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    Souji Tendou/Kamen Rider Kabuto 

Souji Tendou (real name: Souji Kusakabe)/Kamen Rider Kabuto

Portrayed by: Hiro Mizushima (live), Seiji Takaiwa (suit)
Young Tendou Portrayed by: Kosuke Takeda (7 years ago), Sean Wiig (17 years ago)

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The Man Who Walked The Path of Heaven
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Cast Off! Change Beetle!

A mysterious young man with a zen-like philosophy who trained for seven years before assuming the mantle of Kamen Rider Kabuto once the Worms starts attacking humanity.

  • The Ace: He's good at everything, so much that he's the Patron Saint of this trope.
  • Anti-Hero: Like Shigeru Jo before, he is the main Kamen Rider of the show, but he generally prefers to work alone and has his own methods of dealing with the Worms that often puts him at odds with the other Kamen Riders. He's also very arrogant and conceited.
  • Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: He's easily the most talented Rider in the show in terms of fighting skills, which he does not hesitate to point out to others, seeing himself as the only decent Rider. He's also not above seeing himself as the best at any other activity and will not hesitate in participating in sports as long as his own team gets excluded so that he can do it by himself.
    • This actually causes him to lose a cooking duel against Yaguruma because he fails to take into account the taste preferences of Hiyori, who was acting as a judge for the contest, despite having known her for quite some time. He does correct this mistake a few episodes later by cooking her a dish she'd actually enjoy when she's feeling down.
  • Big Brother Instinct: Borders on a Knight Templar Big Brother, he's very protective of Jyuka and Hiyori.
  • Big Eater: Besides being an excellent chef, he can also devour several plates worth of main dishes in moments so that they don't go to waste.
  • Blood Knight: In The Movie, he joins forces with Neo-ZECT just so he can get a chance to fight ZECT's strongest soldier.
  • The Casanova: Bested Daisuke in a dating competition and has quoted a few things his grandmother said regarding the beauty of women.
  • Charles Atlas Superpower: He can somehow match Worms in a fight without transforming into Kabuto. For context, said Worms can shatter concrete even in human form.
  • The Chessmaster: During the events of The Movie, set in a post apocalyptic setting, he purposefully stirs up fights between the ZECT and Neo-ZECT Riders, in order to lure out the legendary Golden Rider Caucasus and take a hold of his Hyper Zecter. He then uses the Hyper Zecter to travel back in time and prevent The End of the World as We Know It (or at least minimizing the damage of said disaster), which then caused the series' events.
  • Catchphrase:
    • "The man who walks the path of Heaven, and rules over all." note 
    • "Grandmother said this..." note 
    • "What a (flattering/insulting adjective) guy."
  • The Chosen One: And boy, does he like to repeatedly establish this!
  • Cold Ham: He surely loves to boast about his superiority, all while keeping his calm and composed demeanor.
  • The Comically Serious: Tendou keeps his stoic demeanor even during the goofier parts of the show, adding a lot to the comedy. Best illustrated during the Hyper Battle video.
  • Counter-Attack: His fighting style mainly consists of these.
  • Dark Secret: Refuses to reveal where he got the Rider System from, his connection to it, and why he is so set on protecting Hiyori.
  • Declaration of Protection: The only reason why Tendou is involved with the fight against the Worms and has been training for years to prove himself worthy of the Kabuto Zecter is to protect Hiyori.
  • Finishing Move:
    • Rider Form: Rider Kick
    • Hyper Form: Hyper Kick
    • The Perfect Zecter has 6 different finishing attacks that were shown in the series.
  • A God Am I: A rare benevolent variation of this trope.
  • Good Is Not Nice: He's far from the nicest Rider in the series, but he's anything but villainous.
  • Gratuitous French: Displays the ability to speak French in the first and last episode.
  • The Hero: The titular protagonist of the series.
  • Heroic BSoD: Goes through one when Hiyori decides not to stay with him and plans to sacrifice himself to save her from the Timespace.
  • It's All About Me: Considering he is the main Rider of the show, this is justified with the attitude to boot. Somewhat deconstructed, since it also serves as one of his biggest weaknesses, having caused several misunderstandings.
  • Japanese Beetle Brothers: With Kagami.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Around halfway, or even earlier if you look hard enough, Tendou begins to show more signs that he actually cares about those around him despite his attitude. Most notable throughout the entire series with Yuka and eventually with Hiyori, more obvious when you find out she's Tendou's "sister." Kagami might be one, too. To some degree.
  • Koan: Many of his grandmother's less comprehensible platitudes tend to be these.
  • Light Is Good: His powers are light based when he becomes Hyper Kabuto.
  • Lightning Bruiser: Even in human form, this guy's reflexes are insane.
  • Narcissist: He's a positive example of this trope, surpassing other similar egocentric characters such as Yaguruma, Tsurugi, and Daisuke.
  • My Sister Is Off-Limits: When Jyuka receives a phone call from her friend asking for dating advice, Tendou immediately assumes that Jyuka has a boyfriend and freaks out.
  • Non-Idle Rich: A trust fund vigilante and Renaissance Man, although Jyuka points out in the very first episode that in spite of his skills, he's technically unemployed and hasn't finished his formal education.
  • Not So Stoic:
    • Try putting your finger into a fish without shouting in the credits of the movie.
    • And speaking of the film, he loses it and grieves after Hiyori dies, making him a Tragic Hero in the process. Eventually fades from existence knowing full-well that Hiyori will be saved.
    • When Jyuka receives a call, she explains to him that it was about love, making him completely lose his composure and freaking out by asking her who is the boy in question. Jyuka had to elaborate that one of her friends was asking for a relationship advice.
  • Pet the Dog: He prioritizes the safety of civilians (and sometimes Kagami) during his battles, and when seemingly stripped of his ability to transform early in the show, he immediately tries to help his community in other ways like volunteering at the local hospital.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Kagami's red. Ironically, his Rider suit is red (but his eyes are blue) while Kagami has a blue suit (with red eyes).
  • Sink or Swim Mentor: His lessons on individualism and self-sufficiency to Kagami are oftentimes harsh and sometimes violent.
  • The Stoic: It takes a lot to elicit an emotional reaction out of him.
  • Smug Super: He talks big game, and has the skills to back it up too. Especially to enemies who has actually defeated him acting like the fight didn't happen.
  • Sore Loser: On the few occasions he does lose at something, he tends to comedically overreact in an attempt to save face such as when he ordered expensive meal after expensive meal from the bistro to get scratch tickets when he was the only one at his table not to win the vaunted 100-yen discount from the one that came with his initial purchase.
  • Super Mode: Hyper Form
  • Super-Speed: His "Clock Up" ability, which is also used by the other Riders in this series.
  • Supreme Chef: One of his defining characteristics.
  • Swiss-Army Weapon:
    • Masked and Rider Forms: Kabuto Kunai Gun, which can transform into three modes: gun, axe, and dagger.
    • Hyper Form: Perfect Zecter, which is a Cool Sword that can also be used as a Hand Cannon.
  • Tall, Dark, and Snarky: Snarky comments are his main source of humor.
  • Unknown Rival: Considers Hiyori to be a culinary rival and aims to surpass her cooking expertise. Hiyori herself doesn't care enough to either humor him.
  • You Are Not Alone: Repeatedly affirms Hiyori this.
  • You Killed My Father: However, Hiyori narrowly changes his mind when he decides to enact on his Revenge.

    Arata Kagami/Kamen Rider Gatack 

Arata Kagami/Kamen Rider TheBee II (Episodes 9-10)/Kamen Rider Gatack

Portrayed by: Yuki Sato (live), Makoto Ito (suit)

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The ZECT Operative
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Cast Off! Change Stag Beetle!

The son of ZECT leader who joined the organization in order to protect the innocent from the Worms. Later on, he assumes the mantle of Kamen Rider Gatack after it's namesake Zecter chooses him.

  • Blue Is Heroic: As Gatack, he has blue color scheme, and is straight up more heroic than Tendou.
  • Butt-Monkey: Oh boy. Whenever he's on the job, and Tendou happens to be there and his plans while on the job is... the opposite of what he expects. Even as a Rider, he's still one.
  • Cannot Spit It Out: He can't bring himself to tell anyone that Tsurugi is really a Worm.
  • Cool Sword: Gatack Double Calibur.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: After becoming Gatack, he kicks just as much ass as Tendou.
  • Deuteragonist: The second-most important character after Tendou, is the show's secondary Rider, and being someone who gradually grows to be an equal to Tendou.
  • The Everyman: How he started at the beginning of the series, in contrast to Tendou who's already The Ace.
  • Finishing Move:
    • Rider Form:
      • Rider Kick
      • Rider Cutting
    • Hyper Form: Hyper Kick
  • Good Is Dumb: He's prone to rash decisions that nearly got him expelled from ZECT.
  • Idiot Hero: Emphasis on the "idiot" part.
  • I Just Want to Be Badass: Kagami wanted to become a Rider so he can fight Worms. He does take a role of TheBee, but temporary. He eventually Took a Level in Badass and becomes Kamen Rider Gatack when he was emotionally pushed to his limit when Makoto, who is a Worm, double crosses him.
  • Informed Attribute: His Rider form is apparently the strongest. Played with in that he can take down Worms even in Masked Form, and his swords are shown to be stronger than Tendou's Infinity +1 Sword when they cut through the monster that Tendou couldn't even scratch in the finale.
  • Japanese Beetle Brothers: With Tendou.
  • Jumped at the Call: Unfortunately was Refused by the Call, but Took a Level in Badass later on.
  • Meaningful Name: While not using the kanji, and more applying to him than his father, "kagami" is a homophone for "mirror", befitting his character arc stepping out of Tendou's shadow and at least serving as his mirror, if not partner and equal. The Hyper Battle Video gives him some moon symbolism, befitting the moon being the mirror of Tendou's symbol, the sun. "Arata" means and uses the kanji of "new", the new beetle in (the main story at least).
  • Official Couple: With Hiyori in the Non-Serial Movie.
  • Once an Episode: Both times Kabuto Hyper Form debuts, in the show and the movie, and to show off its time-travel abilities, Kagami is unceremoniously killed which is immediately undone when Hyper Clock Up is activated and Tendou wails on whoever killed Kagami.
  • Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Tendou's blue. But with opposite suit colors with the exception of the eyes.
  • Shoulder Cannon: Gatack Vulcan.
  • Skilled, but Naive: Despite kicking as much ass as Kabuto after becoming Gatack, he can be still naive at times. This is shown by him often making brash and reckless decision even after being a Rider for quite some time.
  • Super Mode: Hyper Form, though it only appeared in the Hyper Battle DVD.
  • Weapon Specialization: Has two exclusive weapons: the Gatack Vulcan, in Masked Form; and the Gatack Double Calibur, in Rider Form.

    Sou Yaguruma 

Sou Yaguruma/Kamen Rider TheBee I (#7-9, God Speed Love)/Kamen Rider KickHopper

Portrayed by: Hidenori Tokuyama (live); Makoto Ito (suit, as TheBee), Eitoku (suit, as KickHopper)

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Field Captain of Shadow
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Henshin! Change KickHopper!
The initial leader of the elite group "Shadow" who fights as the first Kamen Rider TheBee and he has a fierce rivalry with Tendou. He later returns as a man with a morbid sense who possess one of the Hopper Zecters as Kamen Rider KickHopper due to being kicked out of his elite group for his failures.
  • A Father to His Men: He was this back when he was TheBee...until his obsession with beating Tendou made him unworthy of the Zecter.
  • Anti-Hero: He's still a Kamen Rider, still kicks monster ass on a regular basis (except when he gets so nihilist that he chains himself to prevent himself acting on his impulses to fight said monsters, because that's seeking the light), but claims to be "a loser that walks in the darkness". Plus his hatred for Tendou and acting on said hatred.
  • Ax-Crazy: Goes crazy after his obsession with beating Tendou gets the better of him.
  • Berserk Button: Don't ever laugh at his partner, or you'll regret it.
  • The Bus Came Back: Was Put on a Bus for a while and returned as KickHopper, sporting a grimly nihilistic view on life and a whole new wardrobe.
  • Catchphrase: “Have you laughed at me?”
  • Extremity Extremist: Fights with his legs after becoming KickHopper.
  • Finishing Move: Rider Kick.
  • Light Is Not Good: He shows some less than heroic traits as TheBee when Tendou starts to outperform him.
  • The Perfectionist: His "Kanzen Chouwa" note  philosophy. Gets deconstructed when his obsession to remove Tendou out of the equation got the best of him, and subsequently Kageyama taking over.

    Shun Kageyama 

Shun Kageyama/Kamen Rider TheBee III (#13-33, 44)/Kamen Rider PunchHopper

Portrayed by: Masato Uchiyama (live); Makoto Ito (suit, as TheBee), Naoki Nagase (suit, as PunchHopper)

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Second Field Captain of Shadow
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Henshin! Change PunchHopper!
The second leader of Shadow and the third user of TheBee Zecter. Later on, he was taken under Yaguruma's wing as his partner who fights as Kamen Rider PunchHopper after he was kicked out of ZECT for his failures.
  • Bastard Understudy: Serves as one to Mishima.
  • Butt-Monkey: For all his jerkassery, Kageyama has had a few moments of humiliation at his expense such as celebrating Tsurugi's birthday and being mistreated by Tendou.
  • Dying as Yourself: Had Yaguruma mortally wound him with his Rider Kick to prevent him from fully becoming a Native.
  • Extremity Extremist: He prefers fighting with his fists in both of his Rider forms.
  • Finishing Move: Rider Punch.
  • Humiliation Conga: And one where that ended with his Start of Darkness. After Kageyama lost TheBee Zecter to Tendou, Mishima kicks him out of ZECT, gets disowned by the rest of Shadow, failed at sucking up to Tendou to get him to return his Zecter back, and ultimately assaulted by not only his ex-coworkers, but also several Salis Worms after failing to finish Daigo off. By that point, Yaguruma then offered Kageyama to be by his side in order to incite him into darkness, in which the latter agreed.
  • Would Hit a Girl: In #17, he knocks Hiyori unconscious by punching her in the stomach.

    Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake 

Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake

Portrayed by: Kazuki Kato (live), Yoshifumi Oshikawa (suit)

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The Wandering Beautician
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Cast Off! Change Dragonfly!
An outgoing, wandering cosmetologist who has an affinity for attracting women using his charm. He is also the protector of Gon, a young girl he rescued in a Worm attack. ZECT seems to be going after him for some reason...
  • Camp Straight: Daisuke comes off as Always Camp because he's a wandering make-up artist, but he's really Camp Straight, since he only shows romantic interest in women.
  • The Casanova: Shows signs of being a Casanova Wannabe when his own Morality Pet has to supply him with the right pick-up lines.
  • Catchphrase
    • When dropping a pick-up line: "Just like a... uhh... umm..." note 
    • In response to Gon's assistance: "Yes, yes! That, that!" note 
  • Death by Adaptation: In the prequel movie God Speed Love, where he was ambushed and shot down by Neo-Troopers led by Shura Hokuto.
  • The Drifter: He doesn't seem to have an actual home, instead spending the night sleeping in a playground somewhere.
  • Finishing Move: Rider Shooting
  • Handsome Lech: Daisuke loves women and hits on them at any opportunity.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The Huge Guy to Gon's Tiny Girl.
  • Ladykiller in Love: Fell in love with Rena Mamiya, yet was forced to kill her.
  • Put on a Bus: Thanks to his actor deciding to focus on his music career, Daisuke rarely appears in the show other than three episode arcs and the ending.
  • Super Not-Drowning Skills: His Masked Form allows for this.

    Tsurugi Kamishiro/Kamen Rider Sasword 

Tsurugi Kamishiro/Kamen Rider Sasword/Scorpio Worm

Portrayed by: Yusuke Yamamoto (live), Jun Watanabe (suit)

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The Man who Swings a Sword in the Name of God
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Cast Off! Change Scorpion!
SPOILER
Heir to the Discabil family, except his family's fortune is gone. He is somewhat arrogant and a little ditzy in his mannerisms and adjusting to an average Japanese person's life, but his combat prowess and determination to restore his family's fortune no matter how tedious it is, working at a soba store to that end
  • Anti-Hero: Tsurugi possesses a somewhat-arrogant nature similar to Tendou.
  • Becoming the Mask: It turns out that the real Tsurugi was killed by the Scorpio Worm, but said Worm copied his memories so well, that he thought he was Tsurugi.
  • Beware My Stinger Tail: Sasword Antenna.
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer: While he is a bit of a Cloudcuckoolander, he's still very efficient at fighting and taking out Worms like all the other Riders.
  • Butt-Monkey: Ever since having found out his fortune was broke, Tsurugi tends to be on the receiving end of comical moments.
  • Catchphrase:
    • "The man who swings a sword in the name of God." note 
    • "I am the man who stands/will stand at the Zenith of ____" note  (Where ____ is whatever activity he's come across at a given point in time).
  • Cloudcuckoolander: He was always a little disconnected from normal life from the beginning, but he just got goofier as the series went on.
  • Combat Tentacles: Blood Vessels, available only in Masked Form.
  • Dogged Nice Guy: For Misaki. Parodied with how far and what he's willing to do to impress her.
  • Face–Heel Turn: When he becomes aware of his true nature, even though the whole stunt was staged.
  • Finishing Move: Rider Slash.
  • Idiot Hero: Tsurugi's lack of common sense and experience in living the "common life" leads him to do plenty of comically embarassing actions.
  • Impoverished Patrician: When he finds out that the Discabil family fortune has all but dried up. He becomes bound and determined to restore his family name to prominence, starting out by working a job at a soba stand.
  • It's All About Me: His ego is approximately the size of Tendou's.
  • I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Tries to be a Shipper on Deck for Kagami and Misaki when the two pretend they are dating.
  • Jekyll & Hyde: He's hellbent on destroying the Worms, especially after his sister's death. However...
  • Large Ham: KaGAmi!
  • Meaningful Name: His given name, Tsurugi, literally means sword, though it mainly refers to a specific type of Japanese sword, referring to his main style of combat as Kamen Rider Sasword.
  • Mundane Object Amazement: Tends to get excited over everyday food by mispronouncing their names and declaring them as exotic cuisine.
  • Plucky Comic Relief: In the second half of the series Tsurugi becomes the most frequent source of laughs on the show.
  • Precision F-Strike: Pulls one in this exchange.
    Reiji: "From now on, this area is under full control of us Worms."
    Yaguruma: "Did you...laugh at me just now?"
    Tsurugi: "Go...to...hell!"
  • Rich in Dollars, Poor in Sense: Having lived in luxury for his whole life, Tsurugi's not so great when it comes to "common sense".
  • Scary Scorpions: His animal motif.
  • Superpowered Evil Side: The Scorpio Worm.
  • Tastes Like Chicken: He's one of the only people who can stomach Renge's cooking and actually enjoy it.
  • That Man Is Dead: Pulls this when Tendou calls him by his name during his Face–Heel Turn, justified in the fact that the real Tsurugi is dead.
  • Tomato in the Mirror: The Scorpio Worm, which he's spent much of his life hunting, turns out to be himself — the real Tsurugi Kamishiro was killed years ago by the Scorpio Worm, which then mimicked him so perfectly he forgot what he really was.
  • The Tragic Rose: Abhors roses because it reminds him of his sister's death.
  • Upper-Class Twit: He seems to have nothing better to do than hang around in his mansion all day and/or kill Worms when ZECT asks him to. Then it turns out that he's totally bankrupt and he lost his only source of income when he quit taking orders from ZECT.

    Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto( Unmarked Spoilers) 

Souji Tendou (Mimic)/Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto

Portrayed by: Hiro Mizushima (live), Jun Watanabe (suit)

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The Doppelganger
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Cast Off! Change Beetle!
A Native Worm who manages to copy Tendou's ability, but acts surprisingly nice to everyone, failing to copy Tendou's arrogance. However, there may be things this guy may be hiding that he doesn't want to reveal, including the fact that he was originally a human...

ZECT

    Syuichi Tadokoro 

Syuichi Tadokoro

Portrayed by: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

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    Yuzuki Misaki 

Yuzuki Misaki

Portrayed by: Anna Nagata

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  • Action Girl: Misaki's capable of fighting as long as she isn't hit by the Distress Ball. In later episodes, she appears to be more of a Faux Action Girl.
  • Big Eater: Misaki is often seen eating large bowls of ramen whenever she is having lunch with Kagami.
  • Bridge Bunnies: Plays this on occasion with Tadakoro.
  • Damsel in Distress: Aside from one episode, where Misaki is posing as a phantom thief to catch the attention of a Worm, she often needs to be saved by Kabuto, Gatack, or Sasword. It gets a little ridiculous when you see she's capable of fighting.
  • Last-Name Basis: No one calls her by her first name, Yuzuki.
  • Platonic Life-Partners: With Kagami.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Near the end of the series, she decides to side with Kagami instead of ZECT.
  • Tsundere: Misaki gets very flustered around Tsurugi, but later warms up to him.

    Renge Takatori 

Renge Takatori

Portrayed by: Yuka Teshima

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  • Action Girl: Renge is heavily trained in combat.
  • Becoming the Mask: Leads to her Heel–Face Turn.
  • Cute Bruiser: Very cute. Very dangerous.
  • Cute Clumsy Girl: Despite all the military training Renge has undergone, she's very clumsy. A lot of her time at Bistro La Salle consists of cooking poorly or tripping over.
  • Genki Girl: After Renge starts working at Bistro La Salle, she's shown to be energetic and perky.
  • Lethal Chef: Unless your name is Tsurugi and Tendo's evil twin.
  • Razor Floss: Proficient with it.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Hiyori's actress, Yui Satonaka, developed health issues and took a break after filming for The Movie ended. As a result, Renge was written in shortly after Hiyori was Put on a Bus to introduce the Hyper Zector, and took her place in Bistro La Salle.

    Riku Kagami 

Riku Kagami

Portrayed by: Hirotaro Honda

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  • Adaptational Villainy: In the prequel movie, he is the Non-Action Big Bad where he willingly made a deal with the Worms to allow them to invade.
  • Big Good: He's in charge of the offensive against the Worms, though he can be aloof at times.
  • Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Has a tendency to go on tangents where he quotes the Bible or talks about Bach or Beethoven.
  • Dark Secret: Keeps it under wraps that he and Tendou's father chose their own sons to wield the Rider System before they were even born.
  • Face–Heel Turn: In God Speed Love he and the rest of the inner circle of ZECT sell out humanity to the Next-Worms.
  • Good All Along: Unlike the rest of the leadership of ZECT, Riku wasn't on board with the plan to turn everyone into Native Worms.
  • Large Ham: Some of his lines are really hammy.
  • When You Coming Home, Dad?: Similar to Gendo Ikari, his relationship with his son Kagami is really strained, and only got worse when he found out Riku knew Ryo was killed by a Worm. Eventually they were able to mend their broken relationship by playing baseball, Ryo's favorite sport.

    Masato Mishima 

Masato Mishima/Kamen Rider TheBee IV/Gryllus Worm

Portrayed by: Tomohisa Yuge (live), Makoto Ito (suit)

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SPOILER
  • Alliterative Name: Masato Mishima.
  • Big Bad Duumvirate: With Negishi in the final arc. As soon as the second wave of Worms have been dealt with, him and Negishi put their plans into motion.
  • Deal with the Devil: Made one with the Native Worms to become head of ZECT.
  • The Dragon: In the movie, where he and Riku made a deal with the Worms to annihilate humanity.
  • Evil Chancellor: Mishima is much more ruthless than his superior and actively persuades him to disregard human lives.
  • Final Boss: Mishima as the Gryllus Worm is the last opponent faced by Kabuto and Gatack.
  • For Science!: He's not above conducting experiments on an innocent young boy to unlock the true nature of the Rider System.
  • Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Wears glasses and has little empathy for others.
  • The Glasses Come Off: His sole transformation into TheBee has him take his glasses off first. It happens again during the final battle with Kabuto, before assuming his One-Winged Angel form.
  • Hate Sink: Mishima has absolutely zero redeeming qualities whatsoever, being unempathetic for human life or consideration for others if it meant his goals were met and succeeded.
  • Not-So-Harmless Villain: Whatever Mishima was doing was ignored in favor of the goal of destroying all Worms and the saving Hiyori subplot. Come #47, Mishima becomes a One-Winged Angel and is revealed to be a converted Native!
  • Number Two: Second-in-command of ZECT and directly under Riku Kagami.
  • One-Winged Angel: Becomes the Gryllus Worm in the last few episodes to fight Kabuto and Gatack.
  • The Sociopath: Mishima, if anything, cares very little to nothing about others, expresses shallow emotions, has no problem conducting unethical experimentation to an individual who was just a child at the time it started, and a very ruthless person in general.
  • The Starscream: Getting tired of Riku's bullshit, he decides to take things into his own hands and usurps control of ZECT with the backing of the Natives.
  • Token Evil Teammate: Even before defecting to the Natives he was up to some pretty shady stuff.
  • Transhuman Treachery: Conspires with the Natives to convert all of humanity into Native Worms, and even undergoes the process himself, becoming a Worm too.
  • Villainous Breakdown: Twice, both regarding Tendou. First, when Tendou manages to get the Hyper Zecter, then in the finale where he ruins his and Negishi's scheme.

Bistro La Salle

    Hiyori Kusakabe 

Hiyori Kusakabe/Sisyra Worm

Portrayed by: Yui Satonaka

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    Yumiko Takemiya 

Yumiko Takemiya

Portrayed by: Megumi Nishimuta

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Others

    Jyuka Tendou 

Jyuka Tendou

Portrayed by: Natsumi Okumura

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  • Big Brother Worship: Jyuka adores Tendou very much.
  • Genki Girl: Jyuka is very cheerful, as seen when she eats breakfast every morning.
  • Girly Girl: To Hiyori's Tomboy.
  • Locked Out of the Loop: Remains blissfully unaware of everything Tendou is doing in spite of being acquainted with members of ZECT.
  • Meaningful Name: Lampshading Tendou and Tsurugi's Meaningful Names, she has one of her own spoken in lieu of Tendou's Catchphrase: "The beautiful girl who walks on the path of heaven, and makes trees and flowers beautiful." note 
  • Morality Pet: Put Jyuka in danger and you'll be dealing with Tendou. In fact, when she gets into a car accident inadvertently caused by Tsurugi, that's one of the only times we see Tendou lose his cool.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In one episode, when Jyuka comes to eat breakfast glumly, Tendou starts to get worried.
  • Sailor Fuku: She wears this as her school's uniform.
  • Sibling Yin-Yang: In contrast to Tendou, who's usually a Jerkass Insufferable Genius to others, Jyuka is openly kind to others. In fact, some people can't believe Jyuka is related to Tendou because of how their personalities are different.

    Gon 

Gon (Yuriko Takayama)

Portrayed by: Airu Kanzaki

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  • Cassandra Truth: In one of his Jerkass moments, Daisuke refuses to believe Gon when she insists that she is being stalked by Kageyama.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Gon often snarks whenever Daisuke turns into a Large Ham around women.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: She tends to become this when Daisuke shows interest in another woman. In one scene, when Daisuke is wooing another woman, she is seen grumpily taking an audible sip from her drink while glaring at them.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The Tiny Girl to Daisuke's Huge Guy.
  • Kid Sidekick: Self-explanatory: she's a little kid who always accompanies Daisuke.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: Gon doesn't remember much about her life before meeting Daisuke at first. When she gets her memories back, she loses all of the memories of when she spent time with Daisuke, only to remember them later on when he's being framed.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: Prior to receiving her memories back, she was referred to as "Gon", short for "nanashi no gonbei" (nameless person). Come the end of the series, however, she prefers to be addressed by her real name, Yuriko.
  • Somebody Named "Nobody": "Gon" is only a placeholder for her real name, and it's short for "nanashi no gonbei" (nameless person).
  • Tagalong Kid: As Daisuke's Kid Sidekick.
  • Wise Beyond Their Years: Gon is very smart and is the brains to Daisuke's brawn.

    Jiiya 

Jiiya

Portrayed by: Yasukiyo Umeno

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  • Cool Old Guy: In Tendou's own words, if he's the world's treasure, then Jiiya is humanity's treasure.
  • Old Retainer: Tsurugi's loyal manservant.
  • Parental Substitute: Since Tsurugi's the last surviving member of the Discabil family, Jiiya's pretty much raised him from childhood.
  • Secret Secret-Keeper: His loyalty to Tsurugi is such that he's even aware that the Tsurugi he serves is a Worm who replaced the original.
  • Supreme Chef: His cooking skills rival Tendou's.
  • Undying Loyalty: Going above and beyond what's normally required of a valet.

Worms

Executive Worms

    Rena Mamiya/Uca Worm 

Rena Mamiya/Uca Worm

Portrayed by: Hitomi Miwa

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    Reiji Nogi/Cassis Worm 

Reiji Nogi/Cassis Worm

Portrayed by: Tak Sakaguchi

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  • Badass Longcoat: Part of his regular attire.
  • Badass in a Nice Suit: Black slacks and shirt, grey tie, black hooded longcoat and even a classy silver-topped cane.
  • Cane Fu: When in human form he sometimes uses his silver-topped cane, managing even to beat the crap out of a Rider in full armored form.
  • Dark Is Evil: Dresses in all black and transforms into a deep purple Worm.
  • Disc-One Final Boss: Field leader of the Worm invasion, he serves as the Big Bad for a span of six episodes after which Negishi and Mishima make their plans known.
  • Flash Step: In a series where every Rider can go super-speed, this guy is so quick that the Hyper Clocked Up Kabuto is literally stationary to him.
  • Irony: He's based on a snail, yet he's the fastest Worm.
  • Power Copying: Pulls this one out to great effect In his second form, Cassis Gladius and can even copy Riders' finishing moves.
  • Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: Employs this sometimes in human form.

Natives

    Negishi 

Negishi

Portrayed by: Masahiro Kobayashi

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  • Big Bad: Once the second wave Worms are decimated, Negishi steps in alongside Mishima to enact his plan to turn all of humanity into Natives.
  • Deal with the Devil: Founded ZECT with Riku Kagami and helped develop the Rider System and Zecters in order to combat the second wave of Worms.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: At first glance he seems like a pretty fun guy and not capable of plotting anything sinister. When in fact he's planning on turning all of humanity into Natives.
  • Post-Final Boss: By the time Kabuto and Gatack confront him, he's already taken down five ZECT troopers. However, he's merely a ordinary Native, and Dark Kabuto sacrifices himself to defeat him without a fight.
  • Walking Spoiler: His existence reveals a lot about the origins of ZECT.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Plans to turn humanity into Native Worms because he believes peaceful coexistence between humans and Natives is impossible.

Characters appearing in Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love

    Hidenari Oda/Kamen Rider Hercus 

Hidenari Oda/Kamen Rider Hercus

Portrayed by: Katsuya Kobayashi (live), Eitoku (suit)

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Henshin! Change Beetle!

    Tetsuki Yamato/Kamen Rider Ketaros 

Tetsuki Yamato/Kamen Rider Ketaros

Portrayed by: Mitsuki Koga (live), Naoki Nagase (suit)

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  • Advertised Extra: Was shown in the ending skits in the episodes promoting the movie, but has a short role in the film itself.
  • The Brute: Yamato's primary role is as a strongman to guard the Jacob's Ladder against the Neo-ZECT Riders, though he's no where near as strong as Caucasus.
  • Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Tendo tries to save him while returning to the atmosphere. He rejects it.
  • Evil Counterpart: The Ketaros Zecter is one of Kabutech Zecters, which is based on Kabuto's.
  • Finishing Move: Rider Beat.
  • Undying Loyalty: To the point where his last words were to declare his allegiance to it.

    Issei Kurosaki/Kamen Rider Caucasus 

Issei Kurosaki/Kamen Rider Caucasus

Portrayed by: Musashi (live), Jiro Okamoto (suit)

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Henshin! Change Beetle!
  • Agent Peacock: Between his obsession with roses, and his clearly luxurious white suit, cape, and hat, and that he easily hands the heroes their asses for most of their fight, he counts.
  • Bare-Fisted Monk: Manages to put up a good fight against Tendou and Kagami untransformed. His actor was a professional and champion kickboxer at the time of the movie.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Easily defeats Hercus with his Hyper Zecter, which uses Hyper Clock-Up. He also handles Kabuto and Gatack with no problem. Until Gatack catches his foot mid-attack, allowing Kabuto to steal the Hyper Zecter. Then Kabuto defeats him in return just after using Hyper Clock-Up a few minutes backwards, and Hyper Kicks him to annihilation.
  • David Versus Goliath: Thematic example in comparison to Kabuto and Gatack; the Atlas beetle whom Caucasus is based on is significantly larger than the kabutomushi or stag beetle. This symbolizes the sheer hurdle and difference in power between the golden Rider versus our heroes...at least until Kabuto steals his Hyper Zecter. It's worth noting that it did not give Caucasus a Hyper Form like it does Kabuto, hinting that Caucasus is naturally more powerful than him without it, and it only serves to augment his strength.
  • The Dragon: He's Riku Kagami and Mishima's top soldier and the one they entrust to ensure Jacob's Ladder succeeds.
  • Evil Counterpart: The Caucasus Zecter is one of Kabutech Zecters, which is based on Kabuto's.
  • Expy: of Kamen Rider Odin, being a golden Rider, being The Heavy and having something the hero ends up using to achieve his Super Mode.
  • Finishing Move: Rider Kick. He's also clearly shown to have a Rider Punch for his Zecter type's requisite Rider Beat but he gets ejected into space before his punch connects.
  • The Fighting Narcissist: Downplayed. He's not shown to value his looks, and indeed, he's got a more brutish face than expected of this trope, but it's clear that his ideal of beauty is more to do with strength, and there he definitely does hold himself as the most "beautiful".
  • Gold-Colored Superiority: The gold-colored Caucasus Zecter is the strongest of the 3 Kabutech Zecters (followed by Hercus and Ketaros); appropriately, Kabuto and Gatack have a much harder time fighting him then they do fighting Ketaros (bronze-colored), and Caucasus easily defeats Hercus (silver-colored).
  • The Heavy: He's ZECT's most powerful soldier and the biggest threat Tendou and Kagami have to contend with.
  • Hero Killer: He gets to do the requisite killing of Kagami in order for Tendou newly activating Hyper Kabuto and Hyper Clock Up to prevent his death, this time by Caucasus smashing the window of Kagami's escape pod.
  • Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: One of the biggest examples in the franchise: the meteor he helps summon and his Hyper Zecter allows Kabuto to go back in time, Set Right What Once Went Wrong, and give humanity a fighting chance against the Worms.
  • Something about a Rose: Carries a blue rose both in and out of suit. He drops a rose at Hercus' corpse after one-shotting him, and blue rose petals it are scattered in the shuttle the heroes manage to sneak aboard, alerting the audience to his presence. Kurosaki does reference to a rose's more traditional color in his Badass Boast:
    Kurosaki: I will add your colors to my rose. The red blood of a traitor and the tears of your humiliation.
  • Small Role, Big Impact: He only appears in a Bad Future movie, but the meteor he summoned as part of his plan and Kabuto stealing his Hyper Zecter is the entire reason the series happens, as Kabuto uses both to minimize the damage of the original meteor.
  • The Social Darwinist: Believes strength is beauty.
    Kurosaki (responding to Tendou's question of him being fine with Worms taking over the Earth): Whether it's the Worms or the humans doesn't matter. Only the strongest and most beautiful may look upon the rose. That is the only reason I fight.

    Shura Hokuto 

Shura Hokuto

Portrayed by: Chisato Morishita

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