Drive Knight, the S-Class Rank 9 hero, is a secretive cyborg known for his calm demeanor and relentless self-enhancement through technological assimilation. His shadowed past, hinted to involve a village destroyed by the Mad Cyborg—paralleling Genos’ tragedy—remains unverified. He upgrades his body using components scavenged from defeated machines, including those linked to Bofoi (Metal Knight), emphasizing his reliance on adaptive strategy and technological supremacy.
During the Alien Conquerors Arc, he warns Genos of Metal Knight’s alleged treachery, planting seeds of distrust. Later, he publicly accuses Bofoi of sabotaging the Hero Association by permitting Monster Association infiltration via compromised drones, claiming the engineer seeks global control through a concealed army. These allegations position Drive Knight as Metal Knight’s foremost critic, though his motives remain clouded by ambiguity.
In the Monster Association Arc, he infiltrates enemy ranks, extracting intelligence on Orochi’s hierarchy and human experimentation. His shape-shifting arsenal—Silver, Gold, and Flying Chariot modes—grants tactical versatility in combat. He defeats the Dragon-level threat Nyan by leveraging environmental data and overheating his armor, then temporarily merges with Genos as Promoted Rook to counter Psykos-Orochi, only to abandon his ally post-battle to secure Orochi’s DNA.
Post-arc, Drive Knight confronts Genos in E-City, asserting Bofoi engineered the Mad Cyborg and global chaos. He proposes an alliance to dismantle Bofoi’s empire, but Genos rejects the offer, wary of unresolved contradictions. Drive Knight’s fixation on Metal Knight, coupled with his absence during pivotal conflicts and selective disclosure of intel, fuels speculation about his true goals. His pragmatism—valuing data over heroism—blurs his moral alignment.
Technologically, he exhibits fusion compatibility, merging with other mechanical entities via Tactical Combinations to amplify power. Yet his solitary operations, secretive maneuvers, and manipulation of alliances for intelligence paint him as an enigma within the Hero Association, his ultimate purpose still shrouded in mystery.