what's up in ride kamens land? any crazy new stories from over there?
We have new characters! Mario Yukimi and Mario Yukimi! Hey wait a minute–
So Mario was a candidate for being a Rider Agent if tou-san's nepotism didn't work out, but instead he got kidnapped by Chaosism and cloned and his clone (henceforth referred to as Yukimi) is now a high ranking Chaos Rider and confusing the hell out of everyone with his existence. He's also based off of Wizeman from Wizard.
Yukimi stalks Justice Ride and first off tells Haruma that he's Peace's son which he has Emotions about and then separates Saigo from the others and tells him that he's a clone of the first Rider which he has Emotions about and also uses the Chaostones he's connected to to make another clone to confuse the hell out of everyone else and make them think he's betrayed them.
And then I'm mostly getting this from the EN server so I don't know all the details but I believe Q goes missing and also Mario decides to become a Rider himself and also Saigo gets the first form change of the game!
And also the only form change cause the game's ending by November whoops–
nico and parad (platonic) with: tournament, ramen, and.....sleep
Sluuuuuuuuuuurp.
Nico cracked an eye open, Parad waking her from her sleep. "I know you're doing that on purpose, asshole…"
Parad merely grinned in return, setting down the ramen bowl on the nightstand. "So what was it like fighting R3d_5l4y3r?"
The human had to take a second to process what gamertag he was talking about. "Dantoinette?" Parad nodded. "…Hurt like hell. Where'd she even keep that axe…?"
"She did say she was a bloodsports champ for a reason. Ooh, maybe I should try joining a bloodsports tournament too–"
"Hell no," Nico shot down.
The Bugster pouted. "Aww, but Poppy got to join a bloodsports tournament!"
Okay please keep in mind I only get the cliff notes from what's summarized from the discord server so some of this might be wrong. Also putting this under a cut for spoilers and also it's A Lot
Kyosuke had a real shitty life pre-Chaosism and the only good thing he had going was his training to become a professional boxer, but on February 14, the day before the boxing exam(?), some bullies from his school began beating up the family that owned the dojo Kyosuke was training at, causing him to lash out and lose any chance he had at becoming a boxer. He learns all this during the Valentine's Day event and is like "damn that's my backstory? That was sad. At least I can beat Chaosism about it though" so good for him
Q is an artificial personality that was implanted into Lance when he was experimented on by Chaosism because while Lance himself was a good Chaos Rider candidate, they just wanted a gremlin who caused problems on purpose instead (or something, this is main story stuff and I don't know a lot about Part 1). Q hates having to share a body with Lance because the latter wants to recover his memories and find the truth about Chaosism, but doing so will cause Q to disappear, so Q tries to stop any of Lance's chaostones from reaching him and also contemplates murdering his consciousness
Shizuru used to be close with Koki during their time at the Rider Academy, and the latter even recommended for him to join Wisdom Thinks, but Shizuru turned the offer down since part of the WT contract is not facing your past and Shizuru still wants to find his old self. One time he found a cassette player he vaguely remembered, and he and the Agent tried to get it to work as physical proof of his old self and his music, but it didn't work :(
Soun used to be Murakumo Takato, heir to his family's name, and is Uryu's actual brother by blood… kinda. He's actually a bastard child and when he finds out, is like "fuck this" and quits Tower Emblem (or gets kicked out of the family first, I don't remember) and starts Wisdom Thinks
Taiten actually has no blood relation to the Takato's, but is raised to be the heir by the current head, Zekku, for Reasons I guess. Because of the surmounting pressure and the fact Uryu is technically the only viable blood heir, he's desperate to keep up the lie that he's Uryu's brother and is paranoid he might leave him or is doing things behind his back because this man just has So many issues he needs therapy
Uryu finds out about all this and is like "Well, this is a lot for me to take in. I'm pretty sure we all need therapy but there's no way a therapist could unpack everything we have going on right now" and stays with Tower Emblem cause he's like the one thing stopping Taiten from going off the deep end, but he's amicable with Soun now
Koki's real name is Ouga Makabe, and he was an orphan alongside his brother Jinba and was raised by a man who taught him all his survival skills, but during Halloween that man was accidentally killed by a group of drunk students at the local university, who got away with it cause one student's dad was the mayor. This Halloween Jinba was trying to avenge their dad but Koki was like "Hey. Maybe don't do this?" and stops him from becoming a kaijin about it but Jinba is now in jail for the crimes he committed so that's sad :(
Jo, real name Joichi Kiriya, actually wasn't taken into the Rider Academy at all like the others and has all his memories. He got his Driver and Ring from Zekku and the Agent's dad, and is keeping an eye on the Riders for Takato Enterprises. In the past he used to commit a lot of marriage fraud, but when a woman he loved died he vowed to never make a women cry which is why he works as a host for Wisdom Lounge
Fralio used to be roommates and close friends with Kakeru, with dreams of being an actor. After receiving what he thought was a call back from an acting agency, he actually got kidnapped by Chaosism and became a Chaos Rider who worked under Ambis in the Old Town District. Kakeru grew suspicious of Fralio's sudden disappearance, and became a Kamen Rider working for Takato Enterprises in order to find Fralio's chaostone to bring him back. Thanks to the Agent's Memorial Stone from their father, Fralio is freed from Chaosism's influence and starts a Class with Kakeru
We're def getting a Gambitwin event soon with a Kakeru 4* (or at least we *should*, he has not had a single one aside from his standard), so hopefully that gives us more lore on them! Also we have No idea what the fuck is going on with Narushi's backstory and I am Scared to find out
9 with kiriya for putting that man into a situation?
9. Sleep deprivation
"I told you, Ace, I'm fine."
"Your eyebags say otherwise," Emu said, leading Kiriya to the couch. "You might have a Bugster body, but your mind is still human, and it needs rest."
"It's fiiiiine, I can just drink some coffee and I'll—"
"Kiriya-san." Emu (gently) pushed him onto the couch. "Go. To. Bed."
"… Doctor's orders, huh?" Kiriya joked, but relented, finally closing his eyes and getting some much needed rest.
… But not before muttering about how attractive Emu was when assertive, leading to said doctor sputtering in silence wondering if he said it out of sleep deprivation or just to mess with him a bit (it was both).
