Daybreak I: Here Comes The Highlight!

is the forty-ninth and final episode of Kamen Rider Geats. It concludes the Daybreak Arc, marking Ace Ukiyo's ascension into godhood, and the death of Suel and the Desire Grand Prix management. It also features cameo appearances from Houtaro Ichinose and Hopper1 of Kamen Rider Gotchard towards the end of the episode.
==Synopsis==
Tsumuri points her Magnum Shooter 40X at Ace... and a gunshot rings out! Was Ace shot?! 
A world where everyone can be happy, just what is Ace's true wish? For that... we witness the end!
==Plot==
Continue from the scene when Tsumuri points her Magnum Shooter 40X at Ace, voicing that she waits for this moment for long, Ace replies that he was ready for this. The two smiles and a gunshot rings out.
The scene then changes to where the Sakurai siblings were eating tanuki soba and Sara was watching Neon TV again. In the park, Neon performs her usual dance where a man was filming her. Meanwhile, in a forest, Ziin was seen visiting a shrine and holding Ace's coin, where the shrine contains a stone object, similar to Geats IX Buckle. 
Tsumuri appears and greets Ziin, while Ziin thanks Tsumuri for protecting the shrine. Tsumuri replies that she does so as she hopes to remember Ace, while Ziin replies so does him. In between of their conversation, a scene of Michinaga, working as a construction worker, accepts an invitation from a co-worker to eat out after work.
The scene returns to where the gunshot rings. After Tsumuri has shot Ace from point blank, Suel as Regad Omega ridicules at Ace for being betrayed when Black Tsumuri separates from her, stating that they are one and the same, being the one who control Tsumuri to kill Ace. Suel is assured that by the time Ace reincarnated, the world will be too far gone, and takes his leave with Black Tsumuri, while using his powers to kill an audience who rebels him. Tsumuri breaks down at the lifeless body of Ace. Outside, as the other Riders continue their work, Black Tsumuri declares the death of Ace, much to their shock. Suel then appears in front of the overwhelmed Keiwa and Neon, and attacks them both.
As Tsumuri continues mourning Ace, she sees his spirit in the afterlife, reassuring her that he has this all planned out. In a warehouse, Suel has beaten Keiwa and Neon to a pulp, using Accelerate to change the direction of Neon's Rider kick so that she will knock down Keiwa instead. Michinaga then charges him with his Jyamashin form, but Regad Omega uses his Reverse ability to revert Michinaga and the others to when they never received their Rider powers.
As the fight turns dire, the other Riders are knocked out. Suel reminds them how their wishes are no more than a fantasy now that they are human, but the other Riders remember Ace's words and their own experience as Kamen Riders and continue holding Suel back despite not having any powers, while asking their question towards the deceased Ace if their wish will be granted as long as they fight till the end.
Suddenly, a voice replies to affirm their resolve, and Ace returns with his Boostriker, much to the surprise of both Suel and the Riders. He explains that in order to achieve a world where everyone can be happy, he has to become a God, voluntary to give up his physical body as he already makes that resolve at the moment of Mitsume's complete demise. Ace then charges towards Regad Omega and evades his attack and attacks him in a one-on-one brawl. Afterwards, complying with their wishes, Ace restores his allies' powers. They launch an all-out attack on Regad Omega, using multiple Revolve-Ons, and finishers to bring Suel down to his knees. 
Suel tries to counterattack using Reverse, but Ace attacks him as Gods are not affected by the ravages of time. Ace finishes him with Dynamite Boost Time, a powerful Rider Kick. After the explosion, the two riders no longer can be seen, leaving only Suel standing. When Suel started to laugh at his apprant victory, a voice suddenly comes out within him, announcing his total destruction, Suel's mask then scattered and Ace's face can be seen under the robe, Ace has possessed Suel and destroying the latter from the inside, he then announces to use his powers to create a new world where everyone can be happy. A strong wave then comes out within Ace's body with his clothing changes back to the time when he was the world-famous celebrity along with the bell rings, as the riders suddenly falls to a space with their transformation cancelled. In the town, the End Riders also has their transformation cancelled as the Jyamatos celebrates for their freedom, while the Game Masters suddenly suffocated in pain and disappears, Daichi and Win realizes that Ace has successfully changes the world. In Desire Temples, the four-dimensional gate suddenly closes, Samas screamed in horror and seek for help from the silent Black Tsumuri. Girori appears and announced that the world is not the DGP management's plaything as he mentioned before, he mentions that the audience has decided that the modern world will leave in the hands of modern residents while the management will be erased from present, as the three started to disappear into thin air, along with the temple. In the pocket space, Ace announces to the riders that the world has reformed to a new one that the amount of happiness has no limitation as long as they wish and tells them to pursue their own happiness while forget about him, Neon yells that they cannot forget Ace while Michinaga told Ace to stop his pranks again, but Ace only appears at their back and said he was a fox till the last as he smiles and walks to end of the space and disappears, thus the world has become a world where all can be happy but at the cost that is also a world where everyone forgets about Ace Ukiyo. 
The time returns to the present, Ziin expresses his surprise to Ace's ascension into godhood, he invites her to be the navigator for a reformed DGP that supports those who want to be happy, while not sacrificing others' happiness. She accepts, and Ziin leaves. 
As Tsumuri looks into the wishes of those who have prayed at the shrine, she wishes them the best and also leaves shortly. Those who have written their wishes into the wooden tablets are now living their lives. Win has decided to reignite his passion to become a Punkrocker, Daichi started to raise the Jyamato into human-loving species, wishing the humans and Jyamato to co-exist, Michinaga joins the meal with his co-workers, wishes to enjoy the best meat. Sara has returned to her daily life as a salaryman, though she wishes for so much that the wooden tablet isn't enough. Neon got her longing of a Prince Charming through Kyuun, who returns to the present and decides to be Neon TV's producer to extend its content reachability. Lastly, Keiwa is completing his CV, studying to become a police officer as he holds on into his Core ID, his desire unchanged.
Ace visits the shrine and tosses his coin into the air, saying that the world and all the people in it can be happy.
Elsewhere, a high school student is chasing a jumping grasshopper-themed card which hits him in the head. Ace wishes for the student to find his happiness as the two cross paths.
== Continuity and Placement ==
* Kamen Rider Gotchard: Ace's meeting with Houtaro takes place some time after the latter has obtained his powers in Episode 1 and before his appearance in Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox.
==Cast==
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===Guest Cast===
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===Suit Actors===
*Kamen Rider Geats: 
*Kamen Rider Tycoon: 
*Kamen Rider Na-Go: 
*Kamen Rider Buffa: 
*Suel, Kamen Rider Regad Omega: 
==Forms and Collectibles Used==
===Raise Buckles===
*Buckle Used: 
**Geats
***Magnum (once in Magnum Shooter 40X), Boost, Boost MarkIX
**Tycoon
***Bujin Sword, Ninja
**Na-Go
***Fantasy, Beat
**Buffa
***Zombie, Feverslot
**Regad Omega
***Magnum
**The End Riders
***Propeller, Water, Arrow, Shield, Drill, Claw
*Form Used:
**Geats
***MagnumBoost Form, GeatsIX
**Tycoon
***Bujin Sword, Ninja Form (Upper half), Ninja Form (Lower half; via Revolve On)
**Na-Go
***Fantasy Form (Upper half), Beat Form (Upper half), Beat Form (Lower half; via Revolve On)
**Buffa
***Fever Zombie Form (Jyamashin), Zombie Form (Upper half), Zombie Form (Lower half; via Revolve On)
**The End Riders
***Armed Propeller (Upper half), Armed Water (Upper half), Armed Arrow (Upper half), Armed Shield (Upper half), Armed Drill (Upper half), Armed Claw (Upper half)
==Errors==
*to be added
==Notes==
*As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside episode 26, . Starting on September 3, 2023, King-Ohger would air alongside Kamen Rider Gotchard in the Super Hero Time block.
*Closing Screen DGP Rule: 
*Count at episode end
**Raise Buckles in Geats' possession: Magnum, Boost, Boost MarkII, Boost MarkIX
**Raise Buckles in Tycoon's possession: Ninja
**Raise Buckles in Na-Go's possession: Beat
**Raise Buckles in Buffa's possession: Zombie
*Eliminations: Regad Omega
*Kamen Riders Remaining: 5/9 (Geats, Tycoon, Na-Go, Buffa, PunkJack)
*Change my future is played at the end credits.
*This episode features the return of both Ziin and Kyuun since their last appearance in episode 38.
*This is the first episode where a Kamen Rider meets his successor without having a conversation in the last episode of the series.
*This episode acknowledges the events of Geats Extra: Kamen Rider PunkJack, where Win looks down on a poster of his band Weather Hearts.
*Besides the main characters, the Ema shown towards the end of the episodes contain several names of past DGP contestants as well as a few of the major characters (albeit most have their wishes partially obscured). Notable names including Sara Sakurai, Ittetsu Tanba, Sae Ganaha, Kanato Sumida, Morio Koganeya, Ben, John, Kousei Kurama and Irumi Kurama. 
**The past players including Yakumo Hamatuki, Umitake Kosei, Genbu Ninokami, Mika Shinoji, Ineki Turumatu, Touko Kakeyama, Kagetora Minamoto and Raimu Mitaki (Treasure Hunt Game); Haru Himuro, Kaoru Arai and Reina Amura (Pirate Game).
*The hashtag "Ace with us" was trending on Twitter after the episode's broadcast.
* As the title suggests, this episode contains some allusions to the first episode:
** Ace defeats Suel by bypassing his avatar and taking down his controller from the inside. This harkens back to when Ace stated that the easiest way to bring down a castle was to take it down from the inside.
** Michinaga breaking through the wall to enter the fight mirrors his first transformed appearance.
==External links==
*TV Asahi's official episode guide for 黎明Ⅰ：ここからがハイライトだ！
*KR Official's official episode guide for 黎明Ⅰ：ここからがハイライトだ！
*JAE's official episode guide for 黎明Ⅰ：ここからがハイライトだ！
Category:Season Finale
Category:Revived Rider Episode
Category:Rider Death Episode
Category:Pre-Series Cameo Debuts