BANDAI official KAMEN RIDER toy information site

Hello everyone. This is Funasen.

This week's blog is also not from CSM.
This time, we started accepting pre-orders on PREMIUM BANDAI the other day.
Special feature on the "HENSHIN BELT DX Arc Driver"!
(Since most of the details about the Amazons Driver ver. Alpha were covered in the blog on the day pre-orders began, there will not be any new information this week, but the next blog will be about the Amazons.)

We've kept you waiting for a long time since the debut of Ark Driver Zero, but due to the need to keep its specifications secret until Ark One's appearance on the broadcast the day before yesterday, and in order to include plenty of voice acting from Satellite Ark, we decided to release it at this timing, after the broadcast ended.

While the Bugle Driver II and Evol Driver have been sold in stores, due to the nature of the character, this belt is a belt that houses Ark's own personality (although strictly speaking it is a satellite belt), so it was decided that when commercializing this belt it was essential that many of Ark's lines be spoken, and so it is being sold by PREMIUM BANDAI.
This is a concept item similar to KAMEN RIDER DRIVE 's "DX Banno Driver."


We will introduce the attractive points of this product.

① HENSHIN BELT transforms dramatically!
It's hard to notice on the TV show, but the Arc Driver Zero has hinges at the top and bottom of the center.
When you insert the key into the belt, the cover on the left side of the driver will automatically unfold 180 degrees around this hinge, completing the Arc Driver One.
I don't think there has ever been a belt before that automatically changes appearance like this.



By the way, when returning from Arc Driver One to Zero, you will need to unlock the deployed cover.
The release button is located on the Zero-One Driver, at the location of the hole for the Zero-Two unit on the left hip side.
This product does not have any holes, so you cannot attach an external unit.


② Includes many character voices, including Ark!
The game features plenty of voice acting from Hayami Shou, the voice of Satellite Ark!
I'm sure there are many customers who are looking forward to this!
I plan to include as much dialogue as space will allow, so please look forward to it!
Ark's voice can be heard by pressing the "Dialogue Button" while in "Ark Driver Zero" state.



The Ark One Progrise Key includes lines from Aruto and Azu.
It includes many lines from Aruto, filled with anguish and hatred, as well as Azu's sympathetic comments.
Not only when the key is on its own, but also after transforming into Ark One, if you press the button while the key is attached to the belt, the dialogue will be played.


3. Includes many special moves!
This time, both Ark Zero and Ark One include a large number of special moves.
In the movie, Ark Zero's "All Extinction" had many variations, including not only kick special moves but also shock wave special moves.
With this product, a different special move plays in sequence each time you press the button.

Ark One's special moves are activated by pressing a key, just like the Zero One Driver.
In order to do so, you must press a button on the top of the driver's body beforehand to activate any of 10 different "malice" words.
There are 10 types in total: malice, fear, rage, hatred, despair, struggle, murder, ruin, extinction, and destruction.​
Depending on how many times you ring it, the number will change, such as "Learning 5" after the special move "Perfect Conclusion", and the sound effect for the special move that follows will also change.


4. As an original toy specification, it can be authorized with each Progrise Key!
The Ark One Progrise Key is inserted directly into the belt without being authorized, making it a key with toy performance similar to Souther's Amazing Caucasus Progrise Key.
In other words, (as those who own the Zaia Southern Driver will know) if you insert another Progrise Key, the key will make a sound saying "●●Ability" because it has not been authorized.

But since we're at it, we want to make sure the transformation sounds work properly, right?
So, as a bonus original toy play, you can use the ``⇒'' arrow mark on the bottom part of the Arc Driver Zero to overlap the arrow mark on the Progrise Key with this mark as a guide, just like with the Zero-One Driver, to authorize it.



That concludes the explanation of the Arc Driver's gimmick!
We look forward to your continued reservations!

That's all for today's blog.
The next update will be on Monday, August 17th, after the Obon holidays.

Well then!