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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Takumi Inui (乾 巧 Inui Takumi) is the main wearer of the Faiz Gear, though reluctantly at first, enabling him to transform into Kamen Rider Faiz (仮面ライダーファイズ Kamen Raidā Faizu). 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). He is 18 years old. It is revealed that he too is an Orphnoch, the Wolf Orphnoch. He was hit by a car when he was young and soon developed the power of an Orphnoch, but chose not to use his power unless it was necessary. Like Kiba 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 Kiba, it reveals that he's a "natural" Orphnoch like Kiba 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. He briefly wore Delta Gear only once. Takumi Inui is portrayed by Kento Handa (半田 健人 Handa Kento).
Mari Sonoda (園田 真理 Sonoda Mari) is a member of the Ryusei 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 Orphnochs. She always believes the good in her friends, even Sawada and Takumi after she found out they were Orphnochs as well. She dreams of becoming a beautician.
Mari Sonoda is portrayed by Yuria Haga (芳賀 優里亜 Haga Yuria).
Keitaro Kikuchi (菊池 啓太郎 Kikuchi Keitarō) is a young man that Mari and Takumi meet by chance not long after receiving the Faiz Gear. Keitaro 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 also seem to have an Orphnoch allergy, though he thinks he is allergic to people with bad hearts. 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 in the series.
In Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost, he briefly wore the Kaixa Gear.
Keitaro Kikuchi is portrayed by Ken Mizorogi (溝呂木 賢 Mizorogi Ken).
Masato Kusaka (草加 雅人 Kusaka Masato) is a member of Ryusei School who was apparently absent from the reunion, but signed the autograph card. He is the only Ryuseiji who was capable of wearing the Kaixa Gear without disintegrating afterwards and as such is the Gear's primary wearer as Kamen Rider Kaixa (仮面ライダーカイザ Kamen Raidā Kaiza). 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 Orphnochs, 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. In the book of Kamen Rider 555, he raped Mari. As a Kamen Rider, he had a habit of tugging on his armor as if to loosen his collar. 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 Kiba. He wore the Delta Gear to battle the Beetle Orphnochs (Rhinoceros and Stag). In Paradise Lost he is killed by Kamen Rider Psyga.
Masato Kusaka is portrayed by Kohei Murakami (村上 幸平 Murakami Kōhei).
Yuji Kiba (木場 勇治 Kiba Yūji) is a young man who becomes the Horse Orphnoch after dying as a result of a car crash, although he lived in a comatose state for two years. Upon awakening, he finds his life in ruins. He kills his ex-girlfriend (Played by Mika Katsumara who played Yuuri/Time Pink In Mirai Sentai Timeranger) and her new boyfriend in rage. He quickly comes to deplore Smart Brain's tactics and resolves to become an Orphnoch who will protect humans and fight Smart Brain. He also temporarily wears the Faiz Gear (when Takumi became the Wolf Orpnoch) and Kaixa Gear (near the end of the series). In the film, Kiba was the primary user of the Orga Gear.
Yuji Kiba is portrayed by Masayuki Izumi (泉 政行 Izumi Masayuki).
Yuka Osada (長田 結花 Osada Yuka) is 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 Orphnoch, and slaughters the entire basketball team, her sister included. She meets Kiba, 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 Keitaro before (and to a lesser extent after) becoming an Orphnoch, and seemed to have a semi-romantic relationship. She later developed a strong crush on Kaido, though he did not reciprocate.
Yuka Osada is portrayed by Yoshika Katō (加藤 美佳 Katō Yoshika).
Naoya Kaido (海堂 直也 Kaidō Naoya) is a young man sired the Snake Orphnoch by Eiichi Toda, the temporary chief of Smart Brain, to make an example to Kiba and Yuka of how Orphnochs 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 by his teacher destroyed some of the motorskills in his left hand, forcing him to abandon his music. After struggling with his nature as an Orphnoch, Kaido 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.
Naoya Kaido is portrayed by Mitsuru Karahashi (唐橋 充 Karahashi Mitsuru) who later played Juzo Fuwa in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
The Ryusei School (流星塾 Ryūseijuku) is a group of orphans fostered by the former Chief of Smart Brain, Hanagata, and were schooled under their teacher Mr. Masuda (増田教諭 Masuda Kyōyu), portrayed by Michihiro Yamanishi (山西 道広 Yamanishi Michihiro). These students became known as the Ryuseiji (流星児 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:
Shuji Mihara (三原 修二 Mihara Shūji) is a relatively cowardly member of Ryusei School who would rather forget about Orphnochs and go back to living a normal life. He would become the default wearer of the Delta Gear and fight as Kamen Rider Delta (仮面ライダーデルタ Kamen Rider Deruta) 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.
Shuji Mihara is portrayed by Atsushi Harada (原田 篤 Harada Atsushi). Harada previously portrayed Sho Tatsumi in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive.
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 mindset become targets for elimination by Smart Brain.
A company that is a front for a group of Orphnochs dedicated to overthrowing humanity, Smart Brain (スマートブレイン Sumāto Burein) is ironically where the Rider Gears were developed from. This is the largest coordinated group of Orphnochs ever seen, and in Paradise Lost they seem to have formed a de-facto government after the Orphnoch revolution.
Kyoji Murakami (村上 峡児 Murakami Kyōji): The Rose Orphnoch, Murakami 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 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.
Kyoji Murakami is portrayed by Katsuyuki Murai (村井 克行 Murai Katsuyuki).
Hanagata (花形 Hanagata): The Ryusei School's foster 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 Orphnoch, taking the Rider Gears with him and disbursting them to all surviving members of Ryusei School. He returned to Smart Brain to strip the acting chief of his duties and appointed Kiba as the permanent head of the company before he finally dies.
Hanagata is portrayed by Koji Naka (中 康治 Naka Kōji). Naka previously portrayed Master Kaku in Gosei Sentai Dairanger.
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 Orphnochs. She never exhibits Orphnoch 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.
Smart Lady is portrayed by Hitomi Kurihara (栗原 瞳 Kurihara Hitomi). Kurihara previously portrayed Nanako Shimada in Kamen Rider Ryuki.
Leo (レオ Reo): A foreign Orphnoch who is the main wearer of the Psyga gear. He did not appear in the TV series and only appeared in Paradise lost.
Leo is portrayed by Peter Ho (ピーター・ホー Pītā Hō).
Riotroopers (ライオトルーパー Raiotorūpā) are Smart Brain's personal army of users of mass-produced Kamen Rider-like transformation devices known as Smart Buckles.
The Lucky Clover (ラッキークローバー Rakkī Kurōbā) are an elite quartet of Orphnochs within Smart Brain who are 'cream of the crop' and answer to the Chief. Only two of the original four survived.
Itsuro Takuma (琢磨 逸郎 Takuma Itsurō): The Centipede Orphnoch. 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 Orphnoch to survive at the end on the series. He ran away during the final battle and decided to join human society.
Itsuro Takuma is portrayed by Jun Yamasaki (山崎 潤 Yamasaki Jun). Yamasaki previously portrayed Toru Hojo 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 Kamen Rider Agito and was Faiz when his character stole the Rider Gear.
Saeko Kageyama (影山 冴子 Kageyama Saeko): The Lobster Orphnoch, the calmest of the group. She often will show up to provide emotional support to her fellow Orphnoch when they seem scared or confused; many times for Takuma and Takumi.
Saeko Kageyama is portrayed by Waka (和香 Waka).
Kitazaki (北崎 Kitazaki): The Dragon Orphnoch, the strongest of the group. He has two forms as an Orphnoch. 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.
Kitazaki is portrayed by Ray Fujita (藤田 玲 Fujita Rei).
J (ジェイ Jei): The Crocodile Orphnoch who usually travels with his pet dog, Chaco. He has three lives and was finally killed by Takumi.
J is portrayed by Kenneth Duria (ケネス・ヅリア Kenesu Zuria).
Aki Sawada (澤田 亜希 Sawada Aki): The Spider Orphnoch. Formerly of the Ryusei School until the attack at the reunion, with Sawada turned into an Orphnoch in the aftermath during a Smart Brain experiment. He killed Saya 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.
Aki Sawada is portrayed by Gō Ayano (綾野 剛 Ayano Gō).
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