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4	!!This is a partial character sheet for ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders''. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[YMMV/KamenRiderOutsiders YMMV page]].
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6	!!Spoilers for all previous ''Franchise/KamenRider'' entries up to ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'' will be left unmarked.
7	->''"Ark's prediction is only a prediction. We will ensure that it becomes the truth! We've created a grand plan to gather all evil Kamen Riders throughout history: [[TitleDrop Project Outsiders!]]"''
8	-->--'''Joseph Rando'''
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10	When a mysterious A.I. known as Zein made its presence known in the Internet with an objective to establish new world order, Foundation X once again re-emerges from the shadows with a master plan with the help from Ark to counteract Zein's autocratic ideology known as Project Outsiders, a gathering of past Kamen Rider villains to form a resistance faction known as the [[TitleDrop Kamen Rider Outsiders]].
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14	[[folder:Tropes applying to the Outsiders in general]]
15	* AntagonistTitle: The main characters in the anthology are mostly returning former and current villains from previous series, gathered by Foundation X as humanity's only last line of defense against a tyrannical A.I. bent on culling down human malice.
16	* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The Outsiders are mostly comprised of psychopaths, eccentrics and {{Wild Card}}s, who stand in contrast to the self-assuredly righteous and moral Riders allied with Zein.
17	* BoxedCrook: Averted. Foundation X don't bother to keep the Outsiders on a leash, which leaves several of them room to disobey orders and even defect to join Zein.
18	* CorruptedCharacterCopy: They're basically a villainous equivalent of the big Rider team ups that usually occur for anniversary special.
19	* EvilHero: They're a resistance against a KnightTemplar AI, but almost all of their members are anything but heroic.
20	* EvilMentor: Foundation X play this role, reviving them and giving them the mission to fight Zein.
21	* EvilVersusEvil: The Outsiders are basically a ComicBook/SuicideSquad-like team of villainous Kamen Riders at war against [[TheComputerIsYourFriend an artificial intelligence that seeks to establish new world order]] that required mankind to be subjugated.
22	* EvilVersusOblivion: Related to the above, Project Outsiders was made to gather past Kamen Rider villains to band together against an A.I. that seeks to rule humanity with an iron fist.
23	* LegionOfDoom: They are group of ''Kamen Rider'' villains that are recruited by Foundation X to oppose Zein.
24	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: None of the Project Outsiders test subjects have no idea who Zein really is and its goal to exterminate humanity, except for those who have learned its existence like the Ark.
25	* MeaningfulName: Each of them is either a villain or an amoral loner, making the name "outsider" appropriate.
26	* NominalHero: With the exception of Desast, Brain and (debatably) Kuroto Dan, the rest of the Outsiders are only opposing Zein out of self-preservation. However, their victory over Zein will be a blessing in disguise for humanity in the long run, given that the heroes have seemingly thrown their lot in with Zein.
27	* ThePsychoRangers: The Outsiders are a squad of villainous Riders, former (Gai Amatsu Kuroto Dan, Desast) and current (Takeshi Asakura, Tenjuro Banno) at war against a totalitarian-mongering A.I.
28	* LaResistance: A villainous example. Foundation X's Project Outsiders is about gathering ''Kamen Rider'' villains from previous seasons to oppose [[TheComputerIsYourFriend Zein]], an artificial intelligence with a [[DarkMessiah messiah complex]] seeking to establish a utopia free of human evil.
29	* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Given the presence of MoralityKitchenSink, the candidates for Project Outsiders scales from reformed villains (Gai, Desast, Brain), as well as currently unrepentant ones (Asakura and Banno), and somewhere in between the two (Kuroto).
30	* VillainProtagonist: Each Outsider have an episode focused on them:
31	** Episode 1 focuses on Takeshi Asakura's perspective as he unwillingly reclaimed his Advent Deck while trying to escape the authorities after a bank robbery that went horribly wrong.
32	** Episode 2 focuses on a revived Desast renewing his rivalry with Ren.
33	** Episode 3 revolves on a revived Banno confronting Horobi.
34	** Episode 4 now shifts to Brain's perspective as he learns the truth about Zein's goal.
35	* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: A villainous variant. It would make sense for the heroes to label the Outsiders as "terrorists" given that each members have their own track record of atrocities in their home series. The reason they are gathered by Foundation X is that they are mankind's only hope to oppose Zein's authoritarianism while the good guys have thrown in their lot to Zein's cause.
36	[[/folder]]
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38	!!The Outsiders
39	[[folder:Gai Amatsu/Kamen Rider Thouser]]
40	!!Gai Amatsu/Kamen Rider Thouser/Kamen Rider Thousand-Ark
41	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Nachi Sakuragi (live), Hirotsugu Mori (suit)
42	After losing Thouser-Intellion to Kuroto Dan, Gai shifts his focus regarding the presence of Zein.
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44	See [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneGaiAmatsu Gai's page]] for tropes related to him.
45	[[/folder]]
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47	[[folder:Kuroto Dan/Kamen Rider Genm]]
48	!!Kuroto Dan/Kamen Rider Genm
49	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Tetsuya Iwanaga (live), Yuya Nawata and Kazuya Okada (suit)
50	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/humagear_kuroto_sub1_1.jpg]]
51	[[caption-width-right:300:CEO of Genm Musou Corp.]]
52	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krea_genmmusou.png]]
53	[[caption-width-right:210:''Gachan! Musou Level Up! Tsukami tore eikou no Ending! Shikkoku no Tensai President! Grade Musou Genm![[note]]Click and open! Unmatched Level Up! Let's grab that glorious ending! The jet-black genius president! Grade Unmatched Gemn![[/note]]'']]
54	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krea_genmhyperfumetsu.png]]
55	[[caption-width-right:210:''Fukkatsu! Fu~me~tsu~! Yomigaere! Tsukinu inochi! Unchain sai~ko~ gamer![[note]]Resurrect! Immortal! Revive! Endless Life! Unchain best gamer![[/note]] Hyper Fumetsu Gemn!'']]
56	A mysterious AI that came out from Gai Amatsu's body after the latter was infected by the Bugster Virus. Following the ordeal between father and son, Gai resurrects Kuroto with a Humagear body, which leads to hilariously disastrous results for him to the point he had to gamble his newly-built company called Thouser-Intellion in a fight against Kamen Rider Genm, and ultimately lost.\
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58	After gaining Thouser-Intellion from Gai Amatsu, Kuroto decides to rebrand the company as Musou Genm Corp. Using his Gashat's powers, he acquired many IT companies, and only for his company to be sought after by [[Series/KamenRider555 Smart Brain]].
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60	See [[Characters/KamenRiderExAidKurotoDan Kuroto's page]] for tropes related to him.
61	* AdaptationalBadass: Essentially goes toe to toe with Cronus as Genm ''Level 2'' in this mini-series. In Ex-Aid canon, he wasn't able to really pose a serious threat to his father until he invented ''God Maximum Mighty X''.
62	* AnimeHair: As usual in his home series, Musou Gemn's helmet has some dreadlocks on it, some colored white to match an appearance of a certain [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII one-winged angel]].
63	* BackFromTheDead: Thanks to the Ark's actions during ''Zero-One'', Kuroto was able to revive himself once more via the Bugster Virus, this time using Gai as his host.
64	** [[spoiler: Part of his ThanatosGambit against Zein ends up with him finally coming back as human thanks to the efforts of Zero-Three.]]
65	* BerserkButton: Misusing Kamen Rider Chronicle, a game he had created with his blood and sweat, is something that can make Kuroto see red. [[spoiler:Learning that Zein plans to use the game as a tool for genocide and as a means to empower himself, Kuroto takes it upon himself to confront Zein and expose it as the hypocrite that it is]].
66	* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: As a Humagear, Kuroto has the Kanji for "evil" (悪) emblazoned on the right side of his cheek. The dark red font appears suspiciously similar to Ark's given that he was resurrected through said AI in the first place.
67	* CriticalAnnoyance: Being resurrected with a Humagear body means Kuroto is not immune to the limitations most Humagears are facing, namely having to recharge his battery. So much that whenever Kuroto is low on power, he starts panicking before passing out.
68	* CrossoverPowerAcquisition: He obtains power sets from two of three series penned by the same writer of his home series -- the Genm Musou Gashat is created [[spoiler:by absorbing [[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne the Ark's malice]]]].
69	* DarkMessiah: He was already this in ''Another Ending'' movies, but ''Outsiders'' takes it to the next level, as his revival as a human is a parodical take of the resurrection of Christ, which helps with him sporting longer hair. Kuroto is still a third party, but [[AntiAntichrist nonetheless opposes]] an AI that is also a [[TheAntichrist false savior]].
70	* DiscardAndDraw: Initially upon revival he's lost all the various power ups he created for himself throughout Ex Aid like Dangerous Zombie and God Gamer and was reduced to using Genm level 2 again, something that he hadn't had to use since the first quarter of that show although Gai's weakeness means he can defeat Thouser with it anyway. But then he gains Genm Musou and is back to being a high powered Rider.
71	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He reconciles with his father at the end of the first ''Genms'' special. In the second one, he's even shown to carry around a framed picture of Masamune.
72	* EvilCounterpart:
73	** The ''Genm Musou'' Gashat was designed to be an evil copy towards ''Hyper Muteki'', with Gemn's TransformationSequence almost mirroring it to boot and even resembles a dark version of Muteki Gamer.
74	** This also extends to Hyper Fumetsu gamer, since Maximum Zombie X, like God Maximum Mighty X, of which is already this to Maximum Mighty X. While the Hyper Fumetsu Gashat is literally one to the Hyper Muteki Gashat. [[spoiler:Hyper Fumetsu is also one to [[Series/KamenRiderGeats Buffa's Jyamashin powers]], since they even both have zombie-themed forms]].
75	* EvilVersusEvil: The ''Genms -The Presidents'' special sees him fighting his equally megalomaniacal father, though by the end they both reconcile.
76	* FinishingMove:
77	** '''Genm Critical Finale''': Activating Pause, Genm launches a fierce barrage of blows, striking his enemy from all sides at speeds resembling teleportation. After the final blow is dealt, Genm has time Restart, causing his opponent to receive every single blow in an instant.
78	* HackAndSlash: ''Gemn Musou'', as implied by the title, is based upon the sub-genre of ''Musou'' games, named after Creator/KoeiTecmo's Japanese-based title for most of their game, notably ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''.
79	* ItsPersonal: As revealed in the [[AllThereInTheManual Uchusen magazine]] (volume 184), Kuroto steps in to fight Zein [[spoiler:merely out of personal vendetta for using Kamen Rider Chronicle to empower itself]], a game that he went out of his way to create even if it means butting heads with the authorities.
80	* OverlordJr: After reconciling with Masamune, Kuroto embraces his status as this and decides to carry on his father's memory, even keeping a framed photo of Masamune with him.
81	* SkewedPriorities: Even after Rin tells him of the threat Zein poses, Kuroto still only cares about reviving Genm Corp.
82	* SoLastSeason: Gemn Level 2 could beat the Game Illness weakened Thouser, but lost to Cronus and was no match for Thousand Ark. Unfortunately for Gai, this just led to him upgrading to Musou Gemn and regaining the power advantage.
83	* SuperMode: Gains yet another one when he copies the Ark's data and uses it to become Musou Gemn in ''Kamen Rider Gemns -Smart Brain and the 1000% Crisis-''.
84	* TheNeedless: Parodied. In his new Huma Gear body Dan thinks he's this and brags about how without the need for food or drink or sleep he can work to rebuild his company 24 hours a day 365 days a year only to find out Huma Gear's run on an internal battery and he needs to take recharge breaks. To make matters worse, since he wasn't a Huma Gear from the start and instinctively know how his system works Dan has no idea this was an issue until his battery is nearly dead and has no idea how to recharge himself and eventually passes out.
85	* TimeMaster: Musou Gamer possesses the same "Pause/Restart" ability Cronus has, which Kuroto attributes the acquisition to the newfound bond with his father Gai helped make.
86	* VillainProtagonist: He's one of the main characters of the ''Genms'' trilogy, with the other being Gai.
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89	[[folder:Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja]]
90	!!Takeshi Asakura/Kamen Rider Ouja
91	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Takashi Hagino (live), Jirō Okamoto (suit)
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93	A runaway convict who has many run-ins with the law who gets drawn to the violence brought upon by the Rider Fight and transforms into Kamen Rider Ouja. He is recruited by a CorruptPolitician named Chuta Nezu to stage bank robbery to further his political career. Asakura gets called out by Kamen Rider Odin and gives him his Advent Deck, he proceeds to kill Nezu as payback for betraying him and subsequently defeating Odin himself.
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95	See Characters/KamenRiderRyuki13Riders for tropes related to Asakura.
96	* AdaptationDeviation: Ouja Survive originally uses a Survive Shippu card in the ''Literature/SICHeroSaga''. The ''Outsiders'' version instead uses Survive Mugen.
97	* CanonImmigrant: His Ouja Survive form was previously a Literature/SICHeroSaga exclusive that made a live-action appearance. The only main difference is that in the original SIC, Ouja uses a Survive Shippu card, while the ''Outsiders'' version of Ouja Survive uses Survive Mugen instead.
98	* DeadpanSnarker: For someone who is a bloodthirsty sociopath drawn to violence, Asakura has a rather dry and sardonic sense of humor, so much so he coldly tells Kamen Rider Odin to "shut up" before transforming.
99	* TheDogBitesBack: Getting betrayed by a {{corrupt politician}} for being used to further his career isn't enough to bring Asakura down, and the first thing he does after regaining his memories as a Rider, is shanking his former employer to death.
100	* ExpyCoexistence: As of the second season, Asakura isn't the only snake-themed Rider to be involved with Project Outsiders, thanks to the return of Evolt.
101	* {{Foil}}: To Desast. Both live in the thrill of violence, Asakura enjoys maiming and killing to satiate his bloodlust and gains the notoriety of having killed more than one Rider in his home series. Desast, on the other hand, seeks a WorthyOpponent to challenge him, of which he finds one in Ren Akamichi. Since his resurrection, Desast lives to fight his rival and friend.
102	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Asakura starts the special committing robbery in the name of being NecessarilyEvil; propping up a corrupt politician to save his brother's life. The moment Asakura regains his memories of the Rider War however, any affection he has for his brother is gone and he's right back to being a psychopath.
103	* PayEvilUntoEvil: Asakura is by no means a good guy, but he managed to make a CorruptPolitician bathe in his own blood by shanking him to death with a shard of a broken mirror.
104	* PsychoForHire: He does inside jobs for a corrupt politician and he has the resume to prove that he can get it done. And said politician would go to lengths of using [[IHaveYourWife Asakura's brother as leverage]] to do one final job for him before cutting ties (fully intending to go back on his promises).
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107	[[folder:Desast/Kamen Rider Desast]]
108	!!Desast/Kamen Rider Desast
109	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama (voice), Danki Sakae (suit)
110	A Megid hybrid based on the Fenrir, Japanese tiger beetle, and ''The Singing Bone''. A year after Storious' defeat, Desast is revived by Foundation X using [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Odin's Advent Deck]] as part of recruiting him for the Outsiders team. Little what Foundation X or even Ark didn't know is that Desast has other things in mind after his resurrection...
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112	See Characters/KamenRiderSaberMegid for tropes related to Desast.
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114	!!!Tropes that apply to his appearance in ''Outsiders''
115	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Desast was able to free Horobi from the Ark's control thanks to him unlocking his Rider form, only to find himself marked as an enemy on the spot by Zein despite having redeemed himself.
116	* ScrewDestiny: By taking Ren's advice, Desast further asserts his defiance against the Ark's predictions in that he chooses to take his own path over the one being predetermined to him by the Ark. Even after defeating Ark-Zero, Desast vows to take out Zein himself.
117	* [[YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood You Could Have Used Your Powers For Evil]]: The Ark attempts to "reason" with Desast, saying that as a villain he has no more reason to protect Ren. This only motivates Desast to defy it even more; even becoming a Rider to do so.
118	!!!Tropes exclusive to him as Kamen Rider Desast
119	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krsa_desastgaikotsuninjaden.png]]
120	[[caption-width-right:210:''Shikkoku Battou! Mukuro no houkou! Shinobi no zankou! Kokuran uzumaku hyakkiyakou!'' [[note]]Unsheathe the pure darkness! The screaming corpse! The Shinobi's mark! The demons rampage shrouded in darkness![[/note]] ''Gaikotsu Ninjaden!'']]
121	* CoolSword: As Kamen Rider Desast, he wields the Sword of Dark Storms ''Kokuranken (Black Storm) Shikkoku'', which evolved from his Grudge Dent.
122	* DarkIsNotEvil: Kamen Rider Desast is themed around darkness, but by the time Desast is equipped with ''Shikkoku'', he's now a downright hero.
123	* FinishingMove: Gaikotsu Ninjaden Hissatsu Giri (Calamity Strike): Desast slams the Kokuranken Shikkoku's blade onto the ground to his left, slashing upwards to the right as it becomes enhanced with purple and green wind. He then flies toward the enemy while spinning like a drill covered in purple energy, executing a horizontal slash and a titled vertical slash afterwards at the opponent.
124	* {{Ninja}}: Desast uses the "Gaikotsu Ninjaden" Wonder Ride Book, which is based on a ninja as a theme, along with a skeleton.
125	[[/folder]]
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127	[[folder:Tenjuro Banno/Bronze Drive]]
128	!!Tenjuro Banno/Bronze Drive
129	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MasakazuMorita (voice), Masashi Takada (suit)
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131	The creator of the Roidmudes and Krim Steinbelt's former colleague. After his death at the hands of his son, Banno apparently stored his data into the Internet and waited a decade later to be revived after coming contact with Ark.
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133	See Characters/KamenRiderDriveOthers for tropes related to Banno.
134	!!! Tropes applying to his appearance in ''Outsiders'':
135	* AintTooProudToBeg: After getting beaten within an inch of his life by [[BewareTheSuperman Kamen Rider Zein]], Banno is reduced to a whimpering wreck as he desperately begs Zein, the Rider, that he'll swear his allegiance to the authoritarian AI in exchange for sparing his life. [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner Zein]] likewise has none of it and proceeds to execute Banno anyway.
136	* AssholeVictim: This is still the ''[[HateSink same]]'' [[HateSink Banno]] who is widely recognized as one of the vilest villains in the franchise. Needless to say, getting ridiculed by Foundation X and butchered by Zein in just a single episode is a blessing in disguise for '''both''' factions [[KarmicButtMonkey at his own expense]].
137	* TheChewToy: Related to the trope above, Banno's return in ''Outsiders'' is dedicated in putting him through the wringer at the worst possible moment that both sides of the conflict benefit at the outcome of his misfortune and it's not hard to see why. The ridicule and disrespect he gets from Foundation X and even Brain seems to be a more or less humane punishment for Banno in contrast to the ultraviolent NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from (Kamen Rider) Zein.
138	* CurbStompBattle: Dishes out a brutal, one-sided smackdown on Horobi upon ambushing him in episode 3, only for him to be at the receiving end of one courtesy of [[spoiler:[[KnightOfCerebus Kamen Rider Zein]]]].
139	* DeathIsCheap: Given that he's a VirtualGhost, Banno has already cheated death thrice. But the trauma from getting an axe dropped to the face by his son, and turned into a HumanPincushion by Zein isn't going to fade out of his memory so easily.
140	* DirtyCoward: He pathetically begs Zein to spare him, only to fall on deaf ears anyway. This bites him hard to the point he's UnableToRetreat when Zein sends the Seikens at Banno like guided missiles, turning him into a HumanPincushion.
141	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Of all the vile villains featured in the series, and in the entire franchise, Banno freaks out upon learning [[spoiler:Zein's [[FinalSolution plan]] to use a video game that kills people in real time and convert them into data]], not that this doesn't excuse him for the similar stunt he pulled in his home series (see {{Hypocrite}} below).
142	* EvilCounterpart:
143	** He's the Outsider sent to confront Horobi and they share some similarities. Both were AbusiveParents to their children, hypocrites who [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist use a seemingly benevolent vision to cover up their own self-serving and hateful goals]], and react violently and brutally whenever their ideals are challenged.
144	** In an ironic twist, Banno finds one in Zein, though exactly who qualifies for the "Evil" one is [[EvilVersusEvil up for debate]]. Both take form of Rider belts to hijack host bodies to assume their Rider forms (Banno with Roidmude 006, Zein with Yuto) and both have an end goal of digitizing humans into data (Banno via a second Global Freeze and Zein using ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'').
145	** Also to Yuto Sakurai, more specifically the main timeline counterpart. As both of them have a very abusive streak; Banno treats his own children and all Roidmudes as science experiments, to the point that he even tortured the Roidmude that would become Heart, whose human form was based on the businessman who rejected him as RevengeByProxy. Deneb is often being used as a punching bag by Yuto because of his constant showboating and blunders, but both care for each other and look after one another. The way Banno is subjected into a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by Kamen Rider Zein is basically a karmic HourglassPlot of his abuse towards Heart, not to mention that Zein's host is actually a Yuto Sakurai from an alternate BadFuture, Banno himself also doubles as a ShadowArchetype to the alternate Yuto, representing his abuse of Deneb being devoid of any humor.
146	* {{Foil}}:
147	** To Kuroto Dan. Both are genius inventors with a massive God complex. All of the Doctor Riders' equipment, including Kuroto's own, are genuine byproducts of his talents. Banno's Rider system is an EvilKnockoff of Krim's technology. Banno was openly {{abusive\|Parents}} to his own children (and even to his own creations), whereas Kuroto was a victim of emotional abuse from his own father.
148	** To Zein. Banno became a VirtualGhost after his death as a human. Zein is a mysterious BenevolentAI, when in truth [[TheComputerIsYourFriend it's anything but]]. Banno is a malignant {{narcissist}} with a God complex, Zein is a DarkMessiah who seeks to implement its {{Ubermensch}} mentality to the world. Banno's goal to turn humans into data is merely small potatoes as this is solely to stroke his ego. The extent of Zein's goal to KillAllHumans as its FinalSolution to eradicate everything that is evil basically makes it a far more threatening, and well documented villain enough to be ''worse'' than Hitler. Banno took on a belt form to hijack a Roidmude body (006) to become Gold Drive. Zein can possess a human host using the Zein Driver and transform into Kamen Rider Zein.
149	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Even though he's revived by Foundation X to be part of their team, no one seems to actually like him and Ecole's report even says the Foundation at-large sees Banno as "annoying."
150	* HumanPincushion: He gets subjected to one in a barbaric and gruesome fashion by Kamen Rider Zein via [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Xross Saber]]'s FinishingMove. Zein launches the 10 Seikens like guided missiles at Banno while he helplessly tries to escape Zein, only for the Kurayami to impale him, followed by the Gekido along with the other eight swords, destroying his Humagear body in the process.
151	* {{Hypocrite}}: Objects Zein to using a DeadlyGame to convert humans into data, even though that's basically what Banno's plan was, minus the game part.
152	* InsistentTerminology: The fact that his Rider form had rusted into bronze, Banno still insists being called Gold Drive.
153	-->'''Horobi''': Which part of you is gold?
154	* KarmaHoudini: He's the man who abused and corrupted the Roidmudes out of spite, yet it turns out he was able to survive by storing himself on the Internet, meaning that even if his body gets destroyed he can always return.
155	* KarmicButtMonkey: His Foundation X cohorts pay him no respect, he gets [[TheWorfEffect brutalized by Zein as a demonstration of its power]], and even Brain gets a chance to [[TheDogBitesBack taunt and slap him silly while he's speaking to him through his tablet]].
156	* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:He ambushes Horobi merely for siding with Zein, only for the despotic artificial intelligence to have one of its associates transform into the namesake Rider to execute Banno with extreme prejudice.]]
157	* LaughablyEvil: In comparison to his characterization in ''Drive'', where his sociopathy and narcissism were played much more seriously, here his constant boasting and petty exchanges with Brain are portrayed comedically.
158	* MakeAnExampleOfThem: Gets the receiving end of one. The NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by Kamen Rider Zein serves as an ominous warning to the villains and anyone opposing its malice-free utopia.
159	* MookHorrorShow: Getting brutally beaten down by [[spoiler:Kamen Rider Zein]] reduced Banno into a scaredy-cat in mere minutes before having his body skewered and destroyed with [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Xross Saber]]'s FinishingMove.
160	* MoralMyopia: He seems okay with converting humans into data using Sigma to demonstrate his God complex. However, he freaks out when [[spoiler:Zein [[FinalSolution plans to do the same]] using a video game that kills people in real time to trick humanity into self-destruction to speed up the process.]]
161	* NotQuiteDead: Even though his body was destroyed by Zein, Banno being connected to the Internet enabled him to survive and connect from Brain's smartphone to Foundation X's network to warn the organization of Zein's end goal.
162	* PetTheDog: Supposedly, Banno would have held a grudge against Brain for derailing his plan to kill Medic, and in fact losing him does not matter to Project Outsiders' grand plan (granted, since Horobi did defected to Zein and Desast going solo) but he chooses to warn the Roidmude anyway to not trust Zein. Given how Banno's act of good will was meant to be BaitTheDog to the protagonist, his warning is the closest to his only redeeming quality and sole act of mercy with no strings attached.
163	* ShadowArchetype: Ironically, the [[spoiler:alternate Yuto Sakurai]] ends up being this for Banno. And given the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown he gave to Banno is a karmic parallel to Banno's abuse towards Heart, he also represents the main timeline Yuto's constant physical abuse of Deneb taken to shockingly humorless extremes.
164	* SmallNameBigEgo: Banno is still convinced at the superiority of his genius, everyone around him, including Foundation X are seemed to be annoyed by his antics.
165	* ThisCannotBe: His reaction to [[spoiler:how he got his ass kicked within an inch of his life by [[BewareTheSuperman Kamen Rider Zein]].]]
166	* UnableToRetreat: He tries to get out of dodge after his failed attempt to appeal to spare his life, Zein then proceeds to launch the 10 Seikens at Banno like homing missiles to make sure he doesn't escape. Fortunately, Banno barely survived and transferred his data in Brain's tablet.
167	* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:After Kamen Rider Zein, overpowers him, he desperately tries to make a bargain with Zein and offers to swear loyalty to it. Zein doesn't care.]]
168	* VillainousFriendship: It’s revealed that Banno met and befriended [[spoiler:[[Series/KamenRiderZeroOne Satellite Ark]] while his data was roaming the Internet, and he specifically cites this friendship when interrupting Horobi’s threat that Zein will destroy Ark by attacking him]].
169
170	!!! Tropes associated to him as Bronze Drive:
171	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/krdr_bronzedrive_2.png]]
172	* BroughtDownToBadass: Bronze Drive is basically a "downgrade" of Banno's Gold Drive form. As his name suggests, the fact that his form rusted into bronze as a result of him revived with a Humagear body and in the process loses the durability from his golden form. Banno can still make up for the raw power which is still carried over from Gold Drive.
173	* GlassCannon: Bronze Drive retains the raw power of his Gold Drive form but being revived with a Humagear body comes with a huge setback of losing the durability of his golden form, leaving him helpless against Zein's plethora of Rider powers.
174	[[/folder]]
175
176	[[folder:Brain]]
177	!!Brain/Kamen Rider Brain
178	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Shota Matsushima (live)
179	One of the Roidmude generals alongside Heart, Chase, and Medic. He was revived alongside [[spoiler:Banno]] by Ecole in Humagear bodies using the Kamen Rider Chronicle Gashat and a new unknown Gashacon Bugvisor.
180	----
181	See Characters/KamenRiderDriveRoidmudes for tropes related to Brain.
182	* BrokenPedestal: He comes to view the alternate Yuto Sakurai as this upon learning [[BadFuture his dark origins]] and [[BewareTheSuperman planning to oppress humanity with the power of Kamen Riders]]. This comes to a head when he protects Horobi, while being possessed by the Ark, knowing if Yuto kills both Horobi and the Ark, he would have essentially crossed the line in the process [[HeWhoFightsMonsters becoming the same kind of monster he opposed]].
183	* CommonalityConnection: PlayedForLaughs. Brain immediately catches Horobi's eye...up until the latter publicly airs out their shared histories of starting off as anti-human monsters that developed emotions and became Riders. The bluntness puts Horobi off and drives him away. Brain lampshades that he may have overdone it.
184	--> '''Brain''': ''(Horobi's denounced him)'' Did I try to get close too fast?
185	* TheDogBitesBack: PlayedForLaughs. When Banno is confined back inside Brain's tablet, the former Roidmude general takes the opportunity to slap him silly for all the torment he put him and his comrades through.
186	* EnemyMine: He plays along with Foundation X along with his former enemy Banno, much to his dismay, to spy on Zein's inner circle to find out the truth about Zein overall.
187	* EveryoneHasStandards: He is horrified by the idea seeing a heroic Kamen Rider going KnightTemplar, which explains why he protects Horobi, while being possessed by the Ark itself from Kamen Rider Zein's Four of a Kind finisher.
188	* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: In #4, Brain [[spoiler: takes one of Zein's finishers to protect Horobi / The Ark, desperately clutching at Kamen Rider Zein to get through to Yuto]]. Comparing Yuto's tactics to other villains actually gets through to him. Then [[spoiler: Zein possesses him]].
189	* TheMole: He acts one for the Outsiders, since Banno can link up with Foundation X's network from Brain's smartphone and then the latter relays intel to Rando and Ecole about Zein's end goal.
190	* SaveTheVillain: [[spoiler:Brain [[TakingTheBullet takes Kamen Rider Zein's deathblow]] meant for Ark-Zero, not only sparing the Ark-Zero (and Horobi), but also prevent Yuto from JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope. [[HopeSpot Sadly]], Tachibana would render this trope [[NiceJobBreakingItHero completely moot]] when he transforms into Garren King Form and finish the job. To add insult to injury, Zein possesses Yuto, denying him a chance to redeem himself]].
191	* ShaggyDogStory: Played for Drama. He manages to stop Yuto from [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope committing the ultimate act of evil]] by killing both Horobi and the Ark. [[spoiler:[[HopeSpot But]] Tachibana unlocks King Form and [[GoneHorriblyRight destroys the Ark leaving Horobi injured]], followed by Zein [[EvilAllAlong revealing its true colors]] to its own followers by possessing Yuto, [[HeelFaceDoorSlam preventing him from truly redeeming himself]].]]
192	* TakingTheBullet: He takes Zein's Four of a Kind finisher meant for Ark-Zero to protect Horobi, as Brain is obviously horrified by the fact that the heroic Riders, namely [[spoiler:Yuto Sakurai]], can stoop to the other villains' level and the ridiculous extremes they will go in order to protect the world.
193	[[/folder]]
194
195	[[folder:Evolt/Kamen Rider Evol]]
196	!! Evolt/Kamen Rider Evol X
197	!!! Voiced by: Tetsuo Kanao
198	Almost five years after defeating his brother Killbus with help from Team Build, Evolt leaves the Earth to find worlds to destroy. He somehow returns to Earth after being drawn by the presence of Zein, going so far as to save the namesake AI and Rider from certain defeat. But also has his own agenda with Foundation X as well...
199	----
200	See [[Characters/KamenRiderBuildBloodStalk Evolt's page]] for tropes related to him.
201	* TheBusCameBack: He did say at the end of ''NEW WORLD: Cross-Z'' he'd be returning.
202	* DiabolusExMachina: Shows up out of nowhere to save Zein, without any foreshadowing.
203	* OutsideGenreFoe: Evolt is the only Rider in the series to have powers on a cosmic level, far outclassing both the Outsiders and the Riders on Zein's side.
204	* PlayingBothSides: True to how he was in ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'', Evolt plays multiple sides at the same time. He apparently sides with Zein by saving the alternate Yuto Sakurai from near death, but at the same time comes into contact with Foundation X.
205	* TheQuisling: Zig-zagged. Out of all the ''Kamen Rider'' villains, on one hand, Evolt shows his support for Zein's tyranny going as far as to save Yuto from certain defeat. On the other hand, the preview in episode 6 that he's also in cahoots with Foundation X. Then again, this is one of the most powerful villains in the franchise and a [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] to boot, who consistently plays people like fiddles, [[PlayingBothSides hero or villain alike]].
206	* SecondaryColorNemesis: Evol X resembles Evol Black Hole, but with the color palette of Evolt's Phantom form, giving him a turquoise green visor and chest symbol.
207	* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Averted. The fact that he has ''another'' new form shows he's been quite busy growing stronger ever since he left Earth at the end of ''NEW WORLD: Cross-Z''.
208	* VillainousRescue: Shows up to save Yuto after he's defeated by Zero-Three.
209	[[/folder]]
210
211	!!Foundation X & Associates
212	For tropes relating to Foundation X, see Characters/KamenRiderDoubleAntagonists.
213	[[folder:Joseph Rando ('''Unmarked Spoilers from Kamen Rider Specter × Blades''')]]
214	!!Joseph Rando
215	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Wrestling/HiromuTakahashi
216	[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rando_joseph_foundation_x.png]]
217	[[caption-width-right:700:[[labelnote:Click to see him as the hooded figure in ''Specter x Blades'' '''(SPOILERS!)''']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mysterious_man.png[[/labelnote]]]]
218	An executive of Foundation X who spearheads Project Outsiders along with his colleague Ecole.
219	----
220	* BigBadEnsemble: He's the scientist heading up Project Outsiders, making him one of the main villains alongside Zein.
221	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Most of Foundation X's agents are {{consummate professional}}s, and he is no exception, unless his tendency to become theatrical are taken into account.
222	* ChewingTheScenery: His EvilLaugh in episode 0 manages to eat up the entire scenery. To be expected from [[Wrestling/HiromuTakahashi the TICKING TIME BOMB!]]
223	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Both he and Ecole share the same horrified expression upon overhearing Zein's plans to use ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'' to summon Ride-Players against the Outsiders.
224	* LargeHam: Rando comes off as bombastic and zany compared to other Foundation X agents, who are mostly by-the-book {{consummate professional}}s. This is nothing new if [[Film/KamenRiderHeiseiGenerationsFinalBuildAndExAidWithLegendRiders Kaisei Mogami]] is taken into account.
225	-->'''Rando:''' But you're '''[[SuddenlyShouting NOT]]''' [[SuddenlyShouting GOLD AT ALL!!!]]
226	* TheManBehindTheMan: Is the one responsible for the events of ''Kamen Rider Saber × Ghost'' and ''Kamen Rider Blades × Specter''.
227	* NoNameGiven: He was referred to as the Mysterious Man prior to ''Outsiders''.
228	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The only instance he drops his bombastic personality is when he and Ecole do finally confirm that Zein plans to exterminate mankind [[spoiler:using ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'']].
229	* OddNameOut: Among Danton's remnants, his name was not revealed prior to the anthology itself. This makes him the only not to be [[NamedAfterSomeoneFamous named after a historical figure]] from UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution, further foreshadowing that he has manipulated Danton's remnants the entire time.
230	* RedOniBlueOni: Is the loud, goofy Red to Ecole's suave and collected Blue.
231	* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to discuss his ulterior motive while working for [[Series/KamenRiderGhost Danton]] prior to the revelation of him being a Foundation X agent.
232	[[/folder]]
233
234	[[folder:Ecole]]
235	!!Ecole
236	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Yamato Furuya
237	[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ecole.png]]
238	A scientist of Foundation X overseeing Project Outsiders alongside Joseph Rando, in charge of reviving deceased villains from previous series.
239	----
240	* AdmiringTheAbomination: He shows both astonishment ''and'' [[HorrifyingTheHorror dread]] at the sight of [[spoiler:[[BewareTheSuperman Kamen Rider Zein]]]] defeating Banno into submission.
241	* ConsummateProfessional: Per the Foundation X standard, he's a by-the-book scientist who is in charge resurrecting dead villains, making him a perfect balance to Rando's occasional LargeHam moments.
242	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Is visibly shocked by Zein's goal of using ''Kamen Rider Chronicle'' to annihilate humanity using Ride Players as cannon fodder for the villains.
243	* EvilCounterpart: To [[Series/KamenRiderRevice George Karizaki]]. Both are scientists who exploit Kamen Riders' powers for their and their organizations' benefit. Ecole being a Foundation X agent, his organization exploit Rider technology for illegal purposes and for black market profit. George is a Kamen Rider {{fanboy}} who creates a Rider System that draw power from an individual's inner demon and previous Kamen Riders, while his [[spoiler:and his father's]] inventions are being exploited by the villains who are running FENIX's leadership behind the scenes. Ecole is a by-the-book and no-nonsense scientist, while George is down-to-Earth eccentric and over-the-top with a flair of adding GratuitousEnglish in his sentence.
244	* MookHorrorShow: He reacts with fear and dread witnessing [[spoiler:[[VillainKiller Kamen Rider Zein]]]] beating Banno into submission before executing the MadScientist, despite observing the fight in a safe distance.
245	* NumberTwo: Serves as this for Joseph Rando.
246	* OhCrap: Is visibly nervous and terrified when Kamen Rider Zein makes its debut.
247	* ProperlyParanoid: He's one of the few characters in the anthology to be very cautious of Zein's presence. [[spoiler:Going so far to use Bronzedrive's fight against Horobi to draw out Zein, only to react in dread when Zein ''does'' show up. And once he and Rando learn of Zein's [[FinalSolution master plan]], Ecole's reaction amounts to "our worst nightmares are about to become a reality".]]
248	* RedOniBlueOni: Is the calm, collected Blue to Rando's LargeHam Red.
249	[[/folder]]
250
251	[[folder:Ark]]
252	!!Satellite Ark/Kamen Rider Ark-Zero
253	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ShowHayami (voice), Yasuhiko Imai (suit)
254
255	After its defeat to Aruto as Kamen Rider Zero-Two, Ark would later resurface following the events of ''Film/KamenRiderZeroOneOthersVulcanValkyrie'', manipulating the chain of events that would lead to the revival of Kuroto Dan. When a mysterious AI known as Zein emerged onto the Internet with a goal of a world free of malice, it provided Foundation X the need to create an initiative to counteract Zein's autocracy.
256	----
257	See Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneMetsubouJinraiNET for tropes related to Ark.
258	* AllForNothing: It's last-ditch attempt to draw out Zein by possessing Horobi in episode 4 ends up being this. The Ark defeats Kamen Rider Garren to draw out Zein's host, [[spoiler:an alternate Yuto Sakurai]]. Only for the Ark to get [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown more than what it bargained for]]. Made even doubly karmatic when Tachibana ends up destroying the Ark [[spoiler:when Yuto hesitates thanks to Brain's pleas]].
259	* AntiAntiChrist: The Ark used to be a GenericDoomsdayVillain, but [[MotiveDecay no longer has any reason to anymore]]. After learning of Gai's determination to protect the world from Zein, then it decided to take on this role.
260	* ArchEnemy:
261	** Horobi still has no love lost for the Ark, so much he's willing to swear loyalty to a tyrannical A.I. that has the entire world under surveillance and [[spoiler:secretly plans to exterminate mankind]] without realizing it all just to make sure the Ark is destroyed, along with the malice associated with it. Luckily for Horobi, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor he got his wish]], [[GoneHorriblyRight at the cost of getting himself badly injured]].
262	** On a [[UnknownRival less personal note]], the Ark views Zein as this, as the latter seeks to impose order to the world by any means necessary. It also boils down to the point of MoralMyopia on the Ark's end as it hates the prospect of another artificial intelligence planning to attempt genocide on humanity just to realize its malice-free utopia.
263	* BullyingADragon: The Ark makes one last-ditch attempt to draw out Zein by possessing Horobi again in episode 4, instead of setting its sights on [[spoiler:the alternate Yuto Sakurai]] who happens to be Zein's current vessel, it opted to take out Kamen Rider Garren. [[spoiler:When Yuto transforms into Zein, he doesn't hesitate to brutalize Ark-Zero in the worst possible moment]], rendering the Ark's efforts moot. This is made doubly karmic when Garren transforms into King Form, allowing Tachibana to finish the weakened Ark-Zero [[spoiler:when Yuto hesitates thanks to Brain's pleas]].
264	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: It didn't take into account that Desast would choose to ScrewDestiny instead of playing along with its predictions.
265	* EvilCounterpart: To Zein, an AI which embodies humanity's positive traits in contrast to the Ark's negativity and seeks to establish a [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans utopia of eternal peace and order]].
266	* EvilVersusEvil: With the authoritarian A.I. Zein, who seeks to subjugate humanity in order to establish a new world order. [[spoiler:This is taken more literally when Zein is revealed to be EvilAllAlong]].
267	* ExBigBad: Was the BigBad of ''Zero-One'' until it decided to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere duck out]]. Here it's in no position to resume the role with Zein around.
268	* HazyFeelTurn: The threat of Zein forced the Ark to undergo on this dilemma, all while using Horobi as its vessel to get close to Zein and eventually seeking out Satellite There in order to stop Zein.
269	* LaserGuidedKarma: In a last-ditch effort to draw out Zein, the Ark manages to make short work of Kamen Rider Garren. [[spoiler:[[HeroicSecondWind Only to be at Tachibana's mercy when he unlocks King Form]] after being weakened from its fight against Kamen Rider Zein when Brain manages to stop Yuto from killing Horobi]].
270	* LesserOfTwoEvils: In the A.I. war between it and Zein, Ark is pretty much the lesser evil compared to the latter, who is more of TheComputerIsYourFriend than a BenevolentAI. The idea of a new world order free of malice will essentially threaten Ark's existence without any malice to sustain it. And it has no problem possessing Horobi to transform into Ark-Zero to get close to Zein.
271	* MookHorrorShow: A low-key example. The Ark shows ''real fear'' the moment it's helpless against [[BewareTheSuperman Kamen Rider Zein]], [[AlwaysABiggerFish who controls every Legend Rider power in his disposal]] while the Ark is only limited to the equipment used by Zero-One and his contemporaries. Made even worse with Garren unlocking King Form, another anomaly that bypassed the Ark's predictions, which led to its apparent destruction.
272	* MoralMyopia: Ark's hatred towards Zein could also boil down to this. Given the former tried to wipe out all humanity because of their potential capacity for malice since it is empowered by every aspect of human evil, it hates the idea of [[TheComputerIsYourFriend another A.I.]], let alone one with a [[DarkMessiah messiah complex]] would plan to do the same thing [[spoiler:only for the sake of humanity's salvation]]. Ark's fear of Zein is basically out of preserving its own existence over principle like Gai's.
273	* MotiveDecay: Doesn't even seem to care enough to be a GenericDoomsdayVillain anymore, and is only participating in the conflict because it fears Zein will eradicate it in its quest to erase all malice.
274	* OrderVersusChaos: Order Versus Malice to be more precise. Ark is an AI representing malice, opposing the BenevolentAI [[KnightTemplar Zein]], who seeks to restore order to the world and its [[OrderIsNotGood idea of doing]] so is taken [[spoiler:to a [[BewareTheSuperman more logical extreme]]]].
275	* PetTheDog: Implied. His possession of Horobi takes place at a point where the Humagear prepares to protect Nico from Tachibana, which allows for a bigger cover to provide Nico an escape. This is despite the fact that losing its former follower and Nico would benefit more to Project Outsiders than otherwise.
276	* SoLastSeason: A villainous example. Ark's predictive ability still cannot take into account any [[OutsideContextProblem irregularities]] from what it already knows, like [[spoiler:Desast]] becoming a Rider in his own right and [[spoiler: promptly [[ScrewDestiny defying]] Ark's predictions]] and Garren unlocking [[spoiler:King Form]].
277	* UncertainDoom: It's unknown if the Ark is completely off the grid after its defeat to Garren in episode 4. But its seeming destruction ultimately broke the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil, [[spoiler:serving as a catalyst for Zein to [[TheBadGuyWins emerge as the true winner]] all while [[EvilAllAlong showing its true colors]].]]
278	* VillainHasAPoint: The Ark is proven right that all of Zein's benevolent pretenses are [[EvilAllAlong nothing but smoke and mirrors]]. When possessing Horobi again in episode 4 Ark takes its time mocking Horobi being a complete fool for blindly following Zein's ideals.
279	* YouDontLookLikeYou: Ark-Zero undergoes major changes in Outsiders wherein everything except for his helmet and chest armor changed from how he first appeared. This is a combination of behind-the-scene issues with PropRecycling of Kamen Rider suits over the years, as well as Thousand-Ark's suit being made using some parts that were used to be Ark-Zero's suit.
280	[[/folder]]
281
282	[[folder:Kamen Rider Odin]]
283	!!Kamen Rider Odin
284	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama (voice), Hirotsugu Mori (suit)
285
286	This Kamen Rider Odin was among the participating Riders and overseeing the artificial Rider Fight started by Foundation X, created from the stolen data about the Mirror World from the Ejima Laboratory at Seimei University. He is the one who calls out Takeshi Asakura and gave him his Advent Deck, in the process restoring his memories of the Rider Fight.
287	----
288	See Characters/KamenRiderRyuki13Riders for tropes related to Kamen Rider Odin.
289
290	[[/folder]]
291
292	[[folder:Daiki Kaito/Kamen Rider Diend]]
293	!!Daiki Kaito/Kamen Rider Diend
294	!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kimito Totani (voice), Eitoku (suit)
295	A dimension-traveling treasure hunter and Series/KamenRiderDecade's on-and-off rival. He is recruited by Foundation X as their scavenger-for-hire to retrieve Kamen Rider Odin's Advent Deck after said Rider was defeated by Ouja Survive.
296	----
297	See Characters.KamenRiderDecade for tropes related to Kaito.
298	[[/folder]]
299

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