Recap / Kamen Rider Geats Ep. 48 - Genesis X: Tsumuri's Requiem

Genesis X: Tsumuri's Reqiuem

Original Airdate: August 20, 2023
Written by: Yuya Takahashi
Directed by: Shojiro Nakazawa

Summary

And so, today, I lie again. The words I vocalize
inside of me. I’m wishing that one day they come true.
Up to this day, I’ve not been able to let you
And you hear me saying those meaningful words.

Tsumuri: The world-dooming Bad End game has come to a close.
Tycoon succeeds in rescuing Kekera's hostages, while putting his pride as a Kamen Rider on the line, live.
Meanwhile, Geats breaks free from his shackles, and topples the Game Master.
However...

Just as Kekera and Zitt are defeated, Suel appears and announces one final DGP. Now everyone is trying to kill each other in a game for a chance at happiness.

Ace wants to end this game for the sake of his world, but what happens when a familiar face confronts him?

"I'm sorry, Ace..."

Tropes

• Big Damn Heroes:
  • Michinaga saves a defeated End Rider from being finished off, earning the attention of other End Riders in her stead.
  • Daichi rescues Win from a Game Master with a gang of Himawari Jyamato.
  • Neon and Kousei weakens Suel by making the VIPs leave the scene, allowing Ace to almost defeat him.
• Brought Down to Normal: Before Ace can finish off Suel, the latter rewinds time to undo Ace's transformation.
• The Bus Came Back:
  • Samas returns after a 5-episode absence.
  • Girori and Fukuoka make appearances as well, after the former's absence due to being fired and the latter being Put on a Bus.
  • Boost Mk II resurfaces after being last seen in #36.
  • The various Armed Buckles are being used for the first time in a notable while.
• Call-Back: The confrontation between Tsumuri and Ace calls back to the scene of Tsumuri smiling and pulling the Magnum Shooter 40X on him in the intro.
• Cliffhanger: The episode ends with Tsumuri seemingly betraying and fatally shooting a de-powered Ace.
• Diabolus ex Machina: After the Kuramas cause the VIPs to exit the scene, Suel is left on the ropes against Ace, but then reveals he could reverse time around Ace to the point of undoing his transformation.
• Face Death with Dignity: With Tsumuri aiming a Magnum Shooter 40X at his face, Ace chooses to tease her about finally dropping her "-sama" honorific and smiles at her, telling her to do it.
• Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: When confronted, Suel justifies his End Rider game as the result of the VIPs being fed up with Ace. But Griori tells Suel that it does not excuse his choice to ignore the rest of the audience and abuse his authority as head of the DGP.
• The Hero Dies: After 48 episodes, Ace finally accepts his impending doom: being shot in the head with his own signature weapon... by Tsumuri.
• Hope Spot: It seems Geats will finally have the jump on Suel with the signature Rider Kick, though that's when Suel reverses Ace to undo his Rider form.
• Internal Reveal: Girori is informed about the events that happened during his absence, siding with Ace due to Suel's conduct and Ace's current intentions line up with his own "saving the world" ideology.
• Loophole Abuse: Ace defying the Power of Creation turning him into a mindless stone deity meant that he is still physically a human of the present era and is vulnerable to Suel's time manipulation and even death, even though he still retains his powers. Suel made use of this to undo his transformation and leave him defenseless against Tsumuri's seemingly fatal headshot.
• Morton's Fork: End Riders are faced with a terrible choice: either keep on fighting until they're defeated and executed by the Game Masters for losing, or not fight and still get eliminated by the Game Masters regardless for disappointing the VIPs.
• Once More, with Clarity: At one point, Ace and Tsumuri returned back to the home they lived in during the Scheme arc, with the former greeting a Game Master who enters after them. The episode cuts back to this scene once it's revealed that the Game Master in question, Girori, was the one that allowed Ace to confront Suel.
• The Power of Love: Subverted. A young couple forced into becoming End Riders decide not to fight each other and run away, only for a Game Master to detonate their helmets with Keiwa forced to watch them explode.
• Shame If Something Happened: Neon and Kousei essentially threaten some VIPs by implying that they would be punished by the audience for their association with Suel should they remain in the present, despite being in safety of their viewing rooms. This weakens Suel enough that Ace gets him on the ropes.
• Spanner in the Works: Like in the previous episode, Daichi throws a wrench into a villain's plan through his usage of the Jyamato. This time, he uses the Himawari Jyamato to fill in the numbers the heroic Riders lacked and forced the DGP into a stalemate by preventing all Game Masters and End Riders from doing anything.
• Ugly Cute: An In-Universe example with the Himawari Jyamato. They look just like normal Jyamato, but dressed in kindergarten uniforms with a child-like mentality and sunflowers growing out of their heads. An uncomfortable Tsumuri even calls them "disgustingly-cute".

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Mission 4 — Final Grand Prix
Entry Players

Ace Ukiyo/Geats (eliminated?)
Keiwa Sakurai/Tycoon
Neon Kurama/Na-Go
Michinaga Azuma/Buffa
Win Hareruya/PunkJack
Suel/Regad Omega

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DGP Rule #34

Never give up on making people happy.