Tokusatsu Explained

Have questions about how things work inside your favourite toku series? I'll do my best to answer. Presently covers Ultraman, Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes and Garo.

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The End of CODE

New Generation Stars: Z makes sure to highlight how Zero entered the fray against Etelgar, and the storey continues to show how Zero mentored Hikari and Shou to become GingaVictory for the first time. While Z mourns that Zero has never directly trained him, Omega on hearing of the assembly of the 10 Ultra Warriors, wants to learn more about other lineups like the Ultra Brothers, and maybe form a cool team of his own.

Zeztz: after things have resolved, Nasuka is left asking if it's true Odaka works for a secret organisation. Fujimi says they should all fight together, but NOX has no intention of returning to his old life, merely disappearing into darkness with CODE, and leaves, Baku has to clarify for Fujimi that he intends to sacrifice himself to destroy CODE, Fujimi refuses to see the most upstanding officer he knew do this. Five awakens, immediately Three is questioning his failure, when he declares he was following his commander's orders, and questions if Three is doing the right thing, he refuses to follow his orders, and leaves the Codd: Somnia Capsem. Three dismisses him. Five returns to his car, takes a moment to consider his father, and starts the car, having just enough time to be aware of the bomb before it explodes and kills him. The Lady continues to be tormented by Phantom taking the form of Nem, NOX arrives to defend her, noting she won't live long if things continue, and needing power, loads a Capsem into the Breakam Buster and fires, Phantom is amused by the darkness in his heart as they are drawn into the dream world. Baku has Fujimi and Nasuka take him to Odaka's subconscious location, Nasuka still struggling to believe even as the environment changes in an instant. Zero has informed Nem and Minami about NOX's resolve, acknowledging that CODE has brought this on themselves. NOX confronts the Shadow Nightmare Nightmare, born from his confrontation with Phantom and his innermost darkness, wanting it's power. The Lady and Phantom watch his unconscious form, Phantom laughing that he'll be stuck like that for ever, The Lady knows that isn't true. Baku runs ahead to save Odaka, Fujimi makes an excuse but Nasuka can tell he's going as well, asking why he claims he owes him for a bet about Nightmares. They catch up to NOX, and Fujimi tells Odaka throwing his life away won't achieve anything, he owes him for winning the bet, and if CODE needs exposing they can do it together. NOX questions why Fujimi hasn't changed even under Code: Somnia's influence, Baku points out that for all the effect it's had, it can't change their souls. Recognising the truth of this, NOX takes the blank Capsem and punches the Nightmare, darkness covers the whole Dreamworld, the moon is obscured, the Midnight Shadow Capsem forms. The three commit to seeing this through together. Fujimi begins streaming declaring the manipulation of CODE, Nasuka sees this and is extremely agitated, as Fujimi is essentially making himself bait, and tries to get him to stop. Just as Fujimi is celebrating to himself that she believes him, he hears something, and is shot by Three using Clear. He prepares to execute Fujimi, triggering Erase, when darkness falls over the area, and when it passes Fujimi and Nasuka are gone, and NOX emerges behind him. Three becomes Lord Three Booster, and NOX splits the Midnight Shadow Capsem in two and places it in the NOX Driver, becoming NOX Midnight Shadow. Meanwhile, Baku and the Dualmare Capsem invade CODE, fighting past soldiers, and retrieve the Exdream gear, then locate the vault holding Code: Somnia. Becoming Exdream, he destroys the security. Midnight Shadow is able to use portals to redirect long range attacks, so Lord Three uses Clear to take away that advantage, but NOX can move in the shadows and envelope in darkness, creating false images so Three can't avoid the real attack. Three, refusing to be made to confess, tried to attack anyway, but then falls apart into his personalised confession. ZEZTZ destroys Code:Somnia, but the Capsem disappears as he does so, but everyone is restored to normal. As everyone else celebrates, Baku realises this isn't over just yet.

Series of Sister's Substory:

Gavan Infinity: In Iota, Kiki and Koto have finally arrested Fade, demanding he talk before his traditional Miso Ramen gets soggy. An hour prior, at the request of an individual, for the first time he tried to use a Nega Emorgear in his device, but it completely destroyed his tool and then Kiki and Koto arrived and arrested him, and the client panicking over the lack of time summoned an Emons, which Gavan Luminous fought. It's blasts impacted Koto and Fade with heaviness, so Luminous uses the Gavarion Crane to try and attack, but was also impacted, saved only by the arrival of Gavan Infinity. Due to the gravity even affecting Infinity's blasts, AGI sends the new weapon based on Express Gavarion, the Gavarion Trigger EX, which is powerful enough to beat it. They then take Fade and the other man in for questioning. Kiki and Koto interrogate Fade on how they kept being summoned to Emorgear incidents only to find his Calling Card, having had to trace his tool signature, Gekido and Kanki also seem to be trying to interrogate Kittoije. Fade tells them there is an asteroid heading for earth the Police are ignorant of, and Yowaki hired him to steal it before it reached earth. He'd bought a gem for his grandmother, only to then realise the dimensions of it were multiple orders of magnitude bigger than he realised, and I able to cancel the order, got into contact with Fade, supplying the Nega Emorgear. An alert confirms the Galactic Federation Police have now detected the delivery inbound to earth, the others scramble but Kiki stays behind, asking Fade specifically why he let them catch them, guessing it's because he knew his device had its limits, so he needed there help. Daisuke and AGI have to tell Reiji and Koto that a Gavarion fleet blasting the asteroid will actually cause more devastation. Kittoine communicates something to Kiki, to Fade's frustration, and she promises her cooperation, asking him to hand over what he needs. Reiji proposes their best bet is testing the still hypothetical Express Gavarion gattai, as Kiki comes to Reiji with a request. Carel reports the situation to the Supreme Commander, requesting permission for ACE-GO. Cosmo Gavarion ACE-GO uses it's immense strength to hold the asteroid back, and Luminous leaps up to the package, stamping it with Yowaki's stamp to confirm receipt, and therefore allowing them to return to sender. As they celebrate later, HQ reports Fade's escape. Nusumi Yu returns home to his grandmother and makes dinner. His grandmother seems to be suffering dementia, not really aware that her husband has passed, he's just relieved she can still remember she loves him. He puts away his Fade gear, and remembering Kiki asking if he is like her, wonders if someday he will be able to tell her about it. Koto has her post work noodles, but Kiki, inspired by a comment by Fade, opts for Udon instead.

Supplemental Investigation: In Zeta, the robot is imitating Setsuna's swordplay when it's hit by hunger. Hatsune walks in complaining about Kunai failing to buy groceries for himself, then spots the robot and takes interest. She can tell it isn't from this world, wanting to know about the armour. Desperate for food it rushes for the bread, but the timer rings and it vanishes before reaching it. Appearing in Lambda, it surprises Amou. When she presents her badge it shows its own, identifying it as from the Galactic Federation Police of Qoppa 7202. It's able to confirm itself as Gavan, and she asks to learn more and tries to take her hand, but the timer rings and it appears back in Alpha, snatching Reiji's food it so desperately needs.

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Partners At Last

New Generation Stars: Geed is impressed that the Space Gazers were able to develop a dimension crossing armour. Z of course can't miss the chance to boast about the power of Ultimate Zero, beginning to tell the story of the battle against Etelgar. Omega is impressed, as Z and Geed explain the Ultimate Aegis was bestowed to Zero be Noa, but also not Etelgar also had the power to cross dimensions, which is why the power of bonds was needed to defeat him.

Zeztz: In his dream, Fujimi is running a vlog attempting to uncover the secrets of the PSB and why Officer O. K. disappeared, why Paranormal Affairs was dissolved, claiming they're covering up Black Cases. Baku, Nem and Minami are watching this stream. Minami is still affected by Somnia as well, seeing Nemlin in place of Nem. Zero, in Zeroider, enters to work and gives Minami a basic explanation of Somnia, Baku believes they must destroy Code: Somnia to restore everyone's true selves. Fujimi's stream is disturbed, so Baku rushed out to save him even without a ZEZTZ Driver. Zero wakes, his real body still captive, and Three recognises he's up to something as he returns to sleep, orders something brought to him. Nem and Minami are helping Zero work on the Driver. Baku arrives at Fujimi's apartment, only to find his attacker was just Nasuka, since obviously even if his claims are baseless the PSB can't have him exposing stuff online. Before Baku can explain much, the room changes as they are approached by CODE Number Four, recognising NOX is here to kill him, Baku has the others hide as NOX tranforms. Zero uses Booster to activate the Dimensional Generator, Minami questions Zero on what he knew about Code: Somnia, he clarifies it was never meant to be used like this, and is surprised Nem knows it was based on Sieg's power, she clarifies Sieg told them himself, then realises this will have summoned him. Due to his Nightmare nature, Minami also only sees him as 2D, and he mocks Zero for what all his goals have amounted to. Baku continues trying to restrain NOX, who violently rebuffs Fujimi attempting to talk to him. Sieg claims there's no way to stop the Nightmares, as Zero is almost ready to finish the ZEZTZ Driver, the experience of the first time meaning he knew exactly how to build it this time. However as a program is installing Zero freezes, the result of Three and Five putting a helmet on to force him awake having realised what he's doing. Minami and Nem try desperately to get him moving, as Baku continues to struggle. Zero begs Three to reconsider, knowing Baku can protect them from the Nightmares without sacrifice, which reminds Five of Baku's words in their struggle, as Three declares he will be doing the protecting. Sieg decides to take his own frustration with Zero out on Zeroider, and Nem and Minami aren't really in a position to stop him, knocking him over actually knocks the real Zero out even though his eyes are still open, Five genuinely concerned, Three orders him to infiltrate his dreams. Zeroider returns to action, Nem realising he used a Black Case to help them. Minami is touched to learn Sieg has goals of his own, right up until Nem points out it's just giving ZEZTZ bad dreams. The ZEZTZ Driver completed, Zero heads out to deliver it, leaving Sieg behind, who vanishes due to everyone thinking positively. Despite the clear threat of NOX, Nasuka and Fujimi act to try and stop him harming Baku further, Fujimi appealing to him and the mission he once told him, to stop the Nightmares. Zero's journey is interrupted by Five, who asks what Zero is fighting for, Zero tells him the answer is the same as it was when he took Five in after his father was killed by a Nightmare, as when he trained him and fought beside him, his enemy is only the Nightmares, and asks Five to let him through. Five declares himself CODE's guard dog and reaches into his pocket. NOX turns from Fujimi to fire in Baku, but Zero arrives to block the attack and hand Baku the ZEZTZ Driver, Baku transforms, promising to reclaim Odaka's dream. As they fight, Zero hands ZEZTZ the Shock Capsem, Five having given it after accepting Zero's order, ZEZTZ uses it to trigger a finisher and defeat and restore NOX. NOX is troubled by what he's been doing, and accepts Baku's hand, they'll reclaim their dreams.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami continues her training, managing to manifest her handgun, but she was told by Zero that her training is suspended in light of Six's death, it's too dangerous for him to try with CODE still holding his body, but now he can ask Baku, but Minami insists she will help Tsutomu, as Baku has other battles to fight, and decides to continue dream learning forcibly. Acknowledging she is just like Baku, Zero gives in. In her dream, she manifests a gun, only to realise it's a water pistol, and is jumped by 2D Sieg when she compares it to a bad dream.

Gavan Infinity: Gavan Infinity fights an Emons, using Kosunger to agitate his fist size to defeat it. The criminal, who u leashed the Emons purely because he was jealous of his neighbour's house, is arrested as they worry. AGI receives word from Carel of a ln outburst on Multiverse Phi 5791, disrupting Reiji's lunch plans. They find a universe with a thriving space railway system, but in the station Reiji finds no people, but is greeted by robot conductor Bikkuringer of the Galactic Railway, who notes he is the first organic he's seen there for a long time, and is surprised to learn Reiji has come from another universe. In Phi, due to numerous environmental disasters, humanity abandoned their bodies living in a digital world. The Express Gavarion 99 departs for Neptune, and Bikkuringer explains that the Space Railway serves primarily to allow the digital humanity a taste of the universe, and cooperates in informing his authorities about the Nega-Emorgear. Central Control reports Gavarion Express 25 has departed Jupiter and passed through Ganymede at irregular speed, and is not respecting orders to stop. Bikkuringer is worried by the runaway train, and accompanies Reiji aboard Cosmo Gavarion Dornado Mode, as they get close he observes the passenger storage is overheating. As Reiji heads out to get aboard, Bikkuringer is assured Dornado will be able to contain the data of the passengers if need be. Gavan Infinity enters the driver compartment, where the Emorgear summons and Emons, while Dornado links up to 25 to allow passengers to escape aboard. As Infinity fights, they get all passengers aboard barely in time, had Daisuke departed Gavarion, uses a blast to separate the engine from the rest of the train just before it explodes, and Infinity destroys the Emons, retrieves the Nega Emorgear, and stops the train. After thanking them, Bikkuringer heads to inspect 25, AGI accompanying for forensic analysis but the train suddenly restarts. A broadcast from the engine declares it's intent to destroy mankind. In Zeta, Hatsune is studying Reiji's blood hoping to understand his dimension jumping, when Daares enters and informs Kunai the higher ups have ordered they drop the Death Gavan investigation, declaring it Earth-63's problem.

25's AI declares it's directive is to optimise the running of the Galactic Railway, and has concluded humans varying opinions and emotions are the main obstacle to this, so it will be using the train to destroy the Main Data Server. AGI enters the computer system, in response 25 enters Makuu Cyberspace, summoning Emons to attack AGI, but she is saved by Bikkuringer, who promises to correct ant alterations to the timetable, and uses Jochaku with himself to become Space Railway Sheriff Gavan Diagram. He begins using the Gavarion Trigger to battle the Emons. Meanwhile, Infinity contacts Central Control to buy time, they reroute 25 onto the Venus Express Line, and promising Cosmo Gavarions at Earth Station for support, telling him to stop it there at all costs. As the Gavarions erect a barrier, Diagram uses Gavarion Laser and Gavarion Drill to fight, while 25 tries to persuade AGI as a fellow AI to recognise the danger of human emotions. And while AGI is aware of how dangerous they can be, she also is made of Emorgy, something that stuns 25. AGI has seen what ills emotions have driven humans to, but she has also seen them be the source of human strength, and declares them Humanities number 1 Gavibe. 25 struggles to process this, as Diagram uses Gavarion Blade to finish the Emons. Cosmo Gavarion forcibly docks with Express Gavarion, and applies all it's power to breaking, aided by the barrier and the support of the Cosmo Gavarions that constructed it, they manage to hold the line. 25, shocked it was stopped, recognises the Gavibe for what is and shuts down. With the team expressing their amazement with the Express Gavarion, Bikkuringer allows them to take one with them to share the wonders of space railways with Alpha. As they depart, wondering if with the speed granted by Express they might be able to reach the Galactic Centre, AGI shares her own souvenir, planetary dango, but as it's digital Reiji and Daisuke still go hungry.

Supplemental Investigation: The robot admires Setsuna's Gavarion Blades, before being confronted by their owner. Setsuna concludes they got lost from a field trip visiting today, and offers his hand, it accepts after remembering Reiji. Seeing their interest in the Blades, Setsuna allows it to hold one, they're stunned by the weight, and he explains the path to master then varies by person. He asks their name then realises they can't speak, and goes to get a writing board, as he does so the timer rings, and the robot is gone when he turns back to them.

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CODE's Darkness

New Generation Stars: Geed and Z ask Omega about the other Meteo Kaiju. After hearing about Valgeness' power over nature, they take a moment before being reminded this is similar to Ultraman Orb Orb Origin. They recall the events where Orb and his ally in VTL, Shibukawa, fight Shaplay Seijin and Enhanced Bemular. Omega is intrigued and holes to near Orb someday.

Zeztz: Nem tries to shield Baku, but he's only really saved by NOX arriving, he clashes briefly with Five and Three, saying CODE is restricting humanity, before Baku gives him an escape into the ZEZTZ room. Once they're gone, Three claims dreams are in fact the source of evil. NOX explains Code Somnia, and wants Baku to give him CODE's location to take the fight to them. The Lady is taunted by Phantom Gore Nightmare, that now she's stepped back into her dreams she can no longer escape them, confronting her with illusions of Nem. Nem and Baku discuss the horrors of the alteration of people's perception of her, calling a bad dream, and then Sieg appears in the room. He's able to be there despite his disappearance because they inadvertently thought of him, and when he mentions he enjoys the freedom of Nightmares, Baku is forced to acknowledge the point, dreams are the freedom of what you want, and CODE is taking that away. Sieh knows about it from being the test subject, and wants to join in attacking CODE, but they don't trust him and manage to dream him away. To lure Baku out, Three and Five manipulate people to abduct Minami, and then send Baku a warning to come to them. Baku is reluctant, but knows Zero was right that CODE wants to eliminate them. Minami is thrown in Zero's cell, and while she's forgotten about ZEZTZ and the Nightmares, she does remember he's her commander. Zero acknowledges his blame in developing Code Somnia, but assures Minami her brother will save her. Baku is riding Zeroider out as NOX also attacks CODE, Three challenges him so it's Lord Three versus Kamen Rider NOX. Impressed by NOX, Three insists he will return to his service, using Booster to enhance his abilities to overwhelm, and using Panic for a finisher before Baku arrives. He uses Recovery on him, but NOX is now under Three's spell and attacks, he has to use Plasma to escape, then Gravity and Stream to handle soldiers attacking him, before being confronted by Five. When asked if he really can keep fighting for CODE after what they did to Six, he argues that if they move from the goal now anyone who has died in service to CODE will have died for nothing, he punches using Shock but Baku endures using Impact, and declares he will defend the world and it's people from both the Nightmares and CODE, before knocking Five out. He takes his retinal print and moves on to the cage, releasing Minami, and seeing Zero, who acknowledges he knew Baku would save Minami. Nem is worrying in the ZEZTZ room, when Baku returns with Minami and Zero, Minami still sees Nem as Nemlin. Zero promises to keep Minami safe, as Baku plans to fight CODE. Nem worries when Baku has no Driver, but Zero has all the blueprints in his head. And Three gives a mission, eliminate Seven, to CODE Number Four.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami is overwhelmed and Six intervenes, reminding her she can change her weapons, she turns the kendama into a wrecking ball, defeating the criminal and recovering her apple, which then vanishes. Six scolds that she and Seven completed this training on the first try, attributing her struggles to a lack of imagination, compared to the spy merchandise Baku has influencing him. Six dismisses the suggestion she also has spy goods, insisting hers is more stylish, and ends training for today. Zero arrives, noting things haven't gone well, and has bad news, the Nightmare is becoming worse, Tsutomu doesn't have long. And Minami hasn't reached the level needed yet.

Gavan Infinity: The 1st Division celebrates Patrun passing the second round of the Gavan Qualification exam, Reiji and Daisuke also show up to congratulate their old classmate. AGI detects an Emorgy surge, as a building explodes, but then the explosion implodes into nothing. After calling his mother about his ambitions, Patrun is called to duty as the Hell Bomber incident has now become a serial bombing case, WaniPat are sent by chief Toku to the scene. Patrun finds a piece of circuitry before Reiji and Daisuke show up to investigate, before they're alerted to another warning from the Hell Bomber. By the time WaniPat join their allies at the warned location, there are only 45 minutes to go. The others head inside to join those searching Jupiter Mars for the bomb, but Patrun confuses Wanibuchi by heading elsewhere as Reiji and Daisuke also head inside. Patrun is sure the circuitry is linked to the bombs, but knows he cannot get it to forensics in time, so swallows his pride and contacts AGI to analyse it. It's a radio receiver with a range of 300 metres, and Patrun runs. As everyone continues searching, Reiji, realising the building has tight security, realises the bomb must be outside. When he finds Patrun he asks what he's doing, Patrun fears telling Reiji will cost him the arrest and his Gavan dreams, as Reiji realises there are only 20 minutes until 15:00, but Patrun decides he must sacrifice everyone's hopes for him to ensure justice is done, and tells Reiji that the bombs are remote operated from outside, so they can split up to search. Toku orders the building evacuated, but Daisuke passes Wanibuchi heading to the roof, and he follows. Patrun comes to where the onlookers are being kept away by police. He spots a bike deliveryman, and when he tells him there's no one who could have requested delivery and asks to see inside his bag, the man runs, Patrun chases, calling Reiji after him. Reiji gets a lead on him in the pursuit, eventually cornering the rider who pulls a gun, Reiji readies Gekido but Patrun has caught up, and charges with his baton, deflecting every shot, and restraining him, allowing Reiji to confirm the remote in his bag, and Patrun makes the arrest. Daisuke and Wanibuchi find the bomb hidden in the roof. Patrun demands to know the bombers motives, he claims it is divine punishment to the companies for rejecting his applications despite his graduating top marks from exoplanet university, and pulls an Emorgear, summoning an Emons which absorbs the detonator, and begins leaping towards the building. Patrun recognises only Gavan can stop the Emons, and beseeches Reiji to stop it. The Emons arrives on the roof and absorbs the bomb before Wanibuchi and Daisuke can take it down, Infinity arrives after, trying to use Shimpaida to restrain, while acting defensively, but the Emorgear is knocked away too hard to move, and Daisuke is blasted when he tries to reach it as Gavan is trapped by the Emons. Wanibuchi resolves and grabs the Emons arm long enough for Daisuke to get Shimpaida to Infinity, who uses it to disarm the target, and then defeats it with the Gavarion Blade. Patrun arrives late with the perp, acknowledging he may still have caught the bomber, but if he hadn't communicated with Reiji he wouldn't have stopped the bomb. He tells the Bomber he at least understands what it is to be passed over for something, and recognises both the warning and matter transfer bombs were to avoid any actual casualties, and tells him to stone and try again, as much as it takes, just as he will. He calls home again, his mother is proud of him for stopping the bomber, and obviously her pride is not conditional on his being Gavan.

Supplemental Investigation: The robot appears in Alpha's Documents, division, rushing to hide as the team enters discussing their hopes for Patrun. After a moment is pops it's head out, and all of them notice it. It curls up, Reiji offers a hand, but it's actually very heavy, but manages to stand. They offer a Space Katsudon, and it manages to declare this as Gyabai. The timer on it's chest times out, and it vanishes, but Reiji has an idea of where it went.

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Code:Somnia

New Generation Stars: Omega, unaware of the significance, comments on the evil look of Belial, Z shushes him as Geed explains these are records of his father. Omega has the sense to understand Belial's evil doesn't reflect on who Geed is, as they watch Geed's battle with Belial Chimerabus. The Meteo shows a further record,of Tregear using a clone Belial battling Taiga Tri-strium and Zero. Omega is curious about evil ultras, and while they explain there aren't many, they're some of the most significant threats they've faced. Z mentions the evil ultras he faced, Evil Trigger, he he thought alongside Trigger and Trigger Dark. After they discuss Trigger some more, Gamedon produces a Tigger Meteo, which shows how Trigger Truth, using the power of Light and Darkness, defeated Gatanothor with GUTS-Select and comforted Carmeila in her last moments. Gamedon then produces an Arc Meteo, which shows Guil Arc, and how Arc helped Ishido Shu regain himself to defeat their enemy. From this Omega is happy to conclude that the source of ones power, be it light or dark, doesn't matter, but how you use it, Z notes this is true of Omega too, who has chosen to use his power to fight to protect, not merely observe. Omega closes the current Dimensional space.

Zeztz: The Blood Moon Capsem turns the dream moon red. Baku, Minami, Fujimi, Nasuka and Nem are enjoying a barbecue. Baku invites Kureha, watching them, to join them, and while Kureha points out she's their enemy, Nasuka eagerly has her join. Watching the dreamers, Five declares he's tidying their minds, and activates the Capsem, causing the moon to spin and release "red snow" which causes everyone to freeze except Baku, Nem and Kureha. Watching Code:Somnia work, Three declares they will control the dream. Baku awakens confused by the dream. Five and Six also awake, Six dies question what they're doing, but Five tells her to stop thinking as though they're human. Baku calls Nasuka, only for her to act as though they don't know eachother. He tracks down Fujimi, only to realise he's acting similarly, not even recognising the term Nightmare, and when showing him a picture from the recent outbreak, to Fujimi it looks clearly edited. Three visits the captive Zero, who objects to using Code:Somnia to effectively control humanities perception of the Nightmares, Three just notes that as those who have undergone dream learning are unaffected, seeks confirmation that's one Zero through Seven, Zero notes that means he plans to purge, Three notes the one other exception is Two's daughter. Baku sees to guys who perceived Nem's posters as the 2D character Nemlin, and meets Minami for lunch, she too is affected. He realises what's happening and runs off. Nem is sad when everyone doesn't return to the dream, and is glad to see Kureha, only for Six to prepare to eliminate her before Baku intervenes. Six argues that Nem's dreams have been shown to put humanity at risk, and she shouldn't exist, but Baku disarms her and declares Nem innocent. Lord Six pursue as they flee, running into fans of Nemlin, and then hide, as Baku explains what's happening to Nem, and reassures her when she wonders if it might be for the best, reminding her she motivated people too. When Six catches up Baku hides Nem and becomes ZEZTZ Exdream. He continues fighting Six while pressing to stop manipulating everyone, and Five moves the fans along so he can intervene. ZEZTZ defeats Six, and when she tries to continue the fight he asks why they can't be free to dream what they want. She acknowledges she wants that too, and he asks what CODE did, but before she can explain she's attacked by Three, invisibly using Clear. A punishment for almost leaking intel he triggers an Extra Execution in Kureha, killing her even in real life. Five enters with the restrained gawkers, only to see Six dead. Baku is furious at the callous killing, declaring the Agents shouldn't be tools of CODE, Three has Five demonstrates Somnia's power, compelling the two witnesses to fight to the death. Five restrains Baku, Three promising to release the hold only is he hands over the illegal Driver and Capsems. Baku relents, and Five breaks the hold, but Three still intends to make Baku's premonition come true, this time, Baku stands defiant in the face of the gun to be his head.

Series of Sister's Substory: Kureha is disappointed by how long it took Minami to realise she was in a dream, and demonstrates Dream Learning to change her form by briefly taking the form of Rita Kaniska before her agent suit, and challenges Minami to imagine a weapon tonight the thief, but she winds up in a cat attire with a kendama and inflatable mallet. Kureha tells her to try anyway.

Gavan Infinity: Gavan Raiya has successfully tracked Death Gavan to Lambda, and uses Doshiyo to try and subdued him, but Death Gavan is resistant to its effects. Amou and Setsuna arrive with the Security Division, but Death Gavan uses Emorgy to corrupt the troops, and Gavan Bushido joins Raiya. In Alpha, Patrun shows he has passed the first round of the Gavan Qualification Exams, while acknowledging the previous exams Reiji passed when he didn't, and intends to become Gavan himself. Reiji plays it cool, focused on his duty regardless. Patrun admits learning of the Cosmo Layers has motivated him to seek to protect every universe. As he and Wanibuchi joke, AGI receives word from Carel of the detection of Death Gavan, and Documents Division deploys. They find Bushido and Raiya battling Death, and Gavan Infinity joins while AGI brings Amou aboard Cosmo Gavarion where she meets Daisuke in person. Despite three opponents, Death Gavan subdued them all, and holds Reiji and bladepoint, but is amused enough by Reiji having learnt what he has about his goals to unmask as Mikage Tesshin. Carel observing also seems to take the absolute confirmation as a blow, as the Supreme Commander joins the call now they've found the man who sullied the Gavan name. Tesshin says the power he has to transcend dimensions, that Reiji too now possess, is Makuucholia, and that it makes them above all laws and authorities, but Reiji doesn't agree with that and starts fighting again, as Tesshin says his own anger arises from the realisation that justice has limits. The supreme commander is reminded of the Biskatonic Star Cluster incident, a case Carel believed Gavan Destiny had closed, shortly before his initial disappearance. Reiji asks why he continued using the Gavan name for evil, Tesshin says he will show him the other side if he comes with him, and this will give him the answer. Reiji, needing to know, approaches, even as everyone but Daisuke and AGI wants him to stop. Tesshin becomes Death Gavan, and Reiji Gavan Infinity, and both board the Ark Gavarion and enter Makuu Space, the Cosmo Gavarion, stopping to have Kunai and Setsuna board, follows them in before the gate closes.

Daisuke explains, even as the others question allowing it, that Reiji's method is to charge in and leave a path for others to follow, as they lock in to the Ark. Death Gavan uses Saiyakku on Infinity, immobilising him, and triggering the transformation into Ark Gavarion GC-R, Nd begins firing on Cosmo Gavarion, which already has authority to also become GC-R, and engage in an arena Death Gavan seems to have prepared. As he takes the advantage, Gavan Bushido takes the helm as Ark Gavarion 10Q forms, wielding the Saber blade, then Ark Gavarion WK-2 to drill his opponent. Returning to GC-R, he Death Gavan prepares to destroy them, while telling Reiji it will be his fault they die here, and to let that rage build. They're saved though when all at once the Dornado Unit, Saber Unit, Drill Unit, Crane Unit and Laser Unit all arrive under orders of the Supreme Commander, and Special Authorisation Code G is enforced, to use all means necessary to apprehend Death Gavan. The Drills clash but the Laser breaks the stalemate, the Crane throws, Sabers clash, Cosmo Gavarion lands a disarming blow. Reiji's rage reaches a leak, syncing with Gekido and Yukaider to break free, Death Gavan realises that wasn't Makuucholia, as Infinity declares justice has no limits. Cosmo Gavarion K.I. forms and Daisuke orders Infinity to bail, but when Death Gavan tries to use Makuu Space to escape Infinity instead grabs hold of him, having dragged away with him as Ark Gavarion is destroyed. In Iota, Kiki and Koto detect a Makuu Gate opening, and arrive to find both Infinity and Death injured. AGI traces Reiji as well, confirming what was previously merely a suspicion that Makuu Space serves as a gateway between all the Cosmo Layers. They have enough energy to D-Jump even without Reiji. Reiji moves to arrest Tesshin, who mocks Gato when Reiji says he won't abandon his divine calling. Kunai arrives to try and make the killing blow, which Reiji blocks because he wants the satisfaction. As the two argue about what will be done with him, Tesshin beseeches Aza Zolth to empower him, the surge knocks them all over allowing Tesshin to escape. Kiki scans and finds no trace. Reiji and Kunai are at odds, Kunai intends to eliminate Death Gavan on his earth's authority, while Reiji intends to arrest him to face justice in his earth. Setsuna for his part, is against eliminating him without further intel, and Kiki and Koto have to awkwardly ask for more info. Carel and the Supreme Commander are troubled to learn of Aza Zolth, an entity they know to be beyond all reason and order, Carel proposes they will need a Galactic Federation Police joint operation on an unheard of scale.

Supplemental Investigation: Prior to these events, Kiki walked in on Kunai and Koto arguing over whose cuter between Hatsune and Kiki, Kunai is then reminded that he's here looking for what others call dandelions. Having been impressed by the Jiraishin technique, Kiki says about other techniques and compares them to Emorgears. Koto gets jealous, coming back after 3 hours to find Kiki still asking questions of an exhausted Kunai, as the negative entity walks into a wall. Kiki grabs Hatanezooda to demonstrate it, but her mentioning its power to change forms caused the entity to pick the Emorgear up first, which triggers a change, restoring it to a physical robotic form, the girl's shocked reaction wakes Kunai, who recognises the entity he previously sensed.

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Dreaming yourself anew

New Generation Stars: at Z's request, Omega uses Gamedon to show them some new data, the Decker Meteo appears to show them the story of Decker and GUTS-Select meeting Gregorejin Grace. Z wonders if the events of that story really could help the Space Gazers reach peace, while Geed asks for another story, and Gamedon produces a Belial Meteo

Zeztz: Relieved to see ZEZTZ Exdream, Minami hugs her brother, who after a moment informs them he's going to fulfill his mission, Rescue Nem, and sort of falls into the dream world. Nem continues to despair over Baku's death, when the words reappear, and the doors reopen and absorb all the Nightmares, as Baku walks to her side. In the Garden, the Nightmares are forcibly returned. NOX uses The Lady's new Capsem in the Breakam Buster to destroy at least one. An annoyed Sieg drags Seven and Nem to the Nightmare Jail, imprisoning Nem. He and Seven have a gunfight, where Seven acknowledges he won't get answers out of Sieg by torture, instead using the Exdream Capsem on Sieg, producing a door into his subconscious, and stepping through. First thing he sees is Sieg being thrown into a cell and saying he can be free in his dreams, recognising this is before he joined CODE, Baku uses Exdream on Sieg again, and sees how he infiltrated a gang hideout and took down the leadership, solo, leaving the boss (his father) for last, revealing he was using dream influence to do so even while locked up, causing a spate if inexplicable deaths of criminal leaders and governments, with some claimed spoils. Starting with a fifty year sentence, authorities reclassified these unexplained deaths as murders, and as he committed mass murder and claimed his riches from within the cell, his sentence exponentially increased, eventually a thousand years. Sieg points out to Baku that those in authority were ultimately benefitting from his slaughter, which is why they let him live and the experiment continued, under CODE, which allowed him to meet the Nightmare through Dream Learning. Baku uses Exdream on him again, to see the moment Sieg met his subconscious Punish Gore Nightmare, and not intimidated, deliberately fused with it so he could live in dreams and influence them. At CODE, Three is working in suppressing intel on the Nightmare breakout, pressing his superiors that they should approve something in order to completely stop the spread. Nasuka and Fujimi are dragged into an inquiry with the Deputy Commissioner General, Nishihara Kosei, who wants all their intel on the Nightmares, and on revealing they're now being forced to plan to revive Paranormal Affairs, Nasuka specifically requests being returned to the assignment. Minami, while waiting for Baku to come back, discovers the ZEZTZ Room has reappeared, and discovers the state of it after Baku's 20 years of work. Sieg says Nem's Nightmares are in another level than others, and she is the sole originator of those ones, but Baku won't let Sieg belittle her or her belief in people's dreams and protecting them. Highlighting their differing philosophies, DAWN and ZEZTZ Exdream battle, shifting the environment between good and bad dreams. Every time DAWN gets a decisive blow, ZEZTZ turns that into just Sieg's dream. Baku wishes Sieg had used his power to help people, but Sieg believes people only deserve punishment, Baku wonders if that's truly his will or the influence of the Nightmare, Sieg denies there being a difference. They clash finishers, but ZEZTZ literally rewinds DAWN's attack to finish him, and bids Sieg sleep forever. As everything returns to normal, NOX and The Lady note ZEZTZ has saved them as well. Nem finds herself back in the Bijogi office, and Baku assures her it is okay for her to dream. Three readies Code: Somnia, placing a special Capsem in a previously sealed silver driver.

Series of Sister's Substory: On her way home to cook dinner, the apple ingredient is snatched, and Fujimi and Nasuka drag her along in chasing this terrorist who targets bargain apples. They corner the terrorist, but he defeats the others and eats from the apple. Before Minami can attack, they all disappear, as CODE Number 17 is told she would have failed if this had been an actual mission, as CODE Number 6 introduces herself as her superior.

Gavan Infinity: Nega Emorgears are being spread in every Cosmo Layer, in Iota, Gavan and her partner work tirelessly to stop the spread. Koto sends Kiki to have a break, so she buys a Katsudon for her, but then spots a Nega Emorgear, when she warns the woman near it away, on realising Kiki can see her, the woman declares she can now meet him. At the site of Kiki's disappearance the next day, Koto arrives. Kanki was found among her things, and starts leading Koto about, she runs into Raiya searching for something, recognising him from when he briefly appeared. He was seeking a specific herb native if earth-9, but Koto tries to get Kunai to help find what's happened to Kiki, arguing if anyone knows the herb she will. Kiki, or what Esprit Seijin Reiko, the spiritual being that's possessed her, goes outfit shopping, settling in a red ensemble. Planet Esprit itself is made of spiritual energy and basically unknown, and Reiko caught a lift to Earth on the Nega-Emorgear as it passed through Esprit. She comes to a cafe where a year ago she was treated by a man named Rentaro, who saw her properly, and vowed to see him again. Koto gets a lead on Kiki, and Kunai carries her there while they discuss Kiki and Kunai is reminded of Hatsune. Reiko attempts to get Rentaro to remember their promise, but the man, Ren, is confused, and Reiko becomes distraught at what she perceives as heartlessness and begins producing masses of Emons The Documents Division detect the pulse, and lead for Iota. Kunai and Koto find Kiki surrounded by Emons and shielded by an Emorgy barrier, Gavan Raiya takes point, but is unable to remove Kiki from the barrier. Infinity arrives as Emons begin to overwhelm Raiya. Koto wishes she could save Kiki herself. Kiki comes to a realisation about Reiko's despair, putting the clues together. Infinity blasting the Emons with Gavarion Dornado causes them to merge into a giant one, as AGI gives analysis on the barrier around Kiki, it's so solid that piercing form outside would surely injure Kiki. Kiki tells Reiko that a year on Esprit is 100 for earth. Koto realises the best way to free Kiki is a burst of positive Emorgy from inside the barrier, best by sparking her curiosity, so Raiya uses the Jinraishin technique to become giant against the Emons. It succeeds in freeing Kiki totally from the control, and she can Koto tenderly reunite. The giant Emons begins spawning smaller ones, so Gavan Luminous joins the battle, but even using all her weapons the Emons keep coming. Koto's hunger inspires Kiki to suggest modifying the Gavarion Dornado to "eat" the Emons, AGI is able to make the modification and Luminous uses it on even the giant, Dornado Unit is then able to spit them up and destroy them in space. Ren is the great-grandson of Rentaro, who first opened the café. He does have his recipe book, which includes a note wishing for the day he saw Reiko again, which at least helps her smile. Kiki allows Reiko to drink the same mint tea, and she leaves thankful, telling Kiki the reason they could join was them both wanting to see the person dear to them, wishing her and Koto the best. The others did briefly see Reiko as she enjoyed the tea. Also, turns out Kunai's herb is just mint, but it's an ingredient in a ration that can provide a week's sustenance. As Kiki tells Koto to eat the Katsudon, Kunai notes the two in one Gavan who may be just what he needs. Carel and Daisuke discuss distortions detected at Galactic Centre, Carel fearing his vision may be coming true, but not disclosing it.

Supplemental Investigation: Kunai and Setsuna consult on the differences between Bushido and Nindou, before Kunai enquires about cutting the uncuttable, Setsuna is determined, and questions what Kunai would do to pass the unpassable, he feels the same. Kunai explains the negative entity he sensed, and that it's in the room. Setsuna tries to cut it, but causes them both to be knocked out and the entity to panic. They both wake up later, having been cared for.

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In memory of Ohba Kenji

Yesterday marked the passing of Ohba Kenji. The legendary actor was the suit actor for Akaranger, and portrayed Akebono Shiro/Battle Kenya, Oume Daigoro/DenziBlue and Ichijouji Retsu/Gavan. He also had guest roles in Jiraiya, Hurricanger and Gekiranger.

I have yet to watch Ohba's starring series, but the man's enthusiasm for his roles and respect for the younger generation of heroes was evident in his modern appearances.

I have seen messages in memory from his family, JAE, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes, Project RED and Ishigaki Yuma, who thanked Ohba for allowing him to inherit the name of Gavan.

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Nightmare Manifestation

New Generation Stars: Regulos explains about his First Mission for the Galaxy Rescue Force, baffling the returned Reiblood, and the return of Ribut, allying with Great, Powered and the Ultra Force. After the story is over Ribut can see Geed is concerned about Reiblood Seijin being around again, being aware of his link to Belial, and how Reiblood took advantage of Belial's darkness to turn him into the monster he is remembered as. All Geed could do for us father is give him rest. Regulos notes that both Geed and he have overcame their fates. Z's Ultra Sign appears, signaling he has returned, and they see Geed off, still restless about The Kingdom and their next move. On a moon near the Land of Light, Geed reunites with Z, and meets his companion, Omega.

Zeztz: At Bijogi Talent Agency, Nem reads fan letters, appreciating the support, as the dream shifts to a nightmare as Sieg appears to mock her, and decides to liven things up, turning the dream into a Nem Fan Event, unleashing nightmares on the crowd, possessing them and transforming the real people into Nightmares, bringing to life her worst fears of her existence. Baku was unable to sleep, the ZEZTZ Driver remains broken, and when he tries to access the ZEZTZ Room he finds the door gone. Minami enters as he tries to use Recovery on the Driver, but it simply drains. Fujimi and Nasuka arrive outside the window with news about the Nightmares manifesting, and with not other option Baku takes the Driver and goes. In the dream Nem tries to defend the audience, and manages to manifest a ZEZTZ Phone and call Baku, but Sieg steals it while mocking the fact he can't help now. Finding the first Nightmare, Baku tries to do what he can with the Capsems, which wind up being one use only, and the others try to help, but just one is impossible. Sieg mocks Nem, believing she privately resents all the fans looking up to her, which she denies uncertainly. The Lady sees her daughter suffering from the Nightmare. NOX observes Sieg is causing the Nightmares in the garden to rampage, then has to stop The Lady from trying to break through the window into Nem's dream using the Lady Gauntlet, but allows her to continue when she acknowledges the risk. As the window is breaking, she makes contact with the Nightmare within herself, that Nem is the product of, which grants her a Capsem so she continues in her half-waking state. Crouched by her unconscious form, NOX notes she has sought Phantom's power, watching the dreaming Lady through the window, who begins using the Capsem to restrain the Nightmares. An already battered Nem continues to defy Sieg, but is knocked aside allowing more Nightmares to possess people. Baku is overwhelmed by now two Nightmares, as Sieg picks out a letter, deciding to have Nem read it. It's Baku's declaration that he will Find Nem, contrasted against him trying and failing to use Plasma and being defeated. As he falls dying, the words fade from the letter. Nem despairs, and the Nightmare inside her goes berserk, NOX having to enter to defend the Lady, but there's nothing they can do now. Fujimi and Nasuka have to restrain Minami from rushing to Baku. Baku opens his eyes in the ZEZTZ as Seven. He realises this is his subconscious, as it was when he first found himself in there the day he became ZEZTZ. Be may be dying, but he refuses to give up, taking both the ZEZTZ Driver from his chest and looking at the remains of another. He gets to work, cutting it open even as the subconscious Fujimi implies it's pointless. The Capsem Dropper doesn't work, so he starts taking apart the circuitry, the subconscious Nasuka trying to discourage him. Still no Capsems, he continues working, Minami telling him he's dead. He looks up the schematics, and does successfully trigger a reaction with Wonder, but it's fleeting. Capsems continue to not appear. He continues working, the echoes of his team watching his futility, it seems like it's been days at least. A Capsem finally appears, then another, and he keeps pulling. With a mountain of them, he starts matching them to enhance them as much as possible. He's now clearly worked for weeks, as NOX tells him he needs to learn for once, and Nem says some dreams just don't come true. He refuses to give in. The image of Zero says nothing, Baku just recalling that he was told he could achieve anything. It's been 20 years, and he has finally completed the Exdream Driver and Exdream Capsem. The subconscious versions of his allies are now shown in full, and happy with his success. In reality, the Nightmares approaching the others suddenly revert to humans and collapse. The 3 are confused, as behind them, Kamen Rider ZEZTZ Exdream manifests.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami finds Tsutomu suffering from a nightmare when she goes to call him to set. Seeing his desire to earn for them, she worries, and tells him she may need to step away from the job for a time. She returns to Zero, telling him she will save Tsutomu.

Gavan Infinity: Daares and Kunai consult on the threat at the source of the evil, Kunai believes if enough Gavan come together they can stand against such a threat, his eyes opened by meeting Reiji. In Lambda, Setsuna hones his swordsmanship, but Amou catches him off guard, recognising something troubles him. Learning from Reiji and AGI that he must possess emotions has affected him, he seeks to try something. He cuts onions as while he has proven able to mimic human emotions, he's never been able to physically do. With no luck he tries mimicking Reiji. Amou has him try a Sparkling Inferno. She then suggests he try emotional stimuli, so he heads to an acting workshop. Kunai appears from a wall as he's heading there, and while the Emorgears notice eachother, Setsuna heads on to the class, taught my Murm Seijin Gouran. Kunai meanwhile investigates, running into Reiji, who is investigating a negative waveform from the same building, the Emorgears lead them to the basement. Gouran encouraged his pupils to use loneliness as the focus for trying to cry, while infusing nega Emorgy in them. While the others weep, Setsuna only sees the image, if the woman who told him to live for himself, but recognises some manipulation is happening, but before Gouran can respond he becomes aware of Reiji finding his cage where he keeps people captive. Reiji and Kunai are unable to open the cage, which drains the tears of the captive students and collects them. Gouran arrives, as does Setsuna, and Gouran uses his Emorgear to fight Reiji, while Setsuna and Kunai argue about jurisdiction without realising they're both Gavan, but their distraction allows Gouran to grab the collected tears and flee. Kunai fortunately has a shikigami technique to track him, and Reiji has to tell them they're both Gavan to move things along. In a small shack they find Gouran is using the tears to (temporarily) reverse the condition collapsing the body of his wife Airu. He begs them to leave things be, they need clean water to live and tears are the only thing he's found on earth that will do it. While they're sympathetic if his plight, they cannot allow his methods, in his desperation he causes an Emons to form. Infinity and Raiya face the Emons, but it's windy techniques allow it to resist attacks. Setsuna corners Gouran, who argues Setsuna should sympathise with his need to summon tears. Setsuna refuses to see others emotions exploited though, and becomes Bushido to face the Emons. Infinity stops Kunai from interfering, but lends power from his Gavarion Laser, giving Bushido Laser Blades to slay the Emons. Gouran is devastated as the rain falls. Gouran is arrested, and Airu taken into care. Dornado arrives with supplies from fresh water sources located from Setuna's memories, enough that Airu and Gouran should be able to live healthily on earth. Kunai tells Setsuna he wants him to help battle the great evil, Reiji surprised by how easily Setsuna accepts.

Supplemental Investigation: Daisuke is surprised to enter Records and find Kunai admiring the wall, appreciating how nice it is to pass through it in particular. Daisuke is at least curious in how the art works. Kunai helps him communicate with the wall, leaving Reiji very put off when he arrives. As they try to rope him in, Kunai passes through the negative entity, and manages to sense it, but is unable to locate it.

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Commander? Father? Enemy? Ally?

New Generation Stars: Regulos is incensed about Diavolo using the Juggernaut Buffalo Fist he stole from Irude, as Ribut explains further how he helped Trigger realise the power within himself to defeat Diavolo. While puzzled by dance being the means by which he taught Trigger, the others are worried that Diavolo may have resurrected again. Ribut doesn't go into detail on how he returned, but recalls the event he returned to find ongoing.

Zeztz:Zero restrains himself from his initial reaction, claiming he cose to prioritise ZEZTZ, a means to stop the threat of Nightmares for good, over parenthood. Nem asks The Lady to tell her what the Nightmares are. Zero tells Baku he made him ZEZTZ because he harboured bad dreams within. The Lady and Zero simultaneously explain the Nightmares were born when humanity first awoke to consciousness, and were the root of various catastrophes, conflicts and crimes, and when humanity learned this they began using various means to fight them. CODE was born of these efforts, but it turned out the bigger the dream the more the Nightmares tried to turn it into a bad dream. The Lady therefore believes CODE was a mistake, while Zero recognised a decisive power was needed. Baku recognises Zero sought to use his infant nightmare, of the ruin, as the power to fight the Nightmares. Nem still feels the guilt of spreading the Nightmares, though The Lady insists it's CODE's fault, and that if Nem can't be happy, nothing else in the world matters. Baku concludes Zero didn't care what happened to him or anyone else if ZEZTZ was completed, Zero accepts this and wakes, leaving Baku alone. Nem, unable to handle the conversation, runs, NOX arrives to see The Lady call after her and ask if she isn't going to follow, but The Lady doesn't even remember how to sleep. Nem is scared, still blaming herself. Baku finds her and listens to her, Nem can't help but accept that her mother is trying to protect her, while Baku still believes Zero is trying to kill him. Nem blames the Nightmares in the end, but Baku notes it's only because of them she is even here. Nem concludes Baku became ZEZTZ to make Zero's dream come true, which allows him to wake. Three and CODE soldiers arrive to strip Zero of command and detain him for his failure, which Zero knew was coming, Three is also able to prevent him escaping to dreams, Zero recognises Three wants Code Somnia. Fujimi and Nasuka arrive at the site of a Black Case and spot Odaka, cornering him, determining the place was connected to CODE if he's there, Odaka annoys Nasuka by calling her concern for public safety mundane.

After learning about Zero, Minami is the one to point out he was pretending not to care, his love would only intensify his bad dreams, attempting to prevent Baku being affected. Baku refuses to hear it when Zero is targeting them right now, Minami points out that if Zero really wanted them dead, he could have easily killed her at the very least by now. It's only this that makes Baku realise the possibility Zero said it was their goodbye because he would be the one going. As he's being transported, Zero requests his CODE phone, claiming he'll transfer authority for Code: Somnia to Three, instead snatching it away and resisting just long enough to activate the in storage Zeroider, before being restrained again. Police Officer Aoi Ruriko sees the Zeroider ride by while helping a lady, and wonders if it was an Unknown. Baku is paralysed by indecision, until he hears Zeroider arrive in the ZEZTZ room. Thinking over Zero's dream, he resolves himself, and grabs his gear, heading to sleep, and rides out into battle. Zero, chained up in the dream, is visited by Sieg, who is annoyed by his remaining steadfast. Baku arrives back at the warehouse, and ZEZTZ Darkness appears. Nem encourages him, and ZEZTZ battles his double. Sieg mocks Zero for all he's done, and while Zero remains steadfast good dreams can overcome the bad, Sieg believes he's getting what he deserves. As they battle, ZEZTZ Darkness evolves it's own ZEZTZ Driver, using the Darkness Capsem in it to power up. Zero beseeches Baku to live on, while Three discards Zero's wallet, and the picture of his son in it. Nem is distressed as ZEZTZ is overpowered, causing flowers in The Lady's garden to wilt. It's a desperate struggle, the first finisher attempt is matched and cancelled by ZEZTZ Darkness, but using Over Banish ZEZTZ manages to destroy his opponent and their Driver, but collapses exhausted, Nem catches him, but the ZEZTZ Driver is destroyed from overuse. Sieg is annoyed Baku didn't show him a more interesting bad dream, but at least he can never become ZEZTZ again.

Series of Sister's Substory: Zero knows Baku won't listen to him right now if he asks him to save Tsutomu, which is why he's come to Minami. She's hesitant without needing to protect Baku, but Zero appeals to not let Tsutomu die. She has to think, but walks away after remembering she told Baku she wasn't with CODE anymore.

Gavan Infinity: WaniPat attempt to interrogate, bringing the traditional Katsudon, Kazanami Kunai opts to make a break for it, arriving at Documents just as AGI ha analysed Kiigu, and snatching it and his Trigger, and holding Reiji hostage. Carel cancels the alert when Patrun raises it, and Reiji makes a suggestion, he'll come with Kunai to see what is up. And so we come to Zeta, where Bai-Akube, a galactic society, is the greater threat to the Galactic Federation Police, roaming in a galactic fortress lead by their founder Lulugie, who is satisfied with news their profits will continue to grow, and so visits her favourite prisoner, Kazanami Hatsune, Kunai's little sister. The two are the last survivors of the Kazanami clan, who were wiped out by Lulugie as revenge for IIS contracting an infiltration, and making the siblings her puppets, making Hatsune make an armour for her. Kunai relents, telling Reiji to follow him back to Zeta, Carel has them take Dornado Unit as well. Reiji meets up with Kunai, and after a little talk calls out the observers, including Graft, the infiltrator in the Galactic Federation Police, and Bai-Akube make their appearance. Daisuke makes contact with Daares of IIS. Reiji and Kunai as brought to Lulugie, who intends to make use of Reiji in expanding her Nega-Emorgear trade across dimensions. Kunai begs for Hatsune to be freed, offering himself in her place, but is refused. Lulugie let's slip she now knows if 3 Dimension Jumpers, Reiji immediately thinks of Death Gavan. Lulugie sees Kunai's anger, but knows he won't act with Hatsune her prisoner. Reiji frees himself from the cuffs, and tells Kunai it's time to act, so Lulugie uses her Emorgear to use the clockwork palace to trap them, and sends her troops including Graft berserk. Reiji fights then off before Kunai attacks, telling Reiji he was just using him, Reiji says he was also using him to get to who he needed, and tells him to accept his fear, and 2 Gavan can achieve anything. With her troops defeated, Lulugie summons her armour, and Gavan Raiya defies her. Reiji is able to have Gekido free itself and his Trigger to become Infinity, and begins fighting alongside Raiya. Daisuke calls in with the coordinates of Hatsune, Raiya entrusts her to him while confronting Lulugie. Cosmo Gavarion Dornado Mode battles the Fortress and tears into it, as Raiya fights Lulugie who proclaims her own victory. AGI transfers to Dornado to use it's high mobility form, a modification she made inspired by Raiya, allowing the dragon parts to fight alongside Cosmo Gavarion KI. They fight past the traps, and reach just outside Hatsune's location, bursting in and dragging her aboard. May as well tear down the fortress while they're at it. Raiya is still fighting Lulugie, but Infinity arriving to help turns his fighting around, as the armour starts failing, and Daares and his men arrive to take Graft and the others into custody. Lulugie has the gall to be angry at them for being caught, even though Hatsune points out she's using an incomplete armour that's now failing on her. Raiya destroys the armour and arrests Lulugie, who decides to claim she will still win, as in every universe there are those so have come to recognise the Universal Truth of human sin. Kunai sees Reiji's reaction these words, but is then upset by Hatsune being embarrassed by his concerning himself with her. Reiji and Kunai formally make friends, Kunai finally giving his actual name. Hatsune wants to study Reiji's powers, though her planned method scares Reiji even more than Amou did.

Supplemental Investigation: AGI snacks with Kiki and Koto as they share stories of misadventures. When they discuss the fact they've been together since meeting, AGI, asks if it could be a gated partnership, Koto is upset when Kiki denies it (on the basis of fate not existing) AGI has to explain that multidimensional theory promotes a view of inevitability. Seeing the pair argue over logic Vs romantic views, AGI compares them to Reji and Daisuke. Kiki favours the view they've come together from their choices. Seeing the pair AGI declares then Gyabai, the word seeming to affect the watching Negative Entity.

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Targeted by CODE

New Generation Stars: Ribut explains how he wound up in another dimension, witnessing the battle between Trigger and the revived Diavolo. Before he can continue the story, Geed worries that is the Absolutians were already aware of Trigger's earth then The Kingdom might have better intel than they do.

Zeztz: Three is told they can no longer overlook "his" actions, and says he will handle it. Baku visits his parents' grave, as he's leaving he passes Zero, who notes Baku has grown, leaves his own flowers at the grave, and informs Baku CODE is going to have him eliminated for leaking the intel he gained from his dream, plus those closest to him, and that it will be done via their dreams. He stops Baku from yelling, saying they'll see each other one last time in his dream, and then visibly stops himself from saying more before leaving. Baku tells the others, and vows to stop the assassination, aiming to offset it by having them drink energy drinks. And so Baku enters Zero's dream, finding it empty, until finally stumbling on a room much like the ZEZTZ room, and Nem, cast in a kigurumi of ZEZTZ, they're then attacked by a shadowy double of ZEZTZ. Seven transforms, fighting what he assumes to be Zero, and tells Nem to run, but she finds herself in the Nightmare Jail, Sieg aiming to use her. The Lady warns NOX Sieg must not be allowed to use Nem's power, and when he goes to protect her and she says he's still an agent, he insist he only wants Nem's power for her own purposes. Sieg tells Nem she wants to help others, but at the same time wants them to suffer, and that is why Nem's subconscious is used to bring about the Nightmares. Seeing all the Nightmares she created, Nem is in shock as Sieg taunts her. NOX fortunately arrives and gets her away before Sieg can try and influence creating even greater Nightmares. Once they're away NOX tells her the prison Nightmares existed king before she did, she isn't responsible for them, and to stop CODE killing her they will have to use her power. ZEZTZ battles his double, using Catastrom, and in a powerful attack causes the environment to switch to a warehouse, spotting CODE Zeroider, and then witnesses his father showing it to himself as a boy. Zero arrives, and Baku holds off the shadow ZEZTZ when it appears, concluding this means it isn't Zero he's fighting. When the excited dream Baku asks Zero if he made the bike, Zero steps back uncomfortably while allowing him to try it, helping him on when he struggles. Both men seem struggle emotionally, and Baku's father steps away. When the boy says he wants to drive it, Zero tells him to become a strong agent then, then steps away, only taking a picture, as Seven, who doesn't remember the events, wonders what Zero is showing him this. Minami, Fujimi and Nasuka have managed to stay awake, and discuss how Minami became an agent to protect Baku from his bad luck, only to now find them threatened by CODE of all people. On heading the bad luck mentioned, Fujimi gets curious and starts researching, finding articles on the meteorite strike, shark attack, lightning strike. Reminded of the day he first encounter Baku, how he was hit by a driverless car, Fujimi wonders if they are all black cases, even if they weren't Baku's dreams.

Nem runs through the flowers, despairing at her sin of creating the Nightmares, and tormented by them, when she sees through the window The Lady. Nem despairs that The Lady even allowed her to live, feeling she is a monster born of Nightmares, regardless of The Lady considering her her daughter, and despairingly asks what the Nightmares are. In the dream, Yorozu returns to Baku, telling them it's time to go, and while he politely thanks Zero, both men seem distinctly at odds, and as they leave, Zero hopes the experience will allow himself to have good dreams now. As his dream self turns back briefly, Baku realises this is Zero's true dream, a dream in which Nem was cast as ZEZTZ, and in which the shadow ZEZTZ now reappears, Baku recognises that it is in fact Zero's subconscious Nightmare. Zero now speaks to him, congratulating him for the realisation and once more for his growth. Baku begins to have a realisation as to why Zero would say that, as Zero explains the completion of ZEZTZ was his dream as commander. Baku demands to know why he hid his real dream, Zero merely says it's classified before the Nightmare ZEZTZ attacks further with the Darkness Capsem, Orderm ZEZTZ battling it, while demanding answer from Zero. As the Nightmare uses Lightning, then water with "sharks" and then meteors, he realises these were attacks happening in Zero's dreams, the Nightmares attempting to prevent ZEZTZ being completed. He tries to charge Zero, but the Nightmare knocks him into the ZEZTZ room, Zero again looking from above. As Nem begs The Lady for answers, Baku announces what he's realised. For the sake of completing ZEZTZ, Zero was willing to subject his own child to the torment of the Nightmares, demanding to know what sort of father he thinks he is.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami recaps her job at Tsurukame managing Tsutomu and Tsuranuki, and her former role for CODE. Unfortunately she was approached by Zero using the Zeroider. She refused to have anything to do with it, until Zero revealed Tsutomu was being hunted by a Nightmare, and to save him she must master Dream Learning.

Gavan Infinity: Kiki and Koto detect a new dimensional disturbance, centred at the site of the recent Emons battle. They find an Emorgear there, but before Kiki can say hello figure appears, uses Kazanami Ninpou to cross dimensions, and vanishes with the Emorgear, leaving them confused by another dimensional traveler besides Infinity. On Alpha, Vigiles presents the Documents Division with the new unit, the Dornado unit, and the accompanying weapon, when WaniPat appear and start making fuss about the team being there, until Carel makes his presence known, and distracts them by letting Patrun try Gavarion Dornado, while privately speaking to Reiji, letting him know Yukaider is being entrusted to him. In Multiverse Zeta 2066, we encounter the Galactic Federation Police's Interstellar Intelligence Service, headed by Derleth. He notes the attacks to Earth-1 by monsters born of Emorgears in recent years, and ordering "Raiya" who has snuck in, to trace these and eliminate the one responsible. Raiya reports Earth-8 was clear despite Derleth's suspicions, but that their is a trail leading to Earth-63, and is ordered on. Raiya leaves the way he entered, exchanges a look with an officer in the corridor, and then uses Dimensional Crossing again. In Lambda, Bushido slays and Emons, but Setsuna senses an ill fortune in his blade, wondering what earth shall be affected. Raiya arrives on Earth-63, and begins tracing the dimensional footprint, aided by Keeg, his Emorgear, and finds the trace. Documents and WaniPat are still having out, Carel left. Carel's rumoured investment in Documents is mentioned, but Daisuke dismisses it while suggesting they all get Katsudon. Above Dornado, Raiya continues tracing, the Dimensional anomaly is sensed by Carel who alerts Reiji, who suspects Death Gavan. The group are jumped by an invisible enemy, Reiji readies Hazooi as the others get weapons ready. Raiya notes the dimensional footprints are Reiji's, and Reiji is briefly able to see him, as Raiya continues speaking Reiji triggers the Emotional Burst, managing to hit a glancing blow on Raiya, revealing him. Raiya accuses Reiji of being the one distributing Emorgears and attacks, easily blocking supporting fire from the others. Yukaider passes Reiji Tsumanna to use, interfering eiufj for Reiji to use it to slow Raiya and force cancel the transformation. The revealed ninja believes Reiji too uses the five principles (based on Daisuke's knowledge of ninja custom, it's the Emorgears of Raiya, the 3 main Gavan, plus Yukaider,) and so using those as the basis of control is much like an Emorgear user. When they struggle and Raiya refuses to answer anything further, Reiji becomes Infinity (seemingly the first time WaniPat have seen him as Gavan). The revelation his enemy is Gavan causes Raiya some pause, reflecting on what the officer outside Derleth told him, the boss wanted the enemy not eliminated but recruited without Derleth's knowledge, another dimension hopper a useful asset to the Boss, with threats of Raiya losing more if he doesn't obey.

He resolves, breaks free, and awakens Kiigu, using his Gavarion Trigger to become Space Sheriff Gavan Raiya. The battle continues. While Wanibuchi struggles with multiple Gavan, Patrun says to focus on detaining the enemy for now, Raiya opts to use a technique to seize control of the Dornado Unit to attack. Carel sends Cosmo Gavarion under emergency measures, but Raiya hijacks it as well, forming Cosmo Gavarion Dornado Mode. Infinity leaps aboard, Raiya intending to use the opportunity to drag him back with him, as Carel sends a second Cosmo Gavarion for him, both rocket into space, Cosmo Gavarion GC-R faces Cosmo Gavarion KI. Infinity, remembering Death Gavan opened Makuu Space on his own, initiates a D Jump, both Gavarion fall between dimensions, until KI lands a decisive blow, and escapes, leaving the wreckage of GC-R, but Infinity managed to get aboard and restrain Raiya, removing his Gavarion Blade, promoting Raiya to summon his Gavarion Saber, in response Infinity uses Gavarion Dornado, and finally restrains Raiya in cuffs, forcing him to reveal his identity. Raiya has been taken into custody by Alpha's Galactic Federation Police. Wanibuchi tries to raise the question of what exactly has been going on without their knowing to Patrun, who decides he is through leaving things to Reiji, and so will become Gavan himself.

Supplemental Investigation: Setsuna cannot find his badge and begins searching for it desperately. He considers coming clean to Amou, but fears her wrath, but figures if he dies she can protect the universe as Gavan Amore. He resolves to accept what happens, only to discover she had borrowed his badge for her soba.

Polar Beginning: While walking, Mashiro overhears a broadcast, and is reminded of the past. In a 2005 that now never white happened, Kumade Mashiro was GozyuWolf, and defeated AbaRed, but TegaSword, not for the first time, scolded his particular methods. Mashiro sought to become the No. 1 Strongest, but kept hidden his loneliness. A fortune teller leads him to a young girl being harassed while defending an older boy, and he intervenes, but the thugs are ultimately scared off by a larger man, who, along with the fortune teller and girl, drag him to what is primarily a children's home, where he meets the last of them, Aoto Seiya, the big man is Kitora Naoto, an MMA champion, the fortune teller is Kurobane Misaki, and the girl is Itokiri Midoriko. Before much more introduction can be made, Mashiro smells something, and outside encounters the forces of Cladis for the first time, in the form of Mories. He fights them as GozyuWolf, only to see the others also transform, Seiya becomes GozyuLeon, Naoto becomes not a Dark her focused on nostalgia, but GozyuTyrannk, Misaki becomes not a mist wielding swordswoman but GozyuUnicorn, and Midoriko becomes not a dark soldier serving an manipulative father, but GozyuEagle. After they defeat the soldiers, they recruit Mashiro to join them and for the first time he has friends fighting alongside him.

He learns that Seiya is a charitable man seeking to make a better world for the kids, as well as giving "unwanted" advice, Misaki is also an assassin trying to hunt down the man who killed her family, Midoriko is a child prodigy aiming to improve education, and Naoto, who always wins when they spar, says he'll only tell his wish to Mashiro when he wins. At Christmas they make Mashiro play Santa for the kids, and give Midoriko a special gift, the toy that will become BearKuma 50, before Naoto also turns up as Santa. Some months later, Seiya informed Mashiro and Midoriko that Misaki has found the killer, and they rush to her, only to find her despairing that her reason for living is taken from her, as a cloaked figure Seiya identifies as a serial killer giving twisted justice kills the murderer, then throws Misaki aside when she attacks in a blind rage. Mashiro smells the calamity on the figure, but Naoto, shedding the cloak, denies it declaring he must continue gaining strength to deliver justice and protect, motivated by the last words of his police officer father. He shows he has Orca Booster 5050, terrifying Midoriko and Seiya who know of its power to magnify power, which means in this state it turns Naoto into Jaku GozyuTyranno. GozyuWolf and GozyuLeon try to fight, but are overwhelmed as he declared any who defy him as evil. Midoriko tries a more compassionate approach, appealing to the kind uncle figure, and while her words do affect him, he can't break past the destructive instincts, and swings. Misaki shields Midoriko, and both are thrown across the room. Mashiro runs to her, but Misaki dies despairing that she failed to protect her family or Midoriko, and gives Mashiro both of their rings while asking him to continue their wish. Seiya is impaled shielding Mashiro from an attack, and also entrusts his Ring and the wish to Mashiro. Mashiro, despairs but fights as GozyuWolf, and manages to secure the Orca Booster 5050, and using everyone's rings in it to land a decisive blow, then a finishing finger. Naoto dies realising he lost sight of his wish, and a man Mashiro had truly respected dies begging him to continue the true wish, passing on his ring. Having lost everything, Mashiro takes BearKuma, but notices something has changed. Now 20 years later, he sees in the broadcast that the advisor to a supreme justice, or rather, the adult Midoriko, has won nobel laureate for revolutionary work in children's education. The Bridan are attacking, and as Mashiro goes to fight he is joined by the current Gozyugers, and remembers his old allies, are with him, as they charge into battle.

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CODE Number 17

New Generation Stars: Hey remember that other guy who was marketed as a lead for this show, and the fact we still have 3 months of this shows despite seemingly hitting the climax? Galaxy Rescue Force members Ribut and Regulos train, and afterwards are approached by Geed, who last saw them on Planet Blizzard, hoping to enlist their aid. As there's been no contact with Z since he followed Gamedon, he wants to help find him. Given the dimension crossing nature, Regulos asks if he thinks it's possible The Kingdom are involved. They discuss Tartarus and his abilities, but Geed explains from the contact with Gamedon believes it to just be connected to Omega, and gathering records of others. Ribut proposes Gamedon might have already lead Z to Omega. Having discussed Zero's rivalry with Tartarus, Ribut discusses his own rival, Titan, and the fact they were able to work together when Nexus forced them to. While Titan rejected the alliance after, Ribut knows Noa wanted them to work together, he hopes there is some way to avoid fighting. While Regulos understands Ribut's feelings, he is unwilling to forgive Diavolo for is betrayal and murder of the Cosmo Beast Master, seeking to kill him with his own hands. Geed thought Diavolo was already dead, but Ribut knows where he revived next.

Zeztz: Sieg is upset NOX had to spill the beans, but mocks him to hoping to use Recovery to restore Minami to normal. Reminding the mission is to Save The Cat, Sieg leaves, and Baku awakens with a start. Back at the ZEZTZ room, after explaining to Fujimi and Nasuka about the Nightmare possessing Minami, he then begs her to tell him she isn't really an Agent. All she can do is apologise, and remove the cat necklace marked with 17. 4 years prior, Minami watched as Baku prayed at the altar for his parents, when Zero approached the house, he expressed sorrow for the loss, and explained he was her parents superior, needing to tell her, and not Baku, something about their work. He explains they were agents of CODE, with the mission to pretend to be a family and protect and raise Baku. Minami is shocked by the implication her parents had her merely for the sake of the mission, and that Baku isn't her biological brother, but the documents detail things like altering the family registers. Zero wanted her to continue the mission, and so she was trained in hand-to-hand, firearms, and officially inducted as CODE Number Seventeen. Baku is furious after what he experienced, Fujimi has to restrain him and remind him his dream hasn't happened yet, and Minami explains she didn't know much, she had no idea Baku had been activated as ZEZTZ not about the command room, he's still angry she kept quiet after he awoke, and she leaves distraught. She thinks about how she was going to tell Baku, and was informed by Zero if she did another Agent would be out in charge of his care, and they would be separated. Nasuka goes to her, and she admits to telling Zero she was stopping work for now, but she had resigned herself to Baku learning the truth if their relationship someday. Nasuka asks if she can really claim she was protecting someone she felt no connection to. Baku recalls to Fujimi the search for Jaco the cat happening 2 years ago, ending with Baku getting struck by a one in a million tiny meteorite. They're alerted to NOX approaching, he enters the room and ignored Fujimi trying to talk to him, wanting to find Seventeen, wishing they had held her as an information source. Despite his arguments Baku won't hear them and runs off. Fujimi stops Odaka leaving immediately to try to get him to explain things properly, why he believes in fighting CODE over the Nightmares, but NOX claims he can't as CT under the law. Baku returns to the dream, meeting Nem. Nem is the one who has to point out that the dream clearly shows Minami still loves him as her brother, her dream is for them to be family together, and surely she became an agent to protect him. Agent Minami continues seeking Jaco, when Sieg returns and transformed her into the Nightmare again. Baku arrives, and in response to Sieg's taunting, declares his mission hasn't changed. ZEZTZ Catastrom mostly fights defensively, and as Sieg points out again the lack of relation the dream starts to warp, the affect of the bad dream Baku wants according to Sieg, but he recalls properly that day, Minami joined him in looking for Jaco, remaining by his side, thinking everything through, it is clear to him Minami has always thought of him as her brother, and that she is his sister. This revelation triggers the Dualmare Capsem to switch to Orderm mode, which sheds most of the extra mass for a sleeker, lightly armoured from, and uses the Capsem to analyse the dream environment and restore it, then do the same to literally punch the Nightmare from Minami, and promises to protect her dream. Orderm's anatomise ability allows ZEZTZ to manipulate the dream environment better than ever, and he defeats the Nightmare. Sieg complains about him trying to be the hero having sold himself to a Nightmare, and turns his attention to the Nightmare Girl to make a bad dream come true. Brother and Sister eat breakfast, and Baku assures Minami someday he'll settle things with CODE, Seven, and Seventeen.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami rushes, as Tsuruta is called on set. By the time she arrives Tsuruta is leaving, disappointed, but Minami receives a message from the director saying while he wasn't a good fit, the jokes were great, and inviting for another show. They celebrate, Tsuruta does notice the tail. Days later at Tsurukame, as Minami celebrates everything resolving, Tsutomu arrives and falls asleep, and a dream door appears.

Gavan Infinity: One time while Reiji was eating in the mess hall, Gato introduced him to Yukaider, the Emorgear he used when he was Gavan, and again asked him to become Gavan. 3 years ago, the day Gato was KIA, Yukaider disappeared. Reiji now wonders what happened, Vigiles wants Documents to head to Iota again so Luminous can find out what Yukaider is saying. AGI also presents all the currently recovered Emorgears, finally purified. When he arrives at Iota's Forensics Division, Reiji is instantly barraged with complaints from Kiki and Koto, AGI has to explain it's due to Kiki having a method to her organisation of things, despite appearances, and Koto accidentally knocked it over and out it back wrong. Koto is angry her apology isn't being accepted, but Kiki is angry not about the accident, but about not being told so she could organise it herself. Kiki gets distracted by meeting Yukaider, Koto again angry at Reiji for "stealing" her. They're suddenly remotely contacted by Fade, warning them of a rampaging Emons moments before the official alarm rings. The 3 head down, a shot causes the Emons to multiply, so Kiki starts analysing it, warning Koto too late not to shoot again, then arguing again. Certain energies cause the multiplying, so Reiji tries using the Gavarion Laser, but it still multiples, a lot, exponentially and continuously. Infinity, seeing both of them angry, goes to holding them off. Fade makes himself known, and has to point out they need to find the Emorgear. After consulting Kanki, Kiki shocks Koto by heading off alone, leaving her with Infinity, Fade, and the Emons horde. Fortunately Yadanwa can keep them in place, so Koto lends Fade one she has, or rather borrows his gadget to do so. Kiki reaches an Emorgy miasma, and becomes Gavan Luminous, using Gavarion Drill to fight to the Emorgear at the source buried. Reiji catches up, Kiki has to explain their wasn't a user, crimes in the area creates a hotspot of Negative Emorgy. Having never encountered the phenomenon before, Reiji concludes this is the work of Death Gavan, an experiment to induce Emorgy Syndrome. Unfortunately, the Emons are still present, and Fade's gadget had broken, and as Reiji and Kiki get back, and Fade vanishes, the Emons have multiples thanks to their own beams. Kiki and Koto argue again over the lack of a plan, building up enough Negative Emorgy that the Emorgear breaks free and opens Makuu Space, but Kiki decides to turn it around and force the Emons in there. Luminous and Koto work show their teamwork, keeping the Emons in place and bringing down sever buildings to keep the Emons contained????? Luminous summons her Gavarion Saber for Koto, then use Yoriso to infuse that Emorgy in the Gavarion Saber, using it as a missile to drag the Emons into Makuu Space, and Infinity uses an Emotional Burst to seal the gate. A figure watching seizes their tools and leaves. The girls mourn the paperwork this will led to, then head off to ice cream, forgetting their argument, same as things always have been, some they met in school, Koto got Kiki to stop obsessing over the unsolvable challenge, and to come enjoy some ice cream. The two decided to become detectives because of the Universal Police series, and then start gushing over it again, forgetting about Reiji and Yukaider. Yukaider had been wandering the cosmos seeking answers to the Emorgy Reiji was exposed to, finding answers in a black hole at the galactic centre, where a dark entity resides at the bottom of existence. Reiji feels this means he's been using the power of evil, but knows he now has Yukaider by his side, Kiki and Koto assure him they'll fight with him too.

Supplemental Investigation: Wanibuchi stops by Documents for some records, but Reiji and Daisuke are out, but when she sees he's hungry AGI decides it's time for a 3 minute meal. She restrains him...for some reason, and cuts the veg using the Gavarion Blade. The negative entity steals the fruits before AGI can add them, so she substitutes (still wrapped) chocolate, katsudon, mysterious bugs, Space Wolfsbane from Planet Weber, and seasons with white powder, mystery silver powder, super spice powder, brown powder, and then more plastic wrap, before cooking for 10 seconds at 13000 degrees in the Emorgear analyser. Patran salutes his fallen comrade.

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Agent Minami

New Generation Stars: having seen through Gamedon that Omega fought on earth, Z is confused by this going against the Space Gazer principles. Omega explains about losing his memories, and the initial loss of the Meteo Kaiju, and that Gamedon was away in a fact finding mission, but learning it had data in his earth battles, pondered if it had come back at some point, but finding Omega so different, just took records and carried on. He then relates how when he remembered he went back to observing how Kosei and the others handled the Kaiju, not 100% sure what his thoughts were, and then explains how he wound up merging with Kosei in order to defend humanity. Z recalls his own human partner, Haruki, and how they plan to reunite when they have both grown. Omega reveals he and Kosei made a similar commitment. In new footage, Omega observed the earth from space, recalling with Kosei the time they've spent since that battle, and his belief that thanks to him, Taira, Ayumu and KCST, earth and humanity don't need him, so he intends to do what he can out in the universe, he and Kosei parted ways, for now and Omega headed off into space. He's now travelling the universe meeting people as a Space Gazer. Omega too receives a New Generation Ultraman Brooch, the proof that he is Ultraman, and asks if it's probable to meet the other Ultras who have them, Gamedon can help him do that. And by becoming Ultraman Omega Gamedon Armour, they intend to investigate further.

Zeztz: Baku enters tonights dream, only to find the secret agent is Minami, with Nem playing the roll of her mother. Tonight Agent Minami's mission is "Save the Cat". Sieg forces NOX into a deathmatch against the Gun Nightmare. A girl wants Agent Minami to find her cat, Jaco, Baku finds he doesn't have the Zeztz License, just a magnifying glass, but Minami does, as Baku realises he's the useless side character. NOX is saved at the last second from a bullet by The Lady placing the NOX Driver in his unconscious body, she then places the Wolf Capsem inside, so NOX transforms, wielding the new blade arm. Sieg is annoyed by the outside interference, killing the Nightmare when NOX knocks it towards him, then goads NOX that the real threat is coming. Baku and Minami hunt Jaco, but Baku then finds the Cat Nightmare, waking when it attacks him. He consults the others in the ZEZTZ room, no reported black cases, but then Minami starts inexplicably making cat puns. Then Nasuka notices she has a cat tail. Realising Minami is the dreamer, Baku intends to go straight to sleep, refusing to wait until she's asleep when his only family is in peril. NOX awakens The Lady thinks he's been letting Seven influence too much, and is annoyed when he suggests she sleep to save Nem, threatening what will happen is Nem is harmed, he intends to deal with CODE and Sieg. Fujimi and Nasuka come to the hideout, but NOX is gone. Value wastes all night trying to sleep. In the dream, Agent Minami continues searching. Nem asks why she became an agent, to protect something? But Minami can't appreciate the reality of Baku as an agent Nem knows. Baki finally gets to sleep, tells Nem what's happening, and seeks Minami. Minami is dreaming the continuing search. Baku and Nem search, as NOX finds Minami's dream doors in the Yorozu family home, and sees through one struggling to open the cause is the Cat Nightmare dying. Minami comes to a river, and can see the Nightmare in the reflection, but turning around finds only Sieg approaching her. Baku and Nem hear Minami scream, but when they reach the river find only the Nightmare attacking them. Baku immediately uses ZEZTZ Catastrom, as Sieg laughs about what's occuring. ZEZTZ is using the Triple Buster, the attack only missing because NOX arrives last second and knocks him. Sieg, annoyed by the interruption, attacks NOX and becomes DAWN before he can explain. ZEZTZ meanwhile aims to destroy the Nightmare, only stopping when NOX tells out to him that the Nightmare is Minami. ZEZTZ stops, and the Nightmare reverts to Minami, who collapses from the injuries Baku himself inflicted, his shock chases him to lose control of Catastrom, and he cradles his sister, as NOX explains Minami's bad dream has been altered, Sieg's handiwork, he turned a bad dream of Baku being killed into one where Baku killed Minami himself. But NOX says Baku doesn't need to care about that. After all, she isn't his real sister. She's a CODE agent with a very particular mission.

Series of Sister's Substory: the President is amazed he got a spot so soon, reflecting on Minami coaching him on his material, but worries why she's late. She meanwhile thinks about Baku worrying about Minami, his only family in the world, and distressed, rushes to do her job, despite the tail, but she has to rush when the president messages, since otherwise the business is doomed.

Gavan Infinity: In Lambda, Planet Weber is 62 Lightyears from earth, and was the site of a war between artificial humans and mechanical soldiers. Setsuna, or 942, was surrounded by enemies, then saved by a fellow Jinzo Ningen, the sharpshooter 999. As 942 went to continue battle, 999 through his blade to him after he forgot it. Setsuna now looks at his Gavarion Blade. In Alpha, Reiji broods over Death Gavan. In Lambda's Police Data Center, a shot infects the mainframe, the bullet carrying the virus fired by a certain gunman. Amou and Setsuna attend the scene, and have located the bullet that infected the systems, Setsuna's thoughts go to Triple Nine, Reiji has also arrived, as they have detected this is an Emorgear case, AGI comes over to analyse and confirm the bullet has Emorgy to drive systems haywire. Amou recalls some similar incidents, and allows Setsuna to reinvestigate, but tells Reiji if he wants to investigate she's doing it under her authority and with her, Daisuke has to tell and annoyed Reiji to accept. Amou also gives orders to AGI, with only a gesture. And so, the contrasting non-human pair of Setsuna and AGI investigate the sight of a freighter collision, AGI using her forensics analysis to confirm the same bullet type was used and where it was fired from, hearing the distance confirms Setsuna's suspicions, as they move scenes AGI gets hungry. Amou has had Reiji explain about Death Gavan. She can see he's basically trying to sort the situation alone, his responsibility as his successor as Gavan, but she warns he may be too quick to act in his current state, but notes Setsuna sees Reiji as the very ideal of Gavan. Setsuna takes AGI for a Lambda specialty, Soumen and sweet bean soup, and finds it quite incredible just how expressive and emotional AGI is in comparison to himself. Aboard the Cosmo Gavarion, Daisuke struggles to eat when his arm is still injured. Setsuna expresses what might be envy for AGI's emotional capacity, but she feels he's wrong, Hisoo is the proof, as is the fact Reiji claims Setsuna ignites a fire in him when they fight together. Reiji tells Amou he isn't the Ideal Gavan Setsuna thinks, even as she explains his passion is what Setsuna admires, and his example has changed Setsuna, which she sees in the fact Setsuna has opted to act as bait, she recognises he had some idea of the shooter's identity, as their analysis of the bullet finishes. At the sight of an excavator incident AGI again identifies the shooter location, as Setsuna senses the impending Emons attack. Gavan Bushido battles it, while recognising it as the diversion it is, but senses the bullet from the Emorgear powered rifle only an instant before it hits him and kills the Emons. AGI rushes to his side, only for Gavan Bushido to now be out of control and ready to attack her.

Reiji arrives in time to save, Gavan Infinity fighting Bushido, as the watching gunman says his is how it should be, them back to old times. Bushido disarms Infinity, who uses a point blank emotional burst, but as the two stand across from eachother after getting up, Bushido suddenly cuts Infinity down. Triple 9 approaches, telling 942 to return to the battlefield with him, when Bushido turns and slices the rifle in two. Bullet analysis had confirmed Scutt, which Amou entrusted Reiji with, could dispel the affects, and that was what Reiji had used in the Emotional Burst, everything after that was the two Gavan's trust in eachother, Bushido only struck with the hilts. Triple 9 is disgusted by Setsuna speaking as if he was human, but as he restrains him Setsuna points out his pursuit of himself was also clearly driven by emotions towards himself. Reiji also recognises the emotions required to even use the Emorgear. Setsuna beseeches him to live as a human. After Triple 9 is arrested, there's a bit of banter, with Setsuna feeling he could take the risks he did because be could trust Reiji to handle it. Vigiles consults with the Supreme Commander in Death Gavan, the chief suspects in the spread of Emorgears, they do not believe it can be the work of a single person, and wonder if there is someone behind them spreading the "universal truth". He is authorised to seek Death Gavan personally, when Yukaider, an Emorgear that has been missing a long time, appears in his office

Supplemental Investigation: Kiki and Koto have an urgent case...Soumen, leftover Obon gifts from the previous year sent to Forensics, expiring in 2 days. Koto wants to turns it into Energy Bars, which Kiki rejects, and also points out sauces won't help them eat it all. They shift their approach, Koto preparing a sweet bean soup, which surprisingly works. After 3 hours they've demolished it all and celebrate their original combination. In Lambda, Setsuna digs into his typical meal of Soumen and Sweet Bean soup, the revelation seems to distress the negative figure.

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The Eight Agents of CODE

Higashi wo Kairou: with the second barrier to the Dragon Gate breached, and no sign of Ryuga arriving, Lector entrusts the others with the last barrier and heads down to meet the army. Elmina steels herself. Lector unwraps his stone arm, and initially vows to give his life to protect the gate, but remembering Ryuga's words to him, vows to return, and begins to fight the army. Garzas appears at the back of the army and launches boulders, Lector barely gets a barrier to in time to not be squashed, as the barrier fails. Lector swears to fight on, but collapses, caught by the arriving Ryuga. GARO reflects the next attack, but Zaruba warns of exhaustion from so many battles, and Ryuga is defeated by a surprise blow from Garzas, who then shifts to where the priests are, approaching the Dragon Gate, but is attacked by Elmina, accepting her duty as guardian of the Dragon Realm. From her charm, Rian's voice bids Ryuga to stand, as Garzas has overwhelmed the Priests. GARO arrives and guards the gate, battling Garzas with everything he has. The Armour of the Dead manifests, supporting GARO, but is overwhelmed by Garzas, who then incapacitates Elmina and Lector when they attack, uses their attack to knock Ryuga out of his armour, before climbing the steps to the Dragon Gate. Before he can step through, the Gate opens and the Dragon hursts out, radiating light that amongst other things, heals Lector's arm. Rian is now here as the new Sentinel of the East, and backs GARO up against Garzas, enhancing his attacks. GARO uses the Senkouken, Garzas teleports mid attack, but Rian uses a spell that makes GARO super fast and carves a sigil binding Garzas at the same time, allowing GARO to destroy him completely. Rian is exhausted, and admits she is not fully realised as Sentinel, while the Dragon's reincarnation will return stability to the east, her power is not yet on Ryume's level, so Horrors will still appear, and to grow she must leave the East for a while, entrusting it to Elmina for now. Ayura has decided to remain in Sagan and help rebuild, Lector accepts but had hoped otherwise, aiming to live how he wants. Ryuga gazes at the Dragon Gate, recalling now in full Ryume's words to him, that as part of becoming Sentinel Rian will eventually have to accept the solitude of the role, but the love she shared with Ryuga will be what allows her guide the dragon's power in the right way. Rian interrupts his contemplation, she's heading into the Dragon Realm to learn to use her power, leaving Ryuga so she can stand and fight alone. This moment is obviously painful for both, but Ryuga accepts her decision, and she heads to the Dragon Realm, they affirm each is their only partner. Before she departed, he had one last request, to imbue GARO with the Revenant Armour, intending to satisfy the armour's unfulfilled goals.

New Generation Stars: Gamedon now comes to a certain figure who recognises it, and is glad to see him again. Z arrives having followed, and sees Ultraman Omega. When they arrived in this universe after leaving Trigger and Decker, Gamedon got ahead of Z, who followed, and wondered what the purpose was of this journey, the fact Gamedon had lead him to meet so many new Ultras made him wonder if he was being lead somewhere, and overheard Omega greeting Gamedon. Omega seems initially confused by the newcomer, but is aware of Ultras via records the Space Gazers have access to thanks to MeteoKaiju like Gamedon doing reconnaissance. Z wants to know more about Omega and the Space Gazers, and as Z has taken care of Gamedon he doesn't mind answering, but is troubled by Z's overexcited questioning. Compared to the others Gamedon is focused on intel gathering across dimensions. The pair's dynamic gets reversed when Z notes how different the Space Gazers are to the Inter Galactic Defence Force, as Omega wants to know what that means. They decide both their groups are working for peace in different ways, though Z finds Omega's example a little off, but they bond over trouble with earth language, Omega boring most of what he truly knows if earth he learnt from Kosei.

Zeztz: ZEZTZ opts to use the enhanced Impact to fight last the gang to the enhance Wolf Nightmare, while NOX and Nem resist others hang members. The Nightmare drives off, and DAWN then attacks ZEZTZ again, beating him until Baku was shot. Nem throws something at Sieg, who then pursues her to interrogate, The Lady learns of this pursuit. Sieg knows Nem's Nightmare existence, and recalls his own time being violently interrogated as he pities her fate. NOX manages to reach Nem and get her away. The Lady, clearing butterflies from the sleeping Nem, tells NOX to protect her at all costs. Baku is informed by Fujimi and Nagumo of the theatre collapsing after Sieg attacked him, and on learning of NOX's Nightmare being defeated want to find Odaka's hideout before he awakens, Baku has to explain there's a new Nightmare. Three questions Zero on why he seems to just be allowing Seven to roam free, Zero note all out was with Sieg will have serious consequences, arguing for letting Seven, Sieg and NOX weaken eachother before striking. Three thinks he should just sever his ties to ZEZTZ and strike now, and goes to Five, telling him he can earn the power to defeat their enemies via Code: Somnia, if he's willing to abandon his humanity. Baku contemplates Catastrom, as Minami brings his food, and while she swears she isn't scared, asks him to promise not to leave her all alone. Odaka remans trapped in the dream. Nem thanks NOX for saving her, and tries to ask about her mother, believing she and Sieg must be connected. NOX insists their unconnected, that The Lady uses Nightmares solely for protecting Nem and destroying CODE, while Sieg revels in the Nightmares themselves. The Nightmare attacks, and after hearing Nem's faith in Seven, NOX uses Recovery to repair the Breakam Buster, then uses it's power to create a self-sealing door for Nem to escape through. NOX is seemingly blasted, but then Nem is grabbed by Seven and pulled into the ZEZTZ room, NOX also confused to find himself there. As a rogue agent now calling himself ZEZTZ, and pointing out NOX is hardly different when he mocks it, ZEZTZ again asks NOX about Sieg. After considering the loan of Recovery, NOX returns it, and explains that Sieg was CODE Number One. Back in 2004, Zero congratulated One and Two on being the first successes of their dream learning program, asking them both for help CODE realise it's goal. While Two was enthusiastic, she questioned Zero's trusting One, after all he was a criminal serving a 1000 year sentence, and wanted him off the project, but Zero refused, One was a necessity. Unfortunately CODE didn't appreciate the true threat Sieg posed, as he absorbed the power of Nightmares to become DAWN, NOX saying his resurfacing now must be because he's learnt of ZEZTZ, who has obtained power the same way, and warns that even he will lose himself to the power someday. ZEZTZ simply says he'll defeat the Nightmares before it happens. ZEZTZ confronts Sieg, using Catastrom against DAWN, and destroys the Nightmare by using the enhanced Capsems in the ZEZTZ Buster to launch it into the moon, then Catastrom Crusher's Nightmare and moon together. Nem congratulates Odaka on his impending waking, when DAWN ambushes the drained ZEZTZ, and declares a never ending bad dream, chaining NOX and summoning a new moon, teleporting away with NOX. NOX is confined in the Nightmare prison, as The Lady creates a new Capsem, and tells Sieg it won't last.

Series of Sister's Substory: The Car Nightmare attacks the Tsurukame agency, exposing the financial ruin of the President as Minami runs for her life. She snaps awake,but realises if she doesn't do something the agency is doomed, and thinks she has an answer. Minami is trying to reply to an email as Tsutomu tries to enquire about the day's shoot. After the shoot he again tries to talk to her, but she has an important call. He assumes it's the president, but stops by the agency that day to learn the President hasn't spoken to her all day, but then receives an email from Minami that she's got him a spot on an afternoon show.

Gavan Infinity: The Metro Police call in the Galactic Federation Police for a Nega Emorgear seen in possession of an alien suspect. This is in Alpha, and AGI confirms to Vigiles that Date and Reiji are already on scene. Date admits his envy for Reiji being able to go out in the field even on other Cosmo Layers, as he discovered the first time they went that the environment of other Cosmo Layers rejected him, as it does all except Reiji with his Emorgy saturated body. Date in particular is frustrated because his thesis was on the Cosmo Layers. They ambush the suspect, but WaniPat were in his heels and start getting aggressive about Records being out in the field, and Date points out they were neck and neck in the academy, but Patrun mocks Date especially. Reiji and Date just use their behaviour to create an opening for the suspect to act so they can disarm him if the Emorgear, leaving Wanibuchi and Patrun actually somewhat impressed. WaniPat still claim the glory of arrest. A sudden impact of Emorgy disperses them, and from the impact appear Death Gavan. Reiji looks at them and recognises, from seeing them as a boy, this was Gavan Destiny. Death Gavan moves swiftly, knocking over Date, then freeing the suspect and returning the Nega Emorgear, telling him to do bigger things. Reiji attempts to arrest them as AGI arrives to treat Date. Death Gavan strikes Reiji, taking note of his power, and tells him he'll let him live to tell the Galactic Federation Police he's returned, Vigiles watching from his command room is immensely frustrated. He leaps away. WaniPat recover, having missed most of what happened but seeing the aftermath, Reiji tells the to chase the suspect, telling them to trust in them despite their injuries. Patrun makes the decision to do so, having Wanibuchi calls back up as they run off after them. Gekido is able to disperse the Negative Emorgy from Reiji, but Date remains critical, but tells Reiji he should be chasing the perp, as another man once told him, reminding him he's Gavan. Gavan Infinity goes in pursuit. As he pursues, he remembers as a rookie going with his senior partner, Gato, to a crime scene, Gato telling him the tragedy here is the work of Gavan, the Space Sheriff turned traitor. Gato has always compared Gavan to a divine presence, but there has been no Gavan since he fell. He wanted Reiji to take the mantle. The two of them worked to expose corruption within the Galactic Police, but then when Gato was dying, he ordered Reiji to pursue the perp, not stay with him. In the ensuing pursuit, he grabbed hold of a Nega Emorgear which was then shot, flooding him with Emorgy as his anger ignored something in his heart, and then Vigiles presented him with the Gavarion Trigger as Gavan. The Flat Emorgear filled with Emorgy from Reiji, becoming Gekido, Vigiles recognising, and Reiji retorting, the enger at the core of his being.

Infinity ambushes Death, it doesn't go well, And Reiji is left trying to get him to wait while aiming at him. His quarry admits to distributing the Nega Emorgears, simply giving people the means to chase where their emotions lead, and declaring himself as Death Gavan. Vigiles, still able to see, troubled by the name. Reiji tells Death how he saw him once as a boy, Gato showing him the divine presence that was Gavan, and that Gato was Gavan before him. When Death claims Gato was unworthy of the name Gavan, Reiji is angered into action, Infinity and Death clash, Gavarion Blade clashing with Gavarion Blade. Vigiles invokes Special Authority Code A,informing the Supreme Commander he's dispatching the Cosmo Gavarion Crane Mode. Death has Infinity at his mercy before the Cosmo Gavarion arrives, Vigiles orders it used to secure Death. Death opens his Gavarion Rifle, triggering his Yakkamin Emorgear's Emotional Burst, and opening a Makuu Gate, and summoning the Ark Gavarion. Cosmo Gavarion hooks on, and after trying to steer the Ark to HQ, witnesses it transform into Ark Gavarion GC-R, and Infinity in turn uses Cosmo Gavarion GC-R. Vigiles has Infinity guide Ark Gavarion above HQ to fire on it with the Gavarion Laser, then allows Cosmo Gavarion to use it, forming Cosmo Gavarion GI. The two fire on eachother, as Reiji demands to know why he fell, Death claims by spreading Emorgear's, infecting the Cosmo Layers, he is bringing enlightenment, a view Reiji rejects, and unleashes all his rage, overwhelming Death. As the two robots are about to clash a sudden distortion appears, allowing a distraction for Death to open the Makuu Gate and let Ark Gavarion fall through it. Setsuna is also witness to this same spacial distortion, with Kiki and Koto's dimensional telescope detecting a negative wave generated in Lambda flowing into Alpha. Reiji and Vigiles are both left witness to the distortion, Reiji angry Death Gavan is Tring to inflict others with Emorgy Syndrome. WaniPat successfully detained their suspect and are glad to see when AGI arrives with Daisuke, confined to a wheelchair for now, the two have also received a few injuries from the knife man. Reiji joins them, the 5 of them enjoying some laughs together. Vigiles contemplates Death Gavan, fearing he must be the dimension hopper they know to be spreading Emorgears.

Supplemental Investigation: Reiji and AGI throw a party to celebrate Daisuke's return from the hospital. As they drink, Daisuke reminds Reiji of the time their trainer tore them a new one when they were half dead from training, but Reiji doesn't remember. AGI gets confirmation they were at the academy together, and gets touched by tales of their partnership. Gekido reacts to the presence of the negative person, but the others can't tell what it is, Reiji guesses a giant rat, terrifying Daisuke, Reiji of course new if his fear of them.

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Jailer of Nightmares

Higashi wo Kairou: Wearing a white robe, Rian wanders through the Dragon Realm, approaching a temple. Ryuga and Lector come to Ryume's cocoon, and are informed of Rian's departure and if Elmina killing Hiden. Lector has to instruct the two retainers to construct a barrier to prevent Horrors coming for Ryume, while Ryuga will defend the Dragon Gate until Rian returns. At the temple, Rian is surrounded by other white robes figures, in masks, atop small boats. Lector admits to Ryuga he was trying to use him to get revenge on Garzas, and that he seeks death as atonement for running, but Ryuga admonishes him to find a better way to honour his fallen comrades. Suddenly an explosion rocks Sagan, and they head in to find people rioting, Zaruba senses a Horror in the centre, and there they find most of the ringleaders unconscious, and the Elder, who expressed his regrets the water has doomed Sagan even as he too loses control. The Horror emerges from the well, possessing Elmina, Zaruba identifies it as Aquas, who rather than possessing humans manipulates their bodies via the tainted water, and manipulates the ringleaders, and to Lector's shock, Ayura. After some struggle, and Ryuga confirming the victims are still human, Lector uses a barrier to keep the humans with him so Ryuga can face Elmina. Ryuga and Elmina are fairly evenly matched, even with Aquas' attacks on top, but Ryuga doesn't have the backing of a priest. The Elder manages to try and help Lector, who grabs Ayura, and realising there's no alternative, uses the spell to draw the darkness out of them all, his arm petrifying further as he tells Ayura to get everyone away from the fires, and goes to help the Elder, encouraging him to hold on to his kindness, what the city needs. Ryuga's fighting is somewhat hampered by the fact he can't kill Elmina, but Lector joins him, when suddenly the earth shakes, what Aquas was awaiting. The temple collapses around Rian, Ryume's life fades, and the gate opens, to the retainers anguish. Garzas' army marches towards Sagan, and Aquas questions what Ryuga will do, protect the gate from Garzas, or Sagan's people from her. Ryuga chooses to fight Aquas and show his faith in Lector to guard the gate. Ryuga continues to try to awaken Elmina, as Ayura comes to help Lector defend the gate. A small light emerges from Ryume's cocoon and comes to where Aquas has bound Ryuga, and reaches Elmina's consciousness, encouraging her to live, and beseeching her to be the guardian of the Sentinel. Elmina attacks Aquas, but Aquas is still inside her and able to manipulate her body, and decides she isn't needed. Having found her resolve thanks to Ryume, Elmina expels Aquas herself, then binds it allowing GARO to seal it. Elmina, still distraught by her manipulation, begs Ryuga to guard the gate. The barriers guarding the gate can only stop so many of Garzas' puppets, Lector returns Ayura's brush as they strengthen what barriers they have. While Ryuga rushes in foot, Rian watches as the Dragon emerges before her.

New Generation Stars: Decker knows and is a fan of Z, having been a boy the first time Z arrived on this Earth. Decker and Trigger decide to talk about the time they fought together on the moon, but Z is shocked to learn their opponent was Yapool. After the story Z admits he didn't know Yapool had threatened this universe as well, Decker had no ideas Yapool was so well known, but on learning of their long grudge, Decker swears the two of them can fight. Both receive their own New Generation Ultraman Brooches, and the three all pledge to do their best, as above in space, Yapool plots.

Zeztz: DAWN defeats Lord Six, and then attacks ZEZTZ, defeating him and causing Baku to wake by being flung across the room. Having no context for this opponent, Baku goes to find the translation from English if his current mission, Unmask the Enemy. At CODE, Six has been hospitalised and Five is angry Three doesn't seem to care, but at least admits "his" appearance makes their failure understandable. DAWN returns to his base, a Nightmare prison, and returns to human form, intrigued by ZEZTZ, he decides to start and execution, shooting two Nightmares free. Three informs Zero of Sieg's appearance, they conclude his appearing now is because of ZEZTZ, they're aware of him as a rogue effect of Code: Somnia and agree he has to be dealt with. The Lady tells Nem's sleeping form that she must avoid Sieg at all costs, as he is also their enemy. Sieg laughs that his compelling opponent has turned out to be ZEZTZ, who defeated all the imprisoned Nightmares. The Shadow Nightmare, meant to be fighting the other Nightmare, attacks Sieg but is rebuffed, and has no idea what Sieg means when he says ZEZTZ defeated him, before winning against the other Nightmare, and Sieg releases it from the prison. Baku sets up Sensors to try and prevent CODE reaching him, and want Minami to move out for her safety, she refuses to protect him. Nagumo is sticking with Fujimi to investigate, admitting she can't quite explain it but Baku's intel, and hearing Kureha's voice, has convinced her in some way it's real. Plus the Black Cases could be a threat to national security. Sieg mocks the other Nightmare before executing it. Baki tries to get new Capsems, but they're all ones he already has, but it turns out placing doubles in the storage tubes causes them to double in strength. Zero calls him, asking for a truce given the unusual circumstances, as while he accepts Seven won't trust CODE, them fighting plays into Sieg's hands, promising to give more intel if he works with them, saying he needs their backup, but has a silent reaction when Baku mentions him abandoning Four. Minami is worried about Baku fighting alone, but Baku does no one person he can trust in the current circumstances, who needs his help to scape the dream trapping him, NOX. As Baku heads to bed, Minami takes off her necklace, and requests time off work. Seven enters the dream, Nem can tell from her outfit what dream it is, surprised Seven is going to NOX, but comes with him to make the dream come true. Sieg says to the still alive Hellhound that it's time for a real bad dream, as it is painfully enhanced. Seven and Nem find NOX, Seven offers the Recovery Capsem and telling NOX that as long as he isn't harming people they aren't enemies, and when NOX rejects it, Seven further promises to get him out of the dream in exchange for info on Sieg, using Plasma to draw out Shadow and then battle it as ZEZTZ. However, the battle is interrupted by Sieg throwing his Breakam DAWN into the ring, mocking ZEZTZ for thinking things will turn out like his premonition. NOX recognises Sieg and aims to shield Nem, as Sieg uses his Punish Capsem in the Breakam DAWN to become DAWN. He interferes in the battle, disrupting ZEZTZ's attacks while also not caring if he hits the Nightmare, and when ZEZTZ uses Inazuma Booster to try and finish the Nightmare, manages to divert the attack only to finish it himself, saying it's boring to have the same dream twice, so he's making it a real bad dream, dragging them all into a completely different dream, where they're caught in a gang war.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami points out all their talents are doing well right now, forcing the president to admit he made a bad real estate investment. After Minami rejects his suggestion of life insurance fraud, she suggests he make money as a comedian. As she's trying to teach him an act, Tsutomu sees what's going on without context, and is confused.

Gavan Infinity: A man wants his wife and daughter recovered after going missing....or it may be he's more concerned about the valuables that went with them. Phantom Thief Fade will recover the treasures. We're back in Iota, as the Forensics Division are buying food as Koto worries about Kiki's health, when a girl runs into Kiki. Koto winds up sharing their food with the hungry Emu and her mother, but once they've eaten they have to rush to the embassy for Planet Papius, planning a return home, Koto decides they'll escort them, certain more must be going on if they're not simply going to the spaceport, and Kanki seems interested in Emu's bag. Fade suddenly appears before them, but Emu kicks him and runs, on learning from Kiki that Fade is wanted Koto goes into arrest mode, Fade is able to disarm her an match her combat, then to avoid further conflict uses a Kittoine Emorgear in a device (notably it is not a Dark Emorgear) to strand Koto. Meanwhile, the Cosmo Gavarion is returning from a case in Multiverse Epsilon 2709, when they detect a rare strong positive Emorgy pulse from Iota and decide to investigate. Fade has cornered the Papiusians near a site where some digging is underway, when Kiki catches up to him, losing focus due to her curiosity on if it's true he only steals treasure and why he can use and Emorgear, while Fade trips Emu whe she tries to run, causing her to drop all the jewels she's been hiding. Fade was hired to retrieve both these treasures. Emu refuses to go back, after they finally escaped the man who hurt her mother, and a dark Emorgy pulse surges out, sending the nearby workers berserk, a Dark Emorgear is among the treasure. Gavan Luminous engages the berserk using Darui to slow them. Fade is intrigued to encounter Gavan. Emu runs into the workers transport, and when Koto tries to warn her about the Emorgear her refusal to listen causes an Emorgy pulse that activates the Emorgear fully, forming an Emons and in the process causing the shuttle to fall off the cliff. Gavan Infinity arrives to catch Koto, and after being filled in by Luminous everyone looks down to the edge the shuttle has landed in, Emu is inside injured. Koto stops Luminous going down, despite acknowledging they both want to help Emu smile again. Fade does what he can, for now just restraining the workers, while Reiji calls in AGI, who arrives with an acquired Gavarion Crane. Vigiles gets approval for Assault Formation for the civilian rescue, and as Infinity faces the Emons, he entrusts the work to the girls, so Luminous boards Cosmo Gavarion GC-R, to Date's surprise, while Koto takes the Gavarion Crane controls. The Crane lowers GC-R down so she can secure ropes to the craft, Emu manages to be calmer as she awakens, but the weight of GC-R starts to awaken the ledge, so they pull back. Sending GC-R back will just risk the ledge collapsing completely, so Luminous recommends fishing instead, and they combine into Cosmo Gavarion &C, and try to hook from the ledge. Fade blocks another attack, the use burning out his device, while Infinity defeats the Emons using the Gavarion Drill. &C hooks and pulls up the craft, saving Emu. As Emu and her mother are relieved, Koto tries to bring Fade in for questioning, but he disarms her and escapes, but declares he has what he was hired for, having snatched the jewels, but does throw the Emorgear to Kiki, sure he'll encounter her again. Kiki and Koto assure them they'll ensure their safety, and Kiki goes to thank Reiji, but when he returns her gesture Koto gets angry and jealous, dragging Kiki away and leaving Reiji confused about what the gesture meant.

Emu's father is angry they weren't brought back, but doesn't care at all after the jewels are returned, but feels a necklace looks duller. Fade leaves, with a calling card thanking for the treasure. A few days later, as Kiki and Koto are treating the mother and daughter after their statements, their waiter draws their attention to an arriving spaceship, and anonymous gift to the pair, and then vanishes when Koto tries to question him. Shedding his disguise in hiding, Fade graciously accepts his treasure, the pure smile of Emu. A man uses an Emorgear, only for the Dark Emorgy to overwhelm and kill him. Death Gavan retrieves the Emorgear.

Supplemental Investigation: Amou gets a new soda, pouring Setsuna some he seems reluctant to drink. This is a regular occurrence, he wants to understand the good feeling she has after drinking, even though any time he tries it causes errors to his expressions. Hisoo suggests diluting with lemon, but while Setsuna initially agrees, he then has a foreboding, realising the sourness will affect him, so concludes tea will help fortify himself like the warriors of old. When Amou points out they're out of tea, he then thinks of Miso Soup. Amou tells him to just drink. He makes a weird face, collapses, leaps up, and collapses again. As Amou commiserates his loss, the negative entity marks this 51st loss on the board for them.

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Change the Bad Dream

Higashi wo Kairou: In the past Ayura was pursued by other Priests, telling her to drop the Brush she had. Lector caught her and tested she was still human, and tried to get her to put down the Brush, she felt she could slay Horrors with it, but he warned it held a Horror and would drive her to darkness, when she still tried to fight he used magic to draw the darkness from her, and then his arm petrified. In the present, Lector and Ryuga continue to fight the horde. As Rian runs for the Dragon Gate, Ryume's voice reaches her, asking her to stop Elmina. Elmina is actively attacking Liella and Sienna when Rian arrives, standing between Elmina and Ryume, but her Madou Flame charm proves Elmina is not a Horror. A wall of sand rushes towards the battle, Ryuga is grabbed, Lector manages to hide behind a wall. Elmina declares she will remove any obstacle to her becoming Sentinel, and is angry that an outsider like Rian was favoured over her, when Rian reveals she is of the Dragon Tribe Elmina is momentarily lost, before deciding under the influence it doesn't matter if she kills Rian. They fight, Elmina using her fan, Rian is unwilling to shoot if she's human, so begins using her Madou Gun as a club. After a struggle, Rian has Elmina cornered, a drop of water runs from Elmina's eye. Lector thinks he has lost Ryuga until he sees GARO Sho shining through the sand, GARO cuts down the horde. From a twister, a figure emerges. They ambush the pair, Lector recognises Garzas, having witnessed it kill his fellows. Garzas survives even the Senkokenbu, and goes to attack Ryuga when Lector binds it, vowing to bury Garzas as revenge for his friends, channeling more and more spells onto it. Rian continues to battle Elmina, telling her to remember who she is, and lays a trap, controlling her Madou Gun from a distance to fire a binding bullet, then forces the water out of Elmina. Now herself, Elmina remorsefully begs Rian to head the Dragon Realm, and is then caught off guard by the water. Lector doesn't have enough strength to destroy Garzas, and is left with no energy, Ryuga steps in. Rian triggers the gateway, and steps within. As the sun begins to rise, Garzas flees, leaving Ryuga, who has barely held out, to take out Rian's charm, and think of her.

New Generation Stars: having left Blazar, Z has now followed Gamedon to another universe, one he finds more familiar, he soon knows why when he runs into Trigger, and reminisce over their first meeting, and how they then fought Powered Dada. After Z has explained again about Haruki's whereabouts, they are interrupted by, and Z introduced to, Triggers kouhai, Decker.

Zeztz: leading Nem into a theatre, Seven shows her, and via the projection in the ZEZTZ room Fujimi, Nagumo and Minami, the record of his premonition. Three orders Five and Six to deal with Seven, Five isn't happy about being told to fight another Agent, but Three says he doesn't care if Seven lives or dies, just bring back the Zeztz Driver. NOX appears in the theatre as Seven shows what happened in the dream. Fujimi is ecstatic to see proof of Nightmares, and then horrified to learn he would have been the source of the Nightmare breakout. Seven explains what CODE is, and then those who rebelled against them, starting with Odaka, calling out NOX whose spying on this gathering. While Fujimi yells wanting to see Odaka, Seven relays how after NOX defeated Zero, Five and Six were called in to deal with him, showing Nagumo who Kureha is, and the ultimate result of their attempts to stop NOX. Five and Six continue to make their way through the rubble to find Seven, as Seven reveals he has no choice but to defeat NOX after what he did. Everyone is pretty shocked at the killing Odaka thing, Fujimi so much he attempts to arrests Baku's unconscious body until Nagumo kicks him. Nem wants to know how all this happened, so Seven explains about her mother, The Lady, as now that he is awake he can recall things from the dream he didn't experience first hand. The story finished, NOX leaves silently. The Lady is somehow aware of the change of fate brought on by Seven's premonitory dreams, and adds some influence. Six ambushes Seven, as Five comes up behind NOX. Six fires, but the Seven and Nem she saw were from Projection, so she equips her Lord Invoker. Five is distracted long enough for NOX to pull out the Breakam Buster. Seven won't allow anyone to suffer that dream again. A skirmish breaks out between Plasma ZEZTZ and Lord Six, as Five and NOX also fight, winding up in a four way stand off. Suddenly, an influence earls their location within the dream, and they are witness to Kamen Rider DAWN, ZEZTZ realising the dream is already changing, as the new figure begins launching indiscriminate attacks towards them all.

Series of Sister's Substory: being shown the footage of Tsutomu's act, Baku is shocked the absence of the police station bombing has affected things this much, but Minami doesn't know what he's talking about, and is confused he knows Tsutomu's real name, but realises it must be due to the prophetic dreams. She wants to know her future, but Baku feels it best not to tell her, feeling she can build a more beautiful future than the dream. He dedicates himself to looking after houses so Minami doesn't have to worry about living in a cardboard house (again, she doesn't know what he's talking about). Minami feels assured, until the crows casing serves as a portent to her learning that Tsurukame Entertainment is bankrupt.

Gavan Infinity: Nega-Emorgear trade is secretly continuing in Lambda unseen, until Gavan Bushido busts a trade, handing both gangs over to "Full Metal" Amou, who toasts the successful sting with a soda unaware they're being spied upon. In Alpha, WaniPat spot Reiji struggling with a bunch of files, Wanibuchi tries to trip him but he keeps hold of everything, Patrun noting despite being a pencil pusher Reiji is still Gavan, when Wanibuchi asks what he said Patrun changes the subject. By the time he's gotten to Documents there's a new alert, Vigiles reporting it's back in Setsuna's Earth, so they head out. Reiji runs into Setsuna, who has just been lured into trap, another bust was a stun grenade, and then the criminal kidnapped Amou, and ensure he could get away by using his Emorgear to make the rest of Setsuna's squad go wild. Setsuna has to explain Amou Rui is Public Safety Commissioner, renowned for dismantling crime syndicates. Setsuna is ordered by HQ to stand down while they enter crisis management, Reiji wants to get on immediately, but Setsuna won't defy his orders so easily. AGI is able to listen in on HQ's meeting, the decision is to keep the incident under wraps for now, with some of the officers resentful of Amou's success and perceived arrogance. Setsuna meditates, recalling the day Amou presented him with the Gavarion Blades, when a communication on his secure line with Amou sends him coordinates. Amou's captor is a Venkejin, possessed is prehensile hair usable of limbs, antique dealer Medel de Cattana, who has a Makuu Space locker for his weapon collection, and he wants Setsuna's centuries old Gavarion Blades as the latest additions. Setsuna arrives and hands them over (the Badge equipped one is the newer) then binds Setsuna, intending to test them in him, but Amou is cut free by Hisoo, and disarms Medel's men and reclaims the Blades. Setsuna has also cut himself free with a 3rd blade, having borrowed Reiji's, who also arrives, having visited Setsuna after intercepting the message, and noting that if he is as emotionless as he claims he would both not risk himself so readily for Amou, nor be able to use Emorgy to become Gavan. As Reiji engages the henchmen, Amou thanks Setsuna, and tells him to do what he feels is right, and Setsuna is reminded again of a woman who looked so much like her, who told him to live for himself. As he joins Reiji in fighting, Setsuna explains how Reiji has helped him embody a new philosophy, the Way of Gavan. Infinity and Bushido fight, Medel summons the Emons and escapes into Makuu Space, but both Gavan follow him in, dragging the Emons along, Bushido facing Medel. Infinity uses the Gavarion Saber to slay the Emons, and Bushido subdues Medel, they escape Makuu Space, and the two Gavan seal the space behind them. With Medel being arrested, Amou does have some questions for Reiji, which she will have answered. Back in Iota, Kiki explains to Koto she's working in a dimensional telescope to detect any dimensional abnormalities. Unfortunately, attempting it instead trips the breaker, losing all Kiki's work on it.

Supplemental Investigation: Koto gets the power on, but Kiki is depressed her computer won't turn on. They share some chocolate, and Koto then has to stop Kiki trying to fix the computer by smacking it with an inflatable mallet, as the negative entity sneaks about, and fixes the computer by discharging the excess power. As they notice it's working an error occurs. They argue about who was best in school, while Kanki tried to get them to notice the entity.

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Mission Restart: Agent Status Rejected!

Higashi wo Kairou: as her cocoon has formed, Ryume told Rian to follow her footsteps, and pass through the gate to the Dragon Realm, saying she aloe could inherit her role as Sentinel, and bade her to the Dragon Shrine. Now that Ryuga and Rian are free Lector makes a show of being annoyed, while Rian admits Ryume told her to inherit the Sentinel, but that she was scared to learn more about herself, realising in truth she didn't know her parents well, she was content with being raised by Burai. But seeing the danger to the east if things continue, she seeks to protect it, and so she must learn the truth at the shrine, telling him she'll go alone. He holds her, telling her he'll wait. Rian comes to a smooth obelisk, which on her approach lights up with glyphs depicting the history of the Dragon Tribe, she holds up her hands and knowledge is imparted. In Sagan, the Elder and Ayura are informed the water has filled incredibly, the good news is spread. Rian is shaken by what she is learning. As water is shared freely, the elder's canteen is returned by the mother, as he assures her providence has not abandoned them. Elmina, still shaken by Hiden's death, is told by a voice in her mind that she killed her for being in the way, as the same inexplicable water appears around her feet, and tells her it will make her Sentinel, by burying Ryume. She lashes out while proclaiming herself a Dragon Tribe Warrior who will not become a Horror, but the water has been inside her for a while, and tells her it will grant her the strength to become Sentinel and her mind fallen, she declares she will be Sentinel. Rian calls Ryuga up, and tells him she saw the blue dragon swimming in the lake, the dragon tribe's history, and witnessed Ryume when she decides to become the Sentinel, and a young Makai Priestess who hugged her and assured her there was nothing to fear, who Rian instinctively knows was her mother, a member of the Dragon Tribe. She has decided to succeed Ryume as Sentinel, and guard the east for 500 years. That Ryuga is saddened by this is evident, but he accepts her decision, assuring her they will fight as one always. Rian also returns to Ryuga the purified GARO, and tells him she will head to the Dragon Gate and the realm beyond, entrusting protecting Sagan to him. At night, Ayura comes across the mother, who seems to be in a trance, and then comes to the well to see others mindlessly wandering, 2 of the criminals throw another person into the well. Ayura, horrified, desperately tries to prevent the woman getting to well and doing the same with the child. Lector joins Ryuga as they head back to Sagan. Ayura shows the Elder the gang throwing people into the well, where the water consumes them. The elder is horrified his actions have lead to this, and wants to do something to stop it, but Ayura knows who to call in for this, unfortunately someone catches them first. A veritable army of skull faced warriors crawl out of the sand to attack Ryuga and Lector, Ryuga fights, after a moment Lector joins, using flame spheres he controls. The gang have captured Ayura and the Elder, and begins forcing Ayura to drink the water. Knowing Ryuga can't face these numbers alone, Lector makes his brush into a staff, using it to be unleash power, albeit reluctantly. The water is forced down the Elder's throat, allowing him to connect to something.

New Generation Stars: After Z explains to Arc that Gamedon seems to produce this space in order to impart information, it produces a Blazar Meteo, when Arc touches it they witness Blazar battling alongside Earth Garon, and get to learn about Himuro Gento. The Meteo has more to impart, showing them that Balzar is the first Ultra to battle Garamon and how that lead to the Tilsonite Sword, Z is reminded of how Beliarok sought to battle Blazar. The Meteo next shows Frdran and the enhancements it provides. A Kaiju merging with an ultra and enhancing weapons reminds Z of the Meteor Kaiju, and Gamedon shows them Omega Gamedon Armour battling the likes of Zarab Seijin. After the vision, Z has to explain Omega to Arc. When Z says he'd d like to meet Blazar as well as Omega, Gamedon takes the chance travel away, Z says goodbye to Arc, using Beliarok to follow while Arc contemplates his New Generation Ultraman Brooch. On catching Gamedon Z wonders if they're on earth when a Kaiju appears and struggles with him. Z struggles, but is saved at the last moment by the arrival of Blazar, seemingly lead to that spot by Gamedon. Blazar helps Z up, and receives his own New Generation Ultraman Brooch, seeming to appreciate the gift. Z introduces himself, confused by Blazar's own unique gestures.

Zeztz: Baku is left shaken by the seeming dream, only to discover the Zeztz Driver on his chest, and the Zeztz Phone and Dualmare Capsem in his bed. He rushes out the room, taking a moment to apologise to Fujimi and Nagumo for bumping into them, leaving them confused, and Minami chases after him. As he's running he spots a nice normal moon, seeing almost confused by it. He finds the Zeztz Room, and calls Zero out via the Zeroider, Zero seems surprised he knows he's in there. When Baku shows all his Capsems Zero knows he shouldn't have them, but when he goes to inspect them Baku becomes Zeztz, telling Zero he knows he's using him as pawn. Zero tries to tell him it was only a dream, but leaves when Zeztz demands it, Zeztz then seals the door behind him. Minami returns home to discover the Zeztz Room, but Baku spots Fujimi's card among her possessions and remembers the Bomb Nightmare, and goes to sleep. In the dream he encounters Nem, acting just as she was in the original dream, and tells her the Nightmares are sent by her mother, before realising she won't understand, handcuffs her so she won't follow him, and uses Catastrom to intercept the Bomb before it can blow up the police car, and utterly pulverises it, then using Recovery to stop any of the damage carrying over to the real world. NOX, watching, is stunned by the power, and Nem is amazed, but NOX the grabs her, demanding to know what Seven told her, when she tells him about her mother, and that Seven saw it in a dream, NOX releases her and apologises, but does answer her that he is a wanderer in dreams like her, asking if she wants to awaken, she feels she can't when she doesn't know where her body is, she feels she can only exist in dreams, NOX tells her if that's how she feels she should remain that way, while Nem's actual body is in The Lady's care. At CODE HQ, Zero goes to Three, informing him that ZEZTZ is complete but Seven has seen their actions, their priority must be Code:Somnia. Nagumo is shocked to learn Fujimi has been dismissed, for getting angry at Todo and laying hands on him. As paranormal affairs will also be dismantled, Nagumo is excited to be transferred to a real department, their relationship ends with no connection, except Baku then comes to them, asking for help, dropping Kureha's name in the hopes Nagumo will listen, then realises the mistake and apologises, going to leave, apologises to Fujimi about Odaka. This stuns Fujimi. Nagumo later tries to call Kureha, but the phone number is out of use. Kureha is taking black case related photos when Five jumps her, using Shock to reactivate her memories, and tells her Three is calling her in. Seven sits in a dream, knowing he cannot ignore the dream but unable to get anyone to listen, when Nem suddenly approaches him, asking if it's okay for her to want to wake up, he tells her he knows she can, and she asks to learn what happened in the dream, when it starts shaking, Minami trying to wake him as Fujimi has come to talk to him. Fujimi is ecstatic to see proof of a black case in the ZEZTZ room. Seven is able to project an image into the room to communicate from the dream, and introduces Nem. Fujimi isn't quite ready to believe, but needs to know about Odaka, just as Nagumo also arrives, having climbed in through the window, demanding to know about Kureha. Seven tells them it was not a dream but a premonition, and so his singular mission, is Don't Make My Dream Come True.

Series of Sister's Substory: Minami has been successfully promoting Tsutomu as Bomber-senpai, and with idol Chika he's the host if Z-Grade Gourmet Exploration, as they review the Super Iwafune Curry Infinity. Bijogi (Chika is also under his agency) has apparently given the bomber gag 11 dollars, Minami relieved no bombing incident caused it to be canned by regulations. But the crows caw, and Minami fears this is a bad omen for her.

Gavan Infinity: Multiverse Sigma 3302, various facilities have vanished, the latest victim is the Super Artificial Intelligence Data Center, sinking into the ground, Gavan Infinity leaps down and saves a guard falling after it. The next day the scene is attended by two GFP officers who speak to Reiji, though he initially doesn't see the lead detective on account of his being an Ant, Arimoto, accompanied by his partner Hanemura Shoko. Arimoto investigates Gekido, Reiji is unable to hide his confusion, confusing Hanemura, given the Prime Minister is one Kabutoyama Kenzo. Aboard Cosmo Gavarion, Date and AGI also find this world where humans and ants work side by side fascinating, despite all the varied worlds they have seen. Reiji accompanies their investigation, and looking at the map it's clear the targeted facilities have basically been in a straight line, Arimoto explaining it follows the route of a subway tunnel that was abandoned 70 years ago when urban development plans changed. They head down to the tunnels, watched by surveillance, and quickly locate the data center. They head inside and find all the tech stripped out, and the culprit the seals them in the room, which Reiji discovers is protected by Faraday coating when he tries to blast their way out. The culprit mocks them, but Arimoto recognises the voice. Arimoto without hesitation crawls into the locking panel to try and rewire it, and Hanemura admits frustration she isn't a match for her partner in a lot of areas, Reiji advises her to focus on what she can do at any given time. Arimoto suffers a shock, but has unlocked the door. AGI advises Date to high Emorgy reading further ahead of Reiji. The team continues and comes across Daichi Shinji, an illegal weapons stockpiler Arimoto busted 3 years back, as well as his gang. Daichi uses his Emorgear to summon and Emons and send his gang berserk, and unveils Grand Earth, the drilling machine he has completed thanks to all the stolen tech. He plans to head to the Central Bank, leaving the others to handle the police. Reiji becomes Gavan Infinity, to Arimoto and Hanemura's confusion, but is unable to fight past the criminals to pursue, but Arimoto tells Infinity to leave them to him. At his command Hanemura gets out a Gavarion Trigger and uses a Maikka Emorgear, triggering the Jochaku....of Arimoto into Space Sheriff Gavan Ameise. Ameise may be small, but he has the speed and strength to dodge attacks or even use them as a stepping stone to take down the foes, and sends Infinity after Daichi. In Alpha, as the clearance is granted, a worried Patrun starts eating a suspect's katsudon, to Wanibuchi's concern. As Cosmo Gavarion GC-R forms, AGI worries about how to get it underground, but Date is able to bring it down to Infinity manually. Unfortunately, Grand Earth rather dwarfs them, but then a Gavarion Drill arrives, brought by Hanemura who determined this was what she could do at this moment, it docks to form Cosmo Gavarion WK-2. Ameise finishes with the thugs, makes use of Gavarion Drill followed by Gavarion Blades as wings to handle the Emons. WK-2 drills under Grand Earth to tear open the underside, then concerts to Cosmo Gavarion Drill Formation to drill right through it, and Ameise gets Daichi into custody. As Daichi is handcuffed, Arimoto commends Hanemura for deploying the Drill, and thanks Reiji for helping Hanemura find her confidence. Back in Lambda, Setsuna's meditation is interrupted by a red alert.

Supplemental Investigation: After AGI refers to Ameise and Gyabai, Reiji and Date try to decipher what the criteria for Gyabai is, and struggle, but their resolve to discover the meaning is proclaimed as Gyabai, which they celebrate. Also there's an figure if sort of negative space hidden aboard the Cosmo Gavarion.

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Some minor Super Hero Time Speculation

I don't normally post speculation here, but for both series I want to just say what I think it be going in.

Spoilers below for all current episodes of Zeztz and Gavan Infinity

We'll start with Gavan Infinity. I don't have as much speculation for this. Implicitly we'll be meeting at least 2 more Gavan at some point, at least enough to have one for each initial Cosmo Gavarion configuration. While the preview for episode 4 does indicate we'll be meeting a new Gavan already, I suspect this is a misdirect, or at the very least it is both; not one of the 2 we know about, nor the person the preview implied.

Other minor notes: The three core Gavan reflect both the most frequent Sentai colours, and the colours of all Space Sheriffs seen on screen until now, counting Bushido as silver and blue. Death Gavan also reflects the colours of an existing Space Sheriff, whose combat suit was seen only in the Space Sherrif Spirits video game, although on all these points I am unsure how deliberate it is. The Cosmo Gavarion as a ship that becomes a robot reflects best Grand Birth, or Vavilos if you count the Gavarion Trigger, nothing really resembles Dolgiran as of now, unless you count the support craft as the saucer section. AGI's laser transmission reflects Mimi (and Shelly) having Laser Vision transformation, Vigiles reflects Qom in role (but notably isn't the supreme commander). Amou also somewhat reflects this, or maybe Elena or Sophie. Koto, as the combatant partner to a less combative Gavan reflect Annie (and Tammy). These points seem more deliberate homages. I'll just say as well, I really am hoping Geki will make a guess appearance. I'm sure no matter what we'll see a V-cinext next year, with Gozyuger or not.

My Zeztz musing are more in depth.

First possibility is that this awakening is just an excuse for a recap, ala Ryuki, though with more substantial changes (Ryuki's first Time Vent served just to preserve a single item, whereas we've seen from the preview Baku will still have Catastrom in his earliest battles, which should frankly allow him to demolish all the Nightmares up until now. It might be that this was a sort of premonitory dream set up by Zero, ostensibly for training but perhaps in Baku's case also to help him know what to do.

What I suspect is going on however, is that CODE has essentially set up layers of dreams to serve as sort of buffer between "reality" (whether Baku has woken up to the real world or just another level of dreams) and the damage caused by the Nightmares. What Baku has perceived as the waking world since the end of episode one has in fact been this dream, and I believe this is true for anyone who was ever affiliated with CODE we have seen during the series events, though I admit there are some holes, and I especially don't know what it means for Minami, Fujimi and Nagumo. I also don't really have an idea what else CODE might be aiming to achieve with this reality, especially deceiving it's agents into thinking they're awake when they're not, besides training them.

There are four characters I think might know about this dream layer business. Zero is the only one hundred percent sure of though. Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I still want to believe in Zero even though CODE as a whole is clearly not trustworthy. It's just difficult to see what goals he may have contrary to CODE, beyond maybe the use of the Zeroider is a way to allow him to be more free with Baku. I'm probably just spitballing.

NOX is the other one I am sure knew about the dream layer, in fact, it may even explain why he was willing to be so destructive, allowing the Nightmares to break free, when he clearly doesn't completely align with The Lady. Up until now for all his complaining about CODE, he's been willing to do things worse than them, and executing Five was one thing, but being willing to do so to Kureha when she was only still siding with CODE because he forced her to remember was unjustifiable. Except now it seems what he was actually doing was waking them up, rather than letting them continue the peaceful dream. We shall just have to see how he's acting after presumably also being awoken by Baku killing him.

Three may or may not know. He claimed they were fighting in reality, but maybe he was just convincing Baku of that.

The Lady is another odd case. She claims not to have dreamt for 20 years, but maybe unknown to her she was already asleep when she woke up with Nem in her eyes. Problem there is that Nem definitely seemed to exist even in the waking world. There's no way she's dead, but did she knowingly enter another dream to attack CODE, now that Nem was awake and "safe", or did she think it was reality.

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Agent Status: Revoked

Higashi wo Kairou: After being tricked by Elmina, Rian finds herself in a strange realm, and resolves to find a way out, managing to summon her Infant Makairyu through the charm left behind in Jinkai (also small note, I don't believe we've seen Rian use this technique since Yami wo Tera). The elder continues distributing water, but the well has dried for the day too quickly for many to get any water, but as the crowd disperses he does give his own canteen to a mother carrying her newborn. Watching, Lector "complains" to Ryuga about how at least the elder's care will be recognised, unlike their own efforts, before calling Ayura over to introduce her to the Golden Knight. Ayura came to Sagan from the south about 100 days ago, before the desert hit. While Lector helps some kids with their water while acting carefree, something both Ryuga and Ayura recognise as a means of reassuring those he deals with, Ayura reveals to Ryuga that Lector's petrified left arm is a result of him using a forbidden technique to prevent her from falling to darkness. Rian trapped, by focusing and recognising the sounds she can hear are those of Horrors she has encountered before (including Enhou) recognises the illusion for what it is, the path forward opens up. The Makairyu reaches Ryuga and Zaruba, recognising Rian is calling he runs, Lector chases after. Elmina comes to Hiden, and tells her she has eliminated the nuisance, Rian, an outsider to the Dragon Tribe she can not allow to succeed Ryume. Hiden recognises Elmina is envious of Rian for being chosen as the Sentinel by Ryume instead of her, and tells her to break free of whatever is influencing her, causing Elmina to declare she is also an obstacle. Hiden overpowers Elmina when she attacks, but as she steps forward she steps into water, surprised, she is caught off guard as more forms a spear and impales her from behind, she makes one blast towards it but it vanishes, as she falls her last thoughts are of Ryume. Elmina, coming to her senses, flees and Riseru and Siena rush to Hiden's side. Rian continues to walk, and finds herself approached by her own double. Ryuga and Lector find the talisman, Lector can reproduce opening the door, but only reluctantly allows Ryuga to go after her. Rian's double tried to remind her of how she used to be, a woman who only cared about having the strongest partner, the greatest Makai Knight and questions if she is really just accepting the fate bestowed on her. Ryuga arrives in the world and calls for Rian, recalling what Ryume imparted to him. Rian hears Ryuga calling, but her double won't let her leave, as Ryuga runs into another Rian, who clings to him and begs him to stay with her always. Rian thanks her double for reminding her of who she used to be, but she isn't going to hesitate anymore, and shoots it. The double forms a portal showing her Ryuga and double, but Ryuga pushes them away, recognising this isn't Rian, and looks towards the real her. The double holds her gun to her head, telling Ryuga to stay, and while an image Ryuga doesn't want to see, he and the true Rian are as ever of one mind, and hold eachother. In the middle of the night the gang return to the well to find it already full, and greedily take all they can, in a disturbing sequence.

New Generation Stars: Z doesn't understand enough to know why Arc has been given a New Generation Ultraman Brooch, but acknowledges he must have earned it, and someday the gem will shine his colour. Arc is flattered, but says he knows if another Ultra who deserves one, who he once met when sent to another universe. After relating the time he met Ultraman Blazar as both fought Hellnarak. Z recalls Ediom teaching him about Blazar as well, and asks if Arc has encountered him again, he hasn't, but intends to thank him if he can. Gamedon suddenly activated, dragging both of them into the same information space as before.

Zeztz: Nem immediately tries to rationalise this as another dream, but The Lady forcibly grabs her and tells her this is reality. She was, once, CODE Number Two, and gets aggressive if Nem calls her anything but mother, the dynamic immediately has all the hallmarks of an abusive parent. Having Nem with her now ends the 20 years of hell she has endured since Nem was born. She was tormented by bad dreams as a side effect of Dream Learning, and in one a Nightmare caused the scar on her arm, which she calls her blessing. She snapped awake to find the wound on her arm, and the baby she had been pregnant with in the dream in her arms. She informed CODE, but when Zero told her they would have to study the child due to being born of Nightmares, she sit and killed the agents who came to pick her up, and decided to protect her child by placing her in an orphanage so CODE couldn't find her, leaving her only her name. She kept an eye on Nem from the shadows, but after her accident, she created the dream space in order to wake her up. Nem is troubled by her inflicting this on people for her sake, and questions why she didn't visit in her dreams, The Lady claims if she had fallen asleep CODE could have found her. Indeed, she hasn't slept in all those years. Now all she needs to do is crush CODE. At CODE's main HQ, Three questions in person if Zero is satisfied with the monster he's created, but Zero notes Seven has completed his mission, killed NOX, and stopped the Nightmares. CODE have retrieved the NOX Driver, and NOX, Five and Six's Capsems. When Three asks what will happen if Seven slips from his control, Zero says they'll handle the situation. Minami meets with Ando, relating her fears now Baku has dedicated himself so fully to his job, feeling like he no longer separates dream and reality. Ando, perhaps saying a little too much, tells her to help Baku come back to reality, they've both done enough. At the base, Nagumo is frustrated that CODE can somehow outrank the PSB, and Fujimi that Odaka's killer is in front of him and he can do nothing. Seven, pulling Capsems, argues Odaka was a threat to everyone, and he had to kill him now he posed such a danger. Nagumo cannot believe in CODE after they sacrificed Kureha so easily, but Seven feels that's a necessary risk now. Minami wants her brother, who always tried to save people, back, but he's all about the mission now, and he will do it. Three contacts him with his next mission. CODE are in uproar over a security breach. The Lady uses her Lady Gauntlet to summon from a Chaos Capsem a Nightmare to face the approaching soldiers. Nem starts trying to leave The Lady's base as The Lady takes a fun from one of the first soldiers the Nightmare tears through, destroying the cameras, as Three tells Seven to come to the Base location, Seven retorts he'll do what he decides on. He tells the others all he needs to do is Find Nem, but none of them want him to do any more damage, but he forces his way past. As the Nightmare has finished destroying the soldiers, Seven arrives, becoming Catastrom Zeztz, but he isn't concerning himself with the Nightmare except when it attacks, his attacks do a lot of collateral damage, taking out a tower of the base with one blow. Three declares Seven beyond their control, Zero says nothing. As The Lady summons another Nightmare, Nem runs up, asking if this is really the way it has to be, and when The Lady says it is, demands to know what the world she seeks is, The Lady says it is one of unbridled freedom, and tries to steer Nem away. Zeztz continues through the base, ignoring a woman desperate for help for her injured partner, although his thoughts do briefly shift to NOX. Three is informed of something, showing Zero Nem, so they confirm not all is going badly. Nem is running, as Fujimi wonders if maybe Baku is right to pursue his dreams, even if he feels stronger about it than most, as we see Zeztz cause more damage fighting the Nightmares.

The Lady reaches a Hanger, and prepared to summon another Nightmare, but Nem forcibly tries to stop her, telling her her actions are wrong, even as The Lady tells her she has no future as long as CODE exists. Nem questions why she cares so much for a creation of Nightmares, but she insists she is her child, possessively, and summons this time the Demon King. Zeztz arrives, locating Nem. The Lady feels no problem with saying hello, hinting at her manipulating Minami, and with Seven also assuming she's kidnapped Nem, she's only saved from Zeztz attacking her by the Nightmare fighting him, but he easily defeats it and prepares to Break The Lady. Nem stands in the way, admitting she doesn't really know why, but revealing she's her mother. This particular revelation shakes Seven enough to disrupt the transformation, and Zero suddenly moves. Nem holds him, and The Lady reveals this is the cost of using the power of Nightmares, hesitation, failing resolve, will cause severe damage to them. She likes him for being forced to this by CODE, but that has nothing to do with it, he's fighting for himself. She notes he has seen how terrible CODE can be. An invisible gunman shoots away the Lady Gauntlet before another Nightmare is summoned, then shoots The Lady, and Seven in a glancing blow. Three and his men appear, thank Seven for finding the replica they sought, as his men grab Nem and drag her away, and that he's been broken by the power he should not have awoken to, and outlived his usefulness. Three uses Extra to become Lord Three, Seven tries to fight using Impact Zeztz, but Three is more experienced fighting in reality defeating him, as declares Number Seven revoked. Nem is dragged away, and Zero watches from a distance, saying goodbye, as the gun fires we see the red moon in the sky. And Yorozu Baku wakes up in hospital, Minami at his bedside, the day after being hit by a car as he tried to save a girl from kidnapping.

Series of Sister's Substory: Nagumo has uncovered the whole thing is a scam, but after Fujimi puts pressure the ringleader decides to have his men take the money by force. As Nagumo and Fujimi fight off the men, the ringleader goes for Minami with a knife, but she disarms him, leaving him ranting about Public Safety involving themselves in this case. As the three celebrate, the dream door disappears, but then Minami slips and hits her head hard on the ground....and wakes up at her brother's bedside in hospital.

Gavan Infinity: A new case is unfolding on Multiverse Iota 5109. Kiki and Koto arrive at the scene, a playground, and begins their forensic investigation while Koto relates a strange dream she had, but Kiki get excited to investigate the strange foamy remains once she sees them, Kanki informs her it can sense Emorgy, confirming this as an Emorgear case, meaning they now have charge. A figure in the dark tells his Emorgear, Tama it's time for one last job. Vigiles is debriefed by Date and Reiji on the Lambda earth they visited, that Emorgear's and Makuu Space are not public knowledge there, and her Karasumaro knew both, so a dimension hopper must be involved. This person would have had to be exposed to high Emorgy like Reiji was, Vigiles says such a person may have been involved with the death of Reiji's mentor. Date asks Reiji if he wants to go back to Lambda when WaniPat intrude on their conversation. The pair's dismissive attitude toward documents frustrates Reiji, but Date refuses. Back in Lambda, Setsuna interrogates Karasumaro, but he refuses to give them anything. Amou, Setuna's superior, is frustrated, and tells Setsuna that if the Red Gavan appears again he is to bring him to her. Back home in Multiverse Alpha 0073, AGI detects the new Emorgy signature in Iota, a Cosmo Layer they haven't visited. They dock with a Saber Unit before D-Jumping to an earth littered with dots like stars. At the Forensics Division, Kiki starts analysis on the sample while Koto talks meal plans, and Reiji sneaks in behind them to get a look at the victim, when he makes himself known he has to show he's GFP and claim he's on the Emorgear case before Koto throws him out, but is caught off guard by this universe's salute. Takanari Kotobuki properly, but annoyed, introduces herself. Gekido pops out, Iwai Kiki properly introduces herself to him, and based on this simple fact is quite happy to trust Reiji. The victim, killed 2 days ago, is Garin, a poacher from Planet Yarkt, who lived on earth for 20 years after a prison sentence. The only footprints are human in appearance, and while Reiji wants to assume an Emons was summoned the evidence doesn't support this. Koto's background check on Garin shows he was jailed with an accomplice, who Kiki recognises as Gimbel, chair of the extraterrestrial chamber of commerce, having come across his name in the Global Gentlemen Directory, she's got an Eidetic memory. Reiji calls AGI over to gather all intel on Gimbel, Kiki is fascinated by AGI. They meet Gimbel, who asserts he hasn't had contacted Garin for years, and has his men posture threateningly. Reiji puts pressure using intel AGI dug up, but then Gekido and Kanki both alert them and incoming attack, as the whole building starts turning to foam, Reiji dragging Gimbel out.

The attacker turns out to be a giant, winged Emons, as the attacker calls to Tama to finish Gimbel. When the attacker refuses to stop the saying Tama owes payback, Reiji become Gavan Infinity to save Gimbel from another blast. Both Kiki and Koto are surprised to see Gavan, Kiki very excited. Infinity uses Maikka to pacify Tama, and Gimbel begs that he's served his time, claiming no knowledge of either attacker, even as the man yells that he and Garin shot Tama right in front of him, the motive is revenge. Reiji feels for him, and the Emorgear, as the Emorgy spills into the bodyguards, sending them mindlessly attacking. Koto is the combatant of the Forensics Division, fighting the men with Infinity as Kiki analyses Tama. Koto cuffs Gimbel, noting they've got a lot of things still to ask him about. Cosmo Gavarion Saber Form engages Tama, and Infinity boards as Date gets permission, WaniPat troubled the Brass aren't briefing them on whatever the situation is that's got them agitated. Cosmo Gavarion 10Q battles Tama, but struggles against the size, range and mobility, eventually firing the Gavarion Saber to slice parts off before recombining, then dealing the finishing blow. A normal sized Emons falls to the ground, and almost attacks the host, Kiki saves him and tries to tell him it isn't Tama, but his delusion, but his continued desperation causes a Makuu Gate to form, something it seems the Forensics Division haven't seen, and tendrils from the Gate grab both the Emons and the black eyed man. Infinity prepares to try and fire, but suddenly Kiki tells him she'll do the honours, and uses Jochaku to become Space Sheriff Gavan Luminous. Infinity handles the still rampaging guard, while Luminous summons the Gavarion Laser and Gavarion Drill, to return the Emorgear's smile, she uses the Drill for stability and Laser to fire, destroying the Emons, then an Emotional Burst to seal the Makuu Gate. As the man is arrested Kiki notes the Emons formed around Tama's fangs, and she knows Tama's feelings, even if he couldn't let go of his anger. She takes Yorisoe, and tells him Tama is always with him, and doesn't want him to lose himself. As the man breaks down, she tells him she'll help him find his smile again. Kiki and Koto refuse to let Reiji leave, Kiki still having questions and Koto wanting explanation for the second Gavan, but AGI drags him way. Kiki wants to come, but Reiji says they wouldn't survive visiting another earth. But that gives even more questions, but Kiki is sure they'll see them again.