Roidmude 005

This article is about a monster in Kamen Rider Drive.

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"I will have my revenge on you, Shinnosuke Tomari and the one who defeated me six months ago, the Kamen Rider!"

―Roidmude 005's declaring his vengeance.^[src]

Roidmude 005 (ロイミュード００５, Roimyūdo Nanbā Zero Zero Go) was a minor Roidmude that was disguised as a criminologist and criminal named Koya Nishihori (西堀 光也, Nishihori Kōya).

A Bat-Type (バット型, Batto-gata) combatman it, 005's physical body was destroyed by Kamen Rider Protodrive, later its Roidmude Core was destroyed by current Drive.

Character History

Back in the day before the Global Freeze, Roidmude 005 found the "Neo-Shade" threat in the computer. Wishing to oversee the whole event further, he fly around the warehouse he stationed in and caught the Copycat Pirate Koya Nishihori. Interested with his twisted personality, he copied the man's data and throw him from a great height. It wasn't until he landed in Kamen Rider Protodrive's arms and lose consciousness. Protodrive duelled 005 and won with a Full Throttle attack. With his Core fly away, Protodrive took his Viral Core and read his memories. ^{[Type ZERO Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze]}

Roidmude 005 was contained in Brain's computer for safekeeping and under orders from Heart, he was released and sought to carry out his vengeance. He kidnapped a high-class company's CEO's daughter along with a priceless painting and forces her to film a ransom demand video, adorning himself as the Phantom Thief Ultimate Lupin.

Shinnosuke arrives at the scene, and 005 reveals that this was all an act just to bring Shinnosuke here. His vengeance worked well, and he provokes Shinnosuke/Drive by using Hayase's injury against him. He reveals his true intentions: to make Shinnosuke suffer by injuring another of his partners, Justice Hunter. It wasn't until Massive Monster released Justice Hunter and Drive used them to destroy 005. ^{[Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase The Mystery of The Super Thief!]}

Personality

Compared to other Roidmudes, 005 likes to go on his own and impatiently attack humans before the Global Freeze. After absorbing the data of Koya Nishihori, he intentionally also copied the man's thirst for revenge, even copying his modus operandi of kidnapping.

Forms

• Core
• Low-Class

Core (005)

The Core is the basic essence or 'soul' of the Roidmude. 005's Core survived his first destruction at the hands of Proto-Drive, due to his inability to destroy Roidmude Cores, ^{[Type ZERO Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze]} allowing him to re-emerge in his Low-Class Bat-Type form. Months later, he was destroyed permanently by the second Kamen Rider Drive as Type Speed Hunter, incorportating the Monster into the finisher as well for an combined JustiSmash/MonsCrunch finisher. ^{[Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase The Mystery of The Super Thief!]}

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Roidmude 005

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005 with a cannon

• Height: 210 cm
• Weight: 97 kg

Powers and Abilities

Heavy Acceleration (重加速, Jūkasouku)

The signature ability of the Roidmude is to somehow slow down the movement of surrounding objects', including that of humans, with their unaffected consciousness aware of their impass during this time. One can be protected by the Heavy Acceleration effect by carrying Shift Cars or Signal Bikes on their person.

Energy Attack

Low-Class Roidmudes all have machine-gun-like fingers from which they can fire energy bullets. This feature is forsaken for greater power upon evolution into an Advanced Roidmude.

Advanced Camouflage

Roidmudes can generate disguises through film-layers around their body that function similar to the cerebral cortex.

Data Mimicry

Roidmudes can transform their bodies into data to travel within the electricity/cyberspace while in their Core modes. They can as well temporarily morph their bodies into data to easily phase through solid objects.

Flight

Bat-Type Low-Class Roidmudes have the power to form wings from their back, allowing them to fly. This feature is forsaken for greater power upon evolution into an Advanced Roidmude. Roidmude 005 is also able to fly in his human camouflage.

Sonic Scream/Blast

005 can unleash a destructive blast of sonic from his mouth and palm.

Enhanced Weapon Armament

005 can armed and bond with any type of weapons. He firstly bonded with a pistol into an arm cannon.

Claws

005 possess claws which he used in melee combat.

Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

Both voice and his disguise were portrayed by Toru Nomaguchi, whom also played Koya Nishihori. Roidmude 005's suits actor is Akira Murai (村井 亮, Murai Akira).

Notes

• Roidmude 005 is the first Neo Heisei Era monster that is defeated by both the main character and his predecessor in a DVD Special.
• 005's arm cannon would be reused for Roidmude 104 of the Reaper Legion and the Cook Roidmude modified by Medic.

Appearances

• Type ZERO Episode 0: Countdown to Global Freeze
• Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase The Mystery of The Super Thief!
• Kamen Rider Drive Episode 28, Why Were the Families Targeted? (flashback; archive footage)