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So Dread made his appearance in this weeks episode. So obviously, the episode recap has some extra notes on him:

Dread uses RepliChemy Cards, inverted colored RCCs, with a slightly different energy bar, and some kind of change to the Text I can't clearly see.



They're created from all the Blank RCCs that got stolen.

Dread also specifically uses RepliChemy Steam Liner to transform, and then Drains the others to use them in battle. This process is stated to essentially sacrifice them but... "There are many Replichemy cards, so
just squeeze out as much power as you can and forget the rest. It's disposable." -Atropos

Speaking of Drain, the Dread Driver apparently also can absorb the knowledge of the wielder, a key reason as to why Sabimaru was taken. With the added benefit that Sabimaru, apparently/when forced to, fights like Hotarou, using the Chemies for their individual characteristics. (This also means Spanner is now totally having an Arc where he learns to see his Chemies as more than tools)