"It's the End, but the moment has been prepared for..."

Well, here we go. You know the drill.

From start to finish, it's a Spoiler Warning!

Kamen Rider Den-O Final Episode: "No Matter What, The Climax Goes On"

Zeronos Zero form continues to fight Death Imagin, but is losing badly. The rift in the fabric of time-space up in the sky continues to open up. "It's begun. This time will vanish, and so will you." says Death Imagin. Zeronos's belt is knocked right off of him. Yuuto has a flashback to the previous time this happened a few episodes ago. "He's trying to do it again."

Kai stands wathching all this, ranting like a loon. The Den-Liner arrives, Ryôtarô & Momotaros jump out. Remembering Kin & Ura's sacrifice, they march triumphantly into the titles. There's no OP this time.

There's Imagin everywhere! Momotaros asks Ryôtarô if he's ready to do this, and then starts to vanish away. Ryôtarô asks for Momotaros' wish. Momotaros tells him it's the other way around, and asks him for his. "Fight wil me until the very end." Just then, Mole Imagin attack, but Momotaros beats them back. "I heard your wish."

Ryôtarô transforms into Liner-Form, and out heroes rush off into battle.

Yuuto gets attacked by Imagin, but can't transform any more. He's out of cards! Deneb saves him, and despite his protests Yuuto is ready to keep going even without becoming Zeronos. Yuuto pulls out the watch "The past should give us hope" he says, and dashes off. Deneb begins fizzling away, but joins him.

Airi is still unconscious in the hospital, visited by Kohana.

The battle rolls on as rift continues to open up. Den-O confronts Kai, who summons Death Imagin. "This time will be crushed!" Even Liner-Form is no match for Death Imagin.

Ryuutaros senses Ryôtarô in danger, and rushses off of the Den-Liner. Untransformed, Yuuto fights his way through the Imagin army, as does Deneb. But the good guys are getting overwhelmed. As the rift opens some more, Den-O charges into Kai, going off the edge of the building with him. Ryuutaros shows up, and Den-O tells him to look out. The rift opens and begins to destroy reality!

[COMMERICAL BREAK]

In the wake of the destruction, Ryuutaros helps Ryôtarô up. "But I couldn't do anything!" Ryuu says. But Ryôtarô is confident that "It's not over yet", as Kai is still alive.

"After this comes our time." he smirks.

"Wrong. The future... won't be yours." says Ryôtarô. ai, seeing that devastation, isn't complete (It's probably just Shibuya or something) realizes that Den-O has interfered yet again. Kohana arrives, and she and Ryôtarô talk about the "Singularity Point of the Future", Airi & Sakurai's child. There's a lot covered in this conversation that demands a rewatching, but the basic gist is that yes, Hana (well, Kohana) is very important in the end after all. Kai, tired of the whole thing, musters up every last Imagin to kill her and our hero.

Yuuto & Deneb run along, and Deneb stops to reveal that he has one last fizzling card left. "Sakurai gave it to me, the final card." However, there is a price to using it, and the implications are for the elder Sakurai... But, this was his "Final Wish"...

Things look bad for Ryôtarô & Kohana, but the Den-Liner arrives, with Momotaros, Kintaros, & Urataros aboard! Ryôtarô and Kai are shocked. Ryuutaros also shows up. Naomi pops out and sure enough, she took the Den-Liner back to find Kintaros & Urataros.

The four Imagin fight the evil Imagin. Yuuto shows up to save Kohana, and transforms for the last time. Ryôtarô does as well. Ryuutaros enters his body and he becomes Gun Form, whilsts Yuuto goes to Altair Form.

There's a BIG fight, with the Riders & their Imagin buddies fighting virtually everybody who's evil and in the immediate area. Kohana tries to help by attacking the Imagin with a pipe, but quickly gets in over here head. Not to worry; Sieg shows up to help out too!

Den-O changes to Ax Form and then Rod Form, before Momotaros enters and he comes Sword Form. During all this, nearly every catchphrase in the show is said. Den-O ends up going mano-a-mano against Death Imagin. Deneb joins with Zeronos to become Vega Form.

It's time for the Climax!

The Double Riders beat back Death Imagin while a shocked Kai watches on. All the Imagin and Zeronos help out in the defeat of Death Imagin, with Sword Form using his final and most powerful spin on the Hissatsu Waza.

Death Imagin blows up spectacularly. Kai, realizing he has failed, can only laugh pathetically as he begins to crumble and blow away like sand. "Everyone will vanish..." he says as he dies.

Sure enough, all the Imagin crumble away as well. Everybody. Our heroes de-transform. Yuuto worries about Deneb, and rushes off. Ryôtarô realizes everyone's gone. Yuuto boards Zero liner, and finds just food left out for him.

Meanwhile, Owner finally finishes that huge plate of rice, but the flag begins to fall...

Ryôtarô is saddened by the loss of his friends, and falls to his knees as Kohana approaches. "I can't say goodbye..." he sobs.

But what's this?

Momotaros & co. are still around, hiding in a ditch ready to jump out and surprise Ryôtarô! Sieg wonders why they're still around. This turns into an argument about who gets to jump up first, but it ends up with the other four revealing themselves to a shocked Ryôtarô. "What are you doing?" he asks.

It turns out the flag didn't fall! The Station Master is shocked. The Owner comments on something deeply philosophical, but I was too concerned about one more missing face. Don't worry...

Deneb still alive too! Yuuto flips out, but rather than beating him up, he cries and hugs him! Ryôtarô runs and jumps onto the Imagin, who lift him up in victory.

The elder Sakurai visits Airi, before wordless vanishing away. Airi awakens to see him one last time, saying "I know... some day... surely..."

Ryôtarô puts the Rider Pass down on the table where Owner is sitting on the Den-Liner, his job done. All bid him a quiet
farewell, except for a glum Momotaros.

"Thanks" he mumbles, before leaving.

Ozaki & Miura go to Milk Dipper, where Airi is back to work, making the coffee.

As "Climax Jump" plays, Ryôtarô is on his bike, heading home. Yuuto & Deneb drive past on the Zero-Liner and bid him farewell as they depart for another time, another place.

And then the Den-Liner goes past too. Hana, Owner, Naomi, Sieg, Urataros, Kintaros, & Ryuutaros, all bid him a farewell once more, and this time more openly. But not Momotaros. He just sits there, looking angry... until stands up and bangs his head against the window!

"Ryôtarô! We'll meet again!" he says, and then the Den-Liner flies up into the sky, heading off to another time itself. Ryôtarô smiles up at the sky as his friends depart.

"Some day... in the future..."

THE END

Goodbye, Kamen Rider Den-O!

Next Time: Kamen Rider Kiva begins! There's a trailer at the end, including Castle Dran, and some nice CM bumper music.

Stay tuned for my final thoughts on the series as a whole!

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