[Androzani84]

Yeah, I love the Zero-One esque plot here. Though I do have some disappointment that they didn’t go further with the aesthetic for Neo-Batta.



But in the second half, someone claiming to be Karizaki mails Ikki a new evil form, in the shape of Jack Revice. Which has the unique detail of having Revi’s eye pattern on the right eye and Vice’s on the left eye.



Translation of third panel:

Mutsuki: Now, behold my Jack Form.

Tachibana: Stop it, Mutsuki!

Kenzaki: That Category Ace again?

Also, we have Kagerou taking over Daiji and now Vice taking over Ikki. There’s at least one absence from that list.



Vice: It’s Vice’s Stamp Navi! Everyone, I hope you’re doing well!

George: Aren’t we missing someone?

Vice: Nah, we’re good as we are. Now then, let’s get talking about today’s Vistamp.

Neo-Batta!

Vow to leap! Become hope! Neo-Batta! And that’s how you know it’s Revice!

Vice: Oh yeah, I remember this one. It’s the one the old fossil Kari-chan made to help me defeat Giff’s bro in that movie. It lets Revice grow super big and jump super high.

George: I still say we’re missing someone.

Vice: Nah man, we’re good. Just get on with talking about today’s Legend.

George: Well, if you say so…

Desire Driver: Zero-One!

Aruto: Henshin!

Rising Hopper! A jump to the sky turns to a rider kick.

George: Kamen Rider Zero-One, Aruto Hiden. At the advent of the Reiwa era, he was a humble comedian who inherited his grandad’s AI robots, Humagear. He also became able to transform into Kamen Rider Zero-One to fight against the rise of the rogue AI Ark, who was obsessed with destroying everything.

Aruto: And that’s how you know it’s Aruto!

George: A young man becoming a Rider to fight an evil bent on destruction. Remind you of anyone?

Vice: (thinking) Hmm, can’t say anyone comes to mind.

George sighs and takes out Ai-chan from his pocket, placing her on the table.

Ai-chan: It seems that Vice-San is missing Ikki after his disappearance, so he’s pretending not to know him to avoid facing this grief.

Vice: What? No, Ikki’s here. You just can’t hear or see him and I can’t bring him out. He’s been yelling in my ear the whole time.

George: Right! (Whispers) I don’t believe you.

Ai-chan: And now it seems like Vice’s expression of the first stage of grief has changed to denying that Ikki has vanished.

Vice: We hope you enjoy the next instalment. There, does that make you happy? (Pauses for a second) Good.