Lockseeds

are mysterious lock-like devices that serve as the source of the Armored Riders' powers. They all have powers associated with fruits, seeds, berries, and nuts. Lockseeds were originally fruits that grew on trees in the Helheim Forest.
In Inves Games, people use Lockseeds to summon Inves to do battle. When a person wearing a Sengoku/Genesis Driver picks a Helheim fruit, they will quickly convert into Lockseeds. When an Inves Game starts, the Lockseeds say "Battle, Start!". After an Inves Game, these Lockseeds say "You Win" or "You Lose" depending on the result of the battle. After a victory, the toy Lockseed says "Rank Up!", which was not used in the show.
In the Hyper Battle DVD, the Riders' Lockseeds become rusted, preventing transformations and Inves summoning, however there are ways to to restore them, according to the Woman of the Beginning.
If an Armored Rider summons an Inves in a battle, then they will be fully materialized in the real world, however if a Genesis Armored Rider summons an Inves, one Lockseed can call in three at a time. If one manages to jailbreak a Lockseed (though Sid had to show how to do so), they can summon fully materialized Inves as well without being an Armored Rider, although there is a chance for the Lockseed to malfunction.
==Design==
A Lockseed consists of the following parts:
* is part of the control circuit that controls the power of the Lockseed. When unlocking, the energy of the Lockseed causes distortion in the surrounding space and creates a crack.
** is the upgrade version used for Energy Lockseed. Data collected from the Lockseed is used to cope with Energy Lockseed which extracts high density energy.
** is the upgrade version used for Kachidoki Lockseed and Kiwami Lockseed. It is a type of seal that controls the power of the Lockseed.
* is the front panel where the force of lock seed is fixed in relief shape. The stamped numbering is determined by comparing the spectrum of energy with the Sengoku Driver database.
** is the upgrade version used for Kachidoki Lockseed and Kiwami Lockseed. It is the panel of the front part where the power of the Lockseed materializes. In case of Kiwami Lockseed, it contains the power of all Lockseeds.
* is the switch to unlock the lock seed.
* is the body of the that stores the energy source of the lock seed.
** is the upgrade version used for Energy Lockseed. By redesigning the design based on the experimental data of Lockseed, robustness was raised to 240%.
** is the upgrade version used for Kachidoki Lockseed and Kiwami Lockseed.
* is a display panel graphically expressing the strength possessed by lock seed. The upper part represents the spectrum of energy two-dimensionally, and the lower part shows the corresponding arm's weapon. For Energy Lockseeds, there is only one panel expressing the spectrum of energy two-dimensionally.
The following parts are exclusive to specified Lockseeds:
* is the slit of the lateral part of Kachidoki Lockseed, the connection port with Kiwami Lockseed.
* is the connection part of Kiwami Lockseed. Pull out the hook-shaped pin and connect it to the Lock Slit of the Kachidoki Lockseed.
==Inves==
The Inves love Lockseeds and Helheim's fruits, regarding them as their favorite food. However, if an Inves consumes a Lockseed, it assumes its Advanced State, and if it consumes yet another Lockseed, then that Inves will evolve into its Strengthened Form.
==Helheim's Fruits==
, are the original forms of Lockseeds that grow in the Helheim Forest. They normally look like fruit, however if anyone wearing a Sengoku Driver picks them they will turn into Lockseeds. The Inves love both types, regarding them as their favorite and only food, and will attempt to protect them if they are picked. People who don't wear a Driver when entering Helheim or/and nearby the place where the Helheim crack portal was opened out of nowhere also seem to be tempted to eat the fruits, and it takes either outside help or a high level of mental endurance to make sure they don't eat it. Helheim fruits can also safely be used as an alternative food source if transformed into a Lockseed and inserted into a worn Sengoku Driver without transforming, allowing the wearer to gain nourishment from Lockseeds without the risk of mutation.
When a living being does eat a Helheim fruit, be it human or an animal, it quickly rewrites the creature's DNA and minds, as they will turn into an Inves, and in human cases like Ryoji Hase, into an Inves in a Berserker State, where the Yggdrasill higher-ups then calls them "Category H" Inves; Inves that were formerly human:
Other kinds of kaijin like a non-humanoid type, like Beast Chimera, can survive eating the fruit without any side effects, while an intelligent, humanoid kaijin type like Overlord Demushu has an effect of entering their evolved states.
==Classes==
Lockseeds are given ranks, from D to A, but it is unknown if either the number of the Lockseed, the chance of rarity of such a Lockseed being found, or a combination of the two makes the Lockseed's ranking.
A-Class Lockseeds are normally unbreakable (though they can be devoured by an Inves or destroyed by powerful attacks). Given their powerful nature, they are useful for both transformation as an Armored Rider or to summon a high-class Inves. One drawback is that the summoned Inves is in its Advanced State, and if said Inves consumes a Lockseed that summoned it or an entirely different Lockseed, it will evolve into a second form of itself called an .
Beyond the normal variety of Lockseeds, there exists another brand of Lockseed in the form of . They are indicated by their rougher design and their theme being based on flowers. Once unlocked, the Lock Vehicles will unfold from their Lockseed Modes into their Vehicle Modes, and have the capacity to breach into the Helheim Forest by forming a crack(either at a certain speed or with a beam). Due to these Lockseeds being made mainly as a mode of transportation, Lock Vehicle Lockseeds do not have a Lockseed ranking. They are quite rare to appear naturally, as Yggdrasill's mass picking for R&D might have made a hit to the appearance of Lock Vehicle Lockseeds.
Yggdrasill has managed to create fully functional artificial Lockseeds called , more powerful Lockseeds that sacrifices the ability to summon a normal Arms Weapon when used in a Driver, instead summoning a Sonic Arrow (with the exception of Kurokage Shin and Gaim Yami). These particular Lockseeds can only be used by a Genesis Armored Rider with a Genesis Driver, though there is a roundabout way Sengoku Driver-wearing Armored Riders can use Energy Lockseeds. In terms of rankings, Energy Lockseeds are given the general rank of Class S, outranking even the more powerful nature-converted Lockseeds (except skilled users of the Suika Lockseed). Like A-Classed Lockseeds, they are normally unbreakable, though Rosyuo was able to easily dissolve Sid's Cherry Energy Lockseed with a force-based attack.
==Armored Rider Lockseeds==
==Energy Lockseeds==
==Other Lockseeds==
==Lock Vehicle Lockseeds==
*: Summons a Sakura Hurricane Rider Machine. It is Lockseed LV-01. Gaim obtains his during his battle with Baron from Lock Dealer Sid, which Ryugen temporarily borrowed. Kurokage got one from Sid to use in the Lockseed capture challenge, but kept it temporarily. Bravo also obtained one through unknown means, though he says that it wasn't hard. It is unknown if Bravo still has one.
*: Summons a Rose Attacker Rider Machine. It is Lockseed LV-02. Baron obtains his during his battle with Gaim from Lock Dealer Sid. Ryugen obtained one from Sid off-screen to save Mai. Gridon received one from Sid during the Lockseed capture challenge, but kept it temporarily.
*: Summons a Dandeliner Rider Machine. It is Lockseed LV-03. The Kurokage Troopers, and Baron use one after picking it from Helheim, though Gaim obtained another one from DJ Sagara on episode 23, having owned a previous Dandeliner in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle, but was wrecked by Bujin Gaim in Lotus Position.
*: Summons a Tulip Hopper Rider Machine. It is Lockseed LV-04. The Kurokage Troopers mainly use these, though DJ Sagara gave Gaim one as well.
KRGa-Sakura Hurricane Lockseed.png|Sakura Hurricane Lockseed
KRGa-Rose Attacker Lockseed.png|Rose Attacker Lockseed
KRGa-Dandeliner Lockseed.png|Dandeliner Lockseed
KRGa-Tulip Hopper Lockseed.png|Tulip Hopper Lockseed
==Legend Rider Lockseeds==
Listed as movie sets in some sources, the contain the power of a Kamen Rider that they are based on. The first set contains the Double and Wizard Lockseeds, while the second set includes the OOO and Fourze Lockseeds. The Arms of these Lockseeds are based off of the Rider it is based on, but doesn't exactly offer much of that form's abilities.Unlike regular lockseeds these ones have no codes or classes.
Like normal Lockseeds, they contain images when opened. The inside image depicts the Rider's Transformation Belt while the image on the backside of the lid usually depicts the item which is inserted to commence transformation, or something else related to the Rider, denoting them as the ingredients that makes the represented Rider.
These new armors for the Riders appeared in the Movie War film, Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle. These sets were released in December.
Legend Rider Lockseeds later appear in Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai where they are used by the villainous Kamen Rider Fifteen.
In the Movie War, the Legend Rider Lockseeds were created with the fusion between the transformation items belonging to four of the most recently defeated Bujin Riders (the Joker Memory, a Taka Medal, the Rocket Astroswitch, and the Flame Style Wizard Ring) and Helheim Fruit. In Kamen Rider Taisen, the Heisei Riders and Showa Riders are turned into Lockseeds when they are defeated, transported to the Badan Empire's lair before they are freed by ZX and Gaim.
When transforming into these Rider Arms, it may also change the user's personality into those of the Rider's, as Kamen Rider Zangetsu almost lost grip of his personality while in Fourze Arms. The same case can go for when the Showa Lockseed or the Heisei Lockseed is used, as Kamen Rider Gaim announced out "Rider Kick" when he did his finishing attack in 1go Arms, when he normally doesn't say anything when doing a finishing attack.
In addition, Legend Rider Lockseeds based on non-main forms will announce its form name when activated/unlocked instead of its Rider name and usually has the same style as its main form Legend Rider Lockseed with a few exceptions (Ryuki/Ryuki Survive, Faiz/Faiz Blaster, and Fourze/Fourze Cosmic).
==Behind the Scenes==
===Portrayal===
The voice of the Lockseeds, as well as the Sengoku Driver, Musou Saber and Hinawadaidai-DJ-Ju, is provided by . The Energy Lockseeds, as well as the Genesis Driver and the Sonic Arrow, is provided by .
===Conception===
An interview with Kamen Rider Gaim producer Naomi Takebe in Hyper Hobby revealed the inspiration for the Lockseeds arising in early design meetings, with the sentences “Opening a new world” and “Unlocking potential” in mind. After some research it was decided that locks were the best choice, being something that has never been used in Kamen Rider. This decision was made at a very early point, with Takabe noting that they had no idea what the story was even going to be like then.http://henshinjustice.com/2013/09/12/why-gaim-is-an-orange-naomi-takebe-interview/
==Notes==
*As seen in concept art, the Lockseeds were originally coded "FLS-(number)", which stands for "Fruits Lock System", with the Orange Lockseed being the first to be numbered.
*It is confirmed that the Lockseeds used by Armored Riders are originally the Helheim fruits "converted" for human use by Ryoma Sengoku, and the Lock form has never existed in Helheim's nature before as he states that the sound/quote in the Lockseeds was the doing of his "guilty pleasure ".
*The Suika Lockseed is the only known natural Lockseed whose Arms Weapon changes between users.
*The DX Kachidoki Lockseed's Kiwami Arms artwork can be flipped open without the DX Kiwami Lockseed by pressing the button in the keyhole with an item small enough to fit inside it, such as a screwdriver. However, doing this plays an incomplete transformation announcement, as it is meant to be played together with Kiwami.
**The DX Kiwami Lockseed can also be used with the DX Senyo Joint by itself, without the Sengoku Driver.
***The DX Kiwami Lockseed's lock can actually open, allowing it to activate in the main Lockseed slot in the Sengoku Driver and Genesis Driver, However, the resulting sounds are the same for all attempts at activating it by itself.
*When Armored Rider Knuckle first appeared on the show, the Kurumi Lockseed appeared on TV-Asahi's website with a blank bottom flap. This has since been revised to only show the closed version.
*Many of the Lockseeds that appear on the show feature a tab-like protrusion underneath their emblem. This is a characteristic of the Capsule-Toy/Candy-Toy versions of Lockseeds featured in the toyline, which served as props.
*In the toyline, Energy Lockseeds can be used on the Sengoku Driver without the need of the Genesis Core by simply cutting it like a normal Lockseed. However, the opening shape of the Energy Lockseeds differ from the regular ones, so the knife would not cut the Energy Lockseed properly.
**In contrast, when Kouta attempts to use the Lemon Energy Lockseed in the Sengoku Driver in the show, it does not open. In future attempts, the Energy Lockseed simply ejects from the dock with no result.
**The same would happen with the DX Genesis Driver, which does not have a knife to cut open a regular Lockseed and relies on some special mechanics that are made for opening Energy Lockseeds.
*The style of transformation announcements for each Rider's set of Lockseeds follow some type of pattern.
**Gaim, Kurokage (Troopers), Bujin Gaim, Kamuro, and Saver: Mix of Japanese words and English words.
**Zangetsu & Mars/Jam: Pure Japanese.
**Baron, Gridon, Duke, and Idunn: Pure English that is sung in a chorus-like manner. Notably, both of Baron's standard Lockseeds also have a "[Noun 1] of [Noun 2]" theme, which is applied to numerous Legend Rider Lockseeds. For Duke, it is only sung in techno voice and announcing its creator's first name ("Incredible Ryoma"). For Gridon, it is only sung in a quote ("Never Give Up") while raising the singing voice. For Idunn, it is sung in three words without an "of" ("Desire Forbidden Fruits").
**Ryugen (Yomi): Either divided into three parts or ends with a fighting grunt ("Ha-Ha-Ha" or "Sei-ya Ha").
**Bravo & Knuckle: Pure English with a "Mr. [Adjective/Noun]" theme.
**Bujin Gaim, Ryugen Yomi, & Saver: Distorted and deeper voice.
*If a DX Lockseed is used in the Genesis Core without a Lockseed in the main slot, the Lockseed will announce a specific word or shout before announcing Lockseed calls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-JSF7GGnKg
**Orange: Maicho
**Pine: Maicho
**Ichigo: Oi Oi Yoi
**Matsubokkuri: Asore!
**Suika: Dosukoi
**Banana & Mango: Okay!
**Kurumi: Welcome!
**Budou: Ya
**Kiwi: Sei
**Durian : Encore
**Melon: Yoh
**Golden Ringo: Kin
**Silver Ringo: Gin
**Black Ringo: Kuro
**Fifteen: Ha
**Showa Rider: Showa
**Heisei Rider: Heisei
**Lemon: Lemon
**Zakuro: Zakuro
*The Dragon Fruits Energy Lockseed is the first and only Lockseed to have two different Lockseed codes, ELS-HEX and ELS-PROTO.
*There is also some, but limited playability for the Lockseeds without Sengoku (or Genesis) Driver.
**On the back of the DX Lockseeds (particularly the regular ones), on the bottom of the Inves Game button are two small black buttons. When each of them are pressed individually, the Lock On sound is played (but not the phase itself). While the top button is held and the user presses the Inves Game button, the knife-cutting sound will play and the Lockseed will shout out "(Lockseed) Charge!" While the bottom button is held and the user presses the Inves Game button, the Lockseed will shout out its transformation phase. A certain number of presses on the Inves Game button will activate the Squash, Au Lait, and Sparkling functions respectively. Once the buttons have been released, the Lock Off sound will play (but not the phase itself). Also, while those buttons are held, and the user opens up a Lockseed, the Lock will open with the opening sound, but it will not announce the Lockseed name.
**The DX Energy Lockseeds have a similar play-around as well. Unlike the regular ones, the Energy Lockseeds have one more function. By pressing down the two small buttons simultaneously and pressing the game button, the Lockseed will shout out its' Jimba Arms transformation sound.
*List of the recolored normal and Energy Lockseeds:
**Orange: Fresh, Blood Orange, Yami, Kabi
**Pine: Fresh
**Mango: Watermelon
**Budou: Yomotsuheguri
**Kiwi: Lemon
**Peach Energy: Marron Energy
**Suika: Blood Zakuro (LS-MESSIAH) and its duplicate versions (code-less)
**Apples (mostly from Golden first, then Silver): Darkness, Ringo
**Dragon Fruits: The ELS code is changed from HEX to PROTO
*Non-shown sounds
**Basic Lockseeds: "You Lose", "Rank Up", "(Lockseed) Power!" (used in a Lockseed compatible weapon after the Charge finisher has been performed)
**Energy Lockseeds: "Energy Standby", "Energy Shutdown", and "System Start".
**Kachidoki Lockseed: Various sounds. (Often battle cries or music)
**Kiwami Lockseed: Various quotes from Kouta and Mai as the Woman of the Beginning.
**DX Legend Rider Lockseeds: "Legend Rider Battle Start", "(Rider) win", and "Try again". The Charge/Power finishers from the basic Lockseeds are present as well.
**Drive Lockseed: "Max Flare", "Funky Spike, "Midnight Shadow" and "Tridoron".
**Apple Lockseeds: Crack opening and closing sounds.
**Fifteen Lockseed: Bone crackling sounds in addition to the crack opening and closing sounds.
**Yomotsuheguri Lockseed: Various quotes from Mitsuzane while corrupted.
**Forbidden Apple Lockseed: Lord Baron transformation sound, as well as quotes from Kaito as Lord Baron.
**Watermelon Lockseed: Various quotes by Takatora.
**Dragon Fruits Energy Lockseed: Various quotes by Ryoma.
**Lemon Lockseed: Quotes by Ryoma and Takatora.
**Marron Energy Lockseed: Various quotes by Zack and Kaito.
**Zakuro Lockseed: Quotes by Ryoma and Kugai.
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