History Characters / KamenRiderDenOProtagonists

The protagonist and eponymous Kamen Rider, Ryotaro is quite possibly [[CosmicPlaything the unluckiest being on Earth]] (and a high school drop-out supporting his only other family member, his older sister Airi); every day is [[TheChewToy a parade of misfortune for him]]. In the middle of an unusually bad day, he's possessed by a time-travelling monster called an Imagin, meets a strange girl who tells him he's a [[RippleEffectProofMemory Singularity Point]], and said girl and Imagin effectively "railroad" him into becoming Den-O. Even though by his own admission [[TheEveryman he's not exceptionally strong, smart, or brave]], when the chips are down his true strength appears in the form of [[{{Determinator}} unstoppable determination]]. In a way, his horrid luck could be seen as a [[CursedWithAwesome mixed blessing]], since he's been through so much that it takes a lot to really faze or hurt him. He's also [[TheHeart very good at reading people's emotions and true feelings]]; Ryotaro's ultimate strength may lie in his [[AllLovingHero unflappable kindness]]. As the series went on, he started to develop self-confidence, assertion, strength, and bravery, eventually being able to show himself as an independent person and a worthy hero.\\
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Voted #1 Kamen Rider in the ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' franchise, #1 Kamen Rider in the Heisei era, and #1 Kamen Rider overall in NHK's All Kamen Rider Popularity Vote

* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanship: Downplayed; Ryutaros can score a hit on the target... but he'll score much more on his ''surroundings'' before that'll happen.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Let's go, Everyone!" [[note]]''"Minna, ikuyo!"''[[/note]] settled in after he gained Liner Form.

* CatchPhrase:

* CatchPhrase: "Mind if I reel you in?" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Boku ni Tsuraretemiru?"''[[/labelnote]]

* CatchPhrase: "My strength has made you cry. Wipe your tears with this!" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Ore no tsuyosa ni omae ga naita! Namida wa kore de fuitoke!"''[[/labelnote]] Sometimes shortened to just "My strength has made you cry!" or just "You cried!" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Nakerude!"''[[/labelnote]]

* CatchPhrase: "Mind if I (something)?", most commonly "beat you" or "end it", followed by "Can't hear the answer!" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Kotae wa kiitenai!"''[[/labelnote]]
* CharacterTics: Spinning around during his CatchPhrase, followed by GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger.

* CatchPhrase: "Advent! To the top!" [[labelnote: Japanese]]''"Korin! Man wo Jishite!"''[[/labelnote]]

* CatchPhrase: "Let me say this to start: I'm pr-e-tty strong!" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Saisho ni itte oku! Ore wa ka~na~ri tsuyoi!"''[[/labelnote]]. On a couple of occasions, Yuto replaces the second part with "I'm pretty ticked off!"

* CatchPhrase: Usually begins with Yuto's "Let me say this to start!" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Saisho ni itte oku!"''[[/labelnote]], only to mess it up with an honest fact that bewilders everyone around him; he uses "The face on my chest is just for show" [[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Mune no kao ga kazari da!"''[[/labelnote]] a couple of times. He also says "Take care of Yuto!"[[labelnote:Japanese]]''"Yuto o yoroshiku!"''[[/labelnote]] both in conjunction with the first phrase and on its own.

* DistressedDamsel: ''Episode Red'' invokes this, since this is the condition of the contract between the Piggies Imagin and the [[VictimOfTheWeek Victim of the Movie]]: to put Airi in a dangerous situation so that he would be the one to rescue her, also invoking RescueRomance.

[[folder:Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos '''(unmarked ''Outsiders'' spoilers)''']]
!!Yuto Sakurai[=/=]Kamen Rider Zeronos[=/=]Kamen Rider Zein

[[Series/KamenRiderOutsiders Sixteen years after the end of the Imagin conflict]], the AI Zein enlisted him to assume the mantle of Kamen Rider Zein, an omniscent and omnipotent dimensional warrior powered by an ArtificialIntelligence of the same name obsessed with eliminating evil [[KnightTemplar at any cost]].

* AllYourPowersCombined: As Zein, he can wield the [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Haouken Xross Saber]] and the power of [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Hyper Muteki]], both of which are already coalescences of every ability in their home series. He also carries Zein Cards, artificial copies of the [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Rider Cards]] that otherwise him to otherwise tap into the power of every other Kamen Rider. Unfortunately, this aspect of Zein is on borrowed time, as every use of an individual power [[ItOnlyWorksOnce will also destroy it]].

* BewareTheSuperman: The first thing he does as Kamen Rider Zein is dishing out a CurbStompBattle on [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Banno]], enough to leave him scared shitless before skewering him to death with [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Xross Saber's]] FinishingMove. And Banno's destruction is merely the extent of Zein (the AI) demonstrating its [[KnightTemplar twisted sense of justice]] upon humanity.

** '''Justice Order''': Zein scans (and shreds) a Final [=KamenRide=] card, allowing him to copy one of the corresponding form's finishers once.
*** '''[[Series/KamenRiderExAid Ex-Aid Hyper Muteki]]''': Zein performs the Hyper Critical Sparking, augmenting it with his SuperSpeed to strike the target from all directions before pummeling them into the sky.
*** '''[[Series/KamenRiderSaber Xross Saber]]''': Zein draws the Haouken Xross Saber performs an abridged version of the Haou Xross Sei Retsuzan, skewering the opponent with all 12 Seikens.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: His spends his appearance in ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' for two episodes trying to kill Sougo, fearing his potential to become Ohma Zi-O and doom the timeline, but eventually changed his mind after witnessing Sougo's conviction. Come to the third episode of ''Outsiders'', Yuto displays himself as the enforcer of Zein's will through the titular Rider form, as not only he can use a plethora of past Rider powers like Decade and Zi-O, but actively plays along with the namesake AI's authoritarian goals, hence seeing him slowly [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis walking the same path]] as Sougo as Ohma Zi-O.

* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: With good reason. And, apparently, Sakurai himself has a good reason for giving power with such a drawback in the first place. [[spoiler:Erasing [[HeroicSacrifice his (Sakurai's) own existence]] allows Yuto to [[ScrewDestiny write his *own* history]] (in another timeline, anyway).]] Once he becomes Zein, this still sticks somewhat, as while there's no known cost for him to use the Zein Driver, the Rider Cards Foundation X has given him [[ItOnlyWorksOnce get shredded after their initial use]] and therefore require him to ration their various {{Story Breaker Power}}s carefully.
* {{Homage}}: Kamen Rider Zein's design more or less bears a striking resemblance to [[spoiler:[[Series/KamenRiderKuuga N-Daguva-Zeba]]. Matters helped when [[Series/KamenRiderRevice the man who developed the Zein Driver]] happens to transform into a Rider based on Kuuga Ultimate Form and is a die-hard Kamen Rider fanboy]].

* VillainKiller: As Kamen Rider Zein, he carries out the eponymous' artificial intelligence's task of eliminating the Kamen Rider Outsiders team with extreme prejudice. [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Tenjuro Banno]] is the first to fall victim to Zein's dominance, and the way the MadScientist is beaten within an inch of his life is [[BewareTheSuperman anything but heroic]].
* VirtuousCharacterCopy: As Kamen Rider Zein, he is this to [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Ohma Zi-O]]. The latter's present self draws power from Ridewatches to tap into the powers of his predecessors who seeks to become a benign ruler. The Sougo of 2068 is a ruthless tyrant who has brought humanity down to its knees with the powers of all Kamen Riders in his disposal. Kamen Rider Zein draws power from artificially-made [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Rider Cards]] that allows the user to invoke the ability of every Showa-Reiwa Riders, albeit for [[ItOnlyWorksOnce one-time use]]. Yuto as Zein's host is tasked to [[BewareTheSuperman eradicate all evil Kamen Riders]] in order for Zein to impose its authoritarian rule upon humanity. Ironically, Yuto's appearance in Zi-O's ''Den-O'' tribute episodes has him stop Sougo from becoming Ohma Zi-O; but when he resurfaces and aligned himself with Zein, he starts to act more and more like Ohma Zi-O.

* VillainKiller: As Kamen Rider Zein, he carries out the eponymous' AI to eliminate the Kamen Rider Outsiders team with extreme prejudice. [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Tenjuro Banno]] is the first to fall victim to Zein's dominance, and the way the MadScientist is beaten within an inch of his life is [[BewareTheSuperman anything but heroic]].

[[Series/KamenRiderOutsiders Sixteen years after the end of the Imagin conflict]], Foundation X chooses him to become Kamen Rider Zein, an omniscent and omnipotent dimensional warrior powered by an ArtificialIntelligence of the same name obsessed with eliminating evil [[KnightTemplar at any cost]].

* BewareTheSuperman: The first thing he does as Kamen Rider Zein is dishing out a CurbStompBattle on [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Banno]], enough to leave him scared shitless before skewering him to death with [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Xross Saber's]] FinishingMove. And Banno's destruction only serves as Zein (the AI) demonstrating its [[KnightTemplar twisted sense of justice]] upon humanity.

* BewareTheSuperman: The first thing he does as Kamen Rider Zein is dishing out a CurbStompBattle on [[Series/KamenRiderDrive Banno]], enough to leave him scared shitless before skewering him to death with [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Xross Saber's]] FinishingMove.

Sixteen years after the end of the Imagin conflict, Foundation X chooses him to become Kamen Rider Zein, an omniscent and omnipotent dimensional warrior powered by an ArtificialIntelligence of the same name obsessed with eliminating evil [[KnightTemplar at any cost]].

* AllYourPowersCombined: As Zein, he can wield the [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Haouken Xross Saber]] and the power of [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Hyper Muteki]], both of which are already coalescences of every ability in their home series. He is also a new user of the [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Rider Cards]], enabling him to otherwise tap into the power of every other Kamen Rider. Unfortunately, this aspect of Zein is on borrowed time, as every use of an individual power [[ItOnlyWorksOnce will also destroy it]].

[[folder:Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos]]

* AllYourPowersCombined: As Zein, he can wield the [[Series/KamenRiderSaber Haouken Xross Saber]] and the power of [[Series/KamenRiderExAid Hyper Muteki]], both of which are already coalescences of every ability in their home series. He is also a new user of the [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Rider Cards]], enabling him to otherwise tap into the power of every other Kamen Rider.

* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: With good reason. And, apparently, Sakurai himself has a good reason for giving power with such a drawback in the first place. [[spoiler:Erasing [[HeroicSacrifice his (Sakurai's) own existence]] allows Yuto to [[ScrewDestiny write his *own* history]] (in another timeline, anyway).]] Once he becomes Zein, this and any other concerns that come with using his powers become completely irrelevant.

!!Yuto Sakurai[=/=]Kamen Rider Zeronos

Voted #2 Kamen Rider in the ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' franchise, #11 Kamen Rider in the Heisei era, and #13 Kamen Rider overall in NHK's All Kamen Rider Popularity Vote.

* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: With good reason.
** And, apparently, Sakurai himself has a good reason for giving power with such a drawback in the first place. [[spoiler:Erasing [[HeroicSacrifice his (Sakurai's) own existence]] allows Yuto to [[ScrewDestiny write his *own* history]] (in another timeline, anyway).]]

* TheNicknamer: Calls Momotaros "[[SenpaiKohai Sempai]]" (because Momo insisted) and refers to most people affectionately ("Kin-chan", "Naomi-chan") unless they've earned his respect ("Hana-san", "Airi-san"). He calls Yuto "Boku-chan" (a very childish way of saying "me") as a reference to the young man's selfish nature. He and Kintaros call Ryutaros "Ryuta."

* KansaiRegionalAccent: He speaks in the Kansai dialect, given that his actor Creator/MasakiTerasoma grew up in Osaka.

* BladeOnAStick: [=DenGasher=] Rod Mode. [[EpicFlail It also doubles as a fishing rod.]]

* BladeOnAStick: New [=DenGasher=] Naginata Mode (New Den-O Vega Form, when he possesses Kotaro in ''Onigashima Battleship'').

* PsychopathicManchild: Whenever he possesses Ryotaro, he somehow holds some kind of glee in chasing people down for no apparent reason. And for a while, he thought the best way to win Airi's heart was to get rid of Yuto and this was shown most prominently in a picture he drew (which depicts Den-O Gun Form blowing a giant bloody hole through Zeronos' chest). The biggest offender would be in Climax Deka, where he starts whipping out the handcuffs to any person who just ''looks'' like he'd be part in an Evil Organization.

* TheNicknamer: Calls Momotaros "[[SempaiKohai Sempai]]" (because Momo insisted) and refers to most people affectionately ("Kin-chan", "Naomi-chan") unless they've earned his respect ("Hana-san", "Airi-san"). He calls Yuto "Boku-chan" (a very childish way of saying "me") as a reference to the young man's selfish nature. He and Kintaros call Ryutaros "Ryuta."

* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe, PlayedForLaughs.
-->'''Momo''': It's Mt. Fuji!
-->'''Hana''': What are you saying? That's not Mt. Fuji, that's a '''pyramid'''!

* SmallGirlBigGun: Wields a [[{{BFG}} bazooka]] as her WeaponOfChoice in ''Climax Deka''.

* WeaponOfChoice: [=ZeroGasher=] Bowgun Mode uses arches.

* AnAxeToGrind: [=DenGasher=] Handaxe Mode (made from the Axe and Gun parts).