History Characters / KamenRiderExAidProtagonists

* MeaningfulName: "Kagami" means mirror, with is supposed to represent how different he is from Emu. It also represents him and Taiga being NotSoDifferent. "Hiiro", of course, is "hero", which fits with his RPG protagonist-inspired Rider form. Doubly so when you look at Saki (whose spelling uses a character that means "princess") Taddle Legacy (a game where a hero rescues a princess).

* NotSoDifferent: Despite his animosity towards Taiga, they're actually quite alike in some ways - they're both SmugSuper {{Jerkass}}es who are very confident in their own abilities and they see Emu as an IdiotHero. Both of them also don't care about their patients' feelings, Hiiro being a strict perfectionist who will complete his operation without any flaw, while Taiga will do whatever it takes to win, no matter who gets in the way. They also have a personal vendetta against Graphite, though they have different reasons for said vendetta. [[JacobMarleyWarning Taiga eventually warns Hiiro not to end up like him, a broken and disgraced man with nothing left to lose.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: He shows no sign of caring about anything other than achieving his goals. He's not afraid to even endanger the life of a patient just so he can get what he wants. He gets better over the course of the series, especially thanks to Nico as his MoralityPet.
** [[spoiler:#42 finally averts this as he is shown caring about patients suffering from Gamedeus Game Disease]].
* MeaningfulName: His first name consist of 大(big) and 我 (ego/I/selfishness), lampshading his jerkish tendencies.

* NotSoDifferent: With Hiiro; they're both SmugSuper {{Jerkass}}es who don't care for the feelings of their patients -- Hiiro is mostly focused on getting his job done, while Taiga only cares about collecting Gashats. And then, there's the personal vendetta against Graphite which they both share, but for different reasons. Taiga eventually brings it up, [[JacobMarleyWarning and warns Hiiro that if he's not careful he could go down the same road that led Taiga to become the broken man he is today]].

!! Seito University Hospital/Ministry of Health

!!!Portrayed by: Hiroki Ijima (live), Satoshi Fujita ([=LV1=] suit), Seiji Takaiwa ([=LV2=] suit)

* EnemyWithout: [[spoiler: Parado is his ImaginaryFriend come to life as a Bugster, and the true identity of his M persona.]]

* ExpositoryPronoun: Emu uses [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "boku"]] and M [[spoiler: aka Parado]] uses "ore" with no exception. [[spoiler:In episode 30, it was Parado's slip-up of using "ore" that tips off everyone into finding out he wasn't Emu. And in episode 45, [[{{Foreshadowing}} a clue]] that Parado hasn't really died was that Emu can still transform into Ex-Aid and uses "ore".]]

* SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: His BatmanGambit towards Parado in episode 39 was also this, as he wanted to know if Parado was really malicious in casually disposing of humans' lives or if he just genuinely didn't understand there was such a thing as an eternal death and simply thought everyone could just be revived when needed. After Parado came back to him, confessing that he was really scared, admitting that what he did was unforgivable, and keeping on apologizing while [[InelegantBlubbering sobbing hard on the ground]]; Emu finally forgave him and formed an alliance with him for real.]]

** Despite Kuroto killing Kiriya and spreading Game Disease everywhere, Emu refuses to let him get arrested when he got Game Disease. Even after [[spoiler: discovering that Kuroto made him Patient Zero of Game Disease, he still treated him because it's his responsibility as a doctor, which is what Kuroto wanted all along.]]

** His appreciation for life extends to Bugsters as well. He figures out Poppy is a good Bugster due to his videogame knowledge and doesn't treat her any different in comparison to the Bugsters he fights. [[spoiler: He's also the only one of the Doctor Riders who keeps supporting her even after she's been turned against them by the Bugsters as an enemy of Kamen Rider Chronicles.]] Additionally, he liked Burgermon and was angry when Genm killed him out of spite.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Turns out he was a factor in the show's events going into motion: [[spoiler: Kuroto chose him to be the breeding ground for stronger Bugsters because ''Emu sent him fanmail'' of all things.]] [[SincerityMode Definitely not Emu's fault]], since [[spoiler: [[ItsAllAboutMe it was Kuroto who thought]] [[DrivenByEnvy that Emu's ideas on said fanmail]] were ''too'' good.]]
** He encouraged Hiiro to pursue reviving Saki from Proto Dragon Knight Hunter Z gashat in #33. This leads Hiiro to [[spoiler: take up Masamune's offer, backstabbing everyone in the procces]].
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler: To Parado. All his successes for the first twenty-eight episodes were because the Bugster ''let him''.]]

* BadassLongcoat: [[spoiler: Sports pink coat tails as Creator Gamer.]]

!!!Portrayed by: Toshiki Seto (live), Jiro Uchikawa ([=LV1=] suit), Jun Watanabe ([=LV2=] suit)

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: [[spoiler: Saki's data, which is in Masamune's possession.]]

!!!Portrayed by: Hayato Onozuka (live), Jiro Uchikawa ([=LV1=] suit), Honda [=CRF250L=] ([=LV2=] "suit"), Satoshi Fujita ([=LV3=] onwards)

[[spoiler: His curiosity got him killed by Kuroto]]. [[spoiler:Later, he is "respawned" to serve as Masamune's lackey, but quickly rejoins the Doctor Riders after revealing himself to be a FakeDefector. Because of his actions in #42, he's officially recruited into CR. He finally became human once again in the ending of ''Kamen Rider Genm vs. Lazer'']].

* BorrowedCatchphrase: [[spoiler: In his final moments before dying, he tells Emu that "he can change his fate with his own hands"]].

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Part of being a ConsummateLiar seems to come from [[spoiler:[[ItsAllMyFault his guilt over his friend's death, which involved telling him the truth about being infected by the Bugster virus]]]], and wanting to [[spoiler:hide his pain from it]]. Episode 7 strongly implies that when he ''does'' tell the truth, [[CryingWolf only for things to look like he was lying again]], [[SureLetsGoWithThat he pretends that's the case]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption knowing he can't get anyone to believe him any further]]. [[spoiler: He also makes it look like he CameBackWrong as part of his plan for CR to get all the Proto Gashats, even managing to get Emu's help in keeping up the masquerade]].

** A far worse case in episode 12, when Kiriya opts to use the Dangerous Zombie Gashat on Dan Kuroto ''who just gave it to him'', rather than sticking with his tried-and-tested [=GiriGiri=] Chambara Level 3, especially knowing that Dan now lacks the Shakariki Sports advantage. [[spoiler:It costs him his life.]]

** He's a medical examiner, the guy responsible for reporting how victims died as well as the fourth rider to make his transformation debut, [[spoiler: [[FourIsDeath so of course]]...]]

* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler: His final fate. His body disintegrates when he dies, leaving nothing behind but his Gamer Driver.]]

!!!Portrayed by: Ruka Matsuda, Jiro Uchikawa ([=LVX=] suit)

* AndThenWhat: She says this word for word to Parado and Graphite as unlike them, she realizes there is no point to the Bugsters' war against humanity. [[spoiler: Parado woud start to realize this after Emu opened his eyes. Graphite decided it's not his purpose to wonder about this because he is an enemy character and there is no AndThenWhat for him]].

* SuddenlyShouting: In #40. When Emu doesn't provide her with a good answer [[spoiler: to why he finished off Parado]] in the end of #39, she asks again and much louder.

!!!Portrayed by: Hanamaru Hakata

!!!Portrayed by: Mayuna Saburi (Satsuki), Megumi Mizoguchi (Mizuki)

!!!Portrayed by: Hironobu Nomura

!!!Portrayed by: Ukyo Matsumoto (live), Satoshi Fujita ([=LV1=] suit), Eitoku ([=LV2=] suit)

** [[spoiler: After being badly injured in #37.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Five years before the story began, he was both a doctor for the Seito University Hospital and a Rider for the CR. After failing to [[spoiler: defeat Graphite, which resulted in the death of a patient named Saki Momose, who also turned out to be Hiiro's girlfriend]], he had his medical license revoked and was forbidden from fighting as a Rider.

* {{Determinator}}: Taiga has considerably more willpower than either Emu or Hiiro. The former is demonstrated in his ability to wield Drago Knight Hunter Z alone with much greater power and proficiency than Emu displayed, while the latter is demonstrated by his ability to use Bang Bang Simulations, a Level 50 Gashat when Taiga's highest-level Gashat before then was a mere 5, without the crippling backlash that Hiiro suffered from using Taddle Fantasy. Taiga notes that his experience with the side effects of Proto Bang Bang Shooting acted as TrainingFromHell that prepared him for more strenuous Gashats than the other Riders were ready for. [[spoiler: It nearly kills him in ''#37,'' where his desire to keep fighting until Graphite is finally dead results in him getting stripped down to his human form, and then cut up by Graphite, leaving him bleeding out.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: After the hell he had to go through as the first Gashat-based Kamen Rider, losing his friends, respect, and license, the Ministry of Health gives him a chance to start over, turning his abandoned hospital into a game disease clinic so he can practice as a doctor within the law and with a strengthened resolve by the end.]]

** [[spoiler: Hiiro asks him if he really wants things to stay like this in #42, but is brushed off.]]

* IShouldHaveBeenBetter: This continues to haunt him as [[ItsAllMyFault his perceived failures]]. [[spoiler: His last words after being gravely injured fighting Graphite in #37 certainly implies this.]]
--> '''Taiga''': ''(to Nico)'' [[spoiler: [[SorryThatImDying ... sorry, I can't take care of you anymore...]] ]]

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: The delivery is far from deadpan, but also far from appropiate reaction. [[spoiler: The aftermath of him losing a fight against [[ArchEnemy Graphite]] is one of the [[MoodWhiplash most]] [[DarkerAndEdgier gory]] scenes that had transpired in the main continuity tv-series (not counting V-cinema, spin-off and so on) in quit a few years. He is bleeding all over, in great pain and [[BloodFromTheMouth coughing up blood]]. He is aware of his state enough to try and deter other Doctor riders from providing him with first aid, knowing he doesn't have very long to live. Yet, this doesn't seem to bother him as much as that he lost the aformentioned fight and is going to leave [[MoralityPet Nico]] on her own. Whether shock has been at play depends on the interpretations as this fits him perfectly.]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: How Taiga managed to get his Driver and Gashat even though he was already forbidden from fighting as a Rider - he just bought them directly from Kuroto Dan. [[spoiler: As it turned out, [[HeadsIwinTailsYouLose Kuroto]] allowed this because he needed someone to clear the games and Taiga was good option with his experiences. Also, the money was good.]]

* TrainingFromHell: His experience with using the Proto Gashats paid off in spades for him later, as Taiga can use other Gashats much more easily than the other Riders can due to being used to the strain. [[spoiler: This gives him best chances at being able to become second Cronus. Still, the strain of doing so is nearly too much even for him.]]
* UnstoppableRage: Due to Graphite being the one who got him disbarred, Taiga disregards all form of tactics when it comes to him, and decided to just hit him with everything he has on two occasions. [[spoiler: Both fail miserably, but it's the second time he tries this tactic that puts him into critical health. ]]

* AwesomeYetImpractical: [[spoiler: As the second Cronus, he's extremely powerful, and can use any of the Gashacon Weapons of the original 4 Riders, (which are further enhanced in his hands), and due to his training with Proto-Gashats, he's able to endure the strain of Bugster Virus better than the other riders. However, emphasis on ''endure'', not ''negate'', as he still feels plenty of pain while using it, and combined with the lack of Cronus's time control and other abilities, it ends up being less useful than Masamune's version of Cronus.]]

!!!Portrayed by: Reina Kurosaki (live), Satoshi Fujita (Ride Player-Nico)

* Fiction500: Again, not as extreme as other examples from the franchise, but apparently she made ''100 million Yen'' (approximately $920,000 in 2017 conversion of Yen to US Dollars) every year in total winnings from her gaming career. [[spoiler: She's so rich, in fact, that she becomes Genm Corporation's majority shareholder.]]

** SmugSnake: That said, other then the aforementioned little lie about being infected, her attempts at getting Taiga to budge never work and her attempt at beating up Emu by stealing Taiga's Gamer Driver and Gashat fails miserably. Also, while she considers Emu her greatest enemy, it's implied that all he ever remembered was a little glimpse of her as a kid ''at best.'' [[spoiler: Turns out that Emu just beat her in a video game and happened to be the first one to beat her. He didn't even gloat or anything, [[ButForMeItWasTuesday and it clearly wasn't as important to him as it was for her.]] Then it turns out it wasn't even actually Emu who beat her.]]

* NiceHat: A tie-dyed baseball cap adorned with various Mighty Action X buttons. [[spoiler: She also wears it on her Ride Player form, likely to differentiate herself from the other Ride Players.]]

* SkewedPriorities: The end-result of Nico's IrrationalHatred of Emu. Nico's grudge against Emu stems [[spoiler: not from a wrong done to her, but from her losing to Emu at an old gaming tournament, which prevented her from attatining a record of perfect wins]]. Rather small potatoes compared to the ''sentient gaming virus epidemic that's killing people.'' [[spoiler: Of course, this ends up subverted to hell with the reveal that the one who beat her wasn't Emu, but rather the leader of said sentient gaming virus, meaning that her priorities were ironically spot-on from day one, as Parado's defeat would go a long way toward ending the Bugster threat once and for all. She simply focused her hatred on the wrong 'person.']]

* LethalJokeCharacter: She's ''much'' stronger than the average Ride Player, but she's a Ride Player nonetheless. However, she still manages to help the Doctor Riders [[spoiler: gather all the Gashatrophies and clear the game all the way up to Gamedeus.]]

** Poppy's TransformationSequence is similar to various MagicalGirl shows produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation, particularly ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and ''Franchise/PrettyCure''/''Anime/GlitterForce''.

* TheKlutz: Seems to be prone to injuring himself, like falling down or being stepped on by other people.

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!!!Portrayed by: Reina Kurosaki (live), Satoshi Fujita (Ride Player Nico)

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[[folder: Emu Hojo/Kamen Rider Ex-Aid]]

!!! Portrayed by Hiroki Ijima (live), Satoshi Fujita ([=LV1=] suit), Seiji Takaiwa ([=LV2=] suit)

!!! Portrayed by Toshiki Seto (live), Jiro Uchikawa ([=LV1=] suit), Jun Watanabe ([=LV2=] suit)

!!! Portrayed by Hayato Onozuka (live), Jiro Uchikawa ([=LV1=] suit), Honda [=CRF250L=] ([=LV2=] "suit"), Satoshi Fujita ([=LV3=] onwards)

!!! Portrayed by Ruka Matsuda, Jiro Uchikawa ([=LVX=] suit)

!!! Portrayed by Hanamaru Hakata

!! Satsuki Ogimachi and Mizuki Mizoguchi
!!!Played by: Mayuna Saburi (Satsuki) and Megumi Mizoguchi (Mizuki)

!!! Portrayed by Ukyo Matsumoto (live), Satoshi Fujita ([=LV1=] suit), Eitoku ([=LV2=] suit)

!!! Portrayed by Reina Kurosaki (Live), Satoshi Fujita (Ride Player Nico)

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[[caption-width-right:210:''Gacchan: Level Max! Saidaikyuu no Powerful Body! Dariragan! Dagozuban! Maximum Power~ X~!'']]

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[[caption-width-right:210:''Pakan: Mutetki! Kagayake! Ryuusei no Gotoku! Ougon no Saikyou Gamer![[note]]Shine Bright! Like A True Shooting Star! The Ultimate Gamer, Clad In Gold![[/note]] Hyper Muteki Ex-Ai~d!'']]

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[[caption-width-right:210:''Saidaikyuu no Powerful Body! Dariragan! Dagozuban! Maximum Power~ X~!'']]

[[caption-width-right:210:''Kagayake! Ryuusei no Gotoku! Ougon no Saikyou Gamer![[note]]Shine Bright! Like A True Shooting Star! The Ultimate Gamer, Clad In Gold![[/note]] Hyper Muteki Ex-Ai~d!'']]

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[[caption-width-right:210:''Dreaming Girl! (Wow!) Koi no Simulation! Otome wa itsumo Toki Meki Crisis! (Wow!)'']]

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[[caption-width-right:210:''Scramble da! Shutsugeki Hasshin! Bang Bang Simulations! Hasshin!'']]

!! Emu Hojo/Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

[[folder: Hiiro Kagami/Kamen Rider Brave]]

[[folder: Kiriya Kujo/Kamen Rider Lazer (Turbo)]]

* AntiHero: Reveals himself to be one at the end of Episode 4, as he only wanted a Bugster sample for research and his own interest in them. It's soon [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as he turns out to be the second most heroic Rider after Emu.

[[folder: Asuna Karino/Poppy Pipopapo/Kamen Rider Poppy]]

* ArtificialFamilyMember: Was created and named by [[spoiler:Dan Kuroto]] who Poppy sees as her birth father. The feeling is surprisingly mutual as [[spoiler:Kuroto]] also sees her as family. Might also be because Poppy is the Bugster of [[spoiler:his mother]].

!! Others

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* SmugSuper: He may be a jerk, but his skill is undeniable. While in term of fighting prowess he's still a little below Emu and [[spoiler: Kuroto]], his experience as a veteran more than makes up for it. [[TheStoic One of the few facial expressions Taiga allows himself early on]] is a smirk.

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!!! Portrayed by Ruka Matsuda

* TheNicknamer: He has a habit of calling the other Doctor Riders by their occupation rather than their names: Emu is “kenshuui” - “intern” (and he gets upgraded into “shounikai” - “pediatrician” in [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Zi-O]] when he becomes an official doctor at the hospital), Taiga is “mumenkyoi” - “licenseless doctor”, and Kiriya is “houi” - “coroner”.

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* MeaningfulName: "Emu" is spelt with the kanji characters for "eternal dream"; appropriate for someone who spends a lot of his time immersed in virtual worlds. And when you pronounce it quickly, it sounds like "M", which is his game persona.

* ElementalWeapon: His Gashacon Sword can switch between [[PlayingWithFire Fire Mode]] and [[AnIcePerson Ice Mode]] with A. B increases]] or decreases the temperature of the blade, depending on the element. While in level 1, he can either summon the weapon, or wrap himself in its two elements for physical strikes.

* FinishingMove:
** '''Critical Crews-Aid:''' Poppy presses the B button on the Buggle Driver II and charges herself with rainbow energy, before pressing the B button again, causing her to float or jump in the air and twirl around continuously, sending [[HeartBeatDown pink heart and yellow star shaped energy attacks rapidly at the enemy]].

* ElementalWeapon: His Gashacon Sword can switch between [[PlayingWithFire Fire Mode and [[AnIcePerson Ice Mode]] with A. B increases]] or decreases the temperature of the blade, depending on the element. While in level 1, he can either summon the weapon, or wrap himself in its two elements for physical strikes.

* BashBrothers: Gains a strong mutual respect with Emu and they work well together. Best shown in #27 where they drudge back to CR soaked with similar looks of disbelief on their face at Taiga and Nico's attitude, [[spoiler:and in #39 when they tag-teamed Cronus.]]

* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler:The reason he became a Rider was the death of his girlfriend, Saki Momose, who was Graphite's host. Her wish for him to become the best doctor in the world is also the reason why he worked so hard to become as skillful as he is now.]]
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:In #33, Hiiro is [[ForcedIntoEvil forced to]] [[FaceHeelTurn backstab the Doctor Riders and Kuroto]] [[DealWithTheDevil just to get Saki's data from Masamune]], becoming the latter's right-hand man in the process. At the same time, this act would also convince Parado and Graphite to form an EnemyMine with them. At the end of #36, Masamune's deal is later revealed to be a HostageSituation when the latter proposes a SadisticChoice to him. It took [[HeelRealization Taiga being hospitalized]] [[HeelFaceTurn to snap Hiiro out of his personal issues over Saki's death]].]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: [[spoiler: Believes that the reason Saki didn't tell him that she was suffering from the Bugster Infection was that she didn't love him anymore, because of his neglectful treatment of her in favor of his studies.]]

* MagicKnight: Fantasy Gamer qualifies once he recovers his Gashacon Sword, retaining all the combat skills he had with Taddle Quest and more along with his new arsenal of sorcery. The Gashacon Sword's own power is even increased by the form.

* BorrowedCatchphrase: [[spoiler: In his final moments before dying, he tells Emu that "he can change his fate with his own hands".]]

* ExtremityExtremist: As shown in both Heisei Generations & [[spoiler:once he is brought back to "serve" Cronus as Lazer Turbo.]] Kiriya tends to almost exclusively favor his legs in unarmed combat preferring use his arms for blocking.

* FalseFriend: In his first appearance he pretends to be Emu's friend, even going as far as getting his Gashat back for him, only to betray him to get a Bugster sample. [[LaserGuidedKarma However, Genm immediately shows up and attacks them to prevent that.]]

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Part of being a ConsummateLiar seems to come from [[spoiler:[[ItsAllMyFault his guilt over his friend's death, which involved telling him the truth about being infected by the Bugster virus]]]], and wanting to [[spoiler: hide his pain from it]]. Episode 7 strongly implies that when he ''does'' tell the truth, [[CryingWolf only for things to look like he was lying again]], [[SureLetsGoWithThat he pretends that's the case]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption knowing he can't get anyone to believe him any further]]. [[spoiler: He also makes it look like he CameBackWrong as part of his plan for CR to get all the Proto Gashats, even managing to get Emu's help in keeping up the masquerade]].

** Yes Kiriya, tell the evil Rider that you know his secret identity. [[SarcasmMode That's not going to bite you in the ass, no siree.]]

* GameMaker: ''Mighty Creator VRX'', the basis for Ex-Aid's movie-exclusive Creator Gamer form. Based on games like ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', as well as VR gaming, it features Mighty and Ex-Aid himself wearing a transparent VR headset. It provides Ex-Aid with a GreenLanternRing in the form of being able to create sketch-like constructs of any object or weapon he can imagine.

* TheIntern: Emu is a pediatrician resident at the Seito University Hospital. Later he graduates from pediatrics and begins a surgery internship under Hiiro for 3 months, until episode 24. [[spoiler:After the series ends, he becomes a pediatrician at the hospital.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: As M, he's an arrogant and competitive bastard who shows no concern for his patients. Normally this aspect is tempered by Emu into just making him cockier than normal while gaming, but whenever the two are separated it becomes much more evident. [[spoiler:For instance, whenever M is separated as Parado.]]
* {{Keigo}}: Being one of the most polite characters in the show, he uses this very often to other characters, except for people younger than him such as Nico and villains like Genm, Parado [[spoiler: or Cronus]].

* LiteralSplitPersonality: When using ''Mighty Brothers XX'', Ex-Aid splits into two halves: Ex-Aid XX R, the orange-colored right half who acts like "M" (a cocky individual that prioritizes defeating the enemy to ensure his victory) and Ex-Aid XX L, the cyan-colored left half who acts like Emu (a calm individual that prioritizes his patient's safety first). [[spoiler:Played with in that M isn't ''Emu's'' personality at all, though the two are connected.]]

* {{Misblamed}}: InUniverse. [[spoiler:In ''Gorider'', [[Series/KamenRiderAgito Kaoru Kino/Another Agito]] suspects that Emu has a secret plan after he and four other deceased Riders (Lazer, [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Baron, Marika]], and [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Blade]][[note]]actually Genm in disguise at this point[[/note]]) somehow was grouped together along with Emu. In truth, Emu doesn't even know how he even manages to get there in the first place.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:Kiriya just needs to tell Emu... something and it's enough to make him mad and punch Kiriya in the face. Apparently invoked to help Kiriya keep up the act.]]

* OrWasItADream: [[spoiler:Mistook the surgery him was performed on six years ago as a dream.]]

** Later, Graphite also becomes this for him, [[spoiler: after finding out he was responsible for Saki's death.]]

* TheComicallySerious: Difficult surgery in the OR, fighting the Bugsters, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking eating an apple pie?]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: He [[spoiler:lost his girlfriend to the Bugster virus]], and blames Taiga for it. This fuels the great animosity he has for Taiga in the present. [[spoiler:It's revealed in #34 that he always thought that he is the one responsible for Saki's death, so he jumps at the chance given by Masamune to revive him.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:When [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse Masamune offers him Saki's data]] in exchange for [[FaceHeelTurn his cooperation with the former]], he accepts.]]

** JerkassHasAPoint: He throws a {{Reason You Suck Speech}} at Emu after Taiga swipes the latter's Rider Gashat. This is downplayed as Emu still saved Yuuki and doesn't seem to mind, confusing Hiiro.

* ElementalWeapon: His Gashacon Sword can switch between Fire Mode and Ice Mode with A. B increases or decreases the temperature of the blade, depending on the element. While in level 1, he can either summon the weapon, or wrap himself in its two elements for physical strikes.

* BequeathedPower: [[spoiler: Passes on his Gamer Driver and Bakusou Bike Gashat to Emu during his final moments. It's a bit more macabre than most examples, as the Gashat can be used to summon ''a mindless, blank-eyed version of Kiriya's corpse'' to ride around on. His Girigiri Chambara Gashat and the Gashacon Sparrow weapon it provides, meanwhile, are taken as trophies by his killer.]]

** By the time [[spoiler: he dies]], the friendship becomes a real one.

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Part of being a ConsummateLiar seems to come from [[spoiler: [[ItsAllMyFault his guilt over his friend's death, which involved telling him the truth about being infected by the Bugster virus]]]], and wanting to [[spoiler: hide his pain from it]]. Episode 7 strongly implies that when he ''does'' tell the truth, [[CryingWolf only for things to look like he was lying again]], [[SureLetsGoWithThat he pretends that's the case]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption knowing he can't get anyone to believe him any further]]. [[spoiler: He also makes it look like he CameBackWrong as part of his plan for CR to get all the Proto Gashats, even managing to get Emu's help in keeping up the masquerade]].

** The reason [[spoiler: Kuroto killed him]] was so [[spoiler: he couldn't give the Riders the info they needed to stop his plans.]] Turns out [[spoiler: his death let them find what he'd already uncovered anyways.]] Oops.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: He's killed by Genm Zombie Gamer in episode 12. Eventually subverted, after Masamune brings him back.]]
* LegallyDead: Inverted. [[spoiler:While Cyber Rescue, the Ministry of Health, and the villains know he is dead, the public thinks he's missing as that was reported to the public]]. His poor friend doesn't know where he is.
** [[spoiler: Played straight in the final episode. He's alive, but as a Bugster, and is still counted among the victims of Kamen Rider Chronicle.]]

* TookALevelInJerkass: [[spoiler: Following his resurrection, he pretends to do this by making it look like he sees Emu as a BrokenPedestal and goes into great lengths to torture and kill him, but also asks Emu to help him keep up the charade until he gets all the Proto Gashats away from Masamune.]]
* TurningBackHuman:[[spoiler:Thanks to Saiko Yaotome he's turned completely back to human by the end of Lazer vs Genm.]]

* BoringButPractical: Simulation Gamer Level 50 doesn't offer anything like the array of versatile spells and melee abilities that its counterpart Fantasy Gamer does. [[MoreDakka What it does offer are guns]]. [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer Lots and lots of guns.]] As a bonus, it doesn't tire Taiga out like ''Taddle Fantasy'' does with Hiiro.

* WeakButSkilled: Similar to Hiiro in Level 5, Nico is able to overcome the level gap between her and the Gashat Bugsters through clever use of Energy Items and the local terrain. Because she's a Rid-Player, she's the only one among the group who can ''actually advance Kamen Rider Chronicle'', as the Gashatrophies needed to advance to the next Bugster are only awarded to Ride Players who land the finishing blow to the Bugster. While a few Gashatrophies are gained by other means, she manages to gain the vast majority of them by legitimately defeating the Bugsters, even if she had much higher-leveled allies helping.

** So it naturally hurts him [[spoiler: when his warning goes unheard and Hiiro starts working for Masamune.]]

** [[spoiler: #42 finally averts this as he is shown caring about patients suffering from Gamedeus Game Disease.]]

* BoringButPractical: Simulation Gamer Level 50 doesn't offer anything like the array of versatile spells and melee abilities that its counterpart Fantasy Gamer does. [[MoreDakka What it does offer are guns.]] [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer Lots and lots of guns.]] As a bonus, it doesn't tire Taiga out like ''Taddle Fantasy'' does with Hiiro.

* HiddenDepths: Despite being childish, selfish, and headstrong, she does seem to have good qualities. When she saw Genm attacking Taiga with intent to kill she flinched with every hit and eventually charged in and ''[[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu hit him with a mop]]''. She was also visibly horrified at how Genm basically murdered Burgermon.

* ManChild: She acts really, ''really'' childish and immature (being 12 years old 6 years ago makes her ''18'') and only seems to care about sating her grudge against "M". [[spoiler: Said grudge is that he ''beat her in a video game'' and she's still salty about it.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: She says that she should apologize to Emu for antagonizing him as it was actually Parado's fault in #30. Taiga points out that this is unusual from her. She probably realized it too and didn't tell Emu anything.

* BashBrothers: Gains a strong mutual respect with Hiiro and they work well together. Best shown in #27 where they drudge back to CR soaked with similar looks of disbelief on their face at Taiga and Nico's attitude. [[spoiler:Later, he became this with Parado, which is like his younger brother at this point.]]

* RainOfArrows: His Level 3 finisher for the Gashacon Sparrow in bow mode is this.

* TheIntern: Emu is a pediatrician resident at the Seito University Hospital. Later he graduates from pediatrics and begins a surgery internship under Hiiro for 3 months, until episode 24. [[spoiler:After the series ends, he become a physician at the hospital.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler: When [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse Masamune offers him Saki's data]] in exchange for [[FaceHeelTurn his cooperation with the former]], he accepts.]]

* GeniusSweettooth: A talented surgeon (to the point where he’s a GradeSkipper), and he’s often seen eating cakes.

* SweetTooth: Has a penchant for cakes and sweets. [[spoiler: He didn't until after his girlfriend's death. As one of the last things she did for him was bring him some sweets, it appears that he developed a taste for them [[HisQuirkLivesOn in her memory]].]]

** As of episode 28, he's taken a few more. After Emu [[spoiler: non-lethally clears Poppy's Game]], Hiiro tells him to his face that he did well (for an intern), then goes a step further by personally apologizing to Poppy [[spoiler: for trying to kill her]].

* HeKnowsTooMuch: The reason [[spoiler: Kuroto Dan kills him. It wasn't that he found out about Emu's Bugster infection six years ago, but rather that he knows about Kuroto's father and the incident ''sixteen'' years ago]].