The most recent henshin belt I have bought, this is the Double Driver henshin belt. As you can see from the box, it contains the belt, buckle, and four Gaia Memories: Cyclone, Heat, Luna, and Joker Memories. So, let's see what this sucker looks like outside of the box and lovingly put together.
This looks about right, right? This is probably the simplest belt I've put together. All the batteries required are in the Gaia Memories, and they use watch-type batteries and require one of those tiny jewelry screwdrivers to get into them. There was a pull-strip on the back of each one that I pulled to get them to work (is it called "completing the circuit"? ). Like all henshin belts, the belt straps are sized for a child, so if you're bigger around the gut than a child, you'll need to buy an extender. I'm petite, so I usually put these on the second-to-last hole and keep them set at that forever.
As you can see, the belt looks like it does on the show, and it's made of sturdy plastic and the Gaia Memories themselves are really great to look at. Like in the series, there are buttons on the face of each Memory that, when pushed, will make the appropriate sound (i.e. "JOKAA!!"). On the driver, the left side is indicated with a gold piece and the right side is indicated with a silver piece. Memories whose USB inputs are silver go into the silver side (all of Philip's Memories) and gold ones will go onto the gold side (Shotaro's Memories). The belt automatically comes with all of Philip's Memories, minus Fang Memory, so if you're wanting to cosplay Philip, this makes it really easy. The right side of the driver is the Maximum Drive slot and all Memories will work within that slot. Below are some close ups of the Memories themselves:
The Memories are sized for an adult, surprisingly, so they end up looking big and awkward in my tiny hands. This is actually a good thing, though, as it makes them seem more realistic. You can't tell it, as I didn't take a photo of it, but whenever you push the button, they light up with the color of the Memory's case. Cyclone is green, Heat is red, Luna is yellow, and the exception is Joker, which is purple as black isn't a viable light color choice. Here's what it'll look like around the waist:
Ack, snow glare! No, that's not my "waist" but more close to my ribcage, but you get the idea.
There's a button on the right side to clasp the belt around your waist, just like any other belt. When you put a Memory into one side, you push it down and it'll make that annoying "hurry up and put the other Memory in the slot already" sound that will continue until the second Memory is placed in the opposite slot and pushed down. Spread the driver into make a W-shape and it'll make the correct sounds "Cyclone! Joker! [insert music here]." One memory contains one half of the transformation music, while the other memory has the other part. If you put only one memory in the slot, it will just make the sound that memory is supposed to make. Memories in gold slots will have a delay because they're the ending to the music that the silver slot makes. Memories will work in any slot, but it'll mess with the sounds. The mechanisms to make everything work are in the USB plug at the bottom of each Memory, so if you have really tiny fingers or really long nails (like I do), you can get up in there and figure out what combination of buttons make what sounds. The coolest part is when you take a Memory out of the slot, as it makes a quite satisfying "power down" sound when you pull them out.
All in all, I really like this belt. I think it's my second favorite belt next to the Kiva one (I mean, come on, Kivat talks!) and I was very impressed with how intelligent this belt was. I wish I had more Memories for it, but it's nearly impossible to get the Trigger Magnum or the Metal Rod. Even when I do find them, they end up being stupidly expensive, so I've stopped trying. I definitely recommend this belt to any fan of the series. It's chic, it's cool, and it's vastly entertaining.
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