List of Kamen Rider 555 characters
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This is a list of the fictional characters that appear throughout the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider 555. These characters play a major role within the series and often influence many key events.
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[edit] Characters
- Takumi Inui (乾 巧 Inui Takumi?): Main wearer of the Faiz Gear, though reluctantly at first. He is a loner who prefers not to get into relationships with people because he fears he will betray them. Often very apathetic towards his 'duties' as Faiz when there is no immediate threat. Unlike the others, he has no particular dream. He is often teased by Mari for being a "nekojita" (Literally means "cat tongue"; someone who cannot stand food that is too hot or cold). It is revealed that he too is an Orphenoch, the Wolf Orphenoch. He was hit by a car when he was young and soon developed the power of an Orphenoch, but chose not to use his power unless it was necessary. Like Yuji he uses his power to protect humans. He was at the Ryusei Juku reunion and attempted to protect everyone from Kitazaki. However, Mari caught him on film and everyone believed he was responsible for the massacre. When talking to Yuji, it reveals that he's a "natural" Orphenoch like Yuji and Yuka. Since the massacre, he refused to transform until he was forced to when Mari was dying from injuries caused by Sawada. As a Kamen Rider, he has a habit of randomly flicking his wrist. Played by Kento Handa (半田 健人 Handa Kento?).
- Mari Sonoda (園田 真理 Sonoda Mari?): A member of the Ryūsei School who was sent the Faiz Gear and Auto Vajin by their father, but was unable to use them. She insists that Takumi accompany her and use the Faiz Gear to fight Orphenochs. However, she is not as good-willed as she initially appears, and will often agree with Takumi when Keitarou suggests they use Faiz to help more people. She always believes the good in her friends, even Sawada and Takumi after she found out they were Orphenochs as well. She dreams of becoming a beautician. Played by Yuria Haga (芳賀 優里亜 Haga Yuria?).
- Keitarō Kikuchi (菊池 啓太郎 Kikuchi Keitarō?): A young man that Mari and Takumi meet by chance not long after receiving the Faiz Gear. Keitarou and his family are dry cleaners and it’s his dream to make everyone in the world happy. As such, he lets Mari and Takumi stay with him and work at his family's dry cleaning business for room and board in hopes the he can encourage them to use the Faiz Gear for good. He exchanges cell phone e-mails with his penpal, Yuka, and becomes infatuated with her in real life, although he doesn't realize that they are the same person until later as the series. In Paradise Lost, he briefly wore the Kaixa Gear. Played by Ken Mizorogi (溝呂木 賢 Mizorogi Ken?).
- Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人 Kusaka Masato?): A member of Ryūsei School who was apparently absent from the reunion, but signed the autograph card. He is the only Ryūseiji who was capable of wearing the Kaixa Gear without disintegrating afterwards and as such is the Gear’s primary wearer. Mari often saved him from bullies in his youth and as a result he has fallen in love with her and is willing to go to elaborate lengths to eliminate any obstacles between him and her. He also vehemently deplores Orphenochs, regardless of whether they "have souls" or not and swears to destroy them all. His hatred was driven by the events that took place at the Ryusei School reunion and he continually wipes his hands to remove the imagined blood he remembers from that night. As a Kamen Rider, he had a habit of moving his hand around his neck in the fashion of straightening a tie. Masato Kusaka is the only character to have worn all three of the Kamen Rider belts (Faiz, Kaixa and Delta). The Kaixa Gear is his primary belt. He wore the Faiz Gear to trick Yūji Kiba. He wore the Delta Gear to battle the Beetle Orphenochs (Rhinoceros and Stag). Played by Kōhei Murakami (村上 幸平 Murakami Kōhei?).
- Yūji Kiba (木場 勇治 Kiba Yūji?): A young man who becomes the Horse Orphenoch after dying as a result of a car-crash, although he lived in a comatose state for two years. Upon reviving, and finds his life in ruins. He kills his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in rage. He quickly comes to deplore Smart Brain's tactics and resolves to become an Orphenoch who will protect humans and fight Smart Brain. Played by Masayuki Izumi (泉 政行 Izumi Masayuki?).
- Yuka Osada (長田 結花 Osada Yuka?): A teenage girl who is bullied terribly by her younger sister and other girls in her school and basketball team. Yuka's parents favored her sister over her. After suffering extreme emotional stress she falls down snow covered stairs and revives as the Crane Orphenoch, and slaughters the entire basketball team, her sister included. She meets Kiba Yuji, and agrees with his ideals of protecting humans, although occasionally kills humans who seem bad (bullies, etc). without others knowing. She exchanged e-mails with Keitarou before (and to a lesser extent after) becoming an Orphenoch, and seemed to have a semi-romantic relationship. She later developed a strong crush on Naoya, though he did not reciprocate. Played by Yoshika Katō (加藤 美佳 Katō Yoshika?).
- Naoya Kaidō (海堂 直也 Kaidō Naoya?): A young man sired the Snake Orphenoch by Toda Eiichi, the temporary Chief of Smart Brain, to make an example to Kiba and Yuka of how Orphenochs must make allies. He is an overly eccentric person prone to incredibly fast speeches and constant mood swings. He played the guitar in his younger days, but sabotage from his teacher destroyed some of the motorskills in his left hand, forcing him to abandon his music. After struggling with his nature as an Orphenoch, Naoya ends up living with Kiba and Yuka, although he is the least concerned about protecting humans. At times he sides with Smart Brain over Kiba and Yuka, but his powerful conscience often stops him from committing heinous acts at the last second. Played by Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充 Karahashi Mitsuru?).
[edit] Ryūsei School
The Ryūsei School (流星塾 Ryūsei-juku?) is a group of orphans adopted by the former Chief of Smart Brain, Hanagata, and were schooled by him under their teacher Mr. Masuda (増田先生 Masuda-sensei?), Played by Michihiro Yamanishi (山西 道広 Yamanishi Michihiro?). These students became known as the Ryūseiji. Shortly before the series started they attended a reunion, with all students killed and resurrected as Smart Brain's "hope", with only Kusaka having memories of the night intact. They each were sent the three Rider Gears: Mari obtaining Faiz and the bulk under Mr. Masuda obtaining Kaixa. The members other than Mari and Kusaka include:
- Shūji Mihara (三原 修二 Mihara Shūji?): A relatively cowardly member of Ryūsei School who would rather forget about Orphenochs and go back to living a normal life. He would become the default wearer of the Delta Gear despite his cowardice. After Rina was hit by a truck retrieving the Delta case he had thrown into the street, he resolved to stop running and fight alongside the others. Played by Atsushi Harada (原田 篤 Harada Atsushi?). Atsushi Harada also played GoGreen on Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V. He is one of a handful of actors that transitioned from Super Sentai to Kamen Rider.
- Saya Kimura (木村 沙耶 Kimura Saya?): A "nekojita" much like Takumi, Saya briefly wore the Delta Gear. Eventually she found her way to the Kikuchi Dry Cleaning shop and worked part-time there. She waited to see what kind of person Takumi was before deciding to hand over the Delta Gear to him. Unfortunately, she was killed by Aki Sawada/Spider Orphenoch before she could. Played by Mai Saitō (斉藤 麻衣 Saitō Mai).
- Rina Abe (阿部 里奈 Abe Rina?): Shuji Mihara's friend, former classmate and co-worker in the orphanage where Teruo Suzuki (Orphenoch King) stayed. After the series, she, Mihara and Mari were the only surviving Ryūseiji. Played by Rie Kasai (河西 りえ Kasai Rie?).
- Kyōsuke Tokumoto (徳本 恭輔 Tokumoto Kyōsuke?): Played by Shun Saeki (佐伯 俊 Saeki Shun?).
- Shōji Inukai (犬飼 彰司 Inukai Shōji?): Played by Takuma Watanabe (渡辺 琢磨 Watanabe Takuma?).
- Kiyotaka Nishida (西田 清高 Nishida Kiyotaka?): Played by Yoshiaki Kawasaki (河崎 芳明 Kawasaki Yoshiaki?).
- Takahisa Shindō (神道 貴久 Shindō Takahisa?): Played by Shintarō Chikada (近田 慎太郎 Chikada Shintarō?).
- Haruko Kamijō (上条 晴子 Kamijō Haruko?): Played by Hiroko Hayashi (林 裕子 Hayashi Hiroko?).
- Asami Itō (伊藤 麻美 Itō Asami?): Played by Kaoru Kurasawa (倉澤 薫 Kurasawa Kaoru?).
- Ken Arai (新井 賢 Arai Ken?): Played by Hirohito Honda (本田 博仁 Honda Hirohito?).
- Yūki Kawachi (河内 勇樹 Kawachi Yūki?): Played by Kenta Hinokio (檜尾 健太 Hinokio Kenta?).
- Shingo Ōta (太田 信吾 Ōta Shingo?): Played by Takuji Kawakubo (川久保 拓司 Kawakubo Takuji?)
- Aonuma (青沼 Aonuma?): Transformed into the Sloth Orphenoch after the attack. Played by Kazuma Kurihara (栗原 一馬 Kurihara Kazuma?).
[edit] Orphenochs
They are the series kaijin; they are humans who are reborn either naturally or by Smart Brain. Their goal is to annihilate humanity either by turning other humans into more orphenoch or killing them off completely. However, there are those who believe that they can still live as humans; those who possessed that mind set become targets for elimination by Smart Brain.
[edit] Smart Brain
A company that is a front for a group of Orphenochs dedicated to overthrowing humanity. This is the largest coordinated group of Orphenochs ever seen, and in Paradise Lost they seem to have formed a de-facto government after the Orphenoch revolution.
- Kyōji Murakami (村上 峡児 Murakami Kyōji?): The Rose Orphenoch, Kyōji replaced the temporary Chief of Smart Brain, Eiichi Toda, after Toda was defeated by Faiz. He was later overthrown from his position by Hanagata and was replaced by Yūji Kiba. In Paradise Lost he has somehow been reduced to a head in a tank, although he still commands a high place in Smart Brain. Played by Katsuyuki Murai (村井 克行 Murai Katsuyuki?). Katsuyuki Murai also had a cameo role in Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace, along with Masayuki Izumi and Mitsuru Karahashi and would be seen again in Kamen Rider Kiva as Takeo Ōmura.
- Hanagata (花形 Hanagata?): The Ryūsei School's adopted father and the former chief of Smart Brain. He also created the three Rider belts. He disappeared because he discovered that he was dying from his evolution into an Orphenoch. He returned to Smart Brain to strip the acting chief of his duties and appointed Yūji Kiba as the permanent head of the company. Played by Kōji Naka (中 康治 Naka Kōji?).
- Smart Lady (スマート レディ Sumāto Redi?): Smart Brain's "mascot", she works closely under the orders of the company's chief and helps fledgling Orphenochs. She never exhibits Orphenoch powers, and her species is left ambiguous. She acts friendly and playful towards the many workers at Smart Brain, although she doesn't realize that no one enjoys her company. Played by Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳 Kurihara Hitomi?) who also played ORE Journal technician, Nanako Shimada, in Kamen Rider Ryuki and as guest character Yumi Saito in Kamen Rider Den-O.
- Leo (レオ Reo?): A foreign Orphenoch who is the main wearer of the Psyga gear. He did not appear in the TV series and only appeared in the movie, Paradise lost.
[edit] Lucky Clover
An elite quartet of Orphenochs within Smart Brain who are 'cream of the crop' and answer to the Chief. Only two of the original four survived.
- Itsurō Takuma (琢磨 逸郎 Takuma Itsurō?): The Centipede Orphenoch. He is always in fear of Kitazaki takes any opportunity when Kitazaki is weakened or hurt to bully him back. Takuma is one of the few Orphenoch to survive at the end on the series. He ran away during the final battle and decided to join human society. Played by Jun Yamasaki (山崎 潤 Yamasaki Jun?). Jun Yamasaki also played Tōrō Hōjō in Kamen Rider Agito, which makes him the first actor to play two different Riders in two different series as two different characters. He was G3 for a few episodes in Agito and was Faiz when his character stole the Rider Gear.
- Saeko Kageyama (影山 冴子 Kageyama Saeko?): The Lobster Orphenoch, the calmest of the group. She often will show up to provide emotional support to her fellow Orphenoch when they seem scared or confused; many times for Takuma and Yuji. Played by Waka (和香 Waka?).
- Kitazaki (北崎 Kitazaki?): The Dragon Orphenoch, the strongest of the group. He has two forms as an Orphenoch. His first form is the largest and most powerful. His second form is smaller and much faster than the first one. Everything he touches turns into ashes and he continually uses this fact to tease and bully Takuma. His ability to turn anything to ash has caused him to suffer from mental incapacitation. Played by Rei Fujita (藤田 玲 Fujita Rei?) who was only fifteen at the time.
- Mr. J (ミスター ジェイ Misutā Jei?): Crocodile Orphenoch who usually travels with his pet dog, Chaco. He has three lives and was finally killed by Takumi. Played by Kenneth Duria (ケネス・ヅリア Kenesu Zuria?).
- Aki Sawada (澤田 亜希 Sawada Aki?): The Spider Orphenoch. Formerly of the Ryusei School until the attack at the reunion, with Sawada turned into an Orphenoch in the aftermath during a Smart Brain experiment. He killed Sayaka to get the Delta Gear in order to become the new fourth member of "Lucky Clover". He has a habit of crafting animal origami and lighting them on fire just before a massacre. The flame would usually die out once the massacre is over. Played by Gō Ayano (綾野 剛 Ayano Gō?)
| Kamen Riders: | Faiz (Φ) (Accel Form • Blaster Form) • Kaixa (Χ) • Delta (Δ) • Psyga (Ψ) • Orga (Ω) | φ | |
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| Others: | Characters • Orphenoch • Riotrooper (Ο) • Autovajin • Side Basher • Jet Sliger | ||
| Media: | List of episodes • Hyper Battle Video • Video game | ||
