Aside from being able to control the Tridoron remotely, he can also use the Type-changing Shift Cars as his own body, allowing him to effectively be in five places at once. Mr. Belt was once Krim Steinbelt, the man who created the Core Driviars for the Shift Cars and the Tridoron. He assisted his friend Professor Banno in developing the Roidmudes after they hit a wall in development by giving them Core Driviars. However, they went out of control and began harming humanity instead of helping it.
Publication Information
- Host : Krim Steinbelt
- Japanese : クリム・スタインベルト
- Type : Transformation Device, Companion, Scientist
- Gender : Male
- Rider Users : Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron
- Season : Kamen Rider Drive
- Homeworld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- First Appearance : Why Did My Time Stop? Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive : Chou Movie War Genesis
- Number of Appearances : 48 (Drive), 4 (movies), 1 (TV special), 4 (type TOKUJO), 9 (DVD special)
- Portrayer : Christopher Daniel Peppler
- Main View : Full Episode
He resolved to stop them by using contingencies including the equipment used by Drive, but his home was attacked by the first three Roidmudes, with his body being killed by Heart. Thus, he transferred his consciousness to the Drive Driver, and continued his fight by aiding Drive.
Protect the humans. ― Mr. Belt's instruction to Proto-Drive
He was present for the beginning of the Global Freeze and the rise and fall of Proto Drive. He used the Roidmude Protozero as his user, but found that he was incapable of destroying cores. Following Protozero's supposed death and despite being haunted by dreams of his past life, Mr. Belt continued to supervise the upgrades to the Drive system and scouted out a new candidate, finding one in forlorn, depressed super cop Shinnosuke Tomari.
Global Freeze & Shinnosuke's Recruitment
He was present for the beginning of the Global Freeze and the rise and fall of Protodrive. He used the Roidmude Proto-Zero as his user, but found that he was incapable of destroying Cores. Following Proto-Zero's supposed death and despite being haunted by dreams of his past life, and the fear of Heart and 001 (who played a role the day Proto-Zero was supposedly killed) Mr. Belt continued to supervise the upgrades to the Drive system and scouted out a new candidate, finding one in forlorn, depressed super cop Shinnosuke Tomari.
Final Battle And Lockdown
Soon, a climatic battle between humanity and Banno (now called Gold Drive)'s forces ensued when all four Super Evolved Roidmudes presented and the creation of Sigma Circular, a machine used to initiate the Global Freeze. Mr. Belt also led to met 004, surprised by him for copying his form and intellect. Followed by both Gold Drive and Sigma's destruction, Mr. Belt went to the severely ruined Drive Pit, gathering all Shift Cars, Signal Bikes (except Chaser Signal), Trailer-Hou, and all of the Kamen Riders' arsenals and vehicles to prepare themselves for a lockdown beneath the Drive Pit to ensure that no Core Driviars would fall into the wrong hands.
Final Story (Special Edition): The Case of Ghost
During Shinnosuke's final case with the Special Division, there are brief moments where he imagined Mr. Belt being there. When Shinnosuke holds the Newton Ghost Eyecon, Mr. Belt momentarily appears around him, though it is hard to say if it is actually him there via the power of the Eyecon or if Shinnosuke was only imagining he was there.
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive : Chou Movie War Genesis
When Shinnosuke and Takeru are sent back in time to the year of 2005, they encounter Mr. Belt. While it is unknown why he's in his belt form at the moment, he is still able to aid Shinnosuke by transforming into Zero Drive.
Personality
"Mr. Belt" is an elegant individual, guiding Shinnosuke as he adapts and learns more about being Drive. He is very smart, having been the inventor of the Drive Driver, and his intelligence manifests in often adding English to his sentences. He often makes puns about driving like Kiriko, and though he is often cool, calm and collected, he becomes hot-blooded in battle. He'll have the tendency to say "Start Your Engines!" every time Shinnosuke is able to enter battle.
However, he is not without a dark side. Considering his past life as Krim Steinbelt, Mr. Belt is very driven to fight the Roidmudes. He often prefers to keep secrets from Shinnosuke and everyone he knows (Rinna as his third assistant, Go Shijima, Kiriko's little brother as the candidate for a new Rider System) despite having themselves as trustworthy allies, which angered them further. Even if that's the case, Krim eventually cares for his comrades, having tried to keep Shinnosuke out from any battles against Roidmude Executives as possible to prevent his loss.
Since Heart was the one whom killed him, Banno and Protodrive (who was later revealed to be alive), Mr. Belt developed a fear towards him and if Drive and Kiriko would come to face him, he would order them to retreat. Ever since he assisted Banno in the creation of the Roidmudes, he was guilt-driven for the rest of his life, having given a hand in creating the "monsters".
Functionality
- Main Article : Shift Brace
Episode 18 also shows that the Drive Driver's belt straps can be used as claws to attack Roidmudes, which Mr. Belt used when he was summoned by Shinnosuke to distract the Judge Roidmude long enough for him to transform. As of episode 25, the Drive Driver has been upgraded to deal with Roidmudes that evolved using Neo Viral Cores by targeting attacks to harm only the Roidmude body and Core, without harming the human host, much to Krim's discomfort.
When Mr. Belt and Shinnosuke was revived by the Special Investigation Unit members and the new Shift Car Shift Tridoron introduced, he gains an additional ability, which is to borrow Shinnosuke's body as well as Drive in Type Tridoron to fight alongside him. Once Mr. Belt is in command, Shinnosuke's eyes shines red with a car beeping noise to signify Belt's control.
In the dystopian future of year 2035, the Drive Driver has been modified and upgraded. Though the Krim Steinbelt AI in the driver is gone or nonexistent, the Drive Driver has an autonomous mode that allows the Drive Driver to fight without a host. The Krim Steinbelt AI from 2015 is restored onto the 2035 Drive Driver during Surprise Future
Forms
Kamen Rider Drive Type Tridoron
With the creation of the Shift Tridoron Car, Krim gains the ability to borrow Shinnosuke's body, as well as Drive in Type Tridoron since the armor was made from Tridoron's parts, where the car is controllable through his will. When this happens, Mr. Belt's face appears on the Dual High Beam Eye of Drive's Tri-D Met. All versions of this Type bear a tire across Drive's left shoulder. During the Tire Blending process, the three Shift Tires being combined first attach to his elbow in a manner similar to Type Formula's Shift Tires.
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