| 1 | ----[[center: [- [[Characters/KamenRiderGaim Main Character Index]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimBeatRiders Beat Riders]] ([[Characters/KamenRiderGaimKoutaKazuraba Kouta Kazuraba]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimKaitoKumon Kaito Kumon]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimMitsuzaneKureshima Mitsuzane Kureshima]]) | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimYggdrasillCorporation Yggdrasill Corporation]] ('''Takatora Kureshima''') | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimHelheimForest Helheim Forest]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimOthers Others]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderGaimCrossoversAndMovies Movie Characters]]]] -] |
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| 3 | !!This is a partial character sheet for ''Series/KamenRiderGaim''. Visit [[Characters/KamenRiderGaim here]] for the main character index. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[YMMV/KamenRiderGaim YMMV page]]. |
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| 5 | This page deals with tropes for Takatora Kureshima of ''Series/KamenRiderGaim''. |
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| 8 | !!Takatora Kureshima/Armored Rider Zangetsu[[note]]"slaying moon"[[/note]]/New Generation Rider Zangetsu Shin[[note]]"true slaying moon"[[/note]]/[[spoiler:Armored Rider Gridon II[[note]]Phonetic anagram of "donguri," the word for "acorn"[[/note]]]] |
| 9 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Yuki Kubota (live), Jun Watanabe (suit)\ |
| 10 | '''Young Takatora Portrayed by:''' Ryuto\ |
| 11 | '''Teenage Takatora Portrayed by:''' Akihito Ueda |
| 12 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/takatora_kureshima.png]] |
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| 14 | -->''"This world is full of evil. Evil beyond purpose or reason."'' |
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| 16 | The older brother of Team Gaim's Mitsuzane Kureshima. As an heir to the Yggdrasill Corporation, he has already taken on responsibilities within the company and is the head of the R&D Department. Though ruthless, he loves his brother dearly. |
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| 18 | He initially uses the Melon Lock Seed and the Sengoku Driver to transform into Armored Rider Zangetsu. Later, he becomes the first[[note]]''Duke Gaiden'' revealed him to actually be the second, after Ryoma Sengoku.[[/note]] user of the next-generation Genesis Driver, which, along with the Melon Energy Lock Seed, allows him to transform into New Generation Rider Zangetsu Shin[[note]]"Shin" = "new". Often used as a prefix to indicate the new (and perfected) iteration of something, much in the same way "Super" was added onto videogame sequels like ''Super Mario Bros''. or ''Super Metroid''.[[/note]]. |
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| 23 | [[folder:Tropes that apply to him in general]] |
| 24 | * AllAccordingToPlan: According to him, Gaim getting the Sengoku Driver has advanced Yggdrasill's agenda in some way. |
| 25 | ** Shown in #12: the various Riders using the Sengoku Driver has allowed Yggdrasill to both mass produce Drivers in the "form" of Kurokage for their mooks, and allowed the creation of both the Genesis Driver, and Energy Lock Seeds. |
| 26 | * AllThereInTheManual: Neither of his Rider names have been spoken in the show. He's only ever referred to as "the white Armored Rider". |
| 27 | * TheAllegedBoss: While he's supposedly the leader of the New Generation Riders, none of them actually follow his commands and really defer to Ryoma. |
| 28 | * AlmostDeadGuy: [[spoiler:Takatora might have survived his dip into the sea, but being stuck in the ocean for so long gave him brain damage that would have killed him if Kouta hadn't intervened.]] |
| 29 | * AloofBigBrother: Is Ryugen's big brother, but instead of participating in the conflict between Beat Riders, he works for that big shady company. |
| 30 | * AntiRoleModel: He comes to consider himself one. [[spoiler:He thinks he provided a poor example for Micchy and unintentionally inspired him to become the ruthless, two-faced villain he is today after he was so easily fooled over the course of the series. Kouta later gives him another chance, though he needed some convincing after being so discouraged with both his own incapability and how far Micchy had fallen.]] |
| 31 | * AntiVillain: Takatora has been shown to have standards, loves his brother, is genuinely well-intentioned and is the only member of the inner circle that hasn't gone out of his way to be a dick in some way. [[spoiler:He is very uneasy about his decisions and wants Kouta to despair out of the belief that it would validate Takatora's own actions. While Takatora is willing to go to dangerous extremes, he is ultimately well-intentioned and firmly committed to saving humanity.]] |
| 32 | *** AntiHero: [[spoiler:While still firmly a hero, both the stage show and the Gridon Vs Bravo special show he's still capable of manipulating others if he feels the need to.]] |
| 33 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: Has the arrogance down, most likely due to his wealthy upbringing and role in Yggdrasill's grand plan. His combat ability is unquestionable. |
| 34 | * TheAtoner: If he didn't clash with Kouta, who turns out has a same ideal to safe humanity, yet powerful than Takatora, he and Mitsuzane could have been a family friend. This was shown when he finds out [[spoiler:his father's dark secret]], in which almost affects his life. However, he was too late, as his father's influence affects [[spoiler:[[TurnOutLikeHisFather Mitsuzane]]]] instead. |
| 35 | ** This eventually make matters right when he finally sees his sister in person after Kouta and Mai's departure in saving Earth, Kaito's death and Mitsuzane's [[spoiler:redemptions]]. |
| 36 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Is a high ranking member of the Yggdrasill Corporation, the leader of the New Generation Riders and strong enough to causally deliver a CurbstompBattle to Gaim. It's telling that when [[spoiler:Ryoma finally makes his move to overthrow Takatora, he has to bring every other New Generation Rider along with him.]] |
| 37 | * BadassInANiceSuit: His main outfit. Justified since he was an high ranking member of Yggdrasill. |
| 38 | * BeneathTheMask: At first glance Takatora is a stoic, arrogant man, but underneath it all he hates himself for what he plans to do but genuinely sees no other choice. |
| 39 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Subverted. While presented as the major enemy at first, as the show goes on he's shown to be neither very Big (other forces can easily manipulate him) nor Bad (he's committing what he feels are necessary evils).]] |
| 40 | * BigBrotherInstinct: For all of his faults, Takatora does genuinely care about his brother's future and well-being. |
| 41 | ** He did not take Sid's suggestion that Micchy took the Suika Lock Seed well. |
| 42 | ** His reaction to finding out Micchy is an Armored Rider... was not very good. He then also put two and two together about the Suika Lock. An episode later, he angrily demands answers out of Sid as to why he gave his brother one of the Drivers. When he confronts Mitsuzane about it, he even outright admits that he's upset because he wanted to protect him from the entire conflict with Helheim. |
| 43 | * BigGood: Post-series, with Kouta's absence leaving him the strongest Rider on Earth, he seems to be moving into this role. He travels the world trying to undo the harm Yggdrasil carried out and with the Shin Kachidoki lockseed giving him an end-game tier final form, he's actively accepted his role is to fight for the rest of his life as a protector. |
| 44 | * BishieSparkle: How he's seen through Bravo-Vision. |
| 45 | * BossWarningSiren: A subtle example. Before he steps out of the elevator in #10, a siren seems to alert his employees to his Incoming Badass... |
| 46 | * BreakoutCharacter: Despite his actual role being comparatively small compared to Kouta, Kaito, and Micchy and [[spoiler:spending a decent amount of it believed dead]], Takatora is easily the most popular of the ''Gaim'' Riders and has played a major role in nearly every work developed after the main series, to the point where he could almost be considered the mascot of post-series ''Gaim''. |
| 47 | * BreakTheCutie: |
| 48 | ** Takatora wants to do this to Kouta. A rare example where he doesn't really want to do so out of outright hatred or malice, but because [[spoiler:he has genuine doubts about his actions and Yggdrasil's agenda. Takatora believes that seeing someone as heroic and idealistic as Kouta back down from challenging him would help ease his conscience and prove his course of action to be correct.]] |
| 49 | ** He also unintentionally did this to his own brother. Takatora showed Micchy the truth about the Helheim Forest in order to convince him to join Yggdrasil and help Takatora. However, it ended up causing Micchy's StartOfDarkness. |
| 50 | * BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: In #36 [[spoiler:he regains his old Sengoku Driver to become the original Zangetsu to try to finish things with his brother.]] Considering the power difference, he does amazingly well. |
| 51 | * BreakThemByTalking: In #22 [[spoiler:he breaks Kouta by showing Kouta's fight against Yuya and pointing out how everything worked out because he killed his friend.]] |
| 52 | * BrokenAce: Takatora is, hands down, the ''best warrior in the show.'' However, he suffers from a debilitating personal injury along with personal hang ups about the ethics of his mission. It's telling that the ''only'' times he suffers defeat, it was due to a betrayal he never saw coming, or deliberately choosing not to finish off his opponent. |
| 53 | * BrokenPedestal: To Ryoma in a really weird way. Ryoma used to hero worship Takatora, seeing him as the next God Emperor of mankind. However, after finding out that Takatora wants to use his powers for altruistic reasons, he turns against him. |
| 54 | * CainAndAbel: With Mitsuzane, though surprisingly [[spoiler:he's the Abel, as Mitsuzane ends up being much more antagonistic than he is.]] |
| 55 | * CartwrightCurse: An alternate version of Takatora has a wife who's comatose and in hospital in the Gaim summer movie. And in ''Gaim Gaiden: Zangetsu'', a girl he once knew [[spoiler:gets one of the Forbidden Fruit Lockseeds, turns into an Armored Rider and tried to kill him, but failed... so Ryoma finishes her off]]. |
| 56 | * CharacterDevelopment: Takatora started out as an arrogant man who saw the Beat Riders as "street trash" but as he fought Kouta, his arrogance wanes and he develops respect and sympathy for them. [[spoiler:A side story has him turn into TheAtoner after meeting Kouta, especially when he finds out his father's dark secret within an abandoned Zawame's Child Care by Yggdrasill, the place where Touka was (though he didn't know Ryoma was one of those orphans there), turning them into guinea pigs to make them work for Yggdrasill forever.]] |
| 57 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Touka Akatsuki, who was also his personal maid servant and they were very close at that. [[spoiler:The truth of her origins sours things]]. |
| 58 | * ComesGreatResponsibility: He believes that it is the duty of the rich and powerful to protect the weak, even referring to it as ''Noblesse oblige''. |
| 59 | * TheComicallySerious: Becomes this when interacting with Bravo. |
| 60 | ** Also used in specials and movies, in the crossover with ''[=ToQger=]'' he admonishes his underlings for telling him about a giant Inves fighting a mecha, unaware that said battle is happening right behind him, and in the crossover with ''Wizard'', his reaction to the Fourze Legend Arms he gets is: |
| 61 | -->'''Takatora''': [[BorrowedCatchphrase SPACE IS-]]... and that's as far as I'll humor ''that'' notion. |
| 62 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Both Takatora and [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Takeshi Asakura]] are the fourth main Riders of their respective shows filled with multiple Riders. However, while Gen Urobuchi claimed that Zangetsu will be the series' equivalent to Ouja, this is quite the opposite, as Takatora is a decent businessman who has altruistic reasons on his tenure as an Armored Rider, whereas Asakura is a psychotic criminal man with a malicious intent of becoming a Rider. |
| 63 | * CreateYourOwnVillain: He considers himself the one who turned [[spoiler:Micchy]] into the scumbag he is today. |
| 64 | * CurbStompBattle: Most of the time he's the deliverer but in the team-up movie with Drive, he's on the receiving end. |
| 65 | ** Delivers one to Kouta in #4, then curb-stomps ''all five'' other Riders in #11. |
| 66 | ** Does it again in #12 when testing the Genesis Driver against a squad of Kurokage mooks. It appears that "curb stomp" is his default setting. |
| 67 | ** #14 has him do this once again to Baron. However according to him, the Sengoku Drivers and Base Riders can't hope to equal an New Generation Rider. |
| 68 | ** In #19, this happens again: Kouta holds out for a while but ultimately couldn't touch Takatora at all. |
| 69 | ** The team-up movie with Drive has him struggling against Megahex. Emphasis on ''struggling,'' since he can't even damage Megahex at all even with Zangetsu Shin. |
| 70 | * CutenessProximity: His reaction to Ichigo Arms in the Hyper Battle Video. |
| 71 | --> '''Takatora:''' This is too cute for me. |
| 72 | * DarkMessiah: In direct contrast to Kouta. |
| 73 | * DeclarationOfProtection: During his fight with Megahex he says this word for word, stating he'll protect the world he's inherited. Similarly, as Kamen Rider Sylphi dies, she says that there will always be someone like her and he'll never stop fighting. He merely responds that he's well aware of this. |
| 74 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: He's at the helm of the antagonists for the first half of the show, with his ruthless means for combating Helheim but as soon as he decides to try a more benevolent approach, he's ousted and replaced by a three-way [[BigBadEnsemble ensemble]] between Ryoma, Mitchy and Redyue. |
| 75 | * DisneyDeath: |
| 76 | ** In #28 Takatora "dies" by being thrown off a cliff. To no one's surprise he's shown to be alive the very next episode. |
| 77 | ** Zigzagged in #36, where he's blasted into the river and his Driver's wrecked. Normally in ''Kamen Rider'', being thrown into the water is the result of a harsher-than-usual beat-down, but it's generally not fatal. But then he's not seen ([[spoiler:other than as a hallucination]]) for over two months... [[spoiler:He eventually turns up alive, but not until the series epilogue; and as a deconstruction of the usual ''Rider'' practice in that his time in the water caused brain damage that left him in a coma for months.]] |
| 78 | * DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: In #29 [[spoiler:Takatora meets Rosyuo, King of the Overlords, who saves his life and regales him with his life story.]] |
| 79 | * DoesNotLikeGuns: Zigzagged. He prefers katanas over guns, despite the fact that his Musou Saber doubles as a gun. |
| 80 | * DramaticIrony: In #20 he makes a speech about how one evil person can ruin the hard work of a hundred virtuous efforts... cue a scene where [[spoiler:the rest of the New Generation Riders gleefully admit that they plan to screw Takatora over when the time is right.]] |
| 81 | ** The irony is furthered in the following episodes: he accuses Kouta of being naive, but [[spoiler:Takatora now seems to be the only major player who doesn't realize that his associates are planning to betray him, as well as being the only major character oblivious to the existence of the Overlord Inves]]. |
| 82 | ** Takatora genuinely cares about and wants to protect his brother, but showing Mitsuzane the truth about the Helheim forest and bringing him into Yggdrasil has set the latter on the path to outright villainy. |
| 83 | * TheDreaded: Kouta is scared to death of him. And after #11, this also applies to everyone but Micchy and Oren. Even the other New Generation Riders fear him. [[spoiler:When the time comes to betray him, Minato is actually cautious and after his supposed death Sid feels confident enough to betray Ryoma.]] |
| 84 | * EducationMama: Male example. He continuously reminds Mitsuzane about the importance of his education and advises him to avoid any "distractions" in his life. |
| 85 | * EtTuBrute: In #28, after [[spoiler:getting betrayed by Sid and then Minato, Takatora applies this trope on Ryoma (who he honestly saw as his closest friend) when he finds out that the scientist is part of the coup.]] |
| 86 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The term evil may not be the right word for him, but Takatora does genuinely love his younger brother and wants what is best for him. In the two earliest tie-in films, he even sides with Mitsuzane and the other Armored Riders in the conflicts. This comes back to [[spoiler:bite him in the ass in the most tragic way possible and leads to his supposed demise.]] |
| 87 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: |
| 88 | ** He openly says that a trained soldier having a Sengoku Driver is too dangerous during #7 and requests the Driver be returned. Everyone else, however, seems to entertain the idea of Oren having the belt in one way or another. |
| 89 | ** He shows disgust whenever his other members do things ForTheEvulz. |
| 90 | ** He also doesn't aim to kill when fighting other Armored Riders. In #15, he makes it clear that without their belts the Beat Riders should even be protected. Unfortunately Sid seems to disagree... |
| 91 | ** After [[spoiler:Takatora breaks Kouta by revealing the truth about Yuya's death to him, he simply lets him go since he doesn't think he's a threat to Yggdrasil's plans anymore. This is in spite of Sid's skepticism and the fact that he could probably kill Kouta easily in is depressed state.]] |
| 92 | * EveryScarHasAStory: Has a prominent one on his right shoulder, inflicted during his first transformation into Zangetsu. [[spoiler:#27 reveals that it still very much hurts, meaning that he has been fighting with a handicap the entire time]]. |
| 93 | * EvilCounterpart: To Kouta, big time. Both are the lead characters in their respective factions and noticeably more moral than the other Riders - in fact, the only real difference between them is that Zangetsu has accepted having to ShootTheDog; Gaim hasn't. As for their Rider forms, they're not only both samurai; but they both have the Musou Saber as an extra sidearm and their armors are in many ways {{Palette Swap}}s of one another. |
| 94 | ** Later subverted; [[spoiler:Takatora's not all evil, he's just more cynical. As soon as Kouta shows him the potential for a more idealistic solution, he's all in.]] |
| 95 | ** He's initially presented as one to Micchy. Both brothers come from a rich and powerful family, but while Micchy is friends with the hero, Takatora is built up as a villain. [[spoiler:However, it's eventually [[InvertedTrope inverted]]: Takatora ultimately has selfless motives and a strong moral compass, while Micchy is extremely selfish and becomes more and more twisted.]] |
| 96 | * {{Expy}}: |
| 97 | ** To [[Literature/FateZero Kiritsugu Emiya and Tokiomi Tohsaka]]. The first being that they're [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]] who genuinely wants to save the world but whose methods clashed with the main hero. And the second is that they both have are prone of making bad decisions that make the situations worse and are too trusting of ObviouslyEvil men. |
| 98 | ** Also to [[Characters/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaHomuraAkemi Homura Akemi]]. Both of them are shield-wielding [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]] who are initially at odds with the heroes but later revealed to be [[BigGood good men]] desperately trying to save someone (Madoka for Homura, humanity for Takatora) and ended up becoming TheChampion in their respective main characters' stead. |
| 99 | ** To [[Anime/KillLaKill Satsuki Kiryuin]], in that they're at first the main bad guys when it was revealed that they're GoodAllAlong. |
| 100 | * FatalFlaw: By the halfway mark, it's made pretty clear that his fatal flaw is that, while he talks a big game about killing, he's pretty hesitant around it, [[spoiler:having Sid kill Hase instead of doing it himself, wanting Ryoma to make just a ''few'' more Sengoku Drivers for Project Ark, and sparing Micchy and Touka are all examples of this]]. He also has major flaws in being a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter since he's too trusting of people and having TheoryTunnelvision, too committed to his beliefs and slow to recognize conflicting evidence. |
| 101 | * AFatherToHisMen: Shown to genuinely care for the mooks directly under his command. |
| 102 | * {{Foil}}: Takatora is one to both Kouta and Micchy. |
| 103 | ** Kouta: Takatora is TheCynic while Kouta is TheIdealist. [[spoiler:Both men are ultimately well-intentioned and want to protect humanity. Takatora is willing to commit various atrocities in order to make sure that the human race is able to survive; Kouta remains steadfast in wanting to save everyone and disapproves of Yggdrasil's methods. However, the two eventually realize they are not so different and Takatora is eager to take a more idealistic alternative when it presents itself. Both men also follow a ThouShallNotKill mentality, though whereas Kouta actively adopts it after he learns the AwfulTruth and is willing to drop it when it comes to fighting the Overlords, Takatora subconsciously has it in his mind and never dropping it, even when his job requires him to at least kill ''some'' people.]] |
| 104 | ** Mitsuzane: [[spoiler:Takatora is originally hinted to be a BigBad, but is ultimately revealed to be a WellIntentionedExtremist who genuinely wants to protect humanity and doesn't desire power for himself (even believing that it is the duty of the powerful to protect the weak). In addition, Takatora gradually warms up to Kouta and is moved by his idealism. In contrast, his brother Mitsuzane undergoes a FaceHeelTurn as he becomes increasingly DrunkWithPower, to the point that he doesn't care about anything except what he personally wants. He joins forces with Redyue in her invasion of Earth even though her success would most likely bring about the end of human civilization. While he's also initially best friends with Kouta, Mitsuzane becomes bitter and hateful when Kouta's idealism leads him to repeatedly (and unintentionally) defy Micchy's schemes, and he starts trying to kill him.]] |
| 105 | *** It gets worse: [[spoiler:when Takatora was willing to carry out Project Ark, he honestly saw it as NecessarilyEvil and felt immense guilt for planning to carry it out. Once the possibility of a more idealistic option presented itself, he eagerly took it and joined forces with Kouta. In contrast, when Mitsuzane starts carrying out his own version of Project Ark in #35, he doesn't seem to express any sort of remorse; he gives some lip service to it being the key to humanity's survival, but he doesn't seem to actually care that massive amounts of people will die. Even worse, he treats Kouta's idealism with nothing but hatred, seeing it as a threat to his plans that needs to be destroyed.]] |
| 106 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible to Mitsuzane's foolish. Even early on, Takatora is TheDutifulSon, carrying over the legacy of his parents and hoping that Micchy will do the same in the future, only hampered by the latter's somewhat rebellious tendency when he starts skipping classes and disobey his brother. [[spoiler: The contrast only gets bigger when it's revealed that Takatora, for all his flaws, truly wants the best for humanity and always considers the best options available, while Micchy undergoes FaceHeelTurn in a selfish way, and also makes irrational decisions along the way, humanity be damned.]] |
| 107 | * FourIsDeath: His Melon Lock Seed is LS-04, while his Melon Energy Lock Seed is ELS-04. [[spoiler:He loses access to Zangetsu Shin after Ryoma's betrayal, and later is presumed dead after his fight against Mitsuzane... Though it's subverted that he's actually revealed to be in a coma for a long time.]] |
| 108 | * FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Melancholic. |
| 109 | * GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:He's revealed to be an unwilling AntiVillain during the middle point of the series... ...just in time for the other New Generation Riders to betray him.]] |
| 110 | * GoodRunningEvil: His top subordinates all have self-serving goals, but Takatora genuinely wants to save humanity. It's somewhat subverted though since he isn't aware of how duplicitous his subordinates are, allowing Ryoma to manipulate him into becoming an AntiVillain by convincing him no other options are availale. |
| 111 | * HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:It's revealed that he has a scar on his right shoulder, and that it still pains him to this day.]] |
| 112 | * HappilyMarried: In the Soccer World, he has a sick wife, paralleling him with Rosyuo and his queen. |
| 113 | * TheHeavy: For the first half of the series, where he's the face of Yggdrasill and the one handling their coverup of Helheim. |
| 114 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:He eventually develops a high opinion of Kouta, and is willing to work with him when a more idealistic alternative to his original plan presents itself.]] |
| 115 | * HeroWithAnFInGood: Oh, ''holy God yes.'' [[spoiler:Every attempt he's made to try to stop Helheim has either shifted power back towards the people trying to manipulate him or somehow ended up making the entire situation worse for both sides.]] |
| 116 | * HeroicBSOD[=/=]DespairEventHorizon: Happens in #28; after he realizes [[spoiler:Ryoma has betrayed him]], he loses the will to fight. |
| 117 | * HiddenAgendaVillain: Kept his plans hidden for a significant portion of the story. |
| 118 | * HiddenDepths: During his CurbStompBattle with the other Riders, he takes extra caution to not actually ''kill'' anyone, even Oren who he thinks shouldn't be a Rider, by [[SetSwordsToStun holding his Musou Saber backwards]]. He's actually horrified when he winds up destroying one of the Sengoku Drivers. |
| 119 | ** Furthermore, he tried to stop Ryoji from eating a Helheim Fruit, and after his transformation, he made Sid take him down in order to try to make him feel responsibility for his actions... He just didn't think that Sid would even care. |
| 120 | ** In #21, he admits that [[spoiler:he has genuine doubts about his more morally questionable actions and Yggdrasil's plans, and respects Kouta's heroism and resolve.]] |
| 121 | ** #36 shows that he's not as cold and absolute as one may think. [[spoiler:He fails to deliver the final blow on Mitzusane and is coldly struck down because of his hesitation.]] |
| 122 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: This is one of Takatora's {{Fatal Flaw}}s. He relies on some rather ObviouslyEvil people, and can find no wrong in his brother. Micchy outright states that Takatora has a habit of trusting people that he really shouldn't in #23. |
| 123 | * ImaginaryEnemy: [[spoiler:Micchy starts seeing hallucinations of Takatora after defeating him.]] |
| 124 | * ItsAllMyFault: Takatora blames himself for [[spoiler:what Micchy has become]] in #36. |
| 125 | -->'''Takatora''': That's right. I'm the one who [[spoiler:made Mitsuzane like this.]] |
| 126 | * JerkassRealization: After learning about [[spoiler:Micchy's FaceHeelTurn, Takatora realizes that his cold aloofness helped turn Micchy into the monster he's become. In particular, he flashes back to his earlier lecture to Micchy about how he needed to cut out "unimportant things" from his life.]] Takatora realizes just how cruel this was and deeply regrets it. |
| 127 | * TheJuggernaut: The only thing that's ever stopped him was his own moral compass. If he wasn't a good man, the bad guys would have won a long time ago. |
| 128 | * KnightOfCerebus: In-universe for Kouta. Once he shows up in his life, he stops taking his life as an Armored Rider as a game. |
| 129 | * KnightTemplar: The Melon Lockseed's jingle, ''"Tenka Gomen!"'' is a Japanese idiom referring to the Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven, and initially Takatora seems to fit the bill, being ruthless in his pursuit of his goals and repeatedly emphasizing that he is fighting evil without purpose or reason. He's actually a subversion, however, as his resolve is far from certain about Project Ark and once another option is presented to him, he immediately takes it even though it comes from Kouta. |
| 130 | * KubrickStare[=/=]PerpetualFrowner: His default expression seems to be a stern stare combined with a scowl. |
| 131 | * LargeHam: Minor example: Though we the audience only see it once, his pre-transformation pose as Zangetsu is the most grandiose of all the Armored Riders, using CGI even before the transformation is initiated. He does no pose or gesture as Zangetsu Shin, however. |
| 132 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He's the one who showed Mitsuzane the truth of Helheim and therefore started his downfall. [[spoiler:It makes sense that he'd nearly die from the end result's hands]]. |
| 133 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: By #23, he had become by far the most unaware major player. He didn't realize that [[spoiler:his associates were plotting behind his back, and he was the only major character who didn't know about the Overlord Inves.]] |
| 134 | ** Likewise, even before that, chronologically, he was unaware that, as part of the Lockseed project, [[spoiler:his father had commissioned experimentation on children. Incidentally, the two confirmed survivors, who he each considered his friends, unaware of their connection to this, both bit him in the ass within a short time of each other. His former childhood attendant Touka and then Ryoma himself]]. |
| 135 | * MadeOfIron: Takatora is consistently portrayed as ''insanely'' durable, surviving multiple incidents that would have killed anyone else. |
| 136 | * MilesToGoBeforeISleep: He would have been [[spoiler:stuck in a coma forever and probably preferred it that way if it wasn't for Kouta asking him to help Micchy]]. |
| 137 | * MirrorCharacter: Both Takatora and Kouta have doubts about fighting the Inves, care for those close to them, and ultimately want to protect people; the key difference between them is that [[spoiler:Takatora has accepted the idea that innocent people must be sacrificed for the greater good, while Kouta wants to save everyone.]] |
| 138 | * NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: After [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dd%C5%8D_Takatora Toudou Takatora]]. |
| 139 | * NecessarilyEvil: How he perceives all of the morally unjust things he does. He still feels immense guilt for them, though. |
| 140 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Attacks Bujin Double right as he was about to finish off [[BigBad Bujin Gaim]], resulting in Double's defeat, thinking Bujin Gaim was the Gaim he knew. While he wasn't exactly a 'hero' at the time, he was still on the hero's ''side'' during the conflict at hand. |
| 141 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Gives Kouta one so brutal in #4, it leaves the poor guy [[TheDreaded absolutely terrified of him]]. |
| 142 | * NominalVillain: Takatora is in the unenviable position of trying to protect Earth from an alien invasion. When a human mutates into a monster, he [[ShootTheDog executes them because there's no cure]]. The company he works for is manufacturing protective equipment, but they can only squeeze out a billion units while the world population is ''seven'' billion. As a result, they're trying to manipulate various resources to create a mass die-off to bring the number down to something more manageable. Takatora finds all this reprehensible, but he genuinely doesn't see any other way out for humanity as a whole. (There's also a bit of naivete here, as Takatora thinks his coworkers are just as altruistic when they're really trying to exploit the situation for their own gain and conspiring against him.) |
| 143 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:TWICE. Having survived the fall in #28 and being knocked into a river by Mitsuzane in #36]] |
| 144 | * NotSoAboveItAll: In #22, he chuckles before showing Kouta that [[spoiler:he killed Yuya.]] |
| 145 | ** Takatora purposefully tries to invoke this on Kouta: when Kouta calls him out on being willing to sacrifice lives in #22, Takatora turns it back on him by explaining that Kouta and other people are only alive today because he [[spoiler:took ''Yuya's'' life]]. However, Kouta soon regains his resolve, rejects Takatora's belief, and [[spoiler:destroys Yggdrasil's Scalar System with Kachidoki Arms.]] |
| 146 | ** In #27,[[spoiler:his backstory reveals his goal to save as many people as possible from the Helheim invasion, similar to Kouta. Both of them also have a villainous sidekick that they genuinely view as their friend, while their sidekicks have their own goals and are willing to betray them any time (Ryoma to Takatora, and Micchy to Kouta).]] |
| 147 | * OffscreenTeleportation[=/=]VillainTeleportation: Demonstrates this ability in Helheim Forest in #4. |
| 148 | * OnlySaneMan: For Yggdrasill. He's the only one who hasn't done something solely ForTheEvulz and is focused on their main objective while the other members of the inner circle tend to prefer making the Armored Riders suffer for fun. |
| 149 | ** Becomes more pronounced as time goes on: Takatora is the only New Generation Rider [[spoiler:who actually wants to save humanity and acknowledges that Yggdrasil's actions are cruel; the others all see the Helheim invasion as a good thing and don't care that their plans will cause the deaths of billions.]] |
| 150 | * ParentalSubstitute: Takatora admits in #36 that because their parents were always overseas, he had to raise Mitsuzane. |
| 151 | * PetTheDog: Out of his bond to two people, he's shown to be unable to kill them when forced to fight them. Sparing either of them don't pay off: [[spoiler:Ryoma murders Touka anyway once he lets her go, and Micchy takes advantage of his hesitation and seemingly kills him]]. |
| 152 | * TheProudElite: Repeatedly refers to Beat Riders as "street trash" that's beneath him and tries to pass this attitude on to Mitsuzane. He [[TookALevelInKindness got better after a while]]. |
| 153 | * PsychoticSmirk: Flashes a Sid-worthy one when [[spoiler:he shows Kouta that he killed Yuya]]. |
| 154 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Takatora legitimately wants to save people, and only commits what he views as necessary evils when he believes them to be the only viable option. Unfortunately, none of his subordinates are what you'd call "reasonable". |
| 155 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Mitsuzane's Sensitive Guy. |
| 156 | * ShirtlessScene: In #27, his bare shoulders and part of his back can bee seen during a shower scene. It shows that EveryScarHasAStory. |
| 157 | * SiblingTeam: In ''Movie War Full Throttle'', he and Mitsuzane fight together against Megahex's invasion. |
| 158 | * SkilledButNaive: While he's not technically naive, he's a very oblivious person due his [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter tendency]] of relying on some extremely untrustworthy people and his inability to notice his brother's downward spiral. |
| 159 | * SoProudOfYou: To Mitsuzane's shock, he actually applauds him for going behind his back and going against his planned out life by telling him that [[ItRunsInTheFamily "you definitely have Kureshima blood in you"]]. |
| 160 | * SympathyForTheHero: He seems to have gained a soft spot for Kouta, admiring his resolve and idealism, despite setting out to break his will. |
| 161 | ** [[spoiler:Upon meeting Demushu and having Kouta tell him the truth about the Overlord Inves, Takatora immediately believes Kouta and the two join forces. Despite Kouta destroying the Scalar System, he seems to be more than willing to let bygones be bygones and give Kouta's idealism a chance.]] |
| 162 | ** Eventually, Takatora develops a very high opinion of Kouta and genuinely wants to help him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Micchy has other plans.]] |
| 163 | * TakeUpMySword: In #28, right before [[spoiler:Sid sends Takatora plummeting to his doom, Takatora sees Mitsuzane in the distance and tells him to help Kouta and save humanity. Too bad Takatora doesn't know his little brother has made a FaceHeelTurn.]] |
| 164 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He's tall, dark-haired, has an extremely chiseled face, and very brooding and stoic most of the time. No wonder he has so many fangirls. |
| 165 | * [[{{Deuteragonist}} Tetragonist]]: He's the fourth most prominant character in the story after Kouta, Kaito and Mitchy. |
| 166 | * TheoryTunnelvision: This is Takatora's other FatalFlaw, as he tends to ignore whatever challenges his worldview or inconveniences his plans unless he can't avoid it anymore. |
| 167 | ** He initially refused to consider the idea that his beloved little brother wasn't the stoic, diligent student he pretended to be [[spoiler:and fails to notice that showing Micchy the truth about Helheim has had a very horrifying effect on his sanity]]. |
| 168 | ** He fails to realize that all his trusted allies aren't [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]] like him and are conspiring against him. By #23, he appears to be the only major character who hasn't figured out that they're ObviouslyEvil. |
| 169 | ** He's also so far into the "sacrifice the many to save the few" plan (in spite of the guilt it brings him) that he has trouble accepting anything else. Takatora also assumes that his allies are all just as dedicated to the plan as he is. |
| 170 | ** PlayedForLaughs in the ''[=ToQger=]'' crossover, when he's completely oblivious to a giant mecha battle going on outside his window. |
| 171 | * ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Demonstrated in #11 when fighting against Ryugen. |
| 172 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Though ruthless and rather amoral in his methods, he's the only one of the New Generation Riders to have humanity's best interests at heart. |
| 173 | * TotalitarianUtilitarian: A PG version, with some similarities to [[Literature/FateZero Kiritsugu Emiya.]] |
| 174 | * UnwittingPawn: To [[spoiler:Sid, Ryoma, and Yoko, who all ''want'' Helheim to invade and are using Takatora to become stronger.]] |
| 175 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:With Micchy during his childhood days.]] |
| 176 | * UselessProtagonist: [[spoiler:Micchy accuses him of being useless without Yggdrasil.]] |
| 177 | * WeakButSkilled: Even when there's an obvious power difference between him and his opponent, Takatora simply proves himself the better fighter. Case in point? [[spoiler:He goes up against Micchy, who is currently using his Melon Energy Lockseed, with his base Melon Arms]]. Guess who ends up getting the upper hand? If it wasn't for Takatora hesitating, he would have ''won''. |
| 178 | ** Later on, in ''Gridon Vs. Bravo'', he gets stuck with [[spoiler:the ''Donguri Lockseed'' of all things when he faces a corrupted Bravo with King Durian Arms]]. And despite the horrendously weak equipment he's stuck with, he still manages to hold his own and get into a back and forth. He ultimately loses, but the fact that he managed to cope that well with [[spoiler:quite possibly the weakest Lockseed that isn't the Matsubokkuri Lockseed]] against such a strong opponent says a lot. |
| 179 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Identifies as one, as he claims his plans are all for the good of helping humanity. He also goes on to say all of Yggdrasill is this, as it is their role in the world. |
| 180 | ** #16 shows that whatever he is trying to do is meant to save the world and has something to do with what's at the heart of the Helheim Forest. |
| 181 | ** Confirmed in #20. [[spoiler:Takatora is trying to prevent Helheim from spreading over the earth]], and in #21, if he has no other option to stop the spread, [[spoiler:they use the ring on the tower to destroy all of Zawame]]. Sid, when revealing the latter to Kouta, pretty much states that [[TheNeedsOfTheMany it's a necessary evil if it means saving mankind]]. |
| 182 | * WhatTheHellHero: Gets called out by Micchy in #36 for being oblivious. |
| 183 | -->'''Micchy''': [[spoiler:All you ever did was order me about, without ever seeing the bigger picture. And now you come waltzing back in!?]] |
| 184 | * WhereDidWeGoWrong: He asks himself where he went wrong in #36 after he sees how far the brother he helped raise has fallen. |
| 185 | * WillfullyWeak: It's notable that in Zangetsu's base form, he holds his sword in a reverse grip. It shows that despite his overwhelming power and skill, he's trying to go easy on those he fights. |
| 186 | * WorfHadTheFlu: Takatora has basically been suffering from a major injury throughout the entire show. Despite that, he is still the deadliest warrior amongst all the riders, only failing to go farther due to forces outside his control. |
| 187 | * WorldsBestWarrior: It's pretty much agreed upon by both the Beat Riders and Yggdrasil that he is impossible to beat one-on-one. Case in point? [[spoiler:It took ''every'' other New Generation Rider working together to beat him, and even then Ryoma implied that, had Takatora not been knocked off balance by Ryoma's betrayal, he still might have won. Although as ''Movie War Full Throttle'' shows, those with the power of the Overlords can be on par, if not outright defeat him, as Megahex demonstrates. It also gets removed once he obtains Kachidoki Arms.]] |
| 188 | ** Kachidoki's debut had Gaim going up against Zangetsu Shin in a one on one. The other energy riders are completely surpassed by Kachidoki to the point of curb stomp and we'd just seen Kouta walk through dozens of kurokage troopers. Zangetsu not only holds his own, he's ''on top'' for the brief fight, successfully knocking Gaim off the building. |
| 189 | ** Similarly, he takes on [[spoiler:his brother and almost wins despite using the Sengoku Driver & a basic Melon Lock Seed against Micchy's Genesis Driver & Melon Energy Lock Seed and the only reason he lost is that he's hesitating due to his memories of the younger Micchy.]] |
| 190 | ** During ''Movie War Full Throttle'', [[spoiler:he takes on Cyborg!Ryoma one on one. Ryoma is connected to Megahex at this point and is using Dragon Energy Arms while Takatora has only the basic Melon Lockseed and the Sengoku Driver. Takatora still wins. ]] |
| 191 | ** In the ''Gridon Vs. Bravo'' Gaiden Movie [[spoiler:Takatora fights Bravo in his corrupted powered up King Durian form...using the ''Donguri'' lockseed (by far the weakest lockseed outside the Kurokages). He's hold on against Bravo in an impressive back and forth, even if the Gridon form ultimately proves to be too weak to win. He then goes up against Sylphi using his own belt, which puts her up against Zangetsu Kachidoki, his latest form which seems to greatly surpass Kouta's version in power. He ''annihilates'' her.]] |
| 192 | * WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: G-Rated version. Yggdrasill does not "control" Zawame City, they enhance and improve it. |
| 193 | ** And of course, [[spoiler:he never uses the actual G-word when discussing killing six-sevenths of the world population, possibly to assuage his own hang-ups over the moral implications of saving humanity through such actions.]] |
| 194 | * {{Workaholic}}: Shows shades of this. When he's not working, what little interaction he has with his brother is interrupted by his phone ringing. He also shows disgust towards most of the youth of Zawame City and especially the Beat Riders, since in his eyes they contribute nothing to society. |
| 195 | * YankTheDogsChain: Takatora was actually happy in #28, smiling and basically acting like an adult Kouta. [[spoiler:Cue his brother and comrades' [[SarcasmMode completely unexpected]] betrayal.]] |
| 196 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: |
| 197 | ** After the Genesis Driver is finished, he declares that Yggdrasill has no need for the Armored Riders and plans to make them "face reality". Thankfully, he takes a non-lethal approach (in contrast to his allies). |
| 198 | ** [[spoiler:Takatora is on the receiving end of this trope when his allies finally betray him]] in #28. |
| 199 | [[/folder]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:Tropes exclusive to him as Kamen Rider Zangetsu]] |
| 202 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krgaim_zangetsumelonarms.png]] |
| 203 | [[caption-width-right:210:''Soiya![=/=]Iyo! Melon Arms! Tenka Gomen![[note]][=Yeah!/Finally!=] Melon Arms! Acknowledged By Providence![[/note]]'']] |
| 204 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krga_zangetsuwatermelon.png]] |
| 205 | [[caption-width-right:210:''Soiya![=/=]Iyo! Watermelon Arms! Midare-dama, Ba-Ba-Ba-Bang![[note]][=Yeah!/Finally!=] Watermelon Arms! Rumbling Ball, Ba-Ba-Ba-Bang![[/note]]'']] |
| 206 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krga_zangetsukachidoki_1.png]] |
| 207 | [[caption-width-right:210:''Soiya![=/=]Iyo! Kachidoki Arms! Iza Shutsujin! Ei, Ei, Oh![[note]][=Yeah!/Finally!=] Truimphant Arms! Into the Battlefield! Hip, Hip, Hooray![[/note]]'']] |
| 208 | * BroughtDownToBadass: [[spoiler:After losing his Genesis Driver and the Melon Energy Lockseed during the coup, which allowed him to become Zangetsu Shin, Takatora's only able to become the regular Zangetsu when he has to fight Mitsuzane, who took his brother's Genesis Driver and Lockseed. Despite this disadvantage, Takatora's fighting skills allow him to overpower Mitsuzane as Zangetsu Shin, only stopping himself with the finishing blow. However, ''Movie War Full Throttle'' has him outright win against Sengoku's Dragon Energy Arms before he can take his Genesis Driver to become Zangetsu Shin again.]] |
| 209 | * CorporateSamurai: An almost literal example, since his armor has a distinctly Japanese motif. |
| 210 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution: Minor case, but in ''Gaim Gaiden: Kamen Rider Duke'', Takatora's Sengoku Driver makes an "Iyo!" sound rather than the "Soiya!" sound that all Gaim-themed lockseeds have. This is further enforced with the CSM Sengoku Driver also making this noise when the Zangetsu faceplate is inserted and a certain command is performed. |
| 211 | * ExactWords: [[spoiler:Zangetsu is considered the Ouja of the series. Turns out they weren't talking about THIS Zangetsu...]] |
| 212 | * FinishingMove: |
| 213 | ** Melon Arms: '''Squash''': Zangetsu performs ''Melon Musou Zan'' [[note]]Peerless Melon Slash[[/note]] by charging his Musou Saber with Melon-shaped energy before slashing his target with it. Alternatively, he can perform the Melou Blast by [[ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks throwing his shield charged with maskmelon slice-shaped energy at the enemy]], before slashing and stabbing them afterwards. |
| 214 | ** Fourze Arms: '''Squash''': Zangetsu performs Fourze's ''Rider Rocket Drill Kick'' by jumping high up and strikes the opponent with the spinning drill. Alternatively, he can perform the ''Rider RocketPunch'' by performing a punch attack with the Rocket Module. |
| 215 | ** Kachidoki Arms: '''Sparking''': Zangetsu charges his Kachidoki Bata with lime-green energy before slashing the opponent with it. |
| 216 | * {{Foreshadowing}}:Of all the original four Riders, Zangetsu is the only one with a shield as his primary sidearm, whereas all the others have offensive weaponry. [[spoiler:This hints at the fact that Takatora is ''not'' a villain, as he chose a form that is based on defense and protection rather than aggression.]] |
| 217 | * GatlingGood: The Watermelon Gatling from the Watermelon arms is a shield with a minigun-like attachment on the bottom similar to the one used by [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Norris' Gouf Custom]] from the Gundam franchise |
| 218 | * LegacyCharacter: Not Takatora or Zangetsu per se, but Zangetsu Kachidoki is meant to be the inheritance of the powers the Lockseed once gave Kouta, [[SuperiorSuccessor re-engineered for Takatora's own Rider form and to surpass the original model]]. |
| 219 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: The novel gives him Jimber Melon Arms as an alternative to Zangetsu Shin. |
| 220 | * MixAndMatchWeapon: The default Musou [[CoolSword Saber]] [[note]]Peerless Saber[[/note]] sidearm, when using the Watermelon Lockseed, he is given the Watermelon Gatling, a cross between the shield of the Melon Defender and [[GatlingGood a gatling gun]]. |
| 221 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Melon Defender in Melon Arms. It also offers offensive options alongside it's main defensive usez as it has sharp curves and a sharp point at the bottom of the shield. |
| 222 | * PaletteSwap: Watermelon Arms from ''Zangetsu Gaiden'' is basically Melon Arms recolored in dark red and green. |
| 223 | * SuperMode: The theatrical play ''Kamen Rider Zangetsu -Gaim Gaiden-'' gives him his own melon-based version of Kachidoki Arms. |
| 224 | * SuperiorSuccessor: Zangetsu's Kachidoki Arms are meant to surpass Kouta's version of the Arms, hence why it is encoded as "SKLS" ('''S'''hin ("True") '''K'''achidoki '''L'''ock'''s'''eed) instead of KLS-02. [[spoiler:Since [[PhysicalGod Kouta]] himself gives Takatora the Lockseed, it only makes sense]]. |
| 225 | %%** Personal Arms: |
| 226 | %%*** |
| 227 | %%*** LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The Melon Defender in Melon Arms. |
| 228 | %%*** GatlingGood: The Watermelon Gatling Gun in Watermelon Arms. |
| 229 | %%*** HandCannon: His Scratching Loading Matchlock Hinawatenga-DJ-Ju [[note]]Melon DJ Gun[[/note]] in Kachidoki Arms.[[note]]Becomes a [[{{BFS}} big sword]] when combined with the Musou Saber.[[/note]] |
| 230 | %%** Borrowed Arms: |
| 231 | %%*** RocketPoweredWeapon: The Rocket Module in Fourze Arms. |
| 232 | %%*** CarryABigStick: The Mango Punisher in Mango Arms. |
| 233 | %%*** ImprobableWeaponUser: As with Kouta's version, he can fight using ''flags'' in Kachidoki Arms. |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder:Tropes exclusive to him as Kamen Rider Zangetsu Shin]] |
| 237 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krgaim_zangetsushinmelonenergyarms_9.png]] |
| 238 | [[caption-width-right:210:''Soda! Melon Energy Arms! (Japanese techno music)'']] |
| 239 | * FinishingMove: |
| 240 | ** '''Squash''': Zangetsu Shin performs his ''Mujin Kick'' [[note]]Bladeless Kick[[/note]] by using all the Melon Energy's fuel before jumping up and kicking the target. Alternatively, he can slash the enemy with the Sonic Arrow afterwards. |
| 241 | ** '''Sonic Arrow''': Zangetsu Shin performs his version of ''Sonic Volley'' by inserting the Melon Energy Lockseed before firing a powerful arrow shot. |
| 242 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: Switches his Sengoku Driver in favor to the more advanced Genesis Driver. |
| 243 | * RainOfArrows: Assuming the abilities shown of the Sonic Arrow aren't shared by all New Generation Riders, Zangetsu Shin's arrows can do this, as shown in #12. |
| 244 | %%** EnergyBow: The Sonic Arrow. |
| 245 | [[/folder]] |
| 246 | |
| 247 | [[folder:Emergency Rider Form]] |
| 248 | !!!Tropes exclusive to him as Kamen Rider Gridon II |
| 249 | * CallBack: Becomes Gridon to ferry the powers back to Hideyasu, much like how Kouta used Aym, the user of Proto-Gaim, to ferry the Shin Kachidoki Lockseed to Takatora himself. |
| 250 | * ClippedWingAngel: Technically serves as an emergency form similar to [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne Zerozero-One]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Super Dead Heat]], being weaker than Takatora's other forms. Takatora very quickly switches back to Zangetsu after the situation necessitating Gridon's use is resolved. |
| 251 | * MacGuffinEscortMission: The Donguri Lockseed and unlocked Sengoku Driver in Takatora's possession needs to be delivered to Hideyasu in time. Also an exploited case of the trope, as the lack of a DNA lock means that it isn't entirely useless while in transit and Takatora can become Gridon II to hold off any attackers. |
| 252 | * WeakButSkilled: Gridon is not a exactly a particularly strong or useful powerset, as Hideyasu is all too familiar with. But with Takatora's skills and experience he's quite effective with it even if he moves back to Zangetsu as soon as he can. |
| 253 | [[/folder]] |
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