List of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid characters

Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (仮面ライダーエグゼイド Kamen Raidā Eguzeido) is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 27th in the Kamen Rider series, written by Yuya Takahashi.

Seito University Hospital

Seito University Hospital (聖都大学附属病院 Seito Daigaku Fuzoku Byōin) is a prestigious medical facility. The secret Cyber Rescue Center (電脳救命センター Den'nō Kyūmei Sentā) or CR for short, is located in the basement of the hospital. It operates under the authority of the Ministry of Health and is used for isolating and rescuing the victims of the Bugster Virus. It was founded 5 years ago during Zero Day (ゼロデイ Zero Dei) before the Bugster infection is made public in the present.

Emu Hōjō

Emu Hōjō (宝生 永夢 Hōjō Emu), also known by his gaming tag of "M", is a 24-year old pediatrics intern and master gamer who was inspired to become a doctor after receiving a special life-saving surgery from Kyotaro Hinata as a child. He also gave Emu a WonderSwan handheld console as a present which ignited his interest in gaming. He is friendly and well-meaning, but also clumsy and somewhat absentminded, which often gets him into trouble with the nurses. Emu's gaming skills earn him a Gamer Driver (ゲーマドライバー Gēma Doraibā) and a Rider Gashat (ライダーガシャット Raidā Gashatto) so that he can fight the Bugsters. According to Kuroto, unlike the other Riders who underwent a special surgery necessary for a person to become compatible with the Gamer Driver, Emu did not. It is hinted this might have something to do with the surgery Kyotaro Hinata performed on him to save his life.

Using the platform game-based Mighty Action X Gashat (マイティアクションXガシャット Maiti Akushon Ekkusu Gashatto) allows Emu to become Kamen Rider Ex-Aid where he is armed with a Gashacon Weapon (ガシャコンウェポン Gashakon Wepon) known as the Gashacon Breaker (ガシャコンブレイカー Gashakon Bureikā), which has two modes: hammer and sword. His chibi-like first form, Action Gamer Level 1 (アクションゲーマーレベル1 Akushion Gēmā Reberu Wan), can generate blocks to use as platforms. By pulling the lever on the Gamer Driver, Ex-Aid upgrades to his sleeker primary form, Action Gamer Level 2 (アクションゲーマーレベル2 Akushion Gēmā Reberu Tsū).

Using the Kamen Rider Ghost-based Kaigan Ghost Gashat (カイガンゴーストガシャット Kaigan Gōsuto Gashatto) allows Ex-Aid to first transform into the chibi-like Ghost Gamer Level 1 (ゴーストゲーマーレベル1 Gōsuto Gēmā Reberu Wan) before upgrading to the sleeker Ghost Gamer Level 2 (ゴーストゲーマーレベル2 Gōsuto Gēmā Reberu Tsū) where he is able to utilize his predecessor's powers. In these forms, Ex-Aid's helmet and suit color scheme are based on Ghost's Ore Damashii. These forms are exclusive to Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider.

Emu Hōjō is portrayed by Hiroki Iijima (飯島 寛騎 Iijima Hiroki). As a child, Emu is portrayed by Rai Takahashi (髙橋 來 Takahashi Rai).

Asuna Karino/Poppy Pipopapo

Asuna Karino (仮野 明日那 Karino Asuna) is a personnel of the Ministry of Health sent to CR as a nurse. "Asuna" is a guise for her true identity named Poppy Pipopapo (ポッピーピポパポ Poppī Pipopapo), a video game character from DoReMiFa Beat (ドレミファビート Doremifa Bīto). She acts as a guide and navigator for Emu.

Asuna Karino is portrayed by Ruka Matsuda (松田 るか Matsuda Ruka).

Hiiro Kagami

Hiiro Kagami (鏡 飛彩 Kagami Hiiro) is a genius surgeon who has recently returned from working at a first class hospital in America. Described as a tsundere with a liking for sweets. Being a prodigy in the medical field, Hiiro is initially hostile towards Emu due to their differing beliefs. He also harbors great animosity towards Taiga, whom he blames for failing to save his girlfriend, Saki Momose (百瀬 小姫 Momose Saki), the girl who inspired Hiiro's love for sweets. When he witnessed the battle between Snipe and Graphite, Hiiro finally learns from Taiga that Graphite is indeed responsible for Saki's death. Now knowing the real facts, Hiiro goes to seek revenge against Graphite, forgetting about the wellbeing of the patient he and Emu are currently handling. Later, thanks to Emu, Hiiro realized why Saki hid her disease from him. This realization caused him to focus his attention on saving the patients, so he can honor Saki's wish for Hiiro to become the greatest doctor in the world, instead of obsessing over revenge against Graphite or Taiga. Like Emu, Hiiro is 24-years old.

Using the role-playing game-based Taddle Quest Gashat (タドルクエストガシャット Tadoru Kuesuto Gashatto) allows Hiiro to become Kamen Rider Brave (仮面ライダーブレイブ Kamen Raidā Bureibu) where he is armed with a Gashacon Weapon known as the Gashacon Sword (ガシャコンソード Gashakon Sōdo), which has two modes: fire and ice. His chibi-like first form, Quest Gamer Level 1 (クエストゲーマーレベル1 Kuesuto Gēmā Reberu Wan), wields the Reversal Shield (リバーサルシールド Ribāsaru Shīrudo) and can execute flame-empowered dash attacks. By pulling the lever on the Gamer Driver, Brave upgrades to his sleeker primary form, Quest Gamer Level 2 (クエストゲーマーレベル2 Kuesuto Gēmā Reberu Tsū).

Hiiro Kagami is portrayed by Toshiki Seto (瀬戸 利樹 Seto Toshiki).

Haima Kagami

Haima Kagami (鏡 灰馬 Kagami Haima) is the director of the hospital and Hiiro's father who is also in charge of CR.

Haima Kagami is portrayed by Hanamaru Hakata (博多 華丸 Hakata Hanamaru).

Kiriya Kujō

Kiriya Kujō (九条 貴利矢 Kujō Kiriya) is a 27-year old medical examiner who is investigating the Bugstars incidents. He is investigating the incidents out of his own curiosity about the Bugsters, not because he wants to help people. He is also quite cunning, such as lying to Emu about the reason he fights in order to gain sympathy from him. It turns out, he actually did lost his friend named Jungo Aihara (藍原 淳吾 Aihara Jungo) during Zero Day while researching about the source where the Bugsters come from. Kiriya later informed his friend that he was infected with a Bugster Virus. The freaked-out Jungo runs away and later dies in an automobile accident, leaving Kiriya to grieve over his friend's body and vow never to be honest about revealing such an awful truth. Later, he manages to find out that Kamen Rider Genm is actually Kuroto Dan. But thanks to his brutal defeat and hospitalization at the hands of Genm, as well as Kuroto infiltrating Kiriya's hospital bed and using both his Bakusou Bike Gashat and the VR system to torture him psychologically, Kuroto has effectively threatened Kiriya not to expose his real identity to the other Riders. He also banned him from entering Kuroto's office ever again. All of those does not stop Kiriya from trying to expose Kuroto's identity to the other Riders. However, Kuroto and Pallad plot to confuse the Riders about Genm's real identity and make Kiriya's reputation even worse in the eyes of the other Riders, except Emu who now seems to have a better understanding of Kiriya and the reason for his lies. With the others no longer having any trust in him, he decides to work alone to find out the reason why Kuroto is working with the Bugsters.

Using the racing game-based Bakusou Bike Gashat (爆走バイクガシャット Bakusō Baiku Gashatto) allows Kiriya to become Kamen Rider Lazer (仮面ライダーレーザー Kamen Raidā Rēzā). His chibi-like first form, Bike Gamer Level 1 (バイクゲーマーレベル1 Baiku Gēmā Reberu Wan), wields two weapons, the Front Armed Unit (フロントユニット Furonto Āmudo Yunitto) and the Rear Armed Unit (カウルアームドユニット Ria Āmudo Yunitto), and can spin rapidly. By pulling the lever on the Gamer Driver, Lazer upgrades to his motorcycle-like primary form, Bike Gamer Level 2 (バイクゲーマーレベル2 Baiku Gēmā Reberu Tsū), which Kamen Rider Ex-Aid can use for driving purposes. Due to the limitations of his Level 2 form, Lazer requires a partner to use the Kimewaza Slot Holder (キメワザスロットホルダー Kimewaza Surotto Horudā) for him, such as activating its Stage Select (ステージセレクト Sutēji Serekuto) function to digitally change the Game Area (ゲームエリア Gēmu Eria) battlefield and inserting a Gashat into its slot to initiate his finishing move. However, on his own, he is capable of driving without the need of a passenger to ride him and willing the lever on the Gamer Driver to flip back into place so that he can revert himself to Level 1 before deactivating his transformation.

Kiriya Kujō is portrayed by Hayato Onozuka (小野塚 勇人 Onozuka Hayato).

Kyotaro Hinata

Kyotaro Hinata (日向 恭太郎 Hinata Kyōtarō) is the Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Health (衛生省 Eisei-shō) and a former doctor. 16 years ago, he was the one who saved Emu by performing a life saving surgery on him. It is hinted that the surgery he performed might have something to do with Emu's current compatibility with the Gamer Driver.

Kyotaro Hinata is portrayed by Hironobu Nomura (野村 宏伸 Nomura Hironobu).

Taiga Hanaya

Taiga Hanaya (花家 大我 Hanaya Taiga) is an unlicensed doctor. Five years before the story began, he was a member of the radiology department at the Seito University Hospital and was chosen to be a Kamen Rider for the CR during Zero Day. However, he became obsessed with games and made a medical error which caused the loss of a patient's life, who turned out to be Hiiro's girlfriend, Saki Momose, resulting in his official banning as a Rider and him quitting Seito after his medical license is revoked, leading to him working as a doctor on his own, where he currently lives in a presumably abandoned hospital. After seeing Ex-Aid and Brave, he circumvents his banning by buying another Gamer Driver and Gashat directly from Kuroto Dan. He is after the other Kamen Riders' Gashats until he manages to collect all ten of them in order to destroy the Bugster, and most importantly, to get revenge against Graphite, whom he has a long-standing grudge against. Taiga is also known as the "dark doctor" (闇のドクター Yami no Dokutā). At 29, he is the oldest of the four main Riders.

Using the shooter game-based Bang Bang Shooting Gashat (バンバンシューティングガシャット Ban Ban Shūtingu Gashatto) allows Taiga to become Kamen Rider Snipe (仮面ライダースナイプ Kamen Raidā Sunaipu) where he is armed with a Gashacon Weapon known as the Gashacon Magnum (ガシャコンマグナム Gashakon Magunamu), which has two modes: handgun and rifle. His chibi-like first form, Shooting Gamer Level 1 (シューティングゲーマーレベル1 Shūtingu Gēmā Reberu Wan), can launch himself as a large energy bullet. By pulling the lever on the Gamer Driver, Snipe upgrades to his sleeker primary form, Shooting Gamer Level 2 (シューティングゲーマーレベル2 Shūtingu Gēmā Reberu Tsū). Originally, Taiga used the Proto Bang Bang Shooting Gashat (プロトバンバンシューティングガシャット Puroto Ban Ban Shūtingu Gashatto) until his defeat by Graphite 5 years ago.

Taiga Hanaya is portrayed by Ukyo Matsumoto (松本 享恭 Matsumoto Ukyō).

Kuroto Dan

Kuroto Dan (檀 黎斗 Dan Kuroto) is the 30-years old CEO of the video game company Genm Corporation (幻夢コーポレーション Genmu Kōporēshon). He created CR and the Kamen Rider systems in cooperation with the Ministry of Health to counter the threat the Bugster Virus poses to humanity. However, he is secretly in league with the Bugsters and as such often interferes with the other Riders' battles, preventing them from saving the victims of Bugster viruses and even from taking a Bugster sample to find the true source of the infection. Strangely, he also helps other Riders temporarily when it comes to threats not related to Genm Corp's Bugsters, such as when he helped Kamen Riders Specter and Necrom against the Great Eyeser's Gammas in Kamen Rider Ghost's finale. It is hinted that it was Kuroto's prototype Gashats that were the cause of Zero Day, as well as the source of the Bugsters coming into the real world. According to Hiiro, Proto Mighty Action X was the origin of the bug. Behind his polite and calm personality in public, Kuroto has a hidden darker side. Allying with the Bugsters for a yet-unexplained reason, except little reason to learn anything to do with Emu's mysterious gift of being compatible to Gamer Driver system, he also considers the battle between the Riders and Bugsters as nothing more than a contest of survival of the fittest. He is also shown to be quite a narcissist, claiming that his intelligence is truly something to be feared, while still retaining his calmness, but in very cold-blooded and manipulative manners. He is currently manipulating the Riders in attempt to gather their battle data for his and the Bugsters' own purpose.

Using the beta test game-based Proto Mighty Action X Gashat (プロトマイティアクションXガシャット Puroto Maiti Akushon Ekkusu Gashatto) allows Kuroto to become Kamen Rider Genm (仮面ライダーゲンム Kamen Raidā Genmu), a dark version of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, where he is armed with a Gashacon Weapon known as the Gashacon Bugvisor (ガシャコンバグバイザー Gashakon Bagubaizā), which has three modes: gamepad, beam gun, and chainsaw. His first form, Action Gamer Level 1, has a chibi-like appearance. By pulling the lever on the Gamer Driver, Genm upgrades to his sleeker primary form, Action Gamer Level 2. Even though Genm is hinted to be the prototype for Ex-Aid, he seems to be more skillful than his counterpart. At one point, Kamen Rider Ghost mistakes Ex-Aid for Genm due to their similar appearances. To prevent the other Riders from knowing of his identity as Genm, Kuroto utilizes a voice scrambler whenever he speaks, except against those who already found out his identity in private like Lazer. Currently, the other Riders does not know his Rider name and thus, only refers him as "Black Ex-Aid" (黒いエグゼイド Kuroi Eguzeido).

Kuroto Dan is portrayed by Tetsuya Iwanaga (岩永 徹也 Iwanaga Tetsuya), who ironically is a licensed pharmacist.

Bugsters

The Bugsters (バグスター Bagusutā) are micro-sized computer viruses known as Bugster Viruses (バグスターウイルス Bagusutā Uirusu) that aim to destroy humanity in order to rule the world. They are originally born 5 years ago during Zero Day before the infection was publicly revealed years later. It is later revealed that the Bugsters are secretly working with Genm Corporation's CEO, Kuroto Dan.

The Bugster themselves originated from the Bugster Virus, which developed by infecting a human. Inside the infected human, they use the host's negative stresses in order to take control of them and become type of giant monsters known as Bugster Union (バグスターユニオン Bagusutā Yunion). Once a Rider extracts the virus from their host in their Level 1 form, the virus manifests into a Bugster Monster and is accompanied by a few Bugster Virus footsoldiers in various attire. The host body, though restored to normal, will gradually suffer the effects of Game Disease (ゲーム病 Gēmu-byō) and can only be saved when the Bugsters that caused it are destroyed quickly, or else the host disappears permanently when the Game Disease reached it's limits. What is rather troublesome about this state is that, when the host gives in into their negative stresses, it will results in more Bugsters soldiers appearing and in some cases, another copy of the Bugsters Monsters. During this stage, the host's life force is slowly sapped. However, this can be counterract if the host believes in themselves and overcomes their negative stresses.

Pallad

Pallad (パラド Parado) is one of the leaders of the Bugsters.

Pallad is portrayed by Shouma Kai (甲斐 翔真 Kai Shōma).

Graphite

The Graphite Bugster (グラファイトバグスター Gurafaito Bagusutā), often just called Graphite (グラファイト Gurafaito) for short, is one of the leaders of the Bugsters. He was born from the data of Drago Knight Hunter Z. As a Bugster who completed his manifestation from his host, Graphite can transform into a human form. He and Taiga are longtime enemies, having known each other since Zero Day. He was responsible for the death of Hiiro's girlfriend, Saki Momose, whom Graphite was born from on that day. Taiga's failure to defeat Graphite and prevent Saki's death is the reason why he was banned from being a Rider again and why his medical license was revoked. He uses another Gashacon Bugvisor to transform into his Bugster form, which can also spread Bugster Viruses and monitor the infected humans. He uses a fang-like double-bladed pole weapon called the Graphite Fang (グラファイトファング Gurafaito Fangu) in his Bugster form. He later stole the Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat (プロトドラゴナイトハンターZガシャット Puroto Dorago Naito Hantā Zetto Gashatto) in order to increase his own powers, not knowing it is a plot by Kuroto and Pallad to test the Gashat's power, becoming the Dark Graphite Bugster (ダークグラファイトバグスター Dāku Gurafaito Bagusutā).

Graphite is portrayed by Shouma Machii (町井 祥真 Machii Shōma).

Bugster Combatants

Next Genome Institute

The Next Genome Institute (ネクストゲノム研究所 Nekusuto Genomu Kenkyūjo), which conducted groundbreaking and innovative research on genomes called the Genome Project (ゲノムプロジェクト Genomu Purojekuto) is an antagonist organization that appears in Kamen Rider Heisei Generations: Dr. Pac-Man vs. Ex-Aid & Ghost with Legend Rider, led by Michihiko Zaizen. The organization reappears after stealing technology from Genm Corp. for their own objectives.

Michihiko Zaizen

Michihiko Zaizen (財前 美智彦 Zaizen Michihiko) is a human mad scientist and a former director of the Next Genome Institute who has been missing for 6 years, but has recently resurfaced and resumes the project as Dr. Pac-Man (Dr.パックマン Dokutā Pakkuman). He uses the Gashacon Bugvisor stolen from Genm Corp. to spread Pac-Man Viruses (パックマンウイルス Pakkuman Uirusu) transform into Genomes (ゲノムス Genomusu).

Michihiko Zaizen is portrayed by Shirō Sano (佐野 史郎 Sano Shirō).

Sōji Kuruse

Sōji Kuruse (来瀬 荘司 Kuruse Sōji) is a human scientist and a former member of the Next Genome Institute who has been missing for 6 years, but has recently resurfaced and is working alongside his boss Michiko Zaizen, who takes the form of Dr. Pac-Man. He uses the Proto Gekitotsu Robots Gashat (プロトゲキトツロボッツガシャット Puroto Gekitotsu Robottsu Gashatto) to transform into the Robol Bugster (ロボルバグスター Roboru Bagusutā).

Sōji Kuruse is portrayed by a professional wrestler, Hiroshi Tanahashi (棚橋 弘至 Tanahashi Hiroshi).

Kazushige Ryūzaki

Kazushige Ryūzaki (竜崎 一成 Ryūzaki Kazushige) is a member of Next Genome Institute. He uses the Proto Drago Knight Hunter Z Gashat to transform into the Doral Bugster (ドラルバグスター Doraru Bagusutā).

Kazushige Ryūzaki is portrayed by Suzunosuke (鈴之助).

Ageha Takeda

Ageha Takeda (武田 上葉 Takeda Ageha) is a member of Next Genome Institute. She uses the Proto Giri Giri Chambara Gashat (プロトギリギリチャンバラガシャット Puroto Giri Giri Chanbara Gashatto) to transform into the Giril Bugster (ギリルバグスター Giriru Bagusutā).

Ageha Takeda is portrayed by Chihiro Yamamoto (山本 千尋 Yamamoto Chihiro).

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