As the Arms change line keeps chugging along, we finally have an image of the next upcoming retail release from the line. AC12 Energy/Kamen Rider Duke!
It was speculated for some time that Duke’s Lemon Energy Arms would be a remold of Mango Arms, and it appears to be true for the most part. Though the mold of course has it’s own unique bits too. AC Duke will be released in May!
Youtube reviewer WotakuFighter had obtained the newest flavor of Lock Seed: “Lemon Energy!”
Seed E.L.S. 01 is used by Kamen Rider Duke, who will debut with the rest of the Energy Riders in the next episode of Gaim!
New “Detail of Hero” magazine scans have started making the rounds for Kamen Rider Gaim, giving us an early look at the new Energy Riders!
These scans provide beautiful up close & personal looks at all 4 of these interesting new riders. A couple unique things to note, unlike the standard Armored Riders their Lock Seeds do not simply flip down when sliced but instead open up or blossom out in 2-4 sectioned pieces. And in keeping with the squeezed or “juiced” theme of the Energy Riders the inner part of all their visors appear to have drops of liquid. It’s the little touches that really set off this amazing costumes. Check out all the images after the jump.
The first rider of this new group, Shin Zangetsu, is set to appear in this weekends upcoming episode of Kamen Rider Gaim!
While Kamen Rider Gaim does not air this week (the programming block is on hiatus for the New Year holiday) TOEI has released an early preview of the new Energy Rider characters joining the show in 2014!
This is our first official look at the Energy Riders- before today we have only seen brief behind-the-scenes snapshots & magazine preview images. But now we can really see what kind of power the Genesis Driver can bring out!
Stay tuned next year for the introduction of Energy Riders Marika, Shin Zangetsu, Duke and Sigurd!
Breifly alluded to in episode 9 of Kamen Rider Gaim, it looks like the energy riders will be appearing sooner than we’d thought. And, it appears we already know at least one of them.
Of course we already knew that Shin Zangetsu would be Zangetsu’s upgraded form so no secret identity there. However, Kamen Rider Duke is in fact
And Kamen Rider Marika will be a young woman named
The identity of the Cherry Energy Rider, Kamen Rider Sigurd, is still a mystery. But if you’d like to see the image confirming the identities of Marika & Duke then click this story for the spoilery goodness.
Thanks to previous merchandise listings we know that at least three more Armored Riders will be joining the Gaim lineup.
Now it seems we know the names (if not the identities) of this new group!
*Kamen Rider Duke will use the Lemon LockSeed.
*Kamen Rider Sigurd will own the Cherry LockSeed.
*Kamen Rider Marika has the Peach LockSeed.
These three are a new class known as “Energy Riders” and will supposedly transform using the new “Genesis Driver.”
Stay tuned to TokuNation for further details!
SOURCE: OrendsRange and thanks to member greever4889 for noticing!