History Characters / KamenRiderFaiz

[[redirect:Characters/KamenRider555]]!!Takumi Inui/Kamen Rider Faiz/[[spoiler:Wolf Orphnoch]]
!!!Portrayed by: Kento Handa

A snarky, brutish delinquent whom Mari came across by chance while chased by Orphenochs. He becomes the primary user of the Faiz Gear, and the one best-suited to using its multiple functions. [[spoiler: Later revealed to be the Wolf Orphenoch.]]

* FiveFiveFive: Obviously. It's a pun on "Phi", "Fives" and "Faiz." Hilariously enough, 555 is a possible emergency number for Japan, meaning that every time he transforms he's literally dialing an emergency phone number for help... from himself.
* TheAloner: At first he doesn't enjoy Mari and Keitaro, preferring to act alone. Over time, he starts to accept their company and appreciate his friends.
* ArtificialStupidity: Due to the fact that its only priority is "Protect Mari" it initially doesn't do a very good job at protecting [[FriendlyFire TAKUMI]]. It eventually becomes a reliable ally to him [[spoiler: even performing a HeroicSacrifice in the finale of both the series and the movie]].
* BloodKnight: Mild example, he grew to enjoy being Faiz.
* BoomerangBigot: [[spoiler:He had a time of wanting to kill all Orphnochs despite being one himself. This can be justified, every Orphnoch he met was either killing everyone around him, or was in their human form the entire time. Not to mention the fact that he hated his Orphenoch transformation due to misunderstandings.]]
%%* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Refused to have anything to do with the Mari in the beginning, but several unintended encounters with Orphenochs and the belt being stolen and used by someone later, finally decides to assume the role of Faiz after seeing just how important that duty was, swearing to prevent it from being stolen.
* CatchPhrase: Not in the series, but his speech showing just how serious he is about protecting people has become iconic to him, having him declare it in many crossovers and game appearances.
--> I don't have dreams. But you know, I can protect them.
* CharacterTic: His wrist flick, which he uses to either taunt opponents, start a battle or signal that he's about to do something awesome. He also kneels before every kick finisher[[note]]Mainly to attach the Faiz Pointer on his leg[[/note]], and only uses Flying Side Kicks (The iconic Rider Kick style) for his kick finishers. These allow the viewers to know that it's Takumi wearing the suit and not anyone else.
* CoolBike: Auto Vajin's Vehicle Mode his Faiz's personal motorcycle. It can drive by itself and has armor made from a similar material as the Rider Gears.
* DeadpanSnarker: He even says it in his nature to be sarcastic.
* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:He joins Lucky Clover to get Smart Brain to save Mari.]]
* DeathSeeker:
** [[spoiler:When he was tricked into thinking he attacked the Ryusei School reunion, he actively tries to get Kiba to kill him.]]
** Played straight in Kamen Rider Taisen, where [[spoiler:due to not being able to save Kusaka and his friends, he wonders if he deserves to live.]]
** Completely inverted in [[spoiler: Kamen Rider Yongou, where he ACTUALLY died during his series' ending. Due to being revived again, he wants some way to have everyone live, thus creating the time loops. In the end, even if he doesn't want to die again, Takumi destroys the time alteration machine.]]
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: At the beginning of the series, he was as rude as possible and tried to distance himself from Mari and Keitaro, only living at Keitaro's house as he was forced too. As the series goes on, he's noticeably less aggressive and more involved with his friends.
* ThreateningShark: Aside from the Phi and [[spoiler:Wolf]] motifs, Faiz has this as a secondary motif. This is revealed in the ''Kamen Rider Decade'' Net Movies, and can be seen in the little fangs on his mouthplate.
* FaceHeelTurn: He had done this twice after [[spoiler:he revealed his Orphnoch form in the series and again in a brief moment during the ''Kamen Rider Taisen'' incident]].
* FakeMemories: In the movie, he sustained a head injury that lead to him becoming amnesiac, so the former Smart Brain scientist who saved him, renamed him Takeshi and gave him false memories in hoping he could take care of Mina.
* FinishingMove: Whenever Faiz inserts a Mission Memory into his gear and presses Enter on the Faiz Driver, he executes an "Exceed Charge" finisher.
** ''[[DivingKick Crimson Smash]]'': A Rider Kick that manifests as a red drill piercing the Orphnoch.
*** ''Axel Crimson Smash'': A variant augmented by the SuperSpeed of Axel form.
*** ''Blaster Crimson Smash'': Another variant with increased power from Blaster form.
** ''[[MegatonPunch Grand Impact]]'': A Rider Punch with the Faiz Shot.
*** ''Axel Grand Impact'': A variant augmented with SuperSpeed.
** ''[[ImplausibleFencingPowers Sparkle Cut]]'': A Rider Slash that powers up the Faiz Edge, traps the enemy with a SwordBeam and finishes it off with a powerful slice.
*** ''Axel Sparkle Cut'': A SuperSpeed-boosted variant.
** Faiz Blaster Sword Mode: ''[[LaserBlade "Photon Breaker"]]'', which coats the Faiz Blaster in Photon Blood energy for a powerful slash.
** Faiz Blaster Gun Mode: ''[[WaveMotionGun "Photon Buster"]]'', which shoots out a massive beam from the Faiz Blaster.
* GatlingGood: Fires bullets rapidly from its front wheel.
* {{Handguns}}: Faiz Phone. Notably one of the few examples where the TransformationTrinket doubles as a weapon.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After he resolves to become the main wearer of the Faiz Gear once again.]]
* TheHero: Takumi is the primary protagonist of Kamen Rider Faiz although he sometimes gets overshadowed due to the vast majority of characters and his initial boredom until he got serious about becoming a Kamen Rider.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Twice, once when he is rescued by Yuka. After he finds out that she is an Orphnoch, and questions if other Orphnoch aren't complete monsters, making him unable to fight. He gets over it, as he realizes that he should only attack those attacking humans. The second time is when he couldn't protect Mari from Sawada, causing her death. This is only further when he is forced to transform in front of his friends and have them be scared of him for a few episodes. It got worse again, when he was tricked into thinking he attacked the Ryusei School reunion, causing him to be a DeathSeeker.]]\\\
[[spoiler:Then, it happened a third time in ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai'' via {{Retcon}} to have Kusaka die in Takumi's arms, leading to him suffering a ten year BSOD that ends up getting snapped out with thanks to Kensuke Jin, Series/KamenRiderX]].
* HourOfPower: Axel Form only lasts for ten seconds before Faiz reverts to normal.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Takumi is actually [[spoiler:the wolf Orphenoch]].
* IneffectualLoner: Tries several times to get away from Mari and the rest throughout the first arcs and throughout the series out of both being very antisocial and due to a misguided sense of protecting others, but it doesn't work. As it turns out, this is because he was afraid of hurting people and himself when their relationship inevitably ends.
* JackOfAllStats: Faiz Form. Also this among the three Rider Gears, as the Faiz gear is the least powerful, but has multiple functions plus [[spoiler: is the least likely to kill you off quickly.]]
* JerkassFacade: [[spoiler:It is later revealed he acts the way he does as he is scared of himself. And attempts to isolate people, so he can't hurt them.]]
%%* TheKirk
* LaserBlade: Faiz Edge is basically a Lightsaber like weapon whose blade is made of Sol Glass. It damages it's opponents not caused by the blade's sharpness alone and the energy it discharges once in contact with the target.
* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: Not only is he the main Rider with Red as a notable secondary color, his SuperMode Blaster Form drives it home by flooding his suit with red Photon Blood.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Double Standard", which describes his situation before the series and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming thanks to Mari]], how much it's changed since he now has something to live for.
* LightningBruiser: Axel Form increases Faiz's power, speed, and defense for it's 10 seconds available while allowing Faiz to move at the speed of sound. The form can easily overpower high speed Orphenoch, with the power to destroy several at once, and can tank damage from almost an Orphenoch except Dragon. The drawback like most forms that fit this mold is that it has a 10-second time limit
* MeaningfulName: "Inui" contains the character for "dog" [[spoiler:(Takumi is the Wolf Orphenoch.)]]
* MemeticHandGesture: His signature wrist flick, which displays both his refined, hi-tech aesthetic and identifies him. Whether he's wearing the Faiz or Delta Gears, you'll know it's him by that little flick.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Midway through the season (episode 21: Accelerating Spirits), Kaixa gives Takumi the gadget that allows him to transform into Axel Form, his LightningBruiser form for the series and his strongest powerup until he gets Blaster Form.
* MiniMecha: Battle Mode.
* PowerFist: The SB-555C Faiz Shot was designed for specific compatility with the Faiz Mission Memory, transforming into an enerhy powered kunckle-duster Faiz can use for his Grand Impact Rider Punch attack. With Axel Form, he can use his enhanced speed to punch multiple enemies while running through them.
* ProtagonistPowerUpPrivileges: [[spoiler:The reason he got Axel form was Kusaka gave him the device, for some reason. He only activated Blaster Form as he was mailed the Faiz Blaster.]]
* ShoulderCannon: Bloody Cannon
* TheSlacker: He notes he has no dream and just wants to travel around. After ten episodes worth of CharacterDevelopment, he takes this slacker attitude in [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming a very positive direction]].
--> '''Takumi''': You know, I don't have dreams. But I can protect the dreams of others.
* TheSnarkKnight: Very heavily. He's very apathetic towards everyone on the surface, but he's afraid of becoming close to people. When the time comes, despite his cynicism, he'll always do what he thinks is right.
* SuperMode: Blaster Form is his final ultimate form in the series, first seen in the movie before appearing in the show during episode thirty-nine.
* SuperSpeed: Axel Form gives him the speed of sound, but for only 10 seconds.
* SwissArmyWeapon: Faiz Blaster, which has the [[CoolSword Blade]] and [[HandCannon Blaster]] Modes aside from being the briefcase which commands every other function of the Faiz Blaster form.
* TransformingMecha: Auto-Vaijin, his CoolBike which not only looks cool and goes fast, but also houses all of his gear and can even transform into a MiniMecha in a pinch.
* {{Tsundere}}: A good case can be made for him. He is pretty snarky to everyone, but it's only a JerkassFacade because he's scared of hurting people. [[TookALevelInKindness He grows nicer to his friends as the series goes on]].
* WolfMan: [[spoiler:A humanoid wolf as the Wolf Orphnoch.]]

!!Yuji Kiba/Horse Orphnoch/[[spoiler:Kamen Rider Orga]]
!!!Portrayed by: Masayuki Izumi

%%* {{Deuteragonist}}
%%* FallenHero
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Because he's confused about whether he's more human or Orphenoch, whether protecting either side is just, or whether either side is just at all, not to mention [[{{Jerkass}} Kusaka mucking up any chance of him permanently becoming friends with Takumi]], he allies with the main characters as much as he goes against them.
* HenshinHero: Has briefly had time as both Faiz and Kaixa. Notably, he's the ''only'' non-protagonist in the history of the franchise, who has taken on the role of the protagonist Rider for more than two episodes (Yuji was Kamen Rider Faiz for ''four'' episodes). [[spoiler: Then there's him becoming Orga in the movie]].
%%* KickTheSonOfABitch: He does this less than Yuka, but it's still there.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: Yes, he's the ''Horse'' Orphnoch, but his powered-up form does resemble a centaur more than anything else.
%%* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:As Orga.]]
%%* NiceGuy
%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* TraumaCongaLine: Holy. The first episode alone, has him being getting into a car accident putting him in a coma for 2 years. Then dying and reviving as an Orphnoch. He then finds, one his parents are dead, two he's homeless as his uncle sold his house, and that his uncle is corrupt. Three his girlfriend moved on and is dating his cousin, and his cousin tells him this in the most jackass way possible. Then he finds out his girlfriend was a BitchInSheepsClothing the whole time.

!!Masato Kusaka/Kamen Rider Kaixa
!!!Portrayed by: Kohei Murakami

A man whose one purpose in life is [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Mari's love]], and [[{{Yandere}} he'll do anything to have it]]. Since all our heroes are quite close to Mari, this causes... [[{{Understatement}} problems]], not helped by the fact that even without that he's an [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk unrepentant jerkass]]. The primary user of the Kaixa Gear.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He was in love with Mari since childhood, she never knew till he flat out told her. And at the end she seemed more [[spoiler:interested in Kiba and later Takumi. This doesn't end well for him.]]
* AntiHero: Verily, because of his backstabbing, scheming tendencies causing SO MANY problems. People are somehow unable to see how much of an ass he is despite this. Because his hatred is against the Orphenoch, he's a DesignatedHero by virtue of being against the antagonists and monsters, yet even THAT falls flat on its face when he [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman refuses to see the human side of Orphenochs even when some are genuinely good people]], including [[spoiler: Takumi himself.]]
%%* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS
* CharacterTic:
** Wiping his hands with hand wipes when out of Gear, or wiping his hands when in Gear. Takumi lampshades it and snarks if Kusaka is a [[TerrifiedOfGerms germaphobe]]. [[spoiler: It's a compulsion Kusaka developed after he imagined he had spilled blood on the night of the Ryusei School reunion.]]
** Occasionally, he'll adjust his collar while transformed.
** All his Rider Kicks are double dropkicks.
* CoolSidecar: Side Basshar, as the name would suggest.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Towards Mari, he reacts with extreme violence if he thinks you are planning to do anything to her. Or be next to be.
%%* DiedInYourArmsTonight: How Kusaka died in the retcon of his death in ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai'']].
%%* FantasticRacism: Towards Orphnoch.
* FinishingMove:
** [[DivingKick ''Gold Smash'']]
** [[MegatonPunch ''Grand Impact'']]
** [[ImplausibleFencingPowers ''Xeno Crash'']]
* FreudianExcuse: The closest thing he has to a reason for the way he is involves being bullied as a child, Mari standing up for him, and the fact that the Orphenochs did attack him first and killed some of his classmates.
* {{Handguns}}: Kaixa Phone.
%%* HateSink
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: While his predecessors and many successors in the ''Secondary Rider'' line are more of [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With Gold Hearts]], he's so far the first of said category to be a full blown {{Jerkass}}, followed by [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Mitsuzane Kureshima]] (the latter is more of a ''Tertiary Rider''). Curiously, Mitsuzane shared many traits with him.
** JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: In ''[[Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai Kamen Rider Taisen]]'', mentioned the following quote to Takumi in his retconned death scene:]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Kusaka''': Why... Why does someone as hollow as you with nothing to protect get to live? Why do I have to die?!]]
*** Actually, this trope is at least played with when you study Kusaka's character and history. He only thinks Takumi is hollow and has nothing to protect, because he's incapable of thinking Takumi as anything but scum, [[spoiler: even if the latter wasn't an Orphnoch]], and sees everyone else as a tool to help him succeed, save for Mari (and even then, he seems to treat her as more of a possession than as a person). Then, you consider everything about him, namely his character, his sense of self-entitlement, his sheer sociopathy, and everything he's done, then it's plain to see that [[spoiler: [[AssholeVictim he deserved to die horribly]], no matter what canon]]. That said, it also doesn't stop Takumi from feeling the least bit upset about him, and in this case seems to think Kusaka was actually right for once to call him out on this because of the JerkassFacade he used to isolate others, making him appear hollow to everyone.
* KarmicDeath: In the ''Faiz'' novel, [[spoiler:his stalkerish behavior towards and rape of Mari gets paid back by Kiba literally ripping him limb-from-limb and his getting "taken in" by his own StalkerWithACrush, Saya Kimura, very much in the fashion of ''Literature/{{Misery}}''.]]
%%* LoveMakesYouCrazy
* ManipulativeBastard: Good lord, he for a time had everyone around his thumb. [[spoiler:Even at his death, Keitaro and Mari didn't completely understand how much of a bastard he was.]]
* OedipusComplex: He once said to Takumi that Mari could become his mother. [[spoiler:He even later grows to hate his step father.]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:Sees Takumi mainly as this.]]
* OutOfCharacterMoment: Gave Takumi the Axel Watch for absolutely no reason stated, though it's likely that he didn't care either.
* PowerFist: Kaixa Shot.
* {{Retcon}}: [[spoiler:His death in ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai''.]]
* ReverseGrip: Wields the Kaixa Blaygun this way. Justified, as the blade is uni-directional and the gun barrel is away from the traditional sword edge.
* SlasherSmile: [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/updatedude/KamenRiderFaiz/kusaka03.jpg Exhibit A]]
%%* SmugSnake
* SwissArmyWeapon: Kaixa Blaygun.
* TheSociopath: He cares little of anyone's feelings. He states battle is nothing but a test to him.
%%* TheSpock
%%* TallDarkAndSnarky
* TokenEvilTeammate: He might be fighting against the Orphnoch, but he is a complete bastard. Attempting to taking Takumi's place in Mari's heart, or really ANYONE'S place in Mari's heart.
* TransformingMecha: Side Basshar.
* {{Yandere}}: He gets violently jealous of anyone close to Mari.

!!Shuji Mihara/Kamen Rider Delta
!!!Portrayed by: Atsushi Harada

The primary user of the Delta Gear.

%%* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: [[spoiler:After getting the Delta gear, Smart Brain starts tracking his movements to get the belt back.]]
* CharacterTic: All his Rider Kicks are Bicycle Kicks.
* FinishingMove: ''Lucifer's Hammer''
* FriendToAllChildren: He and Rina work at an orphanage, wanting to care for the children with no parents like him.
* {{Handguns}}: Delta Blaster.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Which is why he is the perfect user for the Delta belt, he is one of the few that power didn't corrupt.
* KilledOffScreen: [[spoiler:He doesn't show up in TheMovie for this reason. The explanation comes in the prequel story ''Lost World'' (from S.I.C. Hero Saga), where Kusaka throws him to the Rose Orphnoch because he's (wrongly) convinced that Mihara was putting the moves on Mari.]]
%%* LovableCoward: He got better.
%%* TheMcCoy
* RefusalOfTheCall: [[spoiler:Even before he got the Delta belt, he actively tried to ignore the weirdness going around him. Subverted later on when he FINALLY realizes that he has the responsibility to fight for others.]]
* ShipTease: He has some with Rina.
* UnskilledButStrong: As the Delta user, he has the most power. But has no idea how to fight, nor does he want to.

!!Mari Sonoda
!!!Portrayed by: Yuria Haga

%%* BackFromTheDead: Twice!
* {{Determinator}}: She has her moments. Like trying to transform to Faiz despite knowing it won't work.
* DudeMagnet: She has three people after her. Kusaka and Sawada have loved her since childhood. While Kaido gets a crush on her as well. [[spoiler: Based on extent that Takumi is willing to go for her, he probably likes her as well.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:It actually cost her life once.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Kaban" (Bag), which is about her entrusting her future to Takumi.
* ObliviousToLove: She never knew Kusaka and Sawada liked her since childhood, despite everyone else seemed to know.
%%* RebelLeader: In the movie.
%%* SayMyName: To Takumi, quite often.
%%* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, towards Takumi.

!!Keitaro Kikuchi
!!!Portrayed by: Ken Mizorogi

His family runs a dry cleaning service and he houses some of the crew.

* AllergicToEvil: Well, not quite "evil". [[spoiler:The instances where he sneezes and says he's allergic to people with "bad hearts"? There's an Orphnoch nearby. Yes, that applied to Takumi the first time they met as well.]]
%%* ButtMonkey
* ForHappiness: The philosophy behind why he cleans clothes, and everything else.
%%* NiceGuy
%%* NonActionGuy
* RefusedByTheCall: Tried to use the Faiz belt once. Being [[spoiler: a normal human]], it rejected him.
* TookALevelInBadass: In the movie [[spoiler: where he gets a chance to transform into Kaixa and defeat an Orphnoch]].

!!Naoya Kaido/Snake Orphnoch
!!!Portrayed by: Mitsuru Karahashi

%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
%%* DeathByAdaptation: In ''Paradise Lost'' movie.
* DeathSeeker: Inverted in Kamen Rider Yongou where [[spoiler: after having spent 10 years without his dead friends, he decides that death is completely meaningless and full of sadness, and is willing to protect Takumi's life at any cost... even if that's the whole world being under the reign of Shocker]].
* GameBreakingInjury: Had to abandon his ambitions to become a professional guitarist due to an injury to his hand.
%%* HairTriggerTemper
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* ObliviousToLove: Remains cheerfully unaware that Yuka has feelings for him.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:He is the last person alive of his own series following the conclusion of Kamen Rider Yongou. Kaido, however, wonders if Takumi is still walking on the face of Earth.]]

!!Yuka Osada/Crane Orphnoch
!!!Portrayed by: Yoshika Kato

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:Sometimes kills Muggle criminals for fun.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:The reason for her eventually snapping and killing sister and basketball teammates.]]
* BrokenBird: Obviously, what with being the Crane Orphnoch and all.
%%* {{Joshikousei}}
* KickTheSonOfABitch: That's the thing with her: Everyone she kills tends to be a gigantic jerk.
* ShowSomeLeg: Stops Teruo beating up Keitaro by lifting her skirt.
%%* TokenGoodTeammate: For the Orphnochs in general.
%%* TheUnfavorite

!!Teruo Suzuki[[spoiler:/Arch Orphnoch]]
!!!Portrayed by: Kayako Watanabe (child), Shun Kobayashi (shadow), [[spoiler:Hiroshi Yanaka (Arch Orphnoch's voice)]]

* CreepyChild: When we first meet him, he's not more than an emotionless, anti-social child with no personality. Then we find out he's the [[spoiler: Arch Orphnoch, the FinalBoss of the series and he starts acting bizarre]].
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Got defeated by both Takumi and Kiba, the latter sacrified his life as a result. He got gravely wounded and placed under stasis under Smart Brain.]]
* InternalHomage: A grasshopper man with a scarf? [[Series/KamenRider Hmmmm...]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:As the Arch Orphnoch, he's an overpowered nearly unstoppable nightmare with it's host having no proper control and letting the Orphnoch take over.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:While Murakami and the Lucky Clovers are the main antagonists for most of the series, Teruo's eventual awakening as the Arch Orphnoch has made him the last threat the riders has to face in the end.]]

!!Takumi Inui/Kamen Rider Faiz/[[spoiler:Wolf Orphnoch]]

%%* TheHero

* LaserBlade: Faiz Edge

* LightningBruiser: Axel Form

%%* MidSeasonUpgrade: Axel Form.

* PowerFist: Faiz Shot.

%%* SuperMode: Blaster Form.
* SuperSpeed: Axel Form.

%%* CreepyChild

%%* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:As the Arch Orphnoch.]]

%%* TheAloner: At first.

%%* CoolBike: Vehicle Mode.

%%* FakeMemories: In the movie.

* TookALevelinBadass: In the movie [[spoiler: where he gets a chance to transform into Kaixa and defeat an Orphnoch]].

* FiveFiveFive: Obviously. It's a pun on "Phi", "Fives" and "Faiz."
** Hilariously enough, 555 is a possible emergency number for Japan, meaning that every time he transforms he's literally dialing an emergency phone number for help... from himself.
* TheAloner: At first.
* [[spoiler:BloodKnight: Mild example, he grew to enjoy being Faiz.]]
* [[spoiler:BoomerangBigot: He had a time of wanting to kill all Orphnochs despite being one himself. This can be justified, every Orphnoch he met was either killing everyone around him, or was in their human form the entire time. Not to mention the fact that he hated his Orphenoch transformation due to misunderstandings.]]
* [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS Brought to You by the Letter Phi]]

* [[spoiler:DealWithTheDevil]]: [[spoiler:He joins Lucky Clover to get Smart Brain to save Mari.]]
* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:When he was tricked into thinking he attacked the Ryusei School reunion, he actively tries to get Kiba to kill him.]]
** Played straight again in Kamen Rider Taisen, where [[spoiler: due to not being able to save Kusaka and his friends, he wonders if he deserves to live.]]

* [[ThreateningShark Everything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: Aside from the Phi and [[spoiler:Wolf]] motifs, Faiz has this as a secondary motif. This is revealed in the ''Kamen Rider Decade'' Net Movies, and can be seen in the little fangs on his mouthplate.
* [[spoiler: FaceHeelTurn: He had done this twice after he revealed his Orphnoch form in the series and again in a brief moment during the ''Kamen Rider Taisen'' incident.]]
** [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn: After he resolves to become the main wearer of the Faiz Gear once again.]]
* [[spoiler:FakeMemories]]: In the movie.

* TheHero
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Twice, once when he is rescued by Yuka. After he finds out that she is an Orphnoch, and questions if other Orphnoch aren't complete monsters, making him unable to fight. He gets over it, as he realizes that he should only attack those attacking humans. The second time is when he couldn't protect Mari from Sawada, causing her death. This is only further when he is forced to transform in front of his friends and have them be scared of him for a few episodes. It got worse again, when he was tricked into thinking he attacked the Ryusei School reunion, causing him to be a DeathSeeker.]]
** [[spoiler:Then, it happened a third time in ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai'' via {{Retcon}} to have Kusaka die in Takumi's arms, leading to him suffering a ten year BSOD that ends up getting snapped out with thanks to Kensuke Jin, Series/KamenRiderX]].

* [[spoiler:HunterOfHisOwnKind: Takumi is actually the wolf Orphenoch.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
** JerkassFacade: [[spoiler:It is later revealed he acts the way he does as he is scared of himself. And attempts to isolate people, so he can't hurt them.]]
* TheKirk

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Axel Form
* MultiformBalance
** JackOfAllStats: Faiz Form. Also this among the three Rider Gears, as the Faiz gear is the least powerful, but has multiple functions plus [[spoiler: is the least likely to kill you off quickly.]]
** LightningBruiser: Axel Form
** SuperMode: Blaster Form

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: Refused to have anything to do with the Mari in the beginning, but several unintended encounters with Orphenochs and the belt being stolen and used by someone later, finally decides to assume the role of Faiz after seeing just how important that duty was, swearing to prevent it from being stolen.

* TransformingMecha Auto-Vaijin, his CoolBike which not only looks cool and goes fast, but also houses all of his gear and can even transform into a MiniMecha in a pinch.
** ArtificialStupidity: Due to the fact that its only priority is "Protect Mari" it initially doesn't do a very good job at protecting [[FriendlyFire TAKUMI]]. It eventually becomes a reliable ally to him [[spoiler: even performing a HeroicSacrifice in the finale of both the series and the movie]].
** CoolBike: Vehicle Mode.
** GatlingGood: Fires bullets rapidly from its front wheel.
* MiniMecha: Battle Mode.
* TheSlacker: He notes he has no dream and just wants to travel around. After ten episodes worth of CharacterDevelopment, he takes this slacker attitude in [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming a very positive direction]].
--> '''Takumi''': You know, I don't have dreams. But I can protect the dreams of others.
* SuperSpeed: Axel Form

* WeaponOfChoice
** {{Handguns}}: Faiz Phone. Notably one of the few examples where the TransformationTrinket doubles as a weapon.
** LaserBlade: Faiz Edge
** PowerFist: Faiz Shot
** ShoulderCannon: Bloody Cannon
** SwissArmyWeapon: Faiz Blaster, which has the [[CoolSword Blade]] and [[HandCannon Blaster]] Modes aside from being the briefcase which commands every other function of the Faiz Blaster form.
* [[spoiler: WolfMan: Well, a humanoid wolf as the Wolf Orphnoch.]]

%%* [[spoiler:FallenHero]]

* [[spoiler:KickTheSonOfABitch: He does this less than Yuka, but its still there.]]

%%* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:as Orga]]

* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath]]

* [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS Brought to You by the Letter Chi]]
* CharacterTic: Wiping his hands with hand wipes when out of Gear, or wiping his hands when in Gear. Takumi lampshades it and snarks if Kusaka is a [[TerrifiedOfGerms germaphobe]]. [[spoiler: It's a compulsion Kusaka developed after he imagined he had spilled blood on the night of the Ryusei School reunion.]]
** Occasionally, he'll also adjust his collar while transformed.

* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight: How Kusaka died in the retcon of his death in ''Film/HeiseiRiderVsShowaRiderKamenRiderWarsFeaturingSuperSentai'']].
* FantasticRacism: Towards Orphnoch.
* FinishingMove

* HateSink: And then some. He's not ''the'' villain, after all.

* [[spoiler:[[KarmicDeath Karmic Un-Death]]]]: In the ''Faiz'' novel, [[spoiler:his stalkerish behavior towards and rape of Mari gets paid back by Kiba literally ripping him limb-from-limb and his getting "taken in" by his own StalkerWithACrush, Saya Kimura, very much in the fashion of ''Literature/{{Misery}}''.]]
* LoveMakesYouCrazy

* SmugSnake

* TheSpock
* TallDarkAndSnarky

* WeaponOfChoice
** {{Handguns}}: Kaixa Phone
** PowerFist: Kaixa Shot
** SwissArmyWeapon: Kaixa Blaygun
* TokenEvilTeammate: He might be fighting against the Orphnoch, but he is a complete bastard. Attempting to taking Takumi's place in Mari's heart, or really ANYONE'S place in Mari's heart.

* [[BroughtToYouByTheLetterS Brought to You by the Letter]] [[CaptainObvious Delta]]

* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler: Which is why he is the perfect user for the Delta belt, he is one of the few that power didn't corrupt.]]
* [[spoiler: KilledOffScreen: He doesn't show up in TheMovie for this reason. The explanation comes in the prequel story ''Lost World'' (from S.I.C. Hero Saga), where Kusaka throws him to the Rose Orphnoch because he's (wrongly) convinced that Mihara was putting the moves on Mari.]]
* LovableCoward: He got better.
* TheMcCoy

* [[spoiler: UnskilledButStrong : As the Delta user, he has the most power. But has no idea how to fight, nor does he want to.]]

* [[spoiler:BackFromTheDead: Twice!]]

* RebelLeader: In the movie.
* SayMyName: To Takumi, quite often.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B, towards Takumi.

* [[spoiler:AllergicToEvil: Well, not quite "evil". The instances where he sneezes and says he's allergic to people with "bad hearts"? There's an Orphnoch nearby. Yes, that applied to Takumi the first time they met as well.]]
* ButtMonkey: A character staple by Toshiki Inoue.

* NiceGuy
* NonActionGuy

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* [[spoiler:DeathByAdaptation]]: In ''Paradise Lost'' movie.

* HairTriggerTemper
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: He is the last person alive of his own series following the conclusion of Kamen Rider Yongou. Kaido, however, wonders if Takumi is still walking on the face of Earth.]]

* [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey I Have Panties You Must Obey]]: Stops Teruo beating up Keitaro by lifting her skirt.
* {{Joshikousei}}

* TokenGoodTeammate: For the Orphnochs in general.
* TheUnfavorite

* CreepyChild: And how!
* [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]]: [[spoiler:Got defeated by both Takumi and Kiba, the latter sacrified his life as a result. He got gravely wounded and placed under stasis under Smart Brain.]]

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel]]: [[spoiler:As the Arch Orphnoch.]]
* [[spoiler:TrueFinalBoss: While Murakami and the Lucky Clovers are the main antagonists for most of the series, Teruo's eventual awakening as the Arch Orphnoch has made him the last threat the riders has to face in the end.]]

* [[spoiler:BigBad]]

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel]]: [[spoiler:As the Arch Orphnoch.]]

*** Actually, this trope is at least played with when you study Kusaka's character and history. He only thinks Takumi is hollow and has nothing to protect, because he's incapable of thinking Takumi as anything but scum, [[spoiler: even if the latter wasn't an Orphnoch]], and sees everyone else as a tool to help him succeed, save for Mari (and even then, he seems to treat her as more of a possession than as a person). Then, you consider everything about him, namely his character, his sense of self-entitlement, his sheer sociopathy, and everything he's done, then it's plain to see that [[spoiler: [[AssholeVictim he deserved to die horribly, no matter what canon]]]]. That said, it also doesn't stop Takumi from feeling the least bit upset about him, and in this case seems to think Kusaka was actually right for once to call him out on this because of the JerkassFacade he used to isolate others, making him appear hollow to everyone.