Ace Ukiyo

Ace Ukiyo (浮世 英寿, Ukiyo Ēsu) is the main protagonist of Kamen Rider Geats. He is the current reincarnation of Ace, the son of Mitsume who born in the year 21 BC. He participates in the Desire Grand Prix as Kamen Rider Geats (仮面ライダーギーツ, Kamen Raidā Gītsu).
He is portrayed by Hideyoshi Kan.
==Biography==
===Background===
Ace Ukiyo is current reincarnation of Ace, a man born in the year 21 BC. After his first death, he reincarnated into multiple individuals throughout history including A, Ace Garfield, Eisu Yakumo, and Ace Lee, participating Desire Grand Prix in some of his reincarnations. After the death of one of these individuals, they reincarnated as Ace Ukiyo in the 21st century.
Ace Ukiyo was born to his parents Issei and Mika Ukiyo, and had attended Minami Shiraita Elementary until 2008. In high school, Ace was approached by Tsumuri with an offer to join the Desire Grand Prix, which he accepted and transformed into Kamen Rider Geats for the first time. Retaining the memories of his past lives, he eventually won the Desire Grand Prix, which granted him a comfortable life as well as the right to continue competing indefinitely.
===Daybreak/Encounter Arc===
For the last six months, Ace had continued to prevail victorious in his games, often resorting to the Boost Buckle as his "trump card." During a final round, Ace rescued and reassured both Keiwa Sakurai and Neon Kurama that he would save the world by transforming into Kamen Rider Geats and destroying the Slug Fortress Jyamato, the final boss of that round. Ace was once again, crowned Desire God, which reset the world.
In the new world, Ace chose to become a famous celebrity in order to test the committee's ability of granting wishes. As he entered the next tournament, he reunited with Keiwa, Neon, and long-time rival Michinaga who never forgot Toru's death. In the Treasure Hunting mission, Ace used his fox motif to his advantage by tricking Keiwa into handing over the Boost Buckle on the pretext he was going to help unfortunate children. Despite this, Ace ultimately opted to anonymously fund the surgery for Takahito Taira's ailing son.
Ace's rivalry with Michinaga had become much more apparent as they entered the Zombie Survival round, where they both trade buckles due to Michinaga losing a bet. Ace then saved Neon from Kanato Sumida upon deducing that the latter became a zombie, but hid that fact from the other players. Although Neon was bit and temporarily lost her will to fight, Ace and Keiwa helped encourage her to keep on going, leading their cooperation in eliminating Kanato from the competition. Later, Neon was Ace's primary parter in the Concentration Game, where they discerned the crucial key in defeating the Trump Jyamato.
In the final round against the Saboten Knight Jyamato, Ace warned the other players of the Jyamato's history of never having been defeated, which brought a sense of dread and despair for the other players. This however, was part of Ace's plan to take advantage of the courage shown by Keiwa, allowing Ace to obtain the secret Ninja Buckle and boot Keiwa from the tournament. This similarly had also occurred with Michinaga as well, allowing Ace to obtain the Monster Buckle and secure the last attack. After defending his title once again, Ace wished to have Girori and Tsumuri be his family in order to get closer to them and find out the DGP's secrets.
===Conspiracy Arc===
In Ace's new world, he opened up to Neon about finding his mother while announcing his plans to discover the darkest secrets of the Desire Grand Prix and its management. During the Labyrinth game, Keiwa was an unexpected civilian without any of his memories due to his previous elimination, though his re-entry was reluctantly granted by the Game Master thanks to Ace's persuasion. While conversing with Neon, Ace learned that the DGP had sponsors that that Neon's father, Kousei Kurama was one of them. As Ace grew closer to achieving his goal, he found himself continuously sabotaged by Win Hareruya, who was doing so under orders from the Game Master, who was growing tired of Ace's consecutive victories.
Ace had realized that the Game Master was finally onto his intent to dig deeper into the DGP, and was intentionally placed at a disadvantage during the Musical Chairs game. However, he was unknowingly supported by the game's producer Niram, who granted Ace access to the Command Twin Buckle, an item that was not yet in the game's circulation. Left without a Driver, Ace used his Rider-less status to grow closer to Win, the latter revealing that he only got a staff job due to his grandfather being a sponsor. He also told Ace that Mitsume was in fact a DGP navigator and Tsumuri's predecessor, though he didn't specify which era. Learning that Girori was also the Game Master, Ace convinced Win start fighting for himself and the teamed up against an angered Girori, who transformed into Kamen Rider Glare. However, Ace is eliminated from the game following Win's hijacking into a GM Rider.
With no memories of his in-game life, Ace returned to a normal life where he once again participated in his celebrity activities. However he found notes around his room that ultimately compelled him to return to the battlefield. As he arrived, he held Michinaga and touched the Buffa Core ID, restoring his memories as Geats. Ace returned the DGP saloon and confronted Girori with his intent to "play in the DGP until he dies". As his re-entry was will within the rules, Ace was given a new Desire Driver and proceeded to destroy the final boss. However his returning participation had greatly angered Girori to the point he denied Ace's victory, instead announcing an intermission round where both Keiwa and Neon must kill him for the title of Deza Shin.
===Fox Hunting===
During the interim round, he was initially chased by the GM Riders before encountering Neon, who asked him if they really had to fight. He asked her back if she wanted to, until a still brainwashed Win attacked him, as his helmet blew up in an attempt to take the two down together. However, Ace was able to push him off at the last moment, surviving the blast, with Win being killed in the explosion. He was later visited by Tsumuri, who gave him food and plasters, with him rhetorically questioning if she should be helping him, but thanking her nonetheless. When Tsumuri asked him why he wished for her and Girori to become his family, he stated that he was looking for purpose in his life, and an answer to the question of why he was born, and so, he was searching for his mother, who knew the answers. He then asked her if she knew of his mother, and she said that she did, but she couldn't tell him any information.
Eventually, Keiwa mustered his resolve and fought Ace, with Ace having the edge while Girori desperately joins in as Glare to kill Ace. After Keiwa and Neon's plan to expose Girori for his corruption unfolded, followed by Niram's appearance who terminated Girori on the spot, Ace became impressed by the two's plan that had even him tricked. Niram revealed that because the Game Master was no longer "available", the current game would be canceled with no Deza Shin crowned, but provided the three assurance they will be guaranteed entry into the next game. Returning to the Desire Temple, the three learn of the DGP's true nature; it was in fact a "rider reality show" watched by a live audience where them saving the world is entertainment.
===Divergence Arc===
As a new Desire Grand Prix began, Ace re-entered the game with Keiwa and Neon, alongside two of his past associates, Daichi and Sae. Chirami, the new Game Master replacing Girori, tells the Riders that they were to now dorm together as the new DGP was also to document their private lives. He also revealed that one of their competitors, the DezaStar, was a saboteur who would win by default should they become one of the final two competitors in the game. Ace later met his supporter Ziin for the first time, who was thrilled at the amount of entertainment Ace was bringing him. Although Ace attempted to keep his distance, Ziin revealed that he had done research into Ace's past, and that the audience of the DGP were supposedly travelers from other dimensions. Ace then re-encountered Michinaga, who was using Jyamato-based powers as a revived yet broken Buffa. Ace questioned Michinaga, who revealed that the Jyamato were actually cultivated using broken ID Cores, which supported Keiwa's previous claims and resulted in Daichi's elimination.
However after the Timebomb game's conclusion, no Jyamato had appeared, which prompted Chirami to become Kamen Rider Glare2 himself and "fight" the Riders on the audience's behalf. Privately, Ziin revealed to Ace that Buffa now has a new supporter, the Jyamato sponsor Beroba, and believes that the recent lack of Jyamato was was related to a sinister plot that she has planned. After Beroba is successful in stealing Chirami's Vision Driver, Ace began pushing Chirami and Niram for answers regarding the Goddess of Creation and how the Jyamato came to be, but backed out the moment his memories were threatened to be erased by Niram. Tasked with retrieving the stolen Vision Driver, Ace teamed up with Ziin near the Jyamato Garden but became engaged in a one-on-one duel against Buffa. During the duel, he overheard Ziin and Beroba reveal that they were in-fact time travelers from the future, who confirm this as fact as they revealed they saw the current era as entertainment.
===Lamentation Arc===
Although Beroba destroyed the garden, Ace and the others were able to escape with minor injuries. Ace sat with Ziin in his supporter room where they watched the Special Episode. However Beroba hijacked the show and announced the reformatted version of the Desire Grand Prix, Jyamato Grand Prix, where they were deemed the enemies while Michinaga, and other Jyamato including Toru Imai were the "players".
During the Lighting Jyamato Festival, Ace talked to Shota, a young boy attending the festival for the sake of granting his wish to have his sick mother cured, but was too scared to approach "oni" that would traditionally attack the festival. After the Jyamato attack that left both Keiwa and Neon too injured to continue, Ace swore to Shota that he would restart the festival to the best of his ability, but made Shota promise to stay brave for his mother and himself. Taking his own advice, Ace confronted Michinaga and Toru alone, but was utterly defeated by the combined might of Buffa and the Knight Jyamato. With no choice left, Ace called upon the powers of his past incarnations and evolved into Boost Form MarkII, allowing him to singlehandedly defeat Toru and force Michinaga to retreat.
==Personality==
Ace is an extremely confident yet mysterious man whose true self remains unclear. As the undefeated champion of the Desire Grand Prix, he tries to redo the world and return it to its original state, aiming to create an ideal world while also using the Desire Grand Prix's world-changing abilities to test their limits and desire granting.
True to his fox motif, Ace is willing to lie in order to gain sympathy from others. Despite his inflated personality and confidence towards other players, he doesn't view them as enemies per se, but rather another means that he justifies to meet his ends. This strong sense of ego stems from the disappearance of his mother whom he can barely remember, which greatly haunts him yet fuels his motivation to continue investigating the Desire Grand Prix in regards to her whereabouts. When he learned about the existence of the Goddess of Creation, Ace pushed the management for an answer due to the gravity of their then-current situation, but quickly backed down the moment he knew his entire life would be reset upon learning of what he wanted to know.
Despite his ego, Ace is still capable of and can occasionally be willing to, out of the goodness of his own heart, fulfill the wishes of those who cannot achieve them, such as paying for Naoto Taira's surgery on behalf of Keiwa Sakurai's wishes and the late Takahito Taira's desire.
Although he is an experienced Kamen Rider, Ace can still be surprised with something unexpected, such as the Jyamato not appearing and Chirami's quirky transformation into Kamen Rider Glare2.
Ace does not hide his interest in women, and also has habitual quirks like wearing stylish clothes. He quotes many historical facts and sayings, presumably from the accumulated knowledge of his past incarnations.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Powers===
*Reality Warping: After being reincarnated, Ace inherited his mother's abilities of being able to warp the very fabric of reality. He is initially unaware of his hidden abilities until they were reawakened by his own anger from Mitsume's death. Subsequently, Ace is now able to use the following abilities:
**Reincarnation: According to Mitsume, Ace's own unwillingness to let go of his memories of her unconsciously activated his powers of reality warping, allowing him to reincarnate into a new individual upon death with his memories transferring over each time, ensuring that all of his life experiences accumulate. This ability has been active for over 2000 years. 
**Raise Buckle Creation: Ace can create Raise Buckles for his own use, such as the subsequent Boost upgrade Buckles. 
**Teleportation: Ace can teleport himself to the inside of Goddess of Creation where his mother's soul, Mitsume exist, without the usage of Vision Driver.
**Restoration: Ace can repair collateral damage instantly without needing direct contact. 
===Abilities===
*Skilled Combatant: As the undefeated champion of the Desire Grand Prix with thousands of years of battle experience from his previous incarnations, Ace is an skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, nearly unrivaled by any opponents he faces. Ace quickly defeated the game's final boss without the assistance of any other Kamen Riders. Even before he became Kamen Rider Geats, when he was only a student, Ace was able to battle many Jyamato at once.
*Master Marksman: Ace is an extremely skilled marksman, with unerring accuracy in wielding firearms. Ace has achieved extremely high scores in the Desire Grand Prix, which is most likely a result of his long-term usage of the Magnum Buckle as Geats' ID Core synergizes with it.
*Genius-Level Intellect: Due to his tremendous intellect, Ace can quickly devise a strategy against his opponents and can improvise in battle creatively. Ace is capable of easily outsmarting everyone that he encountered, and rarely get deceived or manipulated by others. He is also able to easily deduce mysterious hidden secrets about other people with only limited amount of information.
*Vast Historical Knowledge: Due to his 2000+ of life, Ace is knowledgable of a vast majority of history, most likely having experienced said events himself. 
*Expert Manipulator: Ace, like the fox, is known for lying and manipulating people to do his bidding. He was able to trick Keiwa into giving him Raise Buckles on more than one occassion.
*Talented Artist: Ace was able to perfectly draw PunkJack's helmet on a blackboard in seconds, secretly impressing Michinaga Azuma.
===Weaknesses===
*Boost MarkII Buckle: Although powerful, using the Boost MarkII Buckle on its own will cause Ace to have massive fatigue, resulting in him falling unconscious more often. According to Ziin, this may be due to the tremendous speeds the form grants. However, Ace can negate the drawback via utilizing Ziin's Laser Raise Riser to access LaserBoost Form.
==Transformation==
The user inserts their Rider Core ID into the Desire Driver to transform into their Kamen Rider in Entry Raise Form.
When a Raise Buckle is inserted, a mechanical apparatus appears behind a user, with an arm and hand containing the armor based on the Raise Buckle manifesting to the side. Once activated, the arm pulls the armor to the top/bottom half, and completes the transformation.
The upper and lower halves of the riders' forms can be reversed with "Revolve On" (リボルブオン, Riborubu On) by rotating the Desire Driver 180 degrees in either direction. Revolve On causes the body to partially detach from the user while it rotates, with the user re-merging with the armor once it's oriented. The Rider Core ID is automatically reoriented to its correct position.
==Forms==
===Kamen Rider Geats Entry Form===
*Geats Head - Entry form head.
**Geatsy Ear - Ears of Kamen Rider Geats. In addition to sound, it is equipped with various information gathering functions as a radar, and it is also the greatest feature of Geez, which is excellent in situational awareness.
**Geats Eye - Compound eyes of Kamen Rider Geats. By transmitting the visual information obtained here through the internal display, the player's eyes are protected from intense light such as sudden explosions that occur during the game.
**Blank Crusher - Mouth part of Kamen Rider Geats. The voice chat function, which enables clear conversations even in loud noises, facilitates communication between Kamen Riders through cooperative play.
**Geats Crest Gear - Head-mounted device for Kamen Rider Geez. It has the role of expanding the player's head function, and protects the head from any damage with a lightweight yet extremely strong composite armor. In addition, it also has one aspect as a visual item, and the shape that symbolizes the Rider's Crest of the personal identification code terminal "ID Core" enhances the visibility of Geats.
**Audit Signal - Kamen Rider Geats's inspection device. By constantly monitoring the condition of the Kamen Rider, the continuity of transformation is diagnosed from the operating efficiency and damage status, etc., and the transformation is canceled as necessary.
*Desire Basic - Suit type gaming device. By supplying energy from the transformation belt "Desire Driver", it has the function of raising the physical ability of the player and outputting it.
*Desire Driver - Kamen Rider transformation belt. By supplying a huge amount of energy and deploying various equipment, the player's abilities are expanded and transformed into a Kamen Rider. Basic equipment that can be a trump card for game capture depending on the operation of the set raise buckle.
*Entry Glove - Entry form gloves. By setting it to high sensitivity, you can perform more delicate work than bare hands. In addition, it can be customized by the function of various raise buckles.
*Entry Boots - Entry form boots. It boasts excellent running performance on the game field by increasing its jumping power. In addition, it can be customized by the function of various raise buckles.
*Progressive Arm - arm of the entry form. Creates the power to overthrow Jamat by increasing the physical strength of the shapeshifter. Furthermore, various functions are given by installing expansion equipment.
*Progressive Leg - Entry form thigh. It increases the player's leg strength and increases the survival rate of the game. Furthermore, various functions are given by installing expansion equipment.https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/geats/rider/geats/entry_form/stand.html
===Kamen Rider Geats Magnum Form===
*Magnum Geats Head - Magnum foam head. Each function is expanded by the magnum buckle.
**Geatsy Ear - Ears of Kamen Rider Geats. In addition to sound, it is equipped with various information gathering functions as a radar, and it is also the greatest feature of Geez, which is excellent in situational awareness.
**Red Geats Eye - The compound eyes of a Magnum Geats head. By superimposing an overlay image on visual information, it visualizes the point of impact and predicted trajectory. It also has an auto aim function.
**Magnum Crusher - Mouth of Magnum Geats head. The voice chat function, which enables clear conversations even in loud noises, facilitates communication between Kamen Riders through cooperative play.
**Geats Crest Gear - Head-mounted device for Kamen Rider Geats. It has the role of expanding the player's head function, and protects the head from any damage with a lightweight yet extremely strong composite armor. In addition, it also has one aspect as a visual item, and the shape that symbolizes the Rider's Crest of the personal identification code terminal "ID Core" enhances the visibility of Geats.
**Audit Signal - Kamen Rider Geats's inspection device. By constantly monitoring the condition of the Kamen Rider, the continuity of transformation is diagnosed from the operating efficiency and damage status, etc., and the transformation is canceled as necessary.
**Magnum Head Guard - Enhanced equipment for the Magnum Geez Head. It has the role of dramatically improving the accuracy of various attacks by giving the extended function of the magnum buckle to the entire head.
*Magnum Chester - Magnum Form chest expansion equipment. Based on a huge database of shooting, it processes trajectory calculations that take into consideration various conditions such as weather and geography, dramatically improving the accuracy of shooting and maneuvers.
*Gunslinger Arm - Magnum Form arm expansion equipment. He specializes in close combat maneuvers using the fixed short gun "Armored Gun" on the forearm. In addition, it excels in handling the extended armament "Magnum Shooter 40X", enabling ultra-high-speed shooting with a lag of up to 7 commas.
*Magnum Guard SA - Magnum Form shoulder extension equipment. Composite armor with excellent bulletproof performance makes use of its hardness to deliver sharp shoulder tackles like bullets.https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/geats/rider/geats/magnum_form/stand.html
===Kamen Rider Geats Magnum Boost Form===
*Magnum Geats Head - Magnum foam head. Each function is expanded by the magnum buckle.
**Geatsy Ear - Ears of Kamen Rider Geats. In addition to sound, it is equipped with various information gathering functions as a radar, and it is also the greatest feature of Geez, which is excellent in situational awareness.
**Red Geats Eye - The compound eyes of a Magnum Geats head. By superimposing an overlay image on visual information, it visualizes the point of impact and predicted trajectory. It also has an auto aim function.
**Magnum Crusher - Mouth of Magnum Geats head. The voice chat function, which enables clear conversations even in loud noises, facilitates communication between Kamen Riders through cooperative play.
**Geats Crest Gear - Head-mounted device for Kamen Rider Geez. It has the role of expanding the player's head function, and protects the head from any damage with a lightweight yet extremely strong composite armor. In addition, it also has one aspect as a visual item, and the shape that symbolizes the Rider's Crest of the personal identification code terminal "ID Core" enhances the visibility of Geats.
**Audit Signal - Kamen Rider Geats's inspection device. By constantly monitoring the condition of the Kamen Rider, the continuity of transformation is diagnosed from the operating efficiency and damage status, etc., and the transformation is canceled as necessary.
**Magnum Head Guard - Enhanced equipment for the Magnum Geez Head. It has the role of dramatically improving the accuracy of various attacks by giving the extended function of the magnum buckle to the entire head.
*Magnum Chester - Magnum Form chest expansion equipment. Based on a huge database of shooting, it processes trajectory calculations that take into consideration various conditions such as weather and geography, dramatically improving the accuracy of shooting and maneuvers.
*Red Zone Leg - Thigh extension equipment in Magnum Boost form. It is possible to activate a "boost time" that temporarily increases various abilities of the lower body several times.
*Boost Kicker - Magnum Boost Form shin extension equipment. It has a mechanism that suppresses the power loss of dashes and kicks and reliably transmits it to the target. In addition, it releases ultra-high-density energy that can spontaneously ignite, and unleashes its special move "Magnum Boost Grand Victory".
*Gunslinger Arm - Magnum Form arm expansion equipment. He specializes in close combat maneuvers using the fixed short gun "Armored Gun" on the forearm. In addition, it excels in handling the extended armament "Magnum Shooter 40X", enabling ultra-high-speed shooting with a lag of up to 7 commas.
*Magnum Guard SA - Magnum Form shoulder extension equipment. Composite armor with excellent bulletproof performance makes use of its hardness to deliver sharp shoulder tackles like bullets.
*Boost Discharger NA - Knee expansion equipment in Magnum Boost form. It has a mechanism that compresses and stores the energy supplied by the Desire Driver to an ultra-high density. This covers the enormous amount of energy that is instantaneously consumed when the special function "Boost Time" is activated.https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/geats/rider/geats/magnumboost_form/stand.html
===Kamen Rider Geats Boost Form===
*Boost Geats Head - Head in Boost Form. Each function is expanded by the Boost Buckle.
**Geatsy Ear - Ears of Kamen Rider Geats. In addition to sound, it is equipped with various information gathering functions as a radar, and it is also the greatest feature of Geats, which is excellent in situational awareness.
**Yellow Geats Eye - The compound eyes of the Boost Giets Head. Equipped with an ultra-high-performance image sensor that ensures a stable field of view equivalent to normal even during super-acceleration when "Boost Time" is activated.
**Boost Crusher - Oral part of Boost Gietz head. The voice chat function, which enables clear conversations even in loud noises, facilitates communication between Kamen Riders through cooperative play.
**Geats Crest Gear - Head-mounted device for Kamen Rider Geez. It has the role of expanding the player's head function, and protects the head from any damage with a lightweight yet extremely strong composite armor. In addition, it also has one aspect as a visual item, and the shape that symbolizes the Rider's Crest of the personal identification code terminal "ID Core" enhances the visibility of Geez.
**Audit Signal - Protection device for Kamen Rider Geats. By constantly monitoring the condition of the Kamen Rider, the continuity of transformation is diagnosed from the operating efficiency and damage status, etc., and the transformation is canceled as necessary. In addition, if cheating or unauthorized operations are detected, it will be immediately reported to the management side.
*Boost Head Guard - Enhanced gear for Boost Geats Head. It is possible to activate a "boost time" that temporarily increases all the abilities of the upper body by more than 10 times.
*Red Zone Chester - Boost Form chest expansion equipment. It is possible to activate a "boost time" that temporarily increases various abilities of the upper body several times.
*Boost Discharger SA - Boost form shoulder extension equipment. It has a mechanism that compresses and stores the energy supplied by the Desire Driver to an ultra-high density. This covers the enormous amount of energy that is instantaneously consumed when the special function "Boost Time" is activated.
*Boost Puncher - Boost form arm expansion equipment. It has the ability to strengthen even the armaments it wields, releasing ultra-high-density energy that can spontaneously ignite, unleashing its special move "Boost Strike".https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/geats/rider/geats/boost_form/stand.html
==Gallery==
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==References==
==External Link==
*Ace Ukiyo in Kamen Rider Wiki
*Ace Ukiyo in villains Wiki (as Future Ace)
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