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Originally Posted by EnerPrime

I figure that's mostly becuse density shift gives no tactical advantage against Roidmudes, so for them it only serves to freak out humans. Against a foe that isn't immune to density shifts, do you really think Gou would hold back from using one?



No, it's the shift cars that let Riders negate density shift. They don't just speed through them. Yes, Accel Trial would still be able to move under density shift, but he would lose his speed advantage. He would not be able to keep up with Mach's ability to go the speed of sound. And without his speed, Accel Trial is explicitly said to be weaker than Accel in all other aspects.

Booster doesn't even factor in once density shift is in play. It has no super speed, so using it just makes him an easy target for Mach. Same with the Engine Blade. What use is a sword against someone who is faster than you and using a gun?

Drive has the Handle Ken, which he can use without inserting a Shift Car to let it move uninhibited by a Density Shift. He's done just fine against Roidmudes with laser fingers when just using his sword, and Engine Blade has ranged attacks thanks to Jet and Steam. As for beating a speedster in general...



Speedsters tend to be cocky bastards, if using speed is their default. Let's not pretend that is most of the fights we seen Mach actually uses his speed that much, in comparison to Trial. Terui's just got to wait till Gou chooses to get up close again, since he does like getting physical as much as does blasting his opponents, and then stab him.

Also, it's not been shown just how badly Density Shift would affect Trial, though I'll give you that if Mach went Dead Heat, he'd definitely out-speed Terui.

This is all of course assuming Gou uses such a cheap tactic to begin with. Even when he was acting like a ass, recently, he didn't use this to try to get the jump on Chase or Shinnosuke.