List of Kamen Rider Agito characters
A list of the various characters throughout the Japanese tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto. These characters play a major role within the series and often influence many key events.
Main Riders
Shouichi Tsugami
The main protagonist. A young man who washed ashore one day with amnesia and adopts the name addressed to on a letter found with him. Shouichi uses the Alter Ring to transform into Kamen Rider Agito, an ancient and powerful warrior whose abilities are constantly evolving. He was portrayed by Toshiki Kashu.
Makoto Hikawa
The hero of the Akatsuki-Gou incident, while on routine patrol he saw a bright light in the middle of the sea and somehow managed to climb aboard the boat - the Akatsuki-Gou. He managed to rescue everyone on the ship except for one. Due to this incident in order to quell anymore inquiries into the matter and due to his new hero status (in the Akatsuki-Gou incident), Makoto Hikawa is chosen to don the G3 System by his superiors as part of the Squad of Anti Unidentified Lifeforms ("SAUL"). He was portrayed by Jun Kaname
Ryō Ashihara
Formerly a star swimmer of Jyohoku University, Ashihara’s future as a swimmer almost came to an end after a near-fatal car accident. After he healed, he started swimming again, but he has undergone a metamorphosis, enabling him to transform into the feral Kamen Rider Gills. He was portrayed by Yūsuke Tomoi.
Akatsuki
The Akatsuki (あかつき号, Akatsuki-gō) is a ship in where the Overlord of Light's spirit mysteriously appeared to personally give the seed of Agito to the passengers aboard. After blessing them with the power, the ship was attacked by the El of the Water sent by the Overlord of Darkness, in fear his brother would grant the Agito seeds to the passengers. The El fought Tetsuya Sawaki as he awakened as the 2nd Agito, ultimately throwing him in the ocean. Meanwhile, policeman Makoto Hikawa saw a storm overcoming the Akatsuki boat and jumped in the water to save possible survivors. He managed to save everyone but Tetsuya, who was declared "lost at sea". From that point on, the lives of the blessed passengers would suffer deep and particular changes as they cross paths throughout the series. Their "leader" is Kaoru Kino.
Kaoru Kino
A surgical genius whose career was ruined in a mountain accident, which claimed the life of his brother. He was one of the passengers involved in the Akatsuki case. Sometime following the incident, he evolved into Another Agito, but became disillusioned with his newfound power.
Tomoko Miura
Age 29, she was among the passengers. Tomoko encounters Shouichi by accident, recognizing him as the young man she believed had died on the Akatsuki. She calls the Misugi residence to tell Shouichi to meet her tomorrow afternoon at East Park for the answers he seeks. But prior to their meeting, Tomoko was strangled to death by the Overlord himself. Overlord also revealed during conversation with Sawaki that during killing her, he feels an extreme heartache by killing his own child.
Saeko Shinohara
Tomoko's best friend, Saeko lives with her big brother, an archaeologist. After the Akatsuki incident, she was traumatized to the point of being unable to interact with anything. But when she hear of the false legend of Sandouko Lake, she began to scuba dive for relics of the Jomon era that tell of an ancient civilization which worshipped an ancient Agito. To keep Saeko in that state of mind, her brother dumped the relics she found into the lake. When her special ability began to surface, Equus Dies attacks her. But during the fight between Gills and Dies, Saeko gets her leg stuck to seaweed and drowns.
Aki Sakaki
Claiming to be a housekeeper sent by Professor Misugi, Aki was sent by her fellow Akatsuki members to investigate Shōichi, eventually claiming herself to be his highschool sweetheart when pressed to the way. She also encounters Ryō, to whom she denied being aboard the Akatsuki before forced to reveal the truth about it. However, before she could tell Ryō the full truth, having feelings for him, he was attacked by Hōjo and his group. Believing Ryō to be dead, Aki's powers begin to manifest as she makes her way to Masumi and have him print out everything on the Agito Capture Plan and going after those involved. But before that, she encounters Tetsuya who accelerated her power's evolution. As a result, she became corrupted by it and started to use her psychic powers to murder those involved in the Agito Capture Plan while evading the Jaguar Lords. While attempting to kill Hōjō, learning that Ryō was still alive, she was attacked by Panthera Rubeo. Though she escaped him with aid from Gills, Aki is ambushed by Pantheras Magistra who snaps her neck. By the time Agito found her dead body, Ryō arrived at the scene and assumed Agito had murdered Aki, starting a series of heated battles until the two could finally make peace.
Katsuhiko Sagara
Was awaken by Tetsuya, possessing pyschokinesis and regenerative powers. He managed to kill Gills. Attempted to trick Mana into believing she could not control her powers. However, Katsuhiko was murdered by Crustata Palleo.
Masumi Sekiya
A cynical woman and one of the passengers involved in the Akatsuki incident, ending up serving as a host to the El of Water until he gathered enough energy to leave her body, depleting her of her life-energy as a result.
Kōji Majima
Came from a line of doctors, befriended Mana and idolized Kino. When Ryou was injured after a fight with Another Agito, Koji was told by Tetsuya/Shoichi[1] to give Ryō his Agito seed in order to save his life. As he gave up his power, Ryou was not only completely healed, but was able to access Exceed Form. He is the only surviving member of the Akatsuki by the end of the series.
Jun Tachibana
She is Masumi's friend, murdered by her when she was under the El's influence.
Masahide Takashima
He was the Akatsuki's captain. Later murdered by Masumi under the El's influence.
Kazuo Ashihara
Ryō's father. After the incident, although Kazuo was missing, he died of a mental breakdown at the station.
Others
Mana Kazaya
Daughter of Nobuyuki Kazaya and niece of Professor Yoshihiko Misugi with whom Shoichi lives with. It is revealed she also possesses the Agito seed, as Tetsuya/Shoichi awakened her powers and eventually asked her help to resurrect Ryou/Gills. She was named after mana by her father. She was portrayed by Rina Akiyama
Professor Yoshihiko Misugi
The man Shouichi lives with, as well as Ozawa's old college professor. He was portrayed by Takeshi Masu.
Taichi Misugi
The son of Yoshihiko Misugi. He was portrayed by Tokimasa Tanabe.
Sumiko Ozawa
The genius behind the G3 System. Her position within the G3 unit is the system's monitor engineer, which monitors the condition of the operator and the G3 suit during combat from the G-Trailer mobile command base. She was in constant rivalry with Tōru Hōjō. She is very glad when learning that Shoichi is Agito. In the series epilogue, she left the police force after the Overlord incident and moved to England to work at a university. She was portrayed by Touko Fujita.
Takahiro Omuro
He helps Ozawa at the G-Trailer mobile command base. Often the comic relief of the G3 team, he tends to be more immature than Hikawa and Ozawa, and is more carefree than the other two. In the series epilogue, he becomes squad leader of the G5 Unit. He was portrayed by Akiyoshi Shibata.
Tōru Hōjō
A fellow cop and Hikawa's rival, Hōjō's brilliant and talented in his profession as well as crafty and underhanded, such as his first attempt to capture Agito which nearly got him killed by Aki. He is also the creator of the Victory One System (V1), which was meant to rival the G3 System. Despite his attitude, he has respect for Hikawa; as well as admiration for Ozawa. After he give up on pursuing the G3 system, Hojo try to uncover the mysteries behind Kazaya Nobuyuki's murder, thus leading to uncover the culprit none other than Yukina, an Agito. This is making Hojo deduces that human that possess Agito power are more dangerous than Unknown, and able to convince the police superiors to reform G3 Unit based on what he found. But, in reality he just fear on their power, much like the Lords and Overlord. However after Hikawa and Ozawa took over the G3 unit from him, he hands down and let them. In the series epilogue, he meets Ozawa at the London University, as both fire sparks at each other once again, eventually revealing the fact that they actually have feelings for each other. He was portrayed by Shun Yamazaki.
Tetsuya Sawaki
The real Shouichi Tsugami is a man resurrected by the Overlord due to his passive involvement in the death of the first Agito, Yukina Sawaki. In reality, he was romantically involved with Yukina and tried to stop her from committing suicide, but he ultimately allowed her to plummet to her death. Soon after, he also committed suicide as he could not stand the guilt over Yukina's death. However, the now-grown up Overlord resurrected him and gave him some of his power, enabling him to accelerate the Agito seed evolution. However, he turned his back on the Overlord as he realized the world needs more people who can become Agito. Tetsuya eventually managed to redeem himself by saving Kana, before the Overlord granted him eternal rest to view mankind's future alongside him. He was portrayed by Atsushi Ogawa.
Yukina Sawaki
A young psychic woman who committed suicide after discovering she was becoming the very first Agito. She was involved in a paranormal research conducted by Professor Kazaya at Jyohyoku University. These experiments results were severe traumas on her which led her to kill Kazaya unconsciously. She left behind a younger brother, Tetsuya Sawaki, who would later become Kamen Rider Agito. She was portrayed by Ayumi Kasama.
Sakiko Mikumo
In charge of the O-Parts Research Department, her group researched the items from old long lost civilizations. By chance, she and her group found the puzzle that held the Overlord's DNA and unlocked it. With no idea of its true nature, she had the 30,000 old DNA synthesized, resulting with the Overlord of Darkness being reborn as well as the division being disbanded upon his escape. However, because the Overlord followed her, Sakiko was murdered by Anguis Femineus. As killing a regular human is considered a taboo among the Unknown, Anguis Femineus was controlled to commit suicide by the Overlord himself after that. She was portrayed by Ryoko Takizawa.
Ryuji Tsukasa
A member of the police force who was Hōjō's senior partner, taking a bullet meant for him in the past that resulted in his hospitalization while his sister was murdered. Arriving to review the G3 Squad's abilities, he questioned their theories while dragging their name down the mud as a cover to kill Hisashi Hanamura, the man who murdered his sister Saori for breaking off their wedding and never being convicted of it due to lack of proof. Succeeding to make Hanamura's death look like the work of an Unknown with a tight alibi, Tsukasa confessed after Hōjō tore it down and turned himself in.
Dr. Higashi Kunieda
A doctor who nursed Shouichi back to health after he washed ashore. Sometime after, Dr. Kuneida would place him in the care of Professor Yoshihiko Misugi.
Kana Okamura
A part-time chef, but was unable to cook properly and was fired until Shouichi helped her out. Her father was a chef, a victim of an Unknown attack, thus she herself is an Agito close to awakening. Fearful of this when it occurred, Kana attempted to kill herself, but Shouichi and Tetsuya managed to detain it and give her a reason to continue living. she was portrayed by Eriko Moriwaki.
Risa Mizuhara
She was a young runner for her high school team, but was hurt and ostracized by her former friends. Taking the identity of the Scorpion, Risa raced recklessly to forget her past. Though Ryō helped her, Risa was killed as the result of the Overlord's genocide of those born under the Scorpio sign. She was portrayed by Mina Mizuki.
Professor Nobuyuki Kazaya
Mana's father and Yoshihiko's step-brother. He is also Yukina and Sawaki's college professor. Dead prior to the series beginning, he is always depicted in Mana's flashbacks as a loving father, warning her not to tell anyone about her supernatural powers. However, he is actually a very ambitious man, desiring to prove to his step-brother that he could create a super-human. Obsessed with Yukina's supernatural powers, he conducts a series of experiments on her with Sawaki's aid. This eventually leads to his accidental death by the hands of Yukina. Ironically, his death was on the same day as Mana's birthday.
Movie characters
Shiro Mizuki/Kamen Rider G4
One of the military officers guarding the GA psychic educational facility when the Formica Pedes Lords attacked. Though he would survive the ordeal, he would be left a jaded man, his pride scarred. He began living as one who would embrace death as the true means of becoming stronger. He would eventually volunteer as operator for the G4 suit and eventually clash with G3-X operator Hikawa, to put their ideals to the test on the battlefield. He was portrayed by Karato Ryo.
Risa Fukami
From the GA, assigned to the G3 Unit. She copies the data from Ozawa's computer relating to the G4. Once she got what she needed, she quits the G3 Unit and creates the G4 suit, intend on perfecting it so it can be mass-produced. She ended up being mauled to death by the Ant Lords while her creation was destroyed. She was portrayed by Maju Ozawa.
Sayaka Kahara
A young lady with the psychic ability of clairvoyance. She came from a wealthy family and lived relatively well until she was orphaned during a car crash, which killed all but Sayaka herself. She inducted into the research study at the GA psychic educational facility as a candidate psychic for the G4 project. She was portrayed by Akane Kimura.
Rei Motoki
A young boy gifted with psychic ability. He, like most children in the GA Psychic Facility, was orphaned at a young age. He was portrated by Rikiya Oodaka.
- ^ It must be noted that after the Akatsuki incident, Tsugami Shoichi (Sawaki Yukina's lover) and Sawaki Tetsuya (her brother, the protagonist and the primary active Agito) have swapped names.