Kamen Rider Xtreme Act 1: Dopant Hunter

by guncannon109

The story follows Alex Darwin, an orphan who's mother died when he was a child and his father disappeared years later. During a run in with a Dopant (the same kind of Dopant from W) he obtains the X driver (Based on the W Driver) and becomes Kamen Rider Xtreme. He then sets out to take down Dopants wherever they emerge, and uncover the source of the beasts.

10. Bonus Material

Bonus Material

If you are reading this I must thank you very much for taking the time to read what I have spent along time putting together. Now then, since Act One has come to a close, I do believe that it's time for a little bit of Kamen Rider Xtreme behind the scenes trivia! These are just a couple of interesting facts that I thought I would share with those who were interested.

-Back in planning, Xtreme was originally a sports based rider with the default forms of Runner (base), Blader (rollerblades) Kicker, and Diver with a belt that consisted of different keys relating to each sport that split apart and formed an 'X' shape when activated. This idea was scrapped when the concept of the elemental riders was put in place and the sports theme just didn't fit anymore.

-The Gaia Memories were originally going to be entirely new devices named "Soul Keys" that unlocked a persons hidden strength and slowly corrupted them during the time they used it. This was scrapped when I couldn't come up with a could design for how the keys should look.

-The Dopants that Xtreme was originally meant to fight in episode 1-3 were not Spite and Gorge but a T-Rex named Tyranno (replaced by Spite) and a black beast named Feral (replaced by Gorge). The commanders were then meant to have their first appearance later on in episode 4.

-In the original version of the pilot episode, Sarah Gardner was not present and Alex's teacher Ms. Foster took her place as the pain in Alex's behind.

-Alex's meeting with Sampson and Marcoh (originally named Fouler and Taylor) occurred near the end of episode 2 under different circumstances and did not result in Alex receiving the X Driver.

-Alex originally found the X Driver in his father's study after being attacked by the Tyranno Dopant, Tyranno later being replaced by Spite and attacking Alex in the park late at night with Alex already being in possession of the X Driver.

-Madison's evolution into a minor to recurring character was a complete accident. In her first appearance in episode 4, I just picked a name at random and ran with it. Her existence in the story was not intended to go farther then that, but I kept her around because I thought a nice down to earth character would be helpful.

-The Shift arc (Episodes 6 & 7) was only meant to be a one of filler slapstick episode. But because of my sudden interest in expanding Ashley's character, I decided to make it a full two episode arc.

-Alice Darwin was originally meant to be a dopant named Fortune and have the appearance of a hooded phantom.

Hope you've enjoyed this look behind the scenes, and as for what's instore for Alex and his friends... Well, let's just say that this is only the beginning.