Kamen Rider Diend is a fictional character in the 2009 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider Decade. His name comes from the English words "die" and "end"
Daiki Kaito
Daiki Kaito is a mysterious young man who comes from an alternate reality (referred to as "Diend's World") where he is wanted by the police for being a Kamen Rider. Leaving his reality, Daiki travels across the realities to rob them of their "treasures". Daiki is also one of the few people that Narutaki is fearful of besides Tsukasa/Decade. While he is portrayed being cheerful and annoying normally, he is quite serious in battle and sees material objects as more important than anything else. Daiki's surname is a homophone to the Japanese word kaitō , a role he fulfills in Decade. He seems to know something about Tsukasa's past, making reference to sea cucumbers which Tsukasa always wanted to try before his memory loss.
Fictional character biography
Though he briefly appeared in Blade's World, revealing he knows Tsukasa, Daiki found nothing worth taking. Arriving in Faiz's World ahead of Tsukasa, Daiki witnesses Faiz's battle with the Butterfly Orphnoch and was unable to catch him to acquire his Faiz Belt. When Tsukasa arrives in Faiz's World, Daiki reveals that Faiz is among the student body and warns him not to meddle in his affairs. However, as Tsukasa decides to find Faiz, Daiki gets Lucky Clover's aid by showing them the photograph that Faiz dropped during the fight under the assumption he wanted to join their group, leaving them to attack Yuri before Takumi becomes Faiz to protect her. Daiki then attempts to run away from school, but realizes that he needs to stay and make sure the belt is in proper hands. When the Orphnochs acquire the belt, Daiki reveals his true intentions as he becomes Diend. He kills the Centipede Orphnoch before he and Decade fight over the Faiz Belt until Takumi regains it, later disposing of it. But in spite of being told Takumi had something more precious than the Faiz Gear, Daiki takes the Ride Booker from Tsukasa in an attempt to take the Faiz Gear from him. Narutaki whisks Tsukasa away to fight Kamen Rider Ryuga, but Daiki interrogates Kivala on the location to save Tsukasa, claiming that the Faiz Gear is what he came from as he gives Tsukasa back his Ride Booker. However, during the Lucky Clover invasion of the Smart Brain School, Daiki returns once again to Tsukasa and Takumi's aid, returning the Faiz Belt to Takumi. After the fight, Daiki claims the Orga Belt for himself out of rubble while seeing it as the "more precious treasure" Tsukasa spoke of, leaving a little note on the painting of Agito's World as a warning not to meddle in his affairs again, which further irritates Tsukasa.
In Agito's World, Daiki is training along with Yuusuke and others to become the next G3-X user. Acquiring the position, it is only revealed later that Daiki's real goal in Agito's World is to steal the newly-created G4 chip that was stored in Ashikawa's locker, Yuusuke confronts him until Toko arrives and blasts the chip to bits. Daiki later aided Yuusuke in protecting Ashikawa, only to find out what he possessed to be more precious than the G4 Chip. However, seeing that to be his Agito powers, Diend leaves the fight scene to the next world as he could not take it with him. In Den-O's World, Kaito attempts to coax the Imagin Momotaros, who took Yuusuke's body, into allowing him to use a Final FormRide card on him to become a DenLiner. When M-Yuusuke refuses, he is ran ragged by Diend to leaves him to reconsider his offer. However, when he offered again, Decade takes the card from Diend while defending Momotaros before helping him regain his and self and form. Sticking around Den-O's World, Diend sneaks aboard the DenLiner to the past where his summoned Riders were used by Urataros, Kintaros, and Ryutaros.
In Kabuto's World, interested in the Clock Up ability of the Kamen Riders, Diend saves Decade from TheBee and Gatack, fighting the latter by himself as he is further impressed by the Clock Up System and proceeds to get it from Kabuto. But after the attempt blew up in his face, Daiki receives a "treasure" from Tsukasa which was actually a vial of pepper. In Hibiki's World, after an attempt to rob Hibiki, Daiki learns from Asumu of the three scrolls owned by the three Oni schools. Working his way in Zanki's school, he makes a preposition to aid him in settling things with Ibuki and his school. However, during the fight with Decade, Diend reveals his true colors after stealing the Zanki and Ibuki school scrolls and having Momotaros cover his escape. He then admits to get the last scroll from Hibiki who blocks his path and gives him his Onkaku to give to Asumu along with his final request. The next day, Daiki uses Asumu to distract Hibiki lost enough to steal the scroll, invoking the man's change into Gyuki to cover his escape. However, after reading the scrolls, Daiki returns to give Asumu the Onkaku in order to see the harmony of the three Ongekidō styles. He takes his leave soon after, though thanked by Asumu and the others in spite of his protest that his motives were selfish. He is seen again in the Negative World, following Tsukasa before he overheard Otoya speaking of treasure that attracts the thief into fighting alongside Decade against the Dark Riders. Though he gained the treasure, the K-Touch, Diend loses it during the fight.
Kamen Rider Diend
Diend only has access to a single form by using the Diend KamenRide Card in the Diendriver and then shooting the Diendriver above him. In this form, Diend can move extremely fast when he personally fights rather then use his KamenRide cards through the use of the microwave-emitting Tesla Bands around his wrists. Decade also has Tesla Bands, but does not use them.
Equipment
Diendriver
Daiki transforms into Diend through the use of the Transformation Loading Gun Diendriver that functions like Decade's DecaDriver, placing a Ride Card inside it to activate it by firing. However, unlike Decade who transforms into another Kamen Rider, Diend's KamenRide Cards enable him to summon other Kamen Riders to fight for him. thumb|300px|right
Rider Cards
Like Decade, Diend has possessed it's own set of Rider Cards.
KamenRide Cards
Unlike Decade who transforms into another Kamen Rider, Diend uses his KamenRide cards to summon another Kamen Riders. Diend is not limited to just the nine previous primary Kamen Riders, but has access to any Kamen Rider who has appeared in the Heisei period. He can summon, at most, three Kamen Riders at once.
- Diend : This standard card transforms Daiki into Kamen Rider Diend.
- Kaixa : This card has not been used by Diend, but it is included with the Deluxe Diendriver toy.
- Todoroki : Summons Kamen Rider Todoroki. First used in Blade's World to break up the fight between Decade and the BOARD Riders.
- Rey : Summons Kamen Rider Rey. First used in Faiz's World to battle Lucky Clover.
- Kabuki : Summons Kamen Rider Kabuki. First used in Faiz's World to battle Lucky Clover.
- Kiva : Summons Kamen Rider Kiva. First used in Faiz's World to battle Kamen Rider Ryuga.
- Drake : Summons Kamen Rider Drake. First used in Agito's World to fight the Grongi.
- Delta : Summons Kamen Rider Delta. First used in Agito's World to fight the Grongi.
- Blade : Summons Kamen Rider Blade. First used in Agito's World to fight the Lords.
- Sasword : Summons Kamen Rider Sasword. First used in Den-O's World to fight the Momotaros-possessed Yusuuke.
- Saga : Summons Kamen Rider Saga. First used in Den-O's World to fight the Momotaros-possessed Yusuuke.
- Riotrooper : Summons three Riotroopers. First used in Den-O's World to help Tsukasa and Momotaros fight the Alligator Imagin, Diend uses it again in Kabuto's World to battle Kamen Rider Gatack.
- Caucasus : Summons Kamen Rider Caucasus. First used to battle the Oni Rider Brothers, Caucasus is quickly possessed by Kintaros.
- G3 : Summons Kamen Rider G3. First used to battle the Oni Rider Brothers, G3 is quickly possessed by Urataros.
- Ohja : Summons Kamen Rider Ohja. First used to battle the Oni Rider Brothers, Ohja is quickly possessed by Ryutaros.
- Ixa : Summons Kamen Rider Ixa. First used in Kabuto's World to battle Kamen Rider Kabuto. When he is summoned he first says "Return that life you took to God!" .
- Psyga : Summons Kamen Rider Psyga. First used in Kabuto's World to battle Kamen Rider Kabuto. When he is summoned he first says "It's Show Time!" .
- Den-O Summons Kamen Rider Den-O. First used in Hibiki's World. When he is is summoned he first says "Here I Come!" .
AttackRide Cards
- Diend Blast : Grants the Diendriver rapid fire capabilities. Unlike Decade's version, Diend's shots are able to arc, curve, and seemingly track targets.
- Invisible : Allows Diend to turn invisible.
- Crossattack : Causes two summoned Riders to perform their finishing moves against one target. Used once with Delta and Drake.
Final FormRide Cards
Diend also has his array of Final FormRide Cards. Where as Decade activates the Heisei Riders' Final Forms by reaching his hands into their back, Diend activates them by shooting the Rider in the back, commenting beforehand "This will only hurt for a moment."
- Kiva Arrow : Transforms Kiva into a large Kivat-like Bow with an arrow resembling Kiva's unsealed Hell's Gate leg.
- Blade Blade : Transforms Blade into a large sword similar to the Blay Rouzer.
- DenLiner : Daiki shows that he has this card, but he does not use it. When this card is taken by Decade, it is changed into the Momotaros Final FormRide Card.
- Momotaros : Transforms Den-O into Momotaros.
- Decadriver : In the film Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Great Shocker, this card allows Decade to transform into the Jumbo Decadriver , a giant version of the Decadriver, which is used by Kamen Rider J to transform into a giant Kamen Rider Decade Complete Form.
Final AttackRide Cards
These cards are Diend's most powerful attacks, used for finishing off enemies.
- Diend: Diend performs the Dimension Shoot . Nine rings of cards appear before the Diendriver. Diend then sucks in any Riders summoned by his KamenRide cards before firing a shot from the Diendriver at the target, coming out as a green and black beam.
- Kiva: With the Kiva Arrow, Diend performs the Diend Fang .
- Blade: With the Blade Blade, Diend performs the Diend Edge .
Ongekibou Rekka
In conjunction with Decade and Hibiki's Final AttackRide, Diend gains his own pair of blue Ongekibou Rekka which he uses with an Ongekiko similar to Kamen Rider Touki's Ongeki finisher.
References
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- ^ as seen in DX Diendriver toy release
- ^ Kamen Rider Decade Episode 9: Blade Blade
- ^ a b Kamen Rider Decade Episode 10: Faiz High School's Phantom Thief
- ^ a b c Kamen Rider Decade Episode 11: 555 Faces, 1 Treasure
- ^ a b c Kamen Rider Decade Episode 12: Reunion: Project Agito
- ^ a b c Kamen Rider Decade Episode 13: Awakening: Tornado of Souls
- ^ a b Kamen Rider Decade Episode 14: Cho Den-O Beginning
- ^ Kamen Rider Decade Episode 15: Here Comes Cho Momotaros!
- ^ Kamen Rider Decade Episode 16: Warning: Kabuto Running Amok
- ^ a b c Cho Kamen Rider Den-O and Decade NEO Generations The Movie: The Onigashima Battleship
- ^ a b Kamen Rider Decade Episode 17: Grandma Way of Taste
- ^ a b Kamen Rider Decade Episode 18: Idle Hibiki