Woman of the Beginning also known as the Priestess of Fate, is a being that possesses the Fruit of Knowledge or the Golden Fruit. Because the Woman of the Beginning has the Fruit's powers, she can use its abilities in any fashion she desires. Mai Takatsukasa is an aspiring pro dancer, a childhood friend of Kaito, and one of Kouta's closest friends.
There is also a blonde woman who bears a resemblance to Mai called the Woman of the Beginning, appearing numerous times throughout the series who is later revealed to be that she is Mai from much later in the future. Mai Takatsukasa succeeds the former Woman of the Beginning and gives The Forbidden Fruit to Kouta, both becoming the Man and Woman of the Beginning. As the Woman of the Beginning, she travels back in time with Sagara following her and warns her that time itself will alter her messages and that even attempting to change the fates by changing the past is uncertain for even the bearer of the Golden Fruit.
Publication Information
- Lifeforms : Woman Of The Beginning
- Japanese : 始まりの女
- Known As : Priestess of Fate
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Main Timeline Continuity)
- Season : Kamen Rider Gaim
- First Appeareance : Kamen Rider Gaim Episode 1 : Transform! The Orange from the Sky!?
- Last Appeareance : Kamen Rider Gaim & Drive : Movie War Full Throttle
- Number of Appeareance : 11 (Gaim), 4 (Movies)
- Main View : Full Episod
When Mai reaches the point at Yggdrasill Tower when Kouta obtained the Kachidoki Lockseed, Sagara (of the past) reveals that it was because of the Woman of the Beginning contacting Kouta, Kaito, Mitsuzane and her past self that gave him a vague idea that those four are the ones that are chosen to cross paths for the Golden Fruit.
She has a friendship with Kaito Kumon, though the two aren't particularly fond of each other at first, the two learn to respect each other and value each other's assets such as their strengths. Like Kouta, Mai refuses to believe that Mitsuzane has been backstabbing them the entire time, unaware of Mitsuzane's feelings for her. Though, because Mitsuzane is in love with Mai, he forces her to bend to his will after he initiates a pre-emptive attack that brutally injures Peko.
As the Woman of the Beginning, she tried hard to stop the conflict amongst Kouta, Kaito, and Mitsuzane. She even went back through time to warn the three of them about this future, but ultimately the future is already set as time itself altered her words.
Kamen Rider Gaim : Final Stage
In Kamen Rider Gaim: Final Stage, Mai speaks to Kouta, who had nearly fully regained his memory following being defeated and stripped of his powers by Maja. Telling Kouta that he has mastered fate, protecting the world with the power he believed in and guiding to a future full of hope, Mai encourages him to make a miracle.
Kamen Rider Gaim & Drive : Movie War Full Throttle
In Movie War Full Throttle, when a mechanical life form named Megahex invades the Planet of Helheim, Mai is being kidnapped by Megahex, at the same time she is reverted into her human form, and then he fights Kouta. Mai also appeared in Mitsuzane's dream asking for his help, at the same time, after he wakes up, he, Takatora and others find one of the Helheim fruits in which it turns into a Melon Lockseed, intended for Takatora. Mitsuzane, as Ryugen, then fights of the army of Mecha Roidmudes, until he rescues her.
The Woman of the Beginning can refer to:
- Over Lord Queen : The Woman of the Beginning that originated from the Femushinmu Planet.
- Mai Takatsukasa : The Woman of the Beginning that originated from Earth.
Abilities
- As the Woman of the Beginning, Mai has the ability to appear before people, almost like a phantom. Her right eye shines and glows when she appears and disappears.
- She also can create Helheim Fruits that follow behind her which is activated by her right eye, which also shines and glows just like when she appears and disappears before people.
- The Woman of the Beginning is able to traverse time and space allowing her to go to certain parts in time but whenever she tries to speak, her messages become cryptic due to interference from time.
- She is never seen to engage in battle, so it's unknown how much physical power she has.
- The Woman of the Beginning's role is like a container for the Fruit of Knowledge, she is entitled to grant the fruit to a man she deemed worthy.
- Also, she can do anything because of the Fruit's power, such as traveling through time.
- Telepathy : She can enter anyone's subconscious to communicate with them.
- Time travel : She can enter the time stream and travel to the past. However, the time stream is so complex that not even the golden fruit can control traveling through it properly, therefore the traveler may get lost in parallel timelines until the timelines are synchronized.
- Regeneration : Even after her mortal death, she was able to regenerate into a godlike form
- Mediumship : She can see and communicate with souls.
- Imagination : Being one of the few adults possessing imagination
