Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain

Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain is a two-part miniseries which aired on Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club. The series had been promoted as “The Last Heisei Rider.”

In an April Fools’ joke for 2017, the official Kamen Rider Drive Twitter announced a V-Cinema “Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Brain” which will be released in 2035, throwing back to Brain’s line about being the next to become a Kamen Rider at the end of Kamen Rider Heart. The joke post was made to commemorate the closure of the account.

Part 1

Brain awakens and finds himself kidnapped by an evil organization named Mu (無 Mu, lit. nothingness), whose primary aim is global conquest. Chosen for his high IQ (600), his body was rebuilt and he was about to be brainwashed when the process is interrupted. Brain is rescued by Professor Crystal Peppler, the scientist who rebuilt his body, and notes that the latter’s face and voice seem familiar.

As Brain discovers a transformation driver in his possession, the two are confronted by the members of Mu for Peppler’s apparent betrayal of the organization. Brain transforms into his Over Evolved Roidmude form and fights but is seemingly thrown off the building to die when he returns again shortly after, having transformed into a Kamen Rider. As Kamen Rider Brain, he effortlessly defeats most of the Mu’s members, before escaping with Peppler’s on his Motorcycle.

Part 2

As Brain and Crystal Peppler are in hiding, Brain tries to transform but cannot. Peppler suggests that Brain was able to transform before because he was in grave danger. Peppler also reveals that he chose to revive Brain not because he would be a great Kamen Rider, but because he is the weakest villain general so far. Brain reminds Peppler that Mu said they need his IQ of 600. Peppler says that “600” is not Brain’s IQ, but his brain capacity in gigabytes, which is much lower than most commercial hard drives.

Suddenly, Crystal Peppler is grabbed away by Oogumo Great Leader, forcing Brain to chase after. When Brain arrives in a warehouse, he sees Oogumo murdering Peppler. While holding Peppler’s body, Brain is surprised to see that Mu has gathered a group of evil Kamen Riders. In his last breath, Peppler reveals that Mu hates individuality and thinks that every person is expendable.

As Peppler dies and vanishes, an angry Brain activates his Driver and transforms into Kamen Rider Brain. Engaging Oogumo and the evil Riders, Brain uses his poisonous hands and handkerchiefs to incapacitate them. As the evil Kamen Riders are scared to known that Brain can produce 999 different poisons, he summons Brain Megane Blade for swordfighting. Dark Ghost is the last evil Rider defeated after commenting that Brain’s blade is just a re-paint. Confronting Oogumo, Brain performs his finisher. When Oogumo uses a move that can counters Rider Kicks, Brain reveals that his finisher is actually a headbutt, as his head is his greatest weapon. After Oogumo is defeated, Brain returns to Mu’s headquarters to confront Mu’s leader. However, the leader begins to glow and says that Brain has to help him erase all individuality in the world, overwhelming Brain with a purple light.

Brain is woken up by Medic and Heart in a white limbo. He tells them that he is also a Kamen Rider, much to their disbelief. It is later revealed that Brain, Heart, Medic and Chase’s destroyed data is being assembled by Go Shijima, with Brain having the highest process at 81-82%.