Saturday, January 30, 2010

Kabuto: Quote from his grandmother


Throughout the series, Tendou would always quote dictations from his adoptive grandmother. Sometimes his step-sister, Juka, would also quote it as well. Such as:
  1. "Walking the path of Heaven, the man who'll rule everything."
  2. "As long as I am wanted, destiny will always be at my side."
  3. "Force the world to revolve around you. It's more fun to think that way."
  4. "People become stronger through adventures."
  5. "When people love others, they grow weaker, though it's nothing to be ashamed of. True weakness lies elsewhere."
  6. "When not close by, one is even closer."
  7. "Chase two birds, and you catch two birds."
  8. "Sickness occurs because of the food."
  9. "Each meal only happens once in your life, so make each one the most important."
  10. "People who steal things lost something even more important."
  11. "It is enjoyable to eat something delicious, but the greatest joy comes from the time spent waiting for it."
  12. "No matter what condiment, what ingredient... there is something greater: the love of the person cooking"
  13. "There are no bad restaurants or bad experiments in this world."
  14. "Fancy food does not taste good. No matter what truth you try to hide, you cannot hide it."
  15. "Fancy flavors cannot hide poor cooking."
  16. "If you wish it to be so, luck will always be on your side."
  17. "If I wish for it, fate will always be my ally."
  18. "Flowers can make any girl glow."
  19. "All girls are equally beautiful."
  20. "There are two things a man must never do. One is to not make girls cry... The other is to not handle food so crudely!"
  21. "A truly famous store does not put out advertisements."
  22. "Fighting is something done from the stomach. Put the energy from your stomach into it!"
  23. "Work is as sticky as natto."
  24. "A knife can only bring happiness when used in cooking."
  25. "It's fun to add a secret flavor so that no one knows. But... it's more fun to find it."
  26. "Even the devil's whispers can sometimes sound like an angel's voice."
  27. "One that drowns in oneself will eventually fall to darkness."
  28. "Even in a world full only with enemies, there will always be someone you must protect."
  29. "A cuisine's flavor is decided by preparation and performance. Its the same with battle."
  30. "If you receive a little kindness, give them a large serving."
  31. "Imitating others is not bad. That's how we recognize ourselves."
  32. "Once you know the real thing... you won't be fooled by an imitation."
  33. "Children are treasures. The greatest sin in this world is to damage those treasures."
  34. "The strong are saved. The weak crumble. Only the strong need to survive."
  35. "Angels descend during meals. Therefore, it's a sacred time."
  36. "The sun is wonderful. It can even make the dirt shine."
  37. "Life is a long path to a goal. Drop your heavy luggage and enjoy walking with your hands empty."
  38. "Men must be cool. Boiling water turns into vapor."
  39. "I am the center of the world. So... I will save the world."
  40. "Truly delicious food will change the life of the one who eats it."
  41. "Cooking spreads to another. The flavor connects one person to another."
  42. "With strength as a goal, I will become even stronger... always as much as necessary."
  43. "The wishes of the children are the future's reality... adults that laugh at such dreams are no longer human."
  44. "A bond is a deep connection that can never be broken. Even if apart, heart and heart are still connected."
  45. "My evolution is faster than the speed of the light. There is nothing in the whole universe that can keep up with my evolution."
  46. "Justice is myself. I am justice."
  47. "There is only one name in the world that you must remember. Walking the path of Heaven... the man who will rule over all."

Double's weapon

Name: Double Driver

Episodes: 1+

Info: The Double Driver is Double's rider belt of the series and it is used when two memories are inserted into both sides. The Double Driver gets put around either Shotaro or Phillip and the other one then spiritualy goes into Double.




Name: HardBoilder

Episodes: 1+

Info: HardBoilder is Shotaro's motorbike and it can be used in Double form or Civilian Form. HardBoilder can change form depending on the memories used by Shotaro and Phillip but it can also transform into different types of Motorbikes.

HardTurbuler - HardTurbuler is an attatchment for the HardBoiler that is stored in the back of RevolGarry. This attachment replaces the green side of the bike to allow it to fly.

HardSplasher - HardSplasher is an attatchment for the HardBoiler that is stored in the back of RevolGarry. This attachment replaces the green side of the bike to allow it to ride over water.




Name: Rotation-Interchange Base RevolGarry

Episodes: 1+

Videos: Transformation, Attack,
Info: RevolGarry is a part of the hidden base of Kamen Rider Double and it first appears in episode 1. When it transforms half of the base folds over when the rest of it come part of RevolGarry. When it was first transformed Akiko and Phillip were trapped inside.




Name: Stag Phone

Episodes: 1+

Info: The Stag Phone is a phone that Shotaro and Phillip can contact eachother with but it is also a phone that commands weapons and vehicles such as RevolGarry. The Stag Phone can also transform into a Stag Beetle with the help of Stag Memory.



Name: Spider Shock

Episodes: 1, 3,

Info: Spider Shock is a grappling hook type of wrist weapon that is first seen in episode 1. Shotaro is first seen using it to get away from Maguma Dopant. The Spider Shock can also transform into a Spider type of weapon with the help of Spider Memory.



Name: Bat Shot

Episodes: 1 - 2, 4 - 5,

Info: Bat Shot is a camera that Shotaro uses to take photos of crime scenes usefull for his detective work. Bat Shot can also transform into a Bat type of weapon with the help of Bat Memory.



Name: Metal Shaft

Episodes: 2 - 3

Info: Metal Shaft is a weapon that is used when Metal Memory is used. The Metal Shaft can also combine with the Stag Phone. The Metal Shaft is a lance weapon. This is first used in episode 2.



Name: Trigger Magnum

Episodes: 5 - 8

Info: Trigger Magnum is a weapon that is used when Trigger Memory is used. The Trigger Magnum is a gun weapon.

Info about Shoutarou, Philip & Double


Name: Shotaro Hidari

Episodes: 1+

Actor: Renn Kiriyama

Info: Shotaro Hidari is a detective who owns a Gaia Memory just like the villains. Shotaro works with Phillip in the first episode to solve a mystery. Shotaro can transform into Kamen Rider Double with the help from Phillip. Shotaro owns the Joker Memory, Metal Memory and the Trigger Memory. Shotaro is the Joker side of Double.




Name: Phillip

Episodes: 1+

Actor: Masaki Suda

Info: Phillip is a mysterious man who owns the ture Gaia Memories and he teams up with Shotaro in the first episode to slove a mystery. Phillip owns the main Gaia Memories and he transforms into Double with the help of Shotaro. Phillip owns the Cyclone Memory, Metal Memory and the Lunar Memory. Phillip is the Cyclone side of Double.




Form: Cyclone Joker

Episodes: 1+

Memories: Cyclone, Joker

Info: Kamen Rider Double is the main rider of the series Kamen Rider W and the rider is made up of the Cyclone Memory and the Joker Memory. Both Shotaro and Phillip are inside Double at one time and they cannot use Double unless they both henshin together. When Double transforms it makes a cyclone of wind in the city where there are windmills everywhere.




Form: Lunar Joker

Episodes: 1, 6 - 7

Memories: Lunar, Joker

Info: Lunar Joker is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Lunar Memory and Joker Memory. When the Lunar form is in use that side of Double become flexible and bendy.




Form: Heat Joker

Episodes: 2, 3

Memories: Heat, Joker

Videos: Transformation,
Info: Heat Joker is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Heat Memory and Joker Memory. When using Heat form Double can punch with force and fire.




Form: Heat Metal

Episodes: 2, 6

Memories: Heat, Metal

Info: Heat Metal is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Heat Memory and Metal Memory. When using Heat form Double can punch with force and fire and when Metal is used they can use a weapon called the Metal Shaft.




Form: Cyclone Metal

Episodes: 3

Memories: Cyclone, Metal

Info: Cyclone Metal is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Cyclone Memory and Metal Memory. When using Cyclone Metal Double can use the Metal Shaft for more power.




Form: Lunar Metal

Episodes: 4

Memories: Lunar, Metal

Info: Lunar Metal is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Lunar Memory and Metal Memory. When the Lunar form is in use that side of Double become flexible and bendy.




Form: Cyclone Trigger

Episodes: 5 - 7

Memories: Cyclone, Trigger

Info: Cyclone Trigger is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Cyclone Memory and Trigger Memory.




Form: Heat Trigger

Episodes: 6

Memories: Heat, Trigger

Info: Heat Trigger is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Heat Memory and Trigger Memory.




Form: Lunar Trigger

Episodes: 6 - 7

Memories: Lunar, Trigger

Info: Lunar Trigger is a form used by Shotaro and Phillip that is made up of Lunar Memory and Trigger Memory. When the Lunar form is in use that side of Double become flexible and bendy.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Dopants


The Dopants (ドーパント) are the fictional antagonists in the Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Double. Dopants are normal humans who use Gaia Memories (ガイアメモリ), mysterious devices resembling USB flash drives that were originally created by Philip. But after he was taken from them, the Museum distributed the Gaia Memories to the highest bidder, allowing the buyers to assume monstrous forms. The Gaia Memory is inserted into a Living Connector (生体コネクタ), a tattoo on their body resembling a USB port, placed by a device called the L.C.O.G (Living Connector Setting Operation Gun) or Connect Shooter (コネクトシューター). Every Gaia Memory imbues a different power into its user; for example, animal-themed Dopants are able to transform into a gigantic version of the animal they are named after. However, this direct insertion without filtering the Gaia Memory's raw power will eventually drive the user insane. If there is no Living Connector (a Gaia Memory shared between people), the Gaia Memory will severely injure the user at the site of entry. This has given the Dopants their name from the English words "dopant" and "doping" (ドーピング). This effect can only be avoided through the use of a Memory Driver (メモリドライバー) belt, like the Sonozaki Family's Gaia Drivers or Kamen Rider Double's Double Driver. This distribution is meant to allow humanity to reach the next stage of evolution; filtering out the more corrupt adults in society by giving them Gaia Memories to use and abuse.

Every Gaia Memory (even those used by Double) is adorned with the first letter of the name of the Gaia Memory, stylized to resemble the subject of the Memory. For example, the Injury Memory (acquired by Shotaro and Philip before the series begins) resembles a broken bone in the shape of the letter I. To defeat a Dopant, Kamen Rider Double uses one of his many Maximum Drive finishing attacks, resulting in the destruction of the Gaia Memory called a Memory Break (メモリブレイク). But if the Dopant does not have a Living Connector, the Gaia Memory will not break. The human is then left for the authorities.

Begins Night

Kamen Rider Double: Begins Night (仮面ライダーW(ダブル)~ビギンズナイト~, Kamen Raidā Daburu ~Biginzu Naito~?) investigates the origins of Kamen Rider Double as briefly shown in the cold opening of the series' first episode, referred to in the series as the "Begins Night". The film is described as the "True Beginning" (本当の始まり, Hontō no Hajimari?) and was originally subtitled Episode Zero (エピソードゼロ, Episōdo Zero?).[2]
[edit] Story

It is Christmas in Futo. Shotaro Hidari reminisces about the Christmases he used to spend with his mentor, the great Sokichi Narumi, until Akiko Narumi breaks him out of his daydream so they can decorate the office, with Watcherman, Santa-chan, Queen, and Elizabeth helping and Philip reading as usual. However, a woman arrives, identifying herself as Asami Mutsuki. She has come to the Narumi Detective Agency because she has been constantly haunted by the apparent ghost of her sister Erika (her partner in the world of music) who died in a boating accident a year ago. Shotaro takes the case, with Philip intrigued as ghosts should not exist. The whole group investigates, with the Futo Irregulars hunting down clues in their own way, as Shotaro and Akiko visit Erika's grave and speak with caretaker Father Robert Shijima, who Shotaro finds suspicious.

At the Sonozaki mansion, the group has their own Christmas party. However, Kirihiko is unsure about Ryubee, as he previously saw the man at a roadside food stand, meeting with an old man to give him a Gaia Memory.

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Shotaro and Akiko find Erika at the graveyard, surprising both of them that she is around as a ghost. However, the two are soon attacked by the Death Dopant. After calling to Philip, Shotaro transforms into Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker to fight. The Death Dopant claims to have the ability to bring back the dead, and when Double transforms into CycloneTrigger, he is confronted by his old boss: Sokichi Narumi. Sokichi produces the Lost Driver belt and the Skull Memory, transforming into Kamen Rider Skull. Double and Skull fight, with Shotaro finding it difficult to fight his mentor and Philip reminding him that Sokichi should be dead, a fact that Akiko was never aware of. After transforming into LunaTrigger, Double is still taken down by Skull with the Skull Magnum gun. Both untransform, and Sokichi warns him not to investigate any further. After the police arrive to investigate as well, Shotaro decides drop the case. However, Philip is not done yet.



Shotaro returns to the last known resting place of Sokichi Narumi: the island where he and Philip first met. Philip is already there, having taken the HardSplasher, and tells Shotaro that if they are going to solve this case and find out why Sokichi is still alive, they must remember what happened on the night that he died: the Begins Night.

One year ago, Sokichi and Shotaro have infiltrated a top secret installation, seeking the "Child of Fate". Sokichi has brought along an attaché case which he gives to Shotaro and tells him not to move. Sokichi confronts a group of guards who all transform into Masquerade Dopants. Sokichi transforms into Kamen Rider Skull to fight them all, when the Taboo Dopant arrives and damages Sokichi's fedora. Shotaro sees a young man, and follows him, determining him to be the person they are after. The young man reveals that the owners of this building use his special ability to access the Gaia Library to create Gaia Memories, and during the discussion, Shotaro drops the case revealing the Double Driver. The young man is intrigued with its design, remarking that he can also use it. However, he is teleported into the crystalline structure of the Memory Tower.

Sokichi arrives and berates Shotaro for not listening to him, as they head upstairs to the central chamber of the Memory Tower. Sokichi goes up to the crystal and enters the Gaia Library where he finds the young man. Sokichi names him Philip, after his favorite fictional character, and that he must make amends for his part in the creation of the Gaia Memories. After rescuing Philip from the tower, the building's guards shoot down Sokichi. In his last breath, he asks Shotaro to take care of his daughter Akiko, giving Shotaro his now ripped fedora. Shotaro feels he is at fault for his death when the Taboo Dopant arrives and Shotaro and Philip transform into Kamen Rider Double for the first time.

After the building is destroyed, they fall down several levels and the transformation ends. They are awakened by a tiny dinosaur-like robot identified as the Fang Memory. Philip uses it in the Double Driver, as Shotaro uses the Joker Memory, causing Shotaro to collapse as Philip transforms into Kamen Rider Double FangJoker. With his new-found fighting abilities, FangJoker defeats the remaining Masquerade Dopants and he and Shotaro escape.

With new resolve, Shotaro and Philip resume their investigation on the Death Dopant, where they both conclude that the Dopant is none other than Father Shijima. With Akiko, they go to confront Father Shijima where he has a room full of coffins that he plans to resurrect. After transforming into the Death Dopant, he disappears and Sokichi appears once more and transforms into Kamen Rider Skull. Shotaro realizes that this man cannot be his old mentor, and Akiko also concludes that the man cannot be her real father. After transforming into Kamen Rider Double CycloneJoker and then HeatJoker, they defeat Kamen Rider Skull. However, Skull turns into Father Shijima, and then the Death Dopant, and then Erika, and finally into the Dummy Dopant: the true identity of all of them.

The Sonozaki children and Kirihiko arrive to fight Double, transforming into their Dopant forms to fight. Double transforms into HeatMetal and fights the lieutenant level Dopants when the Dummy Dopant transforms into the Dummy Wheel and escapes. Kamen Rider Double calls upon the RevolGarry and the HardBoilder to chase after the Dummy Dopant.