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Sakuya Tachibana (橘 朔也, Tachibana Sakuya) is Kamen Rider Garren (仮面ライダーギャレン, Kamen Raidā Gyaren, Masked Rider Garren), the second Rider to appear in the Kamen Rider Blade series. Sakuya was the second wearer chosen by the BOARD organization to use the very first Rider System they created, transforming him into Kamen Rider Garren. The first was his senior, Kiryu.
Personality
Sakuya Tachibana is at heart, a kind and well-meaning person. Though somewhat serious and stern at times, if slightly awkward, Tachibana is shown to be truly determined in helping those in need. When BOARD had suddenly collapsed though, along with being tasked to use a prototype Rider System, Tachibana became riddled with doubt and fear, convinced that the Garren Buckle was causing his body to slowly break down. This had caused him to become somewhat bitter and cynical. Tachibana did however continue to fight against the Undeads whenever he could, feeling compelled to protect the innocent.
Eventually though, upon learning about the true cause of his body's slow breakdown, Tachibana tried to quit being a Kamen Rider all together. When realizing this cannot be done, he then resorted to using a special drug to calm his fears. This resulted in Tachibana becoming highly aggressive and addicted to the drug. When Sayoko Fukasawa (Tachibana's girlfriend) died at the hands of the Peacock Undead though, Tachibana realized that he had been blinded by his insecurities. Filled with remorse, Tachibana faced his fears head on, defeating the Peacock Undead and avenging Sayoko.
Though having conquered his addiction and previous fears by then, Tachibana was still shaken by Sayoko's death and felt unworthy to be a Kamen Rider. However, when his senior Kiryu went berserk as Kamen Rider Leangle, Tachibana decided to use the Garren Buckle once more to stop him. Kiryu, when fatally wounded by brainwashed Undeads, convinced Tachibana in his dying breath to continue protecting others as Kamen Rider Garren.
Later, as Tachibana continues to fight alongside Kazuma Kenzaki/Kamen Rider Blade, Hajime Aikawa/Kamen Rider Chalice, and Mutsuki Kamijo/Kamen Rider Leangle, he shows a more concerned, nice and friendly disposition, qualities that he had always had within himself but were initially suppressed. His love towards his friends and people in general become more pronounced, as his growing courage.
In the novel Kamen Rider Blade: Twilight, Tachibana is revealed to have become the head of BOARD, now using the company's resources to help others. According to the author of the novel, after the events of Kamen Rider Blade, Tachibana became determined to help Kenzaki regain his mortalty, going far as voluntarily experimenting on his own body, which turned him into a psuedo Undead. Depite decades having passed, Tachibana is still concerned about his friend, continuing his experiments with Undead D.N.A and keeping tabs on Kenzaki whenever possible.
Biography
Tachibana was originally a researcher of the Humanity Foundation who graduated from the Sazahaibu University and was selected to be the user of Rider System 01 after Go Kiryu was found to be incompatible with the system. By the start of the series, Sakuya begins to suffer a form of cellular breakdown with only sealing the Undead slowing down the process. That, combined with his feelings towards Kazuma being his backup when he can't manage it, Sakuya blames Karasuma for his condition. When he attempted in vain to seal the Locust Undead, Sakuya is forced to abduct Karasuma just prior to the Undead attacking BOARD. Though he intended to get the answers he needs, Karasuma was in a coma and put on life support with Sakuya safeguarding him until Hirose finds him. Though he leaves Karasuma in her care, it was revealed that the "Karasuma" he safeguarded was only a decoy. After his doctor and dear friend Sayoko Fukasawa relays Karasuma's message, that his subconscious fear is causing the breakdown, Sakuya encounters Isaka, the Peacock Undead, who personally attempts to retrieve him for his Leangle project. After escaping Isaka, Kotaro manages to talk Sakuya to not to let his fear control him though Sakuya denies that. He arrives to save Blade from the Trilobite Undead, however Garren's fusion rate goes down during his fight with the Undead. After being saved, Sakuya begs Karasuma for a means to be free of his fear, but Karasuma say he can't.
Though Sakuya attempts to resume a normal life by dating Sayoko, the Zebra Undead forces him to reveal himself as a Rider in front of Sayoko before vainly fighting the Undead before Blade arrives to aid him. In spite of Sayoko asking him to leave with her, Sakuya turns her down. While at BOARD's original location, Sakuya vainly battles the Peacock Undead, who defeats Garren and takes him with the intent to have Sakuya work for him by removing him of his fears with exposure to Schuld Kestner seaweed, an extinct plant that intensifies the aggressive nature of the subject. Though he became more aggressive and worked under Isaka for more of the seaweed, Sakuya was unaware of the eventual damage it would do to his nervous system. Though Sayoko warned him in vain, Sakuya shrugged it off until he learned that Isaka had murdered Sayoko for meddling in his affairs, defeating the Peacock Undead and sealed him. Later, as his way of repenting for being manipulated by an Undead, Sakuya takes Mutsuki under his wing.
Garren's mask partially damaged by Giraffa Undead with Tachibana's face partially exposed.
During the final few episodes, Kamen Rider Garren came face to face with the Category King of Diamonds and battled it out with him. The Undead told him that if he was sealed, Joker would be declared winner and that all of humanity would suffer because of his choice. Garren discarded this and answered, "I will believe in my friends." The battle ended with Garren nowhere to be found and the King Undead sealed leaving the Joker as the winner however, it would cause an unintentional death of billion species due to Joker's uncontrollable Undead nature. He is found upon the arrival of the Chief telling Kazuma that he was saved because of him. He arrived and assisted an unarmed Blade King Form, finished off the remaining Black Roach Undeads with the King Rouzer, and wished him good luck against Hajime. Due to his Rider system still being broken, Sakuya fought multiple Black Roach Undeads alone as a normal person while waiting for Kazuma to stop Hajime's suffering. After all Black Roach Undeads suddenly disappear, he and Mutsuki went to the forest where Kazuma and Hajime fought, only to find Hajime alone who is trying to follow Kazuma but lost track of him. They soon realized that Kazuma has become an Undead and disappeared in order to prevent himself from fighting Hajime in person again. After Kazuma's disappearance, Sakuya sees a photo of Kazuma together with him and remembered their good times, prior to Kazuma becoming an Undead.
Post series and other events
Blade vs Blade
The special starts with Kotaro writing his book chronicling the tales of the Kamen Rider. Kenzaki walks in and then leaves and just as soon, another Kenzaki enters, which is revealed to be a Trial E disguised as Kenzaki. Something is different about this Kenzaki though, he clones the Blade belt and card just as Kotarou notices that this isn't the real Kenzaki. This leads to a battle where the two fellow human riders must decide which rider is the clone and which is the real Blade. This is followed in by humorous moments in which Tachibana mistakes one of Kenzaki's traits to be that of the clone, then mistakenly shooting him in the rear with the Garren Rouzer, as well as Mutsuki Kamijo comically hitting Kenzaki over the head with the Leangle Rouzer. In the end, Hajime arrives and uses some smart thinking to find out who the real Kenzaki. This allowed Mutsuki and Tachibana to give Kenzaki their trump cards to defeat his opponent as both Jack Form and King Form.
Day After Tomorrow
Garren riding Red Rhombus while firing with his Garren Rouzer.
It has been a year since Kazuma Kenzaki transformed into Navy Joker and everyone is throwing a graduation party for Mutsuki and Nozomi. It was supposedly to celebrate them for getting into university but Mutsuki didn’t. All of all sudden, Blade bursts in from the front door and attacks Hajime.
Everyone is confused but then Garren shows up in the window and starts firing at Blade. He explains that he and Chief Karasuma were conducting on a research on how to turn Kenzaki and Hajime into humans by unsealing the Chameleon Undead, an Undead with similar powers to the Joker allowing it to copy the form and ability of anything it sees, and tries to copy this ability to the Jokers. However, it escaped and transforms into an imitation of Kamen Rider Blade by using the the BOARD data that he had stolen while chasing after Hajime due to his nature of being a Battle Fight competitor.
Tachibana hands over Hajime and Mutsuki’s cards and the Leangle Rouzer as they fight the fake Blade, but it transforms into Jack Form. Mutsuki remains useless as none of his powers grants him the ability to fly.
Tachibana warns Hajime as the Chameleon Undead has all of the BOARD data making it easy for him to fight. The Chameleon Undead transforms into King Form and finishes off the Riders.
As the Rider about to finish Leangle, Joker steps in and takes the blow. At first he thinks that it was Hajime/Chalice but it has no slash mark and he was lying after sustaining the damage on its chest.
Tachibana quickly tosses the Joker the Blay Buckle, Rouze Absorber and the Suit of Spades Rouze Cards in understanding.
After the Chameleon Undead has been defeated and sealed, all of Blade's items were left neatly on the floor.
Nozomi arrives late for the party, and tells Mutsuki that a letter arrived written that he did manage to get into university after all.
Kamen Rider Decade
Rider War
Psyga, Blade, Garren and several flying riders in the sky just before they were shot by Decade.
Kamen Rider Garren Jack Form appears with other kamen Riders commanded by Wataru Kurenai ,but all are murdered by Decade in the episode 1 of Kamen Rider Decade in the dream of Natsumi Hikari and then conclude the dream with Decade as only Rider in the Rider War. [Rider War]
The Destroyer of Worlds
In the special version of episode 31, Kamen Rider Garren Jack form is seen as one of the many Kamen Riders who fought in the Rider War against Decade and were all destroyed. They were presumably restored after the destruction (and subsequent revival) of Decade at the end of the Rider War and the worlds were restored.[The Destroyer of Worlds]
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
Sakuya Tachibana returned as Kamen Rider Garren, making a brief cameo appearance in the film, teaming up with Hajime Aikawa and Mutsuki Kamijou, as well as the rest of the Kamen Riders.
As Garren, Tachibana was also part of a group of reinforcement riders led by Akira Date/Kamen Rider Birth to aid the primary riders in defeating the Rock Great Leader. All the Kamen Riders got on their bikes and performed the All Rider Break attack which destroyed the Great Leader. [OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]
Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
Sakuya was found to be cruelly ambushed by Hajime as Chalice. After being saved by Kyoichiro, he revealed that his cover to attack Shocker alongside Kenzaki was blown and was being attacked so they would become a full fledged Shocker Riders. Asking for Kyoichiro for help, he alongside Go and Yuto moved to save Kazuma. But it was all a ruse to capture Go and Yuto instead as Sakuya, and Kazuma had been brainwashed from the start.
But later, he aided the Riders against Shocker after they despised how Shocker acts and also freed from the remains of Shocker's brainwashing inside them after Takeshi Hongo alongside Hayato Ichimonji broke free from Rider Robo.
Surviving the onslaught of the History Modifying Machine, Garren fought and destroyed Shocker's Marshal Machine with the Burning Smash shortly before the Rider Robo was destroyed along with the machine by Shurikenjin Tridoron
. Among the remaining Riders who witnessed the farewell of Kyoichiro Kuroi as the perversion of history was reversed, Garren's place in history was restored.
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER
Kamen Rider Garren appears as a toy, when Sento and Sougo they find Ataru he brings them to his room which is filled with Kamen Rider memorabilia, with Sougo and Sento stunned to see toys of themselves. Ataru reveals that Kamen Riders are fictional. [Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER]
Appearances in other media
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders: ~Let's Look! Only Your 48 Riders~
Type8. - The Strange Has a Match Strangely!
Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Ryuki with their prides at stake. Garren has a flush, Chalice a straight, and Shadow a full house, but Ryuki has nothing, a "pig hand". His opponents' hands are laid down, what will Ryuki do?
Ryuki uses Strange Vent to turn his opponents' playing cards into other types of cards! Garren now has floral picture cards, Chalice has poem cards, and Shadow has business cards of himself. Shadow hands out his business cards to the other players, introducing himself and requesting to get along. Whatever happens, Ryuki always finds a way to make friends.
Type16. - The Destroyer Destroys the Match!
Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Decade with their prides at stake. Garren has a flush, Chalice a straight, and Shadow a full house, but Decade has nothing, a "pig hand". His opponents' hands are laid down, what will Decade do?
Decade uses Final FormRide: Garren, Final FormRide: Chalice, and Final FormRide: General Shadow to turn his opponents into inanimate objects! Garren becomes a diamond-shaped traditional Japanese sweet, Chalice a heart-shaped block of chocolate, and Shadow a fishbowl. Decade then proceeds to gather all the Cell Medals on the table used as poker chips. And not a hint of malice.
Type24. - I'll Investigate This Match!
Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Raia with their prides at stake. Garren has a flush, Chalice a straight, and Shadow a full house, but Raia…
Raia starts laying his cards out facedown and tells Shadow to pick one. Shadow flips one and finds that it says "bad luck". Raia hasn't been playing poker, he's been fortune telling! Shadow stands up and demands Raia play properly, but a large bowl falls on his head from above, knocking him out. Bad luck, indeed. Raia affirms that his fortune telling is never wrong.
Type32. - The 13th Fights Infinitely!
Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Odin with their prides at stake. Garren has a flush, Chalice a straight, and Shadow a full house, but Odin has nothing, a "pig hand". His opponents' hands are laid down, what will Odin do?
Odin uses Time Vent to rewind the episode back to the beginning narration! Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Odin with their prides at stake… Kivat quickly catches on and realizes that Odin intends to keep restarting the game until he wins. The world exists for him.
Type38. - Lucky Food, Let Me Say This to Start!
Kamen Rider Garren appears with Zolda, Orga and Double LunaTrigger, according by Momotaros Garren is considered an for marriage.
Type40. - The Match Ignores the Way of the Knight!
Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Knight with their prides at stake. Garren has a flush, Chalice a straight, and Shadow a full house, but Knight only has 1 pair. His opponents' hands are laid down, what will Knight do?
Knight uses Trick Vent to make two duplicates of himself! The three present their hand: 6 cards, 3 pair. Knight's opponents crumble in despair at his overwhelming hand. Thinking calmly can get Knight out of any situation.
Type48. - Searching for a Great Treasure Over the Match!
Card Riders Garren and Chalice along with General Shadow are having a poker duel with Diend with their prides at stake. Garren has a flush, Chalice a straight, and Shadow a full house, but Diend has nothing, a "pig hand"—this may be "the end" for Diend. His opponents' hands are laid down, what will Diend do?
Diend uses KamenRide: Riotroopers to summon three Riotroopers! The Riotroopers begin attending to his opponents, fanning Shadow, massaging Garren's shoulders and neck, and serving tea to Chalice. With the other players distracted, Diend slips out the back. Diend always knows to escape when he can't win.
Video Game appearances
Kamen Rider Blade (video game)
Kamen Rider Garren, with Blade, Chalice, and Leangle, is playable in the Kamen Rider Blade video game.
Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride
Kamen Rider Garren in Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride
Kamen Rider Garren appears as a playable character in this video game Kamen Rider Battle Ganbaride.
Kamen Rider Battride War series
Kamen Rider: Battride War
Garren as he appeared in Battride War
Kamen Rider Garren appears as a Second Rider in the video game Kamen Rider: Battride War. In the level Double Jokers, which took place during the final episode, Sakuya somehow knows Blade's plan of turning himself into Joker in order to put the Battle Fight and stops Blade worrying of losing his friend, only to be defeated.
Kamen Rider: Battride War II
Kamen Rider Garren appears as a Second Rider in the video game Kamen Rider: Battride War II.
Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis
Kamen Rider Garren in Battride War Genesis.
Kamen Rider Garren made his playable debut in the video game Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis. His models has been upgraded with Rouze Absorber to match the appearance of his only TV series/movie's final form in this game. Garren is mostly suitable as a long-range character. Like Blade, Garren uses a Rouze Card points via attacks, but unlike Blade is that Garren's boost-up (Bullet Armadillo) is much safer without having this effect removed after Garren riding his bike, and Garren's Jack Form is his only for final form as of Garren's last TV series appearance. Yet, Garren's Jack Form is lack of Rouze Card points, as Garren has less Rouze Card based attacks.
Kamen Rider Buttobasoul
Kamen Rider Garren is a playable character in Kamen Rider Buttobasoul.
Other Game appearances
Battle Spirits
Kamen Rider Garren and his Jack Form appears with other Kamen Riders and Monters in Battle Spirits.
Forms
Kamen Rider Garren's ending theme is entitled "Rebirth"
Kamen Rider Garren
- "Turn Up!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Rider Statistics
Rider Senses:
- Hearing: 5 km.[2]
Ability Parameters:
- Punching Power: 260 AP[1] (2.6 t.)
- Kicking Power: 450 AP[1] (4.5 t.)
- Maximum Jump Height: 38 m.[2]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 5.4 sec.[1]
Special Attacks:
- Armadillo Bullet: 400 FP[3] (4 t.)
- Pecker Rapid: 800 FP[3] (8 t.)
- Whale Drop: 1000 FP[3] (10 t.)
- Fly Fire: 1000 MP[3] (10 t.)
- Burning Smash: 2000 AP[4] (20 t.)
- Fire Upper: 1600 AP[4] (16 t.)
- Fire Bullet: 1400 AP[4] (14 t.)
- Burning Divide: 3400 AP[4] (34 t.)
Ace Form (エースフォーム, Ēsu Fōmu) is the default form of Kamen Rider Garren assumed by using the Garren Buckle and Change Stag Rouze Card. The transformation fuses the user with the DNA of the Stag Undead. Though Garren possesses the weakest Ace Form, his long-range armament enables him to avoid direct confrontation.
Appearances: Blade Episode 1-3, 5-7, 9-15, 19-22, 24-30, 31 (flashback; archive footage only), 32, 35, 37 (flashback; archive footage only), 38-47, Super Hero Taisen GP
Jack Form
- "Absorb Queen: Fusion Jack!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Rider Statistics
Ability Parameters:
- Punching Power: 330 AP[5] (3.3 t.)
- Kicking Power: 520 AP[5] (5.2 t.)
- Maximum Jump Height: 118 m.[5]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 4.2 sec.[5]
- Maximum Flying Speed: 250 km/h.[6] (approx. 100 m. per 1.4 sec.)
Special Attacks:
Jack Form (ジャツクフォーム, Jakku Fōmu) is a combat extension of the Rider System which harnesses the power of Category Jack Rouze Cards via the Rouze Absorber. Garren assumes his Jack Form by inserting the Absorb Serpent into the Rouze Absorber and scanning the Fusion Peacock Rouze Card. This endows the Rider Armor with the attributes and characteristics of the Peacock Undead's DNA, enhancing Garren's natural combat capacities.
In this form, Garren gains golden reinforced armor plating which increases his resilience to enemy attacks. Garren also gains wings on his back, enabling him to fly. Assuming this form additionally upgrades the Garren Rouzer into its Empowered Type, which equips it with a bayonet and expands its AP cache.
Appearances: Blade Episode 30, 32-33, 41, 45 (flashback; archive footage only), 47, Decade Episodes 1,31 (Special Version only)
King Form
- "Absorb Queen: Evolution King!"
- ―Transformation announcement[src]
Rider Statistics
Ability Parameters:
- Punching Power: 400 AP[7] (4 t.)
- Kicking Power: 600 AP[7] (6 t.)
- Maximum Jump Height: 28 m.[7]
- Maximum Running Speed: 100 m. per 6.2 sec.[7]
While never assumed in the series, Garren's King Form (キングフォーム, Kingu Fōmu) can be seen in concept art and the S.I.C. Hero Saga toyline. Garren would theoretically assume this form by inserting the Absorb Serpent Rouze Card into the Rouze Absorber and scanning the Evolution Giraffa Rouze Card.
Due to having his Garren Buckle broken when he sealed the Giraffa Undead, Sakuya never had the chance to assume this form. Unlike Blade, this form would in theory only allow Garren to fuse with the Category King instead of all 13 Rouze Cards in the Diamonds Suit due to his his fusion rate being normal. Due to this, the Rouzer that Garren wields in King Form has storage for Rouze Cards.
Appearances: Special Edition: King, Special Edition: Kamen Rider Garren King Form
Equipment
- Garren Buckle: Garren's transformation device
- Rouze Absorber: Used to access Jack Form
- Rouze Cards: Allow Garren to perform special attacks
- Garren Rouzer: Garren's personal weapon
- Red Rhombus: Garren's Rider Machine
Legend Rider Devices
KamenRide: Garren
KamenRide: Garren: A Rider Card containing the power of Kamen Rider Garren. Used by Diend to summon Kamen Rider Garren.
Garren Ring
This Rider Ring which bears the likeness of Kamen Rider Garren is exclusive to Kamen Rider Wizard's Wizard Ring toyline. When used by a WizarDriver wearer, it would be able to summon Kamen Rider Garren.
Garren Ridewatch
The toy-exclusive Garren Ridewatch (ギャレンライドウォッチ, Gyaren Raidowotchi) would allow access to GarrenArmor if inserted into the left-hand side of the Ziku-Driver.
Behind the scenes
Portrayal
Sakuya Tachibana is portrayed by Kousei (Hironari) Amano (天野 浩成, Amano Kousei (Hironari)). Amano later portrayed Kouhei Hayami/Libra Zodiarts in Kamen Rider Fourze. As Kamen Rider Garren, his suit actor was Yoshifumi Oshikawa (押川 善文, Oshikawa Yoshifumi).
Memes
- The scene in the first episode wherein Garren spied Blade fighting Locust Undead from afar was made into various comedic situation where fans would place either Garren in other images peaking another character or parodying it in somewhere else. This scene is memorable as "Why are you just watching!!" (なぜ見てるんです!!, Naze miterun desu!!), which was the line delivered by Blade before he enacted the infamous Ondul meme.
- As mentioned above, the quote from episode 3 when Tachibana proclaims how the Rider System damaged his body has become a viral meme in the Japanese fandom, due to the way he delivered the line: "My body is falling apart!" (俺の体はボロボロだ!, Ore no karada wa boroboroda!). This line was also self-referenced in one of the ending bumpers for the Super Hero Time programming block.[8]
- Tachibana is perhaps most infamously known for the final scene of episode 7, where the camera zooms in onto him screaming for his life as the Trilobite Undead approaches him.
- In episode 15, just before delivering the Burning Divide attack towards the Peacock Undead, Garren shouts out the name of his girlfriend, who was killed by said Undead. This scene has been parodied within the Japanese fandom and also used in Climax Heroes game starting from Fourze.
- There is a running joke among Japanese fans where he is associated with a type of food known as Kara Miso (辛味噌), due to the last line of his insert song, Rebirth, has the chorus (Gotta be strong) sounding similar to the name of said food.
Conception
Kamen Rider Garren concept art
Notes
- As acknowledged in the hero change battle between Kamen Rider Decade and Gokai Red in Super Hero Taisen, the Riders of Kamen Rider Blade share their card motifs with the heroes from Shotaro Ishinomori's second and last Sentai series J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai. Garren's Diamond motif would make him Blade's equivalent of Dia Jack.
- The name "Garren" is most likely derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the word "currency" (キャレンシー, Kyarenshī), tying in with the Minor Arcana version of the Suit of Diamonds; the Suit of Coins.
- He shares his surname with Tobei Tachibana. The family whose surname is Tachibana would later appear in the next season.
- Coincidentally, he bears a similar name to one of the protagonist in the God Eater franchise, Sakuya Tachibana, who also happens to be a gun user just like him.
- Tachibana is the only Rider in the series who has never been an Undead throughout the series (Kenzaki mutates into a Joker Undead in the final episode; Hajime is an Undead, and Mutsuki turns into both the Spider Undead & Tarantula Undead in the 42nd episode, although he later regains his humanity).
- Along with Kenzaki, Tachibana is the only Rider in Kamen Rider Blade to have managed to defeat a Category King Undead, disregarding the events of Missing Ace.
- Much like Kenzaki's case, this was presumably done to showcase Tachibana's growth as a person, having gone from an insecure figure that frequently lost against lower class Undeads into an individual that can defeat a foe powerful enough to hold its own against even Kamen Rider Wild Chalice.
- Kamen Rider Garren and Kamen Rider Chalice have been the focus of a long-running debate by fans regarding their status as the Secondary Rider of Blade. Ultimately both Toei and Bandai confirm it to be Garren as revealed through further appearances in video games and merchandising which features Garren with the other Secondary Riders.[9] [10] [11]
- In fact, upon his debut 2004, Chalice had already been considered a Tertiary Rider.[12]
- Strangely, promotional posters released for Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer, display Chalice among the Secondary Riders and Garren among the Tertiary Riders.[13]
Appearances
- Kamen Rider Blade
- Episode 1: The Indigo Warrior
- Episode 2: The Mysterious Rider
- Episode 3: Their Secret...
- Episode 4: Immortality's Mysteries
- Episode 5: The Challenge to the Past
- Episode 6: Chalice's True Identity
- Episode 7: The Trapped Two
- Episode 8: The Revived People
- Episode 9: A Fighter's Destiny
- Episode 10: The Manipulated Warrior
- Episode 11: The Whereabouts of Each
- Episode 12: Category Ace
- Episode 13: The Golden-Threaded Trap
- Episode 14: Ace Sealed!
- Episode 15: Fate's Conformer
- Episode 16: Leangle's Power
- Episode 17: The Evil Belt
- Episode 18: Spirits That Manipulate Darkness
- Episode 19: One Who Conquers Darkness
- Episode 20: The Target is Kotaro
- Episode 21: Battles That Feel for Friends
- Episode 22: The Escape From Darkness
- Episode 23: Who are You?
- Episode 24: Mysterious Hunters
- Episode 25: A Traitor's Sprint
- Episode 26: The Power Which Moves Me
- Episode 27: The Trembling Heart...
- Episode 28: A Dangerous Gamble!?
- Episode 29: The Two Chalices
- Episode 30: Lost Memories
- Episode 31: The 53rd Being
- Episode 32: The Destroyer's Secret
- Episode 33: The Targeted Kenzaki
- 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 39: Reunion...Father and Daughter
- Episode 40: Parting With the Past
- Episode 41: A Desire to Get Stronger
- Episode 42: Leangle Revives
- Episode 43: Foe or Friend?
- Episode 44: Four Cards
- Episode 45: The New Card
- Episode 46: The Ruler's Seal
- Episode 47: Garren Eliminated
- Episode 48: Prologue to Destruction (flashback; archive footage only)
- Episode 49: The Eternal Trump
- Kamen Rider Blade: Blade vs. Blade
- Kamen Rider Decade
- Episode 1: Rider War
- Episode 31: The Destroyer of Worlds (Special Version only)
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders: ~Let's Look! Only Your 48 Riders~
- Type8. - The Strange Has a Match Strangely!
- Type16. - The Destroyer Destroys the Match!
- Type24. - I'll Investigate This Match!
- Type32. - The 13th Fights Infinitely!
- Type38. - Lucky Food, Let Me Say This to Start! (only Image)
- Type40. - The Match Ignores the Way of the Knight!
- Type48. - Searching for a Great Treasure Over the Match!
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders: ~Let's Look! Only Your 48 Riders~
- Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3
- Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER (as a toy)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 TV Asahi. (2004). Kamen Rider Garren.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kodansha. (2004). Televi Magazine. April Issue. p.122.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Rouze Cards.
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