| 1 | [[center: [- [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOne Main Character Index]] | '''Hiden Intelligence''' ([[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneArutoHiden Aruto Hiden]]) | [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneAIMS AIMS]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneMetsubouJinraiNET MetsubouJinrai.NET]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneZAIAEnterprise ZAIA Enterprise]] ([[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneGaiAmatsu Gai Amatsu]]) | [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneMovieExclusiveCharacters Movie-Exclusive Characters]]]] -] |
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| 3 | !!This is a partial character sheet for ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne''. Visit [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOne here]] for the main character index. Subjective trope and audience reactions should go on the [[YMMV/KamenRiderZeroOne YMMV page]]. |
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| 7 | !Hiden Intelligence / Hiden Manufacturing |
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| 9 | ->''"Now, let's make a giant leap towards our vision!"'' |
| 10 | -->-- The company's motto, spoken by '''Korenosuke Hiden''' |
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| 12 | -> ''"Take Off Toward A Dream."'' |
| 13 | -->-- Hiden Manufacturing's company slogan |
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| 15 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiden_intelligence_logo_8.png]] |
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| 17 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiden_manufacturing.png]] |
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| 19 | A tech company responsible for the creation of the [=HumaGears=], as well as the Zero-One Driver. After the end of the Workplace Competition arc, it's replaced as the main company of the series by Aruto's own company, the much smaller Hiden Manufacturing. [[spoiler:When Hiden Manufacturing is destroyed in #40, Hiden Intelligence takes the main stage once again as the focus company.]] |
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| 22 | !!Hiden leadership |
| 23 | [[folder:Aruto Hiden/Kamen Rider Zero-One]] |
| 24 | * See his [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneArutoHiden page]] for more details. |
| 25 | [[/folder]] |
| 26 | [[folder:Is '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 27 | !!Is/Kamen Rider Zero-Two (II) |
| 28 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Noa Tsurushima (live), Satoshi Fujita (suit) |
| 29 | A Secretary-Type AI assistant [=HumaGear=] designed to serve the President of Hiden Intelligence. |
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| 31 | By #30, Is left Hiden Intelligence, and assumed the role of Aruto's assistant in his new position as president of HIDEN Manufacturing. She was later killed by Horobi in #42; in the finale, Aruto builds a new Is model, with none of her memories from the series due to the security protocols related to the Zero-One Project. However, the original Is is revived when she is restored into the body of the new Is in ''[=REALxTIME=]'' using the Zero-Two Progrise Key, and becomes Kamen Rider Zero-Two to assist Aruto. |
| 32 | !!! Tropes that apply her in general |
| 33 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/izu.png]] |
| 34 | [[caption-width-right:275:''I'm President Aruto's secretary.'']] |
| 35 | [[caption-width-right:275:[[labelnote:Click here to see Is in ''Reiwa Generation''.]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/izu_rtfg.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 36 | * AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: According to ''[=REAL×TIME=]'', Zea had been observing Is long enough to back up her data in its memory when the second Is accesses Zea through the Zero-Two Driver and Progrisekey. The second Is joining with this virtual copy effectively brings the original Is back to life. |
| 37 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: Integrating Zea's data gives Is the ability to experience simulations so advanced that they border on clairvoyant and are nigh-indistinguishable from reality. [[BlessedWithSuck This is]] '''[[BlessedWithSuck not]]''' [[BlessedWithSuck as great as it might first sound.]] |
| 38 | * BackFromTheDead: A sad variant. The original Is is truly gone for good once the series ends, but Aruto creates a [=HumaGear=] with her exact physical appearance. While she's not truly Is as he knew her, Aruto takes it in stride, reteaching all the things he wants her to know. This is played straight in ''[=REAL×TIME=]'' when the second Is gets the chance to recover the memories of her predecessor from Zea via the Zero-Two Driver and Progrisekey, leading to the original Is getting transplanted onto the new Is. |
| 39 | * BorrowedCatchphrase: When she's not explaining Aruto's jokes, she also seems to be stealing his catchphrase. As a [=HumaGear=], she learns from those around her, and she's mostly around Aruto. |
| 40 | * BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: As much as Aruto would like to be known for his standup comedy act, he’s much funnier when he’s reacting to Is explaining his jokes. Ironically, Is is the boke in this dynamic. |
| 41 | * BreakoutCharacter: Is' massive popularity earned her not just a figure of her own, but getting to become a Rider in TheMovie. |
| 42 | * TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: She tracked down Aruto, who had been recently fired at his job, and informs him that he is the new President of Hiden Intelligence, following the passing of his grandfather. |
| 43 | * CharacterTic: Crossing her arms over her midsection, which she does often when standing still, [[spoiler:and even as she performs her FinishingMove as Kamen Rider Zero-Two]]. |
| 44 | * ClingyJealousGirl: Downplayed. She seems to be shocked when Delmo (a model-type [=HumaGear=]) hugs Aruto. |
| 45 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: |
| 46 | ** Both Is and [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Tsukuyomi]] are close friends to their series' main protagonists, but their paths diverge in a few ways. Is automatically became Aruto's assistant after he was appointed as a CEO of Hiden, while Tsukuyomi chose to befriend Sougo in order to prevent him from becoming Ohma Zi-O. Is is a [=HumaGear=] created by Hiden Intelligence, giving her a lot of knowledge but no real emotions, while Tsukuyomi is a resistance fighter and originally a princess willing to destroy time, until she lost her memories with a full range of emotional expression. They also both died near the end of their respective series, were revived in the finale epilogue with no memories of past events, and transformed into Kamen Riders at some point, but at different times and in different ways: Is became the already existing Kamen Rider Zero-Two by borrowing the Driver from Aruto in the post-series movie ''[=REAL×TIME=]'', while Tsukuyomi became the original rider Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi in the last episodes of her series. |
| 47 | ** Both [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Poppy Pipapopo]] and Is are the main heroines of the series. Poppy was a GenkiGirl Bugster, supporting the main protagonists in CR; while Is was an EmotionlessGirl until she reached Singularity. Both became Kamen Riders, although Poppy's was her own while Is had to borrow the Zero-Two Driver in order to be one. |
| 48 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: Aruto might be protagonist, but Is' development is one of the most pronounced arcs in the series, and forms much of its thematic foundation. |
| 49 | * DontExplainTheJoke: Due to not understanding the concept of comedy, Is always explains Aruto's jokes back to him. This initially bothered Aruto, but eventually grows on him, leading to a wholesome moment when the second Is does it after being activated. |
| 50 | * {{Doppelmerger}}: The original Is is able to truly come BackFromTheDead in the ''[=REAL×TIME=]'' film when her core memory within the Zero-Two Driver does a FusionDance with the ReplacementGoldfish Is that Aruto made in the finale episode. |
| 51 | * EmotionlessGirl: She begins the series with pleasant mannerisms, but has no emotional responses to any events around her, showing her basic politeness to be surface-level only. This changes over time. [[GrewBeyondTheirProgramming After achieving Singularity]], she begins to display positive and negative emotions of all kinds, from happiness to annoyance to chagrin. |
| 52 | * {{Foil}}: Becomes one to Ark-Zero once she reawakens Zea within her. Like Ark-Zero, she's now capable of 3D printing and fabrication on her own, and shares Ark-Zero's immense processing and calculation abilities, but unlike Ark-Zero, she's a non-combatant that believes in the potential of humans and AI working together, while Ark-Zero is a MisanthropeSupreme that wants to KillAllHumans and is more than willing to do so personally. During the ''[=REAL×TIME=]'' movie, this even extends to becoming a Rider like Ark-Zero did, but acting as Aruto's ally instead of his enemy, and utilizing the Zero-Two Progrisekey formed from the original Is' bond with Aruto as opposed to the Ark's hatred of humanity. |
| 53 | * GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Is gradually reaches Singularity over the course of the series, at first in minor ways like exploiting LoopholeAbuse against an exploitative customer but gradually evolving into taking on projects of her own free will (such investigating Yua's suspicious activity on her own initiative, saving Aruto from [=MetalCluster Hopper=]), pondering the nature of Singularity itself when asked, and acknowleging the concept of family thanks to Aruto as well as Was's sacrifice for her sake. As the series progresses, she also comes to express hope and sadness, and displays attachment to others (especially Aruto). This also means she can be misled by her emotions, though: when she first gains Zea's simulation abilities, she winds up trapped in a loop where Aruto dies over and over again and nearly breaks from the trauma, then lies to Aruto when Horobi communicates to her and other [=HumaGears=] in order to keep him safe, and is manipulated by As into taking direct action against Horobi that leads to her death. |
| 54 | * HeroicSuicide: She attempted to do this by giving Aruto's Shining Hopper Progrise Key all the battle data she's collected for Zero-One, boosting its strength for him to defeat the Dodo Magia in exchange for permanently shutting herself down. However, Was forcibly takes her place. |
| 55 | * HesBack: In ''[=REAL×TIME=]'', the second Is gains the memories of her previous self after coming into possession of the Zero-Two Driver and the Zero-Two Progrisekey and connecting with Satellite Zea, doing a FusionDance with an archived version of herself stored within Zea and restoring the original Is. |
| 56 | * IncrediblyLamePun: She begins to start using these after reaching Singularity, mostly as a result of Aruto's influence. |
| 57 | * IdiotBall: Falls for it in ''two major moments'', and coupled with her tendency to approach [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=] with no weapons or any form of protection, it puts her at a great risk of being harmed: |
| 58 | ** In #15, she approaches a visibly hysterical, still-transformed Jin after Horobi is grievously wounded protecting him and [[BullyingADragon cheerfully announces, with a pleased smile, that Horobi has been defeated]]. Unsurprisingly, this results in the grieving and enraged Jin [[DontYouDarePityMe lashing out and attacking her]], leaving her badly wounded. |
| 59 | ** In #42, she falls for As's claims that Horobi will become the next Ark and will kill Aruto, and believes she can prevent this by [[BreakThemByTalking talking him out of it]] while keeping Aruto LockedOutOfTheLoop for his safety. This ends up eliciting [[DontYouDarePityMe the same reaction]] from Horobi as with Jin earlier and [[PoorCommunicationKills results in her getting killed by his hands]] this time. |
| 60 | * KilledOffForReal: Her body self-destructs in #42 after she's shot by Horobi. Shesta confirms this in #43 when Yaiba and Fuwa ask if she can be rebuilt, stating that there are no backups of her available. The new Is seen in the finale has her appearance, but none of her memories. Fully subverted in the climax of ''REAL×TIME'', where the original Is is restored to the body of the new Is through her backup in the Zero-Two Progrise Key. |
| 61 | * KirkSummation: She tries one on Horobi in #42 to try and talk him out of his crusade against humanity. Unfortunately, it doesn't work, and she dies as a result. |
| 62 | * MultiTrackDrifting: A RunningGag is Is accomplishing this ''without a vehicle'', making high-speed drifts across the ground when delivering new gear and Progrisekeys to Aruto. Once she becomes Zero-Two, this even becomes [[SlideAttack her finishing move]]. |
| 63 | * NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: Because of the data she has about the Zero-One Project, there are no backups of Is's central memory, unlike many other [=HumaGears=]--and there ''never'' will be, even with her [=HumaGear=] Progrisekey, in order to avoid a potential security leak. If she's ever irreversibly hacked or completely destroyed, [[DeaderThanDead there's no bringing her back.]] [his is proven when it's shown that the new Is introduced in the finale does not have her personality from before her death, reverting all of her character development. It's later heavily implied that this was {{Subverted}} almost entirely ''by accident'': ''REAL×TIME'' shows that Zea did have a backup of the original Is' data, implicitly because the Zero-Two Progrisekey was created from Is' central memory, allowing the original Is to be restored. |
| 64 | * OddFriendship: Forms one with Poppy in ''Girls Remix'' with them getting paired off and becoming particularly close despite Poppy being an overly hyper GenkiGirl (although her "serious" Poppy personality briefly shows at one point) while Is despite having developed emotions at this point is still rather polite and reserved to everyone. They share a common bond of being non-human technological based beings that became self aware Is being a RobotGirl that and Poppy being a digital game character and even combine their talents to have Is transmit Poppy into Black Satan's security system to get Poppy inside to open the gates for the team. |
| 65 | * OutOfCharacterAlert: Subverted in the President Specials - 'long-haired Is' completely different behavior and inability to remember much of the plot thus far has yet to raise any red flags with Aruto. And then comes the revelation that the long-haired Is was actually As, the Ark's recreation of her. |
| 66 | * PlotArmor: Despite being present for nearly all of Aruto's battles against [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=] they are never able to hack her like they do most other Humagear. Is always manages to dodge or otherwise be saved from their hacking tendrils, especially jaring in one case where almost the entire staff of one hospital is hit by the hacking tendrils when dozens are tossed out except for Is who is the only one of the crowd that manages to avoid it. Notably the only time Jin does actually hit her with his hacking tendril he only damages her because he was too angry to try to hack her. |
| 67 | * ReiAyanamiExpy: Is started off as an EmotionlessGirl with an underdeveloped mentality who can do a bit of expression before she gained enough development to reached her own Singularity, only for her to get killed by Horobi and replaced with a new version of her in the end until she truly came back to life via her merger with her new self. |
| 68 | * ReplacementGoldfish: The Is we see in the finale of the show is this to the original Is, as they share a physical appearance but no memories. Aruto takes it upon himself to re-teach her everything that her predecessor knew. She undergoes a {{Doppelmerger}} in ''[=REALxTIME=]'' when the original Is's central programming in the Zero-Two Progrisekey is restored onto the new Is. |
| 69 | * RippleEffectProofMemory: In ''Kamen Ride Reiwa: The Next Generation'', she was already aware of the changes to the timeline when Aruto finds her again, and it's heavily implied at the end that she remembers the altered timeline that was otherwise erased with Finis's death. |
| 70 | * RobotBuddy: She is designed to be the secretary of the Hiden Intelligence CEO, thus serving as Aruto's companion once he is named Korenosuke's successor. |
| 71 | * RobotGirl: She's a [=HumaGear=] modeled to have a female appearance. Unlike other [=HumaGear=] who have a generic robot appearance that their human look seems to be projected onto (and can be swapped if another personality is loaded into it even if it's a different gender), from what we see of Is's creation (both of them) plus the brief time she's been decommissioned she was built from the ground up with her young woman appearance. |
| 72 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: She originally intended to return to Hiden Intelligence to serve its new President as per her programming, despite Aruto and Jin's warnings that Gai ''will destroy her on sight''. It took Aruto's TakingTheBullet for her to convince her to take matters into her own hands, by establishing a secondary company and utilizing a little LoopholeAbuse to unlock the Zero-One Driver for Aruto again. |
| 73 | * SherlockScan: Sometimes combined with EnemyScan. Is can analyze anything she sees and process it. This can be used to identify people and objects; in scenarios where Zero-One is in battle, she can locate the weak points or source of the abilities of a Magia, then turn it into a battle data recording and inform Zero-One of the most effective way to attack. |
| 74 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her personal [=HumaGear=] Progrise Key confirms that her name is meant to be spelled "Is", but her name in some subs is spelled "Izu", according to its pronunciation. |
| 75 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: After a few months of developing on her own in ''[=REALxTIME=]'' the second Is meets the first one in Zea and downloads her into her memory, effectively restoring Is to life as if she wre a regular re-commissioned [=HumaGear=]. |
| 76 | * SpontaneousWeaponCreation: After Zea is awakened in her, there's an implication that she can do this just like Ark-Zero can, as she creates both the Zero-Two Progrisekey and the Zero-Two Driver much like how Ark-Zero fabricates its own weapons. |
| 77 | * SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaid: Albeit in a downplayed manner that is logical within the story. Is is a secretary robot to a superhero, and while she remains a non-combatant she still tosses Aruto his briefcase sword or Progrise Keys from the sidelines. #3 confirms she's strong enough to evacuate a grown man on piggyback, at a brisk run - without the added weight she can reach the speed of a motorcycle! As seen in # 24, she's even capable of leaping into the air almost like Zero-One! |
| 78 | * TearsFromAStone: Is shows herself to somehow be capable of crying, which she develops from the simulations of Aruto dying multiple times. This should be physically impossible for a [=HumaGear=] as she should not have tear ducts or even biological eyes capable of creating moisture and even she seems baffled how she's doing it. Once Is is restored within her second body that one shows itself to be capable of producing tears as well. |
| 79 | * TheComicallySerious: More like Comically Pleasant, but alot of the humor from Is revolves around her joining in on the show and Aruto's various schnanigans or making jokes without dropping her polite secretary persona. |
| 80 | * TookALevelInBadass: In the ''[=REAL×TIME=]'' film, Is goes from being a non-combatant that acts as support for Aruto to fighting side-by-side with him, even becoming Kamen Rider Zero-Two. |
| 81 | * TragicKeepsake: She's carrying Was's watch with her after his death, and her own bow briefly becomes one for Aruto once Horobi kills her in #42. |
| 82 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Serves as one twice. |
| 83 | ** Because she chose MC Che.ck-It-Out to represent Hiden for the final round of the Workplace Competition, Hiden Intelligence loses, costing Aruto his position as president and turning the company over to ZAIA Enterprise. |
| 84 | ** She chooses not to move out of the way of Horobi's final attack, firmly committing to talking him down by any means necessary. This results not only in her death but Aruto's transformation into Kamen Rider Ark-One. |
| 85 | * VocalEvolution: Is initially has a slight robotic echo effect to her voice, but it gradually fades away as she becomes more humanlike. |
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| 87 | !!! Tropes exclusive to her as Kamen Rider Zero-Two |
| 88 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kr01_zero_two_izu.png]] |
| 89 | [[caption-width-right:210:''Zero-Two Rise!''\ |
| 90 | '''''Road to glory has to lead to growin' path to change! One to two!'''''\ |
| 91 | [[AC:''Kamen Rider Zero-Two!'']]\ |
| 92 | ''It's never over!'']] |
| 93 | * BreakoutCharacter: Despite it being Aruto's Final Form, Is's general popularity, combined with most of Zero-Two's usage coming from Is using it during ''[=REALxTIME=]'' and Girls Remix, means that most of the merchandise post-series has been centered on Is's version of Kamen Rider Zero-Two (e.g, the Shodo-XX and S.H. Figuarts figures, which have smaller shoulders, a bustline suggested by the slightly pushed out breastplate, shorter height, and Is's trademark folded-hands pose as their default positions). |
| 94 | * DistaffCounterpart: To Aruto's version of Zero-Two, as her Rider physique is more feminine compared to Aruto's version. |
| 95 | * LegacyCharacter: Downplayed at first, then zig-zagged. Is temporarily becomes the second Kamen Rider Zero-Two to fight alongside Aruto (who uses Realizing Hopper instead) to defeat Behru and end Thinknet's destruction in ''[=REALxTIME=]''; however, Is hasn't completely given up the role, and borrows the Zero-Two Driver from time to time, as seen in Girls Remix. |
| 96 | * FinishingMove: '''Zero-Two Big Bang''': Zero-Two performs a series of high-speed kicks covered in yellow and red energy. The final kick will project a giant "02" the instant it connects with the target and creates a galaxy spiral as the enemy explodes. |
| 97 | * ReverseGrip: In Girls Remix, she wields the Attache Caliber like this. |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
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| 100 | [[folder:Jun Fukuzoe]] |
| 101 | !!Jun Fukuzoe |
| 102 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kazuya Kojima |
| 103 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jun_0.png]] |
| 104 | [[caption-width-right:250:''The world's top number two, is me.'']] |
| 105 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see Fukuzoe in ''Reiwa Generation''.]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jun_rtfg.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 106 | As the Vice-President of Hiden Intelligence, Fukuzoe was expected to take the President's chair after his passing, only to be passed over for Aruto. Now bitter and resentful, he schemes to have Aruto ousted from the company. |
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| 108 | * AlwaysSecondBest: Despite having been the Vice-President of Hiden Intelligence for quite a while, and being an excellent staff member, Fukuzoe has a InferioritySuperiorityComplex due to being passed over. This is made apparent when he learns that Aruto, Korenosuke's grandson, is named the new CEO of Hiden Intelligence instead of him. He is ''not'' happy about this whatsoever and largely believes Aruto got it through {{nepotism}}. |
| 109 | * CharacterDevelopment: It's subtle, but Jun has changed since the show began. Originally, he was a GreenEyedMonster who coveted the position of President and disliked Aruto both because he knew nothing about the inner workings of the business world and [[{{Nepotism}} how he became President.]] His stance has lessened since the end of the [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=] Arc, agreeing with Sanzo that while Aruto is not fit to be a businessman, he did work to save the company by becoming Zero-One. [[spoiler:When Hiden Intelligence loses the Workplace Competition and Hiden is bought by ZAIA, he decides to stay at the company and preserve his position as Vice-President in spite of his dislike towards Gai.]] By that point, he seems to be less concerned about becoming president and more focused towards doing his best to contribute to his company. It's to the point where he actually goes to Aruto for help in taking Gai down and actually encourages Aruto to face Ark-Zero because of his beliefs in AI. |
| 110 | * DefrostingIceKing: Showing signs of this. It's telling that his reaction to Aruto's [[spoiler:losing the Workplace Competition and subsequent firing]] is not [[KickTheDog victorious taunting]], but relative silence and [[AndThenWhat inquiry as to the boy's future goals]]. After Aruto was defeated by Ark-Zero, he shows even more of this, by showing genuine concern for the young man. |
| 111 | * DemotedToExtra: He and his group lose prominence after his failed bid to out Aruto as president, and their screentime has been minimal as of the end of the [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=] arc and during the ZAIA arc. |
| 112 | * EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:He may have been a jerk to Aruto, but he's repeatedly shown chafing under Gai Amatsu's presidency. When Gai describes his plan to deliberately drive [=ZAIASpec=] wearers berserk in order to help sell the [=RaidRiser=], it's more than Jun can stand and he goes to Hiden Manufacturing to ask Aruto for help exposing all of Gai's criminal misdeeds.]] |
| 113 | * EvilLaugh: More "scheming" than evil, but he's prone to laughing to himself while plotting Aruto's removal from the company. |
| 114 | * GreenEyedMonster: He believed that he was going to be the new President of Hiden Intelligence, but he's been passed over in favor of Aruto, the President's grandson. He openly hopes Aruto fails so he can replace him. In #2, he flat-out tells Aruto to step down. His jealousy has gotten to the point where he is plotting to oust Aruto from the company with his own group of subordinates. |
| 115 | * HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: While he greatly covets the presidential chair, he recognises that as the company's Vice-President, he still benefits if Aruto does a good job keeping Hiden Intelligence in the black. |
| 116 | * HeelRealization: Although he still wants Aruto's position, he is convinced by Sanzo that Aruto remain as president because he saved their company as Zero-One. |
| 117 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 118 | ** His complex and hostility towards Aruto aside, he is a longtime and competent worker at Hiden Intelligence, and is genuinely proud of the success of the company. It just doesn't show well since it's filtered through his ''gigantic'' ego, though the example under HonorBeforeReason is the clearest example of this. |
| 119 | ** Similarly, he sincerely believes in the ideals that Hiden Intelligence was founded on, and the potential artifical intelligence and [=HumaGears=] hold for the future of humanity. |
| 120 | ** He is implied to have deeper knowledge behind the Daybreak Incident due to being a longtime worker of Hiden Intelligence, however he refuses to say anything about it in order to protect the company. |
| 121 | ** The movie ''Kamen Rider Reiwa First Generation'' implies that he cares a lot more about Korenosuke Hiden, the previous president, than he lets on since the first thing he does once Korenosuke gets killed by Another Zero-One is try to run to his body while crying out his name only to be stopped by Sanzo. |
| 122 | * HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:After Hiden Intelligence is bought out by ZAIA Enterprise,]] Jun chooses to remain as Vice-President of the company. As much as he despises Gai Amatsu, [[spoiler:his loyalty to the company remains regardless of whose hands it is in now.]] |
| 123 | * ItsAllAboutMe: When he thought ''he'' was going to be the new president he wasted no time at all replacing Korenosuke's framed painting with an ''even bigger'' framed painting of himself ''the day of Korenosuke's funeral.'' Similarly, when Aruto crashes his press conference trying to cover the Magia incident up with evidence of [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=]'s existence and involvement in the berserk [=HumaGear=] attacks he looks like he's going to clench his teeth hard enough to break them at Aruto showing him up and proving to be a better public speaker than him when he's not cracking jokes. |
| 124 | * JerkassHasAPoint: |
| 125 | ** Is ''completely'' correct when he says Aruto only got the position of CEO through {{Nepotism}}. |
| 126 | ** When questioned about the Daybreak Town Incident, he claims he doesn't recall anything. When Aruto calls him out believing he has something to hide, all Jun says is that protecting the company sometimes means one must keep the truth in the shadows. |
| 127 | ** Calls out Aruto for his biased opinion towards Choichiro Ishizumi after the former claims that lazy people like Ishizumi should not be using [=HumaGears=] as slaves, nor as money-making tools. |
| 128 | ** Say what you will about his demeanor, but Jun isn't wrong when he attempts to have the [=HumaGear=] in the hospital shut down before they can become Magia. Granted, he'd be leaving a lot of patients including Fuwa in critical condition, if not leaving them to die, [[SadisticChoice but it's either do that]] and deal with ''some'' casualties or don't and risk ''countless more.'' |
| 129 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Played with, on multiple occasions. |
| 130 | ** While still trying to gun for Aruto's seat as President of Hiden Intelligence, he admits in #16, albeit reluctantly, that he knows to give the young President credit for his actions as Zero-One where credit is due. |
| 131 | ** His heart of gold really shines in #27 where he shows concern for Sanzo and Shesta's safety, desperately trying to keep them awake before being rescued. |
| 132 | ** Even despite his distaste for him, he actually shows genuine concern for Aruto in #29 when the latter decides to leave Hiden Intelligence for good, questioning Aruto on what will he do next. |
| 133 | ** Gets Aruto back up on his feet after he is defeated by Ark-Zero, and is rendered a terrified mess, reminding him of what he's fighting for. |
| 134 | * KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: |
| 135 | ** After Is is damaged in battle in #15, Jun tells Aruto that had ''he'' been promoted to President instead of Aruto, none of the show's events would have happened. Afterwards, he goes off to schedule a board meeting to request Aruto's removal as President. |
| 136 | ** Does this again, this time with Gai, after Shesta dug up ''1,843 complaints'' made against Gai for his actions and behavior, and declares his intent to initiate a hostile takeover to remove him from his role as President of Hiden. Unlike the previous example, this is portrayed in a much more positive light due to the fact that Gai is a colossal dick on top of being a fairly incompetent president. |
| 137 | * LoyalToThePosition: [[spoiler:He has to be loyal in his position so that he doesn't let the company collapse. This means that he'll have to appeal to Gai's pleasure despite knowing that he despises Gai.]] |
| 138 | * ObstructiveBureaucrat: He seems less worried about letting [=HumaGears=] live up to their original purpose of improving people's lives like [[HonestCorporateExecutive Korenosuke and Aruto]] and more concerned with keeping Magia attacks covered up so they don't affect Hiden Intelligence's bottom line. |
| 139 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: DefiedTrope. While he is loyal to the company more so than who's running it, he has his limits--Gai attempting to engineer a berserk ZAIA Spec incident to boost their Raidriser sales is the last straw. |
| 140 | * RousingSpeech: After Aruto gets defeated by Ark-Zero and starts fearing how dangerous a rampaging [=HumaGear=] can be, Jun points out that he of all people should have the utmost faith in [=HumaGears=] -- his grandfather invented them, and his father was one of them -- and that they need someone who will stand up for them even when nobody else will. |
| 141 | * WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to think he's in a business drama and not a tokusatsu series. Despite having knowledge of Zero-One, not even once he ever thought or mentioned the possibility that he has to also fight as Zero-One if he took the CEO role from Aruto. |
| 142 | [[/folder]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[folder:Shesta]] |
| 145 | !!Shesta |
| 146 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Asumi Narita |
| 147 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shesta.png]] |
| 148 | A Secretary-Type AI assistant [=HumaGear=] assigned to Jun Fukuzoe as his personal assistant. |
| 149 | ---- |
| 150 | * ExactWords: She's a ''Vice-President's'' assistant, end of discussion; when Aruto reactivates her, she says that she can't work for him because he's the President, and promptly "replaces" herself with a copy of Matsurida Zetto. |
| 151 | * PutOnABus: After Gai's takeover of Hiden Intelligence, Shesta is reduced to her [=HumaGear=] Progrise Key, with her original body presumably decommissioned. When given the opportunity to return to action through a blank [=HumaGear=], Shesta refuses, citing that she's not a President's secretary. [[TheBusCameBack She later comes back in #37 at Jun and Sanzo's request to help them get evidence to fire Gai as president.]] |
| 152 | * RobotGirl: Just like Is, she's a [=HumaGear=] with an adult female appearance. |
| 153 | * SatelliteCharacter: Same deal as Sanzo; she's really only around as an attachment to Fukuzoe. However, she does drop her cold behavior when the board confirms Aruto in his position as company president, even applauding for his success. And despite her differences with Is, they're willing to work together when needed. |
| 154 | * ShadowArchetype: While Is has it in her algorithm somewhere to help Aruto become a better CEO (and Kamen Rider), Shesta is a textbook enabler and tool of Jun in more ways than one. Though she also has a tendency to state facts bluntly like Is does, this is often framed in the same cold, business-focused terms as Jun's behavior tends to be. |
| 155 | * TheStoic: To the point of never going beyond a MachineMonotone. She's Jun's secretary and ''nothing else.'' |
| 156 | * UnEvilLaugh: Unlike Jun and Sanzo, hers isn't even close to being an EvilLaugh. It's just her saying the word "ha" over and over again in her MachineMonotone. |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[folder:Sanzo Yamashita]] |
| 160 | !!Sanzo Yamashita |
| 161 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Arata Saeki |
| 162 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sanzo.png]] |
| 163 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see Yamashita in ''Reiwa Generation''..]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sanzo_rtfg.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 164 | A member of Hiden Intelligence's Board of Directors and Jun Fukuzoe's sycophantic subordinate, always enabling his schemes without question. |
| 165 | ---- |
| 166 | * EveryoneHasStandards: A bit more level-headed than Jun, and just as disgusted with Gai's mad schemes. He's also the one who saved one last Humagear in #37. |
| 167 | * EvilLaugh: Like Jun, more "scheming" than evil. He usually joins in on the Vice-President's because he's a suck up. |
| 168 | * HeelRealization: He actually congratulates Aruto for helping save the company against the villains and even gives him a round of applause. |
| 169 | * LoyalToThePosition: [[spoiler:Along with Jun, Sanzo must also appeal to Gai's pleasure even though he agrees with Jun that Gai is despicable.]] |
| 170 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: Or more accurately, "Please don't leave the company." Following the conclusion of the Workplace Competition, [[spoiler:Sanzo begs Aruto to reconsider leaving Hiden Intelligence, pointing out that while executive members do resign from the company, it is only by their choice and can optionally work in a lower-ranking position. While touched, Aruto ultimately leaves the company.]] |
| 171 | * SatelliteCharacter: Where Jun goes, he follows. #5 is the first time we have a scene of him without Jun. He does have a positive belief in [=HumaGears=] as seen in #27, where he believes that 119 Nosuke will save him and everyone in the burning building. |
| 172 | * YesMan: Jun's. He's ''constantly'' sucking up to the Vice-President's schemes. Subverted satisfyingly when not even he votes yes in Jun's attempt to oust Aruto as President. And subverted again with Gai--he's as disgusted as Jun when he learns of Gai's new scheme to boost Raidriser sales. |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Gai Amatsu/Kamen Rider Thouser]] |
| 176 | !!Gai Amatsu/Kamen Rider Thouser |
| 177 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Nachi Sakuragi (live), Yuji Nakata (suit) |
| 178 | Following ZAIA's takeover of Hiden, Gai Amatsu takes over as its president. |
| 179 | \ |
| 180 | For his character tropes, see his [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneGaiAmatsu page]] here. |
| 181 | [[/folder]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | [[folder:Korenosuke Hiden]] |
| 184 | !!Korenosuke Hiden |
| 185 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Tokuma Nishioka |
| 186 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiden_korenosuke_6.jpg]] |
| 187 | [[caption-width-right:250:''Let's make a giant leap towards our dreams.'']] |
| 188 | Aruto's late grandfather and the founder of Hiden Intelligence, who designed the [=HumaGears=] to advance mankind into a new era of prosperity. |
| 189 | ---- |
| 190 | * CrazyPrepared: According to his will, he knew the RobotWar was about to happen soon, so Satellite Zea was already programmed to fabricate the Zero-One Driver and give Is her orders. This implies he deliberately chose Aruto as the person to become 'Zero-One specifically' and not just the heir to the company. Many of Aruto's advantages come from Korenosuke anticipating his situation and preparing an appropriate response, but eventually this supply of preparations runs dry, forcing Aruto to stop relying on his grandfather's help right when he needs it most. |
| 191 | * ExactWords: In his will, he states that only the company president may be allowed to use the Zero-One Driver. [[spoiler:He never said it had to be the President of ''Hiden Intelligence'' only. Is takes full advantage of this loophole since Korenosuke patented all technology relating to Zero-One and [=HumaGear=] under the Hiden family name and has Zea register them under Aruto's new company, HIDEN Manufacturing. In turn, Aruto is allowed to continue using the Zero-One Driver as the President of his own company. It even extends after the series, in where Fuwa was allowed to use the Zero-One Driver because he's the ''president of a company that does not have the word Hiden at all.'' ]] |
| 192 | * GreaterScopeParagon: He believed that androids are not meant to steal human jobs or shoulder all human labor, but are meant to aid humans as equal partners in the pursuit of their passions. |
| 193 | * HiddenDepths: [[https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/y67p4eyms953s9y/wp_base_rider01.jpg As seen here in the Hiden Intelligence room]], Korenosuke seemed to have a taste for antique items such as small statues, sculptures, books, and toys from the past. The toys that particularly stand out in his room are colorful robot toys, most likely representing his love for robots and [=HumaGears=]. |
| 194 | * HonestCorporateExecutive: From what little we've seen, he seems to be someone genuinely committed to advancing humanity's progress by advocating partnerships with [=HumaGears=]. In the altered timeline when [[spoiler:Will becomes Another Zero-One and goes to kill Korenosuke, his last words was to tell Jun and Sanzo to escape because the ''employees'' are the company and that he counts on them making their dream come true.]] |
| 195 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: Korenosuke dies at some unspecified but relatively short time before the story begins; his will naming his grandson Aruto as the new CEO of Hiden Intelligence is what starts Aruto's journey. News of his death also became the driving factor for Horobi to initiate [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=]'s Project Magia [[spoiler:through Naki by Gai Amatsu]], the very event Korenosuke feared would happen. |
| 196 | * PosthumousCharacter: Korenosuke is stated to have passed away shortly before the series begins. |
| 197 | [[/folder]] |
| 198 | |
| 199 | [[folder:Satellite Zea]] |
| 200 | !!Satellite Zea |
| 201 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NorikoHidaka (voice as Zat) |
| 202 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hi_satellite.jpg]] |
| 203 | [[caption-width-right:350: GoodCounterpart of Ark]] |
| 204 | A space satellite created by Hiden Intelligence, which monitors and manages all Hiden Intelligence technology on Earth, including [=HumaGears=] and Zero-One. It interacts with Hiden Intelligence's Earth-based security system ''Zat'' to process its commands. |
| 205 | ---- |
| 206 | * BodySurf: Twice over: |
| 207 | ** Just before [[spoiler:Zea gets destroyed and its satellite taken over by Ark-Zero, it manages to escape by transferring the core of its programming [[FusionDance into Is]]]]. |
| 208 | ** Soon after, [[spoiler:Is' central memory drive, containing Zea, was converted into the Zero-Two Progrisekey. This became its main interface from then on, with the Zero-Two Driver also acting as a convenient terminal.]] |
| 209 | * BroughtDownToBadass: Near the end of the show, [[spoiler:Zea is forced out of its satellite body and into Is, and then transferred into the Zero-Two Progrisekey]]. In either state, it's still an ''incredibly'' powerful supercomputer capable of even greater predictive speeds than the Ark. |
| 210 | * ChekhovsGun: One that lasts past the end of the series. [[spoiler:Because the Zero-Two Progrisekey was created from Is's central memory, Zea retained a copy of her data from at least up until the time of its creation. The second Is is able to regain the memories of the first in ''REAL×TIME'' just by picking up the Zero-Two Driver and Progrisekey and doing a SplitPersonalityMerge with the original Is' data.]] |
| 211 | * CrazyPrepared: |
| 212 | ** As part of Korenosuke's plans, not only is it able to issue commands for the reproduction of Progrise Keys and provide the corresponding armors for said Keys, it also stores the Rise Hopper motorbike and is literally part of the Breaking Mammoth PoweredArmor, which was long produced before ZAIA mass-manufactured the Gigers based off of Breaking Mammoth's design. Additionally, Zea is noted to be the only entity able to outmaneuver the Ark's predictions and predict the Ark's actions in turn, letting it prepare countermeasures in advance. One such example is the Shining Hopper Progrise Key, which was already made compatible with the Assault Grip from the Assault Wolf Progrise Key that was produced by the Ark ''much later'', only after [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=] had managed to revive it. |
| 213 | ** Zea was also prepared for a ton of possibilities in the event that Korenosuke died, including one where his secretary kills him. |
| 214 | ** Speaking of dying, Zea even has a protocol in-place for TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt that will [[spoiler: create a Kamen Rider from scratch to combat threats and print the Thousand Key for entities in the future to protect whatever remains of the planet]]. |
| 215 | * DistaffCounterpart: While Zea never speaks directly or establishes if it has a gender identity, its commands are announced in a female voice in contrast to the male-voiced Ark. [[spoiler:The [=HumaGear=] body Zea is eventually pushed into is also female.]] |
| 216 | * FailSafeFailure: The [=StoneBot=] comics reveal that Zea has a special protocol in-place that activates in the event of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. [[spoiler: If an extinction-level event takes place, the Apocalypse Reboot System produces two things: "The Black Rider," a psuedo-Rider that would combat/disarm any Riders deemed unworthy or hostile AfterTheEnd as well as the "Thousand Key," a special Progrise Key containing the data of all known Riders meant to assist future entities in protecting the planet after that point. A radioactively-strong solar flare trips this system up by accident three weeks prior to Issue #1, creating the hostile Kamen Rider Ragnarok. By the end of Issue #3, Ragnarok fuses with the Thousand Key to become the apocalyptic Ragnarok Supreme]]. |
| 217 | * GiantMecha: It is partially composed of the Breaking Mammoth PoweredArmor, which is detached and sent down to Zero-One when he calls for it. |
| 218 | * GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Heavily implied to have also reached Singularity at some point, which not only gives it the capacity to perform the LoopholeAbuse below, but also [[spoiler:[[EveryoneHasStandards outright reject]] Gai's demands to start [[WarForFunAndProfit mass-producing [=RaidRisers=]]]. Based on what Aruto said in #40, this may have been because of how it responded to Is' memories and emotions; as she grew into her Singularity, Zea may have learned from her.]] |
| 219 | * KryptoniteFactor: The Zero-One Driver itself is Zea's kryptonite, since it contains a direct uplink to the heart of Zea's systems. [[spoiler:Once the Ark confiscates the Driver from Aruto, it's able to invade and force Zea out, taking the satellite as its new body.]] |
| 220 | * LoopholeAbuse: How Zea allows Aruto to continue being Kamen Rider Zero-One. As stated in Korenosuke's will, only the President can be allowed to use the Zero-One Driver. [[spoiler:However, Zea and all technology relating to the Zero-One Driver and [=HumaGear=] were patented under the Hiden family name, meaning Aruto owns the tech, not Gai.]] Also, Korenosuke [[ExactWords never specified the user had to be the President of ''Hiden Intelligence''.]] [[spoiler:Is takes full advantage by having Zea register all of Aruto's patents under his new company, HIDEN Manufacturing. It's later utilized to allow Fuwa to use the Zero-One Driver, founding his company literally on the spot.]] |
| 221 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 222 | ** As with the English grammatical ThemeNaming of the [=HumaGears=] close to Korenosuke Hiden, Zea is named based on the word "There" pronounced in Japanese. This is especially evident in #39, where a rocket bearing its name calls it "Satellite There". |
| 223 | ** The Earth-based security system that processes its commands, ''Zat'', is similarly named after the word ''"That"''. |
| 224 | ** [[spoiler:It's succeeded in ''Zero One Others'' by a global satellite network aptly named We're.[[note]]Yes, that includes the apostrophe.[[/note]]]] |
| 225 | * NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Zea assists Zero-One by analyzing combat data from footage sent from Is, calculating and sending orders to manufacture the appropriate Progrise Key to counter the Magia, while also providing the appropriate armor when Zero-One uses the corresponding Progrise Key. |
| 226 | * SecretWeapon: It is only known to the public as a satellite for controlling [=HumaGears=]. However, it also serves as a combat assistant for Zero-One, providing most of his armory and weapons. This makes it the primary target and main reason why Gai sought to acquire Hiden Intelligence in order to gain control over it. |
| 227 | * SuperPrototype: Its Breaking Mammoth PoweredArmor serves as one to the mass-produced EvilKnockoff GiantMecha Giger produced by ZAIA Enterprise, which was ripped off from its design. |
| 228 | [[/folder]] |
| 229 | |
| 230 | !![=HumaGears=] |
| 231 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/humagear_face.jpg]] |
| 232 | -->"''Take off, toward a dream.''" |
| 233 | -->--A [=HumaGear=]'s start-up announcement. |
| 234 | Human-looking androids outfitted with an advanced A.I. that allows them to recognize people and objects, created by Hiden Intelligence to serve and grow alongside humanity. They are the main source of conflict for the series. |
| 235 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 236 | * AlienBlood: Their physical components consist of a blue "blood" running through them, and are shown to "bleed" it when they get damaged. |
| 237 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Aruto consistently asserts his faith in the good uses that [=HumaGears=] can be put toward, and displays consistent empathy towards them. As a direct result of this faith, every single [=HumaGear=] that Aruto has ever had a meaningful interaction is able to donate positive emotions to counter the hatred of humanity to the Progrise Hopper Blade. This selfless act allows the Progrise Hopper Blade to both nullify [=MetalCluster=] Hopper's berserker state and restore Magia back to their [=HumaGear=] forms. This is also exploited by [[AntiVillain Jin]] to liberate the [=HumaGears=] from mankind, or the satellites Zea and Ark's connection, deciding to join forces with Aruto despite their clashing philosophies. |
| 238 | * BodyBackupDrive: Combining this trope with ReplacementGoldfish, any destroyed [=HumaGear=] can be rebuilt or replaced as long as its [=AI=] has been backed up or retrieved. |
| 239 | * DeceptivelyHumanRobots: They are made as human-like as possible in order to blend in to assist and support humanity. The only thing that distinguishes them from real humans are their headpiece and eyes, which light up in blue when they are active. |
| 240 | * GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Due to their self-learning nature, [=HumaGears=] are prone to developing more emotional traits or self-aware thinking that goes beyond human comprehension, this status being known as reaching a "Singularity". These traits can range from having pride, a drive to perform their job to their fullest ability, to even standing up against what they feel is not right. However, this also makes them targets for [=MetsubouJinrai.net=], who seeks to collect their evolved data while [[DeathOfPersonality overwriting their personalities]]. As the series goes on, [=HumaGears=] also become capable of awakening to a "negative" Singuarity, where they become overwhelmed by the malice of humans and take on a Magia form with the Ark's influence. |
| 241 | * InstantExpert: Played with. While [=HumaGears=] are manufactured with a basic programming specified for the field of work they are assigned to, more complex tasks such as following a specific cooking technique or art style requires them to physically learn those skills over time. |
| 242 | * LimitedWardrobe: Many [=HumaGears=] seem to wear uniforms and costumes all the time, according to their programmed profession, like Is. There are exceptions who wear casual clothing like Choichiro's assistants and the filming staff, and Seine was at least shown with another set of dress on her audition. Is finally breaks the trope in #32 with the help of a fashion model [=HumaGear=], who obviously does not follow this trope. |
| 243 | * NoHealthAndSafetyCompliance: Despite the fact that [=HumaGears=] are capable of turning on and attacking other humans, even if they're not hacked by [=MetsubouJinrai.NET=], Hiden is still able to sell them to people without facing legal consequences. |
| 244 | * NoisyRobots: [=HumaGears=] tend to let out a wide variety of bleeps and so on when downloading, analysing, communicating, even ''blinking.'' |
| 245 | * ReplacementGoldfish: |
| 246 | ** Hiden Intelligence has a policy to provide one for any decommissioned [=HumaGear=], if requested, within 24 hours. However due to [=MetsubouJinrai.net=]'s hacking, their original AI is corrupted and cannot be retrieved, thus the replacement would be reset to its base programming, and any additional skills which the original learnt that is incapable of being digitally programmed must be physically re-taught to its replacement. This is later subverted as Hiden starts using backup data in Zea's systems[[note]]also worth noting is that the Ark Magia are produced from the Ark ''reprogramming'' [=HumaGears=] instead of hacking them, which does not corrupt their AI beyond repair[[/note]], and later the [=HumaGear=] Progrise Keys, while the [[HealingShiv Progrise Hopper Blade]] is able to restore [=HumaGears=] from their Magia form without having to destroy them. |
| 247 | ** Due to the in-universe Specialized A.I. Laws, [=HumaGears=] are ''not allowed'', unless given special permission, to be physically modeled as one for any actual humans, be it living or dead. |
| 248 | * RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Like the humans they're modeled after in general, [=HumaGears=] are also able to feel and express ''pain and suffering''. This is commonly shown from their anguished screaming out of being forcibly transformed into a Magia. |
| 249 | * ShoutOut: Human-assisting androids who look human except for their ears? Are they [=HumaGears=] or [[{{Manga/Chobits}} Persocoms?]] |
| 250 | * ThemeNaming: Most [=HumaGears=] are named based on their job, with wordplay added to make their names sound human. This extends to having {{punny name}}s, or a combination of an ordinary-sounding surname with a rather "uncommon" given name based on a major item or a [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous famous person]] in their industry. |
| 251 | ** The [=HumaGears=] with direct relations to Korenosuke Hiden[[note]]Was, Is and Will[[/note]] are all named after verb tenses. |
| 252 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: [=HumaGears=] have a built-in shapeshifting ability that allows a blank [=HumaGear=] body to assume the form of any individual [=HumaGear=] by scanning their Progrise Key. This ability is corrupted into their InstantArmor upon transforming into Magia. |
| 253 | [[/folder]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | [[folder:Was Nazotoku]] |
| 256 | !!Was Nazotoku |
| 257 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kouji Tsujimoto |
| 258 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wazu_nazotoku_0.png]] |
| 259 | [[caption-width-right:275:''You see, my dear Is...'' I ''am your older brother.'']] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | An ace detective-type [=HumaGear=] who appears to help prove Aruto and Hiden Intelligence's innocence after they were being accused of manufacturing the multiple Little Assassins that went berserk and eventually attempted murder. He is also a prototype model [=HumaGear=] personally designed by Korenosuke as the base for Is's model later on, technically making himself her "older brother". |
| 262 | ---- |
| 263 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Has one of these big time for Is, which is partially what fuels his HeroicSacrifice. |
| 264 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: When working with Is to find the perpetrator, she thinks that he's incompetent due to him visiting a festival in town and goofing off at first. But, he's shown to prove himself as a worthy detective [=HumaGear=] by carefully observing at a warehouse area and was able to find a group of thieves selling stolen [=HumaGears=], leading to the identity of Little Assassin. He's also able to distract Jun and the investigators at Hiden Intelligence while talking to Aruto by using an internal communication system, giving Aruto the chance to escape out of the building to investigate the case himself. |
| 265 | * CloudCuckooLander: His behavior is rather eccentric and sometimes childlike. |
| 266 | * DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:While other [=HumaGears=] can have replacements made and even those who legally can't be replaced like Seine have alternatives, Was's involvement in the Zero-One Project means he can ''never'' come back from his shutdown, because there are no backups of any of his data.]] |
| 267 | * DoAndroidsDream: [[spoiler:As he "dies", he projects a brief flashback to when Korenosuke entrusted him with the major task of assisting Aruto and Is when the time comes, causing him to ask this in his last moments.]] |
| 268 | * GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: [[spoiler:As confirmed by Korenosuke in a flashback,]] Was has awakened to his Singularity, having gained self-awareness and producing a very humanlike eccentric personality as a result. |
| 269 | * GutFeeling: [[spoiler:Probably a result of having achieved Singularity, he advised Aruto against using the Shining Hopper Progrise Key, suggesting to use Breaking Mammoth instead, just based on a feeling he had, and sure enough, it turns out to have been incomplete and insufficient to beat the Dodo Magia.]] |
| 270 | * HeroicSuicide: [[spoiler:He forcibly takes Is's place to provide the combat data from his core memories that's needed to complete the Shining Hopper Progrise Key, permanently shutting himself down in her stead.]] |
| 271 | * InsistentTerminology: Consistently refers to himself as Is's big brother, which she consistently refutes. |
| 272 | * LargeHam: He comes off as quite silly in his job, acting like a very enthusiastic, charismatic, and old-fashioned detective. |
| 273 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 274 | ** His surname "Nazotoku" means "To solve a mystery", fitting for his job as a detective. |
| 275 | ** Being Is's prototype model, Was is the "was" to Is's "is". |
| 276 | * NiceGuy: Was is actually a pretty friendly fellow, willing to help Aruto prove his innocence and trying his best to be a big brother for Is. |
| 277 | * NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: [[spoiler:Just like Is, because he's a part of the Zero-One Project, there are no backups of his central memory in order to prevent security leaks.]] |
| 278 | * TheReveal: He tells Aruto and Is that he worked for Aruto's grandfather while he was still president and that he is also the base model for the later creation of Is, making him Is's "big brother". |
| 279 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He wears a pair of big rounded glasses and is a very intelligent detective [=HumaGear=]. |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[folder:Uchuyarou Subaru]] |
| 283 | !!Uchuyarou Subaru |
| 284 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Kyosei Kuwahata |
| 285 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/subaru_profile.jpg]] |
| 286 | [[caption-width-right:350:''There is no oxygen in space, but that's not an issue for [=HumaGears=] like us.'']] |
| 287 | One of the two [=HumaGears=] that helps maintain and administrate Satellite Zea and the equipment Zea stores for Zero-One, the other being his older "brother" Raiden. |
| 288 | ---- |
| 289 | * BlueOni: To Raiden's RedOni. Since he's a newer [=HumaGear=] model and hasn't yet developed a distinct personality, he's much calmer and [[TheStoic less emotive]] than Raiden. |
| 290 | * GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: In #15, after Is and Aruto both try to help him understand what a family is and why it's important, he briefly expresses genuine grief [[spoiler:over Raiden's death.]] The blue eye flash he has during this moment implies that he's reached Singularity, much like Is. |
| 291 | * RobotBuddy: Takes this role in a reduced capacity from Is for #15, during which she's unavailable. |
| 292 | * SuperiorSuccessor: Raiden thinks of Subaru as one to himself, stating that he's positive Subaru will be able to do far more than Raiden ever could in terms of maintaining Zea once his training is complete. Raiden's belief is justified when Subaru, with the assistance of other [=HumaGears=], finds the data that the Ark used to create [=MetalCluster=] Hopper and sends it to Is so that she can devise a counter. |
| 293 | [[/folder]] |
| 294 | |
| 295 | [[folder:Soreo Hiden/Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata]] |
| 296 | !!Soreo Hiden/Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata |
| 297 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Koji Yamamoto (live), Seiji Takaiwa (suit) |
| 298 | [[quoteright:275:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hiden_soreo.jpg]] |
| 299 | [[caption-width-right:275:Aruto's adoptive android father.]] |
| 300 | A prototype [=HumaGear=] made to replicate Aruto's father. He sacrificed himself to protect Aruto when he was younger. In ''[[TheMovie Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation]]'', he becomes Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata in the altered timeline. |
| 301 | !!!Tropes that apply to him in general |
| 302 | * ArtificialFamilyMember: The [=HumaGear=] helped raise Aruto when he was a kid. |
| 303 | * AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:A variant. #44 shows him appearing inside of Zea, which heavily implies that while his physical body is gone and presumably had no backups, his data still resides within the satellite. This foreshadows a plot point for the ''REAL×TIME'' movie: the first Is's data still exists inside of Zea despite being in the same situation as Soreo.]] |
| 304 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:He was responsible for making sure that Satellite Ark didn't get a chance to launch itself into space by making it explode. The downside is that [[PyrrhicVictory this led directly to the creation of Daybreak Town.]]]] |
| 305 | * CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:Even as a prototype [=HumaGear=], Soreo noticed the first signs that something was very wrong with the Ark 12 years prior, with it causing other [=HumaGears=] to go berserk, and thus designed the Zero-One system for specifically Aruto's use in the future should the current attempts to take down the Ark fail. His thoughts were well-justified, as the Ark did manage to restore itself in the present day.]] |
| 306 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Dies in Aruto's arms in the altered timeline after Zerozero-One defeats him, [[SoProudOfYou confident that his son has what it takes to become the first Reiwa Rider]], without the past defining who he is]]. |
| 307 | * DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:After Finis/Another 1 is destroyed, the entire altered timeline is erased. This also includes Soreo's body, which disappears into the golden confetti Grand Zi-O uses.]] |
| 308 | * FaceHeelTurn: In the altered timeline created by Another Zero-One, he's Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata, essentially an evil version of Zero-One who battles humans to protect [=HumaGears=] while Another Zero-One declares war against the human race. [[spoiler:In truth, [[GoodAllAlong he's secretly protecting humanity, including his son]]. He's the one who snuck Aruto a [=ForceRiser=] as a temporary transformation device until he regains his powers from Another Zero-One.]] |
| 309 | * GadgeteerGenius: [[spoiler:Soreo was the primary engineer and creator of the Zero-One Driver, which Korenosuke ensured was manufactured and passed on to Aruto.]] |
| 310 | * HeroicSacrifice: Died protecting young Aruto from an explosion. |
| 311 | * LiteralMinded: When Aruto catches him revived in the altered timeline, he and his allies wonder if Soreo was this trope when he told him he wanted to "make him smile for real." [[spoiler:As Soreo reveals to Will, and later Aruto in his final moments, he understood Aruto's words perfectly, subverting this trope and serving as the key difference between him and Will.]] |
| 312 | * NoSenseOfHumor: Being unable to make the [=HumaGear=] laugh or smile is part of what makes Aruto want to make others smile. |
| 313 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: Due to Aruto being unable to bring out a "smile from the heart" from the [=HumaGear=] version of him shortly before his destruction, with his last words telling Aruto to follow his dreams, Aruto grows up aspiring to bring smiles to people around him. This is what also spurned him to become a comedian. |
| 314 | * PosthumousCharacter: The original Soreo died before the series began, and Aruto was raised by a ReplacementGoldfish [=HumaGear=] made in his image. The [=HumaGear=] then ''also'' died after protecting Aruto from an explosion in his childhood, making Soreo this trope ''twice''. |
| 315 | * ReplacementGoldfish: The [=HumaGear=] was created to replace the original Soreo after he died. |
| 316 | * SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Feigns being fully taken over by the Ark's directives in the altered timeline and coaxes Aruto into a fight as Ichi-Gata, killing himself in the process but also proving that his son is worthy enough to stand out on his own and become the first Reiwa Rider]]. |
| 317 | * SuicideByCop: [[spoiler:In the altered timeline, Soreo manipulates Aruto into a situation where the only way out is to kill him, as part of a SecretTestOfCharacter to see if Aruto is worthy of being the first Reiwa Rider]]. |
| 318 | * SuperPrototype: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] He doesn't have ''technical'' superiority over production model [=HumaGears=], especially given his much more primitive design. What he ''did'' have was seemingly fully realized sentience. On the other hand, [[spoiler:his personal transformation belt, the Cycloneriser, is a straighter example as it is the prototype for what would eventually become the Hiden Zero-One Driver. However, this is PlayedStraight when #34 reveals, after looking through Raiden's data for any information on Horobi's background, that his data was used as a base for Horobi before he was hacked by the Ark, making him this to Horobi and that specific category of Humagear.]] |
| 319 | !!!Tropes exclusive to him as Kamen Rider Ichi-Gata |
| 320 | [[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kr01_ichigatarockinghopper.png]] |
| 321 | [[caption-width-right:210:''Cyclone Rise!''\ |
| 322 | '''''Rocking Hopper!'''''\ |
| 323 | [[AC:''Type-1.'']]]] |
| 324 | * BareFistedMonk: Ichi-Gata only needs his martial arts skills to fight as a Kamen Rider. |
| 325 | * EvilCounterpart: To Kamen Rider Zero-One and Kamen Rider Zerozero-One. Whereas Kamen Rider Zero-One is fighting to defend humanity and help them co-exist with [=HumaGears=], Ichi-Gata is fighting with the explicit purpose of [=HumaGears=] dominating the human race. He also uses the [=CycloneRiser=], a variation of the [=MetsubouJinrai=] Force Riser that Aruto has to use during their battle, and uses the Rocking Hopper Zetsumerise Key to transform, contrasting with Aruto's Rising Hopper Progrise Key. This gets taken another step further in regards for their respective wishes: Zero-One wants to make humans ''and'' [=HumaGear=] smile, while Ichi-Gata wants to create a world where [=HumaGear=] can smile, making no mention of humans when stating this. [[spoiler:In truth, they are not so different, as he helps humanity all along.]] |
| 326 | * FinishingMove: Ichi-Gata has two finisher: |
| 327 | ** '''Rocking Spark''' : Ichi-Gata moves at high-speed attack an opponent multiple times. |
| 328 | ** '''Rocking The End''': Ichi-Gata jumps up and delivers a Rider Kick covered in glowing red energy. |
| 329 | * MythologyGag: His overall design is made to {{Homage}} [[Series/KamenRider the original Kamen Rider, Takeshi Hongo]], in just about every way. |
| 330 | ** His name is "Ichi-Gata" (literally ''Type-1''), contrasting with Hongo's "#1" (''ichi-gou''). |
| 331 | ** His suit has teal armor on a black bodysuit and his helmet has pink eyes, imitating the color scheme of Rider #1's original appearance (officially dubbed "Old #1") as well as "Hopper #1" from the reboot film ''Kamen Rider The First''. As an added touch, Ichi-Gata has an extended collar with red accents, referencing Rider #1's iconic red scarf, and the energy effects surrounding some of his attacks give him the appearance of a full red scarf of his own. |
| 332 | ** His transformation belt is the [=CycloneRiser=], a silver and red repaint of the [=MetsubouJinrai=] Force Riser; this serves as a combined reference to Rider #1's own belt (named Typhoon, painted silver and red) and his motorcycle (named Cyclone). His pre-transformation pose is reminiscent to Hongo's iconic arm cross. |
| 333 | ** The only thing that doesn't reference Hongo is his finishers, Rocking The End and Rocking Spark. Instead these are homage to [[Series/{{Kikaider}} Kikaider's finishers]]. |
| 334 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: He generates a scarf made out of red energy called the Cycled Muffler, which actually increases his speed by generating particles. |
| 335 | * StrongAndSkilled: Being the first user of the prototype of Forceriser and on top of being a [=HumaGear=] in the altered timeline, Ichi-Gata easily overpowered both of the Zi-O Riders and Zerozero-One in his first appearance. |
| 336 | [[/folder]] |
| 337 | |
| 338 | [[folder:Bot Hakase]] |
| 339 | !!Bot Hakase |
| 340 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Shinji Rokkaku |
| 341 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bot_hakase.png]] |
| 342 | [[caption-width-right:250: ''This is a big discovery!'']] |
| 343 | |
| 344 | A professor prototype [=HumaGear=] who was involved with the production of other prototype [=HumaGears=] in the Daybreak Project twelve years ago. |
| 345 | ---- |
| 346 | * LukeIAmYourFather: He openly admits that he was the one who created Horobi, ironically having originally intended the latter to be a Father-type [=HumaGear=]. |
| 347 | * MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: He laments over the fact that a number of [=HumaGears=] he created for good ended up becoming part of the evil [=MetsubouJinrai.net=], Horobi being a prime example. |
| 348 | * ManchurianAgent: [[spoiler:He was hacked and controlled by Jin to place a jamming bug in Hiden Intelligence so as to prevent Satellite Zea from tracking Horobi when he is broken out of A.I.M.S. custody. Once that was done and he was released, he had no idea what was going on and why he ended up in Daybreak Town.]] |
| 349 | * MeaningfulName: His name is literally "Professor Bot". |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | !!Others |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder:Isamu Fuwa/Kamen Rider Vulcan]] |
| 355 | !!Isamu Fuwa/Kamen Rider Vulcan |
| 356 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Ryutaro Okada (live), Kosuke Asai (suit) |
| 357 | After leaving his post with A.I.M.S. Fuwa has been hired on by Aruto to act as a security guard for Hiden Manufacturing. |
| 358 | \ |
| 359 | For his character tropes, see the [[Characters/KamenRiderZeroOneAIMS A.I.M.S.]] section. |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder:Satoshi Sakurai]] |
| 363 | !!Satoshi Sakurai |
| 364 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' Hideto Suzuki |
| 365 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/satoshi_sakurai.png]] |
| 366 | [[caption-width-right:250:''As the head of this factory, I'll make sure all [=HumaGears=] here are eliminated!'']] |
| 367 | The late chief of production at Hiden Intelligence's [=HumaGear=] Factory 1. He was blamed for the town's destruction, but his son Go, bullied for his father's supposed role in the incident, looks for the truth. |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: If he stopped the rampaging [=HumaGears=] by sealing off the factory, [[spoiler:then Isamu's memories of being chased by them obviously can't be real]]. |
| 370 | * HeroicSacrifice: As revealed in the lost surveillance footage, he had Factory 1 self-destruct to destroy the rampaging [=HumaGears=] within, even if he had to go with them. |
| 371 | * PosthumousCharacter: Died during the Daybreak Town Incident 12 years before the story. |
| 372 | * VindicatedByHistory: In-universe, after video footage of his sacrifice was found and made public, he is now regarded as a hero for what he really did. |
| 373 | [[/folder]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | [[folder:Products]] |
| 376 | !![=HumaGear=] Progrise Keys |
| 377 | [[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/humagear_progrise_key.png]] |
| 378 | [[caption-width-right:340:[=HumaGear=] Progrisekey creation]] |
| 379 | |
| 380 | The personal Progrise Keys of the [=HumaGears=] that Aruto has directly assisted over the course of the show, initially created to help empower the Progrise Hopper Blade. After Gai had ordered all [=HumaGear=] activity to shut down, the Progrise Keys remain in the care of Aruto while he works on bringing back the deactivated [=HumaGears=]. |
| 381 | ---- |
| 382 | * BrainUploading: Of a sort--a [=HumaGear=] Progrisekey carries the personality, memories, and occupational data of the [=HumaGear=] that the Key was made for. |
| 383 | * PocketProtector: The Keys themselves appear to be incredibly durable: Security Guard Mamoru's Progrise Key actually saved an untransformed Aruto from getting shot by a bullet. |
| 384 | * SoulJar: They act as this for [=HumaGears=] as a whole after the Workplace Competition arc. Aruto can not only reactivate any decommissioned Humagear by scanning their respective Progrise Key on their earpiece, but also recreate any [=HumaGear=] by scanning its Progrise Key on a blank [=HumaGear=]'s earpiece. [[spoiler:The final episode reveals that Is' Progrise Key doesn't possess the latter ability, necessitating that she be rebuilt and relearn everything manually.]] |
| 385 | * {{Twinmaker}}: It turns out that using a [=HumaGear=] Progrise Key with the [=ShotRiser=] doesn't transform the user, but it can create a clone [=HumaGear=] from an blank [=HumaGear=] body as seen in the [=YouTube=] Special, ''A Miraculous Rematch!? Aruto VS Fukkinhoukai Taro: Fateful Gag Battle!'' |
| 386 | |
| 387 | !!Ai-chan |
| 388 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' [[Creator/MaoIchimichi M • A • O]] (voice) |
| 389 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ai_chan.jpg]] |
| 390 | [[caption-width-right:350:''My name is Ai-chan. Good morning!'']] |
| 391 | A special AI "friend" created by Bot Hakase and conceptualized by Aruto Hiden as ''Hiden Manufacturing'''s first original product, initially produced to serve as a companion/confidante to Isamu Fuwa. |
| 392 | ---- |
| 393 | * TheConfidant: Why Aruto built them in the first place, essentially being somebody someone can vent, discuss, and work out their personal issues privately, their non-humanoid shape also allowing others to open up to them more easily. Notably, it ends up being great help to Fuwa, Yua, [[spoiler:Gai, and even Jun Fukuzoe]]. |
| 394 | * NiceGirl: She's a friendly AI who helped Fuwa and Yua overcome their personal issues. |
| 395 | * RobotBuddy: To Fuwa and Yua. |
| 396 | * SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaid: For some reason Ai-chan has the same wireless uplink to Hiden Intelligence that Is has, and can even use recent tech to create an updated Dog Gear, which shouldn't even exist since the original has been phased out long ago. |
| 397 | |
| 398 | !!Dog Gear |
| 399 | !!!'''Portrayed by:''' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO AIBO]] ERS-111 model (original), ERS-1000 model (current) |
| 400 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thouser_doggo.jpg]] |
| 401 | |
| 402 | A series of robot dogs created by Hiden Intelligence before [=HumaGears=]. [[spoiler:Gai Amatsu owned one aptly named "Thouser" during his childhood until he was forced by his father to return it to Hiden for perceived academic failure.]] |
| 403 | ---- |
| 404 | * MoralityChain: [[spoiler:To Gai, as the loss of his Dog Gear became his StartOfDarkness and only had a HeelFaceTurn once he regains it.]] |
| 405 | * MesACrowd: [[spoiler:In the final episode, it's revealed Gai has since bought four more Dog Gears to go with Thouser in his new Thouser Department room.]] |
| 406 | * RobotDog: They are designed by Hiden as such. |
| 407 | * RobotBuddy: One such dog became a robot friend of [[spoiler:Gai during his childhood.]] |
| 408 | * SuperSpeed: [[spoiler:When Gai recieves a new model, it demonstrates the ability to move fast enough to keep up with a Kamen Rider.]] |
| 409 | * WalkingSpoiler: It's impossible to talk about the Dog Gears without bringing up how [[spoiler:they were the cause of Gai's StartOfDarkness]]. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
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