Chase was a unique Roidmude created by Krim Steinbelt that did not have any negative emotions implanted onto him by Tenjuro Banno like his fellow Roidmude brethren ranging from 001-108 but was implanted with an infallible sense of justice. His designation was labeled as Proto-Zero, with the number 000 on his numberplate. Due to him being a prototype, Proto-Zero was deactivated for a period of time.
However, when the other 108 Roidmudes were awakened, Proto-Zero was reactivated again by Krim, now having become the Drive Driver. Proto-Zero was thus tasked to use the Drive Driver to become Protodrive, to protect the humans and destroy the Roidmudes. Sometime after the Global Freeze, Chase synchronized with Koichi Kano, choosing not to gain human emotions as it interfered with his base programming of having an infallible sense of justice. Chase, initially in his limited days as Protodrive portrayed himself as a servant and an ally to Krim Steinbelt. Stoic and almost emotionless, he disliked answering his enemy's questions.
Publication Information
- Mode : Type Speed
- Japanese : 仮面ライダープロトドライブ
- Riders : Kamen Rider Protodrive
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider Drive
- First Appeareance : Kamen Rider Drive Episod 2 : What is a Kamen Rider?
- Main View : Full Episod
Chase was also confident and was completely serious and risked his life along with his partner Krim Steinbelt to prevent the Roidmude from subjugating humanity. Upon being reset and modified into the Roidmude's guardian as Mashin Chaser, like his time with Protodrive, he portrayed himself as a servant, blaming himself and not fighting back against Brain who calls him a "reject" when the former started to receive spasms about his past memories as Protodrive.
Form
Kamen Rider Protodrive
- Kamen Rider Protodrive
- Drive : Type Speed! (Upbeat jazz music) ― Transformation announcement
- Height : 194 cm
- Weight : 114 kg
- Punching power : 4.1 t.
- Kicking power : 5.9 t.
- aximum jump height : 28 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 6.1 sec. (2.1 sec. at full speed)
- Appearances : Type ZERO, Drive Episodes 1, 3, 4, 10, 31, Drive Saga: Chaser
- Type Speed is Protodrive's concept sports car-based form, which is accessed through the Shift Speed Prototype Car. Being a prototype version of the current Drive's Type Speed, it is aesthetically identical albeit without the spoiler piece on his head, bearing the Tester Met and the Archetype Gear, which is an incomplete version of the Type Speed Tire showing lots of circuitry as a sign of the incomplete state the Rider Form was in. The Rider System is also empowered by the Core Driviar-0, the prototype of the Core Driviars and is highly unstable, with the output of the Rider system varying and becoming hard to control.
- Protodrive's faults also lies in his fighting prowess. Despite being able to perform the SpeeDrop Full Throttle finisher, his kicking power output is about 40% weaker than its intended output range. His output for his punching power is also roughly 30% weaker than its intended output range.
- By inserting a Viral Core into his Shift Brace, Protodrive can read the memories of defeated Roidmudes, which are projected via his Low Beam Eye visor. However, this ability was originally a part of Protodrive's Roidmude abilities. The only defect of Protodrive is that he lacks the ability to destroy Cores because of his status being a prototype, as well as the inability to use a Tire Exchange.
- Following his encounter against the Heart Roidmude, Protodrive was defeated and separated from Krim Steinbelt, who would later complete Protodrive, becoming the finalized Drive Type Speed. Protodrive's legacy carries on as the combat data based on Protodrive's encounters with the Roidmude during the Global Freeze would be used to create Mashin Chaser.
- Later, a piece of Mashin Chaser is later used to create the Signal Chaser Bike, creating Kamen Rider Chaser, effectively making it the spiritual successor of Protodrive. The Prototype Shift Speed Car later returns into the hands of Chase once more after becoming a Kamen Rider, allowing him to activate a Tire Exchange using his original companion when in need of accelerated speed as Kamen Rider Chaser.
Kamen Rider Chaser
- Kamen Rider Chaser
- Signal Bike! Rider : Chaser! (Heavy metal guitar solo) ― Transformation announcement
- Height : 199.5 cm
- Weight : 114 kg
- Punching power : 19.7 t.
- Kicking power : 25.8 t.
- Maximum jump height : 43.1 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 3.0 sec.
- Appearances : Drive Episodes 26-40, Surprise Future, Drive Saga: Chaser, 41, 42, Type LUPIN, 43-45, 48, Super Movie War Genesis
- Accessed through the Signal Chaser Bike, Chaser's motorbike-based form bears the Wheeler Dynamics on his back, which can also be used as a shield if he ever gets attacked from behind. In Chaser's first transformation, he momentarily turned into Mashin Chaser before the armor broke apart to reveal his Kamen Rider form.
- Following his Mashin Chaser form's ability to induce a Super Heavy Acceleration, Chaser's suit is powered by the Core Driviar-ONE, which enables him to use said ability as well.
- In this form, Chaser receives a significant boost in stats compared to his Mashin Chaser form; being stronger than both Drive Type Dead Heat and Deadheat Mach, as well as having a running speed that is just mere seconds faster than either of them. He also has a stronger punching power than Drive Type Formula and his jumping height is almost as high as the aforementioned Type. Unlike Protodrive and Mashin Chaser, this form is able to destroy Roidmude cores.
- Unlike Mach who summons his Zenrin Shooter by hitting the Boost Igniter four times, Chaser is able to summon his Shingou-Ax from his Ride Chaser through the will of mind. He also retains the Break Gunner as a sidearm weapon. Chaser's Full Throttle finisher is the Chaser End.
Chaser Hayai
- Chaser Hayai
- Shift Car! Tire Koukan : Hayai! (Mach Driver Honoh noise) ― Activation announcement
- Height : 199.5 cm
- Weight : 114 kg
- Punching power : 19.7 t.
- Kicking power : 25.8 t.
- Maximum jump height : 43.1 m.
- Maximum running speed : 100 m. per 3.0 sec.
- Appeareance : Drive Episode 39.
- Chaser Hayai, which causes the Wheeler Dynamics on his back to rotate uncontrollably. This mode debuts in episode 39. In this mode, Chaser gains the ability to move at short bursts of high acceleration in speed and perform attacks in rapid succession. Since this is not a true Tire Exchange, most likely due to the Shift Car used being a prototype, the stat gains are non-apparent, if any, aside from the short burst of speed.
- Chaser Hayai's Full Throttle finisher consists of him first performing a variation of Protodrive/Drive's Turbo Smash attack where he barrages an enemy with enhanced speed before utilizing his Shingou-Ax's Across Breaker finisher.
Proto-Zero
- Main Article : Proto-Zero
- Height: 195 cm
- Weight: 95 kg
- Appearances : Drive Episodes 11, 15, 25, 26, 28, 31, Drive Saga: Chaser
- Chase's true identity is that of a Roidmude. This is the form he assumed outside of Protodrive during his time with Krim Steinbelt. This form would re-appear for the first time when Chase has memory lapsing issues with his past as Protodrive and his present-retooling as Mashin Chaser. When Chase was retooled once more by Medic, Chase became an "Advanced Roidmude" with the power to generate a greater Heavy Acceleration.
Roidmude Core
- Main Article : Roidmude Core
- Appearances : Drive Episode 45
- The Core is the basic essence or 'soul' of the Roidmude. Having been finally defeated as Mashin Chaser by Drive's new Type Formula with the Trailer-Hou, Chase was seemingly destroyed as he exploded with what was observed by Shinnosuke as his Core shattering as well. However, later on, Chase was shown to have somehow survived his apparent destruction when he was found by Kiriko, injured but alive.
- Main Article : Kamen Rider Protodrive Arsenal, Weapon & Abilities
