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Ep. 007: A.D. 1974: Amazon's Final Moments[1974年:アマゾンの最後の瞬間/Senkyu-nanajūyon: Amazon no Saigo no Shunkan] [Episode 087]
WARNING: This episode contains scenes of blood, graphic violence, offensive gesture and alcohol drinking. Viewer discretion is advised!
(*Opening: "Over "Quartzer" (TV version)" by Shuta Sueyoshi of AAA feat. ISSA of DA PUMP from Kamen Rider Zi-O*)
[~Oh yeah...~]
[~Ohhh...~]
"Transcending history, and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold. Two legendary swords, Soul Edge and Soul Calibur have finally made their way into the future, resulting in a new untold chaos. Welcome back to the stage of history retold!"
[~Isshun de tsukami-toru no sa Are you ready?~](Catch it in an instant! Are you ready?)
[~Are you lazy?~]
[~Atarashii rekishi wa soko ni Feel it! Feel it!~](That's where the new history is! Feel it! Feel it!)
[~Crazy baby!~]
[~Hikari wo kate ni kasoku shite~](Use your bonds of light to accelerate)
[~Kono mama Shout it out! Shout it out!~](Just keep at it! Shout it out! Shout it out!)
[~Ima wo susumeyou~](Let's keep going in the present)
[~Madou hi mo ikudotonaku asu no tobira tatake~](There will be confusing days, but knock on the door to tomorrow)
[~Mitsumeta sono saki ni tobikonde mitara Believe yourself!~](Just plunge into what's ahead of you! Believe yourself!)
[~Now, Over "Quartzer"!~]
[~Toki no ame suri-nukete tomo ni~](Let's slip through the torrents of time together)
[~You, Over "Quartzer"!~]
[~Mirai wo koeyou~](Let's cross over to the future)
[~Kako no ishi wa uso de wa azamukenai~](Lies can not fool the will of the past)
[~Kanjiro sou Nexus Future~](Feel it in your bones! The Nexus Future)
[~Now, Over "Quartzer"!~]
[~Mabayui sekai... Misete!~](That dazzling world... Enchant me!)
A.D. 2019
(2019年)
"Asshole! You really have the nerve to do that to my friends?! You don't understand the idea what is like to understand friendship!", Gentaro was absolutely livid. After Azwel reveals that he kidnapped his friend Tomoko, turned her into Another Amazon against her will, so that to draw him and Ryusei out into rescuing her as a means to observe the concept of friendship.
However, little what Gentaro and Ryuusei know is that the creation of Another Amazon caused the original Kamen Rider Amazon to fall under Azwel's control. To add insult to injury, or in this case, insult to untimely death, if Another Amazon were to be destroyed in any way, the original Amazon will die.
"And now, for the next act.", Azwel continued. "This is where the drama becomes intense. Let's see now... Since I asked Ms. Tomoko to assume the role of Another Amazon, and I heard from Swartz that if a Showa Another Rider were to be destroyed, the original will die. Well then, there are two choices that you want to take. And I regretfully remind you that there will be no options.", then he proceeds to question how Gentaro value his friends and gives him two options whether is to save Tomoko or Kamen Rider Amazon, sacrificing another in exchange. "Which will you save? Your friend or a Legend Rider that generations admire the most? Are you willing to sacrifice one of your own friends to save another? You choose between your friend and Kamen Rider Amazon. If you destroy Another Amazon, the original dies. Or, are you willing to sacrifice your own friend if you want to a fellow Kamen Rider alive? Choose carefully..."
Azwel invokes a sadistic choice to both Gentaro, the Kamen Riders, Masahiko and Daisuke himself. With Tomoko being held hostage and is turned into Another Amazon by Azwel, while destroying Another Amazon's watch poses a danger of killing the original Amazon himself. Gentaro finds himself being confronted with two choices, even though he could not bring himself to sacrifice another person, be it his own friends or the other.
Even Masahiko and Daisuke himself are also facing the same brutal choices, even though Masahiko is worried that Amazon will die if Another Amazon were to be permanently destroyed, all while witnessing Azwel forcing Gentaro to either sacrifice his own friend or a Legend Rider he admires.
Fed up, Gentaro attempts to beat the crap out of Azwel. But, with the snap of his fingers, Azwel freezes time. While everything around him is in a state of temporal stasis, Azwel takes the Amazon Another Watch and proceeds to re-activate it before shoving it into Tomoko.
"Okay, let's take it from the top!", Azwel spoke as if he was the director of this entire scene. "Lights, camera...", and by snapping his fingers, "Action!", time returns back to normal.
*Amazon!*
Tomoko is forcibly transformed into Another Amazon again, and attacks Gentaro. Ryuusei helps Gentaro back to his feet, only to be in the receiving end of Another Amazon's rampage.
Azwel takes his leave and lets his plan work out for a while. Sougo, who is also furious by Azwel's actions, gives him two middle fingers in retaliation.
Just as Geiz, Woz, and Zi-O were about to continue to fight Another Amazon, the monster escapes. The present Riders undo their transformation and can only express their dismay over the situation; finding themselves in a hostage situation where who will the Riders save - Tomoko or Daisuke/Amazon. Azwel took advantage of the fact if that an Another Rider whose powers is based on a Showa Rider were to be destroyed, the original Rider dies. And his use of Tomoko as Another Amazon's host provoked Gentaro into a sadistic choice in that if he wants to save his friend, will he be willing to sacrifice someone for it?
"I knew it... Azwel would exploit Amazon's own life by using one of Kisaragi Gentaro's close friends as a guinea pig for Another Amazon.", Taki said. "Who would have thought he would sink into such cowardly tactics?"
The other Riders split into two groups: Woz and Geiz help Gentaro and Ryuusei subdue Tomoko/Another Amazon, while Sougo and Taki head for the Astral Fissure area. Upon reaching at the heart of the Astral Fissure, the evil energy inside Sougo started to react with energies emanating from the fissure.
"Zi-O! You need to keep your distance from the Astral Fissure's core. Or else if your corruption level reaches at a critical level, you will instantly turn into a fully mutated Malfested!", Taki warns Sougo of the fissure's energy sharing the same signature as Soul Edge.
At the fissure's core, Taki takes out a blank Ridewatch and prepares to absorb the fissure as she invokes all her sealing symbols to execute the sealing process. Within moments, the blank Ridewatch, empowered by Taki's sealing powers begin to absorb the energies of the Astral Fissure.
After a few minutes, the Astral Fissure in Amanogawa is sealed, and thus the corrupting influence from the cursed sword no longer looms in the area. "The seal is complete!", Taki declared that she sealed the fissure by absorbing the energy emanating from it using a blank Ridewatch. From this point on, a Ridewatch that contained the powers inside an Astral Fissure is called an Astralwatch. Given that this is a byproduct of an Astral Fissure, it still reeks of Soul Edge's dark energy.
Meanwhile, Woz, Geiz, Gentaro, Ryuusei and even Daisuke/Amazon failed to subdue Another Amazon as she immediately escaped. After regrouping with Sougo and Taki, they retreated for now.
An hour later, everyone returned to the 95DO, where Sougo provides hospitality for both Daisuke and Masahiko. As Junichirou once again prepare food for their guests, Masahiko expressed his dismay over with both Gentaro and Daisuke's situation. Azwel provoking all the Riders to choose between Tomoko and Amazon, which involves sacrificing one of the two.
Gentaro is still furious of earlier. "That Azwel... He's really gonna have a piece of my mind the next time I see his face! To think he would turn Tomoko into an Another Rider..." Threatening or harming his friends is the easiest way to get on Gentaro's bad side, and Azwel is one of the few to ever cross the line.
"I understand your situation too.", Daisuke/Amazon admits to Gentaro, admitting they are both similar in the way they care for their friends. "I did not know it would lead into this mess..."
Taki spoke, "The problem is... If Another Amazon were to be destroyed permanently, you will die. That was Azwel's plan of freeing the Showa Riders of their burden of their endless battles against the evil forces that created them. But, still... This is what I fear the most."
While still stuck in two options that Azwel forced the Riders to choose to saving either Tomoko or Amazon at the cost sacrificing the other. Woz and Geiz had something in mind that would mitigate the situation. Recalling of their battle against the Another Agito created in the present by the Time Jackers, Heure had stolen Agito's power using a blank Ridewatch and infused it into Another Agito, transforming him into the actual Rider itself.
("If only there is a way to draw out the Time Jackers and did the same thing with Kamen Rider Agito's powers..."), Woz contemplated and recalled how the Time Jackers nearly succeeded in stealing a Legend Rider's power, and hope if it works on Daisuke/Amazon that would prevent his death the moment Another Amazon is destroyed. That being said, he decides to propose to his demon king and the others. "My demon king, I know a way to save Kamen Rider Fourze's friend without risking Kamen Rider Amazon's life!"
Woz reveals that the only way to prevent Amazon from facing the same fate as Skyrider, Super-1, and Stronger in the event Another Amazon were to be destroyed is to draw out any of the Time Jackers to steal Amazon's powers using a blank Ridewatch like how Heure did with Kamen Rider Agito's powers earlier.
Geiz voices out his skepticism of this idea, "Are you planning to stab us in the back like you did before?"
Woz insistently answered, "Don't misunderstand me, Geiz-kun. I'm going to draw out Swartz the moment we are about to fight Another Amazon. again Taki always reminded me of this proverb, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"."
Woz has no problem bargaining the Time Jackers to do his dirty work when its necessary. He already does it before when Kamen Rider Decade made his presence known to Sougo and company. But, if this concerns saving a Showa Rider from an untimely death via an Another Rider's destruction, that's fine for Sougo.
"I believe that Woz's plan will work out.", Sougo agreed and reassured, then turns to his predecessor Gentaro. "Gentaro-san, we will help you save your friend.", then hands over the Fourze Ridewatch back to him.
The Soul Calibur Ridewatch then floats itself as Elysium presents the Meteor Ridewatch to Taki.
"I think you should give this back to Sakuta Ryuusei.", Elysium spoke through the Ridewatch.
Taki then gave Ryuusei the Meteor Ridewatch. "This is yours."
With Gentaro and Ryuusei having received their Ridewatches back, the two pressed the watch as they regained their powers. And now that Kamen Rider Fourze and Meteor have returned, they will fight alongside Taki, Sougo and company to save Tomoko. But, Gentaro has one thing in mind: to bring a certain someone whom he fought alongside Ryuusei for the final time.
Later that night...
In the Izumi mansion's underground laboratory, Taki decided to keep her first sealed Astralwatch in a containment box, as the presence of Soul Edge's evil energy is scattering each time it remains on the outside.
After that, the ninja spend most of the entire hour gazing into the stars. And briefly reflect how Gentaro reacting in anger when he found out that Tomoko is used as the host for Another Amazon. It gave her the feeling what it's like if a villain has held hostage on of your friends and another, forcing you which will you choose, the consequence being where you sacrifice the other.
If Taki were to be on Gentaro's shoes, she has to be careful with her own decisions, and there is always a third option; even if that third option has risks; that being Woz's plan to draw out Swartz and steal Amazon's powers.
While Taki is brooding around, Goro is nearby holding two cans of beer. He then tosses the beer to her. Taki's reaction time was so quick, she was able to catch the can without even seeing it.
"Still having a bad day again, huh?", Goro said, with a smug tone.
"Every day is a bad day.", Taki answered back, and none of it was funny. Given that Taki has a bad sense of humor for some reason.
Taki brought up Azwel's recent Another Rider. Goro learns that Azwel used one of Gentaro's friends as the scholar's guinea pig to draw both Gentaro and Ryuusei out into rescuing Tomoko, Another Amazon's host. Gentaro's anger is what shows that no one should get away harming one's friends. As Goro puts it, Gentaro is a person who believes friendship can apply to both good guys and bad guys; he has the guts to prove it that earned him the love and adoration of those in his school.
"Kisaragi Gentaro is a kind of guy who believes that friendship can be gained through respect, crying even for a complete stranger, and having the guts to be yourself.", Goro voices his thoughts about the once delinquent turned teacher of Amanogawa High. "Ever since he end up having a lot of friends in school, he also believes that you can't save the world alone. I felt the same way as him ever since I first saw him. And you, Taki... Did you also feel the same way?"
Taki already told Goro many times about carrying the burden of her mission under her shoulders alone is not enough. That's where she truly realizes that.
"Now I know... Before I came into the present two years back... I barely made any friends, let alone a childhood friend.", Taki said as she opened the can of beer and briefly take a sip. "I was solely focused in finding and destroying Soul Edge in the old timeline. Ever since the day Natsu and I ended up here, we just found ourselves lost in time until you brought us here. Natsu was the first to easily adapt into this era before me. Ever since after Build's world and the prime Rider universe merged into one reality, we are the only ones who survived alongside Kiryu Sento and his musclebound partner; while the rest from Build's world have no memory of us."
Taki recalled back when the main Rider and Build's parallel universe's merging, she lamented that the people from Build's world have no memory of those who have met Sento and Goro, let alone those who joined with the Go-Ongers in the final battle against the Ophiuchus Origin.
Besides Sento and Banjou, Aizawa and Reiji who ended up with Natsu, Taki, and the Izumi siblings. Since then, Goro moved his mansion and the apartment building where Aizawa and Reiji live in a more distant location by shrinking the two buildings as well his own corporate building.
Despite this, Taki felt that the people who stood by her side are becoming closer to her and are more willing to back her up when least expected. More recently, Aizawa was given the G3-X suit to assist Taki if needed. That means, most of everyone around Taki, other than Natsu, are all Kamen Riders.
"Ever since I end up having people to rely on... I learned more than just friendship. You guys were like a family to me.", said Taki. "When you are close to people, they become family. Sometimes, whether you want them to or not. And I have the oath not to leave each other behind."
"Yup. Unlikely people will become closer as time passes. Friendship comes in to different ways; sometimes it evolves into a brotherhood, and eventually something that's close to a family bond.", Goro added. "Looks like you finally understood what its like friendship becoming closest to a family."
Taki learns more than just friendship, even that surpassed Gentaro and Daisuke/Amazon. In Taki's case, unlikely related people commit to always support each other as a family. In short, Taki truly has a family in this era - from her own student Natsu, the Izumi siblings, Reiji, and Aizawa; the only people she is close to.
Having found relief of this, Taki finally smiled for the first time, and Goro nearly forgotten when was the last time he saw the Fu-Ma ninja smile.
"Cheers.", Goro and Taki raise their beer cans and bump them before they drink together.
The next day...
Another Amazon's rampage continues, with Azwel overseeing the progress of his experiment.
Sougo and Taki managed to show up. However, Azwel warns the two Riders not to meddle with his directing of the drama. The two Riders were also followed by Masahiko and Daisuke/Amazon.
"Azwel, you're not going to get away with this!", Sougo confronts the Leader of Humanity.
Azwel sighs in response, "Oh dear... Why do you insist interfering knowing that if you destroy Another Amazon, the actual Kamen Rider Amazon will die?"
Daisuke refutes, "You're wrong. Amazon is willing to risk his life, even for a friend or a complete stranger! I, Amazon, will show no mercy at a scum of the Earth like yourself!", he prepares to transform and shouts, "A-MA-ZON!"
The GiGi Armlet in Daisuke's left arm started to let out a glittering shine, and the bright light envelops him, transforming into Kamen Rider Amazon!
"Kee~! Kee-ke-ke-ke-ke!", Amazon yelled.
Just as Amazon prepares to fight, Azwel summoned his newest foot soldiers: Bird of Passage assassins. The Bird of Passage is an assassin's guild in Europe in the past where they operate under a code of silence. They are basically children trained to commit heinous acts of murder and execute their form of ritual killing called a Sky Burial, which involves disfiguring and scarring their victims bodies. One of their members was Tira, who was murdered by Ray before the Great Malfested War.
Azwel must have employed the Bird of Passage into working for him in order to silence anyone trying to oppose him.
"I hired the Bird of Passage to keep anyone from interfering with my grand plan to save the human race.", said Azwel. "But, since you insist interfering, I'm afraid you're going to learn the lesson the hard way."
Amazon fights off the Bird of Passage assassins. Within moments, Gentaro and Ryuusei arrived in order to save Tomoko, but they also had a certain someone with them. Her name was Nadeshiko, a SOLU who once fought with Gentaro against Foundation X and the Akumaizers.
"We have someone to fight alongside with.", said Gentaro.
"I have a feeling this will work out.", Sougo said with the same usual optimism.
That said, while Geiz and Woz are on their way; Sougo and Taki prepare to transform. Gentaro, Nadeshiko and Ryuusei equipped their respective belts as they prepare to transform.
*3, 2, 1!* / *Meteor On, ready?!*
"Henshin!"
*Touei! Future Time! [..] Kamen Rider Taki! Taki!* / *Rider Time: Kamen Rider Zi-O!*
After transforming into Fourze and Nadeshiko, respectively; both Gentaro and Nadeshiko altogether yell, "Space...kitaaa~!"
Gentaro then bantered, "Kamen Rider Fourze! Let's settle this man-to-man!"
"Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide your fate!", followed by Ryuusei.
And Taki finishes with her own banter, "Like a creature in the night, I strike in the shadows!"
Chaos erupts as Fourze, Nadeshiko, Meteor help Amazon fend off the Bird of Passage assassins, while Zi-O and Taki take on Azwel, who then manifest blue and red scimitars from his Palindrome gauntlets as he clashed swords with the two Kamen Riders.
*Elek On!*
Fourze used the Elek switch to go Elek States as he used the Billy the Rod module as a sword to make short work of the attacking Bird of Passage assassins.
Taki takes out the Volt Miridewatch as she equips it into her Beyondriver to assume Futurering Volt.
*Touei Future Time! Tenrai! Furai! Jinrai! Futurering Volt! Volt!*
With Futurering Volt, Taki breaks through Azwel's defense with electrified punches and kicks, the scholar just found himself dazed by electrocution. Then Zi-O takes out the Build Ridewatch as he prepares to equip the Build Armor...
*Armor Time! Best Match! Build!*
Zi-O Build Armor manages to drill his way to one of Azwel's shields manifested from the Soul Calibur side of his Palindrome gauntlets. Both Taki and Zi-O prepare to finish Azwel off...
*Beyond the Time! 1,000,000 Volt Cross Shock!* / *Finish Time! Build! Vortex Time Burst!*
Zi-O then executes Build RabbitTank Form's Vortex Finish with the use of the Drill Crusher Crusher on Azwel, followed by Taki charging her body with concentrated amounts of electricity before they are channeled to her legs, she then hits Azwel with a devastating knee strike that sends the sage flying.
"How cathartic!", Azwel struggles to stand up. "I've never seen such electrifying combination like this in my entire life. But for now, I'll let this work out. Adieu!"
Azwel teleports elsewhere, with the attempt to stop him is futile. This leaves Sougo and Taki to focus on Another Amazon. Just as the two Riders are about to come contact with Another Amazon, time suddenly stops and Swartz appears out of nowhere.
"How obstinate. That Azwel starts to disgust me...", said Swartz. "Right now, Azwel won't know that I've been scheming behind his back... Either way, I'll go along what Woz is planning to do."
Swartz took a blank Ridewatch and placed it on Amazon, stealing away his powers.
"But, if you want Amazon's powers so badly... Then, you'll have to fight your way for it.", Swartz would then force the Amazon Ridewatch into Another Amazon. If that's not worse enough, he forcibly turns Tomoko into a rampaging Kamen Rider Amazon!
Before leaving, Swartz would once again give a middle finger to Taki and Sougo all with a smug smile on his face as time flows back to normal.
Taki, Sougo, and Gentaro are shocked the moment Amazon is now robbed of his powers, and Another Amazon is forcibly transformed into Kamen Rider Amazon. With the original Amazon now reduced into just a mere Yamamoto Daisuke.
"Did Swartz succeeded in doing so?!", Taki exclaimed.
Seconds later, Geiz and Woz, now transformed caught up to Sougo and Taki. The prophet spoke, "I talked to Swartz and he managed to rob Amazon's powers. However, he just forced it into Another Amazon to turn her into a rampaging Kamen Rider Amazon. Taki, you have to extract the Amazon Ridewatch from it."
"Leave it to me."
Taki then took out the Soul Calibur Supreme Ridewatch, after activating; the Zikuu-Driver takes place of Taki's Beyondriver. Taki then would place her Taki Miridewatch on the right and the Soul Calibur watch into the left side of the belt. The Driver's lock would be opened as Taki spins it 360 degrees.
*Supreme Time! Aratana no Rekishi no Stage! Kamen Rider Taki Su~pre~me~! Soul Calibur Supreme!*
*Powered Noko!*
Taki Supreme Type also retains Imperial Type's ability to access either Zi-O, Geiz, and Woz's personal weapons. Only this time, she can also use the Saikyou Girade and the Zikan Jaclaw. Taki decides to use the Zikan Jaclaw in Saw Mode and focus on Another Amazon.
Additional reinforcements have arrived with the Izumi siblings in their Rider forms (Icarus XYZ EX-Strike Armor and G7 Type-S Aqua), New G7 Icarus (Reiji transforms back into his Rider form for the first time as he temporarily regained his Ridewatch), and G3-X (Aizawa). Aizawa scores a headshot on a Bird of Passage assassin.
"The cavalry's here!", Natsu appears with the G7 Riders and G3-X.
"Natsu!", Taki exclaimed in relief.
Luckily for Taki, the people she considered as her family manage to come to her aid as they help Geiz, Woz, Fourze, Meteor, and Nadeshiko clean house.
*Speed Claw!*
Taki pressed the Jaclaw's button several times to initiate a special attack for Claw Mode...
*Tsume Renzan!*
And by doing so, Taki unleashed multiple claw slashes with the Zikan Jaclaw at fast speeds.
Tsukuyomi would then use her ability to freeze time to help Taki extract the Amazon Ridewatch out from Another Amazon. It seems that Tsukuyomi can finally control her powers after she talked with Kamen Rider Agito and accepting herself.
"Nice timing!", Taki said. She proceeds to force her hand on the rampaging Amazon's midsection that allowed her to safely extract the Amazon Ridewatch, reverting back to Another Amazon.
Time flows back to normal.
*Powered Noko!*
Now holding the Amazon Ridewatch, Taki has another plan in mind, to pull out the host out of Another Amazon's body. To do so, she puts the Amazon Ridewatch into the Zikan Jaclaw.
*Zikan Jack! Amazon Super Noko Setsuzan!*
Now equipped with the Amazon Ridewatch, a manifestation of Kamen Rider Amazon appears on Taki's side as she executes Amazon's Super Dai Setsudan (Super Great Slice) using the Zikan Jaclaw in Saw Mode. The Fu-Ma ninja succeeds inflicting a heavy damage on Another Amazon, but that didn't destroy the monster just yet, as the attack left it with a gaping hole caused by the Jaclaw's buzzsaw.
Once again, Taki forces her hand into Another Amazon and proceeds to pull Tomoko out. "Fourze, Meteor! Heads up!"
And so, Tomoko was pulled out from Another Amazon's body; Ryuusei manages to catch her. Gentaro then caught up, teasing his friend. "Man, Ryuusei... No wonder Tomoko likes you!"
"Gentaro... Ryuusei...?", Tomoko speaks, and is okay and sustaining only minor injuries.
"Say no more. We're glad that you're okay, friend.", Gentaro responded.
"Geiz, Woz. Let's go!", Sougo then takes out the Zi-O Trinity watch as his two fellow Riders are about to combine into Zi-O Trinity.
*Trinity Time! Mitsu no Chikara! Kamen Rider Zi-O! Geiz! Woz! Tri~ni~ty~! TRINITY!*
Now transformed into Zi-O Trinity, Woz takes control and makes his signature speech.
"Kneel before us, for we are known as Zi-O Trinity. The great demon king Zi-O, along with his vassals, Geiz and Woz. As the trinity, we become the future King of Time!", then pulls a speech for Taki Supreme Type. "And standing on our side, is the Knight of the Spirit Sword, Taki Supreme Type! Blessed with the power to smite the evil force that is Soul Edge!"
Neither appear to take Woz's speech very seriously let alone a deadpan expression, and sometimes it would lead to bickering with Sougo and Geiz. But, Taki is there to stop them from causing an internal conflict and continued the fight.
But, Gentaro refuses not to let his spotlight taken as he took out the Fusion Switch. With that, he can uses the powers of Meteor and Nadeshiko, at the cost of their Rider forms.
*Fusion On!*
By activating the Fusion Switch, Fourze assumes Meteor Nadeshiko Fusion States. Ryuusei and Nadeshiko are forced out of their transformation. Fourze is equipped with two silver Rocket Modules as well as the Hovering Lifter on his foot.
"Rider W Rocket Missile!", Fourze then launched the Rocket Modules from his Arms, making short work of the last remaining Bird of Passage assassins before focusing on Another Amazon.
Zi-O Trinity and Taki Supreme Type managed to weaken Another Amazon. Fourze (Meteor Nadeshiko Fusion States) catches up to his successors as they decide to finish off the Another Rider together. Taki puts the Soul Calibur Ridewatch into the Soul Calibur Heisaber and spun the roulette, followed by Zi-O Trinity pressing the Trinity watch three times after pressing the Zi-O Watch's finish time. Fourze would lift his belt's lever for the Limit Break Finisher.
Taki Supreme Type would launch a shock wave of holy energy from the Soul Calibur Heisaber right towards Another Amazon, trapping it inside a crystal prison.
"Rider Ultimate Crusher!", Fourze executes his Rider Ultimate Crusher, a Rider Kick resembling Rocket State's Rider Tailspin Crusher.
*Trinity Time Break! Burst! Explosion!*
Zi-O Trinity would follow up with his own Rider Kick, accompanied by manifestations of Zi-O, Geiz, and Woz.
*Soul Calibur Heisaber! Zen'in dai-ni Rider! United Time Attack!*
Taki Supreme Type soars up high before executing a diving slash with the Soul Calibur Heisaber as all three Riders' finisher destroy Another Amazon once and for all.
After the battle, Taki asks what to do with the Amazon Ridewatch when she approaches Daisuke. But, the original Amazon responded...
"You keep Amazon's Ridewatch... Amazon's power now rests in your hands.", said the original Amazon.
Taki responds with a nod, and is quite in relief that a Showa Rider can be spared from death if the Rider's powers were to be stolen or if they willingly surrender their powers.
Gentaro would once again give away his Fourze Ridewatch back to Sougo, Ryuusei's Meteor Ridewatch back to Taki. With Gentaro reminding Sougo to keep valuing friendship before giving both Sougo and Taki his signature handshake before he, Ryuusei, Nadeshiko, and Tomoko leave.
Tomoko was intrigued of Sougo after learning the latter's desire to become a king from Gentaro. If anything, she would be interested to write a novel that chronicles Sougo's ambitions.
Daisuke/Amazon reveals that he's going to stay in Japan with his friend, Masahiko. With Masahiko revealing to Daisuke that he is married and has a family, to which he wants to show to his childhood friend.
As the chapter draws to a close, another Legend Rider makes his presence known. He is known by these two names: Century King Black Sun, and then, the Child of the Sun. He is Minami Kohtaro: Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX.
"The names of the warriors whose fates were bound to the two swords have been etched into the very fibers of history..."
On the next episode...
(次回挿話)
Taki and the others find themselves facing a new Another Rider... It's name is Another Shadow Moon! Unlike most of the Showa Another Riders, it was created in the past sometime after the original Shadow Moon's loss to Kamen Rider Black. Minami Kohtaro, Kamen Rider Black/Black RX appears before the present Riders and somehow mentioned he had no memory of his stepbrother Nobuhiko sometime after defeating him and the fall of Gorgom. And his memories of Nobuhiko returned when he encounters Shadow Moon as an Another Rider.
Meanwhile, Goro and Geiz travel back to 1586 in Europe and make contact with the Aval Organization in order to find information about Azwel.
Next time on Taki Gaiden, Episode 88: A.D. 1988: Child of the Sun Black RX!
NOTE: The next episode is a tribute to both Kamen Rider Black RX and Kamen Rider Black.
Ridewatches count:
-Taki:
Ridewatches (Heisei Riders and Ride Gadgets): 22 (G7 Icarus XYZ, G7 Icarus XYZ Archangel Kerberos, G7 Type-S, New G7 Icarus, Grease, Snipe, Huntress, Amazon Alpha, Amazon Omega, Amazon Neo, Necrom, Mach, Ryugen, Zangetsu, Zangetsu Kachidoki Arms, Mage, Cronus, Diend, Bike, Phone, Disk Animal (x2))
Ridewatches (Showa Riders): 4 (Super-1, Skyrider, Stronger, Amazon)
Miridewatches: 8 (Taki, Taki Imperial, Jet Phoenix, Aqua Mermaid, Volt, Shippu, Rock, Smapho)
Astralwatches: 1
Other: 3 (Soul Calibur Supreme , Rewind, Jiraiya)
-Zi-O: 16 (Zi-O, Zi-O II, Zi-O Trinity, Build, Ex-Aid, Fourze, OOO, OOO Tadajol Combo, Gaim, Decade, W, Ryuki, Agito, Kuuga, Blade, Bike, Phone, Kodama)
-Geiz: 9 (Geiz, Geiz Revive, Ghost, Drive, Faiz, Wizard, Genm, Bike, Phone)
-Black Woz:
Miridewatches: 4 (Woz, Shinobi, Quiz, Kikai)
-Tsukuyomi: 2 (Phone, Taka)
-Fubuki:
Ridewatch: 3 (Fuin, Phone (x2))
Miridewatch: 1 (Grease Blizzard)
-Elysium: 17 (G3-X, Knight, Kaixa, Garren, Ibuki, Gatack, Zeronos, Ixa, Accel, Birth, Meteor, Beast, Baron, Specter, Brave, Cross-Z, Cross-Z Magma)
Ridewatches unclaimed: 4 (Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva); Sougo has reclaimed the Agito Ridewatch offscreen as the Agito tribute already took place before this chapter.
Sougo's Malfestation Level: 19%
Astral Fissures sealed: 1
Author's Note:
Similar to that in the Agito arc in the TV series, it's also possible for the original Showa Rider's powers be stolen and turned into a Ridewatch. While the Another Rider is still around, a Time Jacker can use a blank Ridewatch and steal the original Rider's powers, and they have an option to turn the Another Rider into the actual Rider itself. That said, a Showa Rider is willingly enough to surrender his powers to Taki and/or Sougo to save him from dying if their Another Rider counterpart were to be destroyed; the same can be said if a Time Jacker steals their powers using a blank Ridewatch. When Swartz steals Amazon's power, Daisuke is ultimately spared from the same fate as Skyrider, Super-1, and Stronger.
Given that the malfestation inside Sougo is present, exposing him to Astral Fissures will increase his corruption level.
Supreme Type also retains Imperial Type's ability to use Zi-O, Geiz, and Woz's personal weapons. This time, Taki can now use the Saikyo Girade and Zikan Jaclaw.
