 This article is about a set of collectible devices in Kamen Rider Drive.
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The Viral Cores (バイラルコア, Bairaru Koa), powered by Core Driviars, are miniature car-like devices created and used by the Roidmudes for the purpose of sustaining, empowering, and evolving their existence. They are the Roidmude counterparts of the Shift Cars.
List of Viral Cores[]
Viral Cores are made of compressed metal and are used to form bodies for free Roidmude Cores. The animal motif of the resulting Plain Roidmude matches the type of Viral Core used. Even if a Roidmude's body is destroyed, as long as the Core is intact, another Viral Core can be used to create a new body. Roidmudes can also absorb three additional Viral Cores matching the type of the one they originally used to transform into a giant Beserk Body.
By inserting a Viral Core into the Shift Brace, Protodrive could read the memories of the Roidmude that used it. When this is done in the DX toyline, the Drive Driver announces "Dangerous!" (デンジャラス！, Denjarasu!), which is what it said in the series when Protodrive attempted to use a damaged Viral Core.
- "Tune Cobra! (チューンコブラ！, Chūn Kobura!)"
- ―Insertion announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Execution! Full Break! Cobra! (エグゼキューション！フルブレイク！コブラ！, Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Kobura!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Tune! Muchi! (チューン！ムーチ！, Chūn! Mūchi!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Mach Driver Honoh[src]
- "Muchi! (ムーチ！, Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times[src]
- "Burst Muchi! (バーストムーチ！, Bāsuto Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Takusan Muchi! (タクサンムーチ！, Takusan Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times[src]
- "Burst Takusan Muchi! (バーストタクサンムーチ！, Bāsuto Takusan Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Muchi! (ヒッサーツ！フルスロットル！ムーチ！, Hissātsu! Furu Surottoru! Mūchi!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver[src]
- "Hissatsu! Burst Full Throttle! Muchi! (ヒッサーツ！バーストフルスロットル！ムーチ！, Hissātsu! Bāsuto Furu Surottoru! Mūchi!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver for Deadheat Mach[src]
Cobra Viral Core (コブラバイラルコア, Kobura Bairaru Koa): Creates a Cobra Type Roidmude when united with a Roidmude Core. Cobra Type Roidmudes can use three additional Cobra Viral Cores to transform into a cobra-shaped Berserk Body.
- "Tune Spider! (チューンスパイダー！, Chūn Supaidā!)"
- ―Insertion announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Execution! Full Break! Spider! (エグゼキューション！フルブレイク！スパイダー！, Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Supaidā!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Tune! Tsume! (チューン！ツーメ！, Chūn! Tsūme!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Mach Driver Honoh[src]
- "Tsume! (ツーメ！, Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times[src]
- "Burst Tsume! (バーストツーメ！, Bāsuto Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Takusan Tsume! (タクサンツーメ！, Takusan Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times[src]
- "Burst Takusan Tsume! (バーストタクサンツーメ！, Bāsuto Takusan Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Tsume! (ヒッサーツ！フルスロットル！ツーメ！, Hissātsu! Furu Surottoru! Tsūme!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver[src]
- "Hissatsu! Burst Full Throttle! Tsume! (ヒッサーツ！バーストフルスロットル！ツーメ！, Hissātsu! Bāsuto Furu Surottoru! Tsūme!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver for Deadheat Mach[src]
Spider Viral Core (スパイダーバイラルコア, Supaidā Bairaru Koa): Creates a Spider Type Roidmude when united with a Roidmude Core. Spider Type Roidmudes can use three additional Spider Viral Cores to transform into a spider-shaped Berserk Body.
- "Tune Bat! (チューンバット！, Chūn Batto!)"
- ―Insertion announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Execution! Full Break! Bat! (エグゼキューション！フルブレイク！バット！, Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Batto!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Tune! Yumiya! (チューン！ユミーヤ！, Chūn! Yumīya!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Mach Driver Honoh[src]
- "Yumiya! (ユミーヤ！, Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times[src]
- "Burst Yumiya! (バーストユミーヤ！, Bāsuto Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Takusan Yumiya! (タクサンユミーヤ！, Takusan Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times[src]
- "Burst Takusan Yumiya! (バーストタクサンユミーヤ！, Bāsuto Takusan Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Yumiya! (ヒッサーツ！フルスロットル！ユミーヤ！, Hissātsu! Furu Surottoru! Yumīya!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver[src]
- "Hissatsu! Burst Full Throttle! Yumiya! (ヒッサーツ！バーストフルスロットル！ユミーヤ！, Hissātsu! Bāsuto Furu Surottoru! Yumīya!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver for Deadheat Mach[src]
Bat Viral Core (バットバイラルコア, Batto Bairaru Koa): Creates a Bat Type Roidmude when united with a Roidmude Core. Bat Type Roidmudes can use three additional Bat Viral Cores to transform into a bat-shaped Berserk Body.
Chaser Viral Cores (チェイサーバイラルコア, Cheisā Bairaru Koa) are three unique Viral Cores used in the Break Gunner by Mashin Chaser to transform into his Tune Chaser forms, equipping him with the E-Circular on his back in a similar manner to Drive's Shift Tires. Attached to the E-Circular is a weapon that changes form depending on the Viral Core used. By using all three Viral Cores consecutively, Mashin Chaser can access Triple Tune. This arms him with the Dead Liberation, which incorporates all three weapons.
These Viral Cores were created by Brain and are gifted to Chase by Heart in Episode 5. Like Shift Cars, each has a will of its own. They stay with Chase when he defects from the Roidmudes and becomes a Kamen Rider once again. In the final battle against Gold Drive, they come to the aid of Go Shijima.
- "Tune Chaser Spider! (チューンチェイサースパイダー！, Chūn Cheisā Supaidā!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Execution! Full Break! Spider! (エグゼキューション！フルブレイク！スパイダー！, Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Supaidā!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Tune! Chaser Tsume! (チューン！チェイサーツーメ！, Chūn! Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Mach Driver Honoh[src]
- "Chaser Tsume! (チェイサーツーメ！, Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times[src]
- "Burst Chaser Tsume! (バーストチェイサーツーメ！, Bāsuto Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Takusan Chaser Tsume! (タクサンチェイサーツーメ！, Takusan Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times[src]
- "Burst Takusan Chaser Tsume! (バーストタクサンチェイサーツーメ！, Bāsuto Takusan Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Chaser Tsume! (ヒッサーツ！フルスロットル！チェイサーツーメ！, Hissātsu! Furu Surottoru! Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver[src]
- "Hissatsu! Burst Full Throttle! Chaser Tsume! (ヒッサーツ！バーストフルスロットル！チェイサーツーメ！, Hissātsu! Bāsuto Furu Surottoru! Cheisā Tsūme!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver for Deadheat Mach[src]
Chaser Spider Viral Core (チェイサースパイダーバイラルコア, Cheisā Supaidā Bairaru Koa): Accesses Tune Chaser Spider form, arming Mashin Chaser with the Fang Spidey. When initiating Triple Tune, Chaser inserts this Viral Core first.
- "Tune Chaser Cobra! (チューンチェイサーコブラ！, Chūn Cheisā Kobura!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Execution! Full Break! Cobra! (エグゼキューション！フルブレイク！コブラ！, Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Kobura!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Tune! Chaser Muchi! (チューン！チェイサームーチ！, Chūn! Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Mach Driver Honoh[src]
- "Chaser Muchi! (チェイサームーチ！, Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times[src]
- "Burst Chaser Muchi! (バーストチェイサームーチ！, Bāsuto Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Takusan Chaser Muchi! (タクサンチェイサームーチ！, Takusan Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times[src]
- "Burst Takusan Chaser Muchi! (バーストタクサンチェイサームーチ！, Bāsuto Takusan Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Chaser Muchi! (ヒッサーツ！フルスロットル！チェイサームーチ！, Hissātsu! Furu Surottoru! Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver[src]
- "Hissatsu! Burst Full Throttle! Muchi! (ヒッサーツ！バーストフルスロットル！チェイサームーチ！, Hissātsu! Bāsuto Furu Surottoru! Cheisā Mūchi!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver for Deadheat Mach[src]
Chaser Cobra Viral Core (チェイサーコブラバイラルコア, Cheisā Kobura Bairaru Koa): Accesses Tune Chaser Cobra, arming Mashin Chaser with the Tail Whipper. When initiating Triple Tune, Chaser inserts this Viral Core last.
- "Tune Chaser Bat! (チューンチェイサーバット！, Chūn Cheisā Batto!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Execution! Full Break! Bat! (エグゼキューション！フルブレイク！バット！, Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Batto!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Tune! Chaser Yumiya! (チューン！チェイサーユミーヤ！, Chūn! Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Transformation announcement in Mach Driver Honoh[src]
- "Chaser Yumiya! (チェイサーユミーヤ！, Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times[src]
- "Burst Chaser Yumiya! (バーストチェイサーユミーヤ！, Bāsuto Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 1-3 times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Takusan Chaser Yumiya! (タクサンチェイサーユミーヤ！, Takusan Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times[src]
- "Burst Takusan Chaser Yumiya! (バーストタクサンチェイサーユミーヤ！, Bāsuto Takusan Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Ability activation announcement when Mach Driver's Boost Igniter is pressed 4 or more times for Deadheat Mach[src]
- "Hissatsu! Full Throttle! Chaser Yumiya! (ヒッサーツ！フルスロットル！チェイサーユミーヤ！, Hissātsu! Furu Surottoru! Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver[src]
- "Hissatsu! Burst Full Throttle! Chaser Yumiya! (ヒッサーツ！バーストフルスロットル！チェイサーユミーヤ！, Hissātsu! Bāsuto Furu Surottoru! Cheisā Yumīya!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Mach Driver for Deadheat Mach[src]
Chaser Bat Viral Core (チェイサーバットバイラルコア, Cheisā Batto Bairaru Koa): Access Tune Chaser Bat, arming Mashin Chaser with the Wing Sniper. He can also fly by leaving the Wing Sniper attached to his back. When initiating Triple Tune, Chaser inserts this Viral Core second.
Neo Viral Cores (ネオバイラルコア, Neo Bairaru Koa) are red version of standard Viral Cores created by Roidmude 001 following a suggestion from Brain. They are able to fuse a human with a Plain Roidmude of the same type that they have synchronized their mind with. This results in a Fusion Evolved Form (融合進化態, Yūgō Shinka Tai) that is stronger that the average Evolved Roidmude. This form is based on the human's emotions, so it will be same if they fuse with a different Roidmude.
Upon the appearance of Fusion Evolved Roidmudes, Rinna Sawagami uses tissue samples provided by Mashin Driver to tune the Drive Driver and Mach Driver Honoh, making it so that their finishers only destroy the Roidmude half while leaving the human unharmed. Like the Shift Cars and Signal Bikes, holding a Neo Viral Core allows a human to move normally during Heavy Acceleration. In the DX toyline, they result in the same sounds as the standard Viral Cores.
- Neo Bat Viral Core (ネオバットバイラルコア, Neo Batto Bairaru Koa): Used to fuse a human with a Bat Type Roidmude.
- Neo Spider Viral Core (ネオスパイダーバイラルコア, Neo Supaidā Bairaru Koa): Used to fuse a human with a Spider Type Roidmude.
- Neo Cobra Viral Core (ネオコブラバイラルコア, Neo Kobura Bairaru Koa): Used to fuse a human with a Cobra Type Roidmude.
- "Tune Lupin Blade! (チューンルパンブレード！, Chūn Rupan Burēdo!)"
- ―Insertion announcement in Lupin Gunner[src]
- "Blade! (ブレード！, Burēdo!)"
- ―Lupin Gunner Blade Mode change announcement[src]
- "Ultimate! Lupin Stlash! (アルティメット！ルパンストラッシュ！, Arutimetto! Rupan Sutorasshu!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Lupin Gunner[src]
- "Tire Koukan! Dark Rider! (タイヤコウカーン！ダークライダー！, Taiya Koukān! Dāku Raidā!)"
- ―Tire Koukan announcement in Shift Brace via Drive Driver[src]
- "Rider! (ライダー！, Raidā!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Shift Brace via Drive Driver[src]
Lupin Blade Viral Core (ルパンブレードバイラルコア, Rupan Bureido Bairaru Koa): A Viral Core resembling a limousine with a blade attached to the rear. Kamen Rider Lupin uses it in the Lupin Gunner to convert the weapon into its blade mode as well as perform his finisher. Zoruku Tojo created this Viral Core himself using research data stolen from the Roidmudes. Tojo entrusts it and the Lupin Gunner to Shinnosuke Tomari when he dies, and they are sealed in the Drive Pit at the end of the series.
- "Tune Rhino! (チューンライノ！, Chūn Raino!)"
- ―Insertion announcement in Break Gunner[src]
- "Super Break Up! (スーパーブレイクアップ！, Sūpā Bureiku Appu!)"
- ―Super Mashin Chaser transformation announcement[src]
- "Blade! (ブレード！, Burēdo!)"
- ―Break Gunner Blade Mode change announcement[src]
- "Super Execution! Full Break! Rhino! (スーパーエグゼキューション！フルブレイク！ライノ！, Sūpā Eguzekyūshon! Furu Bureiku! Raino!)"
- ―Finisher announcement in Break Gunner[src]
Rhino Super Viral Core (ライノスーパーバイラルコア, Raino Sūpā Bairaru Koa): A Viral Core given to Chase by the Angel Roidmude in Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser. It is used in the Break Gunner to transform into Super Mashin Chaser form. A blade named the Rhino Strizer (ライノストライザー, Raino Sutoraizā) is attached to the front of the Viral Core, so using also provides the Break Gunner with a blade mode. Chase abandons it after defeating the Angel Roidmude.
In Novel: Kamen Rider Drive: ~Mach Saga~, Rinna Sawagami recovers the damaged Rhino Super Viral Core from the beach where Chase and the Angel Roidmude fought. She repairs it using parts from a Bat Viral Core and installs a drive mechanism modeled after the Shift Cores' Core Driviars, creating the Shift Viral Core.
Notes[]
- Every Viral Core, excluding the one used by Kamen Rider Lupin, is based on an animal.
- Using Viral Cores beyond Lupin's personal Lupin Blade Viral Core in the DX Lupin Gunner results in the announcement Viral System (バイラルシステム, Bairaru Shisutemu).
- The main three Viral Core styles (excluding Lupin) continue the tradition of the villains having two of their initial associates being a spider and bat, with the third referencing the franchise's first cobra monster, who was the first kaijin to be revived in a modified and improved state.
- The Spider Viral Core bears an ironic resemblance to the Burtonverse Batmobile.
- The Giant Roidmude forms assumed by any Roidmude consuming multiple Viral Cores appear like animated versions of their respective Viral Core.
- All the variations of the Viral Core (Normal, Chaser, and Neo) during their first utilizations never shared the same body type:
- The Viral Cores were first introduced when the Cobra Viral Core was used by Heart to help 029 evolve.
- The Chaser Viral Cores were first used when Mashin Chaser used the Chaser Spider Viral Core to battle Drive.
- The Neo Viral Cores were first introduced when the Bat Neo Viral Core was used to help 007 evolve.
- While the Rhino Super Viral Core normally can not be used in the regular DX Break Gunner, Shift Brace, or Mach Driver Honoh, if the blade portion is removed by undoing some screws, it makes the same sounds as the Tridoron Key.[1]
- Considering the remains were used to give Kamen Rider Mach the ability to become Super Deadheat Mach, the resulting Shift Viral Core may have been intended to have a physical form with the same sliding-pin code.