President Zero

**President Zero** is the first episode of *Kamen Rider Zero*.

## Plot

In 2032, the United States has entered a new era of technology. An organization known as Harp Industries, run by Nathaniel Harper, has developed a new form of artificial intelligence called Humadroids who are robots that resemble humans. The Humadroids were made to make society a much safer place as they work jobs and task that are risky for humans to do such as construction jobs and others of the sort. A news report then says that Nathaniel Harper has died of a heart disease and a ceremony will be held at Harp Industries main building in his honor.

Meanwhile, a young man is sleeping in a storage closet and is awaken by his boss. The young man, Nick Harper, is told that he is being replaced with a Humadroid and is being fired from his job as casher at a fast food restaurant. Nick pleads for his job, but his boss says that Nick is the grandson of Nathaniel Harper, he shouldn’t be working at a fast food place any way. Nick gets in his car and gets a call from a worker at Harp Industries telling him to come to the main building to hear his grandfather’s will. Nick tries to start up his car to go there, but his car breaks down.

A luxurious limo pulls up beside him and a young female Humadroid gets out. The Humadroid introduces herself as Ari, his grandfather’s assistant. She says that she could tell that he needed a ride and requested that a limo be sent for him. Nick gets int the limo and heads to Harp Industries main building. Elsewhere at an abandoned laboratory, two rogue Humadroids, the leader Drex and his underling Jak, are discussing Nathaniel’s death and that with him out of the picture, they can finally execute their plan to sabotage the Humadroids. Drex gives Jak a strange belt, Sabo-driver, and tells him to make sure that he gives the Harp Ceremony a show. Jak laughs maniacally and leaves.

Meanwhile at Harp Industries, Nathaniel’s nephew, George Harper, his in Nathaniel’s office prepping it for when he is announced as Nathaniel’s successor. His assistant comes in and tells him that it’s time for him to come listen to the will. George comes into the meeting as well as Nick and Ari. The vice president reads the will and reveals that Nathaniel feared of a threat that plans to sabotage the Humadroids and that he has created new technology to fight against the threat, the Zero Driver. It is then revealed that the only one who can operate it is the succeeding president, which is Nick Harper! George and the entire board of directors are angered at this sudden development. But Nick actually doesn't want to accept this appointment, as he wants to be his own man and told his grandfather before he died that he wanted to make his own living, not be passed down one. Nick then excuses himself out of the meeting. Nick sits outside of the Harp building and looks at a picture of him and his father, Greg Harper. He then reminisces about his father taking care of him after his mother died in a car crash when Nick was an infant. But tragedy strikes when Greg suffered from the same heart disease as his father and is on his death bed. Greg tells Nick to create his own future and not to let anyone else control it. Ari interrupts his reminiscing and asks him why he doesn’t want to be president. Nick tells her that he wants to be his own man. Ari asks him if he would like to attend the ceremony at least. Nick decides to attend and him and Ari go.

Elsewhere, Humadroids are carrying boxes to the ceremony but one of them are pulled aside by Jak who then hacks the Humadroid and gives them the Sabo-Driver. He then tells the hacked Humadroid to cause chaos. At the ceremony, Nick and Ari listen to people talk about Nathaniel and the future of the company but then the hacked Humadroid gets on stage and begins attacking people. He then pulls out the Sabo-Driver and transforms into a Sabot. Everyone is in a panic as a A.I.S.T. van arrives with the AIST troops led by Ken Manado and Rebecca Cole. Ken, without Rebecca’s consent, decides to fight the Sabot on his own. The Sabot overpowers Ken and Ken decides to go get AIST’s new technology to fight it. He’s stopped by Rebecca who tells him that he isn’t authorized to use it and Ken says that if his brother was authorized for it, then he is to. He grabs a briefcase and pulls out an AIST blaster and an object called an Authorizer, the wolf version. He tries to use it, but the authorizer refuses to open. The Sabot blasts at Ken and Rebecca who manage to avoid the blast but are knocked out by it. Nick sees that the Sabot is about to attack Rebecca who is now unarmed and tries to save her.

However, the Sabot beats Nick down senselessly. Ari walks up to Nick and asks him if he would like to use the Zero Driver. Nick tells Ari to give him the driver and he equips the Driver. As he does so, the Driver uploads information into his mind about how to use the Driver and to give him authorization. Nick then transforms into Kamen Rider Zero Jump Hopper. Zero is able to defeat the Sabot and Ari tells Nick that since he used the Zero Driver, he is officially the President of Harp Industries, much to his dismay. Jak watches from on top of a roof but is noticed by Ken and quickly disappears.

## Cast

* Nick Harper: Kevin Drake
* Ari: Jeana Ryder
* Ken Manado: Tyson Dash
* Rebecca Cole: Alexandra Myers
* Drex: Marcus Yates
* Jak: Joe Young

## Forms and Collectibles Used

### Authorizer Keys

* **Key Used:**
	+ Zero
		- Jump Hopper
* **Form Used:**
	+ Zero
		- Jump Hopper

## See Also

* I am the President and a Kamen Rider - Counterpart in *Kamen Rider Zero-One*