World of Kabuto

This article is about an alternate reality/A.R. World (another rider's world) in Kamen Rider Decade.

The backdrop for the World of Kabuto.

The World of Kabuto (カブトの世界, Kabuto no Sekai) is one of the Nine Worlds and an alternate world parallel to Kamen Rider Kabuto. The backdrop depicts an arm outstretched in homage to Soji Tendo's signature pose in front of Tokyo Tower. Here, Tsukasa assumes the role of a ZECTrooper and is given the ability to see in Clock Up space. Daiki's treasure in this world is the Clock Up System.

The world was preceded by the World of Den-O, and followed by the World of Hibiki.

History

After helping the DenLiner gang in the past, ^{[Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship]} Tsukasa and company began their venture in the World of Kabuto. Posing as a ZECTrooper, Tsukasa was deployed to aid Brightroopers in the containment of a Worm as Kamen Riders Gatack and TheBee managed to exterminate it with the unseen aid of Kabuto. Soon after, Tsukasa brought Arata to the Studio to explain about his world, only to find a Worm had mimicked Tsukasa's form. After Natsumi used the pressure point to expose one of the Tsukasas as a Worm, Decade fought it before it attacked a girl and was destroyed by Kabuto. Deciding to investigate the girl Mayu, they hosted a photo shoot for her, and Natsumi learned of Mayu's older brother who was supposedly killed by Kabuto. At ZECT's headquarters, TheBee's user, Soh Otogiri, told Arata that the final prepation for the plans to capture Kabuto were nearly done. Tsukasa talked with Mayu more about her brother after attempting to help at her grandmother's oden shop, the Heaven House, and when walking back to the Hikari Studio they were attacked by a Geophilid Worm. Tsukasa destroyed it as Kuuga Pegasus Form, and was then attacked by TheBee and Gatack. After being unable to use Den-O's powers against the Riders, Decade was eventually assisted by Diend who fought Gatack to gain his Clock Up system while TheBee and Decade battled, eventually becoming Faiz in Axel Form to match TheBee's Clock Up. When Decade realized Mayu was in the same area being attacked by Worms, he gone off to save her but was intercepted by an attack from TheBee. Just as TheBee's stray shots were within inches of Mayu, Kabuto arrived to save her from both the attack and the Worms, disappearing as everyone's transformations ended. However, when Mayu saw Sou, she recognized him as her brother. ^{[Warning: Kabuto Running Amok]}

Believing that TheBee's user was her brother, Mayu attempted to look for him with Natsumi's aid until they were attacked by a Worm. Counting on Kabuto to save them, Diend fought him to acquire his Clock Up system, summoning Ixa and Psyga to hold him down before Kabuto defeated them and runs off. By the time Tsukasa found Natsumi and Mayu, the latter was shocked that she became a Worm as she ran off. She ran into Sou who revealed himself as the Phylloxera Worm and brought her to ZECT HQ as part of the Kabuto Capture plan, much to Arata's dismay before he was beaten to a bloody pulp questioning the plan. After escaping, Arata made his way to Tsukasa and revealed the plan to him, confirming Tsukasa's notion. Kabuto fell for the trap as the Clock Down took effect while the Worms revealed themselves among the ZECTroopers, with Sou exposing Kabuto as Mayu's real brother Sohji. Tsukasa arrived and revealed the truth behind the Phylloxera Worm to Mayu while explaining that Sohji and Mayu were still family regardless of the latter being a Worm. But believing he had the advantage, the Phylloxera Worm siced his Worm minions on Tsukasa. Sohji freed Mayu and joined Tsukasa as they assumed their Rider forms to finish off the Salis Worms before forcing the Phylloxera Worm into the open. Decade and Kabuto finished him off, but the tower projecting the Clock Down waves was destroyed in the process, forcing Sohji to fade back into Clock Up space with Mayu watching. After taking Mayu home and giving Daiki a "treasure" for his trouble, Tsukasa and company began the final phase of their journey, the World of Hibiki. ^{[The Grandma Way of Taste]}

Rider War

Sohji later appears to help revive Tsukasa in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010 and battles Super Shocker, assuming Hyper Form as a result of Decade's K-Touch and later into his Zecter Kabuto form with the All Rider Final Form Ride Card to fight the Super Crisis Fortress.

Inhabitants

• Sohji
• Arata
• Grandma
• Mayu
• Phylloxera Worm
• Worms
  • Coleoptera Worm Argentum
  • Geophilid Worm
  • Subst Worm

Novel

In the novel reimagination of the Kamen Rider Decade TV series, Kamen Rider Decade: The World of Tsukasa Kadoya ~The Garden Inside the Lens~, the World of Kabuto is, as one of the Nine Worlds, not an alternate reality like in the TV series but the original world. Having already traveled to six worlds, the World of Kabuto is the third and last of the three remaining worlds the Hikari Studio group, Tsukasa/Decade, Kaito/Diend, and Natsumi, explore during the novel.

Moving onto the world of Kabuto, they meet Soji Tendo, still as arrogant and confident as ever, and considers himself as the strongest Rider ever. The group enters Bistro La Salle where Hiyori Kusakabe works. Hiyori sees Kaito and Tsukasa, dressed as a ZECTroopers, claiming that the two of them ate without paying. Tendo hears this and is enraged. The three of them fight and Tendo actually beats them with only a pair of chopsticks. Turns out it was a pair of Worms that ate without paying. Tsukasa and Kaito are eventually captured by ZECT, only to have Tendo save them. Tsukasa thanks him and says that he never thanks people. Tsukasa starts respecting Tendo. For some inexplicable reason, Tendo has the Clock Up AttackRide Rider Card and gives it to Tsukasa after he realizes that he is Kamen Rider Decade. Tsukasa uses the Clock Up card as Kuuga, meaning the AttackRide cards aren’t restricted to their respective Riders in the novel. In the end, the Worms that impersonate both Tsukasa and Kaito have been defeated. As the fight is over the trio goes back to Tsukasa’s world.

Gallery

Tsukasa's capture photo in World of Kabuto

Notes

• When Tsukasa first arrived in this world, he can be seen pointing his finger to the sky in a similar way how the original and this world's Kabuto.
• The restaurant ran by Mayu's grandmother "Tendoya" is a nod to Tendo, as well as based on the Bistro La Salle. Interestingly, the original location of La Salle is occupied by Hikari Studio during their stay in this world.
• Despite Kamen Rider Sasword and Kamen Rider Drake not appearing in this world, their Zecters, the Sasword Zecter and Drake Zecter are seen briefly.

Sasword Zecter

Drake Zecter

Errors

• When one of the ZECT Riders change into their Rider Form, the Zecter didn't annouce "Change (type of insect)" and it never announce when the Rider performs their finisher (although for Kabuto, it did, but he didn't flip the horn again on the Kabuto Zecter).

Appearances

• Kamen Rider Decade
  • Episode 16: Warning: Kabuto Running Amok
  • Episode 17: The Grandma Way of Taste
• Kamen Rider Decade: The Last Story