Kamen Rider Gaim Energy Riders Joining the Fight!
 

The Armored Riders are about to face all-new challenges!

Recently-released magazine scans give us our first real look at the new breed of "Energy Riders" that will be appearing in Kamen Rider Gaim relatively soon. These new Riders use the Genesis Driver to transform and extract more power from the LockSeeds. Each Energy Rider also uses a weapon known as the Sonic Arrow.

The Energy Riders' apparent leader is Shin Zangetsu after trading his Sengoku Driver for a Genesis model.

Kamen Rider Duke is actually Ryoma Sengoku, inventor of the Drivers who uses the Lemon LockSeed to transform

Kamen Rider Marika is the first FEMALE RIDER in this Rider War, using the Peach LockSeed to fight! Her real name is Youko Minato

Kamen Rider Sigurd is the only Energy Rider whose face is unknown. But he will use the Cherry LockSeed in combat!

Lastly, the scans also reveal a very interesting team-up between Gaim & Baron that fans are guaranteed to enjoy! Definitely a fresh spin on things coming down the road! :D

Gaim Looks sooooooooooooo good with that Banana Arms on him

Gaim needs to go Bananas more often.

The energy riders look amazing I can't wait for Duke and can't wait to see who Sigurd is.

Banana Arms to the stage baby!!

I love the look of the energy riders! And their lock seeds have clear bodies.

Gaim looks epic with Banana arms. And he and Baron need to team up to fight Bravo? Well, I guess he IS very powerful.

The energy riders are getting AC's right? Cus they are some of my favourite rider designs ever. Especially Duke and Zangetsu MK II.

Anyways... This is all very cool!

So I guess nobody noticed this little gem eh?

Kurokage Dark Troopers are what they're apparently called

http://imageshack.us/a/img32/1857/hkug.jpg

I think you mean Kurokage Trooper.

Yeah I meant to put a slash like Kurokage/Dark Troopers.

Holy crap, Energy Riders look cool, but I am more interested in Gaim Banana and Baron Mango attacking Bravo, maybe he does get the shaft later.

EDIT- So Kurokage becomes the Stormtroppers of this series? Least they didnt give him a gun :lol

Makes sense that Kurokage is going to become the grunts of the series. According to Kamen Rider Wiki it and the Acorn are class C seeds and very plentiful.

Donguri (Acorn) is actually a Class B, so slightly stronger, but still mook material as it's clear they've been able to get more for themselves. So if Hideyasu/Gridon bites the dust, they could always have more Gridons too.

I'd rarely trust the wiki for accurate info :lol

But as OOO said they're class B.

Lockseed ratings-

D:
Himawari (Sunflower)

C:
Matsubokkuri (Pinecone)

C+:
Kurumi (Walnut)

B:
Donguri (Acorn)

A:
Orange
Banana
Budou (Grape)
Ichigo (Strawberry)
Pine (Pineapple)
Mango
Kiwi
Melon
Suika (Watermelon)
Blood Orange
Durian

I absolutely love the energy rider designs and I am probably the only person on this planet that is glad about Zangetsu getting a new suit :lol

What doesn't make sense is that Kurokage is not the lock seed. The riders are all unique, though the locks are many. Afterall, we know Gaim uses Banana, but is still Gaim.

Lock seeds have nothing to do with the rider. Gaim could use a pinecone, and still be Gaim.

The Sengoku Driver seems to default based on whatever LockSeed is first used by the person who first links with the Driver. That's what appears to determine the Armored Riders' base forms.

If these are all mass-produced it is likely that the Pinecone LockSeed would be the first and only one they use, which might explain why ti defaults to that appearance.

All right so my thoughts.

The energy riders looks really cool and makes me love their designs even more and their designs are just epic. The energy riders just need to get a AC release and their figuarts I bet will look beautiful.

My theorie for the multiple Kurokages is this: when a rider dies what ever Lockseed they died with can be used in an empty faceplate less sengoku driver and summon those arm and that rider. So if Kurokages the first to bit the dust then they use his Lockseed and use that on an empty driver and we get multiple Kurokages.

No it doesn't.

The faceplates all form before a lock is used. Gaim's faceplate appeared before the fruit in his hands even became locks.

Then again, the spoiler rumour seems to be special circumstances anyway, (specifically duplicating teh Kurokage belt rather than merely making more drivers) and these duplicate Kurokages lack faceplates alltogether.

Wait, I know where these guys came from. Ryoma Sengoku was reading some old Spider-man comics and came across the Clone Saga. Then he got some ideas and *poof* Kurokage's everywhere.

Strange how all the Main guys lockseeds are A... :p

The scans seem to show Bravo and Gridon surviving for a wee bit more, for anyone speculating on who dies first.