History Characters / KamenRiderGhost

* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostGamma Ganma]]

* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostGamma Gamma]]

* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostGanma Ganma]]

%%* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostMovieExclusiveCharacters Movie Exclusive Characters]]

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[[folder: Takeru Tenkuji/Kamen Rider Ghost]]
!! Takeru Tenkuji/Kamen Rider Ghost
!!! Portrayed by: Shun Nishime (live), Seiji Takaiwa (suit)
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The son of a famous ghost hunter Ryu Tenkuji and the only heir to the Tenkuji Temple. Takeru is a bright, carefree, and reckless youth who will not go against his beliefs. Takeru won’t forgive anyone who treats life lightly.

10 years after the death of his father, his ghost appears before Takeru to bestow upon him a Ghost Eyecon, a mysterious, eye-shaped artifact. This lead to an attack by Ganma - monsters from another dimension - on the temple. Takeru is killed in a fight with the Ganma while protecting his friend, Akari and Onari, his caretaker. Soon after, he was resurrected as a ghost by a mysterious hermit and given the Ghost Driver, which allowed him to use the Eyecon to fight as Kamen Rider Ghost. However, it wasn't a perfect resurrection - Takeru only has 99 days before he disappears permanently. In order to revive himself, he must collect the 15 Ghost Eyecons within 99 days.
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* AgentMulder: Plays this role opposite Akari, though he's more downplayed compared to Onari.
* AlliterativeName: '''T'''akeru '''T'''enkuji.
* AnimalMotifs: He's another bug themed Rider, though this time, Ghost's Ore Damashii is based around fireflies, similar to [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz]]. Rather coincidentally, both make use of TronLines in their transformations.
* [[BadassAdorable Badass]] {{Adorkable}}: Loud and childish, as proven with him jumping up and down while yelling 'I did it! I did it!' after defeating the first Ganma. The badass part starts with him coming back from dead to sort things out with his killers the hard way.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Life, burn up!"
* CherryBlossoms: Has a coat with a sakura pattern design, and is associated with cherry blossom imagery in promotional materials; symbolic of his dying young and in battle.
** [[CherryBlossomGirl Cherry Blossom Boy]]: Has several elements of the trope.
* ChestInsignia: Has the Ghost Eyecon symbol right in the middle of his chest.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Akari.
* CoolBike: Ghost's personal bike, the Machine Ghostriker. Normally a regular motorcycle, it transforms along with him to form a [[MyHorseIsAMotorbike motorcycle with a unicorn head]]. It can then [[CombiningMecha combine with Ghost's pirate ship]] to form the [[HumongousMecha Iguana Ghostriker]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: Kamen Rider Ghost main color is black.
* DeaderThanDead: Takeru's fate should he go over his 99 day time limit, at least if the Sage is to be believed. Apparently, even ghosts cannot exist in the state Takeru is in for any longer than that, and will permanently die when time's up.
* DeathByOriginStory: At the very start of the series, he is slain by Ganma. But then gets an another take on life, with the benefit of [[CameBackStrong becoming a Kamen Rider]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: He appears in the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' observing Shinnosuke completing his final case.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In his civilian form, Takeru often wears a hoodie-robe mix, which have a colorful pastern on it's right side. As Ghost, it's mostly symmetrical, with the exception of a little ghost tail at the back of the jacket.
* FinishingMove: Like the [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Final Vents]], [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Exceed Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Rider Attacks]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Full Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Final Attack Rides]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Maximum Drives]], [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Scanning Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Limit Breaks]], [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Strikes]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Squash/Au Lait/Sparking]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Full Throttles]] before him, Ghost[[note]]as well as Specter since they share the same belt[[/note]] has Omega Drives. His Gan Gun Saber has its own variant of the Omega Drives, unique to each form of the weapon. The default Blade Mode has Omega Break, Gun Mode has Omega Shoot, Twin Sword Style Mode has Omega Slash, Naginata Mode has Omega Stream, and Arrow Mode has Omega Strike, all of which are done by scanning the eye on the Gan Gun Saber with the Ghost Driver. There's also an unknown secondary "Omedama" finisher activated by clicking an Eyecon four times while inside the Driver.
** '''Ore''': A currently unnamed [[DivingKick Rider Kick]].
** '''Musashi''' (Gan Gun Saber Twin Sword Style Mode): A supercharged overhead chopping motion.
%%** '''Edison''': Unknown
%%** '''Newton''': Unknown
* {{Flight}}: As a Ghost, he's capable of levitating and does it during battle. Notably he's one of the few Riders to have this ability in his ''default'' form.
* GhostLights: The horn on his Rider form's forehead (named the [[AllThereInTheManual Whisp Horn]]) is in the shape of a blue flame. Seeing as how Ghost is... well, a ghost, it clearly meant to evoke this trope.
* GuestStarPartyMember: To Series/KamenRiderDrive for the last two episodes.
* TheHero: The main and titular protagonist of the series.
* InTheHood: All of Takeru's various Rider forms sport a hoodie.
* TheKirk
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Only has 99 days to complete his mission or he'll die again.
%%* MidSeasonUpgrade: The Tokon Boost Eyecon, and the Tokon Boost form it grants.
* MeaningfulName: The Eyecon he uses for his main form is the "Ore Eyecon". Ore is just one of many Japanese pronouns for "I", as in it's his own Ghost Eyecon.
** His family name contains the characters for "sky/heaven" and "temple."
* {{Psychopomp}}: He acts as one in one of the final ''Drive'' episodes, meeting a nearly-dead Shinnosuke in some sort of limbo realm. Though he doesn't guide Shinnosuke to the afterlife, he directs him ''away'' from it and fights off the Roidmude souls trying to drag him there.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Makoto's Blue.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Holy crap. Surpassing even the previous [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-Gasher]], the Gan Gun Saber can reattach and reassemble its various parts as well as combine with animal gadgets to form a sword, a gun, DUAL swords, a bow, a naginata and many, MANY more.
%%** Also extends to the Sunglasslasher that is used in [[MidSeasonUpgrade Tokon Boost]] form. It appears to have both a sword and gun form, while also being a ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer pair of sunglasses]].''
* TronLines: His Rider form is covered in such lines, albeit they're not as prominent as the other uses of this trope. However, once he uses the [[FinishingMove the Omega Drive]], both his face and the lines light up considerably.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: He has 99 days to live and complete his mission before he'll die for good.
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[[folder: Makoto Fukami/Kamen Rider Specter]]
!!Makoto Fukami/Kamen Rider Specter
!!! Portrayed by: Ryosuke Yamamoto (live), Eitoku (suit)
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Takeru's mysterious rival, who also seeks to obtain the Ghost Eyecons. In contrast to our main protagonist, Makoto is a calm and calculating fellow.
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* ChestInsignia: Has a modified Ghost Eyecon symbol on his chest, where it has two whisps instead of one.
* CoolBike: His Rider Machine, the Machine Hoodie.
%%* CombiningMecha: The Hoodie can combine with Specter to allow access to the Houdini Soul form.
* HellbentForLeather: Is dressed from head to toe in it.
* HornedHumanoid: Instead of Ghost's whispy single horn made to resemble a ghost light, Specter has two curved horns.
* InTheHood: Specter's suit comes with a hood as does Ghost's.
* FinishingMove: Like the [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Maximum Drives]], [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Scanning Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Limit Breaks]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Full Throttles]] before him, Specter[[note]]since he shares the same belt as Ghost[[/note]] has Omega Drives and likely the Omedamas as well.. The Gan Gun Hand, meanwhile, has its own varients, with Rod Mode's being called Omega Smashes.
* MeaningfulName: His family name is written with the characters for "deep sea", a parallel to Tenkuji containing the character for "heaven" or "sky."
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Takeru's Red.
* TheRival
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Akari Tsukimura]]
!!Akari Tsukimura
!!! Portrayed by: Hikaru Osawa
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Takeru's childhood friend. After his death and return as a Kamen Rider, she actively tries to aid him in his search. A college student majoring in physics, she believes there is a scientific explanation for every paranormal phenomena.
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* AgentScully: To Onari and, to a lesser extent, Takeru's Mulder.
** Want to know how bad she is with this trope? She dissected a figure of speech.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: The world is attacked by [[Series/KamenRiderDrive killer robots]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim eldritch horrors]], [[Series/KamenRiderWizard magical demons]], [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto aliens]], [[Series/KamenRiderDeno time travelers]] and even [[Series/KamenRiderKiva vampires]] and so on on a yearly basis, and yet Akari doesn't believe in the paranormal.
* BoyishShortHair
* ChildhoodFriend: Her and Takeru.
* TheSpock
* {{Tsundere}}: She leans towards type A in her first appearance.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Onari]]
!!Onari
!!!Portrayed by: Takayuki Yanagi
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The head monk of the Tenkuji temple, he took care of Takeru ever since his father passed away.
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* AgentMulder: A more vocal one to Akari's Scully than Takeru.
* BaldOfAwesome
* TheMcCoy
* ParentalSubstitute
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hermit]]
!!Hermit
!!!Portrayed by: Naoto Takenaka
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The mysterious old man who resurrects Takeru, kick-starting the plot.
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* CoolOldGuy
* EccentricMentor
* ObaSan: A male equivalent - he wants to be addressed as ''Otchan'' ("Uncle") rather than the more age-appropriate ''Ojii-san'' ("Grandpa.")
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ryu Tenkuji]]
!!Ryu Tenkuji
!!!Portrayed by: Kazuhiko Nishimura
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Takeru's late father [[spoiler:who passed away in front of Takeru's eyes]]. He's the owner of the Dai-Tenkuji Temple, and a Ghost Hunter who apparently could see ghosts.
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* DisappearedDad
* PosthumousCharacter: By the start of the story, he's been dead for ten years.
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Gives Takeru a pendant made from a tsuba of Miyamoto Musashi's sword just before he expired.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Narita]]
!! Narita
!!! Portrayed by: Reo Kansyuji
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A trainee priest at the Tenkuji Temple, who assists Takeru as Kamen Rider Ghost.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* ThoseTwoGuys: Him and Shibuya.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shibuya]]
!! Shibuya
!!! Portrayed by: Takuya Mizoguchi
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Another trainee priest at the Tenkuji Temple and friend of Takeru.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* ThoseTwoGuys: Him and Narita.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yasushi Onodera]]
!! Yasushi Onodera
!!! Portrayed by: Yasuomi Sano

Mailman in charge of delivery to the Tenkuji Temple. He is another of Takeru's allies.

* ShoutOut: His surname is the same as Creator/ShotaroIshinomori's birth surname.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yurusen]]
!! Yurusen
!!! Portrayed by: Creator/AoiYuki (voice)
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A spirit who guides Takeru after he becomes Ghost.

* BedsheetGhost: Yurusen creates this effect with the cloak that she wears.
* BlushSticker: Has very faint ones, but they're there.
* CheshireCatGrin: Her smile resembles this the most.
* {{Cyclops}}
* DeadpanSnarker: Like no one's business.
* VisualPun: Her name is based off of "Yuurei" (spirit).
** PunnyName: Her name is also a syllable or two away from "Urusai", translating into shut up. Kind of funny considering who she is.
[[/folder]]


!Ganma

[[folder:General Tropes]]

* AlienBlood: They have black blood.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Compared to the [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Roidmudes]] last year who exploded twice when defeated (their bodies and their cores), these guys give us a ''[[RuleOfThree triple explosion]]'' upon death: one for their Primal Bodies, one for the coats that give them power (which turns back into the item that made up their motif), and one for the Eyecons that give them life.
* ImmuneToBullets: Normal firearms are useless against them, as the bullets just go straight through them harmlessly. The Ganma fighting [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Shinnosuke]] mocks him for thinking a handgun would have any effect at all.
* {{Invisibility}}: They can turn invisible at will, unless you're holding a Ghost Eyecon. It's not clear if this is InvisibleToNormals or simply a power.
* {{Mooks}}: Commando Ganma.
* MythologyGag: The default Ganma seem to be modeled after [[Series/KamenRider Shocker Combatmen.]]
** Their {{Mook}}s are given the title of "Commandos", which was last used in [[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider Skyrider]]'s series with the Ari Commandos.
* OccultBlueEyes: The Gammas have blue eyes.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Their name literally translates to Eye Demon or Eye Devil, and they're malevolent supernatural creatures summoned via magic to serve their summoner.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Evolved Ganma have historical motifs, and at times, they have motifs that come into conflict with the motifs Kamen Rider Ghost uses.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mysterious Man]]
!!Mysterious Man
!!!Portrayed by: Yoshiyuki Morishita
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A man who knows the truth about the Eyecons and has the ability to summon Ganma.
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* SummonMagic: He can do this with the Ganma.
* ScaryTeeth
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Aran]]
!!Aran
!!!Portrayed by: Hayato Isomura
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Aran works alongside the Mysterious Man. His true identity and goals are currently unknown.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: As seen on his shirt sleeves.
* TheManBehindTheMan: The second episode implies Mysterious Man may be working for Aran.
* SkunkStripe: Has a white-blond streak through the front of his hair.
* TheStoic: Doesn't show a bit of emotion, even when learning someone has successfully destroyed two Ganma.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ganma of the Week]]
!!Katana/Sword Ganma
!!!Voiced by: Takahiro Fujiwara

A Ganma that was summoned and empowered alongside the Ganma that would become Yari. With Yari, Katana wreaked havoc on the city in search of the Eyecons until he meet our hero... and killed him. Thankfully, he soon came back to fight back. After Yari's death, Katana was next, and goaded Ghost to follow him. After some BikeFu, Katana summons some Ganma Commandos to tire out Ghost, only for Ghost to find the Musashi Ghost and Musashi Eyecon.
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* HeroKiller: Meet Takeru's killer.
* KarmicDeath: Katana's death personifies the phrase "Live by the Sword, Die By the Sword". He kills Takeru with his sword arm, and gets killed by [[SwordMaster Musashi Damashii]].
* KilledOffForReal: Meets his karmic end with Ghost Musashi Damashii's Omega Slash with the Gan Gun Saber in Twin Sword Style Mode.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Katana is based on Sasaki Kojiro, who had died fighting Miyamoto Musashi. Fitting how it was Musashii Damashi that ended Katana.

!!Yari/Spear Ganma
!!!Voiced by: Kosuke Takaguchi

A Ganma that was summoned and empowered alongside the Ganma that would become Katana. With Katana, Yari wreaked havoc on the city in search of the Eyecons until they meet our hero... and Katana killed him. Thankfully, he soon came back to fight back, which ends up getting Yari killed.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Akari ''[[AvertedTrope barely avoided]]'' this fate thanks to Takeru when Yari tries to [[IncrediblyLamePun take a stab at her]].
* FearlessFool: Charged head-on towards Ghost when Ghost was charging up his finisher.
* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Ghost Ore Damashii's Omega Drive Rider Kick.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Yari is based on Houzouin In'ei, a Buddhist monk that developed the Houzouin-ryu style of spear combat that revolve around the jumonji yari, which is also the type of spearhead that Yari was empowered with.
** Interestingly, Miyamoto Musashi once fought someone who was trained in the style.
* TelescopingStaff: Showed that Yari's yari can extend its length [[OneSceneWonder once]].

!!Denki/Electricity Ganma
!!!Voiced by: You Kitazawa

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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: This is what happened when Denki absorbed the Edison Ghost.
* HoistedByHisOwnPetard: Denki played a contributing role in his own death, where he was shooting electricity at Ghost Edison Damashii. Turns out, Edison Damashii can absorb and redirect electricity.
* KilledOffForReal: Was blasted away by Ghost Edison Damashii's Omega Shoot with the Gan Gun Saber in Gun Mode.
* RealityEnsues: Don't bring swords to a fight against an electricity-shooting monster.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Due to fighting against Edison Damashii and its head resembling a Tesla coil, it hearkens back to the "War of the Currents", where Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla campaigned against each other over the use of direct electrical current and alternate electrical current.
* ShockAndAwe: Par for the course.

%%!!Ono/Ax Ganma

%%!!Book Ganma
%%!!!Voiced by:

%%----
%%*BrokenStreak: Book is the first Ganma to use an English word for his motif.
[[/folder]]

[[index]]

* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostProtagonists Protagonists]]
* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostGanma Ganma]]
* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostOthers Others]]
%%* [[Characters/KamenRiderGhostMovieExclusiveCharacters Movie Exclusive Characters]]

[[/index]]

* [[Characters/KamenRiderDriveProtagonists Protagonists]]
* [[Characters/KamenRiderDriveGanma Ganma]]

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[[folder: Takeru Tenkuji/Kamen Rider Ghost]]
!! Takeru Tenkuji/Kamen Rider Ghost
!!! Portrayed by: Shun Nishime (live), Seiji Takaiwa (suit)
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The son of a famous ghost hunter Ryu Tenkuji and the only heir to the Tenkuji Temple. Takeru is a bright, carefree, and reckless youth who will not go against his beliefs. Takeru won’t forgive anyone who treats life lightly.

10 years after the death of his father, his ghost appears before Takeru to bestow upon him a Ghost Eyecon, a mysterious, eye-shaped artifact. This lead to an attack by Ganma - monsters from another dimension - on the temple. Takeru is killed in a fight with the Ganma while protecting his friend, Akari and Onari, his caretaker. Soon after, he was resurrected as a ghost by a mysterious hermit and given the Ghost Driver, which allowed him to use the Eyecon to fight as Kamen Rider Ghost. However, it wasn't a perfect resurrection - Takeru only has 99 days before he disappears permanently. In order to revive himself, he must collect the 15 Ghost Eyecons within 99 days.

* AgentMulder: Plays this role opposite Akari, though he's more downplayed compared to Onari.
* AlliterativeName: '''T'''akeru '''T'''enkuji.
* AnimalMotifs: He's another bug themed Rider, though this time, Ghost's Ore Damashii is based around fireflies, similar to [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Faiz]]. Rather coincidentally, both make use of TronLines in their transformations.
* [[BadassAdorable Badass]] {{Adorkable}}: Loud and childish, as proven with him jumping up and down while yelling 'I did it! I did it!' after defeating the first Ganma. The badass part starts with him coming back from dead to sort things out with his killers the hard way.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Life, burn up!"
* CherryBlossoms: Has a coat with a sakura pattern design, and is associated with cherry blossom imagery in promotional materials; symbolic of his dying young and in battle.
** [[CherryBlossomGirl Cherry Blossom Boy]]: Has several elements of the trope.
* ChestInsignia: Has the Ghost Eyecon symbol right in the middle of his chest.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Akari.
* CoolBike: Ghost's personal bike, the Machine Ghostriker. Normally a regular motorcycle, it transforms along with him to form a [[MyHorseIsAMotorbike motorcycle with a unicorn head]]. It can then [[CombiningMecha combine with Ghost's pirate ship]] to form the [[HumongousMecha Iguana Ghostriker]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: Kamen Rider Ghost main color is black.
* DeaderThanDead: Takeru's fate should he go over his 99 day time limit, at least if the Sage is to be believed. Apparently, even ghosts cannot exist in the state Takeru is in for any longer than that, and will permanently die when time's up.
* DeathByOriginStory: At the very start of the series, he is slain by Ganma. But then gets an another take on life, with the benefit of [[CameBackStrong becoming a Kamen Rider]].
* EarlyBirdCameo: He appears in the final episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' observing Shinnosuke completing his final case.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In his civilian form, Takeru often wears a hoodie-robe mix, which have a colorful pastern on it's right side. As Ghost, it's mostly symmetrical, with the exception of a little ghost tail at the back of the jacket.
* FinishingMove: Like the [[Series/KamenRiderRyuki Final Vents]], [[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Exceed Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Rider Attacks]], [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Full Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Final Attack Rides]], [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Maximum Drives]], [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Scanning Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Limit Breaks]], [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Strikes]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Squash/Au Lait/Sparking]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Full Throttles]] before him, Ghost[[note]]as well as Specter since they share the same belt[[/note]] has Omega Drives. His Gan Gun Saber has its own variant of the Omega Drives, unique to each form of the weapon. The default Blade Mode has Omega Break, Gun Mode has Omega Shoot, Twin Sword Style Mode has Omega Slash, Naginata Mode has Omega Stream, and Arrow Mode has Omega Strike, all of which are done by scanning the eye on the Gan Gun Saber with the Ghost Driver. There's also an unknown secondary "Omedama" finisher activated by clicking an Eyecon four times while inside the Driver.
** '''Ore''': A currently unnamed [[DivingKick Rider Kick]].
** '''Musashi''' (Gan Gun Saber Twin Sword Style Mode): A supercharged overhead chopping motion.
%%** '''Edison''': Unknown
%%** '''Newton''': Unknown
* {{Flight}}: As a Ghost, he's capable of levitating and does it during battle. Notably he's one of the few Riders to have this ability in his ''default'' form.
* GhostLights: The horn on his Rider form's forehead (named the [[AllThereInTheManual Whisp Horn]]) is in the shape of a blue flame. Seeing as how Ghost is... well, a ghost, it clearly meant to evoke this trope.
* GuestStarPartyMember: To Series/KamenRiderDrive for the last two episodes.
* TheHero: The main and titular protagonist of the series.
* InTheHood: All of Takeru's various Rider forms sport a hoodie.
* TheKirk
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: Only has 99 days to complete his mission or he'll die again.
%%* MidSeasonUpgrade: The Tokon Boost Eyecon, and the Tokon Boost form it grants.
* MeaningfulName: The Eyecon he uses for his main form is the "Ore Eyecon". Ore is just one of many Japanese pronouns for "I", as in it's his own Ghost Eyecon.
** His family name contains the characters for "sky/heaven" and "temple."
* {{Psychopomp}}: He acts as one in one of the final ''Drive'' episodes, meeting a nearly-dead Shinnosuke in some sort of limbo realm. Though he doesn't guide Shinnosuke to the afterlife, he directs him ''away'' from it and fights off the Roidmude souls trying to drag him there.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Makoto's Blue.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Holy crap. Surpassing even the previous [[Series/KamenRiderDenO Den-Gasher]], the Gan Gun Saber can reattach and reassemble its various parts as well as combine with animal gadgets to form a sword, a gun, DUAL swords, a bow, a naginata and many, MANY more.
%%** Also extends to the Sunglasslasher that is used in [[MidSeasonUpgrade Tokon Boost]] form. It appears to have both a sword and gun form, while also being a ''[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer pair of sunglasses]].''
* TronLines: His Rider form is covered in such lines, albeit they're not as prominent as the other uses of this trope. However, once he uses the [[FinishingMove the Omega Drive]], both his face and the lines light up considerably.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: He has 99 days to live and complete his mission before he'll die for good.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Makoto Fukami/Kamen Rider Specter]]
!!Makoto Fukami/Kamen Rider Specter
!!! Portrayed by: Ryosuke Yamamoto (live), Eitoku (suit)
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Takeru's mysterious rival, who also seeks to obtain the Ghost Eyecons. In contrast to our main protagonist, Makoto is a calm and calculating fellow.
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* ChestInsignia: Has a modified Ghost Eyecon symbol on his chest, where it has two whisps instead of one.
* CoolBike: His Rider Machine, the Machine Hoodie.
%%* CombiningMecha: The Hoodie can combine with Specter to allow access to the Houdini Soul form.
* HellbentForLeather: Is dressed from head to toe in it.
* HornedHumanoid: Instead of Ghost's whispy single horn made to resemble a ghost light, Specter has two curved horns.
* InTheHood: Specter's suit comes with a hood as does Ghost's.
* FinishingMove: Like the [[Series/KamenRiderDouble Maximum Drives]], [[Series/KamenRiderOOO Scanning Charges]], [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Limit Breaks]] and [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Full Throttles]] before him, Specter[[note]]since he shares the same belt as Ghost[[/note]] has Omega Drives and likely the Omedamas as well.. The Gan Gun Hand, meanwhile, has its own varients, with Rod Mode's being called Omega Smashes.
* MeaningfulName: His family name is written with the characters for "deep sea", a parallel to Tenkuji containing the character for "heaven" or "sky."
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Takeru's Red.
* TheRival
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Akari Tsukimura]]
!!Akari Tsukimura
!!! Portrayed by: Hikaru Osawa
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Takeru's childhood friend. After his death and return as a Kamen Rider, she actively tries to aid him in his search. A college student majoring in physics, she believes there is a scientific explanation for every paranormal phenomena.
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* AgentScully: To Onari and, to a lesser extent, Takeru's Mulder.
** Want to know how bad she is with this trope? She dissected a figure of speech.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: The world is attacked by [[Series/KamenRiderDrive killer robots]], [[Series/KamenRiderGaim eldritch horrors]], [[Series/KamenRiderWizard magical demons]], [[Series/KamenRiderKabuto aliens]], [[Series/KamenRiderDeno time travelers]] and even [[Series/KamenRiderKiva vampires]] and so on on a yearly basis, and yet Akari doesn't believe in the paranormal.
* BoyishShortHair
* ChildhoodFriend: Her and Takeru.
* TheSpock
* {{Tsundere}}: She leans towards type A in her first appearance.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Onari]]
!!Onari
!!!Portrayed by: Takayuki Yanagi
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The head monk of the Tenkuji temple, he took care of Takeru ever since his father passed away.
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* AgentMulder: A more vocal one to Akari's Scully than Takeru.
* BaldOfAwesome
* TheMcCoy
* ParentalSubstitute
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Hermit]]
!!Hermit
!!!Portrayed by: Naoto Takenaka
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The mysterious old man who resurrects Takeru, kick-starting the plot.
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* CoolOldGuy
* EccentricMentor
* ObaSan: A male equivalent - he wants to be addressed as ''Otchan'' ("Uncle") rather than the more age-appropriate ''Ojii-san'' ("Grandpa.")
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ryu Tenkuji]]
!!Ryu Tenkuji
!!!Portrayed by: Kazuhiko Nishimura
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Takeru's late father [[spoiler:who passed away in front of Takeru's eyes]]. He's the owner of the Dai-Tenkuji Temple, and a Ghost Hunter who apparently could see ghosts.
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* DisappearedDad
* PosthumousCharacter: By the start of the story, he's been dead for ten years.
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Gives Takeru a pendant made from a tsuba of Miyamoto Musashi's sword just before he expired.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Narita]]
!! Narita
!!! Portrayed by: Reo Kansyuji
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A trainee priest at the Tenkuji Temple, who assists Takeru as Kamen Rider Ghost.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* ThoseTwoGuys: Him and Shibuya.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Shibuya]]
!! Shibuya
!!! Portrayed by: Takuya Mizoguchi
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Another trainee priest at the Tenkuji Temple and friend of Takeru.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* ThoseTwoGuys: Him and Narita.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yasushi Onodera]]
!! Yasushi Onodera
!!! Portrayed by: Yasuomi Sano

Mailman in charge of delivery to the Tenkuji Temple. He is another of Takeru's allies.

* ShoutOut: His surname is the same as Creator/ShotaroIshinomori's birth surname.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Yurusen]]
!! Yurusen
!!! Portrayed by: Creator/AoiYuki (voice)
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A spirit who guides Takeru after he becomes Ghost.

* BedsheetGhost: Yurusen creates this effect with the cloak that she wears.
* BlushSticker: Has very faint ones, but they're there.
* CheshireCatGrin: Her smile resembles this the most.
* {{Cyclops}}
* DeadpanSnarker: Like no one's business.
* VisualPun: Her name is based off of "Yuurei" (spirit).
** PunnyName: Her name is also a syllable or two away from "Urusai", translating into shut up. Kind of funny considering who she is.
[[/folder]]


!Ganma

[[folder:General Tropes]]

* AlienBlood: They have black blood.
* DefeatEqualsExplosion: Compared to the [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Roidmudes]] last year who exploded twice when defeated (their bodies and their cores), these guys give us a ''[[RuleOfThree triple explosion]]'' upon death: one for their Primal Bodies, one for the coats that give them power (which turns back into the item that made up their motif), and one for the Eyecons that give them life.
* ImmuneToBullets: Normal firearms are useless against them, as the bullets just go straight through them harmlessly. The Ganma fighting [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Shinnosuke]] mocks him for thinking a handgun would have any effect at all.
* {{Invisibility}}: They can turn invisible at will, unless you're holding a Ghost Eyecon. It's not clear if this is InvisibleToNormals or simply a power.
* {{Mooks}}: Commando Ganma.
* MythologyGag: The default Ganma seem to be modeled after [[Series/KamenRider Shocker Combatmen.]]
** Their {{Mook}}s are given the title of "Commandos", which was last used in [[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider Skyrider]]'s series with the Ari Commandos.
* OccultBlueEyes: The Gammas have blue eyes.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Their name literally translates to Eye Demon or Eye Devil, and they're malevolent supernatural creatures summoned via magic to serve their summoner.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Evolved Ganma have historical motifs, and at times, they have motifs that come into conflict with the motifs Kamen Rider Ghost uses.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Mysterious Man]]
!!Mysterious Man
!!!Portrayed by: Yoshiyuki Morishita
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A man who knows the truth about the Eyecons and has the ability to summon Ganma.
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* SummonMagic: He can do this with the Ganma.
* ScaryTeeth
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Aran]]
!!Aran
!!!Portrayed by: Hayato Isomura
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Aran works alongside the Mysterious Man. His true identity and goals are currently unknown.
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* FashionableAsymmetry: As seen on his shirt sleeves.
* TheManBehindTheMan: The second episode implies Mysterious Man may be working for Aran.
* SkunkStripe: Has a white-blond streak through the front of his hair.
* TheStoic: Doesn't show a bit of emotion, even when learning someone has successfully destroyed two Ganma.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Ganma of the Week]]
!!Katana/Sword Ganma
!!!Voiced by: Takahiro Fujiwara

A Ganma that was summoned and empowered alongside the Ganma that would become Yari. With Yari, Katana wreaked havoc on the city in search of the Eyecons until he meet our hero... and killed him. Thankfully, he soon came back to fight back. After Yari's death, Katana was next, and goaded Ghost to follow him. After some BikeFu, Katana summons some Ganma Commandos to tire out Ghost, only for Ghost to find the Musashi Ghost and Musashi Eyecon.
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* HeroKiller: Meet Takeru's killer.
* KarmicDeath: Katana's death personifies the phrase "Live by the Sword, Die By the Sword". He kills Takeru with his sword arm, and gets killed by [[SwordMaster Musashi Damashii]].
* KilledOffForReal: Meets his karmic end with Ghost Musashi Damashii's Omega Slash with the Gan Gun Saber in Twin Sword Style Mode.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Katana is based on Sasaki Kojiro, who had died fighting Miyamoto Musashi. Fitting how it was Musashii Damashi that ended Katana.

!!Yari/Spear Ganma
!!!Voiced by: Kosuke Takaguchi

A Ganma that was summoned and empowered alongside the Ganma that would become Katana. With Katana, Yari wreaked havoc on the city in search of the Eyecons until they meet our hero... and Katana killed him. Thankfully, he soon came back to fight back, which ends up getting Yari killed.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Akari ''[[AvertedTrope barely avoided]]'' this fate thanks to Takeru when Yari tries to [[IncrediblyLamePun take a stab at her]].
* FearlessFool: Charged head-on towards Ghost when Ghost was charging up his finisher.
* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Ghost Ore Damashii's Omega Drive Rider Kick.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Yari is based on Houzouin In'ei, a Buddhist monk that developed the Houzouin-ryu style of spear combat that revolve around the jumonji yari, which is also the type of spearhead that Yari was empowered with.
** Interestingly, Miyamoto Musashi once fought someone who was trained in the style.
* TelescopingStaff: Showed that Yari's yari can extend its length [[OneSceneWonder once]].

!!Denki/Electricity Ganma
!!!Voiced by: You Kitazawa

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* RealityEnsues: Don't bring swords to a electricity-shooting monster.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Due to fighting against Edison Damashii and its head resembling a Tesla coil, it hearkens back to the "War of the Currents", where Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla campaigned against each other over the use of direct electrical current and alternate electrical current.
* ShockAndAwe: Par for the course.

%%!!Ono/Ax Ganma

%%!!Book Ganma
%%!!!Voiced by:

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%%*BrokenStreak: Book is the first Ganma to use an English word for his motif.
[[/folder]]

* HeroKiller: Meet Takeru's killer.
* KarmicDeath: Katana's death personifies the phrase "Life by the Sword, Die By the Sword". He kills Takeru with his sword arm, and gets killed by [[SwordMaster Musashi Damashii]].
* KilledOffForReal: Meets his karmic end with Ghost Musashi Damashii's Omega Slash with the Gan Gun Saber in Twin Sword Style Mode.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Katana is based on Sasaki Kojiro, who had died fighting Miyamoto Musashi. Fitting how it was Musashii Damashi that ended Katana.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Akari ''[[AvertedTrope barely avoided]]'' this fate thanks to Takeru when Yari tries to [[IncrediblyLamePun take a stab at her]].
* FearlessFool: Charged head-on towards Ghost when Ghost was charging up his finisher.
* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Ghost Ore Damashii's Omega Drive Rider Kick.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Yari is based on Houzouin In'ei, a Buddhist monk that developed the Houzouin-ryu style of spear combat that revolve around the jumonji yari, which is also the type of spearhead that Yari was empowered with.
** Interestingly, Miyamoto Musashi once fought someone who was trained in the style.
* TelescopingStaff: Showed that Yari's yari can extend its length [[OneSceneWonder once]].

* RealityEnsues: Don't bring swords to a electricity-shooting monster.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Due to fighting against Edison Damashii and its head resembling a Tesla coil, it hearkens back to the "War of the Currents", where Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla campaigned against each other over the use of direct electrical current and alternate electrical current.
* ShockAndAwe: Par for the course.

* HeroKiller: Meet Takeru's killer.
* KarmicDeath: Katana's death personifies the phrase "Life by the Sword, Die By the Sword". He kills Takeru with his sword arm, and gets killed by [[SwordMaster Musashi Damashii]].
* KilledOffForReal: Meets his karmic end with Ghost Musashi Damashii's Omega Slash with the Gan Gun Saber in Twin Sword Style Mode.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Katana is based on Sasaki Kojiro, who had died fighting Miyamoto Musashi. Fitting how it was Musashii Damashi that ended Katana.

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Akari ''[[AvertedTrope barely avoided]]'' this fate thanks to Takeru when Yari tries to [[IncrediblyLamePun take a stab at her]].
* FearlessFool: Charged head-on towards Ghost when Ghost was charging up his finisher.
* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Ghost Ore Damashii's Omega Drive Rider Kick.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Yari is based on Houzouin In'ei, a Buddhist monk that developed the Houzouin-ryu style of spear combat that revolve around the jumonji yari, which is also the type of spearhead that Yari was empowered with.
** Interestingly, Miyamoto Musashi once fought someone who was trained in the style.
* TelescopingStaff: Showed that Yari's yari can extend its length [[OneSceneWonder once]].

* RealityEnsues: Don't bring swords to a electricity-shooting monster.
* RuleOfSymbolism: Due to fighting against Edison Damashii and its head resembling a Tesla coil, it hearkens back to the "War of the Currents", where Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla campaigned against each other over the use of direct electrical current and alternate electrical current.
* ShockAndAwe: Par for the course.

%%*BrokenStreak: Book is the first Ganma to use an English word for his motif.