Without hesitation, Izuku snapped the white driver to his waist—!
["IMAGI FUSION DRIVER!"]
The apparatus announced itself with a synthetic chime as the metallic belt wrapped around his waist and locked into place...!
Yet he didn't pause—not even for a second—as he advanced toward the approaching metal monstrosity...!
But his preparation wasn't complete—it had only just begun...!
Raising both hands, a digitized aura surged from his palms—two USB-like items materialized in his grip!
He clicked each trigger simultaneously—!
["GORILLA!"]
["BOXING!"]
The devices barked their names—! And without missing a beat, Izuku slammed them into the open slots on both side of his Driver—!
["GORILLA!"]
["BOXING!"]
["PRIMAL FUSION!"]
A sudden shockwave burst from his body, stirring dust and debris into the air...! It was an aura that everyone present could feel... and they all shuddered by its intensity...!
But then... came the loud whisper—
"...Henshin."
With one swift motion, he pressed both triggers on the Driver—!
Light erupted in an instant, blindingly bright—!
Those still present quickly shielded their eyes from the intense brightness...!
And then... when the light faded—
He emerged transformed.
Ebony armor clung tightly to his form, sleek yet robust. His unruly green hair was now hidden beneath a glossy, bug-eyed helmet of jet-black...!
But that wasn't the end.
Bright flames began to envelop his limbs—shoulders, fists, hips, and even his helmet.
And from that shimmering fire, they appeared—
Massive mechanical red gauntlets engulfed his hands. Bold red shoulder pads clamped down over his sides. A pair of black boxer shorts, trimmed with gold, materialized beneath his white Driver apparatus—!
Finally... a red headgear piece locked over the top of his existing helmet—giving him the look of a brutal, towering champion fighter!
[DING—! DING—! DING—!]
["THE KING OF THE BOXING RING!"]
["BOXER KONG!!!"]
And thus emerged the (in)famous vigilante Kamen Rider—decked out in full black-and-red boxer form...!
Everyone's jaw dropped; shock painted their faces upon witnessing the return of THE Kamen Rider...!
"—W-what…?!"
Iida Tenya was frozen stiff, eyes wide behind his glasses as he took a step back in shock.
He couldn't believe not only had he just witnessed the enigmatic green-haired man transform before his eyes—
"—W-what is that form...?!"
—He'd also witnessed another form of the infamous vigilante...!
He wasn't the only one.
Several others were equally stunned—mouths agape, breath caught in their throats—as they watched the ebony figure march toward the towering metal monster like it was nothing.
No hesitation. No fear. Just cold, unstoppable determination with each heavy step he took.
The boxer Kamen Rider advanced, his bug-eyed visors locked on the Zero Pointer that loomed high above him and everything else in sight.
But then—
Vrrr-CHAKK—!
The Zero Pointer's massive right fist was raised high into the air, casting a shadow over the cracked faux urban highway...!
With a loud whir of gears and a sudden surge of steam, the giant robot prepared to slam its fist down once more—right toward where Ochako was still pinned beneath a pile of rubble—!
But the the Kamen Rider was already ready.
Izuku pushed both sides of the protruding USBs on his Driver—!
["BOXER KONG! FUSION ACCESS!"]
Without skipping a beat, he quickly pressed both triggers on his white apparatus—twice!
["ACCESS GRANTED! BOXER KONG GRAND FINISH!"]
CLANG—CLANG—! CLANG—CLANG—!
He slammed both of his mechanical fists together—then pounded his chest—sparks of gold bursting from the impact like fireworks scattering into the air...!
Then... his right arm pulled back—slowly—as it began to glow...!
No—heat—!
The right knuckle of his hissed and flared with intense red, glowing so brightly it almost looked like it was burning from the inside out...!
The entire mechanical arm began to tremble slightly, as if struggling to hold in the raw power now building inside...!
And then—
The Zero Pointer's massive fist came down—!!
It roared through the air like a meteor, targeting the exact area where Ochako was still trapped and helpless—!
But then—!
The boxer Kamen Rider dashed—! Then stopped—right in front of the impact zone!
His black figure shielded the brunette girl completely—standing tall and unshaken...!
Ochako's eyes widened in shock as she looked up at the mysterious ebony armored fighter above her, breath caught in her throat...!
"H-huh...? W-who—?!"
But before she could ask... she saw him thrust his fist forward toward the incoming giant fist—!
And he whispered—loud, sharp, and full of grit:
"…Kong Knuckle!"
—CRAAAASH—!!!
The two fists collided—!
Steel met steel. Power met power.
But the result… was completely one-sided!
The glowing red fist of the Kamen Rider crashed into the giant robot's hand—and crushed it!
BANG—!!!
The Zero Pointer's massive fist was not just stopped—!
It bent—! It twisted—!
The entire structure of the robot's arm was violently deformed by the sheer pressure of the impact—!
The force didn't stop there.
It traveled through the arm—
Through the shoulder—
Through the entire body of the robot—!!
KRAA-KOOOM!!!
And then... the entire Zero Pointer was sent flying—!
Its hulking frame hurled like a ragdoll across the exam site—!
CRASH—!
—and then SLAMMED into a nearby building—!!
But it didn't stop there—
BOOM—!
CRASH—!!
SMASH—!!!
It tore through two more buildings, each one exploding in a mess of glass, steel, and debris—!
Until finally—on the third—its body crashed into the base and skidded across the side before collapsing into a broken, unrecognizable heap of scrap metal, wires, and smoke...!
And then… silence.
What was once the biggest threat on the field... now lay in ruins.
The Zero Pointer… was defeated.
And all it took... was by a single punch from the ebony vigilante fighter—
The Kamen Rider.