History YMMV / KamenRider555

* TheScrappy: You'll be hard-pressed to find someone who actually likes Shuji Mihara. Lots of viewers decry him for having virtually no personality or charisma and view him as unworthy of the Delta Gear, with many preferring [[PsychoForHire Kitazaki]] as its user.

*** Extended even more when in Kamen Rider #4, [[spoiler:it reveals that Takumi died. However, due to being revived in the twisted timelines, he's had enough of sacrifices, thus causing the constant time loops. The movie ends with Takumi finally ending the loops and dying for good... But at least preserving the fact that he [[GoOutWithASmile died with a smile]].]]

** The Hyper Battle DVD Special...is Takumi a fan of Music/TheLonelyIsland?

*** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' basically tried to cut them some slack when [[spoiler:unrelated timeline changes result in Takumi and Kusaka coming BackFromTheDead due to their history as Riders being erased for the most part. Since he doesn't remember the Dragon Orphnoch's actions, Kusaka isn't nearly as demented, being intent on helping two of his former classmates [[WellIntentionedExtremist Even if he has to do it in his typical fashion.]] A V-Cinema taking place after the series, where Kusaka makes another appearance, except that this Kusaka is an android replica of the original since he died during the main series]].

*** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' basically tried to cut them some slack when [[spoiler:unrelated timeline changes result in Takumi and Kusaka coming BackFromTheDead due to their history as Riders being erased for the most part. Since he doesn't remember the Dragon Orphnoch's actions, Kusaka isn't nearly as demented, beng intent on helping two of his former classmates [[WellIntentionedExtremist Even if he has to do it in his typical fashion.]] A V-Cinema taking place after the series, where Kusaka makes another appearance, implies that their resurrections stuck.]].

** Kitazaki attempting to kill the Arch Orphnoch in the [[spoiler:endgame episodes]] becomes this in the upcoming 20th anniversary movie ''Paradise Regained'', [[spoiler:where he becomes the president of Smart Brain and orders the complete extermination of all Orphnochs, essentially becoming a HunterOfHisOwnKind.]]

*** Extended even more when in Kamen Rider #4, [[spoiler:it reveals that EVERYONE, except for Kaido, died. This includes Mari and Keitaro, and yes, Takumi. However, due to being revived in the twisted timelines, he's had enough of sacrifices, thus causing the constant time loops. The movie ends with Takumi finally ending the loops and dying for good... But at least preserving the fact that he [[GoOutWithASmile died with a smile]].]]
*** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' basically tried to cut them some slack when [[spoiler:unrelated timeline changes result in Takumi and Kusaka coming BackFromTheDead due to their history as Riders being erased for the most part. Kusaka isn't even as bad as he usually is since his real goal is to help out two classmates with their problems (one of them being the MonsterOfTheWeek) [[WellIntentionedExtremist Even if he has to do it in his typical fashion.]] A V-Cinema taking place after the series, where Kusaka makes another appearance, implies that their resurrections stuck. Alongside Mari's appearance in ''Kamen Rider Outsiders'' as well as ''Paradise Regained'' bringing back several more that were said to have died, means that the depressing endings have been reversed]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: Both of 555's novels, with one (Grotesque Flowers) featuring [[spoiler:[[JerkAss Masato]] coming back from the dead and ''[[RapeAsDrama rapes Mari]]'', and the second (part of the Heisei novel series) references said rape. Since the subject of rape hasn't even been a topic of discussion in the franchise prior to or since then, this comes out way out of left field. [[OutOfCharacterMoment Maybe even when it concerns Masato]]]]. It's actually hard to put it in continuity, and his darkening is a major part of it. Show Masato is a treacherous snake who puts his own desires above others' lives, and that's bad, but book Masato is more like something out of a horror movie.
* FanPreferredCouple: Despite the series having the love triangle between Takumi, Mari and Kusaka as one of its most important parts, and that it's implied [[spoiler: Takumi and Mari eventually [[OfficialCouple end up together]]]], many fans prefer shipping Takumi with Kiba instead, due to the HoYay and chemistry between them, and the fact that their relationship is some of the healthiest ones possible in this dysfunctional series.

** Dragon Orphnoch stopped beating up Faiz due to a toy airplane.

** Kitazaki attempting to kill the Arch Orphnoch in the [[spoiler:endgame episodes]] becomes this in his return for the upcoming 20th anniversary movie ''Paradise Regained'', [[spoiler:where he becomes the president of Smart Brain and orders the complete extermination of all Orphnochs, essentially becoming a HunterOfHisOwnKind.]]

*** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' basically tried to cut them some slack when [[spoiler:unrelated timeline changes result in Takumi and Kusaka coming BackFromTheDead due to their history as Riders being erased for the most part. Kusaka isn't even as bad as he usually is since his real goal is to help out two classmates with their problems (one of them being the MonsterOfTheWeek) [[WellIntentionedExtremist Even if he has to do it in his typical fashion.]] A V-Cinema taking place after the series, where Kusaka makes another appearance, implies that their resurrections stuck.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-1V0_hUJwU The People With No Name]].

* LoveToHate: Kusaka is this for various reasons. ManipulativeBastard? Check! DracoInLeatherPants? Check! Being the definitive JerkWithAHeartOfJerk in the history of ''Kamen Rider''? Check!

** [[MadScientist Masahiko Minami]] is a xenophobic National Police Agency officer and [[FantasticRacism human supremacist]] who leads an opposition against [[Characters/KamenRider555Orphnochs Orphnochs]] to [[FinalSolution purge all of them]], living by his own sociopathic dilemma of using those who allow themselves to be used. Introduced stopping a police investigation, Minami recruits an innocent detective to spy on an Orphnoch, and orders his death when the man began sympathizing with Orphnochs. In his facility, Minami has an Orphnoch kept locked inside a glass box [[AndIMustScream as his own guinea pig]], conducting inhumane experiments to revert them back to human form. Making a deal with Smart Brain to have more subjects, Minami captures Yuka and electrocutes her, ignoring complaints that the operation could kill her, as he considers her a "worthless life" anyway. When she is saved by his prisoner, Minami promises that he is trying to work towards human and Orphnoch cooperation, but sets up a squad of heavily armed soldiers to eliminate Yuka, Kiba and Takumi, indirectly causing her death. When the laboratory is attacked by an enraged Kiba, Minami [[BadBoss leaves his staff to die]] and escapes to save his own skin. When he's found and killed by Kiba, Minami spends his last moments laughing at his face and stating that the Orphnochs will never succeed. Existing solely to show that HumansAreTheRealMonsters, Minami proved himself to be far more evil than many Orphnochs.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: While respected by the Japanese fandom, the (seemingly) American Leo, aka Kamen Rider Psyga is naturally loved by English-speaking fans for his [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish perfect English]] in a franchise that has been [[GratuitousEnglish historically bad with its English]].

** The show itself partly falls into this. In Japan, it's loved for its dark plot and themes, while in the West, while it's still well received overall, [[BrokenBase some dislike it]] due to the backbone of most of its drama relying heavily on [[PoorCommunicationKills the characters not knowing what to say to each other.]]

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Masato Kusaka. Many like him for being a {{Jerkass}}, others hate him for the same reason, mainly by the Western fans, [[TakeAThirdOption and then]] there are those who LoveToHate him.

** The Japanese has no problem with Kusaka despite his {{Jerkass}} personality, at most a meme or two. American fans however, ''hate'' the guy, [[LoveToHate and/or enjoy doing so]].

* CompleteMonster: In this {{Cyberpunk}} world that stands as one of the [[DarkerAndEdgier darkest]] series in the franchise, these select two stand out: