Morphylogeny

Masked Rider

Opening credits scenes, Masked Rider.

Opening is about 01:00;00 by itself.


Source Description Edit Note
Original footage.

A searchlight shines over the Masked Rider logo in space, illuminating it intermittenly.

Fades out to next shot.

MR Unaired Pilot.

A shot of Edenoi, which looks a lot like Earth tinted red.

Fades in; fades out.

MR Unaired Pilot.

Dex is given powers by King Lexian, transforms into his Earthly clothes, and teleports away.

Fades in; fades out at end.

KRBRX #01 via MR 101.

A fireball falls to Earth.

Fades in; fades out.

MR 101.

A fireball lands in the Stewarts' backyard in the city of Leawood.

Fades in; fades out.

KRBRX #03.

Spiderbase flies over us through a strange dimensional gateway or something.

Fades in; fades out.

MR 105.

Close on Count Dregon turning to our left slightly.

Fades in.

KRZO.

A floating mass in a flashing junkyard morphs into Destructasphere.


MR 101.

Dex stands in the yellow smoking crater of the Stewarts' backyard, looking up at their house.

Fades out.

MR 101.

Dex sits at the kitchen table with the Stewarts as Barbara gives him a juice box, which he proceeds to chomp down on.

Fades in.

MR 104.

Ferbus hauls ass across the living room.

Mirror-flipped.

MR 101.

Dex happily picks up Ferbus.


MR 102.

Dex bounces a beam of energy off of his forehead gem.


MR 101.

Dex activates his Ecto Phase for the first time, and his Ecto Phase sequence begins to play.


MR 102.

Masked Rider poses triumphantly with his glowing Electro Saber.

Fades in from a white flash.

KRBRX #02 / MR 106.

On the right: Dex smiles with creepy shark eyes; on the left: Masked Rider flips over at a monster; then Masked Rider leaps up through the air.

Deleted footage; Fades out.

MR 101 / KRBRX #02.

On the left: Molly smiles; on the right: Masked Rider flips over into a kick.

Molly's footage is an unused take; Fades in; fades out.

KRBRX #02 / MR 106.

On the right: Albee grins; on the left: Masked Rider stands in a quarry; then an explosion erupts as Masked Rider flips to our left over it.

Second background shot runs into the beginning of the next one; Fades in; fades out.

MR 111 / KRBRX #02.

In the center: Hal & Barbara smile like the happy couple we assume they are; in the fringes: Masked Rider continues to flip over the explosions.

Deleted footage of the pair; Fades in; fades out.

MR 105 / KRBRX #02.

In the center: Count Dregon & Nefaria stand side by side looking at our slight left; in the fringes: Masked Rider lands and poses.

Deleted footage of the pair; Fades in; fades out.

MR 105 / KRBRX #02.

On the left: Ferbus dances while listening to headphones; on the right: Masked Rider drops in a controlled fall straight down amid explosions.

Runs longer at start than in episode; Fades in.

MR 102.

Dex watches as Magno finishes transforming.


KRBRX #04.

Energy ceases swirling over Magno, expending into the walls of the cave explosively.

Mirror-flipped.

KRBRX #02.

Masked Rider leaps Combat Chopper into the air as explosions erupt behind him while holding his glowing Electro Saber.


KRBRX #03.

Masked Rider unsheathes his Electro Saber from his Ecto Accelerator.


MR 102.

Masked Rider whips his Electro Saber around, then fires a bolt of energy from its glowing tip.


KRBRX #02.

An explosion erupts fullscreen.

Cropped; Fades out.

KRBRX #04.

Masked Rider stands on the edge of a cliff, between Combat Chopper & Magno.

Fades in.

Original footage.

The fireball swoops through space, creating the Masked Rider logo, then transforming into the headshot of the titular character.

Masked Rider's headshot likely from some KRBRX publicity photo or something; Fades to black.