History HeartWarming / KamenRiderDrive

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* Probably not for the Japanese audience, but for the series' sizable American audience it is rather heartwarming to see the series portray the police as kind, lawful people who truly care about protecting their citizens and rebuking revenge, opting instead for true justice. Making it more heart warming is that this is so long after we've seen both [[PoliceAreUseless incompetent]] and [[CorruptCop malicious]] cops used in the show for so long.
* Spinning Wheel becomes this when you read the lyrics. To sum up, it's the three Riders giving a DeclarationOfProtection towards Kiriko. Doubly so when you get into [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Shinnosuke]], [[BigBrotherInstinct Go]] and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Chase]]'s characters by the time this song debuts.
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[[caption-width-right:350:A pair of partners being reunited.]]

* Spinning Wheel becomes this when you read the lyrics. To sum up, it's the three Riders giving a DeclarationOfProtection towards Kiriko. Doubly so when you get into [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther Shinnosuke]], [[BigBrotherInstinct Gou]] and [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Chase]]'s characters by the time this song debuts.

[[folder:Episode 27: What is Gou Shijima's Reason for Fighting?]]

* Go in his segment shows how much he's changed since the series ended, befriending Reiko from episode 28 even though you wouldn't blame him for hating her and trying to help her out anyway he can because he knows what it's like to consider yourself the child of a monster.

* Shinnosuke certainly sympathized with him. Since Vegas' [[EpicFail poor performance]] during his last outing, he's been reluctant to use him again. After he finds out that both of them are NotSoDifferent, he walks out of Tridoron and shields it from the rain, and swears to help him out. He dedicated his defeat of 010 to both him and Kiriko.

* Go in his segment shows how much he's changed since the series ended, befriending Reiko from episode 28 even though you wouldn't blame him for hating her and trying to help her out anyway he can because he knows what [[NotSoDifferent it's like]] to consider yourself the child of a monster.

*** Plus the image of a little Akiko running around and hitting people with slippers makes this troper happy.

[[AC:Meta examples]]

[[AC:Episode 4: What is That Prideful Chaser Thinking?]]

[[AC:Episode 5: What Are the Steel Robbers After?]]

[[AC:Episode 6: Who Does the Warrior Fight For?]]

[[AC:Episode 7: How was That Moment Captured?]]

[[AC:Episode 11: Who will prevent the Unholy Night?]]

[[AC: Episode 13: Why Won't My Little Brother Put On The Brakes?]]
* Gou not staying with his older sister, more or less because he doesn't want to be a burden to her.

[[AC: Episode 15: When Will These Feelings Reach You?]]

[[AC: Episode 16: Why is Rinna Sawagami Nervous?]]

[[AC: Episode 19: What Will Judge the Police?]]

[[AC: Episode 20: When Did Kyu Saijo Become a Roidmude?]]

[[AC: Episode 25: Why Has The Battle Changed Like This?]]

[[AC: Episode 26: Where is Chaser heading?]]

[[AC: Episode 27: What is Gou Shijima's Reason for Fighting?]]

[[AC: Episode 33: Who Claimed the Life of Shinnouske Tomari?]]

* Chase tells Gou [[spoiler: that he is a true Kamen Rider after realizing the danger Gou had put himself in pretending to be brainwashed to get Brain's tablet. Gou's despairing over how he had to stand by and watch Shinnosuke die, but Chase encourages him to finish the task he started. It's because of this meeting that Shinnosuke is even able to come back at all.]]

[[AC: Episode 37: Who is Aiming for the Ultimate Taste? ]]

[[AC: Episode 38: Why is the Devil Still Seeking Evolution?]]

[[AC: Episode 39: When Will the Whirlwind Kidnapper Attack?]]

[[AC: Episode 40: Why are the two geniuses having a conflict?]]
* Gou is once again acting like five years old troll, glomping Tomari while both of them are still in their rider forms.

[[AC: Episode 42: Where is the Truth About the Goddess? ]]

[[AC: Episode 43: When Will the Second Global Freeze Start?]]

[[AC: Episode 43: Who Loves Heart the Most?]]

[[AC: Episode 45: What is a Roidmude's Last Dream?]]
* Gou calling Chase "pal".

* The fact that Gou [[spoiler:not only saves Shinnosuke and Chase from 004's explosion, but also Heart and Medic despite his hatred over Roidmudes. The two then repay his action by saving Gou from Banno's attack]].

[[AC:Episode 46: Why Must They Fight?]]

* [[spoiler: Gou's speech before he kills Banno.]]
-->'''Gou''': You've done so many things I could never forgive, you bastard... You used me... You brought shame on my sister... You used Krim's inventions for Evil! But... Worse than any of that... You... [[spoiler: You killed my friend!]]
* Two words: [[spoiler: "ZUTTO CHASER!" Because even though he's gone, Chase is still with Gou in spirit.]] And even better, [[spoiler: when Gou's Rider Kick pushes through Banno's, an image of Kamen Rider Chaser appears behind Mach to help deliver the final blow.]]

[[AC:Episode 47: Who Will You Entrust the Future to, My Friend?]]

* [[spoiler:Gou decides to keep the Chaser Signal Bike, intent on finding a way to restore Chase's core. Harley Hendrickson shows up to give Gou a ride, and the two basically say they consider each other family.]]

** [[spoiler: Genpachirou ended up getting promoted to Inspector, and after dedicating half his life to the First Division and becoming a renowned officer, was promoted again to Captain.]]

** [[spoiler: Gou wandered the world, becoming a legendary photographer due to his nature and wildlife photography.]]

[[AC:Episode 48: Ghost's Case]]

[[AC: Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future]]

[[AC: Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser]]

* When Roidmude 099 tries convincing Heart to join her side, proclaiming that she will be the angel that brings salvation to the Roidmudes, Heart thinks about Medic (specifically having a flashback to her healing him for the first time during the Global Freeze when she was uncorrupted) and rebuffs her offer, stating that he doesn't need her to be his angel when he already has a goddess he loves.

*** There's also a little more if you're a W fan: the daughter's name is Haruna. [[DeadGuyJunior That means she was named after Ryu's sister, Haruko]].

[[AC: Drive Saga 2: Kamen Rider Heart and Mach]]

* Gou in his segment shows how much he's changed since the series ended, befriending Reiko from episode 28 even though you wouldn't blame him for hating her and trying to help her out anyway he can because he knows what [[NotSoDifferent it's like]] to consider yourself the child of a monster.
** The fact Gou has spent his time away learning from the best scientists to try and figure out a way to restore Chase's core, once again calling him his buddy.
* Gou goes to his sister to vent out what's been happening during the movie and she's perfectly willing to let him stay and talk. [[spoiler:Kiriko actually doesn't seem upset that he did accidentally wake up her son.]]

[[AC: Drive Final Live]]

** Then as the rest of the Roidmudes leave, Gou specifically calls Chase [[CallBack his friend]]. This actually makes Chase stop and ''[[WhenHeSmiles smile]]'' for a bit before leaving.

* [[spoiler:The ending, full stop.]]

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* Upon [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Ryu]] transforming into Accel, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlQrBsDahjE Shinnosuke begins to refer to him as 'sempai', as Ryu is not only an elder cop, but also an elder Kamen Rider.]]

* Gou in his segment shows how much he's changed since the series ended, befriending the girl from episode 28 even though you wouldn't blame him for hating her and trying to help her out anyway he can because he knows what [[NotSoDifferent it's like]] to consider yourself the child of a monster.

** The fact Gou has spent his time away learning from the best scientists to try and figure out a way to restore Chase's core, once again calling him his buddy.

[[AC: Kamen Rider Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser]]

* We learn that Ryu and Akiko have a daughter.

* Upon [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Ryu]] transforming into Accel, Shinnosuke begisn to refer to him as 'sempai', as Ryu is not only an elder cop, but also an elder Kamen Rider.

** [[spoiler:There's also the very heavy implication that Eiji's mother and Shinnosuke's future wife is Kiriko. Eiji himself said his mother "never used to smile".]]