Line #19 Recap/KamenRiderSaberEp40ShiningFriendshipTheThreeSwordsmen


1	!Shining Friendship, The Three Swordsmen.
2	-->'''Original Airdate:''' June 20, 2021\
3	'''Written by:''' Keiichi Hasegawa\
4	'''Directed by:''' Hidenori Ishida
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6	!!Summary
7	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thumbnail_image7_8.jpg]]
8	[[caption-width-right:350:[[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno.]]]]
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10	->'''Tassel''': ''(gliding on his parasol) Bonne lecture''! My name is Tassel.\
11	Using the power of his new sword, Touma was able to thwart Master Logos's ambitions!\
12	But now, that girl has appeared in Wonder World!\
13	We have to find her, before it's too late!\
14	Where, oh where could you be?! Luna...!!
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16	Issac is once again brought down by Touma and his trusty Xross Saber, but the evil leader has one more trick up his sleeve. His Omni Force Wonder Ride Book can control people via their Wonder Ride Books. Issac makes his move on Ryoga, forcing him to attack Reika, before targeting a wandering Luna for her powers and connection between Wonder World and Earth. Meanwhile, in the real world, Touma, Rintaro, and Kento confront Issac, but with his Omni Force book in hand, defeating him will be very difficult...
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18	!!Episode Tropes
19	* AGodAmI: Isaac can only desperately say this in response to the two defeats he suffers at the hands of Saber, Blades and Espada. He's [[InstantlyProvenWrong proven wrong]] very quickly.
20	* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: While Touma and friends defeat Isaac once more in this episode, it's Storious who comes in and finishes off the former Master Logos for good.
21	* BigDamnHeroes: Buster and Slash come in and save Reika from being cut down by her own brother.
22	* DragonTheirFeet: Except Storious becomes the [[TheStarscream new]] Big Bad after killing the previous one in Master Logos.
23	* FriendOrIdolDecision: Discussed. Once Tassel makes clear Touma inheriting Luna's power will shackle him to Wonder World forever, she remarks that this will make his friends sad.
24	* HeroicWillpower: Sufficient doses are needed to stave off Solomon's PeoplePuppets power, as Rintaro and Kento demonstrate.
25	* HijackedByGanon: Though Isaac has been the BigBad of the series since his introduction, Storious would instead betray the former Master and be the FinalBoss instead.
26	* HumiliationConga: Isaac ends up on the end of a big (and ultimately fatal) one throughout the episode, even with his successes such as nearly capturing Luna and DualWielding ''Saikou'' and ''Kurayami'' at one point.
27	* ICannotSelfTerminate: Ryoga begs Daishinji and Ogami to cut him down while he's under Solomon's thrall. Thankfully, they don't have to do that.
28	* ItAmusedMe: After Storious kills Isaac, he remarks how he found his delusions of godhood "laughable, miserable and beautiful."
29	* KarmicDeath: Isaac manipulated people ForTheEvulz and declared himself a god. He's outright told he's a false god nobody can have faith in before having the Omniforce destroyed before his eyes. He then dies like a mortal man in pitiful despair - disposed of like one of the pawns he saw everyone else as.
30	* KneelBeforeZod: Isaac pulls this moments before his death at the hands of Storious.
31	* NoBodyLeftBehind: Isaac goes out this way, being vaporized by Storious.
32	* PeoplePuppets: Solomon uses the Omniforce's power to turn Durendal against his sister and Blades and Espada against Touma. The Riders are [[IKnowYoureinThereSomewhereFight fully aware]] of their controlled state and struggle against it every step of the way.
33	* PsychicBlockDefense: The power of ''Xross Saber'' make Touma immune to Isaac's ability to hijack peoples' bodies. So he hijacks his friends instead.
34	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Rintaro and Kento deliver one to Isaac, highlighting how his incessant scheming made them [[BrokenPedestal lose the very faith in him he seeks out of them as a "god"]].
35	* TheReveal: Luna isn't merely the girl who connects the two worlds, but ''is'' the embodiment of Wonder World itself, as Tassel reminds her.
36	* SignificantWardrobeShift: Storious gains a new set of threads after claiming the ''Omniforce'' book and disposing of Master Logos.
37	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Storious disposes of Isaac after his defeat at the hands of the Riders, much like how the former treated Bahato.
38	--> '''Storious''': Your tale has come to its end.
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40	->'''Storious''': The final moments of a man who chased godhood... were truly laughable, miserable and beautiful.\
41	[[VoiceOfTheLegion The story will continue]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou to be spun by]] [[HijackedByGanon yours truly]].\

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