Hey, everyone!
Welcome to chapter 23 of My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
*Sounds*
[Belt-san/Kamen Rider System]
"Super Moves!"
{Television}
With Kamen Rider Drive…
*Slash!* *Slash!*
Kamen Rider OverDrive - Type Trinity was now engaged in a fight against the Chainsaw Roidmude, both were outside of the Grand Museum's building, attacking each other in the premises' garden.
"Hold still!" Chainsaw cried as he tried to slash the vigilante with his chainsaws, cutting a pillar behind the Rider as Drive dodged the strike in the last instant.
The Rider then jumps over the monster before getting behind him, proceeding to kick the Advanced Roidmude towards a nearby fountain.
*Splash!*
"Grrr!" Chainsaw growled as he rose up again, destroying the fountain in the process before throwing himself towards his target once more.
*Bzzzt!*
He now transforms his legs into chainsaws as well, incorporating chains around it and using them to fire energy slashes towards Drive.
*Slash!* *Slash!* *Slash!*
Dual-wielding the Handle-Ken and the Blade Gunner, the Kamen Rider destroys the Roidmude's attacks in response while making his way through them as he approaches Chainsaw.
But the android was prepared for this, suddenly summoning a new pair of arms and using them to grab Drive by surprise. He makes the vigilante drop his weapons before pushing him against a nearby wall.
*Bzzzt!*
"I'm gonna make mincemeat of you!" Chainsaw exclaims maliciously, preparing to use the chainsaw attached to his head to cut OverDrive apart.
However…
[Now!] Belt-san suddenly cries, taking the Roidmude by surprise.
Huh?
Just as the head's chainsaw was about to connect with the Rider's helmet, some Shift Cars came into play and attacked the evolved android, making him release the Kamen Rider and distracting him long enough for OverDrive to counterattack.
"Gah!" Chainsaw cries in irritation as he tries to make the small cars go away with his weapons.
But it was too late for him to realize his mistake as OverDrive's fist gets charged with blue electricity. The Rider then jumps before slamming the top of Chainsaw's head with an enhanced hammer fist blow.
*Bam!*
The blow was so strong that the Advanced Roidmude's head sank into the ground, leaving a crater on the surface while also destroying the android's head chainsaw in the process.
*Crack!*
"Argh!" Chainsaw cries in pain, now bleeding from the part where his chainsaw's blade used to be.
[Nice! You got him!] Belt-san praises his operator.
"Right!" OverDrive agrees before preparing to keep pounding the mechanical monster.
The Roidmude sees him coming and tries to stab the human with one of the chainsaws he carries. However, Drive was prepared for this and summoned his Blade Gunner before using it to quickly destroy the Roidmude's weapon.
*Clash!*
The Kamen Rider then grabs the monster and lifts him before throwing him against a nearby statue of a person, destroying it as a result.
*Crash!*
"Damn it!" Chainsaw cried as he glared at OverDrive, his body was now badly damaged and incapable of moving well like at the start of this fight. 'Why…!? We've acquired data about all of Drive and Krim's battles so far and even made preparations for tonight! So why do they surpass me with such ease!?'
*Snap!*
"Come, Trailer-Hou!" Kamen Rider OverDrive cries, snapping his fingers as a new weapon comes to his aid.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
Through the use of three lanes worth of Shift Car tracks, the said bigger blue Trailer-Hou comes into view before landing on the vigilante's hands.
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The Trailer-Hou was Kamen Rider Drive's rifle-like Shift Car weapon utilized when he assumed Type Formula, though he can also wield it as Type Tridoron. It first appears in the final duel between the previous Drive and when Chase was still Mashin Chaser.
Like the Handle-Ken and Door-Ju, Shinnosuke names this weapon based on what it resembles: a semi-truck, with the trailer section consisting a lot of its bulk. Similar to the Shift Cars and Signal Bikes, the Trailer-Hou is also sentient where it is powered by a specialized Core Driviar called the Core Driviar-TH.
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[Shift the Trailer-Hou!]
The Trailer-Hou announces as it activates, with OverDrive changing it from its Trailer Mode to the Cannon Mode by simply pulling down the Frame Rear Grip(The Trailer-Hou's rear grip, it is shaped like the front end of a trailer truck).
An aiming correction device is installed inside of the grip, and, via co-operation with the Drive Driver, it optimizes shooting behaviour by predicting enemy movement and adjusting the angle of the barrel during firing.
[Load Shift Trinity into the slot!] Belt-san instructs his user.
"Okay!" The Kamen Rider complies, inserting said Shift Car into the weapon's Shift Landing Slot.
A recognition slot on top of the Trailer-Hou, it is the blue piece jutting out of the end where energy shots are fired. As the name suggests, it has a slot in which Shift Cars can be inserted. The Trailer-Hou reads the characteristics of the Shift Car and applies them in attacks. It also protects the inserted Shift Car from falling off or being damaged.
[Speed Wild Technic Hou(Cannon)!] The Trailer-Hou announces the Shift Car inserted on top of the barrel.
[Good! Now load two more Shift Cars into the container of the Trailer-Hou!] The Drive Driver orders next.
The Shift Container Barrel is the interior part of the Trailer-Hou, which can hold up to two Shift Cars. In Cannon Mode, it turns into a heavy-bombardment gun barrel, able to amplify the energies of any Shift Cars inside, further increasing bombardment capability.
"Here it goes!" OverDrive says, loading Shift Next Special and Shift Next Builder into the weapon's container.
[Hissatsu! Full Throttle!] The Trailer-Hou announces, with its user taking aim at the weakened Roidmude before him.
The word "FULL" appears on the weapon's Side Gauge Window. Being a condition gauge placed on the side of the Trailer-Hou, it is the transparent piece on the side. When two Shift Cars are placed inside, the Trailer-Hou reaches a fully charged state, in which a graphic displaying the word "FULL" is revealed.
"Damn you!" Chainsaw cursed as he glared at OverDrive. "You haven't seen anything yet, Kamen Rider! Krim! Even if you kill me here, more of us will come later after the two of you!"
"And we will be waiting!" OverDrive replies back in defiance before pulling the Trailer-Hou's trigger.
[Full Full Trinity Tai~hou(Big Cannon)!] The Trailer-Hou announces.
"There's nothing our Roidmude Empire is afraid of!" Chainsaw says his last words in desperation.
"Trailer Impact!" Kamen Rider OverDrive calls as a red, green and black multi-colored energy beam is fired from the Trailer-Hou before hitting its expected target.
The power behind the Trailer Impact's energy beam is so intense that the Chainsaw Roidmude gets pushed back before being sent flying away towards the night sky as he took the full force behind the attack, just like how Mashin Chaser was once defeated in the past by Drive Type Formula.
"Argh!" Chainsaw cries before cracks appear all over his body as he explodes.
*Boom!*
And from the explosion, the numbered Core 052 is revealed before it is also destroyed.
*Boom!*
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Roidmude 052 was a Plain Cobra Type Roidmude combatman before he evolved into the Chainsaw Roidmude.
052 was once part of a group of six Plain Roidmudes who accompanied 006 in confronting Banno Tenjuro who, having escaped the custody of the Roidmudes, had transferred his consciousness into a copy of the Drive Driver.
Ordered to apprehend Banno, all six Roidmudes were near instantly destroyed by digitized tentacles summoned from the scientist's now belt form before 006's Core himself was terminated just short of accessing his Evolved State, with Banno preserving his body and using it to become Gold Drive.
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"Dispatch successful." OverDrive comments as he witnessed the destruction of the Chainsaw Roidmude up there in the skies.
[Well done, Yuuki. And it also pleases me to see how well you can use the Trailer-Hou now in a real battle. It will make a great addition to your arsenal.] Belt-san compliments his user.
"Yeah. But I only managed to get this far thanks to your guidance, Belt-san." The Kamen Rider replies to the Drive Driver.
[Perhaps. Now then, shall we get going?]
"Hmm…"
[...]
"..."
Rather than immediately replying to Belt-san, the vigilante becomes momentarily apprehensive as he thinks about dreadful things.
[You are still worried about Yuriko, aren't you?] The sentient Driver deduces.
"Yeah." OverDrive nods. "I know that she can take care of herself, just like you said. But what if she also runs into some of the Roidmudes here? What if they targeted her while she was away from us?"
[Then follow your instinct. Who do you want to go after? Her or Lupin?] Belt-san questions as a serious emoji appeared on the Drive Driver's display.
My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive
Drive 23: Showdown at the Grand Museum!
Part III - Everyone is here!
With Kamen Rider Tracer…
"Hey, Tornado! Is it okay if I fight this Kamen Rider first?" The Revenger Roidmude questions the 008 Executive as he gazes at the female masked vigilante, sounding eager to fight her.
"Do as you wish." Tornado replies uncaringly as he takes a look at the injured Pro Heroes Mirko and Ryukyu. "Just don't damage the human women anymore, like how you just did with the bunny one. I want to verify if I can make use of one of them."
"Bah, whatever!" The 005 Roidmude says before charging towards Tracer. "How lucky I am! I will be the first one to kill a Kamen Rider!"
Revenger tries to kick Tracer, but she blocks his strike by summoning a riot shield to defend herself.
*Bam!*
'What power…' The vigilante thinks grimly as she takes a look at her shield, seeing how the foot of Revenger was printed on it. 'It was just a simple kick, but it could easily blow the head of a regular human, Pro Hero or not.'
And while the Kamen Rider was busy dealing with the Revenger Roidmude, Tornado heads towards the beaten heroines and takes a closer look at them.
Could one of them be the key to his Ultimate Evolution?
After taking on a human guise, the Executive intended to fulfill George Shirogane's desire to grant the necklace to his dream woman, as Tornado was certain doing so would bring him to achieve the Over Evolved state.
"Rarrgh!" Mirko growls at him as he grabs her face by the chin.
She was too hurt now to fight back against him.
"Hmm…" He takes a look at features before ultimately shaking his head in disappointment. "Yeah, this one won't do. Not good enough for me. You have a pretty face… But the bunny features, tan skin and the red eyes are no good."
He sneers at her appearance.
Rumi felt sick at his comments. Was he appraising her like an object of sorts? The look he was giving her was one of a person disappointed with a useless good.
What a creep!
But it also didn't feel like a pervert. Rather, her instincts were warning her that it was the impression of something far more sinister…
"Not good enough? Fuck you!" She spits blood on his face as an act of defiance.
No matter how bad the odds were against her, Rumi would not cower before these assholes!
"..." The Executive calmly wipes the blood from his face before slapping Rumi on the face, pushing her away from him.
*Slap!*
"Oof! D-Damn…" The bunny groans in pain at this, now on the verge of passing out.
"Rumi!" Ryukyu calls her ally before glaring at Tornado, who now sets his eyes on the blonde.
"Graaurrr!" The Dragoon Heroine lets out a roar before transforming into her massive draconic form in a last-ditch attempt to fight the Executive Roidmude before her.
Having also witnessed what just happened with Mirko, Tracer tries to stop the other Pro Heroine.
"No! Stop, Ryukyu! You can't beat him!" The Rider cries as she tries to quickly get closer to them.
However, several tentacles of black hair are quickly wrapped around her body, restraining her moves. The vigilante turns to face the responsible for this, seeing that Revenger was the one stopping her from aiding the other women.
"You're fighting me!" The 005 Roidmude cries, having summoned the hair tentacles from his hands.
"An overgrown lizard… This one won't do any good either for me." Tornado calmly comments as he lets out a sigh of disappointment.
"Take that!" Ryukyu cries as she tries to slam the Executive with one of her large claws.
*Bam!*
However, the 008 android easily stops the blow by conjuring an air wall around him. He then summons a small tornado in the palm of his hand.
"W-What!?" A shocked Ryuko says, not fully understanding the strange power the mysterious enemy before her was using.
"Wind Blade!" Tornado cries before throwing the small tornado at Ryukyu as it expands upon contact, trapping her inside of it.
*Slash!* *Slash!* *Slash!*
"Argh!" The No. 09 Pro Hero cries in pain as the sharp wind around her begins to leave deep cuts all over her body.
When the tornado disperses, Ryuko drops on the floor, now unconscious and covered in her own blood as well.
"No!" Tracer cries at this sight, having managed to break herself free from Revenger's strands of hair after slicing them apart with her Pat Megabo's Baton Mode.
"Damn… Ryuko…! Not you too…!" The weakened Rumi growled from her spot, trying to stand up.
But to no avail…
Now it was up to Kamen Rider Tracer to protect both of them and deal with the two Roidmude Executives at the same time.
"Don't take too long, Revenger." Tornado tells Revenger as he decides to wait at a corner of the Grand Museum's Mythology Section, keeping his word about letting the other evil android have a try first at facing the female Kamen Rider.
'Damn… C'mon, body! Move! Fuck!' Rumi thinks and curses inwardly, still trying her best to move, as she looks apprehensively at the Kamen Rider.
She knows(begrudgingly) about how strong Tracer is by now, especially after the beating the masked just gave her and Ryuko. But could even she take on those two new enemies on her own?
"Come, Deadheat!" The Rider calls as the Signal Bike/Shift Car hybrid in question comes to her aid.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
*Smack!*
"Argh! Annoying thing!"
Deadheat hits Revenger in the face before being caught by Tracer as she inserts it into the Pat Megabo's Signal Landing Panel.
[Signal Bike / Shift Car! Deadheat!] The weapon announces as its ability is activated.
The [Dead Zone]'s crimson aura covers Tracer's weapon, empowering it.
"Die!" Revenger cries as he raises his bladed arm, attempting to use it to cut the female Kamen Rider apart.
*Bam!*
The Baton Mode of the Pat Megabo easily blocks the incoming blow. One with enough force behind it to buckle the ground around them.
The impact reverberates in her bones, but Tracer doesn't budge an inch. She simply growls, low and threatening.
Without waiting for a response, the vigilante leaps over Revenger's head.
*Slash!*
The energized Pat Megabo easily cleaves Revenger's arm from his shoulder. The severed arm falls lifeless to the ground and the 005 Roidmude howls, lashing out like a wild feral beast and spitting curses all the while.
"Argh! My arm!?" The Executive cries in shock and disbelief.
'Holy shit! What the fuck!?' An equally surprised Rumi thinks, dumbstruck at what she just witnessed.
It's a dance of baton and fist.
Revenger throws punch after punch, but Tracer's speed easily allows her to evade, leap and counter with strikes of her own. Her blows do land and they manage to cut through Revenger's skin, but it's tough. As in, there's an unusual resistance when each blow connects, which forces the female Kamen Rider to put more effort into her attacks than normal.
After the first few strikes land, Tracer thinks she's figured out why.
This guy's skin is tempered by hyper-condensed metal. That's what's reinforcing Revenger's skin like a suit of armor.
And it's why Tracer feels like she's striking an iron anvil…
Which is becoming a problem. The effects are incremental, sure, but they're steadily getting more noticeable as the fight drags on. Her hands are starting to go numb, and she feels the skin of her palms getting raw.
Peripherally, the female vigilante notes that Tornado is just... standing there, observing.
Mirko frowns as she also notices the lack of reaction.
Tracer's cutting Revenger to pieces here, and the other guy just... He just doesn't seem to give even a hint of care about that.
Weren't they comrades?
"You're as tough as you're ugly, aren't ya?" Tracer mutters, resting her baton weapon on her shoulder.
Revenger's form is stained red by countless tiny cuts and the Rider notes, rather disconcerting, that for all those injuries(and missing a freaking arm), this damn bastard doesn't seem the least bit affected at all.
If anything, it feels like Revenger's getting faster the angrier he gets.
"I'll teach you, you little rat!" The 005 android snarls, reaching for another trick for him to make use of.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
Shift Speed next comes into the scene to help as Tracer decides to insert it into the Mach Driver's slot.
[Shift Car! Tire Koukan! Hayai(Fast)!] The Driver announces.
Shift Speed's Ability Crest appears over Tracer's Kourin Signal as the female Rider's legs become red-colored.
The Kamen Rider's body moves fast as she taps into the powers of Shift Speed and Shift Deadheat.
[Tottemo Hayai(Very Fast)!]
And she's fast.
Faster than she's ever been before!
Faster than she ever thought possible, even in her default Rider form. She blocks a deadly punch with her arms in a cross guard, Pat Megabo - Baton Mode is held tight in a reverse grip and she hears 'flesh tear'.
*Slash!*
"Ahhhh!"
With a roar of effort, Tracer swings her weapon upwards, cleaving Revenger's other hand in two.
*Splash!*
'Roidmude Blood' splatters on the ground.
The 005 Executive stumbles back, sputtering and howling with rage. His ring finger and little finger and a chunk of hand they're attached to are sliced clean off.
Fresh power surges through her veins, reinvigorating the vigilante's limbs and burning away the feeling of fatigue.
It's exhilarating!
Regardless, the boost is very much appreciated and Tracer plans to put it to good use.
Revenger sputters, stumbling back while the Kamen Rider readies for another charge.
"You little... You little bastard!" The 005 cries in rage.
He summons a red energy blade and tries to retaliate, but Tracer is still quicker.
She jumps, her heel slamming the blade back into its owner while being used as an improvised foothold. Tracer feels her ankle buckle, definitely sprained if not broken outright, but pays it no mind. With her offhand, the female Rider punches the Roidmude so hard he falls clumsy on the ground with a loud thud.
The Rider doesn't feel the pain from her own punch.
Not now…
As a trade, about four teeth fly from Revenger's mouth and the mask fragment around his jaw cracks ever so slightly.
Tracer retreats back with a single flash step, unwilling or uncaring about the pain in her leg, even if that single flash step sends her stumbling meters back from where she intended.
She recovers in time to see Revenger's jaws open wide, red energy gathers at his mouth and Tracer charges forwards once again.
"Take this, you little shit!" The Executive yells.
The empowered Pat Megabo slams hard into Revenger's solar plexus, knocking the mouth's energy blast well off course and harmlessly into the ceiling above them.
*Bam!*
"Urgh!"
What appears to be bile spills out from Revenger's gullet and he drops to his knees gasping.
Tracer swings the Pat Megabo high, preparing for the final downward stroke at the Roidmude's neck-
"TRACER!"
Mirko's sudden warning tears through the Kamen Rider's mind, snapping the masked woman out of her battle trance.
Her body jerks fitfully to one side.
*Smack!*
A drill arm pierces through her right shoulder.
Tracer turns around to see that the Tornado Roidmude finally attacked her with his wind manipulation. He is able to change his right hand into a drill/lance weapon, using it to attack. Its power is strong enough to get on par with Rumble Smasher and shatter one of Drive's strongest arsenal, the 10-ton Weight.
'Damn…' The Rider curses inwardly as she uses her weapon to make the 008 Executive go away, trying to slash him with it.
But that would prove to be fatal for the woman as she turned back to face Revenger, only to be met with his kick being planted into her mask.
"Urgh!" Tracer groans in pain before being sent flying towards a nearby wall, leaving a spider crack on it upon collision.
*Crack!* *Crash!*
"Tracer!" Rumi calls for the vigilante once again, being concerned by her new rival's wellbeing despite their opposite sides.
Meanwhile, Revenger and Tornado now stood side by side as they observed Tracer slowly rising up from her spot, still willing to fight them.
"Tornado…" Revenger turns to face his ally.
*Smack!*
However, he is only met with a sudden jab to the stomach from the other Executive, gasping in pain as a result and getting on his knees.
"What was that for!?" He demands from Tornado.
"You fool. Seems like the blood has gone to your head, Revenger." The 008 Executive replies before setting his eyes on Tracer. "You underestimated her. Have you forgotten Tracer has defeated Malware on her own? And it seems she was close to doing the same with you."
"But I…" The other Roidmude tries to protest, but to no avail.
"At your current level, you don't stand a chance against her." Tornado further berates him.
*Crack!* *Crack!*
It is then that Tracer's damaged mask's eyes cracked before they fell apart, eventually revealing her true eyes to everyone else.
'Blue eyes…' Mirko notes, taking a good look at the pair of sky-blue eyes that were glaring at the two Roidmudes.
The Rider then spares a brief glance at her as Rumi's red irises meet the other woman's azure ones.
"..."
"..."
No words were traded between the two of them, with each one simply taking a good look at the other's gaze and engraving them into their respective minds.
But Mirko wasn't the only one that became 'fascinated' with Yuriko's eyes.
"Wow."
Tornado also began to fix his attention on the masked police detective, trying to take a good look at her and imagining how she would look without her Kamen Rider armor.
"Tornado?" Revenger questions him, wondering what caused the shift of mood in the other Executive.
"Change of plans, Revenger. We're taking Tracer with us." Tornado suddenly says, shocking everyone else.
"What!?" Rumi and Revenger were shocked at this while the Rider widened her eyes in surprise, dreading what the 008 Roidmude was possibly thinking.
"She might be the one I am looking for." Tornado clarifies to his ally. "The key to my final evolution!"
"Your Ultimate Evolution…" Revenger says in accord, eventually deducing what his colleague was thinking and nodding to him.
"Yeah." The passion-powered Roidmude confirms before turning to face Tracer. "I finally found you, my key. You will be mine, woman."
The 005 android knows he can no longer protest about what Tornado wants to do given the way Tracer almost killed him.
Now it was the other Executive's turn…
At this, the female Kamen Rider raises her Pat Megabo and points it at the 008 Executive, still willing to fight despite all the injuries she has sustained so far.
'Tomari-san… Lend me your strength!' Tracer prays, preparing to charge at her next opponent.
*Vrooom!* *Vrooom!*
*Crash!*
But suddenly, a certain motorbike crashes through one of the mythology section's walls as yet another individual joins the fray!
'That's-!' Tracer was the first to recognize the newcomer, having previously met him back during the Hosu City Incident.
Mashin Chaser parks his Ride Chaser before getting off his Rider Machine. He calmly analyses his surroundings before commenting:
"It seems that I stumbled upon something interesting."
'Who… Who is that!?' A nervous Rumi thinks, a bead of sweat falling from the top of her head as her rabbit instincts were warning her to stay away from this new masked individual.
She didn't need to have a special Quirk to sense the ominous aura coming from Mashin Chaser…
"The Shinigami! What are you doing here!?" Revenger cries, demanding answers from the purple-armored warrior.
"It matters not." Tornado says next. "Regardless of his intentions coming here tonight, we have been ordered to eliminate this Mashin Chaser if he dares to stand in our way. After all, he is another Quirkless human that could later pose a threat to us if left unchecked."
'No way... That guy is Quirkless!? What the heck are they talking about? Damn it! I hate being left out of the loop!' Rumi thinks in frustration, trying to make sense of what she just heard.
Underneath his mask, Chaser scowled at the 008 Executive and his loose lips.
"Chaser? Why are you here?" Tracer demands from him, also being wary of Mashin Chaser.
He spares a brief glance at the female Kamen Rider before focusing back on the Tornado Roidmude.
"I have matters to settle tonight with someone here." The masked man replies cryptically.
"Who?" She presses.
"That's none of your business, Tracer." Chaser replies coldly to her.
The female vigilante frowns at the response, but doesn't say anything back.
"But I suppose my plans will have to be put on the hold for now." He gazes at the Tornado Roidmude, his orange eyes suddenly glowing as a result.
"Oh? So you plan to fight me?" The wind Executive questions, looking arrogantly at the newcomer.
"I may not be her friend, but even I can see how it will trouble me a lot later if something were to happen to one of the Kamen Riders. She is still an important asset in the war against your kind. I may not like her, Drive or our so-called heroes. But I still hate you Roidmudes more in comparison to them at the end of the day. That is all."
'Roidmudes… So that's what they are called…' Rumi pays close attention from her spot, narrowing her eyes.
Tornado scoffs at the response, suddenly summoning a tornado around him.
"I could care less about what a nobody like you thinks! But do you honestly think you can beat me in that analog form of yours? My body is very close to achieving Ultimate Evolution!" He tells Mashin Chaser.
"Ultimate Evolution, you say? Then how about I give you a taste of mine?" The purple biker counters, confusing the Executive.
"What?"
*Slash!* *Slash!*
A small golden blur suddenly comes into view, slashing both Tornado and Revenger before it is caught by Chaser.
"Argh! What was that!?" Revenger complained.
'A golden Shift Car?' Tracer briefly wonders if this is what the other masked warrior just grabbed.
However, it is revealed that what Mashin Chaser just grabbed was actually the golden Rhino Super Viral Core.
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The Rhino Super Viral Core is a Viral Core used by Mashin Chaser in Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser to access his Super Mashin Chaser form. Like the Lupin Blade Viral Core, the Rhino Super Viral Core is gold and equips the Break Gunner with a blade.
It was originally given to Chase by the Angel Roidmude in order to battle Roidmude 051. However, this Viral Core was lost after Kamen Rider Chaser used it to weaken the Angel Roidmude.
The remains of this Viral Core were salvaged to later create the Shift Viral Core.
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"What the!? You…! Is that a Viral Core!?" Tornado questions Mashin Chaser, pointing a finger at him.
But the masked man simply ignores him, immediately inserting the golden Rhino Super Viral Core into the Break Gunner's Viral Landing Panel.
[Tune! Rhino!] The gun/knuckle weapon announces.
A golden energy tube and new pieces of armor suddenly envelop Mashin Chaser before changing him to his upgraded form.
[Super Break Up(Orchestral heavy metal music)!] The Break Gunner announces as the transformation process is completed.
Akira transformed into Super Mashin Chaser. Using the Rhino Super Viral Core equips the Break Gunner with the Rhino Strizer(Rhino Viral Core's horn/blade part).
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Super Mashin Chaser(Chō Mashin Cheisā, lit. "Super Advance Demon Chaser") is Mashin Chaser's super form, accessed through the use of the Rhino Super Viral Core in the Break Gunner.
While in this form, the Break Gunner is equipped with the Rhino Strizer, which extends from the Viral Core. Much like how Mashin Chaser is analogous to an Advanced Roidmude, Super Mashin Chaser is analogous to an Over Evolved Roidmude.
This form was originally lost after Chase used the Rhino Viral Core as a weapon against the Angel Roidmude during his final confrontation with her. The Core is assumed to have been destroyed along with the Angel Roidmude.
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"A golden form…!? Impossible!" Revenger comments as he looks at Super Mashin Chaser's form. "But the energy readings now coming off from this guy…! Unbelievable! It's really similar to the sensation of an Ultimate Evolution!"
'From what Krim's notes said, Chase could only transform into Super Mashin Chaser because of the Feather Circuit he received from the Angel Roidmude. But in this case, the new Chaser is actually a Quirkless human, someone who already possesses strong emotions. Maybe that's why he can safely use the Rhino Super Viral Core without a Feather Circuit.' Tracer correctly deduces.
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The Angel Roidmude can produce golden feathers, dubbed the Feather Circuit, which grants emotions to anyone - be it human or Roidmude. However, these feathers also have a downside.
Once a Feather Circuit begins to fuse with a Roidmude's Core, the Roidmude's consciousness will begin to fade away, turning it into Angel's puppet, unless the Feather Circuit is forcefully removed from the Roidmude's body, just like how Chase did it in order to become Kamen Rider Chaser before defeating Angel. The same happens to humans.
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Super Mashin Chaser points the Break Gunner's Rhino Strizer blade at the Tornado Roidmude.
"Don't think I'm gonna let myself be intimidated by that gold imitation of yours." Tornado challenges the masked warrior.
Chaser doesn't say anything back and simply charges towards the Executive Roidmude right away, instantly appearing before him with a quick speed.
"What the-!?" Tornado is taken off by that, barely having time to avoid a slash from the empowered Chaser.
*Slash!*
The Rhino Strizer's slash easily destroys a section of the room, causing large amounts of destruction in the process.
*Bam!*
"Damn you, Chaser!" The 008 Executive curses, attempting to pierce him with his drill arm.
However, Super Mashin Chaser easily counters the incoming strike with his Break Gunner, actually managing to break Tornado's drill arm into pieces before slashing him several times with the Rhino Strizer's sharp blade.
"Argh!" Tornado coughs in pain before being kicked in the chest by Chaser.
The Executive summons a tornado before him and tries to use it to trap the mechanical warrior inside of it.
*Slash!*
But the Rhino Strizer easily cuts through the wind, dissipating it apart like nothing.
"Damn it!" Tornado curses as he makes a wind barrier around himself, hoping to at least defend his body against the analog Ultimate Evolution.
However, it was ineffective…
Mashin Chaser easily cuts through his defense with the Break Gunner's Rhino Strizer and nullifies his wind-powered shield.
"Rargh!" Chaser grabs Tornado violently by the head before slamming his face forcefully against the ground.
*Crash!*
'That guy… He is easily taking care of the bastard that defeated Ryuko like nothing. Chaser, was it?' Rumi thinks as she analyzes the brutality the golden fighter is using to force the 008 Roidmude back.
"Got you!" Revenger cries as he suddenly tries to attack Chaser's exposed back, gathering energy around his mouth before preparing to find a red energy beam at the anti-hero.
[Zettai Toraeru(Absolute Arrest)!]
But before he could do so, Shift Next Hunter's red Justice Cage energy prison suddenly manifests around Revenger, stopping him from interfering.
"What the!? This prison…!?" The 005 Executive is reminded of the same prison that the previous Drive once made use of to defeat him.
He turns to glare at the person responsible for this, finding out that Tracer inserted Next Hunter into her Mach Driver's slot.
"You're not going anywhere!" She tells Revenger, aiming the Zenrin Shooter at him. "I'm your opponent here!"
Back with the golden Chaser and the Tornado Roidmude, the masked human stabs his opponent with his Break Gunner's blade, drawing some android 'blood' from the 008 monster before punching him hard in the face and sending him away, rolling on the ground along the way.
"Damn you…! Chaser!" The injured Tornado curses the golden warrior.
He has been cornered against a wall and all of his air attacks were cut apart by the masked man's Rhino Strizer's sharp blade.
"No! I can't afford to die here! Not yet! Not when I'm this close to achieving my own Ultimate Evolution!" The wind Executive cries in despair.
"Are you ready to repent!? Your mistake was crossing paths with me, Roidmude!" Super Mashin Chaser says in response. "Time to end this!"
[Super Execution!]
Chaser activates the special finisher for his upgraded Break Gunner.
The Rhino Strizer blade becomes enveloped in a golden energy aura before Chaser aims the Break Gunner at Tornado. He then fires several golden energy bullets at the Executive before charging towards the Roidmude, stabbing him with his weapon's sharp blade as it becomes larger, making a hole through Tornado's chest.
"Super Blade!" Super Mashin Chaser chants.
"Argh!" Tornado cries in pain as his body explodes.
[Full Break! Rhino!] The Break Gunner calls.
*Boom!*
The 008 Core comes out of the resulting explosion, trying to fly away from the battlefield.
"Oh no, you won't!" Tracer yells, aiming the Zenrin Shooter at the Roidmude 'soul' while Mashin Chaser prepares to strike it down himself.
But before either of them can intercept it and permanently kill Tornado for good, someone else interrupts them.
*Flash!*
An energy field manifests around the Core before it is absorbed by Roidmude 009, who suddenly manifests in the area while using her human form.
She next makes a hand gesture and points at the trapped Revenger, firing an energy blast that makes the Justice Cage that was trapping him melt away.
"009!" The now free Revenger cries in relief upon seeing her, rushing to the female android's side.
"We are leaving, Revenger." She tells him sternly in response, pulling him forcefully by the horn and leaving no room for argument as she snapped her fingers to summon a black portal behind them.
The 005 Executive doesn't protest this time, understanding how the odds were badly stacked against them and that 009 simply came there as a backup plan in case he and Tornado were defeated.
Which was what just happened…
How humiliating for him and Tornado.
"Running away?" Chaser questions as he watches the Roidmudes retreat towards the portal.
009 scoffs at the comment.
"A very foolish taunt." She smirks at him. "Would you and Tracer really fight me while trying to protect trash on the verge of death?"
009 gives a cruel smile at the beaten Mirko and the unconscious Ryukyu.
"Grrr!" Rumi growls at the mysterious woman, feeling furious with the way she looks down at her.
"Besides, who said I came alone?" 009 asks as she gestures to the portal.
As they focused, Tracer and Chase could now see several pairs of red eyes glowing from the other side of the black portal. But while Tracer grimaced at this, Mashin Chaser could hardly care at the thought of Roidmudes trying to frighten him.
"Surely, you understand the odds lie in my favor." 009 tells the Quirkless fighters as she gives one last glance at Tracer. "In any case, my business here is over. But we will meet again very soon, Kamen Riders."
The portal then closes itself as the Roidmudes are gone from the Grand Museum's mythology section.
'And just like that… They are gone…'
Rumi thinks bitterly, clenching her fists in frustration for not being able to do anything significant during the whole fight.
"Well then, we are done here." Chaser says as he looks at the hole in the ceiling, the same one caused earlier by Revenger.
If he followed his way through it, the masked man would eventually reach the building's rooftop.
"Wait, Chaser!" Tracer calls him, but he ignores her as he jumps towards the hole above, leaving the others behind in the room.
*Vrooom!*
The Ride Chaser's autopilot activates and it leaves the area through the opening on the wall that Chaser came through earlier.
Tracer takes a look at the injured Pro Heroines before deciding to follow after Mashin Chaser.
"Are you okay, Mirko-san?" The female vigilante questions the bunny, pulling out Shift Mad Doctor before using it to heal Rumi and Ryuko's wounds.
[Shift Car! Tire Koukan! Naorl(To Cure)!] The Mach Driver announces.
"What are you…?" Rumi tries to question the Rider as she approaches her, but the Rabbit Heroine finally passes out from her wounds as well.
She takes one last look at Tracer as her damaged visor repairs itself, concealing her sky-blue eyes.
Grand Museum's Reception Hall
"Flashfire Fist: Jet Burn!"
"Argh!"
*Boom!*
Using one of his signature Super Moves, Endeavor causes a powerful explosive fist attack that sends the Roidmudes he is facing flying away.
The trio of Plain Roidmudes 012, 021 and 101 all had burn marks across their bodies.
In comparison to the evolved Advanced Roidmudes, Pro Heroes could actually stand a chance against the weaker unevolved Plain Type ones and defeat them if they played their cards right.
Just like how Enji is doing so right now.
"Damn you!" 012 cries as he points a hand at the Flame Hero before causing [Heavy Acceleration] there.
*Flash!* *Blink!*
'Argh! [Slowdown]!' Enji now thinks in frustration and panic, desperately trying to move at a normal speed despite the time distortion stopping him from doing so.
"Hehehe… Not so tough when you can't move, huh?" The Cobra Type 021 taunted the No. 2 as he and his colleagues were about to attack the Flame Hero and kill him there.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
However, Shift Max Flare(Full Throttle Ver.) suddenly comes to Enji's aid. The fiery minicar attacks the Plain Roidmudes, shooting fireballs at them before trapping the Bat Type 101 within one of his mini tracks.
Max Flare then ignites the tracks it spawned with intense fire, eventually causing it to explode, alongside the restrained 101.
"Argh!" The Plain Bat Type screams in terror as the explosion envelops him.
The 101 Core soon comes into view.
'That must be the 'numbers' Drive was talking about!' Enji realizes, eyes wide open.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
The upgraded crimson Shift Car then attaches itself to Endeavor's hero costume, allowing him to finally bypass the effects of [Heavy Acceleration] and move freely.
'My body! I can move now!' The Flame Hero thinks in relief and surprise as he takes a look at Max Flare. 'And all because of the Kamen Rider's minicar. But just what exactly are those things?'
But he has to stop pondering about these clues as he focuses back on the remaining Roidmudes. They were now looking back at him with terrified expressions.
"Oh, no! Crap, he can move again!?" 012 questions aloud.
Enji couldn't help but grin at this.
"Let's end this!" The Flame Hero cries before adopting a fighting posture while the flames around him intensified.
"Prominence Burn!"
This Super Move allows Endeavor to launch a massive, concentrated beam of fire from his entire body that is able to vaporize his target. Enji himself stated that this is his most powerful technique.
"Argh!" The Roidmudes screamed as they were consumed by the flames before exploding.
*Boom!* *Boom!*
012 and 021's Cores soon appeared as well before joining 101's. They tried to escape from the Reception Hall, but Endeavor was not having any of it.
"Ignited Arrow!"
Using this attack, Endeavor pulls his arm back and launches a scorching arrow of flames.
The arrows manage to hit all three Roidmude Cores, destroying their respective units for good.
With the enemies in the area taken care of, Endeavor relaxes a bit to catch his breath as Max Flare separates itself from the Flame Hero before driving away towards somewhere else.
As he watches the fiery Shift Car disappear, Enji suddenly hears a loud explosion coming from outside.
'What was that!? Was it Drive!? Or Lupin!?' He wonders, quickly regaining his bearings before heading towards the source of the new commotion.
Meanwhile…
With Kamen Rider Lupin…
Grand Museum's rooftop
"Die!"
The Arms Roidmude(100) cries as he charges towards Kamen Rider Lupin.
He summons a large broadsword before using it to try slashing the phantom Thief with it.
But the Rider is faster, avoiding a fatal strike at the last instant.
*Crash!*
Tossing the broadsword away, Arms next fires missiles and bombs from all over his body, releasing them in all directions and hitting everyone else there indiscriminately, blasting them all away.
*Boom!* *Boom!*
"Whoa!" Lupin cries as he jumps from the exploding rooftop with style.
"Careful!" Mr. Compress yells, transforming himself into a marble and safely landing on the ground before turning himself back to normal.
"La Brava! Watch out!" Gentle Criminal cries as he grabs his partner in a bridal style before using his [Elasticity] to take them away safely from there.
"Gentle!" La Brava cries, feeling happy with the sudden treatment she received despite almost being blown apart by Arms the Roidmude's explosions.
Meanwhile, the League of Villains weren't so lucky…
Being caught off guard by the sudden attack, they were unable to escape the explosion without slightly injuring themselves in the process.
"Damn it!" Tomura cursed.
"Ow! What was that!?" Himiko whined.
"It's one of those new Villains that can cause [Slowdown]!" Kurogiri points out, rubbing his head in pain.
"No shit, Sherlock!" Dabi says to the living black mist in response.
But their problems were far from being over...
*Bam!*
Suddenly, a red energy blast comes from below them.
Courtesy of the earlier beam attack done by the Revenger Roidmude that Kamen Rider Tracer redirected towards upwards, back at the museum's mythology section.
"Ahhh!" Spinner lets out a cry of horror as they finally jump from the rooftop as well, but without having a safe landing like the others as pieces of debris fell upon all of them.
The Arms Roidmude also descend from the now ruined rooftop, catching up with the rest of them.
"Prepare to meet your demise!" He cries to Lupin, now pointing a literal barrage of guns at him that materialized from out of thin air.
However, before he could do so, a brave soul decided to intervene…
"Stop right there, Villain!"
The Equipped Hero: Yoroi Musha stands between Lupin's group and the Advanced Roidmude, being followed by his sidekicks and other agencies' Pro Heroes. He was wielding a katana as he adopted a fighting stance, glaring fiercely at the mechanical menace.
Yoroi Musha is an elderly-looking man with a long white beard, bald head and pale orange eyes with black sclera. His Hero Costume is a full set of Japanese armor with a red cape wrapped around his torso. His helmet notably has one large horn pointing upwards.
He is also the current No. 08 Pro Hero of Japan.
At this very same moment, Endeavor also arrives on the scene and tries to make sense of what is going on.
"I may not know who exactly you are, Villain. But I can tell that you're currently the most dangerous individual here." The No. 08 talks to the Arms Roidmude. "Surrender now or I will be forced to use my Quirk against you."
"Wait, Yoroi Musha! Don't try to fight him!" Lupin tries to warn the veteran hero. "He is someone beyond your level! You can't handle him!"
"I shall decide whether this is true or not!" The samurai-like Pro Hero says in response. "And once I'm done with this villain, you are the next on the list, Kamen Rider Lupin!"
The Arms Roidmude simply chuckled over what he just heard.
"Typical human arrogance that I have seen plenty of times already… They all get carried away, especially those supposed 'heroes' that believe they can beat anyone with their Quirks. Ha! What a joke!" The android sneers at them, drawing furious looks from Yoroi Musha's sidekicks.
"How dare you talk about Yoroi Musha like this!"
"He will teach you a lesson, Villain!"
"Yeah, that's right!"
Similar cries could be heard as they, being the unaware people, cheered for the aged man's victory.
"It seems I can't afford to lose now." The elder Pro Hero says to Arms, feeling motivated by the others' support before pointing his katana at the Advanced Roidmude. "I have a duty to fulfill and will make sure to see it through to its end!"
*Slash!*
*Splash!*
But suddenly, a confused Yoroi Musha stops dead in his tracks as he sees a large amount of blood gushing out before him.
His eyes follow after the source until he finally realizes that his hand holding the katana was suddenly cut off by something, or someone.
The No. 08 looks back at the Arms Roidmudes and finally understands that he was the one who cut off his hand in a fast instant, by quickly using a summoned katana of his own.
"Ah!" The Equipped Hero finally cries in agony and pain once his brain fully processes what just happened.
"Yoroi Musha!" Endeavor and the other Pro Heroes cried in horror.
"That idiot…!" Lupin comments angrily.
"What was that!?" Gentle and La Brava looked at the large amount of blood with terrified expressions on their faces.
"Hahaha!" Arms laughs sadistically, suddenly attacking one of Yoroi Musha's sidekicks with a punch before forcefully shoving a grenade inside of their mouths.
*Boom!*
Everybody else gasped as the person's head exploded soon after, their brain's remains flying everywhere as some of it landed on the nearby Pro Heroes.
"Ahhhh!" A woman cried in panic as the gore covered her whole body.
*Smack!*
And she would be the next unfortunate victim as the Advanced Roidmude summons a massive mace before using it to strike her, instantly destroying her skull with a single strike.
"You fiend! You will pay for this!" Yoroi Musha cries in rage, now wielding his katana in the other hand as he charged towards the evolved android in an attempt to take him down.
*Bang!*
Only for a massive hole to be now present where his forehead was supposed to be…
"Uh… W-What…?"
The elder gasped as he felt his blood fall from the top of his head while his destroyed helmet broke apart into pieces. His eyes with black sclera rolled to the back of his head as his body dropped dead on the ground.
*Thud!*
From the other side, one could see smoke coming from the giant gun attached to the top of the Arms Roidmude's head, having used it to kill the Equipped Hero.
*Click!* *Click!*
The android chuckles sinisterly as he reloads his head's gun.
"You know what they say: Never bring a sword to a gunfight. Ha!"
"Yoroi Musha!" The remaining Heroes cried in terror upon witnessing how he was easily killed by the Advanced Roidmude.
"L-Let's get out of here, Gentle!" La Brava suddenly pleads to Danjuro, who looks at her in concern as she now cries and shakes her body in fear.
'La Brava…' He looks equally terrified of what they just witnessed.
What have they got themselves involved with!?
They just wanted to outshine Kamen Rider Lupin after stealing the Fairy Lip away from him! Nobody was supposed to die tonight!
"R-Right! Come, La Brava!"
Danjuro gently grabs Manami before trying to escape from the scene with her. Both of them now wanting to stay away as far as possible from the Arms Roidmude.
However, the mechanical monster would not be having any of that.
"Instance Domination: Transmission!"
Arms pulls out a metallic card before throwing it above him. The item then releases energy all over the area before enveloping the entire Grand Museum inside a barrier similar to that used by the Roidmudes during the second attack on U.A.
"What the!?" Mr. Compress looks around as everybody is now trapped within the barrier.
The older Sako tries to break a portion of the barrier with his cane, but to no avail.
"Nobody is going anywhere until I say otherwise!" Arms declared, further scaring Gentle and La Brava. "And don't even think about teleportation Quirks either. People can't leave or enter this place as long as this barrier is up!"
The League of Villains, having also heard these words while finishing clearing the debris around them, became equally concerned.
"He's right! I can't use my [Warp Gate] to get us out of here!" Kurogiri tells the others as they become desperate.
"What!?" The others yelled in shock.
"Fuck! You can't be serious, Kurogiri!" Tomura cries at the bartender. "Shit! Why the fuck is this even happening to us!?"
"Bastard!" Enji cries as he propels himself towards the Advanced Roidmude, trying to finish Arms with a powerful fire punch since he still hasn't fully recovered after using Prominence Burn.
"Alright, here we go!" The evolved machine simply cries as he gathers red energy in his right fist before punching the ground with it.
*Flash!* *Blink!*
Endeavor's actions were of no effect as the android unleashes a special type of [Heavy Acceleration], one that makes people completely unable to move rather than 'lagging' during a regular [Slowdown].
This is the [Super Heavy Acceleration] phenomenon.
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After Chase received modifications from Medic, Mashin Chaser could now create an improved version of Heavy Acceleration called Super Heavy Acceleration. This ability was first demonstrated in a classic manner by spraying a purple wave. After the tuning by Medic was completed, Chase channels energy into his Break Gunner, then punches it into the ground, which unleashes a purple corona that affects a small area in a certain radius once Chase's upgrade has fully completed.
The effect is so much more powerful than the original Slowdown that it manages to slow down the previous Drive's standard despite him having Shift Cars used to counter Heavy Accelerations, and the start up of the Super Heavy Acceleration field is also powerful enough to send Drive flying.
This Super Heavy Acceleration is so strong that most small objects disintegrate.
So far, the Drive Team only has a few Shift Cars capable of countering this new power: Shift Deadheat, although its forms suffer from minor sluggish condition(though it is enough to let a normal human get away), Shift Formula, which has so much power that it can move at supersonic speeds even in Super Heavy Acceleration while still retaining its strength, Shift Tridoron and every single Shift Car and Signal Bike that came after it.
It is unknown what happened to Chase's ability to use Super Heavy Acceleration waves after his defeat in his second encounter with Drive Type Formula. When the Super Heavy Acceleration was used by Chase, Heart noted it as Chaser's new ability rather than saying Chase, meaning that the power might be tied to the Mashin Chaser Form. It is assumed that Chase simply refuses to use the ability after turning over a new leaf and becoming Kamen Rider Chaser.
Medic also upgraded Heart and granted him said ability, performing in a similar manner to Chaser by summoning a large quantity of energy from his fist and slamming it onto the ground, producing a red corona variant of it.
It is also shown that Roidmudes without the Super Heavy Acceleration upgrades are not exempt from the effect, as seen when Brain was knocked into Heart's field by Chaser.
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Currently, only the absent Kamen Riders Dark Drive, Tracer and Mashin Chaser were unaffected by the effects of the [Super Heavy Acceleration], which was within the premises of the Grand Museum, while everyone else became unable to move.
'What the…!? This guy can even use [Super Slowdown]!?' A startled Mr. Compress thinks, completely frozen like a statute despite carrying a Viral Core with him.
Atsuhiro also notices how Arms' ability produced a red corona variant of the time freeze power around the area.
'Is this [Slowdown]? No… It feels different… I can't move at all!' Endeavor realizes in grim horror as he and the rest of the humans observed how only the Arms Roidmude was freely moving amongst them.
He could easily kill them there now if he wanted and nobody would get in his way.
"What is going on here!?"
Kamen Rider OverDrive - Type Trinity asks aloud as he suddenly arrives on the scene, being able to freely move and resist the empowered time distortion effect.
Believing that Yuriko would be fine on her own dealing with Mirko and Ryukyu, the veteran Rider decided to go after the Phantom Thief Rider and retrieve the Fairy Lip from him.
[This feeling… It's [Super Heavy Acceleration], Yuuki!] An alarmed Belt-san tells his operator.
Unfortunately for them, this would later be the sign of the first set of upgrades that their enemies would acquire, making the battles against the Roidmudes even harder.
"And I bet he must be responsible for it." The vigilante says as he spots the Arms Roidmude wreaking havoc before them.
[Indeed! Let's take care of him before things escalate any further.]
"Right." The Rider agrees, pulling out the Trailer-Hou and ready to use it again on a Roidmude.
*Beep!* *Beep!*
However, their moment to show up would be interrupted by the sudden arrival of a certain Viral Core coming to Kamen Rider Lupin's aid, allowing him to also move during the [Super Heavy Acceleration] and bypass its effects.
"Ha!" Lupin becomes able to suddenly move again, striking Arms with a surprise attack and punching him with his Lupin Gunner's knuckle before sending him away.
"What!? Impossible! How can you still move!?" The Advanced Roidmude questioned him.
"Well, I had some help from this little buddy here."
Lupin shows Arms and the others the Rhino Super Viral Core now in his possession. This wasn't the same one that Akira uses to transform into Super Mashin Chaser. But rather, Kaito's own copy of the Super Rhino Viral Core.
"That's…!?" OverDrive starts.
[The same Viral Core that Chase once used!] Belt-san finishes.
Like all the Shift Cars and Signal Bikes that came after Shift Deadheat, the golden Viral Core also happened to be powerful enough on its own to shrug off the effects of the [Super Heavy Acceleration].
'What the!? That guy also has a Super Viral Core of his own?'
Super Mashin Chaser asks as he also arrives on the scene, observing Kamen Rider Lupin and the chaos unfolding before him from his hidden spot within the Grand Museum's now ruined rooftop.
The anti-hero takes a look at his own copy of the Rhino Viral Core before comparing it to Lupin's.
Did the Phantom Thief steal data from him or did he find another way to obtain its power?
"The show must go on!" Lupin declares as he is about to insert the Rhino Viral Core into his Lupin Gunner's slot.
[Tune: Viral System!] The Lupin Gunner announces.
Golden jewels and coins start to manifest around the Phantom Thief before they become pieces of armor that attach themselves to the thief Kamen Rider.
[Super! Lupin Fever!]
The Lupin Gunner announces as the transformation process is over.
The masked Phantom Thief now has pointy golden shoulder pads, with the tip being similar to that of a rhinoceros' horn. His black cape now changes to a slightly longer gold-colored one. Next, a golden chest armor shaped after a mechanical rhino's head is present and, lastly, Lupin's black top hat now has a rhino symbol printed on its front part(The symbol looks similar to Kamen Rider Gai's emblem).
Kaito has transformed into Kamen Rider Super Lupin.
Just like Super Mashin Chaser, Super Lupin is also analogous to an Over Evolved Roidmude.
"The powered-up Phantom Thief! Kamen Rider Super Lupin!" The upgraded Kamen Rider announces, raising a single triumphant finger towards the night sky.
'Super Lupin…' OverDrive and Super Mashin Chaser repeated from their respective spots, deciding to not intervene and simply observe as they got this sudden feeling that the Phantom Thief could now better handle the Arms Roidmude on his own.
"Don't think that changing your form will alter the outcome!" Arms snarled at the thief Rider. "I once obtained the Lupin Gunner after dealing with the previous Lupin. I will do the same to you since I have evolved this time, Phantom Thief!"
The android then conjures several weapons covered in purple energy, all from out of thin air, and shaped after all sorts of deadly items: guns, chainsaws, shurikens, swords, maces, missiles, etc.
"Die, Lupin!" Arms cried as he mentally commanded all weapons to attack the Kamen Rider in question.
'Kaito!' Mr. Compress looks at his brother in concern.
*Bam!* *Bam!* *Crash!* *Crash!*
The thief Rider simply braces himself and crosses his arms to protect his masked face. Like a rhino, he stood his ground and took the full force behind the assault of weapons without flinching nor taking a single step back.
Following that, a manifestation of a golden mechanical rhinoceros forms over Lupin, fully protecting the thief Rider before disappearing once Arms' multi-weapon attack ended.
"What!?" A shocked Arms cries upon witnessing this.
Super Lupin then points his Gunner's Rhino Strizer at the Advanced Roidmude before disappearing into a blur.
*Slash!* *Slash!* *Slash!*
Having enhanced speed and strength, the golden Phantom Thief is able to dash towards the enemy and perform several slashes, from all directions, with the upgraded Lupin Gunner in a short span of time.
"Argh!" The now injured Arms Roidmude cries as he loses his balance and falls hard on the floor.
*Flash!*
Wanting to exploit his enemy's exposed moment, Super Lupin traps him inside one of his energy-made film layers.
"Ah! What is this!? Let me out!" The angry android cries while trying to free himself.
But to no avail…
"Time for the finale!" Lupin announces as he prepares to execute his new form's special finisher.
[Ultimate! Fever!] The Lupin Gunner announces.
Kamen Rider Super Lupin generates energy through the golden rhinoceros chest plate armor, which turns into an energy manifestation of a Shift Tire, turning into a rotational energy wave and manifesting five Rhino Strizers' blades that act as missiles.
Super Lupin then executes a swiping uppercut with the Lupin Gunner, launching the energy projectiles at the target, aiming to destroy the Arms Roidmude upon impact.
[Lupin Buster!]
"Ah!" Arms let out a terrified attack as the finishing move hits him, enveloping him in a large explosion.
*Boom!*
The 100 Core comes out from the explosion and flies towards the sky before exploding in a manner similar to that of fireworks. Just like how his Core was destroyed during his previous life in the other world.
"Beautiful. They are like sparks worthy of my great return to the stage of life. No… Perhaps more like fireworks." Super Lupin comments aloud as he flaunts his golden cape behind him.
At the same time, the effects of the [Super Heavy Acceleration] caused by Arms are finally dispelled, allowing the regular humans with Quirks to finally move freely once again.
The Closing Screen of this chapter shows Shift Speed Wild Technic(Shift Trinity), Shift Deadheat, Shift Next Hunter and the Rhino Super Viral Core, side by side, with the logo of Kamen Rider Dark Drive behind them.
Roidmude Casualties: 011†, 012†, 013†, 015†, 021†, Iron(029)†, Liquid(034)†, 042†, Chainsaw(052)†, 054†, Judge(065)†, 071†, Beast(077)†, 083†, 088†, 093†, Arms(100)†, 101†
Count at the end of the chapter: 90 out of 108?
My Hero Academia Illegals: Vigilante Dark Drive
Drive 23: Showdown at the Grand Museum!
Part III - Everyone is here!
- End -
Author Notes:
Thank you for reading!
If you guys have any ideas or suggestions that I could use for this story, you're free/welcome to share!
If possible, I would like all guest reviewers to identify themselves since this will make it easier for me to reply and for you all to check what I typed in response for each of you.
And please, stop asking me about updating my other stories in the review section.
1- To further emphasize the danger of the Roidmudes for the people of the MHAverse, some of the anime's characters might end up being killed by them. Just like how I did in this chapter with Yoroi Musha.
2- I always wondered what it would be like if Kamen Rider Lupin made use of the Rhino Super Viral Core as an upgrade item for him. Kamen Rider Super Lupin is the result of this idea. This form and its special finisher were mainly created after I saw Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger's Super Twokaizer's form and his abilities. It looked really cool in my opinion.
Question Corner!
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Review Time!
Guest DCDGojira: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
And you guessed it right, Akira/Chaser also showed up for the battle!
I honestly don't have any plans of making use of the events of the second movie because I personally didn't like it. I also can't imagine a reason to have the Kamen Riders getting personally involved in the fight against Nine's group.
Humanity didn't colonize the moon because of the events of the first Drakengard's Ending E and the original Nier game, which are both connected. With the sudden arrival of the White Chlorination Syndrome during the 2000s, the human race was already pretty much screwed before the Machine Lifeforms even came to invade that world's Earth.
KRCustom: Thanks! Hope you liked the chapter.
brave kid: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Devad the Detective Overlord: Here's your answer. Did you enjoy this chapter?
Remzal Von Enili: Alright, but I decided to ultimately not redeem her after some thought.
gpierce885: The chapter showed that it was a battle royale of sorts, with the League of Villains also having to deal with the Roidmudes. Not just Kaito/Lupin's group.
I have plans to make Himiko have an 'obsession' with one of the Kamen Riders later on. Not sure yet about which one. As for Spinner, I have no idea what I plan to do yet with him.
Mirko and Ryukyu will eventually find out about Kamen Rider Tracer's identity, getting some hints about Yuriko. So the gag about them fighting her will not last much longer.
I'm indeed part Japanese, but I also write my story this way because of the fact that the story mainly happens in Japan. No offense taken. I know it was just a question to satisfy your curiosity.
For'Sleep 3rd: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Alright, I will try to take some of your points later into consideration.
Guest(1): Yeah, I originally planned to simply have unnamed characters killed. But this will change soon. Maybe having some named ones later dead might help make things more interesting as well.
Guest(2): That indeed sounds like a cool idea for Katsuki's character development. Thanks!
Dragon Of The Ecplising Moon: Yeah, alright. I indeed decided to ultimately not redeem her after some thought.
Recentreader325: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
I will try to take some of your interesting points later into consideration.
I'm actually considering the possibility of heroes and villains having to eventually team up in order to defeat the Roidmudes.
SynchroRegis: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter. I hope you also enjoyed this one!
Toa Solaric: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Yeah, alright. I indeed decided to ultimately not redeem Himiko after some thought.
It sounds interesting to have the Paradox Roidmude as the mysterious emperor. But that won't be the case. For some of you readers, it could be pretty predictable that Paradox could be the final boss because of the connection he has to the Dark Drive armor. So I obviously won't exploit that. But he will face Yuuki/Dark Drive at some point eventually.
I already have a certain someone to fill the role of Roidmude Emperor and it's not an original character. It's someone canon that Krim/Belt-san knows, but it's not Banno either. Not gonna give spoilers since I hope the ultimate reveal will shock not only the Drive Team but some of the readers as well.
FlameFireZero X: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
hafizfaishal1402: I hope you liked the chapter.
The Disquieting One: Yeah, alright. Makes sense. I indeed decided to ultimately not redeem Himiko after some thought.
TheRealD3lph0xL0v3r: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
I liked the 3rd MHA movie and the Humarise cult as villains, with Flect Turn leading them. But they definitely could have made more. They could at least have made something like the main antagonist actually being Quirkless or something similar of the sort. There is some wasted potential in that movie.
Seeing Humarise and the Meta Liberation Army fight each other would also be interesting. I will try to take some of your interesting points later into consideration.
I decided to ultimately not redeem Himiko after some thought, and by also checking some of the other reviews and their respective explanations.
Wynnt'r: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
I plan to make Melissa a Kamen Rider of her own, and not Mach since she doesn't match the personality required for that role.
Of course, I will do the team dynamic at one point where all the Kamen Riders will be side by side before transforming together.
Guest(3): Yep. It's exactly as you said. Some of the things you mentioned will happen later.
Austin: Thanks! Glad you liked the chapter.
Alright, I will try to take some of your points later into consideration.
newton12: Thanks! Glad you liked the idea! I indeed took inspiration from Trafalgar Law's attack in One Piece.
I will try to do more of these 'special moves' whenever I find the right opportunity to do so.
Guest W: Sorry, but I was getting tired of doing the whole Kamen Rider Drive recap story events and wanted to wrap things up in that chapter as soon as possible after the events of Movie Wars Genesis. That said, the U.A. group was told about all the other events and incidents that came after it, but I pretty much skipped all of their reactions while doing so.
So, what do you guys think? Please give me some reviews if possible.
If you are interested, please go check my other stories.
Also, thanks to everybody that followed, favorited the story and gave reviews.
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