Kamen Rider Den-O/Characters: Difference between revisions

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Forced to do so by Yu-Ki in ''Final Countdown'' but is later rescued.

* [[Finishing Move]]: Liner Form's Train Slash <ref>''Densha Giri''</ref>, which has five variations, four of which depends on the DenKamen Sword's setting:

* [[Fountain of Youth]]: from ''Onigashima Battleship'' onwards.

* [[The Heart]]

* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Ryotaro" means "good boy".

* [[Multiform Balance]]: The forms Ryotaro can assume on his own.

* [[The Nth Doctor]]: After Takeru Satoh left the cast following the third movie, Takuya Mizoguchi (who played 11-year-old Ryotaro in the first) took over the role in the fourth with a [[Hand Wave]] about how changes to the past do this sort of thing all the time.

* [[Overly Long Gag]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5yrewXiqw this]. WORST. Luck. EVER.

 

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The first Imagin to possess Ryotaro, he resembles the red oni from the legend of Momotaro, and his abilities (including those as Den-O Sword Form) are drawn from the same story. [[Hot Blooded]] and hot-headed, Momotaros is [[Blood Knight|always spoiling for a fight]] whether with enemy Imagin or with whomever happens to tick him off at the moment. Initially annoyed when he realized he possessed a Singularity Point, the then-unnamed Imagin sided with Ryotaro when they were attacked by the Bat Imagin on the basis that if Ryotaro died, so did he. After the battle, Ryotaro gave the red oni-esque Imagin the name "Momotaros" after the legend of Momotaro the Peach Boy. While a brash [[Boisterous Bruiser]] might seem at odds with Ryotaro's normal personality, it's his eccentricies like [[Asskicking Pose|posing]], [[In the Name of The Moon|pre-battle speeches]] and [[Calling Your Attacks|calling his attacks]] that makes Den-O resemble more traditional Kamen Riders. Despite his rough attitude, Momotaros is fiercely loyal to his teammates, and seeks to improve Ryotaro by toughening him up and improving his "bad taste".

 

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The second Imagin to possess Ryotaro, his appearance and abilities (both as himself and Den-O Rod Form) come from Ryotaro's mental image of the mythical Urashima Taro. In stark contrast to the fight-happy Momotaros, Urataros is laid-back, non-confrontational, and clever. A [[Consummate Liar]], Ura can talk anyone into just about anything; since he's an enthusiastic skirt-chaser, he can often be found using his talent to charm the socks off of any cute girls he meets while possessing Ryotaro. He was aware that Ryotaro was a Singularity Point, and willingly possessed him in the hopes of extending his lifespan and meeting women. Because of his non-confrontational nature, Rod Form is the least used of Den-O's forms, but Ura's skills come in handy when they need to gather information about a rogue Imagin - that is, provided Hana can keep his mind on the task at hand...

* [[In the Style Of]]: Double-Action Rod Form and Climax Jump Rod Form = Ska.

* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Boku"

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Calls Momotaros "[[Sempai Kohai|Sempai]]" (because Momo insisted) and refers to most people either 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.

* [[Really Gets Around]]: In addition to flirting with anything with two X chromosomes, Ura is also the Imagin who possesses the most characters in the whole of ''Den-O'' and its related materials (Ryotaro, Yuto, Kotaro, [[Kamen Rider Kiva|Jiro/Garulu]], [[Kamen Rider Decade|Tsukasa Kadoya, Natsumi Hikari]], a [[Kamen Rider Decade|DiEnd]]-summoned [[Kamen Rider Agito|G-3]], and finally DenGasher himself).

** [[Double Weapon]]: DenRider

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The third Imagin to possess Ryotaro, inspired by the legend of Kintaro, which also extends to Den-O Ax Form. Initially contracted to a sickly martial artist named Masaru Honjou, whose wish to achieve the "ultimate karate". Much to Ryotaro and Hana's surprise, the Imagin actually stuck to the contract, training Honjou's body while in control and showing no interest in disrupting time. Ryotaro recognizes his nobility after he's mortally wounded protecting Honjou from the Rhino Imagin and offers a contract in order to save his life. The strong, silent Kintaros usually [[Heavy Sleeper|sleeps the day away]] until someone [[Berserk Button|presses his button]] by saying the word "Nakeru"<ref>Japanese for "cry"</ref>...or anything even remotely ''sounding'' like "Nakeru", which causes him to possess Ryotaro instantly, uncerimoniously booting out anyone already possessing him. Out of all the Taros, Kin is the nicest and friendliest, showing an uncharacteristic amount of real emotion for an Imagin.

* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]

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The fourth Imagin to possess Ryotaro and the last member of the "Taros", making up the core team. Appearing last, he was actually the second to possess Ryotaro, as revealed in flashbacks to Urataros' debut episode, and subsequently buried himself deep in Ryotaro's psyche, only being revealed during a hypnosis session instigated by Miura. At first he wants to kill Ryotaro, having been given an unrevokable Liner Pass and told that he can take over the DenLiner if he destroys Den-O. However, he falls in love with Airi and abandons his mission when the others point out that killing her brother would upset her. Childish and willful, Ryuta is the strongest of the Taros, and usually can't be "booted" from Ryotaro's body unless Momo, Ura, and Kin work together. His brash attitude causes a lot of problems normally and in battle as Gun Form, causing lots of collateral damage. He loves animals and dancing, and has the power to [[Crowd Song|make people dance with him]] by snapping his fingers. His crush on Airi and bad advice from Kintaros caused him to develop a jealous hatred towards Yuto, which causes even more problems.

*** [[Handguns]]: DenLiner Gun Mode

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An arrogant swan Imagin, inspired by the story "Swan Lake" and the character of Prince Siegfried in specific. He possessed a rich heiress, but because she was pregnant at the time, the contract passed to her unborn son. Sieg first came into being following the child's birth, referring to mother and child as his family. He was brought to the DenLiner crew's attention when Ryutaros brought him onto the train. His arrogant demeanor rubbed everyone the wrong way until Hana punched some sense into him, at which point he began calling her "Princess" and started gradually referring to the others as family rather than servants. He allows Den-O to assume the exceptionally powerful Wing Form, but because his contract was formed with a child, whose memory isn't as strong as an adult's, he begins "fading". Ryotaro discovers a "loophole" in that Sieg's contract with the heiress was still active, allowing him to travel to the past and exist peacefully; despite this development, he shows up in critical moments such as the finale and two of the three post-series movies.

== DenLiner Crew ==

 

 

Because of the time-traveling nature of ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'', two versions of Yuto Sakurai exist as independent and distinct characters. Here, as in most media, they will be distinguished by their names, "Yuto" referring to the younger version and "Sakurai" to the older.

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Multiform Balance]]: The forms Yuto can assume on his own.

* [[My Hero Zero]]

* [[Overly Long Gag]]: While shopping with Deneb.

* [[What the Hell Hero]]: {{spoiler|1=Deneb tells off Sakurai for making Yuto use the Zeronos cards, even culminating in Deneb ''throwing Sakurai out of the ZeroGasher''.}}

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Yuto Sakurai's Imagin partner, inspired by the legend of Benkei and allowing Yuto to transform Zeronos into Vega Form. Deneb is kind-hearted but somewhat on the thick side, his polite friendliness contrasting greatly with Yuto's loud, rude attitude. He often tries to better Yuto, encouraging him to be nicer or to work alongside Ryotaro as an ally rather than viewing the ZeroLiner team as hinderances. Occasionally Deneb will even possess Yuto and run around being friendly, doing good deeds, and passing out Deneb Candy in order to win friends for the young man, but this invariably results in a beating from Yuto once he regains control. {{spoiler|Deneb is later revealed to be contracted to Sakurai, having joined the man after seeing his selfless battle against the Imagin, and their contract retroactively applying to Yuto as well. Since the Zeronos Cards erase peoples' memories of Yuto, Deneb tries to make friends for him in order to remove the burden of isolation. When Kai manages to kill Yuto in the past, this causes a timeline alteration that results in Deneb being contracted to Ryotaro, but this is eventually undone and things return to normal.}}

* [[In the Style Of]]: Action-Zero = Rock. 2010 Version = Soft Piano.

* [[Japanese Pronouns]]: "Ore"

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: The other Imagin call him Odebu<ref>A deformation on his name, it literally means "fatty"</ref>.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: Because he didn't tell Yuuto of his plans of going through a Haunted House event, Yuuto thought that Deneb was in danger when the latter was scared out of his wits; thus, Yuuto had to use up a Zeronos card even before finding out what really happened. [[What the Hell Hero|Yuuto didn't like Deneb's actions one bit.]]

== Characters Introduced in ''Ore, Tanjo!'' ==

 

 

The [[Big Bad]] of the first movie, Gaoh is a thief-king who, along with a gang of rogue Imagin following him, targets time trains. After getting Ryotaro to chase an Imagin to 2000, he stole the ZeroGasher in order to go further back in time, as well as to obtain the Master Pass from Owner, which allows its user to go to any time period they wish. Upon arriving in the Sengoku period, he manipulates Yukimura Sanada into helping him uncover the DenGasher, a time train originally named "God's Train" due to its ability to control time, even being able to erase Singularity Points. In the end, Gaoh is brought down by the combined efforts of all four / (collected from various points in time by Yuto) and Zeronos.

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The [[Big Bad]] of ''Climax Deka'', Negataros is a rogue Imagin who survived Kai's death and struck out on his own, attempting to found an Evil Organization. In his quest, he recruited human criminals as well as Imagin and [[Kamen Rider Kiva|Fangire]], and eventually drew the GaohLiner Police's notice when he stole Owner's spare Rider Pass. In the final battle, he used the Pass to transform into Nega Den-O, but was taken down by the combined efforts of the DenLiner crew and [[Kamen Rider Kiva]].

== Characters Introduced in ''Final Countdown'' ==

 

 

Ryotaro's [[Kid From the Future|Grandkid From The Future]]. He grew up listening to stories of Ryotaro's exploits from Owner, and eventually became the new Den-O along with his partner Imagin Teddy. The smug, arrogant Kotaro looks down on Ryotaro and the Taros, thinking them to be weak fools who could barely get the job done, and stepping in to take over as the protector of the timeline. However, after fighting alongside the younger Ryotaro and his allies, Kotaro gained an honest respect for his grandfather and mellowed out a good deal.

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Kotaro's partner Imagin, Teddy is quiet, polite, and reserved. Unlike the other heroic Imagin who possess their contractors, he assumes the form of a two-handed sword dubbed the / in order to aid Kotaro in battle. He attempts to subdue Kotaro's brashness, and often ends up apologizing to the MacheTeddy team after the young man leaves the room. His capture while attempting to spy on Shiro gives the first indication that Kotaro might have a softer side, and the two are friends and partners despite their differing personalities and the masterMacheTeddyservant relationship they seem to exhibit.

 

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* [[Berserk Button]]: did ''not'' take his brother's death well.

* [[Bling Bling Bang]]

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* [[Chrome Champion]]

* [[Lightning Reveal]]: At the beginning of the movie, his Rider form appears when lightning flashes on the screen.