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* AlasPoorVillain: Happens twice. The first one Parado coldly ([[FairPlayVillain but]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards still]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch understandably]]) injecting enough of the virus to give him an agonizing Game Over? Ouch. Emu seems to think so, while the others were at least stunned [[ForcedToWatch from seeing it right in front of them]]. Kuroto does return later. The second has Kuroto dying from his last life, but seeing his CharacterDevelopment in the series makes it a TearJerker.
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* AlasPoorVillain: Happens twice. The first one Parado coldly ([[FairPlayVillain but]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards still]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch understandably]]) understandably) injecting enough of the virus to give him an agonizing Game Over? Ouch. Emu seems to think so, while the others were at least stunned [[ForcedToWatch from seeing it right in front of them]]. Kuroto does return later. The second has Kuroto dying from his last life, but seeing his CharacterDevelopment in the series makes it a TearJerker.
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* SuicidalOverconfidence: His treatment of Parado, considering that Genm's highest level is 10 while Parado is ''Level 50''. #18 sees him get hit with some ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch well deserved]]'' MistreatmentInducedBetrayal in the form of ExtremeMeleeRevenge.
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* SuicidalOverconfidence: His treatment of Parado, considering that Genm's highest level is 10 while Parado is ''Level 50''. #18 sees him get hit with some ''[[KickTheSonOfABitch well deserved]]'' ''well deserved'' MistreatmentInducedBetrayal in the form of ExtremeMeleeRevenge.
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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Being revived as a Bugster with 100 lives and the show's video game themes, Kuroto serves as an allegory for players finding amusement in many ways to die in a video game. Kuroto constantly gets beaten within an inch of his life many times over and die only to respawn from a purple claypipe. Then, there's the part he overworked himself to death.
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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Being revived as a Bugster with 100 lives and the show's video game themes, Kuroto serves as an allegory for players finding amusement in many ways to die in a video game. Kuroto constantly gets beaten within an inch of his life many times over and die only to respawn from a purple claypipe. Then, there's the part where he overworked himself to death. death...
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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Being revived as a Bugster with 100 lives and the show's video game themes, Kuroto serves as an allegory for players finding amusement in many ways to die in a video game. Kuroto constantly gets beaten within an inch of his life many times over and die only to respawn from a purple claypipe. Then, there's the part he overworked himself to death.
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For tropes related to his appearance in ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', please see his entries on the character pages [[Characters/KamenRiderZiOAnotherRiders here]] and [[Characters/KamenRiderZiOPastRiders here]].
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For tropes related to his appearance in ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'', please see his entries on the character pages [[Characters/KamenRiderZiOAnotherRiders here]] and [[Characters/KamenRiderZiOPastRiders here]]. And for his return in ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders'', go [[Characters/KamenRiderOutsidersKamenRiderOutsidersAndAssociates here]].
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** This trope also emphasizes Kuroto being ''the'' third party who is on neither side of Foundation X and Zein in ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders''. Then again, this man is one of the, if not, most (in)famous examples of AGodAmI in the entire ''Kamen Rider'' franchise lore who exists solely to use his intellect to feed his ever-growing ego, and believes himself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, even viewing a tyrannical AI proclaiming itself as a DarkMessiah planning to rule the world with an iron fist, and the other being a DigitalAbomination made of [[MadeOfEvil pure, unadulterated malice]] all beneath him.
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** This trope also emphasizes Kuroto being ''the'' third party who is on neither side of Foundation X and or Zein in ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders''. Then again, this man is one of the, if not, most (in)famous examples of AGodAmI in the entire ''Kamen Rider'' franchise lore who exists solely to use his intellect to feed his ever-growing ego, and believes himself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, even viewing a tyrannical AI proclaiming itself as a DarkMessiah planning to rule the world with an iron fist, and the other being a DigitalAbomination made of [[MadeOfEvil pure, unadulterated malice]] all beneath him.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He doesn't consider instigating Zero Day to have been something worth apologizing for, as everyone who dies from Game Disease just gets digitized and stored in the Proto Gashats. Nevermind that aside from all the destruction and grief caused by Bugster attacks, he's basically keeping all those people prisoner (including his mother) while making it so that the only way to free them is to complete ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', a video game that is nigh-unbeatable. Notably, Kuroto made sure that this process wouldn't apply to him if he ever succumbed to the virus, as his data would be stored in a private ''Proto Mighty Action X Origin'' Gashat.
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** He doesn't consider instigating Zero Day to have been something worth apologizing for, as everyone who dies from Game Disease just gets digitized and stored in the Proto Gashats. Nevermind that aside from all the destruction and grief caused by Bugster attacks, he's basically keeping all those people prisoner (including his mother) while making it so that the only way to free them is to complete ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', a video game that is nigh-unbeatable. Notably, Kuroto made sure that this process wouldn't apply to him if he ever succumbed to the virus, as his data would be stored in a private ''Proto Mighty Action X Origin''Gashat.Gashat.
** This trope also emphasizes Kuroto being ''the'' third party who is on neither side of Foundation X and Zein in ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders''. Then again, this man is one of the, if not, most (in)famous examples of AGodAmI in the entire ''Kamen Rider'' franchise lore who exists solely to use his intellect to feed his ever-growing ego, and believes himself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, even viewing a tyrannical AI proclaiming itself as a DarkMessiah planning to rule the world with an iron fist, and the other being a DigitalAbomination made of [[MadeOfEvil pure, unadulterated malice]] all beneath him.
** He doesn't consider instigating Zero Day to have been something worth apologizing for, as everyone who dies from Game Disease just gets digitized and stored in the Proto Gashats. Nevermind that aside from all the destruction and grief caused by Bugster attacks, he's basically keeping all those people prisoner (including his mother) while making it so that the only way to free them is to complete ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'', a video game that is nigh-unbeatable. Notably, Kuroto made sure that this process wouldn't apply to him if he ever succumbed to the virus, as his data would be stored in a private ''Proto Mighty Action X Origin''
** This trope also emphasizes Kuroto being ''the'' third party who is on neither side of Foundation X and Zein in ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders''. Then again, this man is one of the, if not, most (in)famous examples of AGodAmI in the entire ''Kamen Rider'' franchise lore who exists solely to use his intellect to feed his ever-growing ego, and believes himself to be AboveGoodAndEvil, even viewing a tyrannical AI proclaiming itself as a DarkMessiah planning to rule the world with an iron fist, and the other being a DigitalAbomination made of [[MadeOfEvil pure, unadulterated malice]] all beneath him.
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* DropTheHammer: ''Proto Mighty Action X Origin'' gives him a Gashacon Breaker identical to Ex-Aid's, which he also uses when combining it with ''Dangerous Zombie''.
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* PracticallyJoker: Checks a number of boxes: right from his [[AxCrazy general insanity]], trademark EvilLaugh, [[LargeHam theatrics]], his Rider form is primarily purple, a knack for [[JokerImmunity returning back to the surface after supposedly dying]], and even started out as one of the heroes' most personal nemeses. Even going [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor back and forth from becoming villain to hero]], Kuroto has his own, if not questionable, moral compass in contrast to the Clown Prince of Crime himself.
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* ArchEnemy: To the doctors, and specifically Emu. The latter states in ''Mighty Novel X'' that he and Kuroto will likely continue in the endless cycle of games until one of them is truly dead, and given Kuroto's effectively immortal, that's not happening any time soon.
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* ArchEnemy: To the doctors, and specifically Emu. The latter states in ''Mighty Novel X'' that he and Kuroto will likely continue in the endless cycle of games until one of them is truly dead, and given Kuroto's effectively immortal, that's not happening any time soon. He's also one to Kiriya, being the one who killed him early in the series.
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* AxCrazy: Even as a 14 year old he was willing to infect a child with the Bugster virus out of spite. His repeated setbacks in acquiring the final three Gashats he needs eventually set further over the edge than he was before, to the point of wantonly spraying people with the Bugster virus.
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* EvilGenius: He a genius programmer created the Gashats and the other gear the Riders in the series use to transform, and who laid the groundwork for ''Kamen Rider Chronicle''.
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* HijackedByGanon: He turns out to be the real mastermind behind the events of the ''Gorider'' special, having devised it as a means to revive himself. And he hijacks the plot again in the "Another Ending" trilogy, being the one pulling the strings behind both Lovelica and [[spoiler:Saiko Yaotome]].
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* InvincibleVillain: He's a genius programmer who can create new power-ups on the fly, including ones which allow him to [[RealityWarper bend space and time itself]], and his status as a Bugster and amount of extra lives make it extremely hard to actually kill him.
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* JokerImmunity: He's far too popular to be killed off, which is why he always finds a way to survive and reappear whenever there's any ''Ex-Aid''-related media.
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* KnightOfCerebus: ''Ex-Aid'' may have started off a goofy show about video games, but his murder of Kiriya near the end of the first arc raises the stakes significantly.
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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Despite being betrayed by Parado and played largely as a joke in the second half, Kuroto repeatedly proves himself to be one of the most dangerous characters in the setting. While Parado may have been reduced to a BigBadWannabe once Cronus shows up, Kuroto continues plotting in secret until he puts his plan into motion during the "Another Ending" trilogy and surpasses everyone.
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** In the finale he brings back both Poppy and Parado after their apparent deaths.
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* TheSmartGuy: For CR once he joins them as a reluctant ally, given his Gashat-creating skills and the fact that he's the most knowledgeable person on ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'' and the Bugster virus.
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* UncertainDoom: He's seemingly killed in the "Another Ending" trilogy, but the appearance of his apparition at the end calls that into doubt.
