[Paladin]

Nox appears before Baku and reveals a startling transformation.

[Frontier]

I take it Kamen Rider Nox threw all that debris at Zeztz to wake Baku up and end the fight?

So I guess NOX isn't absolutely loyal to Lady, or at least they're kind of using each other to get to CODE.

It's kind of surreal to see Nasuka and Fujimi investigate what happened to the Zeroider not knowing the significance of what this means to Baku beyond a destroyed bike. Guy lost his spy boss and bike pal!

I love how Minami is joining Baku on his investigations.

So Lady was the one who actually kidnapped Nem. And she has some kind of telepathic power? Or a dream power that lets her read minds and charm people?

Ah, so that's why Nem was targeted. It was Haru's subconscious guilt over Nem's physical body disappearance.

What did Lady mean about Nem being done for? Like, she was never going to wake from her coma?

Honestly in Haru's position...even if she'd told people, with no evidence and no person to corroborate or way to find Lady, she would've probably been seen immediately as a suspect in Nem's disappearance. I don't blame her.

Who needs the knowledge of how to actually repair a bike when you have the Recovery Capsem? Too bad it can't bring Zero back.

Zero may be gone but he left Baku the means of still operating his bike and bike metaphors that Baku can remember to inspire him on.

NOX can't quite fathom why Baku is still doing this, and if he keeps getting in their way, NOX will have to stop him. But Baku isn't doing this for CODE, he's doing it for Nem and the Dreamers. And on some level it feels like NOX really doesn't want to fight him, even if he feels like Baku is heading for a tragedy the way he puts others so far above himself.

We were going to get a proper Main vs Secondary fight anyways so may as well get it out of the way. Zeztz Inazuma Plasma vs Nox. Lightning vs Shadow. Speed versus technique. At the end Zeztz tried to beat Nox with a Rider Punch of his own, but ends up de-transforming, though they seemed pretty even for most of the fight. Would Boost have made up the difference?

Dang, Wolf Nightmare ticked Baku off so much he beat him out of suit to make him cough up Nem.

This is Kamen Rider Nox's introductory arc so he has to be the one to finish the Nightmare and unleash his Rider Kick. NOX himself isn't loyal to the Nightmares, they're tools first and foremost, and Nem was never at risk...because NOX and Lady need her and her "bad dream" (?) for their plans.

Nothing suspicious about this attractive psychologist, none whatsoever!

Well, Baku is back in contact with CODE, only it's not Zero....it's Agent 03! Welcome to the new boss.

Next week: Baku goes back to high school!