The Phantom of the West

This article is about an episode in Kamen Rider Build.

WARNING: This episode contains scenes of blood, bloodshed and murder. Viewer discretion is advised!

The Phantom of the West
Kamen Rider Build, Episode 23
Air Date	February 18, 2018
Production Information
Writer(s)	Shogo Muto
Director	Kyohei Yamaguchi
Episode Guide
Previous	Victory of Tears
Next	A Man Called Rogue

The Phantom of the West (西のファントム, Nishi no Fantomu) is the twenty-third episode of Kamen Rider Build. It features the full and proper debut of Kamen Rider Rogue after his brief appearance at the end of the previous episode as well as the debut of the Engine Bro's and Remocon Bro's. It also features the death of Kiba.

Synopsis

There was never a clear winner from the result of the representative battle! Seito uses this opportunity to make their move to overtake the Hokuto government! Grease and his gang immediately head towards Hokuto to check on their lands. Meanwhile, Ryuga is aching to fight them off, but Sento stops him saying that it would be considered an act of invasion. After their sudden invasion of Hokuto without warning, the last of Hokuto’s military weapons are standing up to defend their homeland…

Plot

to be added

Cast

• Sento Kiryu (桐生 戦兎, Kiryū Sento): Atsuhiro Inukai (犬飼 貴丈, Inukai Atsuhiro)
• Ryuga Banjo (万丈 龍我, Banjyō Ryūga): Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, Akaso Eiji)
• Kazumi Sawatari (猿渡 一海, Sawatari Kazumi): Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平, Takeda Kōhei)
• Misora Isurugi (石動 美空, Isurugi Misora): Kaho Takada (高田 夏帆, Takada Kaho)
• Nariaki Utsumi (内海 成彰, Nariaki Utsumi): Yuki Ochi (越智 友己, Ochi Yūki)
• Sawa Takigawa (滝川 紗羽, Takigawa Sawa): Yukari Taki (滝 裕可里, Taki Yukari)
• Gentoku Himuro (氷室 幻徳, Himuro Gentoku): Kensei Mikami (水上剣星, Mikami Kensei)
• Taizan Himuro (氷室 泰山, Himuro Taizan): Meikyo Yamada (山田明郷, Yamada Meikyō)
• Masakuni Mido (御堂正邦, Midō Masakuni): Norimasa Fuke (冨家規政, Fuke Norimasa)
• Jusaburo Nanba (難波重三郎, Nanba Jūsaburō): Akira Hamada (浜田 晃, Hamada Akira)
• Akaba (赤羽, Akaba): Eishin (栄信, Eishin)
• Kiba (黄羽, Kiba): Takuya Yoshimura (吉村卓也, Yoshimura Takuya)
• Fu Washio (鷲尾 風, Washio Fū): Osamu Adachi (足立 理, Adachi Osamu)
• Rai Washio (鷲尾 雷, Washio Rai): Yuudai Nasuda (奈須田 雄大, Nasuda Yūdai)
• Blood Stalk (ブラッドスターク, Buraddo Sutāku, Voice): Tetsuo Kanao (金尾 哲夫, Kanao Tetsuo)
• Build Driver (ビルドドライバー, Birudo Doraibā, Voice): KORBY (コービー, Kōbī)
• Sclash Driver (スクラッシュドライバー, Sukurasshu Doraibā, Voice): Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, Wakamoto Norio)

Suit Actors

• Kamen Rider Build: Seiji Takaiwa (高岩 成二, Takaiwa Seiji)
• Kamen Rider Cross-Z Charge: Eitoku (永徳, Eitoku)
• Kamen Rider Grease: Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi)
• Kamen Rider Rogue: Jun Watanabe (渡辺淳, Watanabe Jun)
• Blood Stalk: Kazuya Okada (岡田 和也, Okada Kazuya)
• Castle Hazard Smash: Yuji Nakata (中田 裕士, Nakata Yuji)
• Owl Hazard Smash: Hajime Kanzaki (神前 元, Kanzaki Hajime)
• Engine Bro's: Keisuke Azuma (東慶介, Azuma Keisuke)
• Remocon Bro's: Kotaro Kaji (鍜治 洸太朗, Kaji Kōtarō)

Forms and Collectibles Used

Fullbottles

• Bottle used:
  • Build
    • Biotic: Rabbit
    • Abiotic: Tank
    • Other: Hazard Trigger, RabbitTank Sparkling
  • Grease
    • Biotic: N/A
    • Abiotic: Helicopter (In Sclash Driver)
  • Rogue
    • Crocodile Crack
  • Blood Stalk
    • Biotic: Cobra
    • Abiotic: N/A
  • Castle Hazard Smash
    • Castle
  • Owl Hazard Smash
    • Fukurou
• Form used:
  • Build
    • RabbitTank Hazard Form, RabbitTank Form, RabbitTank Sparkling Form

Sclashjellies

• Jelly used:
  • Cross-Z Charge
    • Dragon
  • Grease
    • Robot

Gears

• Gear used:
  • Engine Bro's
    • Gear Engine
  • Remocon Bro's
    • Gear Remocon, Gear Engine (in Nebulasteam Gun)

Notes

• As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger episode 2, Number 2: International Police, Chase After Them.
• Viewership: 3.8%
• Formula of the title:$\sqrt{x-2\sqrt{x+2\sqrt{x+2\sqrt{x-...}}}}=1+4\sqrt{3}\sin20^\circ,x=23$ (Ramanujan Question 507)
• Fullbottles Obtained: N/A

• Closing Screen Fullbottles & Gears:
  • Kamen Rider: Rogue
  • Kaiser: Remocon Bro's
  • Fullbottles:
    • Biotic: Crocodile Crack
  • Gears:
    • Gear Remocon
• Count at episode end
  • Bottles in Build's possession:
    • Biotic: Rabbit, Taka, Panda, Kaizoku, Phoenix, Unicorn, Rose, Turtle, Kabutomushi, Dog, Spider, Tora, Kujira, Shika, Kirin, Penguin, Obake, Hachi, Sai
    • Abiotic: Tank, Gatling, Rocket, Syoubousya, Densya, Light, Smapho, Keshigomu, Watch, Camera, Televi, Mic, Reizoku, UFO, Jet, Pyramid, Senpuki, Sukebo, Magnet, Sensuikan, Dryer
    • Other: RabbitTank Sparkling
  • Bottles in Cross-Z Charge's possession:
    • Biotic: Dragon
    • Abiotic: Lock
    • Other: Cross-Z Dragon
  • Bottles in Grease's possession:
    • Biotic: Wolf, Kuma, Kuwagata, Fukurou
    • Abiotic: Robot, Helicopter
  • Bottles in Rogue's possession: Bat, Crocodile Crack
  • Bottles in Blood Stalk's possession:
    • Biotic: Cobra, Gorilla, Ninjya, Harinezumi, Lion, Octopus, Same
    • Abiotic: Diamond, Comic, Soujiki, Bike
  • Bottles in Castle Hazard Smash's possession: Castle
  • Jellies in Cross-Z Charge's possession: Dragon
  • Jellies in Grease's possession: Robot
  • Gears in Engine Bro's's possession: Gear Engine
  • Gears in Remocon Bro's's possession: Gear Remocon
• During the introduction of the Engine and Remocon Bro's, the events of Heisei Generations FINAL are mentioned; specifically with the similarity of the Bro's to the Kaisers.
• This episode reveals that if the Hazard Trigger is ejected while Build is in a Hazard Form (before Build uses the Overflow finisher), he will be reverted back into the regular version of that form.
• Several times throughout this episode, a scream can be heard while Rogue is using his powers. While the scream is part of the transformation dialogue, it's heard again when Rogue shoots at Cross-Z Charge at point blank using his Nebulasteam Gun's Funky Break.
  • The scream was also heard in the DX Crocodile Crack Fullbottle (except during the Crack-Up Finish) and in the Nebulasteam Gun (during the Funky Break and Funky Shot finishers using the aforementioned item)

DVD/Blu-ray releases

• Kamen Rider Build Volume 6 features episodes 21-24: The Unstoppable Hazard, Victory of Tears, The Phantom of the West and A Man Called Rogue.
• Blu-ray Collection 2 comes with 12 episodes.

Kamen Rider Build Volume 6, DVD

Kamen Rider Build Collection 2, Blu-ray

External links

• TV Asahi's official episode guide for 西のファントム
• Toei TV's official episode guide for 西のファントム