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{{EpisodeInfo
 
| series = Kamen Rider Blade
  
| series = Kamen Rider Blade
 
| epcode = 49
  
| epcode = 49
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| image = 08.jpg
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| image = Kamen Rider Blade Episode 49.png
 
| airdate = January 23, 2005
  
| airdate = January 23, 2005
 
| writer = [[Shō Aikawa]]
  
| writer = [[Shō Aikawa]]
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==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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Kazuma confronts Hajime in an all out battle with the human race's existence on the line. However, can Blade manage to save the world on his own or does the Joker have a plan that will negate the Battle Fight's end game?
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[[Kazuma Kenzaki]] and [[Hajime Aikawa]] enter into a decisive battle that will determine the fate of the human race. Will it be Blade who finds a way to save the world, or will the Joker's plan avoid the Battle Fight's endgame?
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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High above the city streets, Kazuma, in his Rider Form, engages the [[Darkroaches|Darkroach]] horde. While fully capable of dispatching this level of opponent in his [[Ace Form]], Kazuma resorts to using his King Form and clears out the Undead swarm.
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Kazuma still fought the endless [[Darkroaches]] soldiers by assuming King Form until he was exhausted. Later on, when he woke up, he was questioned of had he decided and replied that he had. Kazuma decided to meet Hajime inside a forest and both were fighting as Kamen Rider with their final form. As the battle went, both were proved to be equal in strength and strategy.
  
   
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After the exhaustive battle, [[Shiori Hirose|Shiori]] approaches a resting Kazuma and asks if he has made his decision. Rising from off the ground, he replies that he has and departs.
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Finally, the battle ended with Hajime was the loser and reverted into Joker. Hajime pleaded to Kazuma to seal him, but the latter replied that it was no longer needed as Kazuma had achieved his true goal. After Kazuma cancels his transformation, Hajime watched in horror that Kazuma had turned into Undead, proven by his version of the Joker belt and the green Undead blood flowing from Kazuma's wound.
  
   
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Kazuma arrives at an undisclosed location, a forest, and meets Hajime among the thicket of trees. After a brief interlude, the two warriors spring into battle using their most powerful forms, with Kazuma using his King Form and Hajime using his Wild Chalice form. Both warriors battle one another with equal strength and tactic, but ultimately Kazuma prevails over Hajime, who reverts to his original Joker form. The woeful Undead pleads with his friend to seal him as to spare him, and those he has come to care for, further misery. Kazuma responds by cancelling his Rider transformation. Hajime is stunned in disbelief as the gravity of the situation sets in; that through repeated and frequent use of his King Form, Kazuma has become an Undead like him. The [[Chalice Rouzer]] in his hand and green Undead blood trickling from his wounds are irrefutable proof. When questioned, Kazuma states that he wanted Hajime to be able to live in peace with humanity and was willing to become an Undead to do so. In that moment, with Kazuma's Undead transformation complete, the [[Stone of Sealing]] descends upon the battlefield with the legions of Darkroaches disintegrate in its wake. With an ominous radiance, the monolith makes a deliberation. Hajime explains that with the emergence of another Undead (Kazuma), the [[Battle Fight]] will resume. Enraged, Kazuma lashes out and destroys the monolith in one stroke, only for it to reconstitute itself. Hajime asks Kazuma's next course of action to which Kazuma resolves that he will fight his fate. Adding to those remarks, Kazuma cautions that he and Hajime should avoid each other at all costs or risk their Undead instincts compelling them to fight. With those remarks, he leaves the battlefield.
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Hajime asked why and being answered that Kazuma was wishing for Hajime to live in peace with humans. As the effect, the Darkroaches soldiers were finally erased as being declared by the [[Monolith]] that, due of there was a new Undead, the Battle Fight will be continued. Kazuma destroyed the stone, but it reappeared again. Being asked by Hajime about what would Kazuma do next, Kazuma replied that he would fight his fate and will definitely win.
  
   
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Some time has passed and life has transitioned from the chaos of recent events to a peaceful calm. Shiori and [[Kei Karasuma|Mr. Karasuma]] have gathered their belongings and equipment as they prepare to leave [[Kotaro Shirai|Kotaro]]'s home; [[Sakuya Tachibana|Sakuya]]'s activities are unknown, but he is reminded of his partner Kazuma upon finding a photo; [[Mutsuki Kamijo|Mutsuki]] mends with relationship with his girlfriend, [[Nozomi Yamanaka|Nozomi]]; and Hajime returns to a peaceful life at the [[Jacaranda Cafe]] with [[Amane Kurihara|Amane]] and her family. In a moment of reflection, Hajime reminiscences of Kazuma, who has departed to parts unknown, aboard his bike.
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Hajime was surprised by the answer, however, Kazuma decided that both of them were not allowed to meet each other again or they would be forced to fight by their own Undead's instinct. In the end, Mutsuki was seen with his girlfriend, Hajime lived happily as usual but still felt lonely without Kazuma's presence. Later, when Hajime was walking around, he saw Kazuma was greeting him.
  
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But when Hajime was happy and approaching him, it turned out to be just an illusion. Finally, Hajime wondered what happened to Kazuma. The series ends with engine sounds running and motorcycle tracks left across a deserted field, possibly Kazuma.
  
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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[[File:KRBlade_Closing_Screen_49.png|thumb|Back of Rouze Card]]
  
[[File:KRBlade_Closing_Screen_49.png|thumb|Back of Rouze Card]]
 
*As part of [[Super Hero Time]], this episode aired alongside ''{{PR|Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger}}'' episode 48, ''{{PR|Episode. 48: Fireball Succession}}''.
  
*As part of [[Super Hero Time]], this episode aired alongside ''{{PR|Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger}}'' episode 48, ''{{PR|Episode. 48: Fireball Succession}}''.
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*'''Viewership''': 9.1%
 
*'''Closing Screen Rouze Card:''' Unknown
  
*'''Closing Screen Rouze Card:''' Unknown
 
*Blade's battle with Joker was seen in ''[[Kamen Rider Battride War]]''.
  
*Blade's battle with Joker was seen in ''[[Kamen Rider Battride War]]''.
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*This is the last time the entire cast of Blade are seen.
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*This is the last time the entire cast of Blade are seen together.
 
**[[Takayuki Tsubaki]] ([[Kazuma Kenzaki]]) will reprise his role four years later in the [[Rider War: Prologue|two-part]] [[Destroyer of Worlds|finale]] of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', and then provides the voice for Blade in {{Template:TK|Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3|''Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3''}}. Two years later, Tsubaki would reprise his role of Kazuma Kenzaki in ''[[Kamen Sentai Gorider]]''
  
**[[Takayuki Tsubaki]] ([[Kazuma Kenzaki]]) will reprise his role four years later in the [[Rider War: Prologue|two-part]] [[Destroyer of Worlds|finale]] of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', and then provides the voice for Blade in {{Template:TK|Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3|''Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3''}}. Two years later, Tsubaki would reprise his role of Kazuma Kenzaki in ''[[Kamen Sentai Gorider]]''
 
**[[Kousei Amano|Hironari Amano]] ([[Sakuya Tachibana]]) would later go on to play [[Kouhei Hayami]] (Libra Zodiarts) in ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'', with his name officially changed into '''Kousei''' Amano since 2008, while maintaining the kanji in his name. Amano eventually reprises his role as Sakuya Tachibana in ''Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3'' in the flesh.
  
**[[Kousei Amano|Hironari Amano]] ([[Sakuya Tachibana]]) would later go on to play [[Kouhei Hayami]] (Libra Zodiarts) in ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'', with his name officially changed into '''Kousei''' Amano since 2008, while maintaining the kanji in his name. Amano eventually reprises his role as Sakuya Tachibana in ''Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3'' in the flesh.
 
**[[Ryoji Morimoto]] ([[Hajime Aikawa]]) and [[Takahiro Hojo]] ([[Mutsuki Kamijo]]) also voiced their roles' Rider forms in ''Super Hero Taisen GP'', ten years after ''Kamen Rider Blade's'' run.
  
**[[Ryoji Morimoto]] ([[Hajime Aikawa]]) and [[Takahiro Hojo]] ([[Mutsuki Kamijo]]) also voiced their roles' Rider forms in ''Super Hero Taisen GP'', ten years after ''Kamen Rider Blade's'' run.
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**[[Takayuki Tsubaki]] ([[Kazuma Kenzaki]]), [[Ryoji Morimoto]] ([[Hajime Aikawa]]) and [[Hikari Kajiwara]] ([[Amane Kurihara]]) reprised their roles in the [[Blade Joker!? 2019|29th]] and [[2019: Trinity Has Begun!|30th]] episodes of ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O]]'', fourteen years after ''Kamen Rider Blade'''s run.
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*Kazuma would recall his transformation into an Undead in [[Maze 1]] of ''[[Kamen Sentai Gorider]]'', regarding it as equivalent to death.
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*Kazuma would recall his transformation into an Undead in [[Maze 1]] of ''[[Kamen Sentai Gorider]]'', regarding it as equivalent to death (though the validity of that statement is questionable since that wasn't really Kazuma, but [[Kuroto Dan|an impostor]]).
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==Errors==
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*Despite Kenzaki showing full control over himself as an Undead in this episode, to the point of outright disobeying the Monolith's orders and attacking it without constraint, later sequels seem to ignore this altogether, with Kenzaki being completely vulnerable to the effects of the Battle Fight if his Undead instincts were ever stimulated by outside forces.
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**This is in spite of how Kenzaki proved capable of suppressing his Joker Undead instincts without outside help, as opposed to Hajime who explained in episode 32 that without the Human Spirit card, it would be impossible for him to resist the effects of the Battle Fight.
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***Worse yet, Hajime himself showed no such problem in ''Kamen Rider Zi-O'', to the point of being the one to plead towards Kenzaki to stop his senseless violence. This sharply contrasts with how Hajime lost control of himself several times in the original series, only managing to fully curb his violent tendencies by attaining all thirteen Heart category Rouze cards.
 
==DVD releases==
  
==DVD releases==
 
[[File:Kamen Rider Blade Volume 12.jpg|thumb|311x311px|''Kamen Rider Blade'' Volume 12, DVD cover]]
  
[[File:Kamen Rider Blade Volume 12.jpg|thumb|311x311px|''Kamen Rider Blade'' Volume 12, DVD cover]]

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The Eternal Trump (永遠の切り札, Eien no Kirifuda) is the forty-ninth and final episode of Kamen Rider Blade.

Synopsis

Kazuma Kenzaki and Hajime Aikawa enter into a decisive battle that will determine the fate of the human race. Will it be Blade who finds a way to save the world, or will the Joker's plan avoid the Battle Fight's endgame?

Plot

High above the city streets, Kazuma, in his Rider Form, engages the Darkroach horde. While fully capable of dispatching this level of opponent in his Ace Form, Kazuma resorts to using his King Form and clears out the Undead swarm.

After the exhaustive battle, Shiori approaches a resting Kazuma and asks if he has made his decision. Rising from off the ground, he replies that he has and departs.

Kazuma arrives at an undisclosed location, a forest, and meets Hajime among the thicket of trees. After a brief interlude, the two warriors spring into battle using their most powerful forms, with Kazuma using his King Form and Hajime using his Wild Chalice form. Both warriors battle one another with equal strength and tactic, but ultimately Kazuma prevails over Hajime, who reverts to his original Joker form. The woeful Undead pleads with his friend to seal him as to spare him, and those he has come to care for, further misery. Kazuma responds by cancelling his Rider transformation. Hajime is stunned in disbelief as the gravity of the situation sets in; that through repeated and frequent use of his King Form, Kazuma has become an Undead like him. The Chalice Rouzer in his hand and green Undead blood trickling from his wounds are irrefutable proof. When questioned, Kazuma states that he wanted Hajime to be able to live in peace with humanity and was willing to become an Undead to do so. In that moment, with Kazuma's Undead transformation complete, the Stone of Sealing descends upon the battlefield with the legions of Darkroaches disintegrate in its wake. With an ominous radiance, the monolith makes a deliberation. Hajime explains that with the emergence of another Undead (Kazuma), the Battle Fight will resume. Enraged, Kazuma lashes out and destroys the monolith in one stroke, only for it to reconstitute itself. Hajime asks Kazuma's next course of action to which Kazuma resolves that he will fight his fate. Adding to those remarks, Kazuma cautions that he and Hajime should avoid each other at all costs or risk their Undead instincts compelling them to fight. With those remarks, he leaves the battlefield.

Some time has passed and life has transitioned from the chaos of recent events to a peaceful calm. Shiori and Mr. Karasuma have gathered their belongings and equipment as they prepare to leave Kotaro's home; Sakuya's activities are unknown, but he is reminded of his partner Kazuma upon finding a photo; Mutsuki mends with relationship with his girlfriend, Nozomi; and Hajime returns to a peaceful life at the Jacaranda Cafe with Amane and her family. In a moment of reflection, Hajime reminiscences of Kazuma, who has departed to parts unknown, aboard his bike.

Cast

Guest Cast

Notes

KRBlade Closing Screen 49

Back of Rouze Card


Errors

  • Despite Kenzaki showing full control over himself as an Undead in this episode, to the point of outright disobeying the Monolith's orders and attacking it without constraint, later sequels seem to ignore this altogether, with Kenzaki being completely vulnerable to the effects of the Battle Fight if his Undead instincts were ever stimulated by outside forces.
    • This is in spite of how Kenzaki proved capable of suppressing his Joker Undead instincts without outside help, as opposed to Hajime who explained in episode 32 that without the Human Spirit card, it would be impossible for him to resist the effects of the Battle Fight.
      • Worse yet, Hajime himself showed no such problem in Kamen Rider Zi-O, to the point of being the one to plead towards Kenzaki to stop his senseless violence. This sharply contrasts with how Hajime lost control of himself several times in the original series, only managing to fully curb his violent tendencies by attaining all thirteen Heart category Rouze cards.

DVD releases

Kamen Rider Blade Volume 12

Kamen Rider Blade Volume 12, DVD cover

Kamen Rider Blade Volume 12 features episodes 45-49: The New Card, The Ruler's Seal, Garren Eliminated, Prologue to Destruction and The Eternal Trump. It was released on DVD on July 21st 2004, with a total run time of 116 minutes.

81-DEObmrmL SL1188

Kamen Rider Blade Box 3, Blu-ray cover

Blu-ray Box 3 comes with 17 episodes.

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