イチゴチャージ, Ichigo Chāji, lit. "Strawberry Charge"): By locking the Ichigo Lockseed, Gaim can execute the Kunai Burst (クナイバースト, Kunai Bāsuto), where he slashes upwards to create a giant energy duplicate of the Ichigo Kunai, which then changes into a giant strawberry before exploding into countless regular-sized kunai that rain down on the enemy and detonate once hit. This can also be done in multiple swings.
  • When used in Kiwami Arms, the finisher is nothing different, aside from being more powerful than the normal version.

Orange Charge: Orange Musou Zan

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Ichigo Arms)
(Step 1: Upward slash)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Ichigo Arms)
(Step 2: Giant strawberry energy)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Ichigo Arms)
(Step 3: Countless Ichigo Kunai)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Ichigo Arms)
(Step 4: Rain down on the enemy and detonate)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Ichigo Arms) (Anti-air ver.)
(Step 1: Upward slash & giant strawberry energy)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Ichigo Arms) (Anti-air ver.)
(Step 2: Countless Ichigo Kunai)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Kiwami Arms)
(Step 1: Upward slash)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Kiwami Arms)
(Step 2: Giant strawberry energy)

Ichigo Charge: Kunai Burst (Kiwami Arms)
(Step 3:Rain down on the enemy and detonate)

• Gaim
• Bujin Gaim
• Jam

• Naginata Musou Slicer (ナギナタ無双スライサー, Naginata Musō Suraisā)
  • Orange Charge (オレンジチャージ, Orenji Chāji): Gaim fires energy slashes from the Musou Saber end at the enemy, trapping them in an orange sphere. Afterwards, he charges the Daidaimaru end with energy before slashing the enemy with it, the enemy will explode moments later after few Orange slice energy coming out. The Orange Charge has two variations for close-quarters combat; a multiple slash version for separate targets and a 360 degree turn slash version that forms orange slices on contact with the target.

Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Energy slash ver.) (Step 1: Weapon charging)

Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Energy slash ver.) (Step 2: X-shaped slash)

Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Energy slash ver.) (Step 3: Orange sphere energy trapping)

Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Energy slash ver.) (Step 4: Horizontal slash)

Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Energy slash ver.) (Step 5: Orange sphere energy separating)

Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Energy slash ver.) (Step 6: Explosion and Orange slice)

Orange Charge: Naganita Musou Slicer
(Straight slash ver.)

Orange Charge: Naganita Musou Slicer
(Circle slash ver.)

• Naginata Musou Slicer (ナギナタ無双スライサー, Naginata Musō Suraisā)
  • Blood Orange Charge (ブラッドオレンジチャージ, Buraddo Orenji Chāji): By locking the Blood Orange Lockseed, Bujin Gaim charges the Blood Daidaimaru end with energy before he slashes the enemy with it. The Blood Orange Charge has two variations for close-quarters combat; a straight slash version for a single target and a 360 degree turn slash version that forms blood orange slices on contact with the target.

Blood Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Straight slash ver.)

Blood Orange Charge: Naginata Musou Slicer
(Circle slash ver.)

• Apple Bullets (リンゴ弾, Ringo Dan):
  • Squash: Jam summons up to 15 energy apples, then slashes an energized Dark Daidaimaru to send them flying so as to bombard the enemy.
  • Au Lait: Jam summons a bigger energy apple, then jabs the Dark Daidaimaru into it, sending it flying at the enemy.

Apple Bullets (Darkness Squash)

Apple Bullets (Darkness Au Lait)

• Kachidoki Charge (カチドキチャージ, Kachidoki Chāji, lit. "Triumph Charge"): Unlike the Musou Saber and Daidaimaru Naginata Mode, Gaim must lock the Kachidoki Lockseed into the Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju's Drive Bay in order to execute the Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (火縄大橙無双斬, Hinawa Daidai Musō Zan, lit. "Matchlock Great Orange Unrivaled Slash"), where he ignites the blade in flames before unleashing a Orange slice based energy powerful slash on the enemy.
  • By locking the Orange Lockseed, Gaim can also unleashing a colorful slash on the enemy. ^{[Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Riders]}

Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (Kachidoki Charge) (Prelude: Weapon charging)

Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (Kachidoki Charge)

Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (Orange Charge)

• Gaim
• Zangetsu

• Pine Arms
• Kiwami Arms
• Fresh Orange Arms

• Pine Musou Zan (パイン無双斬, Pain Musō Zan, lit. "Pineapple Unrivaled Slash"): After Gaim activates his Sengoku Driver's Au Lait function, he restrains the opponent with the Pine Iron and charges the Musou Saber with pineapple-shaped energy before slashing the enemy.

Pine Au Lait: Pine Musou Zan (Prelude: Pine Iron restrain)

Pine Au Lait: Pine Musou Zan

• Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (火縄大橙無双斬, Hinawa Daidai Musō Zan, lit. "Matchlock Great Orange Unrivaled Slash"): After Gaim activates his Sengoku Driver's Au Lait function, he charges the Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju in Taiken Mode with energy surrounded by image projections of fruits before slashing down the target. The fruit image projections scatter on impact.

Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (Kiwami Arms) (Prelude)

Hinawa Daidai Musou Zan (Kiwami Arms)

• Musou Zan Fresh (無双斬フレッシュ, Musō Zan Furesshu, lit. "Unrivaled Slash Fresh"): After Gaim activates his Sengoku Driver's Au Lait function, he shakes the Musou Saber clockwise to create an Orange-shaped energy airflow, then executes a series of powerful energy-filled slashes from both his Musou Saber and two Daidaimarus.
• Musou Fresh Slicer (無双フレッシュスライサー, Musō Furesshu Suraisā, lit. "Unrivaled Fresh Slicer"): After Gaim activates his Sengoku Driver's Sparking function, he shakes the Musou Saber downward to create a rainbow field, then executes a powerful energy-filled slash from his Daidaimaru Naginata Mode.

Fresh Orange Au Lait: Musou Zan Fresh (Step 1: Airflow creating)

Fresh Orange Au Lait: Musou Zan Fresh (Step 2: Orange-shaped projection attack)

Fresh Orange Au Lait: Musou Zan Fresh (Step 3: Continuous slash)

Fresh Orange Au Lait: Musou Zan Fresh (Step 4: Orange slice slash)

Fresh Orange Sparking: Musou Fresh Slicer (Step 1: Rainbow field creation)

Fresh Orange Sparking: Musou Fresh Slicer (Step 2: Powerful slash)

• Melon Musou Zan
• Melou Blast

• Melon Musou Zan (メロン無双斬, Meron Musō Zan, lit. "Melon Unrivaled Slash"): After Zangetsu activates his Sengoku Driver's Squash function, he charges the Musou Saber with melon-shaped energy before slashing the enemy.

Melon Squash: Melon Musou Zan

• Melou Blast (メロウブラスト, Merō Burasuto): After Zangetsu activates his Sengoku Driver's Squash function, he throws his Melon Defender charged with maskmelon slice-shaped energy at the enemy. He delivers a lime green energy slash with the Musou Saber, and stabs the enemy in the chest. A apparition of maskmelon rind explodes on the enemy before they themselves explode.

Melou Blast (Step 1: Throwing Melon Defender)

Melou Blast (Step 2: Maskmelon slice-shaped projection)

Melou Blast (Step 3: Slash)

Melou Blast (Step 4: Stabbing enemy in the chest)

Melou Blast (Step 5: Explosion and apparition of maskmelon rind)

• Kamen Rider Drive Type Fruits can also used a variation of the Naginata Musou Slicer, named Full Speed Daidai Giri (フルスピード大橙斬, Furu Supīdo Daidai Giri, lit. "Full Speed Great Orange Slash") thought this finisher was active by Shift Brace, where he stood on a floating orange piece that flew towards the target, slashing his enemy with a charged Daidaimaru.

Type Fruits Full Throttle: Full Speed Daidai Giri (Step 1: Standing on floating orange piece)

Type Fruits Full Throttle: Full Speed Daidai Giri (Step 2: Slash)

Ganbarider

The Musou Saber, as wielded by Gaim alongside the Daidaimaru, Zangetsu alongside the Melon Defender, and Bujin Gaim alongside the Blood Daidaimaru, is also among the various Rider Weapons used by Ganbarider, optionally alongside the Sonic Arrow as well, in Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

The voice of the Musou Saber, as well as the Lockseeds and the Sengoku Driver, is provided by Seiji Hiratoko (平床 政治, Hiratoko Seiji).

Notes

• Though Zangetsu Fourze Arms is shown to wield the Musou Saber, as it is seen in promotional images of The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle, in the film itself, Zangetsu only used Rocket Module as a weapon.
  • Fifteen Gaim Arms was also shown in his final battle against Gaim using his Yomimaru sword alongside the Daidaimaru, instead of the Musou Saber.

Zangetsu Fourze Arms wielding the Musou Saber

Fifteen using Yomimaru and Daidaimaru defending Gaim's finisher attack