Recap / Kamen Rider Geats Ep 14 Scheme V Glare Of Anger

Scheme V: Glare of Anger

Original Airdate: December 11, 2022
Written by: Yuya Takahashi
Directed by: Koichi Sakamoto

Summary

"It was fun while it lasted. Goodbye."

Tsumuri: Round 3 of the Desire Grand Prix: a game of Musical Chairs!
In this round, one's right to be a Kamen Rider is at stake.
While three Riders have already reclaimed their Drivers...
...Geats and PunkJack, who have yet to reclaim theirs, might be in trouble.
Just who will make it to the next round...?

Ace and Win are the only Riders left without a Driver; in order to survive, they must reclaim their stolen Drivers from the Jyamato before the stage boss is defeated. Girori, who is confident that Geats will finally get eliminated, shares a triumphant smile with Win.

Faced with the prospect of Ace losing, Keiwa and Neon hesitate, uncertain that they can defeat the upcoming final boss without Ace's help. Meanwhile, Michinaga's resolve to defeat the Jyamato is further strengthened, as he draws ever closer to his coveted victory over Geats.

Will Ace find a way to turn the tables... or will he taste his first ever defeat?

Tropes

• The Bad Guy Wins: Girori gets exactly what he wants in this episode: Geats eliminated and PunkJack turned into a mindless drone doing his bidding.
• Batman Gambit: Turns out Ace let his driver be stolen so he could get closer to Win.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: Girori as Glare manhandles Win with the greatest of ease; to the point that he didn't even need to dodge Win's attacks.
• Hope Spot: Ace manages to get a Driver... only for a mind-controlled PunkJack to knock it out of his hands seconds before Tycoon destroys the Kakurenbo Jyamato.
• Internal Reveal:
  • Not only does Ace tell Win about his main goal, but he also tells him about his intention with his wishes.
  • While Ace had a hunch on who the Game Master is, Girori would confirm his identity to him near the end of the episode.
• Ironic Echo: Girori tells Win to "put some work in and protect the world" as he fires the latter. When Girori calls him for an explanation, Win repeats the same line to indicate his Heel–Face Turn.
• Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: Win turns on Girori after the latter throws him under the bus for failing to stop Geats from winning the game.
• Out-Gambitted: Ace's gambit of letting his Driver be stolen backfires when Girori intervenes as Kamen Rider Glare, turns Win into a minion, and leaves him without a Driver anyway.
• The Reveal:
  • The desires of the fallen Riders are used to make the Jyamato.
  • Not only were John and Ben former Kamen Riders, but the Kurama Zaibatsu is also a sponsor for the DGP. This explains why Kousei Kurama has ties with them.
  • While he wrote having no wish on his Desire Card, Win's true wish of becoming a musician wasn't doing well, causing him to work part-time at the DGP to get by. Furthermore, much like Neon's father, Win's grandfather is a financial sponsor.
  • Ace's mother, Mitsume, was a navigator like Tsumuri.
• Two Lines, No Waiting: The episode has two notable plot threads, with Ace and Win dealing with the Game Master's treachery and the other Riders attempting to finish the game by defeating the Jyamato.
• You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After apparently successful in putting Ace close to elimination, Win's status as a staff member is revoked, using him leaking DGP info to Ace as the justification, forcing him to attempt to reclaim a Driver or he would risk losing his memories from elimination.
• Wham Episode: Ace gets eliminated from the Desire Grand Prix.
• Wham Line: The Jyamato utter lines that reveal a major part of their kind's true nature.
  • While fighting Tycoon, one of the Jyamato Riders blurts out "I have to win, no matter what", the same declaration Taira/Ginpen made in Encounter I.
  • The newly-created Rook Jyamato responds to Archimedel making it his right-hand man by saying "Please. I'm not like you", the same response Takeshi/Shirowe made to Michinaga way back in Dawn F.

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Mission 3 — Musical Chairs
GAME RESULT
Winners:

Keiwa Sakurai/Tycoon
Neon Kurama/Na-Go
Michinaga Azuma/Buffa
Win Hareruya/PunkJack (under mind control)

Eliminated:

Ace Ukiyo/Geats

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DGP Rule #14

It is forbidden for the Game Master to manipulate the outcome of a game.