History Film / KamenRiderGenerationsDrPacmanVsExAidAndGhostWithLegendaryRiders

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[VideoGame/PacMan PAC-MAN?!]]'' [[UnexpectedCharacter They invited Pac-Man?!]] [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph That cherry-chasing dot muncher isn't even part of]] [[Franchise/KamenRider this show!]]]]

* ThemeSongPowerUp: "Life is SHOW TIME", "JUST LIVE MORE", and "SURPRISE-DRIVE" play over Wizard, Gaim, and Drive's battles against Dr. Pac-Man's forces. This is followed by the insert song "B.A.T.T.L.E G.A.M.E" (performed by the Kamen Rider Girls and Rider Chips) over Ghost assuming Tenkatōitsu Damashii against Hatena Bugster and the ends of the legend riders' fights.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Pac-Man, who was going on a ranpage because of the virus infecting him into chasing down a particular person with a Bugstar virus. After it's defeated, it automatically heals those infected by his virus before disappearing]].

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Looks like this time Pac-Man's gonna be smashing some Kamen Riders.

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[VideoGame/PacMan PAC-MAN?!]]'' [[UnexpectedCharacter They invited Pac-Man?!]] [[Disney/WreckItRalph That cherry-chasing dot muncher isn't even part of]] [[Franchise/KamenRider this show!]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350: ''[[VideoGame/PacMan PAC-MAN?!]]'' [[UnexpectedCharacter They invited Pacman?!]] [[Disney/WreckItRalph That cherry-chasing dot muncher isn't even part of]] [[Franchise/KamenRider this show!]]]]

** The film's synopsis spoils ''[[Series/KamenRiderWizard Wizard]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderGaim Gaim]]'', and ''[[Series/KamenRiderDrive Drive's]]'' endings, mainly the fact that [[spoiler: Haruto's currently on a journey (which was resolved in his Movie War with Gaim), Kouta left the planet (then came back in his Movie War with Drive), and Shinnosuke was separated from Mr. Belt.]]

* NonSerialMovie: Averted. The epilogue of ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' is acknowledged as canon, while ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' makes several mentions of the involvement of one Dr. Zaizen Michihiko in Emu's [[spoiler:ability to use the Gamer Driver without standard compatibility surgery]]. Any contradictions with [[spoiler:Mighty Brothers XX being introduced here]] are cleaned up by Emu's LaserGuidedAmnesia. The only continuity error is Emu not recognizing the Proto Gashat for ''Drago Knight Hunter Z'' despite having seen Graphite use it. In the context of ''Ex-Aid'', the movie takes place between episodes 10 and 11.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: During the final battle, Takeru gets pulled into the Nobunaga Eyecon, where Nobunaga's spirit says that his resolved managed to impress not only him, but his fellows Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu; the three loan him their combined powers, resulting in the creation of the Tenkatoitsu Eyecon. Likewise, the film treats Ex-Aid's Mighty Brothers XX Gashat as this.

The eighth annual winter team up movie between Kamen Rider series, featuring not only Series/KamenRiderGhost & Series/KamenRiderExAid, but also [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Wizard]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Gaim]], and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Drive]] in a battle to the death against Dr. Pacman. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, seriously.]] It premiered on December 10 2016.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Mighty Brothers Double X makes an appearance prior to its official debut in #13/14. This time however, ''Ex-Aid''[='=]s next rider does not get a cameo like usual [[spoiler:though Kuroto was gathering data on puzzle games throughout the movie and is shown completing Perfect Puzzle in the final scene, strongly hinting at Kamen Rider Para-DX's upcoming appearance.]]

* FailedASpotCheck: Neither Zaizen or his troops realize that Haruto is a Kamen Rider upon encountering him. They get only a bit suspicious when he lies to their faces about joining their cause.

* ThemeSongPowerUp: "Life is SHOW TIME", "JUST LIVE MORE", and "SURPRISE-DRIVE" play over Wizard, Gaim, and Drive's battles against Dr. Pac-Man's forces. This is followed by the insert song "B.A.T.T.L.E G.A.M.E" (performed by the Kamen Rider Girls and Rider Chips) over Ghost and Ex-Aid's parts in the fight.

* HandWave: ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' ended with Krim deciding [[spoiler:TheWorldIsNotReady for his tech and sealing it away]]. So how does Drive return to action? When Gaim arrives, he [[spoiler:hands Shinnosuke Mr. Belt, who says that Gaim simply broke into the Drive Pit and retrieved him]]. Shinnosuke can only remark, "Wouldn't expect anything less from a god."

* FakeShemp: Since Gaku Sano didn't return for this movie, Kouta spends 99% of his appearance as Gaim[[note]]He appears out of suit in the end credits, but it's simply an unidentified actor filmed from behind while wearing his "Man of the Beginning" costume; for bonus points Mai also gets this treatment in this scene[[/note]] and all his dialog is recycled audio from other appearances (Sano still gets credited for this).

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Strictly speaking, Wizard, Gaim, and Drive don't even need their [[SuperMode Super Modes]] to finish their opponent, just their MidSeasonUpgrade (All Dragon for Wizard, Kachidoki Arms for Gaim, and Type Formula for Drive) looks to be enough to do the job, but they still use their Super Modes rather than save them for the actual final boss alongside Ghost and Ex-Aid. [[RuleOfCool Won't be cool enough if they don't]].

* TheCameo: The news anchor reporting on the Pac-Man invasion is Creator/MikaKikuchi [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger aka DekaPink!]]

* LateArrivalSpoiler: The film's synopsis spoils ''[[Series/KamenRiderWizard Wizard]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderGaim Gaim]]'', and ''[[Series/KamenRiderDrive Drive's]]'' endings, mainly the fact that [[spoiler: Haruto's currently on a journey (which was resolved in his Movie War with Gaim), Kouta left the planet (then came back in his Movie War with Drive), and Shinnosuke was separated from Mr. Belt.]]

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Pac-Man]].

* ManOfKryptonite: [[spoiler:What Takeru is to Pac-Man.]]

* FakeShemp: Gaim does not appear outside of his suit, and his dialogue is recycled from previous films.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Strictly speaking, Wizard, Gaim, and Drive don't even need their [[SuperMode Super Modes]] to finish their opponent, just their MidSeasonUpgrade (All Dragon for Wizard, Kachidoki Arms for Gaim, and Type Formula for Drive) looks to be enough to do the job, but they still use their Super Modes rather than save them for the actual final boss alongside Ghost and Ex-Aid. [[RuleOfCool Won't be cool enough if they don't]].
* UnexpectedCharacter: [[SarcasmMode In case we haven't emphasized this enough;]] the main threat this time is Dr. Pacman. Yes, that's right, ''[[VideoGame/PacMan PAC-MAN]]'' is playing the role of a Kamen Rider villian!
** To a lesser extent, this also applies to Wizard, Gaim, and Drive - traditionally, the first movie for a ''Kamen Rider'' series will feature a team-up between the rider from the series the movie is for and the previous rider (I.E., the first ''Drive'' movie had Gaim make an appearance, while the first ''Gaim'' movie had Wizard make an appearance). Here, however, we have the 5 most recent riders.

* FakeHeelTurn: Haruto uses his magic to deal with the police in order to convince the Next Genome Institute to let him be their watch guard, but it's a ruse to help the heroes get past any frontal defenses they would have had in place otherwise.

* HandWave: [[spoiler:''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' ended with Krim deciding TheWorldIsNotReady for his tech and sealing it away. So how does Drive return to action? When Gaim arrives, he hands Shinnosuke Mr. Belt, who says that Gaim simply broke into the Drive Pit and retrieved him. Shinnosuke can only remark "Wouldn't expect anything less from a god."]]

* NonSerialMovie: Possibly. The epilogue of ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' is acknowledged as canon, while ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' makes several mentions of the involvement of one Dr Zaizen Michihiko, but then we get to [[spoiler:the debut of Mighty Brothers XX in a totally different manner from the series. Then again, Emu is shown with LaserGuidedAmnesia after the fact and the only other witness is Takeru, who won't be sticking around, [[StatusQuoIsGod so]]...]]

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Strictly speaking, Wizard, Gaim and Drive don't even need their [[SuperMode Super Modes]] to finish their opponent, just their MidSeasonUpgrade (All Dragon for Wizard, Kachidoki Arms for Gaim and Type Formula for Drive) looks to be enough to do the job, but they still use their Super Modes rather than save them for the actual final boss alongside Ghost and Ex-Aid. [[RuleOfCool Won't be cool enough if they don't]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: Mighty Brothers Double X makes an appearance prior to its official debut in #13/14.

* TheCameo: The news anchor reporting on the Pac-Man invasion is [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Kikuchi Mika!]]

** The film itself is this for American viewers, especially for those who saw episodes 14 and 15. [[spoiler:Takeru learns that Emu is the first person in the world to be infected with the Bugster virus.]]

* NonSerialMovie: Possibly. The epilogue of ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' is acknowledged as canon, while ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' makes several mentions of the involvement of one Dr Zaizen Michihiko, but then we get to [[spoiler:the debut of Mighty Brothers XX in a totally different manner from the series.]]

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Strictly speaking, Wizard, Gaim and Drive don't even need their [[SuperMode Super Modes]] to finish their opponent, just their MidSeasonUpgrade (All Dragon for Wizard, Kachidoki Arms for Gaim and Type Formula for Drive) looks to be enough to do the job, but they still use their Super Modes. [[RuleOfCool Won't be cool enough if they don't]].