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5[[WMG: ''Ex-Aid'' will continue the fan-speculated NumerologicalMotif of the Neo-Heisei era, focusing on the number '''9'''.]]
6* ''Ex-Aid'' is the ninth Kamen Rider series in the Neo-Heisei era.
7* Most Riders in the series are doctors. ''Kyuukyuu'' is Japanese for first aid/rescue. In Japanese, nine can be read as ''kyu''.
8* The Riders' forms are based on VideoGameGenres. In video games, 9 is often used to show the maximum capacity or final character level (e.c. level 99).
9* This series serves as the franchise's 45th anniversary, and 9 x 5 = 45.
10** 4+5=9 as well.
11* There will be 9 riders or "bosses" for the protagonists to face off against.
12** Aside from Emu, there are 9 other riders (if you don't count movie/special-exclusive riders and count the ride players other than Nico as one rider).
13* The Riders, or Ex-aid at least, will have 9 levels total.
14** If so 9 will be the final form.
15* An upside-down Gashat kind of resembles the number 9... If you squint.
16* It seems like from five on have been reflected in the Final Forms of the Riders. Wizard had areas on Infinity that were five segments, Gaim's Kiwami Arms had six fruits on the chest and the visor was colored similarly. Drive's Type Tridoron has seven tires all over its body, and Ghost's Mugen has the infinity symbol all over its body, vertically to boot, making them look like stylized eights. If this holds, Ex-Aid will have something on his armor that represents the number nine.
17** Confirmed! The helmet for Muteki has ''9'' spikes on it
18*** [[FridgeBrilliance To think Toei's played such a subtly long game like this...Next year's number ten should be an interesting series if more than just final forms end up being linked across each prior series.]]
19*** It goes even further. Before Ex-Aid is in his final form, he's at Level ''99'', and all of his stats are at ''99'' each. Punches at 99 tons, kicks at 99 tons, jumps 99 meters in the air, runs 100 meters in .99 seconds... Holy shit that sounds like it'll hurt.
20*** This is the reach to ''end all reaches'', so no it's not confirmed. [[SincerityMode Honestly, this is just getting sad.]]
21* The partner Sentai series is Kyuranger, which their explicit gimmick is having 9 team members, as stated in their name.
22** Ignore the above. ''This'' is the reach to end all reaches.
23* All jossed. [[WordofGod According to producer Takahiro Omori]], the key number in ''Ex-Aid'' is '''TEN'''.
24** I guess [[{{Pun}} seven eight nine]].
25*** Pack it all in boys and girls, Shirakura [[https://twitter.com/cron204/status/1095471070776221697 killed the number theory stone dead.]]
26
27[[WMG: Some of the Kamen Riders in Ex-Aid are robots.]]
28Rather than someone donning a rider suit, s/he controls the rider safely from home.
29* Jossed- the riders are shown transforming in person.
30
31[[WMG: ''Ex-Aid'' will be DarkerAndEdgier than most other series.]]
32Maybe not as dark as Series/KamenRiderAmazons, but darker than usual. Series/KamenRiderGaim proves that colorful designs and a silly-seeming motif don't guarantee a light-hearted series, and video games are ripe with FridgeHorror just waiting to [[{{Deconstruction}} come out of the fridge.]]
33* And if it is REALLY dark, it might be some {{Deconstruction}} over many video game tropes, just like a certain RPG Game...
34* On the other hand, the writer for the series, Yuya Takahashi, is known for being the chief scriptwriter for ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'', a series that was rather lighthearted. Not to mention the chief producer, Takahito Ōmori, was the chief producer for ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' and ''Series/KamenRiderDrive''.
35** Looking more likely to be confirmed - while it's not likely that they'll do Deconstructions, seeing as how Gaim is still pretty new, it's a lot more intense than Ghost was at this point, goofy rider designs aside.
36** I can say it's confirmed - I mean, just look at it. Kiriya and Kuroto is dead by now. Kamen Rider Chronicle has been finished (look at episode 25 for the results). Emu is PatientZero and directly gives "birth" to both the Bugsters ''and'' the Riders. Poppy is now brainwashed by the new Genm CEO, who is actually a Bugster on his own. And just look at pretty much everything Genm did after he gets the Dangerous Zombie powers. Heck, even the movies/specials are darker in tone too. Brave's special has ''[[AxCrazy Takeshi Asakura/[[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Kamen Rider Ouja]] appearing in person''. Gorider mini-series has Ex-Aid meeting with five ''dead'' Riders (one, Blade, technically is still alive, but he's an [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Undead]] now). Snipe's special shows his fall from grace. Oh, and we only reach halfway through the series at this point now...]]
37*** Actually, listing all the things that happened through the second half of the story would make this guess look like an ApocalypticLog where the JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient is slowly ceasing to be enough.
38
39[[WMG: After a Doctor Rider clears all 10 games, he will get a final form.]]
40But that final form will either unoperatable, require new Driver, or kill the rider instead.
41* Looking slightly likely to be jossed, since episode 5's preview shows a new form for Ex-Aid, despite Ex-Aid having only cleared, at most, 2 games - if anything, it seems more likely that the final form will be a cartridge that needs to be completed multiple times in order to be fully cleared.
42** I wouldn't call this a Joss. The WMG stated clearing all 10 games would grant a final form - it didn't say there couldn't be forms in-between. Besides, if I recall scans revealed the Level 3 forms rather early on - before the series started in fact. So...yeah.
43* And now fully Jossed. All ten original Gashats have been cleared and no one got a Final Form Except Genm. And his has nothing to do with the original ten Gashats. He needed the Doctor riders to clear all ten games for his ulterior motive, Kamen Rider Chronicle.
44
45[[WMG: Clearing all ten games...]]
46Is instead the Bugster's goal. They need all ten games cleared and are lying to the Riders by saying it will eliminate the Bugsters when it's really a key part to their plans.
47* Mostly confirmed, as this was the goal of both Kuroto Dan and the Bugsters to create Kamen Rider Chronicle.
48
49[[WMG: Like RealLife, there will be new Drivers with better and higher capabilities.]]
50Bonus point if it can use old Rider Gashats but the original riders can't use those new rider's Gashat.
51* Confirmed. Buggle Driver can be used only by Bugsters or whatever Kuroto became following the events of #10. Also, some Gashats can be used only with it or by Bugsters.
52
53[[WMG:One of the movies...]]
54Will have Emu and the other Riders trapped in a video game where the BigBad is Shocker and they have to defeat them with the help of past riders in order to escape.
55* Well, if the rumors of a new Super Hero Taisen movie are true, this could be confirmed.
56** Looking likely to be jossed for ''Chou Super Hero Taisen'', since the trailers haven't mentioned Shocker.
57*** Unjossed, by the actual film.
58** The summer movie, True Ending, doesn't have Shocker either.
59
60[[WMG:A heroic character will die and be resurrected at the end.]]
61I'm not even bothering to spoil this because it always happens in Neo-heisei to the point of ad-nauseaum. Place your bets!
62* Bonus points if they actually say they got an 'extra life' or 'continue'.
63* Well, Kiriya's dead now. So now we wait.
64** Kiriya is back!
65*** Kiriya seems to be legally dead at the series finale alongside Kuroto.
66* It looks like we have our frontrunner! It's Asuna/Poppi! She going to double down with the dead female rider curse too!
67** And looking jossed for Poppy - the best chance they had to kill her off came and went, and not only is she still alive, she came to her senses and is back with the good guys.
68*** Perhaps confirmed, as the preview of #44 suggests that Poppy will sacrifice herself to help defeat Gamedeus, the final Boss.
69*** Poppy died and the dead female rider curse strikes again. But she and Parado will be back by the time of the movie.
70*** Poppy and Parado revived at the end and i called them both.
71* INVERTED, oddly enough. Kuroto came back and claimed the thing about continues to everyone's face.
72
73[[WMG:It will be possible for the Riders to earn 'Extra Lives'.]]
74Given the Life Gauge thing and how it works, it'd make sense its possible to get a OneUp in some fashion, though probably ''extremely'' rare.
75* Confirmed as seen when Gemn returns from the dead having close to 100 extra lives much to Parado's ire.
76* Confirmed with healing power up. Also, Taddle Legacy is said to have this ability.
77** Proven in Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending when Hiro used Taddle Legacy to heal his friends.
78[[WMG:Riders cannot transform...]]
79* Unless a level is generated by activating a Gashat. Poppy seemed very surprised that the level generated after Emu activated the Mighty Action X Gashat.
80** TheReveal is that the Riders have to be StrappedToAnOperatingTable so they can use Gashats. She was out to recruit M assuming he would have to undergo procedure first, instead of randomly coming across this guy who's M '''AND''' able to do it already. This would be important for another TheReveal.
81*** The compatibility operation is not as bad as to warrant StrappedToAnOperatingTable, but necessary because activating a Gashat without it doesn't generate the level and causes the user to be infected with Bugster Virus.
82
83[[WMG:It's not that the Riders will die when their Life Gauge reached 0.]]
84Their Life Gauge measure their vitality and current status within battle. Their health gauge will go to zero when the Riders are killed in action.
85* Jossed. When Kiriya's Rider Gauge went down to zero he didn't just die, he faded from reality.
86
87[[WMG:Reducing the Riders' Life Gauges to zero actually de-henshin them, not kill them.]]
88It's a lie to keep the riders on survival mode.
89* Jossed, as demonstrated by Genm in Episode 11 himself to collect data on death. He may seem to survive it, but that's because of the Gashat generated from that data. And if that's not enough, Lazer was next to demonstrate that death.
90** Further proven with the Ride-Players.
91
92[[WMG:Game Over...]]
93Doesn't actually kill the Rider but rather turns them into data, which is then stored somewhere for the villains to analyze.
94* It's being ''suggested'' in the trailer for episode 27...
95** Confirmed. Anyone who gets Game Over or vanishes because of the Game Disease is converted into data stored in the proto gashats.
96
97[[WMG: Poppy Pipopapo will get kidnapped.]]
98In the first few episodes of Ex-Aid, no fewer than three people have gotten tied up, taken hostage, or kidnapped, 2 human females and 1 Bugster. Following the trend, perhaps the next to be abducted will be a female Bugster? It would also provide great motivation for Emu.
99* Semi-jossed, as Poppy gets seduced/brainwashed by the Tokimeki Crisis Bugster into rejoining them in episode 24.
100
101[[WMG: Ex-Aid will be the first series to introduce something new every single episode.]]
102At the time of writing, it's Episode 13, and so far, something new has debuted every single episode. At this point, I'm keeping track to see how long they keep the trend up.
103* It's the Series/MadanSenkiRyukendo of Franchise/KamenRider!
104** It gets calmer later.
105
106[[WMG: The Doctor Riders and Parado will pull an EnemyMine to stop Cronus.]]
107* considering that Cronus seems to have big plans that might be a threat to both humanity and the Bugsters, both sides forge a temporary pact in order to defeat him.
108* Zigzagged. Parado at first offered alliance with Emu only to be turned down, then Emu used said offer to trick Parado so he can use Hyper Muteki, and then Parado joined Emu for real after Emu both killed and saved him.
109
110[[WMG: Gamedeus will be born...]]
111* by overwhelming Masamune's antibodies and killing him.
112* Jossed. Gamedeus came from Kamen Rider Chronicle as the final boss. Actually, Masamune destroyed him and absorbed his data.
113
114[[WMG: Each Level represent the state of programming, software production, type of software, and marketing]]
115* Level 1-3: The normal offline main games/software.
116* Level 4: The special games/programs that aren't the mainsteam or main supported games/programs.
117* Level 5: the multi-player games.
118* Level 10-20, specifically Mighty Brother XX: This one represents either fan-made games or the sequel of the famous games.
119* Level 50: Representing either the beta version of programs, DLC for the previous games (Gashat Gear Dual Beta), or the exclusive game (Gashat Gear Dual).
120* Level 99 (Maximum Mighty X): Representing either program patch or the debugger.
121* Level 99 (Perfect Knock Out): Representing the rebooted games.
122* Level X: Representing the administrator-only code or programs.
123* Proto Gashat: Representing, obviously, the buggy prototype.
124* Level 0: Representing Alpha Test.
125* Kamen rider Chronicle Gashat: Representing either the successful finished products or the game system's administrator account.
126* Hyper Muteki: Obviously represents cheat code/device/program.
127** Hyper Muteki seems closer to GodMode player though.
128
129[[WMG: Everyone will be revived at the end.]]
130And I mean everyone. Humans, bugsters, mooks, meatball things, Another Hiiro, Dr. Pacman and his QuirkyMinibossSquad. Because Neo-Heisei that's why. If Kiriya and Kuroto's death's can be so casually negated why not bring back Salty?
131* Doesn't seem likely with the series ended. And since when did the recent series revive everyone including movie villains' henchmen?
132
133[[WMG: During TheMovie or the episodes leading up to the movie, the Henshin will be weaponized]]
134Unless I'm mistaken, they haven't weaponized the henshin yet (before anyone asks, no, the LV 3 gamers do not count, since technically they act more along the lines of AttackDrones when they attack someone), and ever since [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Blade]], this has pretty much happened at least once per series, so they're overdue for this.
135
136[[WMG: The power level of the riders is actually much lower than typical riders]]
137* In a magazine scan Para DX is evenly matched to Kamen Rider Build in his base form. This suggests despite the great power of the gamer riders in story they are beginner class in their highest levels. This makes sense.
138** The gamer drivers are based on data instead of technology or magic and need to be used specifically for medical purposes.
139
140[[WMG: Bugsters everywhere]]
141In the end, everyone 'died' because of the virus will be revived as a Level 0 bugster, including Saki.
142* Saki was deleted by Masamune. She can't be revived anymore. Also, there are in fact Bugsters everyone in the finale, but that's because Masamune started ZombieApocalypse.
143** It can't be jossed yet since Reset was used, possibly way back so the data was still there.
144* Jossed
145** To be exact, Though Saki's data did return due to Reset, they still don't have a way to revive everyone in the series finale.
146
147[[WMG: There is a way to reprogram bugster and turn them more human-like]]
148* There is a way to reprogram Bugsters, but if such an effect can be achieved is currently unknown.
149** WMG confirmed, but spoiler Jossed. Poppi IS a reprogrammed Bugster.
150
151[[WMG: The heroes will use reset]]
152* This will return them way back when gemdeus are summmoned (their last save point) so that Poppy and Pallad could live once more
153* Jossed
154
155[[WMG: It will ends with "thanks for playing"]]
156instead of the usual "see you next game" in the last episode.
157* Jossed. It is 'the game is forever'.
158
159[[WMG: Poppy and Parado's death are not permanent]]
160They are perfect bugsters that could be revived at any time.
161* The original WMG is confirmed but the details are jossed.
162
163[[WMG: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: Sakurako Dan's counterattack.]]
164Kuroto and Masamune are already monsters, so why not make Sakurako AKA Kuroto's mom just as bad as well to round of the trifecta and come back from the dead as well? Basically making the movie a shout out to Tekken and Tekken 7 where its shown that the only good Mishima, Asuka is revealed to not only be the origin of the devil gene, but Heihachi's wife, an assassin, and pals with Akuma. It could even have scenes with Masamune throwing Kurpto of a cliff and the whole thing ending with the Dan family getting tied to a rocket and shot into space with Poppy looking on.
165
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167
168[[folder: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid WMG]]
169[[WMG: Kamen Riders Ex-Aid will be the first midget rider.]]
170As in the civilian form is a midget himself.
171* Jossed. The actor playing Ex-Aid civilian persona is of average height.
172
173[[WMG: Ex-Aid's SuperMode...]]
174will be a StoryBreakerPower in the form of invoking the GodMode cheat.
175* However using it too much could cause glitches to happen to Hojo with the glitches growing in intensity the more he is forced to use it.
176** Maybe more of the minor bugs will form as a result, forcing him to balance fighting in a stronger state at the cost of extending the overall duration of the threat
177* Alternatively, Ex-Aid's final form will be an AllYourPowersCombined that represents a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover fighting game.
178* Jossed for his MidSeasonUpgrade (which was more akin to games such as ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''), but his final form, Hyper Muteki, is based around invincibility powerups, and is acquired by a Game Genie-like device, so semi-confirmed.
179
180[[WMG: Assuming the CompetitiveBalance between the Riders]]
181* Ex-Aid will be a JackOfAllStats.
182** He'll also have MultiformBalance forms based on fighting games: a rushdown FragileSpeedster, Zoners SquishyWizard or a Turtle based MightyGlacier.
183* Brave is a MightyGlacier compared to Ex-Aid.
184** Alternatively, he could be another JackOfAllStats like Ex-Aid, but with MultiformBalance forms based on Role-playing games: a SquishyWizard, MightyGlacier, GlassCannon, or StoneWall.
185* Lazer is a FragileSpeedster or a LightningBruiser compared.
186* Snipe will be a GlassCannon, offensive because of he is a LongRangeFighter but not good with defense.
187* Genm will be a JackOfAllStats that's more of TheJuggernaut or a LightningBruiser.
188* Doubtful, since Lazer requires another rider to operate him to use his full abilities, and the antagonists doesn't really care much about game balance and fair play.
189
190[[WMG: Ex-Aid's Catch Phrase will become TemptingFate.]]
191I mean, when you are saying "Let's clear this with no continues", you are asking for something to happen what would metaphorically cause you to "use a continue".
192* Bonus points [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor if he can't "use a continue" when he absolutely needs it.]]
193* If anything it'll give him a super mode like it did to the previous three or four Neo-Heisei riders.
194* And for extra awesomeness and creative use of the overused trope of Riders coming back to life, Emu will use his continue immediately after dying and surprise the Bugster that killed him. Emu will congratulate the Bugster on forcing him to use a continue and will proceed to use his SuperMode and return the favor.
195** Jossed - it ends up being twisted by Kuroto when he comes back, saying he'll clear this even if he has to use continues.
196
197[[WMG: Ex-Aid's blowing on his Gashat before his finisher will come back to bite him.]]
198With normal cartridge games, blowing on the connectors to "clear them off" actually damages them over time because the moisture in your breath starts to affect the metal contacts. At some point his finisher will glitch out or just not work and Emu will suddenly remember that fact.
199* Except this was an action that the actor came up with and the production crew approved of, and he hasn't done it that much.
200* Not to mention that Emu's wearing a helmet while blowing on the cartridge.
201** I think it's safe to say that this one is jossed, since unless I missed a few times, Emu only did that once in episode 1.
202
203[[WMG: Emu will use the KonamiCode...]]
204For an awesome transformation into his new form.
205* Jossed so far for it being related to his SuperMode or final form, but the show isn't over yet.
206* Confirmed, but not in ''Ex-Aid''. In ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', a modified version (smash all the face buttons at once instead of A B) is used by Sougo, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi to enter the game world and fight Another Ex-Aid.
207
208[[WMG: The Mighty Brothers splits will have different personalities.]]
209The Mighty Brothers Gashat will reportedly split Ex-Aid into two Riders: L & R. With that in mind, one of them will have his everyday klutzy personality, while the other will have his genius gamer "M" personality.
210* Confirmed!
211** Worse than that. M/Orange Mighty Brother is in fact left over of Parado after he was separated from Emu.
212
213[[WMG: The Mighty Brothers Gashat will start off as just one Ex-Aid, a game called "Mighty Brother X"...]]
214...But in the episode after it's debut (As in the debut of the Gashat, not the form), the MonsterOfTheWeek will be able to divide anything he wants and divide the riders in half - while this will result in the other riders being split into two riders with a different Gashat each (i.e., there will be 2 Braves - 1 using the Taddle Quest Gashat, the other using the DoReMiFa Gashat, thus allowing us to see what the LV 3 Gashats would look like if they were used on their own), but when the monster attacks Emu, the attack will permanently split Mighty Brother in half, resulting in the Gashat turning into "Mighty Brothers".
215* Jossed by the [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/6/64/Mighty_Brothers_XX_Gashat.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161202225538 Gashat's appearance.]] Mighty Brothers XX slots into both slots on the driver.
216** It's also supposed to be an upgrade to Mighty Action X, which is Emu's ''first'' Gashat.
217
218[[WMG: Sooner or later, Emu will just... snap... OhCrap ensues.]]
219Most likely after another round of in-fighting from the other Riders causes him to just give up trying to get them to work together.
220** The teamwork part is jossed. Emu never actually gave up on trying, he just got slightly less obvious with his attempts and accepted that they are who they are. Also, they started to work together thanks to his contribution alongside other reasons.
221
222[[WMG: Emu will fight his evil self]]
223Given the Mighty Brothers Gashat splits Ex-Aid into two Riders, what if that Gashat will ends up creating a clone of Emu who is more ruthless and insane and end up becoming his personal enemy.
224* He could end up fighting his M persona in this way, if he turns out to have been a dormant Bugster infection this whole time.
225** Confirmed, Parado is M and in #29 uses the Orange Brother to fight Emu who is the Teal Brother.
226
227[[WMG: The Surgery on Emu wasn't successful]]
228Emu keep talking about the Doctor who saved him when he was 8 years old but what if that surgery actually didn't saved him because it seems he doesn't remember his doctor's face and it look like Genm Corporation was involved with this.
229** Jossed. Emu's childhood surgery was succesful. Genm Corp. was involved in something else regarding him.
230
231[[WMG:The life saving surgery performed on Emu when he was younger...]]
232* Acted as a substitute for the surgery people undergo to become a rider.
233** Jossed. It was a different surgery. Rather than infecting him with the Bugster Virus to allow him to use the Gamer Driver, it was to save him from [[PatientZero being infected by it in the first place.]]
234
235[[WMG:Emu is PatientZero...]]
236Emu doesn't know he's the first human to be infected with the Bugster Virus. To make matters worse, the surgery that saved his life only made the virus dormant until the present day.
237* Confirmed. Except for the life saving surgery part, which has no effect on the virus.
238
239[[WMG: The final form for Ex-Aid will be Level ∞]]
240We had LS-∞ and an ∞ symbol on the Mugen Eyecon, so in a Kamen Rider of accelerating levels, it wouldn't be too far out of the ordinary to have an ∞th level.
241** Partially confirmed. Hyper Muteki is not said to be Level Infinity, but ''is'' beyond the 100 level scale.
242
243[[WMG:Emu qualified in becoming a Kamen Rider simply by being long exposed to video games.]]
244Specifically, video games created by Genm Corp that has low dosage of Bugster Viruses that he slowly builds up immunity to.
245** Zigzagged. Yeah, Emu was infected by Genm Corp game, but it was a copy specifically sent to him for this purpose.
246
247[[WMG:"M" is the dormant Bugster that Emu was injected with.]]
248M is actually a dormant Bugster that has incubated and developed inside Emu ever since he was a child. He only manifests himself whenever Emu is playing video games, which is the reason why he became so good at them.
249* Further more, when Emu uses the Mighty Brothers XX Gashat, the M personality is the orange colored Ex-Aid. And what's the color of a Lvl 1 Bugster? Orange.
250** Confirmed. M is Parado or (theoritically) part of him left in Emu after being separated..
251
252[[WMG:Emu's Evil Self is either a Summer Movie Villain Rider or Final Boss]]
253If his Mighty Brothers Gashat potentially turning Emu's M Persona into evil version of Emu. He could be Main Antagonist of Summer Movie or is the Final Boss.
254* Jossed - M is Emu's bad version, but the True Ending villain is Kamen Rider Fuma, who doesn't have anything to do with him.
255
256[[WMG:M is actually the Mighty Bugster]]
257Since Poppy is a Bugster of the [=DoReMiFa=] Beat and retains her attitude, wouldn't it make sense that M is actually the bugster based on the Mighty Action X protagonist Mighty? It would explain the rash and confident attitude, but not necessarily evil, much like how Poppy's attitude is benign due to benign a rhythm game mascot.
258** Confirmed in a way M is Parado who was born from the game Mighty Acton C.
259
260[[WMG:Ex-Aid's Final Form is acquired by cheating]]
261In recent scans, it was shown that in order to gain his final form with the Maximum Mighty X Gashat, Ex-Aid attaches a device of some sort to the Gamer Driver. This seems to be a nod to the VideoGame/GameShark and other related cheating devices. This device appears to function in a similar manner, drawing out the full power of the Gamer Driver and giving Ex-Aid his final form, of which can't be acquired through normal means.
262** Confirmed as Hyper Muteki was created to mirror a cheating device.
263
264[[WMG:The final form is Dr. Mighty]]
265In keeping with the other Mighty games being based on various Nintendo platformer mascot titles, particularly Mario and Kirby, the last would be based off ''VideoGame/DrMario''. The nomenclature used for Rider form titles would thus make him Doctor Gamer Level 100.
266* Jossed. The final form is based off the InvincibilityPowerUp and is called Hyper Muteki.
267** Ironically, there eventually ''was'' a Mighty Doctors XX gashat...although we never see it used to transform; it's only used for the anti-Gemdeus vaccine.
268
269[[WMG:Emu is the Bugster and M is the original personality]]
270Episode 15 implies this could be the case. Six years before the series, Emu/M won a gaming tournament and ended up fainting as a result, which allowed him to be operated on for the Bugster operation. It's not until after this event that Emu fully commits to a career in medicine, which may be the Bugster in him partially manifesting.
271** Seems more likely after episode 19, but none of the characters seem to have worked this out.
272*** Jossed. Emu is the original personality and was influenced by M..
273
274[[WMG: Emu being PatientZero... ]]
275... isn't his only connection to current events. In Episode 12, Kiriya says that Kuroto Dan came into contact with Emu 16 years ago, long before Emu became PatientZero.
276* Jossed. Emu became PatientZero sixteen years because of Kuroto.
277
278[[WMG: Ex-Aid's summer movie-exclusive form will be LV 50]]
279Well, there is precedent for a movie-exclusive form being weaker than the rider's final form (i.e., [[Series/KamenRiderOOO the Burakawani combo]] is weaker than the Putotyra combo, [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Gaim Donguri Arms and Gaim Durian Arms]] are definitely weaker than the Kiwami Arms), and excluding Lazer (for obvious reasons) and Gemn (who hasn't received any forms in catalogue scans, although there is the possibility of Dan becoming Kamen Rider Cronus), Ex-Aid's the only rider who doesn't have a LV 50 form[[note]]Para-DX's base forms are both LV 50, and Brave and Snipe's MidSeasonUpgrades are LV 50 as well[[/note]]. If they were going to do that in the TV series, we would've seen scans by now, but a movie-exclusive form isn't entirely out of the question. Only question is what it would be.
280* Jossed.
281
282[[WMG: Emu's Bugster is Parado]]
283This explains why Emu's Bugster didn't appear when Hiiro tried to excise it, why Parado appears and disappears suddenly depending on Emu's mood, and Parado's obsession with Emu.
284* Confirmed.
285
286[[WMG: Emu is a Bugster]]
287Some supporting factors:
288* Emu has 2 personalities, a gaming personality and a serious personality. Both Poppy and Parad(both being recurring bugsters) also share the same criteria.
289* Hiiro tried to force the bugster in Emu to materialize. Nothing happened. This is possibly likely because the bugster has already long awakened(similar to how every wondered why Takumi could utilize the Faiz belt).
290* Similarly, during the big reveal that Emu was patient zero, he didn't disappear as he was already a bugster.
291* Infected patients do not last long unless the bugster is dealt with. So how did Emu go this long and not convert? The answer is simple, that original Emu had already long succumbed to the disease.
292** Maybe not. One can carry a disease for a LONG time and not have the symptoms if they are an asymptomatic carrier. See below.
293*** Jossed, because unless there's some way that a Bugster could have a bugster, he's human, since Parado is Emu's bugster.
294
295[[WMG: Alternatively, Emu is an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptomatic_carrier asymptomatic carrier]] of the Bugster Virus]]
296* This would make a lot more sense than him being the bugster - for one thing, he did eventually show signs of being infected (see episode 18), and he was PatientZero for the virus), and he seemed unaware of his illness when we first met him. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon Typhloid Mary]], despite carrying Typhloid fever, did not show any symptoms (plus, she died of Pneumonia), and was not aware of the virus she was carrying. Sure, she denied having the virus, but it's possible that Emu has a more dormant strain...
297** Confirmed.
298
299[[WMG: Building on the previous WMG the person who Emu came from will be an important character]]
300** Jossed. Emu is not a Bugster.
301
302[[WMG: We will see Chambara Action Gamer LV 3 in the series sometime in the near future]]
303* Emu still used Sports Action Gamer when he had access to Mighty Brothers XX, so he is still open to the possibility of using lower levels. Plus, it's already available in the toyline, and as of episode 23, Emu has the Girigiri Chambara Gashat so all Toei has to do is make a costume.
304** Jossed. Emu didn't use it.
305
306[[WMG: Emu will be killed by Cronus while fighting him, Brave, and Lazer before being resurrected by the Hyper Muteki Gashat]]
307* Assuming that Cronus' alliance with Brave and Lazer will last after Episode 35, Emu would convince them to stop before Cronus kills him. In the next episode, the Hyper Muteki Gashat resurrects Emu, achieving Muteki Gamer as a result.
308** Jossed as introduction of Hyper Muteki didn't involve Emu dying.
309
310[[WMG: Hyper Muteki will have parallels with the Ju Ju Burger form]]
311Both of Ex-aids other super forms have connections with the upgrade forms in the early series, Dragonknight hunter Z with Mighty Brothers XX, Maximum mighty X with Gekitotsu Robots, Maybe Hyper Muteki will have powers that CallBack to Ex-Aid Burger Action Gamer.
312* I guess it sorta works, see Fridge page.
313
314[[WMG:The Riders shouldn't have tried defeating Kamen Rider Cronus that soon.]]
315They may have retrieved all the proto-gashats, but they don't really have one less problem to deal, as Cronus has at least one more trick in his sleeve and would have repeated the gashat theft again.
316** Masamune has more tricks up his sleeve than ''even he'' knows about.
317[[/folder]]
318
319[[folder: Kamen Rider Brave WMG]]
320[[WMG: One of Hiiro's main motivations as a Rider will be to get out of his father's shadow.]]
321Seeing as his dad is the director at the hospital where he practices as a surgeon, it's quite possible Hiiro will have a WellDoneSonGuy relationship with his father.
322** Jossed. Hiiro admitted that he became a doctor in his father's wake, but Haima is very proud of him.
323
324[[WMG: Hiiro will be a DrJerk.]]
325To contrast our naive but emphatic main protagonist.
326* Confirmed. He treats his patients as procedures to clear rather than people.
327
328[[WMG: Hiiro will actually FAIL for first time!]]
329Okay, he is "The Super Surgeon who Never Fails". What if he actually fails in later episodes? He going to be Mary-Sue if you don't make him a flawed character. Not everyone is perfect!
330* Kind of confirmed - Taiga wipes the floor with him and takes the [=DoReMiFa=] Gashat from him by holding a patient hostage.
331** Hiiro remains a perfect surgeon, but otherwise proves to be BrokenAce and got tempted into DealWithTheDevil. He is not perfect.
332
333[[WMG: Hiiro will suffer a SEVERE Career-Ending Injury.]]
334He reminds me of Doctor Strange. Both of them are assholes towards their patients and very arrogant doctors. In later episodes, he will suffer a Severe Hand Injury that will end his surgeon career to show how his arrogance could lead him to a career-ending injury.
335** Not yet.
336*** Jossed with the end of the series.
337[[WMG: His father will DIE.]]
338Considering most Kamen Riders' parents get killed off all the time, it would seem the CR Director will end up becoming a victim of this. Hiiro will blame himself for being unable to save his dad.
339* Then again, Hiiro's father is the closest thing this show has to a BigGood, and to my knowledge, no one who has that role in a KR series has died so far.
340** Might be jossed - While someone close to Hiiro did die, it was his girlfriend, not his father, and it was in the past.
341** Close to finale and Haima is still alive.
342
343[[WMG: The patient Taiga killed was someone close to Hiiro.]]
344In episode 3, Hiiro claims that Taiga took something or someone important from him (the Japanese wording made this intentionally ambiguous). He could very well mean the patient whose death Taiga caused five years ago. This would also explain why Hiiro is so distant to his own patients.
345* Episode 6's preview seems to confirm this.
346** And confirmed. The patient was Hiiro's girlfriend.
347
348[[WMG: Hiiro isn't as big a dick as he's pretending to be.]]
349Related to the one above (which I think is likely), but Hiiro losing something or someone, either through his own failure or someone else's, is probably why he acts the way he is. If he lost something important to him because of a mistake, he may have become obsessed with the idea of perfection so as to never have that happen again; and, as the above Troper theorizes, have emotionally distanced himself because he doesn't want to feel that pain again. I'm really hoping/looking forward to a [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]] arc with him and Emu, because this Troper is a sucker for those kinds of friendships.
350* His scene at the end of episode 3 may be a giveaway. While Emu is hugging his patient, Hiiro seems to be deep in thought and looks almost sad. With his love for chiding Emu, one would have expected something like an eyeroll or a huff at the very least.
351* The events from #18 onwards confirm that Hiiro does care, even if he tries to cover it.
352
353[[WMG: The reason Hiiro gets the [=DoReMiFa=] Gashat]]
354He and Asuna actually were very close to each other, but she died from some form of disease (Take a shot if it's the Bugster Virus), so Genm Corporation used the [=DoReMiFa=] game to upload her, kind of like [[Videogame/Megaman.EXE Hub]]. So when other Riders try to use it, she specifically denies them because she only trusts Hiiro with her Gashat.
355* Except so far, we haven't seen IF the other riders could use Gashats that they weren't the first to use - although now that Taiga has the [=DoReMiFa=] Gashat, we could see this happen.
356* Jossed - Asuna/Poppy was a Bugster of the [=DoReMiFa=] Gasshat and Hiiro and Emu knew the whole time.
357
358[[WMG: Hiiro's greatest fears are failure and losing someone else he cares about.]]
359Not '''exactly''' a WMG and more character analysis. The first one is clear, given that his nickname literally involves the words 'never fails.' Imagine how much pressure that is? The other one is looking at his behaviour in regards to Emu (in particular). When he realises that Taiga knows something about what's wrong with Emu, he follows him and learns about how Emu has Game Disease. After that, he gets progressively less stoic in his attempts to cure him. Given what happened to Saki, it doesn't seem like it'd be a far guess that Hiiro is getting irrational out of fear of losing his fellow Rider to the same disease. If Hiiro doesn't like caring about people because he's afraid he'll lose them, and he's unwillingly broken that rule with Emu, only to find himself in a similar situation as before? Yeah, that'll throw him of his game (no puns intended).
360* It seems to be more out of care than fear though.
361
362[[WMG: Hiiro will die or have a near death experience]]
363His only wish is to see Saki again, so before the end of the series he'll either die or be close to death so his wish can be fulfilled. If he does he can join Saki happily in the afterlife, and if he lives on he'll have one last goodbye.
364* Jossed.
365
366[[WMG: Saki will be a CameBackWrong for Hiiro]]
367* Confirmed. Kamen Rider Cronus only brought a part of her back to reality, without her consciousness.
368* Somewhat {{Jossed}} with the reset she remained in the Proto Gashat.
369
370[[WMG: Hiiro was becoming too powerful so he will be killed off.]]
371Let's face it. Taddle Fantasy is OP as fuck and Hiiro can't win on WeakButSkilled forever. So he is going to be killed off soon. Either by overusing Taddle Fantasy, being killed by the bugsters, or both.
372* Jossed. He survives and gets Level 99 Taddle Legacy.
373
374[[WMG: Brave will remain a villain until around Episode 40's.]]
375Assuming that Ex-Aid would achieve Muteki Gamer and beats Cronus but fails to kill him, Brave would achieve Legacy Gamer first before backstabbing Cronus and take back all of the stolen Proto Gashats at the end of his second fight against Ex-Aid.
376* Mostly confirmed. Hiiro returns to CR in #38.
377
378[[WMG:Hiiro underwent a FaceHeelMole.]]
379While co-operating with Kamen Rider Cronus, he is scouting information on him for the government.
380* Jossed, his real motive was to get Saki back, while Kiriya contributed to the scouting.
381
382[[WMG: Hiiro cannot use Taddle Legacy because it rejected him due to his actions.]]
383* Jossed, according to Kamen Rider Cronus, he doesn't have enough resolve to activate Taddle Legacy.
384[[/folder]]
385
386[[folder: Kamen Rider Snipe WMG]]
387
388[[WMG: Graphite was the Bugster born from Taiga, or someone Taiga knew.]]
389At the beginning of episode 3, Graphite confronts Taiga and (in the translation I saw) referred to him as a 'walking corpse', then glitched out. Taiga jumped up and said something about 'revenge for five years ago'. What if the incident that cost Taiga his job and his status as a Rider was becoming infected himself, leading to the creation of Graphite. Somehow, he managed not to disappear, so now Graphite is out for his blood to make himself 'complete'. Otherwise, it could be that he failed to save the person who Graphite came from, or something like that? Maybe that's why he wants the Gashats.
390* Kind of. It turns out that Graphite Bugster was created from a patient of Taiga's infected by the Game Virus...said patient happened to be Hiiro's girlfriend at the time.
391
392[[WMG: At some point, Taiga will lose his Gashats.]]
393Not just losing the ones he wins from the other riders; he'll even lose the Bang Bang Shoot and Jet Combat Gashats in a gamble he makes at some point (bonus points if Emu and Hiiro both take them from him - or, alternatively, he'll go up against Paradox after his debut, but Paradox will curb-stomp him). This will, in turn, lead him to want more power...and he'll become the series counterpart to [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Kamen Rider Scissors]]/[[Series/KamenRiderGaim Kamen Rider Kurokage]], not only being the first rider to die in the series, but also subverting what we're expecting so far (Lazer to be the first one to bite the bullet).
394* And Semi-Jossed, Lazer's the first to die!
395* Also partially correct, though, as Taiga loses his Gashats in episode 18.
396
397[[WMG:Taiga will be reduced to Nico's little bitch.]]
398It will happened after he failed too many times.
399* Jossed - Nico has actually become more of a caring sister to him and took up a responsibility of her own.
400
401[[WMG:Taiga had some sort of version of the compatibility surgery superior to the other Doctor Riders.]]
402He's somehow able to handle the Drago Knight Hunter Z full set without going nuts, was able to handle the jump from Level 5 to Level 50 with very few problems, and his past never being shown in detail seems to suggest something is different about him.
403* Jossed - turns out he used a Proto Gashat in the past. Said gashat likely gave him a higher immunity to the Bugster Virus. However, because he took a break from using it, he didn't suffer the same consequences that Dan Kuroto did from overusing the Proto Mighty Action X Gashat.
404
405[[WMG: Taiga is slowly dying.]]
406When Taiga first fought Graphite, he was using a Proto-Gashat, which allowed him to later handle Level 50 better than Hiro. Even if he used it briefly, Proto-Gashats are stated to deteriorate the user's body, and he said in EP.20 that using the Proto-Gashat is what "made him the way he is now." When Taiga ran into Graphite 5 years later, Graphite said he was "already a walking corpse", plus Taiga's attitude about how he has "nothing to lose" could mean that he's aware of his failing health and his elitist attitude is from wanting to eradicate all the Bugsters with the time he has left.
407* The first thing Graphite said to Taiga upon coming back after the start of Kamen Rider Chronicle was 'still kicking, huh?'' so he may have been just taunting him.
408
409[[WMG: Taiga was in the army through the time skip between Zero Day and story's start]]
410He is wearing a dog tag and is the only one out of the Doctor riders shown to have skills in hand-to-hand combat. So, the theory would be that after Zero day, Taiga swore to become tougher and prepare for the next time he faces the Bugsters. It's ambiguous what army he joined (if any) because the dog tag is only one (unlike the military two) and does not have any inscription that would relay that information. It's written in english, which would suggest it's of foreign origin as the japanese army dog tags are written in kanji (obviously).
411* Doubtful, but he might be into stock trading given his awareness of Genm Corp's stock and the graphs shown on his computer.
412
413[[WMG: Taiga was a gamer]]
414This WMG is just based on how [=EpisodeZero!=] Taiga acted a lot like Emu. What if he had the same hobby as Emu as well?
415* He is shown surprisingly skilled using a gun in game for the first time. And there's his habit of gun twirling for henshin and using 'bang' as his quote.
416* In the early episode he tells Emu to 'enjoy the game more'.
417* His idea of defeating bugsters are to collect all gashat. Seemed like a mindset of a gamer wanted to do 100% completion.
418* If he was a gamer, (probably not to the level of Emu or Nico, but a good enough gamer that was known well enough) it makes sense that Nico would know him and came to him since she thought he could defeat Emu both as a doctor and a gamer.
419** Said series suggested otherwise.
420
421[[WMG: Taiga was sharing bed with Nico]]
422Someone noticed there's 2 different styles of pillow cases on the bed. Well, there's also the case that Nico took a pillow from Taiga. Guess we'll never find out.
423
424[[/folder]]
425[[folder: Kamen Rider Lazer WMG]]
426
427[[WMG: Lazer will be a Robot in Disguise.]]
428Early toy catalogues show Lazer either turning into or combining with a CoolBike. So maybe Lazer is a TransformingMecha like [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters Stagbuster]] or the [[Series/KamenRider555 Auto Vajin]].
429* Jossed. Kiriya Kujo becomes Lazer using the Gamer Driver like all the other Riders.
430
431[[WMG: Asuna is Kamen Rider Lazer.]]
432She's not just a support to the doctors by being a nurse. She's also a support to the doctors who are riders by becoming a bike.
433* Jossed. His civilian identity is Kiriya Kujo.
434
435[[WMG: Lazer will become a genuine friend to Ex-Aid]]
436Look at the riders he's an expy of - both started off hostile towards the main character, but through plot developments, they eventually started to work on the same side. Sure, they started off on a bad note, but Lazer's the only one who isn't hostile towards Ex-Aid at all, unlike Hiiro (who basically chides Emu every chance he gets) or Taiga (who would love nothing more than to take Emu's Gashat).
437** Confirmed as Kiriya is the first of Doctor Riders to warm up to Emu. Hiiro and Taiga take so much more time to get there.
438
439[[WMG: Noone will believe Lazer about the truth behind Genm's identity]]
440Given Lazer is a ConsummateLiar, so noone (not even Emu) will believe him about Dan being Genm. Hoo boy, I bet they will be shocked when they find out that he was speaking the truth.
441* Episode 11 is titled "Who's the Black Rider?" Unless they have Dan permanently give Gemn's Game Driver to someone else, odds are that everyone else will find out who Gemn really is [[note]]Even if it only reveals Gemn's name as a rider in-universe, that would still be a dead giveaway[[/note]], so this one could be confirmed.
442** Scans show Dan confronting the 4 main riders with the Prototype Mighty Action X in hand, so this one seems more likely to be confirmed.
443* Confirmed.
444
445[[WMG:Lazer will be the first Rider to get "GAME OVER"]]
446* The latest scans from next year's toy catalog don't show ANY new forms or upgrades for him.
447** If you die in the game, you die in real life!
448*** Then again, Lazer LV 2 is listed as Ex-Aid's rider machine on the wiki, so it could very well be that instead of him gaining an upgrade, he becomes the only one that Emu can trust (ironically enough), and he basically takes the role of Ex-Aid's rider machine permanently - and seeing as how there's only been one case where the rider's machine was destroyed ( Kamen Rider Black), that would pretty much guarantee his survival. Plus, [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Necrom]] was put on the backburner for merchandise in Ghost at this point in that series, so it could be that while he survives the entire main show, his upgrade will be movie exclusive, or they'll reveal it right before it debuts.
449*** Seemingly confirmed. The episode 12 preview shows him dying.
450*** Aaaand confirmed.
451
452[[WMG:Lazer will use Drago Knight Hunter Z as his SuperMode.]]
453He'll use the Level 5, 5th gear, as a sort-of makeshift final form because the Honda CRF250L and motorbikes [[FridgeBrilliance don't go higher than the 6th gear]].
454* Kinda confirmed. He died before he could get anything higher than Level 5.
455** He uses protoype of Level 3 post revival.
456
457[[WMG:Someone will become the next Lazer.]]
458Considering Lazer is pretty much Ex-Aid's bike, someone will need to take up the mantle so he can still have one. It could even be a future character for all we know so far.
459* Seemmingly jossed. One of the January scans revealed that Ex-aid can insert Bakusou Bike Gashat into the Kimewaza Slot Holder to summon an eyeless version of Lazer's level 2 form.
460
461[[WMG: They'll bring Lazer back for Chou Super Hero Taisen. ]]
462He's definitely staying dead in the TV series, but the plot summary for Chou Super Hero Taisen says "And then "Those heroes" Revive...". There is precedent for bringing dead heroes back for crossover movies (see Kaixa in Kamen Rider Taisen and Baron in the Gaim x Drive movie), and given how popular Lazer is, they might bring him back just for this ONE movie, assuming "Those heroes" refer to the dead.
463* It's confirmed, Kiriya will revived and be apart of for Chou Super Hero Taisen.
464
465[[WMG: Saiba will temporarily be able to transform into Kamen Rider Lazer.]]
466* Why would she though? Emu has Lazer's gashat, and we don't know what happened to his game driver.
467** Emu has (and for some time uses) Kiriya's driver.
468** Jossed. Nico takes Kamen Rider Chronicle gashat and becomes Rider Player Nico.
469
470[[WMG: Lazer is faking being evil of his own will as of #35.]]
471Lazer is a good liar after all. Plus, he whispered something to Emu. Wouldn't put it past Lazer to keep close to Chronus and screw him over at the most critical moment. And if Lazer could be brainwashed via programming, chances are he could be programmed back to being a brainwashed slave just like he was before Emu used reprogramming on Kiriya. Though the subs aren't out yet as of this theory so take this with a grain of salt.
472* While this is possible, the probability that he whispered something that implied this to Emu is unlikely, especially since whatever he whispered to Emu caused him to punch him in a fit of rage.
473** He could have told Emu to play along and act like he's still evil, and Emu just overreacted for it.
474*** Subs are out...and we still don't know what he said, so this theory's still up in the air.
475*** Confirmed in Ep 36.
476
477[[/folder]]
478[[folder: Kamen Rider Genm WMG]]
479[[WMG: Genm is an artificial being.]]
480Genm is stated to use the SuperPrototype of the Gamer Driver, yet he is the only Rider that a live actor hasn't been revealed for yet. It may be possible that he will be closer to a Bugster than a human.
481* Jossed. He is Kuroto Dan.
482
483[[WMG: Genm being a PaletteSwap of Ex-Aid will lead to the latter being accused of the former's evil deeds.]]
484He would serve as a good justification for LetsYouAndHimFight situations. For example, someone sees Genm breaking into an office, but since it all happens at night, the only noticeable trait he can see is the [[AnimeHair "hair"]]. Then he sees Ex-Aid, recognizes the "hair" and that leads to Rider on Rider action.
485* Somewhat confirmed. It happened in the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderGhost''.
486* Alternatively, people may think Genm and Ex-Aid are cooperating because they look the same.
487** Brave and Snipe might think that, but it's pretty unlikely that Lazer would think that, since episode 4 had Genm attack him (Lazer) and Ex-Aid while the two were together, after he attacked Brave and Snipe.
488** Brave was with Ex-Aid in 2 when Genm attacked them both, so this idea is doubtful.
489*** Unless Paradox ends up being a good guy (or at least, an anti-villain) and does this, this one was ultimately jossed by episode 5 - all 4 riders are together when Gemn attacks, and Brave and Snipe don't even consider the possibility that Ex-Aid and Gemn are working together. Heck, he's even referred to as "Dark Ex-Aid" by Poppy, who's never seen him before.
490
491[[WMG: Dan Kuroto is Genm.]]
492Come on! He has ''Kuro'' in his name! Kuro being black!
493* His company shares the name with Genm also...
494* During part of the opening, the Riders (sans Emu) are shown in close-up. First Hiiro, then Taiga, then Kiriya...and last, for some reason, Dan Kuroto.
495* Confirmed! New scans show Dan is indeed Genm.
496
497[[WMG: Parado is Genm.]]
498Keeping with the tradition of the human villain being a Rider.
499* Alternately, Parad will become Kamen Rider Paradox, the upcoming sixth Rider.
500** This troper thinks that Parad being Paradox is more likely, due to Parad's love of games. His name is also a dead giveaway ('''Parad''' and '''Parad'''ox). However, Parad's comment on "Saying hi" in episode 2 COULD mean that he's Genm. Since Genm Zombie Gamer Level X has a different belt than the Gamer Driver, it ''could'' be possible that Parad starts off as Genm before becoming Paradox later...
501** Jossed. It's Kuroto Dan.
502
503[[WMG: Genm is an evil AU version of Emu.]]
504Unless Kuroto Dan ends up being an evil AU version of Emu as well, this one's jossed.
505
506[[WMG: Parado is an evil AU version of Emu.]]
507They look pretty similar, and - assuming Parado IS Genm - they have mirrored Rider forms.
508* Jossed.
509* Zig-Zagged, Parado is revealed in the Heisei Generations Movie as Emu's Bugster thus making him technically a evil version of Emu.
510
511[[WMG: Genm is a Genm Corp. employee.]]
512Let's face it, they share a name.
513* Close. See above.
514
515[[WMG: Genm is against Genm Corp or vice versa]]
516He may have stolen the Driver, being human - or possibly one of the first Bugsters. Would explain why he's using a prototype Mighty Action X Gashat...
517* Nope, Jossed.
518
519[[WMG: Genm was patient zero for the Bugster Virus]]
520* Jossed.
521
522[[WMG: Genm will have a justified reason for attacking 4 Riders]]
523Since Dan is confirmed to be Genm, he will have a good reason of why he doing a bad thing and attacking other Riders, Maybe he is trying to prevent them from hiding the truth about Bugsters?
524* Or, possibly, he's trying to remind them that there's a common enemy? At present, they're mostly fighting amongst themselves... And he looked pretty horrified in that flashback to Zero Day, and actually apologized for causing Emu's Gashat to be stolen; either he's a borderline sociopath, or he's not a truly villainous person...
525** Also, he hasn't, though he could have, ''killed'' any of them. If he's helping the Bugsters, wouldn't it have been better to just get rid of them as quickly as possible?
526** Then again, if he wants as many Riders as possible, that may be why he apologized. Would also explain why he gave Taiga the Driver and Gashat.
527** Jossed. Genm's goal is wholly selfish. And he killed Lazer to boot!
528
529[[WMG: Genm has a split personality.]]
530Given what we've seen of Dan, this makes sense: One side psychopathic and evil, the other side closer to a normal human. Bonus points if the psycho side came from the Bugsters (Let's face it, Dan's interaction with Parad and Graphite near the end of the raw episode looked like there may have been some mental manipulation involved).
531* Jossed. Dan simply hid his dementedness.
532
533[[WMG:Genm is PatientZero for the Bugster Virus]]
534Look at the flashback were Dan explains what happened on Zero Day. It looks like he was right there when it happened. So perhaps he was the first one infected and the Dan we know is the Bugster who was born from him.
535* Jossed. Dan used Emu to propagate the first Bugster Virus.
536
537[[WMG:Genm will die shortly after obtaining the Dangerous Zombie Gashat.]]
538* Like Lazer, the toy catalog doesn't show Gemn getting ANY new forms or upgrades after attaining Zombie Gamer Lv.10
539** This one I could see happening - while there is reason to doubt that Lazer is doomed (since he is Ex-Aid's rider machine at the moment, and there hasn't been any indication that Ex-Aid will gain a replacement), if Gemn obtains it in episodes 11 or 12, it would be around the right time to kill off a rider (while it happened a lot earlier in ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', it's right around this point that ''Gaim'' had it's wham episode). Although he could just as easily have the belt and Gashat destroyed and come back as Paradox (although this is unlikely, since a new rider usually means a new character).
540** Well, Technically he died ''getting'' it. Didn't stop him though.
541
542[[WMG: If Genm dies, someone will take over the ownership of Genm Corporation]]
543It Seem Dan Kuroto AKA Genm will get killed off early but who will take over the ownership of Genm Corporation since that company provides Riders' Gashats and weapons
544Semi-Jossed. Dan died, but he didn't let that stop him.
545* And later confirmed. He was even replaced by a Bugster!.
546
547[[WMG: The Dangerous Zombie form will be defeated with the Health Up Power Up]]
548Following Video Game logic where healing spells/items damage undead enemies, the final battle with Gemn will involve the riders discovering this weakness and going on a mad dash to find as many Health Ups as possible while being chased by Genm. Either that or Health Up will give him Health to actually lose to reach Game Over since his Rider Gauge starts at zero and thus doesn't have any health to lose normally.
549* It would be appropriate, given the show's medical theme.
550** Jossed - they technically "resurrected" Gemn by reprogramming him to get rid of his immortality.
551
552[[WMG: Genm will NOT be Final Boss at all]]
553It seem Genm is most likely to be a candidate as final boss but....... probably not because i know it's not happening!
554* Looking likely to be confirmed, since he's (really) dead now. Although his actor hasn't received flowers yet....
555** He's back...although at the moment, the odds of him being the Final Boss are 50-50.
556*** Confirmed. The final boss will either be Dan Masamune, AKA Kamen Rider Cronus, or Gamedeus.
557** We got two in one deal - The final boss is Gamedeus empowered Cronus as Masamune Dan destroyed Gamedeus so he could inject himself with it's data, creating a fusion.
558
559[[WMG: A secret that can stop Genm for good]]
560Dan's father told Kiriya a secret about Genm but Genm killed him so the others don't find out about him. What is the secret that Genm willing to KILL him for?
561* Confirmed. Kiriya was figuring out the process of Reprogramming a Bugster to change its nature, and that Emu's status as the original Bugster Virus infectee made him uniquely suited to do so. Ultimately, the other Riders discover this and use the information to create the Maximum Mighty X Gashat, which allows Emu to Reprogram Genm, removing his immortality and enabling him to be defeated.
562
563[[WMG: Genm will gain other forms based on other types of horror-themed games]]
564* Perhaps something like Castlevania (vampire-oriented, maybe something like "Deadly Vampire") or DOOM (something demonic, maybe called "Sinister Demon"), each one making him give up more of his humanity; the vampire one would require him to feed on the data of enemies or Bugsters to survive, and the demonic one would ultimately involve becoming a Bugster completely.
565** Looking unlikely to happen - he would've been shown with a new form by now in toy catalogs. Plus, the Castlevania theme has already kind of been given to Hiiro with Taddle Fantasy...
566*** And jossed - He's dead now. His actor has not received flowers yet, but if they were going to give him a new form, we would have seen something in the toy catalogs by now as previously mentioned.
567*** Ultimately jossed. Dangerous Zombies remains his only horror themed form even after his revival.
568
569[[WMG: Genm will be defeated by Ex-Aid's true Ultimate Form.]]
570** Somewhat confirmed. While Maximum Gamer is ''not'' Ex-Aid's true Ultimate Form (Muteki Gamer is his true Ultimate Form), because Hyper Muteki Gashat was not created yet at the point where Genm is defeated for good. It can described as Genm being defeated by Ex-Aid's true Ultimate Form... at the moment.
571*** Kuroto is back as Gemn Lv 0. There is just as much chance for him to become Cronus as there is for him to be the first character defeated by Muteki Gamer at this point.
572*** Ultimately jossed as Kuroto is not Cronus. It's his father, Masamune Dan.
573
574[[WMG: Gemn was fueled by FreudianExcuse.]]
575He was about to launch all of his ten games, but it [[GoneHorriblyWrong went horribly wrong]] at Zero Day, driving him insane.
576** Ziggzagged. Kuroto has been mad long before Zero Day, which he ''intentionally caused''. On the other hand, he had a FreudianExcuse in form of starting Kamen Rider Chronicle to preserve the data of his terminally ill mother.
577
578[[WMG: At some point, Genm will betray ParaDX]]
579* Scans show Genm and Kamen Rider Paradox fighting each other. Considering that Genm is already upset with Parado because the latter gave Emu the Mighty Brothers XX Gashat, Parado might do something that'll push the already unstable Genm off the edge.
580** Jossed on both parts. It was actually Kuroto who pushed Parado of the edge, causing the beatdown.
581*** Parado ultimately betrayed Kuroto so he could usurp Kamen Rider Chronicle for himself.
582
583[[WMG: Genm will become Cronus]]
584* Genm's EvilPlan is to make the MostDangerousVideoGame where everyone are Kamen Riders fighting for survival. The Kamen Rider Chronicle Gashat IS the aforementioned game.
585** Jossed by the preview of episode 32 - Dan's returned to using Dangerous Zombie. And Cronus is shown to be someone else. It looks more likely that it's Dan Masumune instead!.
586** Yup, Masamune Dan is Cronus. Kuroto has never even thought about becoming Cronus himself as he meant that role for a Ride-Player champion completing the game.
587
588[[WMG:His final fate will be AndIMustScream.]]
589* We know he can't die thanks to Dangerous Zombie. Rather than this being reversed, like him vanishing like Kiriya once someone breaks the Gashat, it'll turn out nothing can reverse his immortality, but he _can_ be permanently trapped. Maybe something like being trapped in a game forever... or something as mundane as life imprisonment (a long time for him.)
590** Or you know, being rider-kicked into the sun like a certain Phantom?
591** Jossed - Emu reverses the programming of his powers using the powers of Maximum Mighty X Gashat, allowing him to be killed by Parado once Emu defeats him for good..
592*** Zig-zagged - He comes back, revived as a bugster by Poppy - however, she can trap him in a Bugvisor.
593** He is imprisoned in #42.
594*** Seemingly has his freedom restored in the finale.
595
596[[WMG: Genm will be instrumental in his own defeat.]]
597* In episode 22 he 'corrupted' Emu's Driver. However, that will end up allowing the Maximum Gashatt to be completed, which is implied to have the ability to nullify his immortality.
598** Confirmed - because he chooses to let Emu live instead of simply killing him off, this allows Emu to use Kiriya's game driver, reach Maximum Mighty Action X and destroying his immortality with its reprogramming. This, combined with him pissing Parado off, leads to him getting offed.
599
600[[WMG: Kamen Rider Cronus is Kuroto's bugster]]
601* He'll also be the bugster based on the game that started it all Might Action C
602** Jossed - Kamen Rider Cronus is human with all antibodies, Masamune Dan. Also, Kuroto is a bugster himself now, and he's the bugster of Proto Mighty Action X Origin.
603
604[[WMG: Kuroto is an Expy of the villains from Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure]]
605The villains are basically a bunch of evil counterparts to the heroes that are all killed and revived multiple times over the course of the story with the previous villains being [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] of the true BigBad who was killed off and replaced early on. And the previous BigBad's minions were revived and joined forces with the Precure to seek revenge. And to top it off one of the survivors joins the heroes as a good guy.
606[[/folder]]
607
608[[folder: Rider Gashat/Future Riders WMG]]
609[[WMG: VideoGameGenres that are going to be represented as a Gashat or as future Riders.]]
610Ex-Aid, Brave, Snipe and Lazer are based on the platformer, RPG, FPS and racing games, respectively. As such, other genres may get a representation as well, such as:
611* Action Adventure Games: A female rider based on a mix of Samus and Lara Croft. Or if male, based on Nathan Drake from Uncharted. Bonus points if the weapon is a whip.
612** Jossed.
613* Puzzle games: His attacks will be based on match-3 games such as ''VideoGame/{{Bejeweled}}'' and ''VideoGame/CandyCrushSaga''.
614* Or they'll be a MasterOfIllusion who creates puzzles for others.
615** Confirmed. Kamen Rider Paradox will have a Puzzle form.
616*** Whose abilities includes area manipulation and free usage of Energy Items.
617* RTS: His powered attacks [[YouRequireMoreVespeneGas may require outside resources to activate]].
618** Confirmed. Kamen Rider Snipe's Level 50 form is accessed by an RTS themed Gashat called "Bang Bang Simulation."
619* MMO: May summon duplicate copies of himself to simulate a boss raid.
620** Alternately, all Riders get identical Gashats when they're all sent to an AlternateUniverse and forced to work together.
621*** The identical Gashats thing seems to be confirmed with the Drago Knight Z Gashat, although it doesn't involve an AlternateUniverse.
622** In a rather horrific twist, it appears as if Dan's Kamen Rider Chronicle will work in a manner like this, except 'massive multiplayer' in this context refers to EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE PLANET, and everyone has to fight and kill each other.
623*** Untrue, Kamen Rider Chronicle wasn't exported oversea and it only requires players to defeat Bugsters. Also, Genm Level X has the copies ability.
624* MOBA: Same as [=MMOs=], but must be used if Ex-Aid and his allies are fighting against an equal number of enemies.
625** Jossed.
626* Visual novel: Summon a stereotypical female VN character that will assist him with healing and protection spells.
627** Jossed.
628* Survival horror: MindRape-centric attacks.
629** Jossed.
630* Related to the above. Zombie: Necromancer-powers to either summon dead Bugsters or even villains from Kamen Rider Ghost.
631** Confirmed. Genm's Level X form will be Zombie Survival based.
632* Rhythm games: Music-themed attacks (much like ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki''), plus DanceBattler attributes.
633** Confirmed, with Brave's Level 3 form.
634* Sports: Plays with balls.
635** Confirmed with Genm's Level 3 form, though it's based on a bicycle.
636* Mons: Summons and commands monsters, probably copies of ones that the Riders have already defeated, although a villainous Rider with this power could be the source of the MonsterOfTheWeek.
637** Not quite, but Level 50 Brave can summon mook Bugsters.
638* Stealth: Stealth powers, obviously, perhaps with ninja-like abilities.
639** Kamen Rider Fuma is ninja-based.
640* Educational: Powers involving math, writing, history, and other real-life subjects.
641** Jossed.
642* Indie Games: Abilities that are either surprisingly powerful and awesome or incredibly lame and ineffective.
643** Since Genm created all the games himself, are they all indie games?
644*** They're all considered official.
645* Fighting: Allows the user to throw multiple punches and kicks extremely fast.
646** Confirmed. Kamen Rider Paradox will also use Fighting games.
647* QTE: Capable of attacking the enemy at a precise moment or missing the target completely because they struck it too late or too early.
648** Technically, regular fighting is exactly like this. Having a Gashat devoted to this is rather pointless.
649* Hack N' Slash: Fights with a multitude of bladed weapons, such as swords, spears, and axes. Has a combo meter that fills up as they continuously attack enemies without being hit, granting the user bonuses and power ups the higher it gets.
650** Jossed. Same reason as above.
651* BossGame: Specialized in 1-on-1 fighting, super effective against the MonsterOfTheWeek but not so good against Mooks.
652** Jossed. Same reason as above.
653* Surgery Game: A CombatMedic or DeadlyDoctor, and ironically one of the few Riders who isn't actually a doctor.
654** Ironically jossed.
655* Idle Game: A LethalJokeItem that does nothing on its own but [[MagikarpPower gradually powers up the rider's other Gashat.]]
656** Jossed.
657* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Turns the user into an Ex-Aid-styled version of Series/KamenRiderDecade. Would probably only be used in the crossover movies.
658** Could work if they do another Super Hero Taisen and have the villains for Kyuuranger team up with an Ex-Aid version of Kamen Rider Fifteen.
659* Wide Open Sandbox: All Riders get identical Gashats in order to take on Bugsters across the country. An additional Gashat based on VideoGame/NeedForSpeed-style racing games adds a vehicle to complete the VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto homage.
660** If by 'sandbox', you mean 'the entire planet' and by 'all Riders' you mean 'every single person on Earth' and by 'take on Bugsters across the country' you mean 'slaughter each other in a mad blood sport at Kuroto Dan's behest' then Kamen Rider Chronicle fulfills those requirements.
661*** That's false, Kamen Rider Chronicle is not exported oversea and players only need to defeat Bugsters.
662* DatingSim: Poppy might be the key to unlocking this one, since she's the first to see what's up with the couple in #6. It will involve Hiiro finding his SecondLove, then finding out she's a disguised Bugster, and will be forced to kill her off just as she's BecomingTheMask.
663** I think that if one of the existing riders was going to get this Gashat, it would probably be Emu instead, since Hiiro's already suffered enough in that regard. Although it would be pretty funny if Taiga was the one who got this one, if only to see him get end up regretting wanting every Gashat.
664** Seems to be confirmed, Poppy will become Kamen Rider Poppy by using the Toki Meki Crisis Gashat. From the title it seems to be a DatingSim game, though nothing is confirmed at this point.
665** Confirmed, Poppy acquires it from the Toki Meki Crisis Bugster.
666* [[WackyRacing A more Mario Kart-like racing game]]: This one replaces the Level 3 Gashat to grant everyone a common-use bike - cue wailing and gnashing of teeth when Kiriya realises it. Like the plethora of powerups in such games, the new bike can seperate into 3 weapon systems - the wheels become Kiwi Gekirin-like melee weapons, the handlebars and front forks become a longsword, the seat and cowl become a shield, while the engine, chassis and tailpipes become a machine gun.
667** Jossed. Though Sports Gamer was used as a bicycle.
668* CardBattleGame: Uses cards as explosives, power-ups, and unit/weapon summoning items as well as having the ability to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shift forms]] at will.
669** Jossed.
670* BeatEmUp: Enhances raw strength and durability, which makes the Rider a "tank". If Nico was a Kamen Rider, should've been called "Kamen Rider Cyber".
671** Cronus is Kuroto's father Masamune.
672*** Cronus was supposed to be a final special character unlocked.
673
674[[WMG: There will be a Rider who uses Puzzles, Visual Novels, and Sims.]]
675And he will show how these can essentially make him a RealityWarper.
676* Puzzle will have him be able to move stuff around, destroying them if they ever make a line or match three in a row.
677* Sims will have him controlling people and having them do weird stuff or even [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential stuff that is bad]].
678* Visual Novels will invoke outright RewritingReality and [[{{Utsuge}} give people perhaps the worst ending possible for them]].
679** Jossed, Paradox is using Puzzle and Fighting games - but not Sims and Visual Novels.
680*** Well, Kamen Rider Poppy does use the Toki Meki Crisis Gashat, which looks like it was based off of Dating Sims/Visual Novels, but so far no reality warping abilities have been used by her.
681
682[[WMG: There will be a rider who is TRULY EVIL.]]
683Since Ex-Aid is a nultiple Rider show, I feel one Rider could be a TRULY EVIL Rider because you cannot have all GOOD Riders in a multiple Rider show! It just doesn't work! He will be the Ouja or Duke of Ex-Aid. This Rider would make it WAY personal for our heroes.
684* Have you seen Genm?
685** I dunno, based on [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Takatora/Zangetsu]]'s first appearances, he looked like the villain. For all we know, he could only be defending the Bugsters because he feels that there's no other way.
686*** From that ending scene, I dunno... Genm/ Dan seems to have a few screws loose.
687*** I'm inclined to believe that Genm is truly evil as well - while I can think of one example of a character who defended the MonsterOfTheWeek ([[Series/KamenRiderAgito Toru Hojo]]), said character wasn't exactly evil, and it wasn't until near the end; and even then, he wasn't directly involved.
688* Has anyone seen the new gashat Hiiro gets later on?
689** Except so far, Hiiro has just as much in common with Keisuke Nago (who, it should be noted, did not become the final villain of ''Kiva'') personality wise as he does with Kaito, plus that would be a little TOO obvious for anyone who's seen Gaim. If anything, it seems more likely that it'll be Taiga that it'll be the evil rider - he could steal a prototype gashat and end up overusing it, with the end result turning him into the final boss.
690* Given he was perfectly willing to ''murder a child'' and did kill Lazer, I'd say this is confirmed in favor of Genm.
691* Masamune Dan/Kamen Rider Cronus and the true final boss is so evil even Kuroto despises him. Is that enough?
692
693[[WMG:TheMovie exclusive form will be based off [[LicensedGame Movie Tie-In Games]]]]
694We have movie exclusive forms all the time, so it'd be perfect. Either the movie would be another Toei property (heck, perhaps [[MindScrew of the movie itself]]) or an in-universe movie.
695* It may be a potential TakeThat at how most Movie Tie-In Games look like they'll be great but are usually terrible.
696** Semi-Jossed. The movie exclusive form is based on Kamen Rider Ghost. We'll have to wait for the Taisen movie to see if this one's fully Jossed though.
697*** Looking unlikely to be Chou Super Hero Taisen, if the plot summary is anything to go off of. We still have the summer movie though...
698*** Jossed for his summer-movie exclusive form, Mighty Creator VRX, since it looks like it's based on game development software (or games that let you create levels, such as ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker''). There's still the crossover with the next rider series though...
699
700[[WMG:The doctor who operated on Emu will become a [[EleventhHourRanger Rider late into the show]]]]
701The fact that we haven't seen the doctor's face yet ''probably'' means that he's going to be important later on. I myself think that he's going to become a Rider, probably near the end of the show. Since Paradox is probably going to be Parad, this means that the doctor will become an as-of-yet-unrevealed Rider, most likely on the side of our heroes.
702* There's good money on him being the [[Series/KamenRiderWizard White Wizard]] of the show, manipulating both Riders and Kuroto Dan, with Parado and Graphite his envoys.
703* Jossed. We've seen the guy who saved Emu now, and the fact that he was infected with the Bugster Virus means that he both hasn't had the immunization operation to become a rider and that he's not working with the Bugsters.
704
705[[WMG:Paradox will be created through the fusion of Graphite and Parado]]
706* Graphite Bugster's actor received flowers after he finished shooting episode 10, which indicates that he's been killed off. So unless he ends up fusing with Parad as a dying action, this one has been jossed.
707* Jossed. Scan revealed Parado alone will transform into Paradox.
708
709[[WMG: There will be a rider other than Emu who has not had the surgery required to become a Kamen Rider]]
710In ''Series/KamenRider555'', the Delta Gear could supposedly work for anyone, regardless of if they were an Orphenoch or not, so why not do the same thing for the game drivers? Maybe tie it in to the WMG for the Surgery Game Gashat, and have the rider in question be someone who has a bone to pick with one of the riders who had surgery, or survived the Bugster Virus and wants to help the other Kamen Riders take the Bugsters down.
711* Confirmed - Parado becomes Paradox.
712* As well as Dan senior and junior.
713
714[[WMG: The in-universe games represented by the Legend Rider Gashats are reskins of the regular games.]]
715* The Level 2 transformation jingles for the Legend Gashats are based on the regular ones, so maybe their respective games are altered versions of the existing ones as well. So, ''Kaigan Ghost'' would be ''Taddle Quest'' but with Series/KamenRiderGhost as the main character, and ''Let's Go Ichi-gou!'' would be ''Mighty Action X'' but with [[Franchise/KamenRider Rider 1]] as the main character.
716
717[[WMG:Rider Gashat interchangeability...]]
718Basically the supposedly DummiedOut abilities (check the main page for details) come up in a Hyper Battle video. Combinations (listed as primary then secondary slot Gashat used) include:
719* Taddle Quest + Mighty Action X: Equips Brave with the Gashacon Breaker along with his Sword. Naturally leads up to Brave hitting the button on the Breaker with the Sword pommel for DualWielding swords.
720** Apparently it doesn't require changing Gashats to 'borrow' weapons, according to #9.
721* Giri Giri Chambara + Bakusou Bike: Turns Lazer into a stripped-down version of his Level 3 form more in line with the other Riders, while summoning a soulless copy of his Level 2 body as a normal bike. [[WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth when he realises he could have done that the whole time.]]
722** I kind of doubt that this one will happen, since there's no sound effects for LV 1 and 2 for the Giri Giri Chambara Gashat. Plus, wouldn't it be Bang Bang Shoot that gets combined with Bakusou Bike?
723
724[[WMG:P2 Rider Gashats enter the picture.]]
725Unlike Proto Gashats, these are a pretty obvious cash-in by palette swapping the existing Gashats into Player 2 versions. After Emu unlocks the PowerCopying function in Drago Knight Hunter Z, they find a way to replicate the process permanently (on game genres with a player 2 option at least), creating:
726* P2 Mighty Action X in lime green
727* P2 Bang Bang Shooting in burgundy
728* P2 Bakusou Bike in blue and yellow
729* P2 Gekitotsu Robots in blue, obviously
730* P2 [=DoReMiFa=] Beat in sky blue
731* P2 Jet Combat in black and blue
732* P2 Giri Giri Chambara in dark red
733** Jossed.
734
735[[WMG: Parado was the result of...]]
736* Emu's twin brother Lru dying during the surgery
737* [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Who the hell names their kid Lru?]]
738* According to the Heisei Generations Movie, Emu's surgery as a child resulted in him living, but with a dormant bugster. As Kamen Rider Ghost proves with Movie Wars Genesis, it may or may not even be canon in the end
739** At the moment, it's been confirmed that Emu was infected by Game Disease as a child and had two surgeries. One in his childhood that saved his life after a car accident and one 16 years later, separating Parado from him. The surgery seen in Heisei Generations is the second one.
740
741[[WMG: Parado will get his Gamer Driver from either...]]
742* Emu. With recent events, it seems Parado is going to work with the heroes to take Dan down. Given that Kiriya gave Emu his Gamer Driver, it would make sense that Emu would give it to an ally.
743** Jossed - Dan corrupted Emu's regular one, so Emu had to use Kiriya's. The only way that Emu would probably hand over Kiriya's is if Parado gave him Dan's in return, which would be pointless, since if Parad found Dan's, it would be a lot easier for him to just use it
744* He steals Dan's old one. After discarding it for the Buggle Driver, Dan probably placed his Driver in storage or something. Parado would take it just to stick it to him.
745** Confirmed.
746*** This might only apply to the final battle.
747
748[[WMG: Kamen Rider Cronus is Dan. ''Masamune'' Dan.]]
749* Kuroto's father is actually the GreaterScopeVillain.
750** Confirmed. This guess has now been acknowledged on the Trivia page under IKnewIt.
751
752[[WMG: Kamen Rider Poppy's Crisis Gashat will be based on..]]
753* Either Rhythm games or Dating sims
754** Confirmed - the name was a huge hint to Dating Sims, but the Transformation Jingle pretty much confirms that it's based on Dating Sims.
755
756[[WMG: The movie-specific Rider will be a pachinko-themed Rider.]]
757* Their Critical Finish will be activated by hitting a lever.
758** Jossed for the ''Ghost'' crossover (Which had no movie-exclusive rider), ''Chou Super Hero Taisen'' (which had an Antivillain version of Hiiro), and the Ex-Aid Summer movie (which has the {{Ninja}}-themed Kamen Rider Fuuma). Only possibilities left is either an Ex-Aid Gaiden or the crossover with the next rider series.
759
760[[WMG: Kamen Rider Cronus is]]
761Dan seems unlikely given the name difference, and episode 19 has shown us clearly that M cares more about games than helping people and Kamen Rider Chronicle will probably appeal to him because of that.
762** Jossed, it is a Dan, ''Masamune'' Dan.
763
764[[WMG: Kamen Rider Poppy's FinishingMove is a Rider Slap.]]
765It's like a [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Mitch slap]], but the opponent explodes afterwards.
766* Jossed, it is a normal finisher.
767
768[[WMG: Maybe Nico has another Kamen Rider form?]]
769We know that Nico is going to be one of the Ride Players in the series. However, something bugs me off.
770
771Remember the scene where the Riders shows off their Gashats on the opening? In those scenes, the background color when the Riders who shows off their Gashats have the same color as their Rider form's primary color (i.e. Brave is light blue, Lazer is yellow, etc.). If that Rider is dead, the background color becomes grey with a static of whatever primary color that Rider is appearing when the scene shows on the now-dead Rider(s).
772
773For some reason, in the new opening scene, Nico is added to that particular scene. For those wondering/searching where she is, her position in that scene is between the two now-dead Riders, Lazer and Genm. In that scene, [[https://youtu.be/-Eu0-INw-j0?t=34s she has a background color that can be described as red. Does it means that she has ''another'' Rider form apart from her Ride Player form (whose color is brown)?]]
774* Problem with this is that it would require either them to introduce a second type of Ride trooper (which isn't going to happen in-series, since we would've received catalog scans by now) or her to obtain a belt (which also isn't happening, since it's established that you need surgery to use a Game Driver, and it doesn't look like Buggle Drivers are as common as Game Drivers).
775* Jossed, Nico has only one form as Ride-Player. She tried to assume the form of Cronus, but was stopped by Taiga.
776
777[[WMG:Nico's Ride Player form is a hacked version thanks to her or Taiga]]
778Given that the Kamen Rider Chronicle Gashat infects the user with an advanced version of the Bugster Virus, it seems pretty unlikely the doctors would approve of her using it without any safety precautions taken first. Plus, the accessories her form's decorated with seems to imply that it's not a normal version of the Gashat letting her transform.
779* Her Gashat is certainly not a normal one - there is the chance that she might end up simply taking her hat off before transforming and putting it back on (a la [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider Skull]]), but the other things on her rider suit look like things that would have to be programmed in to be a part of it.
780* Confirmed by WordOfGod that states she somehow made it level X.
781
782[[WMG: The origin of Nico's level 10]]
783Came from Gamedeus viral strain. Nico was somehow infected by Gamedeus when she first transformed and that allowed her to reach level X instead of level 10. She managed to endure as long as she did because using Bang Bang Shooting caused conditions similar to Taiga's usage of the proto gashats and unknowingly gave her a greater resistance to the Bugster Virus than normal people. When Masamune used reset the Gamedeus virus regressed to the point where it wouldn't affect her again.
784
785[[WMG: Kamen Rider Cronus is Emu from the future.]]
786Specifically, a future where he's beaten Kamen Rider Chronicle and grown bored of being the highest, so he goes back in time to keep playing.
787* Jossed - It's Dan Masamune.
788
789[[WMG: Nico will have a movie-exclusive Ninja-Player Nico form]]
790* My reason for thinking this is two-fold - for one thing, all signs point towards the Ninja Players being basically Ninja versions of standard Ride Players, meaning that she'll already know how to use the system. Second, Ride-Player Nico is basically a Ride Player with a bunch of accessories that Nico attaches herself; it's not like she'd have to reprogram a Hurricane Ninja gashat to become Ninja-Player Nico.
791
792[[WMG: The next Movie War will have mobile game-themed powerups for the riders]]
793* Maybe something like ''Mighty Runner Infinity'' (Infinite Runner), ''Taddle Match'' (Match-3), ''Bang Bang Defense'' (Tower Defense), ''Bakusou Tilt'' (like a racing game with tilt controls), and ''Dangerous Idol'' (idling game, like Cookie Clicker or Best Fiends Forever).
794* Jossed.
795[[/folder]]
796
797[[folder: Bugster WMG]]
798[[WMG: Bugsters will be based on various sicknesses.]]
799* Jossed, they seem to be based off of video game enemies in the Ex-Aid universe.
800
801[[WMG: Bugsters are Digital Life forms or living glitches.]]
802Since most series involve PhlebotinumRebel, my guess is the Bugster will be either video game glitches or actual video game characters having gained sentience and periodically entering the real world.
803* Confirmed to be video game characters brought to life by a glitch.
804
805[[WMG: Bugsters are being created...]]
806By heartless hackers who only want to cause trouble for the world.
807* Jossed. They were caused by literal video game bugs that somehow began transferring to humans.
808
809[[WMG: Alternative from Illness-based, Bugsters might be based after real-life ComputerVirus or glitches.]]
810* Confirmed.
811
812[[WMG: The Bugsters will be based on iconic videogame villains.]]
813* If by "iconic videogame villains" you're talking about ones from the Ex-Aid universe, then Confirmed. Otherwise, pretty much {{Jossed}}.
814
815[[WMG: As an extension of the above, the BigBad will be based on [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]]]]
816For a PlagueMaster in a gaming-themed series, it would be appropriate.
817* Not quite, but there are some resemblances personality-wise.
818
819[[WMG:Bugsters are side effects of pushing medical progress too far.]]
820By using the same technology from a fictional software that is used for advanced gaming.
821* Jossed, their creation doesn't have anything to do with medical progress.
822
823[[WMG: Bugsters look like the human they were born from]]
824Basically like a viral EnemyWithout version of the [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Phantoms]]
825* Seems jossed, as Graphite's human form isn't even the same ''gender'' as his host.
826
827[[WMG: Bugster higher ups will be [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to previous Neo-Heisei Kamen Riders]]
828* Parado:
829** If the rumors about Parado being Paradox are true, you have someone who switches between a fighter and a puzzle solver respectively. The purple and black helps link him to the joker memory.
830* Graphite:
831** He's got a red, yellow and green right forearm, and basically looks like a monsterfied version of a character from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'', which is fitting since [[Series/KamenRiderOOO OOO]] basically took parts of the Greeed to create his various forms.
832* Jossed with Lovelica's pink appearance as well as Poppy's.
833
834[[WMG:The strongest Bugster is PatientZero.]]
835* It's implied Graphite was born on Zero Day, so it'd make sense and fit the medical scheme.
836** Jossed. PatientZero is Emu.
837** Jossed even further - Gamedeus, the final boss of Kamen Rider Chronicle, is stated to be the strongest Bugster, and as previously mentioned, Emu was patient zero.
838
839[[WMG:In addition to the evil Bugsters...]]
840* There are also "good" Bugsters.
841** Think of them as being like the good microbes in your gut and such that help your body.
842*** They are a big part of the surgery people have to go through in order to become a rider.
843** Confirmed. Emu and Hiiro knew all along that Asuna/Poppy is a Bugster.
844
845[[WMG: Parado is the Bugster that was born from Emu.]]
846* Confirmed in #28.
847
848[[WMG:The Burger Bugster was created similarly to Poppy.]]
849In that no patient was involved in creating him.
850* Jossed - turns out both Poppy and Burgermon were created the same way as a any other...
851
852[[WMG: Tsukuru's monk game ideas are going to be implemented into Parado's Perfect Knock-out form.]]
853It is based on a monk, maybe it's also a sign that Parado's going to pull a HeelFaceTurn.
854* Both confirmed and jossed. Perfect Knockout is not based on Tsukuru's ideas, but Parado made a HeelFaceTurn in the end.
855
856[[WMG: Ren Amagasaki is the bugster from the Toki Meki Crisis Gashat]]
857* He has Bugster abilities, and he was able to hypnotize Poppy into doing his bidding...almost as if he had used [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} attract on her]]...hmmm...
858** The possibility of him being a Bugster is highly likely. As mentioned above, when he is 'convincing' Poppy to do the song, there is a quick shot where you can see his eyes are glowing blue, combined with the echoing voice and the pink glow on the screen. Also, he's shown to be working '''with''' the Bugsters. Where is true loyalties lie remains to be seen.
859** Confirmed. He's a rose-themed Bugster known as the Lovelica Bugster.
860
861[[WMG:Parado infected Kuroto with 8 Bugsters all in one go.]]
862That was how he was able to revive them together with Graphite.
863* Jossed - turns out that a Bugster can be revived if the data was saved, and as it just so happens, the data of the other 8 bugsters had been saved.
864
865[[WMG: The KillAllHumans mindset of the Bugsters was implanted by Kamen Rider Chronicle]]
866The Programming is what caused Parado to become obsessed with killing all humans despite not appearing to have that desire earlier. Chronicle altered his programming so he can't resist the desire to kill humans.
867* This doesn't extend to just the Bugsters either. The Ride-Players will also suffer from this HatePlague explaining some of their less sane actions.
868* Jossed. Bugsters have this mindset because most of them came from violent games. Parado wants to punish humans for creating video characters as [[DesignatedVillain Designated Villains they can let their frustration out on. The less sane actions of Ride-Players are mostly caused by their TooDumbToLive attitude.]]
869
870[[WMG:Gamedeus is to Masamune what Parado is to Emu]]
871Masamune was the other PatientZero for the Bugsters, but while Parado is Emu's Bugster, Masamune's is absent. That's because it's Gamedeus.
872* Jossed. If Masamune has a Bugster, we don't get to see him. It's definitely not Gamedeus.
873
874[[WMG:Jiro Maki's Bugster is Lovelica]]
875It's shown that Jiro succumbed to Game Disease and that those who do give birth to Bugsters who are "perfect", using a human form and using the Bugvisor to transform. Ren Amagasaki is just one of two Bugsters who are able to do that, but we never really see who's the victim he's born from is. Thus, it could be Jiro Maki's.
876[[/folder]]
877
878[[folder: Other WMG]]
879[[WMG: At some point there will be a crossover with Segata Sanshiro.]]
880* Jossed.
881
882[[WMG: There is something... off in Franchise/KamenRider universes...]]
883...that allows for the base technology leading to Ex-Aid's events. Think about it, we have the robot rebellion in ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', the turn-them-Adel Demia network in ''Series/KamenRiderGhost''. If this happened in RealLife (and we somehow survived), chances are ALL information technology development, including very ground-breaking game systems, should (and must) be monitored, hell, even terminated. But in Ex-Aid? Nope, nothing happens...
884** Heck, it could be any one of the past organizations that are behind this, making sure new monsters are created for their own purposes. It could even be Foundation X behind it all, since we haven't heard from them in a while and helping the creation of new monster races was sort of their thing.
885*** They could end up releasing a movie that ties Foundation X directly into the events of ''Gaim'', ''Drive'', and ''Ex-Aid'', and reveal that the events of ''Wizard'' and ''Ghost'' were related to a spin-off of Foundation X.
886
887[[WMG: The Riders are working TOGETHER to clear all 10 games.]]
888Near the end of Ep.2, you'll notice that when Brave gets his Taddle Quest "GAME CLEAR!" announcement Mighty Action X is marked as clear. So I doubt Hiiro can clear it again, as apparently only one Rider can clear a game. The only way a single entity can clear all 10 in this case is if the entity is a team.
889* Doesn't seem like this is the case in Episode 3, though...
890** In a roundabout way, confirmed. The Riders are indeed all clearing the Gashats together. It's just that the whole thing about collecting the Gashats was a big fat lie engineered by Kuroto Dan to get them to clear the games and give him all the Data he needed, leaving only collecting the Bugsters between him and creating [[DeadlyGame Kamen Rider Chronicle.]]
891
892[[WMG: Asuna/Poppy is actually a patient on a life support MacGuffin.]]
893Likewise, this could be intertwined with Brave and Snipe's backstory, as well as be a reference to [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork MegaMan.EXE]].
894* Jossed, she's a Bugster.
895
896[[WMG: In addition to the regular Franchise/SuperSentai[=/=]Franchise/KamenRider Team-up, at least one [[Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger Megaranger]] will show up at some point.]]
897Considering that [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-O]] appeared in [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger ToQger]] despite the two not airing together, it's not out of the question for Sentai and KR series that aired at different times to crossover. So, it would make perfect sense for a video game/device-themed Sentai to appear in a video game-themed Kamen Rider series.
898* I'm sorry, but...WHEN did this happen? They shared a writer, but I'm PRETTY sure Den-O never showed up in [[Series/ResshaSentaiToQger ToQger]].
899* They might have been thinking of the Super Hero Taisen movie where the Denliner combined with ToQ-Oh.
900** ^That's exactly what I was referring to. I should have said "teamed up with" instead of "appeared in".
901
902[[WMG: One-shot crossover with Series/KamenRiderAmazons]]
903AlternateContinuity much? Maybe a CorporateWarfare between Seito Hospital and Nozama Pharmacy. Or both Ex-Aid (and his allies) and Amazons (Omega and Alpha) team up and fight the new breed of threat: Amazon Bugster who are {{Serial Killer}}s. The Amazons team will be on front while Ex-Aid team act as support helping wounded victims.
904* Considering that Amazons takes place in an alternative community (at the bare minimum, it's the same as Film/KamenRiderTheFirst and Film/KamenRiderTheNext), it's pretty unlikely, especially since the first Ex-Aid movie is going to have the main rider team up with [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Wizard]], [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Drive]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Gaim]] and [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Ghost]] - all of whom exist in the main continuity as the regular Kamen Rider universe. At most, there might be a passing reference (maybe at one point later on, the virus will get even worse, and Nozama will be mentioned as a company that tried to develop a vaccine).
905** Confirmed in a roundabout way - the Amazons will show up in Chou Super Hero Taisen.
906
907[[WMG:No, all the crossovers are being saved for an ACTUAL video game.]]
908It'd be the perfect time to make a new Battride War or a new MassiveMultiplayerCrossover. Not only past Riders, but with VideoGame/PacMan in the movie the doors have been opened for every other Bandai Namco property.
909
910[[WMG: The Origin of Asuna/Poppy would be explored in later episodes]]
911I mean how on earth did they make a video game character come alive?! It's impossible! Poppy was already there during Zero Day! Maybe Genm Corporation are involved with her origins.
912* Touched upon casually in the Christmas Special, she's a Bugster
913** Events following #28 show she is Bugster that came from Kuroto's mother that was infected by Kuroto specifically so she would die of Game Disease and he could preserve as data.
914
915[[WMG: Poppy was created the same way the Bugsters were]]
916She's not a Bugster herself, but was created from the same glitch that made them. I mean, her game is one of the Gashats with that glitch. This sounds like a likely theory to me.
917* Or Asuna really is a Bugster and a complete one at that, seeing how she has a human form. Asuna, being a Bugster with a heart, didn't want to kill her host but circumstances led to her becoming complete against her will.
918** The Christmas special had Poppy reveal she was a Bugster, but didn't explain much else, so this is partially confirmed.
919*** All but confirmed - Parado stated that she was created the same way as normal Bugsters.
920
921[[WMG: There will be 1 Major Character to get KILLED OFF]]
922Given this one is DARKER than Ghost, There might be 1 MAJOR Character that will get killed off. It could be Kamen Rider, allies or even villains.
923* This isn't anything new. Villains are killed off all the time and riders are no strangers to death. That being said, Kiriya's dead.
924** That being said, Kuroto is dead too. Both are revived as Level 0 Bugsters.
925
926[[WMG: There will be BIGGEST Wham Episode]]
927Once this episode will air, nothing is the same anymore.
928* Confirmed - see above. Hello #12 and #29.
929
930[[WMG: The crossover with ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' will be a huge homage to either Galaga or Asteroids]]
931Unless they end up not having the two series crossover (which is pretty unlikely, since all post-''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' series have had the main teams collaborate in some form, either in a special or a movie[[note]]Despite ''Double's'' sister series, ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'', appearing in the first Super Hero Taisen movie, Double never interacted with the Goseigers[[/note]]), it seems PERFECT for them to reference 2 of the oldest space related video games.
932* Jossed.
933
934[[WMG: They will tone down the comedy and abandon the Victim of The Week format]]
935Since this is a Multiple Rider Show and most of them are DARK, the comedy will be heavily toned down and they will abandoned the Victim of the Week since CGI monsters will be too expensive and Level 1 Form will be used rarely in the later half and there are too many Riders to focus on Victims of the Week.
936* Ziggzagged. They didn't abandon the VictimOfTheWeek format until close to the finale. Level 1 was dropped in favor of the more powerful ones. The comedy shifted away from slapstick but actually ''increased'' in amount, becoming a stable part of most episodes. Just check the NightmareFuel and Funny pages.
937
938[[WMG:Saiba Nico is Kiriya's little sister.]]
939And her real objective is getting all the Riders to fight and kill each other. The details of Kiriya's death might be covered up or otherwise muddled, leading her to target all of them.
940* Problem: she hasn't interacted individually with Ex-Aid, Brave, or Gemn - while the last one we can overlook because it's not exactly clear if the public knows Dan Kuroto is Gemn, if that really WAS her objective, wouldn't she want Brave and Ex-Aid to have motivations to fight the other riders?
941* Jossed, she is just salty over something Emu barely remembers.
942
943[[WMG: Alternatively, Saiba Nico is the daughter of one of the doctors that were involved in giving Emu the Game Virus]]
944She isn't shown to be hostile towards Brave, and she seems to want Snipe (the one who has the most antagonistic relationship with Emu) to defeat Ex-Aid. She's after him because he was the only one to survive the experiment, and she believes he was responsible for killing her dad. Plus, if she was really Kiriya's little sister, it would have made more sense for the Motors Bugster to be the one who infect her.
945* Jossed for both counts. She's just pissed at Emu for beating her in a video game.
946
947[[WMG: Asuna/Poppy is the Bugster that manifested from Emu.]]
948* A possiblity considering that we know very little of their past.
949** If that was the case, wouldn't it make more sense if she was a bugster from Mighty Action X?
950*** Unless Emu's game virus infection somehow created 2 bugsters, this one was jossed by the events of Heisei Generations - Parado is Emu's bugster.
951*** Just like how Da Vinci murdered Ryu Tenkuuji?
952*** Given the movie's [[LooseCanon dubious canonicity]] this one's up in the air.
953*** Okay, another reason why this one is jossed: Poppy has a full human form. As we know from Graphite, in order for a bugster to become complete, they have to kill their host. And not only is Emu still alive, Poppy was around long before we found out the truth about Emu.
954*** Episode 28 jossed this one - Parado is Emu's bugster.
955*** Jossed even further by episode 31 - Poppy's the bugster from Dan Kuroto's mother!.
956
957[[WMG: The whole series is a secret spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster''.]]
958* For whatever reason, there are an unusually high number of similarities between the two.
959** Maybe Ex-Aid could be called a Series Doppelganger?
960
961[[WMG: ''Ju Ju Burger'' is a third-party game.]]
962Though the game itself is probably not authorized by Gemn.
963* Confirmed? Kinda. It was made by a Genm employee, not Kuroto.
964
965[[WMG: There will be a ban-all-video-games arc.]]
966It will be initiated by the general public, mainly parents, to protect their children from harm.
967* Seemingly averted as the Health Minister went public with the Bugster Virus, and there's a general lack of public outrage or backlash. Maybe it's just ValuesDissonance though.
968** They did end up recalling (and presumably temporarily banning) ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', but nothing to the extent as suggested by this WMG.
969
970[[WMG: Masamune Dan isn't that much better a person than his son.]]
971Because... That'd be a good twist, no?
972* Not entirely out of the question - when Emu and Poppy visited him in prison he didn't mention the effect that his wife's death had on his son. At the very least, this DOES suggest that he didn't get along with Dan Kuroto before Kuroto framed him.
973** Confirmed, The apple did not fall far from the tree.
974
975[[WMG: Poppy will be killed by Genm.]]
976In order for him to collect data on a Bugster from ''[=DoReMiFa=] Beat'', possibly even the last one he'll need to complete ''Kamen Rider Chronicles''.
977* Don't count on it. She is based on the mascot, not the villain. All the bugsters that have been used in the creation of Kamen Rider Chronicle have been based on villains from the gashats. Plus she's going to become a Kamen Rider herself.
978* Jossed now that he's dead before he could get to her. And further before that, him crying out for the ''[=DoReMiFa=] Beat'' Bugster to come out when she's already there implies that she's not the one he's going to hunt down.
979** Turns out she WAS the bugster for ''[=DoReMiFa=] Beat'', but he wouldnt' have needed to kill her - Parado was able to get her data without killing her. But still jossed.
980*** Ironically, killing her would've been the last thing he would've done, since she's HIS MOTHER!.
981
982[[WMG: The "MillenniumBug" spiel was a lie programmed into Kuroto's head to distract the heroes from the true BigBad]]
983* There are hints that Kuruto was just an innocent victim of the true big bad corrupted by the Bugster Virus. Also, [[LetterMotif "Millennium" happens to Start with M which is connected to Hojo Emu...]]
984* Clearly, this was also Decade's fault.
985* Jossed.
986
987[[WMG: A secondary theme this season is blending of interests]]
988* Emu, The Protagonist, is both a Gamer and a Doctor, meanwhile Hiiro and Taiga are just doctors. Emu always get new equipment faster and usually the best at the time. So far the strongest forms are those that are a combination of lesser games, with Maximum Mighty X combining Ex-aid's level 1,2, and 3 forms and Perfect Knock out combining both of Para-Dx's, with MMX being the key to an even greater form. Meanwhile the strongest game otherwise, Kamen Rider Chronicle, is a massive multiplayer crossover of all the other games and affects the entire country.
989
990[[WMG: Building on the above some later feature will give Brave and Snipe level 99 forms]]
991* Brave's will be a HalfHumanHybrid with the power to destroy entire armies in one attack if he hits the action commands correctly
992** Jossed - he's getting a lv 100 form, Legacy Gamer.
993* Snipe's will summon an army with troops and vehicles he can command and [[NoKillLikeOverKill the final attack will have all units shoot the opponent repeatedly]].
994** Jossed. He had a short stint as Cronus, but doesn't get an actual level 99 form.
995
996[[WMG: Genm Corp is a branch of Foundation X.]]
997* The Brave special reintroduces Foundation X to the franchise, and they've shown interests in the various trinkets of the franchise. What if they had decided to create their own by acquiring Genm Corp after Zero Day?
998
999[[WMG: Foundation X helped create the Bugster Virus]]
1000* Zero Day happened 5 years ago around the time of Kamen Rider Fourze, the last series they were involved with. Maybe by the end of Ex-aid or the next series their true motives will be revealed.
1001
1002[[WMG: Ren used his mind control powers on the CERO staff to get them to rate Kamen Rider Chronicle A.]]
1003* The thing is literally a weapon of mass destruction designed for genocide, there had to be something nefarious going on to make that rating happen.
1004
1005[[WMG: Poppy's host might have been the real Asuna]]
1006* Assuming that there actually was one and Poppy decided to take on her identity. Another possibility is that instead of what usually happens with any Bugster host, Asuna somehow ended up taking over Poppy or became one with her, and neither of them actually remember what happened.
1007** Jossed - Poppy's host was Dan Kuroto's mother.
1008
1009[[WMG: Parado does not like his Bugster form.]]
1010The reason he does not transform into his Bugster is because he doesn't want to; it reminds him of a monster whose purpose is to be defeated by heroes.
1011** Possibly {{Jossed}} since Parado first manifested as a young kid during the Bugster separation surgery, possibly like Poppy, his costumed human appearance IS his Bugster form.
1012
1013[[WMG: Or Parado never tried to use his own Bugster form and will be shocked by the result]]
1014and to make a twist, he will be revealed to be a protagonist of a game which will cause internal conflict between his own philosophy and where it could have come from.
1015** Jossed. He seems to manifest from Emu's wish to have a friend to play with.
1016
1017[[WMG: There may have been one last side-effect to Masamune's reset.]]
1018Due to resetting everything back to before Emu had his Hyper Muteki Gashat, this seemed to also undo all the events that happened afterward, such as the the Doctor Riders getting their Gashats stolen, Nico's infection from Gamedeus' virus, and Kuroto having 25 of his lives back (only to lose 12 of them again, apparently from overworking himself while making a new Hyper Muteki Gashat). The prototype Gashats also seem to be back in Masamune's posession. All of this could imply he might have accidentally undid his own act of deleting Saki's data. Meaning there might be another chance to bring her back for Hiiro.
1019* Seconded.
1020** Seems to be confirmed by the final episode, where Saki is listed among the victims who Emu is determined to bring back.
1021** Ultimately confirmed by ''Brave & Snipe'', where she's temporarily revived and Taiga mentions that the reset restored her data.
1022
1023[[WMG: Post Series V-CINEMA guesses]]
1024Given the existing spin-offs focuses, the focus will probably be on either Kiriya, Kuroto or Poppy.
1025Original Forms will likely be a LV 50 for Lazer (Bakusou Kart perhaps) or the LV 100 for Snipe based on Bang Bang Tank.
1026** Another guess: they'll be themed around either DLC or a NewGamePlus.
1027** Para-DX, Poppy, and Cronus don't have specials named after them yet. It'll probably be one of those, most likely Para-DX.
1028** It turns out there are ''THREE'' V-Cinemas: one for Brave and Snipe, one for Para-DX and Poppy, and one for Genm and Lazer.
1029
1030[[WMG: Brave and Snipe Speculation]]
1031Confirmed is that both Saki and Amagasaki Ren will be reappearing, and possibly that Taiga will become Cronus. Speculation follows:
1032* Taiga will get a Level 100
1033* Nico will become Cronus
1034** Jossed. Taiga becomes Cronus with the Buggle Driver Zwei.
1035
1036[[WMG: Para-dx with Poppy speculation.]]
1037Confirmed is the appearance of a black version of Para-dx called Another Para-dx, who uses the Gashat Dual Gear Another. Speculation follows:
1038* A big theme will be Parado atoning for his sins.
1039** Jossed. It's Parado and Poppy affirming that they have hearts despite being Bugsters
1040* The Gashat Dual Gear Another contains the data of those killed by Parado's Game Virus during Kamen Rider Chronicle.
1041** Jossed
1042* Another Para-dx is the incarnation of those killed by Parado.
1043** Jossed. It's Masamune's Bugster
1044* Burgermon will reappear. Tsukuru is supposedly in this part so it makes sense.
1045** Jossed
1046
1047[[WMG: Genm Vs Lazer]]
1048Confirmed is the God Maximum Mighty X Gashat, and possibly an associated form that is Level Billion. Speculation follows:
1049Lazer will defeat Genm over a long battle by gradually using Level 0 to lower God Maximum Gamer's level significantly.
1050** Jossed. Lazer uses Masamune's Reset to depower Genm
1051
1052[[WMG: In a crossover with Series/KamenRiderGhost and VideoGame/FateEXTRA CCC...]]
1053Ganma/Bugster hybrid forms of the Servants in Extra, as well as Bugsters of BB, Passionlip and Meltlillith, will appear.
1054
1055Ghost will have to fight the Servants and their Masters, who are their counterparts in the real world with their memories overwritten, and collect their eyecons to complete his part of the game.
1056
1057Ex-Aid will have to contend with BB and the Alter Egos as she has turned the area into Sakura Labyrinth and is trapping people inside, including Ghost. BB will transform into Kamen Rider BB using a Buggle Driver Zwei and a Fate Extra CCC gashat.
1058
1059There will be Damashii of the Servants and the Alter Egos for Ghost to use in his fights.
1060
1061Finally, both will have to face Kiara as she plans to bring the world to Enlightenment. She uses the Buggle Driver Zwei of BB to capture and absorb BB and the Alter Egos and the Hans Christian Anderson eyecon (stolen from Takeru) will be used to turn Kiara into her Heaven's Hole form. Takeru will feel offended by the false Buddhism of Kiara, and Ghost will use the Alter Ego forms to weaken her before both finishing her off with their final forms.
1062
1063[[WMG:From now on, when Kamen Rider Diend needs a bike to ride on, he'll summon Kamen Rider Lazer.]]
1064Since its default form is a bike.

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