History Characters / KamenRiderGeatsOthers

** He also becomes one to ''Keiwa'' during the ''Genesis'' arc. Both are grieving for lost family members -- Sara for Keiwa, and Akari for Kousei, to the point that they stop caring about others and rely on the DGP management to try and get real closure, but they're still miserable after getting their wishes granted. Both also receive a Buckle formed by the powers of creation. The main difference between them is that Kousei used his wish to create an artificial daughter to replace Akari, using her as a pawn to further the growth of his company, while Keiwa wants to revive his family intact, believing that he can claim his happiness that way. In said arc, Keiwa pulls a FaceHeelTurn by using the Bujin Sword Buckle to take revenge on those who wronged him and forcibly get his wish to make his ideal world. When that fails, he falls further into self-destruction and pain, and doubles down on his efforts to get them revived until he finally realizes that he's not getting anywhere with his current way of thinking. Kousei, by contrast, undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, since Neon's kindness leads him [[HeelRealization to realize how much of an ass he's being]], and finally stops clinging to Akari's memories as a way of avoiding his responsibility to Neon. He then goes a step further to atone for his misdeeds by taking the Fantasy Buckle and going to rescue Neon from the kidnapper that killed Akari.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: While his Fantasy Buckle is much stronger than Brali's Armed Hammer Buckle, Kousei lacks any fighting experience or training, and doesn't know how to use his Buckle to its full potential. In contrast, Brali ''was'' a DGP participant at some point, and Beroba is a strong and skilled enough fighter to give Ace trouble unless he's using [=LaserBoost=] at minimum. As a result, he only barely manages to hold his own against Brali, and is completely overwhelmed once Beroba enters the fight.

* SatelliteCharacter: Their roles appear to revolve around Neon, either chasing her down during her many getaway attempts or looking out for her from afar.

* TokenMinority: John is white and Ben is black, in contrast to the rest of the cast, all of whom are ethnically Japanese.

* UnskilledButStrong: The Fantasy Buckle is strong enough to serve as Neon's SuperMode, which lets her defeat Premium Beroba in a straight fight. When Kousei uses it, it doesn't lose any real strength, but is far less effective in his hands because he has no ability to apply its more esoteric skills such as phasing through objects; instead, he just relies on shields and basic hard-light constructs.

* CynicismCatalyst: Akari's death left him in so much pain that he states his heart died along with her as well, becoming a cold-hearted person who refuses to get emotionally attached with anyone. He refuses to revive Akari, using a replacement instead, as a tool to further his company's growth rather than to continue on as if he never lost a child.

* EveryoneHasStandards: [[FreezeFrameBonus Blink and you'll miss it,]] but they both flinch and look away just as Irumi is about to slap Neon at the end of #4, implying that they don't want to see her get hurt but can't go against their boss. Justified as later revealed in #14, they claim they'd take Neon's side over her parents.

* BerserkButton: He doesn't take it well when someone tries to stick their nose into anything involving Neon; when Niramu calls him out for not giving Neon the love she craves, he gets visibly upset, and he threatens to get Ace kicked out of the DGP if he keeps trying to find out more about Neon's past. This gets toned down when he stops viewing her as a tool, and his button appropriately shifts to "endangering Neon". This change is so drastic that he's willing to swallow his pride and ask others for help to protect her, which is what leads him to beg Ace to join the DGP so that he can get the power to rescue Neon from Akari's kidnapper.

* CynicismCatalyst: Akari's death left him in so much pain that instead of wishing for her to be brought back to life, he wishes for an idealized version of her as a replacement, and refuses to actively get attached to said replacement.

* UnskilledButStrong: The Fantasy Buckle is strong enough to serve as Neon's SuperForm, which lets her defeat Premium Beroba in a straight fight. When Kousei uses it, it doesn't lose any real strength, but is far less effective in his hands because he has no ability to apply its more esoteric skills such as phasing through objects; instead, he just relies on shields and basic hard-light constructs.

** To Irumi. Both are Neon's parents who have a poor relationship with her, stemming from the kidnapping that claimed their original daughter, Akari, and both eventually sought to make amends with Neon after Akari's kidnapper attempts to repeat history and fails to do so. However, the ways in which they initially responded to the trauma differ wildly. Irumi thinks Akari (as Neon) survived the kidnapping, but regardless is a helicopter mom trying to control every aspect of Neon's life, but Kousei is emotionally distant and encourages Neon to find her own path in hopes that she'll choose the life he wants for her out of her own volition. #29 and #30 further highlight their differences; Kousei would prefer building connections with people from the future to develop their business, while Irumi's keen on maintaining old business relationships--which also extends to their preference on who Neon should marry. Finally, unlike Irumi, Kousei explicitly views Neon as a tool rather than a daughter.
** He also becomes one to ''Keiwa'' during the ''Genesis'' arc. Both are grieving for lost family members -- Sara for Keiwa, and Akari for Kousei, to the point that they stop caring about others and rely on the DGP management to get closure real closure, and they're still miserable after getting their wishes granted. Both also receive a Buckle directly created from the powers of creation. The main difference is Kousei created an artificial daughter to replace Akari, using her as a pawn to further the growth of his company, while Keiwa wants to revive his family intact under the belief that he can claim his happiness that way. In said arc, Keiwa pulls a FaceHeelTurn by using the Bujin Sword Buckle to take revenge on those who wronged him and forcibly get his wish to make his ideal world. When that fails, he falls further into self-destruction and pain, and doubles down on his efforts to get them revived until he finally realizes that he's not getting anywhere with his current way of thinking. Kousei undergoes a HeelFaceTurn, Neon's kindness to him leads for him to get HeelRealization, and finally stops clinging to Akari's memories as a way of avoiding his responsibility to Neon. He then goes a step further to atone for his misdeeds by taking the Fantasy Buckle and going to rescue Neon from the kidnapper that killed Akari.

* ThePowerOfLove: Though he can't make Neon a Rider at first, he succeeds in doing so by having his wish for his daughter's happiness resonating with Ace's powers, turning his Gya-Go ID Core to Na-Go's.

** Both of Neon's parents have a poor relationship with her, stemming from the kidnapping that claimed their original daughter, Akari, and both eventually sought to make amends with Neon after Akari's kidnapper attempts to repeat history and fails to do so. However, the ways in which they initially responded to the trauma differ wildly. Irumi is a helicopter mom trying to control every aspect of Neon's life, but Kousei is emotionally distant and encourages Neon to find her own path in hopes that she'll choose the life he wants for her out of her own volition. #29 and #30 further highlight their differences; Kousei would prefer building connections with people from the future to develop their business, while Irumi's keen on maintaining old business relationships--which also extends to their preference on who Neon should marry. Finally, unlike Irumi, Kousei explicitly views Neon as a tool rather than a daughter.
** He also becomes one to ''Keiwa'' during the ''Genesis'' arc. Both of them receive a Buckle directly created from the powers of creation while grieving for lost family members -- Sara for Keiwa, and Akari for Kousei. Keiwa can't let go of his grief, and pulls a FaceHeelTurn by using the Bujin Sword Buckle to take revenge on those who wronged him and forcibly get his wish to make his ideal world. When that fails, he falls further into self-destruction and pain, acknowledging his wrongs but refusing to do anything different. Meanwhile, Kousei has a HeelRealization because of his interactions with Neon, and finally stops clinging to Akari's memories as a way of avoiding his responsibility to Neon. He then goes a step further to atone for his misdeeds by taking the Fantasy Buckle and going to rescue Neon from the kidnapper that killed Akari.

* PuppetKing: Considering no one raised any objections to Kirito being replaced by Keiwa as Kekera dubs him as the new “leader” of the Gang Riders after being easily beaten by him, and how they already prepared a banner for Keiwa with a symbol resembling Keiwa’s ID Core shows that Kekera has higher influence over the Gang Riders than Kirito does and that Kirito was only meant to be used as fodder for Keiwa to defeat and take over the Gang Riders from the start.

* PuppetKing: Considering no one raised any objections to Kirito being replaced by Keiwa as Kekera dubs him as the new “leader” of the Gang Riders after being easily beaten by him, and how they already prepared a banner to raise for Keiwa with a symbol resembling Keiwa’s ID Core shows that Kekera has higher influence over the Gang Riders than Kirito does and that Kirito was only meant to be used as fodder for Keiwa to defeat and take over the Gang Riders from the start.