Recap / Kamen Rider Geats Ep 12 Scheme III Slot Fever

Scheme III: Slot ☆ Fever

Original Airdate: November 27, 2022
Written by: Yuya Takahashi
Directed by: Teruaki Sugihara

Summary

"Should we show 'em who's boss?"

Tsumuri: Round 2 of the Desire Grand Prix: Escape the Labyrinth!
To win, players must decipher the code that unlocks the exit, while protecting civilians who are tortured by Jyamato collars.
Who will be up to the task?
And who will be the one to get eliminated next...?

Under orders from the Game Master to ensure Geats' elimination at all costs, Win sabotages the clue to the escape code, only for Michinaga to catch him in the act. In response, Win — confident that he already knows the code — offers Michinaga the chance to escape with him.

Meanwhile, as Ace's group is accosted by the Jyamato, one of the trapped civilians, Yoshiki, endangers himself trying to protect his sister. This act of selflessness gives Keiwa the courage to fight back, but to his frustration he lacks the power to do so.

It is at this moment that Ace gestures to the ID Core in his Driver, telling Keiwa to touch it...

Tropes

• Armor-Piercing Question: Ace gives one to Girori when the latter doesn't let Keiwa join, reminding that they claim the DGP's purpose is to save the world yet they reject the person who fits the bill the most, suspecting that he's hiding secrets from them.
• Back-to-Back Badasses: Ace and Keiwa pull this off while fighting off Jyamato in the chapel.
• The Bus Came Back: While Keiwa wasn't really gone, this marks his return as Kamen Rider Tycoon.
• Call-Back: Back in #2, Keiwa asked if the Desire God wish can bring those killed in the DGP Back from the Dead. Here, it's turned into his current wish.
• Dented Iron: Despite surviving a finisher from a Jyamato Rider, Ittetsu's injuries are severe enough to prevent him from continuing. This prompts him to swap roles with Keiwa once the latter joins the DGP, which results in his retirement after everyone escapes.
• Equivalent Exchange: The Game Master invokes one of his rules to allow Keiwa back into the DGP by having Ittetsu retire from the game in exchange.
• "Eureka!" Moment: When another Jyamato took a Driver, it utters "jurapira", then "henshin". This leads to Ace noticing that the Jyamato's language is a Cypher Language, which he tells to everyone else at the exit.
• Failed a Spot Check: Win didn't check the scratches on the glyphs he tampered with, causing Ace to immediately figure out said sabotage and correct it.
• Go Through Me: Yoshiki decides to shield his sister Kozue from one of the Jyamato, which ends up inspiring Keiwa to take action.
• Headbutting Heroes: After Ace reveals his suspicions regarding Win's true mission as The Mole, the two square up and prepare to fight... but Tsumuri steps in and reminds them that they'd face a penalty for doing so. They decide to settle their score through who manages to solve the puzzle first.
• He's Back!: Between Ittetsu's and Yoshiki's actions and touching Ace's Core ID, Keiwa regains the resolve to fight and re-enters the DGP as Kamen Rider Tycoon.
• Lucky Charms Title: The subtitle of the episode is Slot ☆ Fever.
• Painting the Medium: Tsumuri begins her usual video log opening for this part of the season... for it to switch to her screen and reveal she's literally doing it within a few feet of Win and Michinaga right in the middle of the events of the episode itself.
• The Reveal: Keiwa, who has a better understanding of what he wants, has a different wish this time:
  "A world where all Riders killed in the DGP get revived."
• Unwitting Pawn: Defied. Ace vows to not let the Game Master do whatever he wants, and insists that the DGP players aren't his pawns.
• We Can Rule Together: Zigzagged. Win offers his help to Michinaga to deal with Ace, but the latter rejects it since he'd prefer to defeat Ace by himself. However, he's a bit more receptive when it comes to the question of investigating the Game Master's actions.
• Winds of Destiny, Change!: Keiwa gets his run of good luck back after rejoining the DGP, which manifests as Michinaga conveniently losing the Ninja Buckle for Keiwa to retrieve, as well as getting the Magnum Buckle alongside his Desire Driver to hand back to Ace, all while managing to avoid getting overwhelmed by the Jyamato. In addition, the Riders all manage to retrieve a Feverslot Buckle shortly after Keiwa becomes Tycoon again.

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Mission 2 — Escape the Labyrinth
GAME RESULT
Winners:

Ace Ukiyo/Geats
Keiwa Sakurai/Tycoon (additional player)
Neon Kurama/Na-Go
Michinaga Azuma/Buffa
Win Hareruya/PunkJack
Ittetsu Tanba/Keilow (retired)

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DGP Rule #12

With the permission of the Game Master, participants may transfer their entry rights to another.