History Recap / KamenRiderDoubleE47E48TheAbandonedU

* TheManBehindTheMan: Neon Ulsland of Foundation X.
* ManlyTears: Shotaro, at the end of the episode.
* TeamPet: Mick, with an unintended HeelFaceTurn.
* VillainousBreakdown: Jun Kazu gets one after Shotaro's attack goes better than anticipated.

Yes, Saeko as Taboo Dopant had just pulled a BigDamnVillains, or something like it, as she holds the line for Phillip to take Wakana and run. Not because she wants them out of the picture or anything, just that she's been getting a bit sick of Kazu's hollow love confessions by now. [[{{Tsundere}} Yeah, it's like that.]] Problem is, Kazu has no trouble getting back on his feet ''even as his body remains on fire''. Turns out Kazu took the NEVER case well before this, turning himself into a reanimated soldier - which would explain the lack of emotion. And there's nothing stopping him from overpowering Saeko and taking her hostage as well, all while beating our heroes into a retreat.

Ryu's had some experience with finding peace recently, while Akiko can only look on forlornly, but Shotaro screams defiance and storms off on his own. It's Shotaro's turn to go to that corner in the forest and call for Shroud to reveal herself, and this time Shroud is more accomodating than usual - because she already knows everything. There's nothing that can be done for Phillip, which Shotaro won't stand for as it was the last thing Narumi Soukichi left in Shotaro's hands, apart from that CoolHat. Which is when Shroud reveals that Narumi Soukichi had been acting on her request at that time, fielding him as Kamen Rider Skull, the belt, the bike, the whole shebang. And she's found her peace as well, not just with her business against Ryubei, but with getting Phillip back, even if he'll be gone for good. Because he'd spent enough time as a human, that the time from the first fall into the Gaia geyser till now hadn't been wasted on finding a solution instead. In a way, he's led a full life, even if it's a more atypical kind.

It's too late by the time our remaining heroes get there, as Phillip can only cradle the lifeless Akiko in his arms and scream in anguish, blaming himself for all this. No, that's not entirely true - it was also Shotaro's fault. Whether it was his inaction that led to it or Phillip being the real target didn't factor into it at all. And we know what seeing someone cry does to Shotaro, as he takes Narumi Soukichi's CoolHat and prepares to roll out.

It's Rider time for the last time, as Shotaro and Phillip jack in, with the Xtreme Memory already available, going into [=CycloneJokerXtreme=] immediately. Finally, they get to lay the hurt on Utopia Dopant instead, as Utopia's supposed GameBreaker ability fails on him. Because Double's will and hope prove TooSpicyForYogSothoth, reducing Utopia to a SquishyWizard. Indeed, Double has grown so strong that they can not only pull a twin Maximum Drive, [[Recap/KamenRiderDoubleE27E28TheDWasSeen which proved near fatal before,]] but a TRIPLE MAXIMUM DRIVE, by opening and closing the Xtreme Memory like usual, AND adding the Prism Memory into the usual slot in the side, creating the Double Prism Xtreme to tear the Utopia Dopant a big one. There's nothing else Jun Kazu can do now, except drop the Utopia Memory for the final time, as it breaks on the ground, and fade from existence.

Shotaro finally opens that rather bulky present Phillip left for him - it's the Lost Driver inside, along with that large, apparently blank book Phillip always carried. Except that's not really true, as Phillip took the minor risk of messing up his Gaia Library searches by ''physically writing something in it.''

* DiesWideOpen: Saeko, after the Utopia Dopant finishes her off.

* ObiWanMoment: Granted, none of the allies die to having their faces snatched, but Akiko's the only one of Utopia's victims to not scream in terror; she simply steps back, clearly scared but not about to give him the satisfaction of letting him see it. Compare this to Jinno and Makura, two police officers who were clearly terrified of this monster.

* CallBack:
* DiesWideOpen: Saeko.

* TheManBehindTheMan

* VillainousBreakdown:

And Shotaro promises just that, as the next thing to touch those pages are his tears.

* LetsGetDangerous: Shotaro gets so fed up with Jun Kazu using the Utopia memory to hurt his friends and allies, ''[[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking and making Phillip cry]]'', that he decides that if he and Phillip can't fuse into Double to fight him, then he'll just go fight the Utopia Dophant ''by himself'', with nothing but his wits, the Memory Gadgets, and [[TragicKeepsake Sokichi's Hat]]. The end result is Jun Kazu's hideout blowing up and the Utopia Dophant all but''crawling'' out of the wreckage, sporting more damage than any of his previous appearances put together.

* ManlyTears:

By the time Shotaro gets there, he can only tell Saeko in spirit that he'll complete the fight for her, as Jun Kazu takes advantage of Wakana's rising Gaia assimilation numbers, thanks to Saeko biting it as well, to get the process going. But this time Shotaro crashes the scene, forcing Utopia to take action, throwing one attack after another as Shotaro [[DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory dodges, dives, dips, ducks and... dodges]] every blow from him. It's too late for Utopia when he realises Shotaro just went to Plan B: have the Memory Gadgets spot for each other, disrupt the machinery and coordinate the perfect ''distraction'' as he grabs Wakana and runs.

* CallBack: Several.

* LetsGetDangerous: Shotaro gets so fed up with Jun Kazu using the Utopia memory to hurt his friends and allies, ''[[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking and making Phillip cry]]'', that he decides that if he and Phillip can't fuse into Double to fight him, then he'll just go fight the Utopia Dophant ''by himself'', with nothing but his wits, the Memory Gadgets, and [[TragicKeepsake Sokichi's Hat]]. The end result is Jun Kazu's hideout blowing up and the Utopia Dophant all but''crawling'' out of the wreckage, sporting more damage than any of his previous appearances [[BeyondTheImpossible put together]].

* ManlyTears: By the ''buckets''.

* LetsGetDangerous: Shotaro gets so fed up with Jun Kazu using the Utopia memory to hurt his friends and allies, ''[[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking and making Phillip cry]]'', that he decides that if he and Phillip can't fuse into Double to fight him, then he'll just go fight the Utopia Dophant ''by himself'', with nothing but his wits, the Memory Gadgets, and [[TragicKeepsake Sokichi's Hat]]. The end result is Jun Kazu's hideout blowing up and the Utopia Dophant ''crawling'' out of the wreckage, sporting more damage than any of his previous appearances [[BeyondTheImpossible put together]].

* LetsGetDangerous: Shotaro gets so fed up with Jun Kazu using the Utopia memory to hurt his friends and allies, [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking and making Phillip cry]], that he decides that if he and Phillip can't fuse into Double to fight him, then he'll just go fight the Utopia Dophant ''by himself'', with nothing but his wits, the Memory Gadgets, and [[TragicKeepsake Sokichi's Hat]]. The end result is Jun Kaku's hideout blowing up and the Utopia Dophant ''crawling'' out of the wreckage, sporting more damage than any of his previous appearances [[BeyondTheImpossible put together]].

Meanwhile, deep in the basement of the Charming Raven pharmaceutical facility, Jun Kazu has a ''lot'' of explaining to do. Foundation X, which has been using Charming Raven as one of a dozen fronts for its operations, is pulling its resources already, according to his superior, the enigmatic and definitely mixed-parentage Neon Ulsland. There's no reason for them to field Museum anymore, since it's barely running on fumes now, and that business with Fuuto Tower means they had to pull their funding from that NEVER thing as well. Instead, there's a promising new venture that warrants their attention, [[KamenRiderOOO something involving silver and gold-edged medals...]] But Kazu insists that there's still a shot at restarting the Museum's big project, the Gaia Impact, thanks to his personal immunity idol - Sonozaki Wakana, now comatose and lying deep in Charming Raven, supposedly with the Claydoll Memory stuck in her, along with the Gaia Progressor and ''everything they need to get the job done.'' Unfortunately Ulsland is on a tight schedule, and leaves Kazu on his own to attend to some other matter.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Shotaro doesn't care one bit how strong the [[GameBreaker Utopia Dophant]] is. He ''will'' rescue Wakana, he ''will'' finish this fight, and ''he will stop his friends' tears.''

When we last left our heroes, the Sonozaki family was pretty much in shambles, with Ryubei having gone down with the ship, SHroud and Saeko MIA, and Wakana possibly out there. She has to be. Phillip's been hearing her so many times, calling to him, in his sleep, surely she's...

Ryu's had some experience with finding peace recently, while Akiko can only look on forlornly, but Shotaro screams defiance and storms off on his own. It's Shotaro's turn to go to that corner in the forest and call for Shroud to reveal herself, and this time Shroud is more accomodating than usual - because she already knows everything. There's nothing that can be done for Phillip, which Shotaro won't stand for as it was the last thing he left in Shotaro's hands, apart from that CoolHat. Which is when Shroud reveals that Narumi Soukichi had been acting on her request at that time, fielding him as Kamen Rider Skull, the belt, the bike, the whole shebang. And she's found her peace as well, not just with her business against Ryubei, but with getting Phillip back, even if he'll be gone for good. Because he'd spent enough time as a human, that the time from the first fall into the Gaia geyser till now hadn't been wasted on finding a solution instead. In a way, he's led a full life, even if it's a more atypical kind.

Shotaro gets to his own case immediately, and there's really only one lead they have now - Sonozaki Saeko, who'd just been spotted taking up motorcyle racing on [[HeyItsThatLocation the Twin Ring Motegi circuit, currently within Fuuto city limits.]] Thanks, Watcherman! You're still paying for your part of the fancy spa treatment, though.