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TokuChris · 11-02-2013, 03:13 PM

Episodes and Summaries

Story Arch 1 - Beat Riders Saga
(Episodes 01 - 11)

Episode 01 - "Transform, the Orange From the Sky?!
The first scene of this series discusses fate and the decisions you make. We see Kamen Rider Gaim with an army of Inves behind him. We flash over and see Kamen Rider Baron and Kamen Rider Gridon, with their own army of Inves, while Kamen Rider Zangetsu and Kamen Rider Ryugen stand on an elevated plane with their own army, awaiting the next move. A girl dressed in white with a red eye awakens (it looks as if the vegetation around here is ... feeding her or feeding OFF her, one of the two). As she looks on at the armies, the flower in her hair falls to the ground, and the battle begins.

In this episode we are introduced to our main characters - Kouta Kazuraba, Kaito Kuman, Mai, Yuuya Sumii, DJ Sagara, and other characters that are named later. There is a company - Yggdrasill - which has turned Zawame City in to a prosperous place. The youth have taken to dancing and participating in something known as "Beat Riders" - teams that dance and battle each other for stages using Lock Seeds which bring out Inves creatures that battle each other. We quickly see that the Inves are hard to control as one breaks free from the ring during a Beat Rider Battle.

Yuuya, the Team Gaim captain, is called in for a meeting with a man named Sid, who is referred to as the Lock Seed Dealer. He offers Yuuya a new way to make sure his team always wins - a belt. Kouta and Mai are both text messaged by Yuuya to come meet at a location so he can show them what he has - however when they arrive he is nowhere to be found, but a passageway to some other dimension exists. They enter and discover that this is where the Inves, the creatures from the Lock Seed battles, live. There is strange fruit growing on the trees and while Mai shows no interest, Kouta grabs one to eat - but he is snapped out of it when a strange creature appears in front of Mai. As they hide, they discover the belt that Yuuya wanted to show them laying on the ground - Yuuya was here, and now he's missing! Kouta grabs the belt and puts it by his waist, causing it to latch on to him and a strange crest to appear on the belt, and the fruit he holds in his hands become Lock Seeds. The monster reappears and Mai and Kouta flee back to the normal world.

As the monster continues to approach them, Kouta has Mai hide and rushes the monster himself, using a pole to attack without any success. The monster strikes back, and Kouta realizes that the Lock Seeds he has fit in to the belt - so he puts the orange one in, attaches it, flips the switch and transforms in to Kamen Rider Gaim. As he battles the monster, a girl in white appears that looks just like Mai. She informs Kouta that the choice he makes now will change fate, and that he will have to battle to the very end till the world is dyed in his image. She removes his lock as the monster strikes, and Kouta falls from the building to the ground. The girl points at him, and Kouta looks at his weapon realizing the Lock will fit in the sword. He does so, and is able to destroy the monster with a new power up. He looks down at his Lock Seed after turning back to normal and claims, "I really did ... transform".

Episode 02 - "Deadly!! Pineapple Kick!"
Now that he's a Kamen Rider, Kouta proclaims himself a new man, and tries to use his henshin power to help make his various jobs easier. It ends up not going well, and Kouta is confused as to what exactly he's supposed to do with this new power. Team Baron, led by Kaito, challenges a leaderless Team Gaim to an Inves competition - if Gaim loses, they forfeit their Player's Card and disband as a team. If they win, Baron will give up their Pine Lock Seed. Kouta arrives and they use the Strawberry Lock Seed, and easily beat the three smaller Inves that Kaito summons. But when Team Baron causes Kouta to lose control of his Lock Seed, the Inves frees itself and begins attacking the people. Kouta henshins in to Kamen Rider Gaim and stops the monster, but it devours the Strawberry Lock Seed and becomes incredibly powerful. Kouta takes the Pineapple Lock Seed from Kaito and uses it, unleashing Pine Arms, a new form of armor and weapon. He wins and Team Gaim celebrates as Kaito looks on with jealousy. The final scene has Takatora of Yggdrasill stating that "things are progressing well", leaving one to wonder what exactly is going on...

Episode 03 - "Shock! The Rival's Banana Transformation!?"
Team Gaim is easily rising through the ranks as Kouta assists in defeating small Inves using his Kamen Rider Gaim powers. Kaito finally decides to even up the score, and receives a Sengoku Driver from Sid, the Lock Seed Dealer. He proposes a battle with Kouta, and the crowd is amazed as Kaito henshins in to Kamen Rider Baron, the Knight of Spear, using the Banana Lock Seed. Before they can battle, Sid the Lock Seed Dealer appears and offers them a one time deal - don't fight, instead race - and gives them each Lock Seeds that transform in to bikes - the Sakura Hurricane and Rose Attacker. They begin to race and the bikes suddenly increase speed and teleport them ... straight in to the Helheim Forest!

Episode 04 - "He's Formed! The Third Grape Rider!"
Being transported in to the Helheim Forest, Baron learns that the fruit on the trees are Lock Seeds, and gives up battling Gaim so he can collect as many as he can. Kouta uses the opportunity then to look for Yuuya, who he believes is still in Helheim Forest. He fights off an Inves monster and is confronted by a White Armored Rider. Before Kouta can explain himself, the White Armored Rider attacks him, and beats him pretty easily. The experience is so terrifying for Kouta that he swears off the Sengoku Driver, stating that his days as Kamen Rider Gaim are over with, as what he just went through is not, and will never be, worth it.

Micchy begins to obsess over Mai and how he just wants her to notice him as well as be more helpful to Team Gaim. He decides that the only way she will notice him is if he becomes an Armored Rider as well. He uses the fact that he is Takatora's brother from Yggdrasill to convince, and threaten, Sid to give him a Sengoku Driver and a Lock Seed.

Jonouchi from Team Invitto challenges Team Gaim to an Inves battle. He's using a powerful Lock Seed, and Mai is reluctant to use the Orange Lock Seed that she was given by Kouta when he gave up being a Kamen Rider. But before she can do anything about it, Micchy reveals that he has a Sengoku Driver as well, and henshins in to Kamen Rider Ryugen, the new Armored Rider of Team Gaim.

Episode 05 - "Return! The Ichigo Arms of Friendship"
Micchy begins to take leadership of Team Gaim now that he is the Kamen Rider Ryugen. Kouta, on the other hand, is still emotionally a wreck after nearly being killed by Kamen Rider Zangetsu in the Helheim Forest. Vowing to never fight or use the belt again, he decides to get back to looking for a job and living a normal life.

Jonouchi meets with Kaito from Team Baron and they reveal the alliance that they've joined in exchange for free Lock Seeds. Kaito, however, talks down to Jonouchi and refers to himself as a "ruler", and that the only reason he created the alliance was to create a sense of order in order to eliminate the chaos from having multiple Armored Riders. Jonouchi meets with Hase soon after, and they both agree that they do not like being lackeys to Kaito and they need to find a way to match his power. Lock Seed Dealer Sid just happens to walk by, stops, and smiles at hearing this.

Kaito challenges Micchy to a battle, using two Lock Seeds to bring out two Inves monsters while turning in to Kamen Rider Baron. Micchy turns in to Ryugen but is no match for them. Kouta arrives and watches Micchy get trashed, and realizes that the belt isn't about himself, but about helping other people, especially his friends. He overcomes his emotional scars and henshins to Kamen Rider Gaim, rushes in and saves Micchy. Together, they defeat the Inves and have Baron on the ropes when the unthinkable happens - Hase and Jonouchi appear, and henshin in to Kamen Riders Kurokage and Gridon, stating they shouldn't be taken lightly. There are now six Armored Riders in existence, with five of them about to fight...

Episode 06 - "The Durian Rider Appears!"
As Kurokage and Gridon enter the scene, they quickly turn on Baron, dissolving the alliance and successfully defeating him. Before they can destroy his Sengoku Driver, Gaim intervenes and he, along with Ryugen, take down Kurokage and Gridon, saving Baron. Hase and Jonouchi discuss that Sid makes a killing off selling Lock Seeds especially to them - the Sengoku Drivers are worthless without Lock Seeds. They then see a member of Team Red Hot holding a Sengoku Driver, meaning a 7th Rider is about to enter the mix.

While at home, Micchy discovers that his brother Takatora has a Sengoku Driver, the Melon Lock Seed, and a new Watermelon Lock Seed. Confused and shocked that his brother might also be an Armored Rider, Micchy does the only reasonable thing he can think of, and steals the Watermelon Lock Seed.

Kouta is job hunting and strikes out at the premiere baking shop owned by the renowned Oren Pierre Alfonzo. Kouta is greatly surprised when, after joining a crowd watching Kurokage and Gridon training, he seens Oren Pierre Alfonzo show up with a Sengoku Driver. He explains that he forced Team Red Hot to give it to him, and henshins in to Kamen Rider Bravo, easily defeating Kurokage and Gridon. There's a new Kamen Rider in town, and he's not playing by the rules, as he only wants to defeat all the Armored Riders.

Episode 07 - "Great Ball Watermelon, Big Bang!"
Bravo easily defeats Kurokage and Gridon, and then delivers a message to the audience - how do they like a real warrior as opposed to the street trash Beat Riders? Takatora is displeased, and we learn that everyone - Sid the Lock Seed Dealer and the Beat Rider DJ, are all working for Yggdrasill and that the entire Beat Riders and Inves Games are set up by Yggdrasill for some sort of an experiment. We are also introduced to Professor Ryouma, who created the Sengoku Drivers and studies the Armored Riders and Lock Seeds. He states that Kamen Rider Bravo should continue to exist, as he's delivering very interesting results from his use of the Driver.

Bravo easily defeats Baron, and then moves on to Team Gaim. We get our first group henshin of Gaim and Ryugen, and the battle is pretty even until Bravo calls forth an army of Inves to fight. Ryugen gives Gaim the Watermelon Lock Seed, introducing Suika Arms, a giant mech battle suit. Gaim easily defeats the Inves, a powered up Inves from Lock Seeds, and manages to hold off Bravo. Oren retreats stating he has pie crusts to bake, and Gaim celebrates their victory.

Episode 08 - "Baron's New Mango Power"
After being defeated by Kamen Rider Bravo, Kaito decides he needs to become even more powerful if he hopes to beat Bravo, and in retrospect, Gaim and Ryugen as well. He travels in to Helheim forest, but unexpectedly runs in to Team Gaim Captain Mai, who found a random portal and entered. Afraid of being by herself, her and Kaito reluctantly agree to go together and discover that they both hate Yggdrasill with a passion, which allows them to bond. As a new, armored Inves attacks them, Kaito henshins in to Kamen Rider Baron to protect her, and tries out a new Lock Seed ... the Mango Lock Seed. Gaim and Ryugen join the fight as they return to the real world. Gaim uses Pine Arms while Baron uses his new Mango Arms, and together they defeat the heavily armored Inves monster. In the end, Kaito walks away alone, giving Mai a half-hearted wave goodbye as she thanks him for saving her.

Episode 09 - "The Monster Inves Capture Battle"
Mai, Micchy, and Kouta are afraid that if rifts are opening to Helheim Forest and anyone can enter, what if the Inves are coming through and wrecking havoc on this side? Their suspicions are confirmed when reports of a monster attacking innocent people surface. Seeking help from Kaito of Team Baron, their request is denied as Kaito doesn't care about anything but winning. They decide they have to hatch a plan of their own to capture the monster. They succeed in drawing the monster out, and follow it back to its nest, which is in the sewers. They defeat the monster and discover that the vegetation of Helheim Forest is actually pouring in to our side. It is there that they see Kamen Rider Zangetsu and a few guys in hazmat suits burning all the evidence. Kouta freaks out (thinking back of how Zangetsu kicked his butt), while Micchy realizes that the Sengoku Driver and Lock Seed are the same that he saw in his brother's room ... and is afraid to admit that his brother is actually Kamen Rider Zangetsu. They withdraw, and prepare their plans to get to the bottom of what is going on.

Episode 10 - "All the Riders Gather! Revealing the Forest's Mystery!"
After the events of the previous episode, Micchy and Kouta agree they need to find wherever the research camp is in Helheim Forest, but also draw the White Armored Rider away so that they can learn what's going on. Micchy devises a game to bring all the other Armored Riders in to Helheim Forest to draw the White Armored Rider away, allowing Kouta to complete their mission. They approach Sid and strike a deal - give them enough Lock Seed Bikes, and all the winnings from the Christmas Game (to collect Lock Seeds) will go to Sid. He agrees, and they are all given bikes. Bravo surprises everyone by also having a bike and joins in the fun. As the Riders go in to Helheim Forest, Takatora is alerted that all the Sengoku Drivers are entering the forest. Angrily, he grabs his own Sengoku Driver, henshins in to Kamen Rider Zangetsu, and prepares to enter the forest to deal with the Armored Riders.

Episode 11 - "The Truth Behind the Christmas Game"
The Kamen Riders quickly begin to battle as they enter Helheim Forest, but one by one Zangetsu appears and defeats them, having armed soldiers take them back to base camp. Kurokage's Sengoku Driver is badly damaged, the crest disappearing from the belt as he lay seemingly lifeless in the grass. In the process, Ryugen discovers that Zangetsu really is his brother Takatora. Kouta manages to find the base camp they were looking for and discovers that the entire Inves Game, the Sengoku Drivers, the Lock Seeds, are all part of some giant experiment with Yggdrasill. As he prepares to go rejoin Micchy, the camp is attacked by Inves and Gaim overcomes his anger at the workers and decides to save them, using a Suika Arms to battle the Inves and return to the Earth world, only to realize he's atop Yggdrasill tower. At the end of the episode, Micchy and Kouta drop off the Lock Seeds promised to Sid and Kouta angrily states that they are not his guinea pigs. Sid declares it is time to close up shop, and clicks off a strange looking Lock Seed. Kouta narrates the end of the episode, stating that they had no idea back then what they were getting in to, and that they were forced to grow up way too soon, as they would soon learn.

Cliff notes

Kouta receives Ichigo (Strawberry), Pine (Pineapple), and Suika (Watermelon) arms changes
All riders end up with either the Sakura Hurricane or Rose Attacker lockseeds
Episode 11 is the last appearance of the Zangetsu suit until Story Arch 5
Micchy and Kaito receive their only Sengoku Driver arms change lockseeds in the series in this arch (Kiwi and Mango respectively)
Episode 11 acts more as a "season finale" for the show, as the entire tone changes in Episode 12 forward

11-02-2013, 03:13 PM	#3
TokuChris Webmaster, Administrator @TokuChris Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,697	Episodes and Summaries Story Arch 1 - Beat Riders Saga (Episodes 01 - 11) Episode 01 - "Transform, the Orange From the Sky?! The first scene of this series discusses fate and the decisions you make. We see Kamen Rider Gaim with an army of Inves behind him. We flash over and see Kamen Rider Baron and Kamen Rider Gridon, with their own army of Inves, while Kamen Rider Zangetsu and Kamen Rider Ryugen stand on an elevated plane with their own army, awaiting the next move. A girl dressed in white with a red eye awakens (it looks as if the vegetation around here is ... feeding her or feeding OFF her, one of the two). As she looks on at the armies, the flower in her hair falls to the ground, and the battle begins. In this episode we are introduced to our main characters - Kouta Kazuraba, Kaito Kuman, Mai, Yuuya Sumii, DJ Sagara, and other characters that are named later. There is a company - Yggdrasill - which has turned Zawame City in to a prosperous place. The youth have taken to dancing and participating in something known as "Beat Riders" - teams that dance and battle each other for stages using Lock Seeds which bring out Inves creatures that battle each other. We quickly see that the Inves are hard to control as one breaks free from the ring during a Beat Rider Battle. Yuuya, the Team Gaim captain, is called in for a meeting with a man named Sid, who is referred to as the Lock Seed Dealer. He offers Yuuya a new way to make sure his team always wins - a belt. Kouta and Mai are both text messaged by Yuuya to come meet at a location so he can show them what he has - however when they arrive he is nowhere to be found, but a passageway to some other dimension exists. They enter and discover that this is where the Inves, the creatures from the Lock Seed battles, live. There is strange fruit growing on the trees and while Mai shows no interest, Kouta grabs one to eat - but he is snapped out of it when a strange creature appears in front of Mai. As they hide, they discover the belt that Yuuya wanted to show them laying on the ground - Yuuya was here, and now he's missing! Kouta grabs the belt and puts it by his waist, causing it to latch on to him and a strange crest to appear on the belt, and the fruit he holds in his hands become Lock Seeds. The monster reappears and Mai and Kouta flee back to the normal world. As the monster continues to approach them, Kouta has Mai hide and rushes the monster himself, using a pole to attack without any success. The monster strikes back, and Kouta realizes that the Lock Seeds he has fit in to the belt - so he puts the orange one in, attaches it, flips the switch and transforms in to Kamen Rider Gaim. As he battles the monster, a girl in white appears that looks just like Mai. She informs Kouta that the choice he makes now will change fate, and that he will have to battle to the very end till the world is dyed in his image. She removes his lock as the monster strikes, and Kouta falls from the building to the ground. The girl points at him, and Kouta looks at his weapon realizing the Lock will fit in the sword. He does so, and is able to destroy the monster with a new power up. He looks down at his Lock Seed after turning back to normal and claims, "I really did ... transform". Episode 02 - "Deadly!! Pineapple Kick!" Now that he's a Kamen Rider, Kouta proclaims himself a new man, and tries to use his henshin power to help make his various jobs easier. It ends up not going well, and Kouta is confused as to what exactly he's supposed to do with this new power. Team Baron, led by Kaito, challenges a leaderless Team Gaim to an Inves competition - if Gaim loses, they forfeit their Player's Card and disband as a team. If they win, Baron will give up their Pine Lock Seed. Kouta arrives and they use the Strawberry Lock Seed, and easily beat the three smaller Inves that Kaito summons. But when Team Baron causes Kouta to lose control of his Lock Seed, the Inves frees itself and begins attacking the people. Kouta henshins in to Kamen Rider Gaim and stops the monster, but it devours the Strawberry Lock Seed and becomes incredibly powerful. Kouta takes the Pineapple Lock Seed from Kaito and uses it, unleashing Pine Arms, a new form of armor and weapon. He wins and Team Gaim celebrates as Kaito looks on with jealousy. The final scene has Takatora of Yggdrasill stating that "things are progressing well", leaving one to wonder what exactly is going on... Episode 03 - "Shock! The Rival's Banana Transformation!?" Team Gaim is easily rising through the ranks as Kouta assists in defeating small Inves using his Kamen Rider Gaim powers. Kaito finally decides to even up the score, and receives a Sengoku Driver from Sid, the Lock Seed Dealer. He proposes a battle with Kouta, and the crowd is amazed as Kaito henshins in to Kamen Rider Baron, the Knight of Spear, using the Banana Lock Seed. Before they can battle, Sid the Lock Seed Dealer appears and offers them a one time deal - don't fight, instead race - and gives them each Lock Seeds that transform in to bikes - the Sakura Hurricane and Rose Attacker. They begin to race and the bikes suddenly increase speed and teleport them ... straight in to the Helheim Forest! Episode 04 - "He's Formed! The Third Grape Rider!" Being transported in to the Helheim Forest, Baron learns that the fruit on the trees are Lock Seeds, and gives up battling Gaim so he can collect as many as he can. Kouta uses the opportunity then to look for Yuuya, who he believes is still in Helheim Forest. He fights off an Inves monster and is confronted by a White Armored Rider. Before Kouta can explain himself, the White Armored Rider attacks him, and beats him pretty easily. The experience is so terrifying for Kouta that he swears off the Sengoku Driver, stating that his days as Kamen Rider Gaim are over with, as what he just went through is not, and will never be, worth it. Micchy begins to obsess over Mai and how he just wants her to notice him as well as be more helpful to Team Gaim. He decides that the only way she will notice him is if he becomes an Armored Rider as well. He uses the fact that he is Takatora's brother from Yggdrasill to convince, and threaten, Sid to give him a Sengoku Driver and a Lock Seed. Jonouchi from Team Invitto challenges Team Gaim to an Inves battle. He's using a powerful Lock Seed, and Mai is reluctant to use the Orange Lock Seed that she was given by Kouta when he gave up being a Kamen Rider. But before she can do anything about it, Micchy reveals that he has a Sengoku Driver as well, and henshins in to Kamen Rider Ryugen, the new Armored Rider of Team Gaim. Episode 05 - "Return! The Ichigo Arms of Friendship" Micchy begins to take leadership of Team Gaim now that he is the Kamen Rider Ryugen. Kouta, on the other hand, is still emotionally a wreck after nearly being killed by Kamen Rider Zangetsu in the Helheim Forest. Vowing to never fight or use the belt again, he decides to get back to looking for a job and living a normal life. Jonouchi meets with Kaito from Team Baron and they reveal the alliance that they've joined in exchange for free Lock Seeds. Kaito, however, talks down to Jonouchi and refers to himself as a "ruler", and that the only reason he created the alliance was to create a sense of order in order to eliminate the chaos from having multiple Armored Riders. Jonouchi meets with Hase soon after, and they both agree that they do not like being lackeys to Kaito and they need to find a way to match his power. Lock Seed Dealer Sid just happens to walk by, stops, and smiles at hearing this. Kaito challenges Micchy to a battle, using two Lock Seeds to bring out two Inves monsters while turning in to Kamen Rider Baron. Micchy turns in to Ryugen but is no match for them. Kouta arrives and watches Micchy get trashed, and realizes that the belt isn't about himself, but about helping other people, especially his friends. He overcomes his emotional scars and henshins to Kamen Rider Gaim, rushes in and saves Micchy. Together, they defeat the Inves and have Baron on the ropes when the unthinkable happens - Hase and Jonouchi appear, and henshin in to Kamen Riders Kurokage and Gridon, stating they shouldn't be taken lightly. There are now six Armored Riders in existence, with five of them about to fight... Episode 06 - "The Durian Rider Appears!" As Kurokage and Gridon enter the scene, they quickly turn on Baron, dissolving the alliance and successfully defeating him. Before they can destroy his Sengoku Driver, Gaim intervenes and he, along with Ryugen, take down Kurokage and Gridon, saving Baron. Hase and Jonouchi discuss that Sid makes a killing off selling Lock Seeds especially to them - the Sengoku Drivers are worthless without Lock Seeds. They then see a member of Team Red Hot holding a Sengoku Driver, meaning a 7th Rider is about to enter the mix. While at home, Micchy discovers that his brother Takatora has a Sengoku Driver, the Melon Lock Seed, and a new Watermelon Lock Seed. Confused and shocked that his brother might also be an Armored Rider, Micchy does the only reasonable thing he can think of, and steals the Watermelon Lock Seed. Kouta is job hunting and strikes out at the premiere baking shop owned by the renowned Oren Pierre Alfonzo. Kouta is greatly surprised when, after joining a crowd watching Kurokage and Gridon training, he seens Oren Pierre Alfonzo show up with a Sengoku Driver. He explains that he forced Team Red Hot to give it to him, and henshins in to Kamen Rider Bravo, easily defeating Kurokage and Gridon. There's a new Kamen Rider in town, and he's not playing by the rules, as he only wants to defeat all the Armored Riders. Episode 07 - "Great Ball Watermelon, Big Bang!" Bravo easily defeats Kurokage and Gridon, and then delivers a message to the audience - how do they like a real warrior as opposed to the street trash Beat Riders? Takatora is displeased, and we learn that everyone - Sid the Lock Seed Dealer and the Beat Rider DJ, are all working for Yggdrasill and that the entire Beat Riders and Inves Games are set up by Yggdrasill for some sort of an experiment. We are also introduced to Professor Ryouma, who created the Sengoku Drivers and studies the Armored Riders and Lock Seeds. He states that Kamen Rider Bravo should continue to exist, as he's delivering very interesting results from his use of the Driver. Bravo easily defeats Baron, and then moves on to Team Gaim. We get our first group henshin of Gaim and Ryugen, and the battle is pretty even until Bravo calls forth an army of Inves to fight. Ryugen gives Gaim the Watermelon Lock Seed, introducing Suika Arms, a giant mech battle suit. Gaim easily defeats the Inves, a powered up Inves from Lock Seeds, and manages to hold off Bravo. Oren retreats stating he has pie crusts to bake, and Gaim celebrates their victory. Episode 08 - "Baron's New Mango Power" After being defeated by Kamen Rider Bravo, Kaito decides he needs to become even more powerful if he hopes to beat Bravo, and in retrospect, Gaim and Ryugen as well. He travels in to Helheim forest, but unexpectedly runs in to Team Gaim Captain Mai, who found a random portal and entered. Afraid of being by herself, her and Kaito reluctantly agree to go together and discover that they both hate Yggdrasill with a passion, which allows them to bond. As a new, armored Inves attacks them, Kaito henshins in to Kamen Rider Baron to protect her, and tries out a new Lock Seed ... the Mango Lock Seed. Gaim and Ryugen join the fight as they return to the real world. Gaim uses Pine Arms while Baron uses his new Mango Arms, and together they defeat the heavily armored Inves monster. In the end, Kaito walks away alone, giving Mai a half-hearted wave goodbye as she thanks him for saving her. Episode 09 - "The Monster Inves Capture Battle" Mai, Micchy, and Kouta are afraid that if rifts are opening to Helheim Forest and anyone can enter, what if the Inves are coming through and wrecking havoc on this side? Their suspicions are confirmed when reports of a monster attacking innocent people surface. Seeking help from Kaito of Team Baron, their request is denied as Kaito doesn't care about anything but winning. They decide they have to hatch a plan of their own to capture the monster. They succeed in drawing the monster out, and follow it back to its nest, which is in the sewers. They defeat the monster and discover that the vegetation of Helheim Forest is actually pouring in to our side. It is there that they see Kamen Rider Zangetsu and a few guys in hazmat suits burning all the evidence. Kouta freaks out (thinking back of how Zangetsu kicked his butt), while Micchy realizes that the Sengoku Driver and Lock Seed are the same that he saw in his brother's room ... and is afraid to admit that his brother is actually Kamen Rider Zangetsu. They withdraw, and prepare their plans to get to the bottom of what is going on. Episode 10 - "All the Riders Gather! Revealing the Forest's Mystery!" After the events of the previous episode, Micchy and Kouta agree they need to find wherever the research camp is in Helheim Forest, but also draw the White Armored Rider away so that they can learn what's going on. Micchy devises a game to bring all the other Armored Riders in to Helheim Forest to draw the White Armored Rider away, allowing Kouta to complete their mission. They approach Sid and strike a deal - give them enough Lock Seed Bikes, and all the winnings from the Christmas Game (to collect Lock Seeds) will go to Sid. He agrees, and they are all given bikes. Bravo surprises everyone by also having a bike and joins in the fun. As the Riders go in to Helheim Forest, Takatora is alerted that all the Sengoku Drivers are entering the forest. Angrily, he grabs his own Sengoku Driver, henshins in to Kamen Rider Zangetsu, and prepares to enter the forest to deal with the Armored Riders. Episode 11 - "The Truth Behind the Christmas Game" The Kamen Riders quickly begin to battle as they enter Helheim Forest, but one by one Zangetsu appears and defeats them, having armed soldiers take them back to base camp. Kurokage's Sengoku Driver is badly damaged, the crest disappearing from the belt as he lay seemingly lifeless in the grass. In the process, Ryugen discovers that Zangetsu really is his brother Takatora. Kouta manages to find the base camp they were looking for and discovers that the entire Inves Game, the Sengoku Drivers, the Lock Seeds, are all part of some giant experiment with Yggdrasill. As he prepares to go rejoin Micchy, the camp is attacked by Inves and Gaim overcomes his anger at the workers and decides to save them, using a Suika Arms to battle the Inves and return to the Earth world, only to realize he's atop Yggdrasill tower. At the end of the episode, Micchy and Kouta drop off the Lock Seeds promised to Sid and Kouta angrily states that they are not his guinea pigs. Sid declares it is time to close up shop, and clicks off a strange looking Lock Seed. Kouta narrates the end of the episode, stating that they had no idea back then what they were getting in to, and that they were forced to grow up way too soon, as they would soon learn. Cliff notes Kouta receives Ichigo (Strawberry), Pine (Pineapple), and Suika (Watermelon) arms changes All riders end up with either the Sakura Hurricane or Rose Attacker lockseeds Episode 11 is the last appearance of the Zangetsu suit until Story Arch 5 Micchy and Kaito receive their only Sengoku Driver arms change lockseeds in the series in this arch (Kiwi and Mango respectively) Episode 11 acts more as a "season finale" for the show, as the entire tone changes in Episode 12 forward __________________ [ "Like" us on Facebook!]\| [@TokuNation on Instagram] \| @TokuNation on Twitter! ]