Morphylogeny

Masked Rider

#35: MR 208 "Detention".

Features Footage from (bold = new):
Kamen Rider Black RX, Opening Credits, episodes 2, 4, 10, 13, 18, 27, & 35; and B-Fighter, episode 29.

The complete program, from opening to end of end credits, lasts roughly 21:36;17.

Today On is about 0:30; by itself.

Opening is about 1:00; by itself.

Ending is about 0:30; by itself.


Opening Credits

Source Description Edit Note
KRBRX #35.

Spiderbase flies to our upper left through a cloudy sky.

Recycled, per source; transitions in.

KRBRX #02.

Count Dregon turns around and talks, as Gork, Nefaria, and Doubleface listen, and Fact hovers down from above.

Recycled.

KRBRX #18.

Gork talks as he spreads arms, then raises a finger.

Recycled; shortened.

KRBRX #18.

Cyclopter, leaning on a pillar, points and talks.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

KRBRX #27.

Slow zoom in Doubleface as he talks, and begins to lower his head.

Recycled; shortened; mirror-flipped.

KRBRX #02.

Spiderbase flies toward us in front of huge swath of disturbed storm clouds.

Recycled; transitions in.

KRBRX #13.

Close on Fact, talking and flapping arms while hovering.

Recycled.

KRBRX #10.

Close on Cyclopter, slow zoom as he talks and points.

Recycled; mirror-flipped.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider bends the bars to his jail cell, a pair of Japanese cops react outside the door, and we see he's already made a jailbreak.

Fades in; shot 2 is trimmed; fades out.

KRBRX #35.

Inside Dex, Brain Mite crouches as he talks upward.

Cuts before he jabs.

KRBRX #35.

Brain Mite jabs his trident upward.

Shortened; mirror-flipped.

KRBRX #35.

Brain Mite finishes jabbing his trident into Dex internal tissue, then gives the wall a kick, before spinning a leap around.

Fades in; fades out.

KRBRX #35.

Nefaria walks down some steps, and approaches a group of Commandoids at computer terminals.

Transitions in; shortened heavily.

KRBRX #35.

Brain Mite goes all about Dex's innards, jabbing away.


MMPR 301.

Masked Rider's Ectophase sequence.

Recycled.

KRBRX #27.

Combat Chopper rides through a dusty lot.


KRBRX #27.

Masked Rider flips over in the air.

Recycled, per source.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider lands on Combat Chopper while driving down a street. Masked Rider nod-talks then looks downward.

Trims shot 2 a little; cuts follow-up of him clutching his stomach.

KRBRX OPENING CREDITS.

Close-on Combat Chopper as Masked Rider rides.


KRBRX OPENING CREDITS.

Close on Masked Rider's right hand gripping Combat Chopper's handlebar while riding.


KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider ceases looking downward, then nod-talks atop Chopper.

Recycled; plays in reverse and runs fully.

KRBRX OPENING CREDITS.

Masked Rider speeds along on Combat Chopper.

Recycled; fades out.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider makes his way through a sewer, clutching his stomach as he does, stopping eventually and motioning arms to transform modes.


KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider transforms into Super Blue mode.

Recycled, per source.

KRBRX #35.

Super Blue dematerializes into energy liquid mode, and globs up into the ceiling of the sewer, seeping into a databank, where he rematerializes and looks around. There's a lot of ancient computers there. So Super Blue rushes over a terminal, types in some random keys, one of the reel thingies grinds, and he stares at the monitor.


KRBRX #35.

Random jibberish appears on the computer monitor.

US footage inserted into Japanese. This becomes the go-to backplate for the rest of the episode's close-up shots of monitors, even ones without matching backgrounds.

KRBRX #35.

Super Blue looks closer at the monitor.

US replaces follow-up monitor shot.

KRBRX #35.

Super Blue ceases looking at the computer, and zoom in as he gazes into the distance.


KRBRX #35.

Super Blue looks at the computer, types on the keyboard, and looks some more.

Recycled; altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen.

KRBRX #04.

Cyclopter, holding his right arm forth, steps to the side while talking.

Recycled.

KRBRX #35.

Nefaria talks as she walks down the line of computers being operated by Commandoids.

Cuts before camera circles around and comes in closer to her.

KRBRX #35.

Commandoid nods, then looks down.

Mirror-flipped; altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen.

KRBRX #35.

Commandoid types on keyboard.

US replaces follow-up computer monitor shot.

KRBRX #35.

Commandoid types on keyboard some more.

US replaces follow-up monitor shot.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider, clutching his belly, staggers through an alley. He stops and talks to himself, while inside his body, Brain Mite is looking for where next to strike, finally jabbing at the ceiling, causing Masked Rider to jolt and grasp his chest.

Trimmed to remove eyecatch; shot 2 is trimmed heavily to reduce dialogue; shot 3 is partially recycled but fully, unaltered, and in context.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider leans back and breathes rapidly.

Some of what was cut off the start of a few shots ago.

KRBRX #35.

Brain Mite spots the heart, pokes at it with his trident, causing Masked Rider to agonize. Brain Mite stabs into the heart with his trident, Masked Rider collapses in pain, rolls on the ground, and finally drops lifelessly. His chest glows as Brain Mite teleports out of him, inspecting his corpse. He talks upward, celebrating his victory.

End of final shot is altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider's dead body lies in state, suspended in the air between two pillars, as Nefaria, Brain Mite, and Commandoids look on. Sharp zoom in on the lifeless Masked Rider.

Trims start to remove zoom out from Nefaria; transitions in; cuts follow-ups of Nefaria talking more.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider is still and silent, when suddenly he clenches his fist. Nefaria summons up an energy whip and goes to slash at him, and Masked Rider turns into liquid energy, swooping around the room, zapping Commandoids left and right, then passing by the computer terminals, which Nefaria whips at by accident.


KRBRX #35.

Super Blue, having fully materialized atop a stairway, poses before Nefaria and Brain Mite.

Cuts follow-up reaction of Nefaria & Brain Mite.

KRBRX #35.

Brain Mite and Nefaria react.

Pushed back from source position and plays in reverse.

KRBRX #35.

Super Blue nod-talks up close.

Altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen.

KRBRX #35.

Super Blue poses.

Cuts follow-up additional pose and talk, and Brain Mite & Nefaria shot.

KRBRX #35.

Super Blue talks to Nefaria & Brain Mite, revealing via flashback how, when Brain Mite was about to jab his heart, he quickly morphed into Super Blue mode, causing a forcefield around his heart which prevented penetration.

Cuts follow-ups of more flashbacks, revealing he reverted to regular Masked Rider mode before collapsing, then does some more talking to his enemies.

KRBRX #35.

Brain Mite slashes at Super Blue, who hops over the strike, then takes down two Commandoids, before engaging in close combat with Brain Mite, kicking him down, where he rolls over by Nefaria. Super Blue sends a Commandoid flying across the room, into a databank, causing it to spark burst.

Cuts shot 2 before Nefaria talks.

KRBRX #35.

Zoom in on a computer terminal spewing sparks.

Altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen.

KRBRX #35.

Nefaria teleports away, leaving Brain Mite ready to fight, so Super Blue poses, as Brain Mite readies his trident. Super Blue poses again, then summons his Blue Saber from his Ecto Accelerator, then uses it to clash blades with Brain Mite. He kicks at him, then dodges his next trident jab, landing beside the computers, where Super Blue proceeds to slash aside a Commandoid, then turn and lock weapons with Brain Mite, breaks off, goes to stab, it's blocked. Brain Mite uses his trident to snag Super Blue, then flip him over and sparkily slash him when down. Super Blue knocks his weapon back as he stands up, only for Brain Mite to zap at him with a telepathy ray, which he uses his Blue Saber to block, then fling back at him sparkily. Super Blue poses, Brain Mite rushes forth, gets kicked back, Super Blue and him switch positions, where Super Blue proceeds to cut the tri-blades portion off his trident. Super Blue reverts back to Masked Rider form, poses and gestures.

Trims start to remove Nefaria talking; teleport effect added to shot 1; shot 1 initially altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen; shot 4 is trimmed heavily to reduce dialogue;

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider pulls his glowing Electro Saber from his Ecto Accelerator buckle.

Recycled, per source.

KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider poses with his glowing saber, Brain Mite readies his broken trident stick, it gets slashed away by our hero, who then slashes at Brain Mite as he passes by.

Cuts before he turns around and stabs Brain Mite until he explodes.

BF #29.

Explosions erupt inside a damaged warehouse, part 1.

Recycled, but unaltered; split.

BF #29.

Explosions erupt inside a damaged warehouse, part 2.

Recycled, but unaltered.

KRBRX #35.

A computer explodes.


BF #29.

Continued, explosions erupt inside a damaged warehouse, part 1.

Recycled, but unaltered; split from three shots ago.

KRBRX #35.

The room explodes and collapses.


KRBRX #35.

Masked Rider turns our right, then runs away.

Pushed back from source position.

KRBRX #35.

A massive series of explosions at a crane or a big girder.

Altered to fit Spiderbase viewscreen.