Recap / Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Ep 20 The Swordsmen And Pirates A Brothers Vow Kai

The Swordsmen and Pirates, a Brother's Vow-kai!

Original Airdate: July 18, 2021
Written by: Nobuhiro Mouri
Directed by: Satoshi Morota

Summary

Zocks finally gets his time to shine! Oh, and the Shindais are there.

Setchan: Previously on… Zenkaiger!
Thanks to the Zenkaiju Gear, the day was saved!
Kaito turned into Super Zenkaizer and had his strength at full power!
However, it looks like some other stuff happened that I wasn't aware of...

It's way past Tanabata, but the show must go on! Hikoboshi Wald is attacking the city, with the team following his tail. Suddenly, the Shindai siblings show up with Zocks just behind, leading to many misunderstandings between the two groups. With Magine and Reika kidnapped to who-knows-where by Hikoboshi Wald, the team tries to get Zocks and Ryoga to work together before it's too late.

Tropes

• Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: In a usually wacky, action-filled episode, Zocks gets a sweet moment with Flint as she gives him some special Rider Gears.
• Actor Allusion: Juran using the Kamen Rider Zi-O Gear. Utilizing the Combat Clairvoyance and giant sword brings to mind Shintarō Asanuma's role as Shulk.
• Borrowed Catchphrase: Two examples.
  Juran: I think I can do this.
  Kaito: I’ll be the one who decides how this story ends.
• Call-Back: Ryoga utters "why are you dancing" to Zocks when he transforms, the same thing that Rintaro asks when Zocks breaks out the fancy moves in the first part of the crossover.
• Cliffhanger: The episode ends with an ominous shot of a tower coming out of the Saber world, with a certain someone just breaking out of their shell.
• Crossover: The second half of the Movie Release Commemorative Combo Special between Saber and Zenkaiger.
• Damsel out of Distress: Unsurprisingly, Hikoboshi Wald kidnapping two Henshin Heroines in both Reika and Magine ends up having them both freeing themselves.
• Day in the Limelight: The episode focuses a bit on the Shindai siblings and who they are when taken away from the current plot of Saber.
• Headbutting Heroes: Due to Zocks stealing Ocean History from Ryoga, the two are constantly at each other's throats. They come to some understanding after realizing that they both deeply care about their sisters.
• In the Name of the Moon: After the Zenkaigers do their role call, they encourage Ryoga to do the same, which he does to his utmost reluctance. His sister has no issue just doing her own when she and Magine show up.
  Ryoga: I am Ryoga Shindai, Kamen Rider Durendal. Do not anger me.
  Reika: I am Reika Shindai, also known as Kamen Rider Sabela!
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: The girls escaping from Hikoboshi Wald's captivity is largely kept offscreen, save for Reika defeating some Kudacks while Magine - sitting on a bunch of Kudacks implied to be defeated by her - and the other girls watch.
• Power Copying: This time, Kaito, Juran and Gaon copy the powers of Riders, with Juran getting Zi-O’s Combat Clairvoyance and Maoh Giri, Gaon executing Zero-One's Rising Impact and Kaito receiving the Kaenken Rekka.
• Skewed Priorities: Zenkai Vroon throws a tantrum over not being granted a Rider Gear power, allowing Hikoboshi Wald to just run off behind him.
• Tempting Fate: At the end of the episode, Kaito wishes for an opportunity to meet more superheroes that exist across The Multiverse. The next scene does a Gilligan Cut to CrocoDaiOh returning to Saber's World, where an ominous being awakens from its imprisonment, triggering the events of Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger Super Hero Senki.
• Wholesome Crossdresser: The Zenkaigers boys and Ryoga dress up in various women's clothings with wigged ponytails to draw out Hikoboshi Wald, after Kaito realizes that the Wald is attracted to women in ponytails.

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