 This article is about a monster in Kamen Rider Drive.
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- "No, Volt is already dead. I am what you can call a ghost."
- ―Volt Ghost as he introduce himself.[src]
Roidmude 024 (ロイミュード０２４, Roimyūdo Nanbā Zero Ni Shi) was a Spider-Type (スパイダー型, Supaidā-gata) Roidmude combatman, and he evolved into the Volt Roidmude (ボルトロイミュード, Boruto Roimyūdo), which later reincarnated into Volt Ghost (ボルトゴースト, Boruto Gōsuto). His human disguise was a deceased criminologist and sci-fi writer Goro Minami (美波 護郎, Minami Gorō).
Character History
Inventor Grandpa/Goro Minami
Roidmude 024 was sent with two other accomplices, 037 and 103 to set a city-wide fire via electrical fires. His previous attempts were creating numerous house fires while releasing Slowdown effects. When his two accomplices were chased by Special Investigation Unit members Kiriko Shijima and Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive, he appeared to their aid and evolved himself as Volt Roidmude. They managed to flee with their lives excluding 037. Managed to avoid Mashin Chaser's punishment, he caught a spying boy named Teruhiko and trapped him inside a machinery with electrical surges flowing. Kiriko and Shinnosuke appeared again with Volt introduce himself and reveal his plan. Shinnosuke as Drive used Type Technic's technological prowess to both combat and saving Teruhiko. Volt Roidmude met his demise after Drive used Rolling Gravity's 10-ton Weight to imprison Volt inside a gravity field before finishing him off with the Door-Ju's PerfecShot finisher, killing both his physical body and core. However, even with his machinery destroyed too, Roidmude 103 escaped undetected but with his severed condition and bringing the important part of Volt's device to Heart.
The part itself eventually contained Volt's 'soul', where it roamed and caused several blackouts. His new plan is based on a book written by his late human disguise template; to create a massive blackout which would create a huge panic and furthering the Roidmudes' another Global Freeze. He lured Kiriko to an abandoned place and communicated her through a phone to reveal his 'revival'. With the help of Goro's former subordinate Koya, Shinnosuke and Kiriko arrived at the Electro Mall and met him as planned. Volt revealed himself as not the real one, but a 'ghost' version of himself. Volt consumed two Spider Viral Cores and morphed into a giant Spider to battle Tridoron whom Kiriko piloted. As Kiriko is about to be killed by Volt, an unknown figure saved her before Drive Technic appeared. Drive used Tridoron to reduce Volt back to his original state and destroy him while Kiriko destroys his device. Nonetheless from their defeat, the Roidmudes' main goal was accomplished: to revive one of their comrades, Medic.
Personality
While under disguise of Goro Minami, Roidmude 024 portrayed as a kind inventor whom became a generous benefactor by repairing broken electrical appliances, which aspired by a local child citizen Teruhiko. His true personality however is more to that of an arsonist. He is also tactical, using his human form's literature to create a city-wide panic. Despite his original demise, he would also came up with a backup plan (recreating his "ghost" version, reviving Medic).
Forms
- Height: 200 cm
- Weight: 97 kg
- Powers and Abilities
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- Electrokinesis
- He can absorb and manipulate electricity, use it to attack or defend himself. 024 was seen able to use these, predated his evolution.
- Height: 221 cm
- Weight: 122 kg
- Powers and Abilities
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- Electrokinesis
- He can absorb and manipulate electricity, use it to attack or defend himself. Volt was seen able to use these even in his original Roidmude form moments before his evolution.
- Electricity Transferal
- He can secretly transfer his absorbed electricity between his controller's pieces.
- Artificial Vessel
- If his physical body, and even his Core, seems to be destroyed, as long as his controller still remains, he can simply respawn by absorbing nearby electricity, as his real body is his controller.
- Height: 221 cm
- Weight: 122 kg
- Powers and Abilities
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- Wall Crawling
- Volt Ghost can climb on wall structures. He retained this from his original Roidmude form.
- Electrokinesis
- He can absorb and manipulate electricity, use it to attack or defend himself.
- Electricity Transferal
- He can secretly transfer his absorbed electricity between his controller's pieces. This electricity can be used to reactivate other Roidmude.
When a Roidmude consumed three Viral Cores, they evolved themselves into giant animated versions of Viral Cores. Volt Ghost consumed three Spider Viral Cores where turned into a Giant Spider and battle Tridoron before being destroyed by Drive and regressed to his original form. However, it is also known that this Volt is not a Roidmude anymore, simply just his reincarnated version as proved by himself.
- Powers and Abilities
- Mandibles
- Two front parts of his legs can be converted into makeshift spider mandibles.
Behind the Scenes
Portrayal
Roidmude 024's human form is portrayed by Isamu Ago (あご 勇, Ago Isamu), who also voices the Roidmude. Isamu Ago previously portrayed Master of Barber "Kaze" in Kamen Rider W. Roidmude 024's suit actor is Satoshi Fujita (藤田 慧, Fujita Satoshi).
Notes
- Volt taking the identity of Goro Minami is a stealthy pun on gorogoro, the Japanese onomatopoeiac word for "rumble" (which is often used in the context of thunder).
- Volt's Roidmude number, 024 is a homophone of "double death (ニ死, Nishi), given that the word for "four" (四 Sì) sounding similar to the word for "death" (死 Sǐ). This was shown in his appearance, as he had died once in his own, later died again as Volt Ghost.