Recap / Kamen Rider Geats Ep 19 Divergence III Vote Who Is The Desastar

Divergence III: Vote! Who Is the Desastar!

Original Airdate: January 22, 2023
Written by: Yuya Takahashi
Directed by: Teruaki Sugihara

Summary

DADDY DADDY DO! I want all of you!
Give me everything that you are!

"Are you the Desastar?"
Keiwa: Stop saying that! That Jyamato spoke words of a fallen player. That's why... I hesitated...
"What are your thoughts on the second half?"
Keiwa: ...It's all my fault. Because of me, the other team took the lead.
They now think that I'm the traitor, the Desastar. But it's all a misunderstanding! Please, believe me!

Ace reunites with Michinaga, who is revealed to still be alive. Michinaga shows him the Jyamato Buckle in his possession and warns him of the true origins of the Jyamato.

Meanwhile, the final round of the Jyamar Ball game is underway. Despite being isolated under suspicion of being the Desastar, Keiwa hangs onto his resolve to protect the innocent children trapped in the Jyamar Area.

Tropes

• Broken Faceplate: Keiwa's faceplate shatters due to the force of the Ninja Strike and the Jyamato's energy blast colliding.
• Down to the Last Play: Ace is able to push their game into overtime by using Magnum to shoot the balls past the Jyamato and into the goal.
• Heroic Second Wind: After the truth of the Jyamato being clones of fallen Riders and not the actual person was revealed, Keiwa renews his resolve to defeat them and succeeds in scoring the winning point for the final round.
• Hoist by His Own Petard: Daichi is voted out of the game after spending so much time trying to turn everyone against Keiwa, and Ace is able to turn the tables on him by revealing the truth of the Jyamato.
• Hope Spot: Right at the start of the episode, down five and everyone struggling, the Riders manage a clutch play that gets both of the balls in to put them up by one... then the Jyamato launch a counterattack that puts them up by ten. It takes a last-minute intervention by Geats to even get the game to a draw.
• Internal Reveal:
  • After being given the chance to talk to Kekera, Keiwa learns that the latter was the one giving him all of those secret missions.
  • The Riders eventually learn that Michinaga is still alive; starting with Ace finding the man himself, then Ace talking to Keiwa about it, with the other three overhearing said conversation.
• My Rules Are Not Your Rules: Two advantages the Jyamato have in the Jyamar Ball game is that they can keep on fielding reinforcements as needed, and that the Rook Jyamato leading them can simply launch the ball across the field for an instant five points as needed.
• Red Herring: Despite his hard manipulations to direct all suspicions of the Desastar onto Keiwa, Daichi, who was ultimately voted out this round, wasn't the Desastar.
• The Reveal: The Jyamato aren't the fallen Riders themselves, but merely clones of them. Michinaga's Exact Words of being the only one alive meant everyone else whose ID Cores were shattered are indeed Killed Off for Real.
• Secret Test of Character: Ace asks Daichi who would be more likely to win: someone who works to gain trust or someone who is trying to sow the seeds of doubt. While we don't hear his answer, it's clear that Ace is asking Daichi a question based around the current scenario, with Keiwa and Daichi as the two competing.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: Due to the Jyamar Ball's second round ending in a draw, Keiwa is temporarily saved from being eliminated, and when he gets validated with his suspicions with the Jyamato being dead Riders and scores the winning game, the only person who votes for him is, ironically, the man who everyone else voted for.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Kekera snaps at Keiwa for his poor showings before telling him to stop trusting people so easily.
• Writers Cannot Do Math: The Riders' popularity rates (45%, 30%, 20%, 15%) shown on Kekera's monitor add up to... 110%??

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Mission 2 — Jyamar Ball
GAME RESULT

Team Riders vs Team Jyamato (36-33)

Desastar Votes

Ace Ukiyo/Geats (0 votes, 35% popularity)
Keiwa Sakurai/Tycoon (1 vote, 30% popularity)
Sae Ganaha/Lopo (0 votes, 20% popularity)
Neon Kurama/Na-Go (0 votes, 15% popularity)
Daichi Isuzu/Nadge-Sparrow (4 votes, retired, not Desastar)

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DGP Rule #19

If there are only two players remaining, including the Desastar, the Desastar automatically wins the game.