Title: (Super) man of the beginning

Kazuraba Kouta: Also known as Armored Rider Gaim, he and Mitchy infiltrated Yggdrasil to learn of their conspiracy, only to discover they had an American branch being constructed and the Helheim Forest was being used to ferry resources back-and-forth. Afterwards, they and Kaito decide to use this to sneak into Metropolis, where they meet and team up with Superman! Unfortunately, they were followed by Ryoji Hase, whom had become slightly insane, as he consumed a Helheim fruit. After witnessing a fellow Rider's death by the hands of Sigurd, he and Kaito were given an offer by Ryoma to help with his research before refusing. During a robbery by Livewire, he and Superman stepped in to stop her as the former acquired Jimber Arms! After learning of Yggdrasil Corp's plan to wipe out 6/7th of Zawame's population and Superman was captured by Task Force X, he was forced to make a choice to either help his friend or save the people of his home. After choosing the latter, Kouta had his spirit broken when Takatora revealed that his friend, Yuya, was the first Inves he slew. Fortunately, with DJ Sagara's help, he was able to destroy the Scalar weapons with a newfound purpose and the Kachidoki Arms! After Demush evolved and decimated the whole team, Kouta was given the Kiwami Lockseed, becoming not only obtaining Kiwami Arms, but also an Overlord that has surpassed both Superman and Supergirl!

Kumon Kaito: Also known as Armored Rider Baron, he discovered that he and the other Riders were being used as guinea pigs by proxy. In addition, he joined Kouta and Mitchy in sneaking into a supply run through the Helheim Forest, leading them to Metropolis and Superman! Afterwards, he and Kouta were given an offer by Ryoma, which he unintentionally accepted after revealing his ideals! After Gaim and Superman became known to the people of the city, and during the botched debut of Parasite, he and Superman stepped in to try and stop Dr. Ivo as the former went for vital points in the humanoid armor (while it was still humanoid). After facing a crushing defeat at the hands of Demushu in an abandoned facility, he was given a Genesis Driver to better combat the Overlord as he tests his new strength on Task Force X as they've ambushed Superman! After suffering an infectious injury from Redyu, he uses the Genesis Driver to slow down the process in order to build a resistance to it. However, after the Driver was destroyed by a failsafe, Kaito resorted to eating a Helheim Fruit, transforming himself into an Overlord that rivals Kouta before killing Ryoma and Amanda!

Mitsuzane Kureshima: Little Brother of Takatora and Armored Rider Ryugen, he and Kouta infiltrated Yggdrasil to learn of their conspiracy, only to discover they had an American branch being constructed and the Helheim Forest was being used to ferry resources back-and-forth. Afterwards, they and Kaito decide to use this to sneak into Metropolis, where they meet and team up with Superman. Unfortunately, as he was helping Superman track down dangerous, he got involved in a fight against Deathstroke before Zangetsu Shin assisted them and learned that he was Takatora, his older brother. As a result Mitchy began keeping his friends in the lurch, causing him to ultimately betray them. 4 months after one of Brainiac's warships entered earth and was destroyed, he took Takatora's mantle as Zangetsu Shin after the latter was betrayed by his colleagues. Mitsuzane then began attempting to tarnish his brother's bond with Kouta, only for it to fail and for him to join the Overlords!

Clark Kent: Possibly the last of his kind, he was sent to and raised on earth. And after discovering his powers in a fight against Livewire, he chose to use his powers to help people in danger under the name of Superman. This was put to the test when Task Force X began targeting him and eventually captured him. After being freed by Demushu and Redyu and later fighting Parasite, he was forced to fight the former with Gaim, Baron, Idunn, and the Genesis Riders. After Lois collapsed from exhaustion of fighting off the side-effects and Redyu, Superman pushed his limits and drove off the two Overlords. But before they left, he was told by Demushu that Clark is actually a refugee, not a weapon, as his people and his planet were not only supposed to be the next target, but also currently being destroyed by Brainiac and an unknown Kryptoian before the infestation could fully begin.

Lois Lane: A reporter for the Daily Planet and one of the few to know who Superman really is, tried to help uncover The General's hare-brained plan to take him out. Unfortunately, Lois not only discovered that her universe got lucky with a good Superman, but she also began to second-guess Clark's intentions. However, when Ryoma showed her, Kouta, and Kaito a hidden footage of Superman being broken out of Task Force X's base by the Overlords, she chose to put aside her doubt by taking a Sengoku Driver and the recently retrieved Ringo Lockseed to help Clark, eventually using it against Demushu and Redyu after Superman's victory over Parasite. Of course, using the Ringo Lockseed, she nearly became an Inves in the middle of the fight. Fortunately, through sheer will, she was able to create the Hells Lockseed to bypass the effects, which would later infuriate Ryoma Sengoku.

Sengoku Ryoma: The inventor of both the Sengoku Driver and Lockseeds, he worked at the Yggdrasil Corporation's Research and Development department to develop tech to fend off the Inves worldwide. Eventually, he was both upset and intrigued by Superman's abilities to the point of wanting to use his DNA to perfect prototype Lockseeds. And when The General began his assault on Superman, he decided to give him and Waller an ultimatum: Either leave Superman alone, or he reveals their atrocious actions to the entire world. After he and the other Riders helped Superman drive off Demush and Redyu, he became infuriated over Lois somehow channeling the Ringo Lockseed's side effects into a new one to compensate, getting him to take back the Lockseed to pettily improve it. Afterwards, he began creating a team to fight the Suicide Squad and Brainiac's forces.

Takatora Kureshima: The lead research developer, he and Ryoma began developing the Sengoku Driver and Lockseeds in response to his awareness of the Helheim Forest. Afterwards, he went to Metropolis to check on the development of the new American branch of Yggdrasill Corp. when he saw Superman in person during his first fight against Parasite, Takatora decided to postpone Project: Ark to speak with Superman and potentially recruit him to help stop the Helheim infestation. After discovering Sam Lane using Deathstroke to attack Superman and Ryugen, he saw an opportunity to get the former onto his side by helping them defeat him and save a train full of people as Armored Rider Zangetsu Shin.

'Lock Dealer' Sid: Once a thief attacked by low-level Inves, he became a distributor of Lockseeds in Kawame City before being relocated to Metropolis to boost sales and becoming Kamen rider Sigurd.

Yoko Minato: Caught as a spy for a certain organization, she was recruited by Ryoma Sengoku to not only be his assistant/bodyguard, but also to become Kamen Rider Marika instead of being arrested.

The Ragnarok's 7: Comprised of four humans and three Meta-humans (Bronze Tiger for close combat, Peacemaker for marksmanship and his helmets, Copperhead (both male and female) for the venom, Clayface to frame Sam and Amanda, Harley Quinn for psychology, and Killer Frost for her Ice powers), they were assembled by Ryoma to boost Superman's reputation while simultaneously preparing him to face the Overlords that rescued him by fighting him, by giving three of them the Matsubokkuri, Marron, and the, perfected, Dragon Fruit Energy Lockseeds. Of course, they were also founded to counter Task Force X and/or Superman if he does actually go rogue.

Barry Allen: AKA the Flash, he came from the Apokolips Wars to try and prevent the catastrophe.

DJ Sagara: Acting as a force of evolution, he oversees any and all events during the Helheim invasion to help choose the next Man of the Beginning, whom will decide the planet's fate.

Overlords: The current rulers of the Helheim Forest, they traveled the universe to allow the Helheim Forest to expand. They once tried to envelop Planet Krypton, only for it to stop when war broke out on it. Now it is attempting to do the same with earth while Rosyuo wants Clark Kent alive for an unknown reason.

Bujin Gaim: An alternate version of Kouta Kazuraba, he barely escaped his alternate timeline and declared revenge on all who opposed him!

Kohgane: The physical manifestation of the Forbidden Fruit, he escaped from the altered world, created by Lapis, as a locust and possessed Slade Wilson to assist Bujin Gaim in one final battle, becoming Armored Rider Jam.


Opening Preview

Track Playing: Just Live More from Kamen Rider Gaim by Gaim no Kaze

In a dim white background with a Lockseed-covered fence, Armored Rider's Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, and Zangetsu were standing behind said fence before the scene changed to the Helheim Forest. Within the forest, some of its vines retracted, revealing a rusted title of the show: Kamen Rider Gaim before it was attacked multiple times until it was renewed and sported an 'S' beside it.

(Got it, move. Woah!)

(Don't say NO! Just live MORE! Don't say NO! Just live MORE!)

In a darker room with four armors from ancient Japan, China, and Europe, the Armored Riders stood next to their respective suits.

(It's survival, you gotta move. When life's in a warring state. Who's got the strength to win, now that all the locks are open?)

Back in the first background, Kouta and Clark were wandering when they shockingly saw Gaim in Jimba Lemon Arms and Superman facing Deathstroke and Bujin Gaim before they turned to dust and blew away. In Zawame city, Team Baron danced the afternoon away before Lois, in the Helheim Forest, began panicking from the vines wrapping around herself!

(Don't say NO! Just live MORE (Where will you find…)! Don't say NO! Just live More (And how will you use…)!)

Suddenly, she found herself as Armored Rider Idunn before spotting Mitchy trying to reach Takatora, only to be stopped by the fence. Meanwhile in Metropolis' Yggdrasil Crop. building, Armored Rider's Duke, Marika, Sigurd, and Zangetsu Shin walked out of the building.

(The Forbidden… Fruit?!)

Within the city, Gaim in Kiwami Arms rode into battle against two warring hordes of Inves and Task Force X-replicated robots on a brown horse as Baron did the same but on a Rose Attacker! Kouta and Lois then moved the knife on their Sangoku Drivers to split open their Lockseeds and transform!

(The wind of the moment! As its own! Message to share (It's blowin' up stronger and stronger, till it reaches you!)!)

Within a brightened Helheim Forest, Armored Rider's Gaim and Idun went into a battle stance as the scene changed to Zawame City, where Team Gaim was dancing with joy! Back in the forest, Kara stood over a soccer ball and the remnants of Lapis' gear just as his Sangoku Driver appeared on her waist with the Silver Lockseed. In a wasteland, Armored Rider Zangetsu and Amanda Waller were standing on opposite sides as Kurokage Troopers and the latter's robots battled!

(Your dreams! And future! May seem so far away (when you've got all you can out of life, that's when you can stop!)!)

Back in the ruined Metropolis, Armored rider Ryugen shot down another Lockseed-covered fence before cutting to Team Gaim dancing in Zawame City before disappearing and being replaced with Mai Takatsukasa, as the new Woman of the Beginning, as she pointed towards the unknown as Armored Rider's Tyrant, Kurokage Shin, and a Rider using the Marron Energy Arms fight against Dyudyuonshu!

(But don't let life get you down… (Keep your head held high!) wherever you may go… (Never compromise yourself!) follow the path you believe in, and…)

In the ruined Metropolis, Superman, Armored Rider's Tyrant, Idunn, using both Ringo and Hells arms, and Kamuro stood back-to-back from each other as Parademons and Inves circle them! In the ruined Zawame City, Armored Rider's Gaim, in Kiwami Arms, Knuckle, in Jimba Marron Arms, and Zangetsu, in Kachidoki Arms, were standing against an approaching Lord Baron and Armored Rider Bujin Gaim, in Kachidoki Arms! Moments later, surrounded by closing Helheim Forest vines, Mitchy began screaming in pain as he transformed into Armored Rider Ryugen: Yomotsuheguri Arms!

(JUST! LIVE! MORE! Don't say no, JUST LIVE MORE!)

Now in a valley, Gaim, in Orange Arms, rode towards the east on horseback.


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